People getting hurt= fun?

Necroid · Post by **Necroid** » 2005-11-17 03:26pm

http://www.compfused.com/directlink/804/
What do you think? After all, people are getting hurt, but I’m still amused by this clip.
And that woman at the end..wtf?
Note: If you havn't figured it out, the clip shows people getting hurt . If you don't want to see that, don't click on the link.

Quadlok · Post by **Quadlok** » 2005-11-17 03:33pm

The ones where people are doing dumbass stunts that backfire due to their own inability are funny, as are the people who willingly let themselves get punched in the face. The random fights and motorcycle accidents, not so much.

gizmojumpjet · Post by **gizmojumpjet** » 2005-11-17 03:39pm

Well, very little warms my heart more than seeing skateboarders and Jackass copycats hurt themselves, because they're just asking for it. On the other hand, that clip portrays a lot of stone-cold criminal assaults, which isn't at all funny.

As I understand it, the lady near the end with the explosion was a news reporter. The pyrotechnics went off when a motorcyclist rode out of the back of the truck she was sitting on too early (which is visible in the video). As I recall, she died, so that's not too amusing, no.

Necroid · Post by **Necroid** » 2005-11-17 03:42pm

gizmojumpjet wrote:Well, very little warms my heart more than seeing skateboarders and Jackass copycats hurt themselves, because they're just asking for it. On the other hand, that clip portrays a lot of stone-cold criminal assaults, which isn't at all funny.

As I understand it, the lady near the end with the explosion was a news reporter. The pyrotechnics went off when a motorcyclist rode out of the back of the truck she was sitting on too early (which is visible in the video). As I recall, she died, so that's not too amusing, no.

No, I'm talking about the one who is stomping grapes or something at the end of the clip.

Adrian Laguna · Post by **Adrian Laguna** » 2005-11-17 03:54pm

Mildly amusing, more amusing when I realized what the title of the movie is and started saying it whenever appropiate.

gizmojumpjet · Post by **gizmojumpjet** » 2005-11-17 03:55pm

Neocron wrote:No, I'm talking about the one who is stomping grapes or something at the end of the clip.

Pity wins over amusement on that specific clip. I can't really get excited about anything that interferes with the production of alcohol.

Adrian Laguna · Post by **Adrian Laguna** » 2005-11-17 04:04pm

Watched it again, the baseball scene had me confused, now I know what it is. One of the best and fastest pitches in Major League Baseball (whose name escapes me because I fail at names) hit a bird with a fastball. You can see it flying in and then explode into a shower of feathers. Even higher in the improbability scale than that time a ball rolled into a Coca-Cola cup. The poor outfielder that was chasing it threw up his hands in confusion upon seeing this.

TheFeniX · Post by **TheFeniX** » 2005-11-17 04:07pm

Quadlok wrote: and motorcycle accidents, not so much.

If I'm not mistaken, the guy getting hit by the car on his motorcycle wasn't an accident. I remember watching it on "Wildest Police Videos:" The guy had stolen that motorcycle and a Spanish (I believe) cop pulled out in front of him to end the chase. He was hurt, but survived with minimal injuries (considering).

Anomie · Post by **Anomie** » 2005-11-17 04:08pm

I voted yes, simply because I like watching skateboarders, BMXers, and other 'Xtreme sports' wannabes get hurt like the fucktards they are when they screw up, but the vehicular accidents and people just getting beat up weren't funny.

Necroid · Post by **Necroid** » 2005-11-17 04:12pm

gizmojumpjet wrote:
Pity wins over amusement on that specific clip. I can't really get excited about anything that interferes with the production of alcohol.

Heh…yeah..but it’s just so weird. She’s stomping the grapes, then it looks like the grapes are pushing back. She falls out and lies on the ground saying “ aaauugg aaagg stop aaag stop”.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2005-11-17 05:56pm

It's all about the schadenfreude.

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2005-11-17 07:27pm

It's almost always funny to watch someone else get hurt, especially when the injury is caused by their own stupidity.

Post by **weemadando** » 2005-11-17 08:55pm

I love watching injury to others - because I've earned the right to laugh at others misfortunue through the loss of significant quantities of my own blood, skin, bones and brain cells.

Ford Prefect · Post by **Ford Prefect** » 2005-11-18 03:44am

If they are bogans, and they are getting hurt, then I will laugh at them. I will laugh openly and I will laugh long and loud. Bogans deserve no better than my scorn.

However, outside of bogans I will not laugh at another's misfortune. I will simply pity them.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2005-11-18 08:17am

Oddly enough, the clip with the baseball hitting the bird was a ball pitched by Randy Johnson. His nickname? "The Big Unit"

Yep...

Headline:

"Big Unit slaughters dove with one of his lightning fast balls"

Mrs Kendall · Post by **Mrs Kendall** » 2005-11-18 09:39am

I don't find anything like that even mildly amusing because I know how much getting hit by a car hurts and the other stuff is just stupid. This is the whole reason why I don't watch Americas Funniest Home Videos anymore.

I also don't see why others think it's funny to watch someone else in pain.

felineki · Post by **felineki** » 2005-11-18 12:36pm

If it's due to someone stupid willingly putting themselves into a dangerous situation for no reason, then yeah, it's funny. Can't say they didn't deserve it in those cases.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2005-11-18 02:13pm

The best part was near the end when that fat nerdy kid turned around and slugged that one asshole.

Drooling Iguana · Post by **Drooling Iguana** » 2005-11-18 02:24pm

Ford Prefect wrote:If they are bogans, and they are getting hurt, then I will laugh at them. I will laugh openly and I will laugh long and loud. Bogans deserve no better than my scorn.

However, outside of bogans I will not laugh at another's misfortune. I will simply pity them.

I know that "Bogan" was George Lucas' word for the Dark Side of the Force (of Others) in the early drafts of (The) Star Wars, but I'm not sure what it means in this context.

Elheru Aran · Post by **Elheru Aran** » 2005-11-18 02:30pm

Drooling Iguana wrote:
Ford Prefect wrote:If they are bogans, and they are getting hurt, then I will laugh at them. I will laugh openly and I will laugh long and loud. Bogans deserve no better than my scorn.

However, outside of bogans I will not laugh at another's misfortune. I will simply pity them.
I know that "Bogan" was George Lucas' word for the Dark Side of the Force (of Others) in the early drafts of (The) Star Wars, but I'm not sure what it means in this context.

Australian version of chavs and 'niggas', IIRC...

Korvan · Post by **Korvan** » 2005-11-18 08:00pm

HemlockGrey wrote:The best part was near the end when that fat nerdy kid turned around and slugged that one asshole.

That was great, he just slipped his left arm out of his pack strap and then pow! Nerd or not, messing with someone that size just ain't smart.

Ford Prefect · Post by **Ford Prefect** » 2005-11-18 08:06pm

Elheru Aran wrote:
Drooling Iguana wrote:
Ford Prefect wrote:If they are bogans, and they are getting hurt, then I will laugh at them. I will laugh openly and I will laugh long and loud. Bogans deserve no better than my scorn.

However, outside of bogans I will not laugh at another's misfortune. I will simply pity them.
I know that "Bogan" was George Lucas' word for the Dark Side of the Force (of Others) in the early drafts of (The) Star Wars, but I'm not sure what it means in this context.
Australian version of chavs and 'niggas', IIRC...

That could be used to describe them, I suppose. 'Hoons' is good as well. 'Extemely, irredemably stupid' is another.

Lord Revan · Post by **Lord Revan** » 2005-11-19 08:01am

NO I didn't find it funny at all, also that guy that tried to dodge the train (and this time succeeded) was really stupid, a train like can hit cement truck and survive with minimal damage, only the driver(in the train) would have even noticed had that guy failed and I think even that near miss wasn't emotionally easy for the driver.

Lusankya · Post by **Lusankya** » 2005-11-19 09:57am

Elheru Aran wrote:
Drooling Iguana wrote:
Ford Prefect wrote:If they are bogans, and they are getting hurt, then I will laugh at them. I will laugh openly and I will laugh long and loud. Bogans deserve no better than my scorn.

However, outside of bogans I will not laugh at another's misfortune. I will simply pity them.
I know that "Bogan" was George Lucas' word for the Dark Side of the Force (of Others) in the early drafts of (The) Star Wars, but I'm not sure what it means in this context.
Australian version of chavs and 'niggas', IIRC...

"Feral" would work as well, although that may be another Australianism. It's pretty much the opposite of classy and then some.

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