Saw 3D Accidentally Screened for Kids

chin_grin

I'm in convulsions laughing.

http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/41020/saw-3d-accidentally-screened-kids-therapy-bills-expected-pile-sky-high wrote:

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In what has to be one of the strangest "whoops" moments since the birthing scene from The Hills Have Eyes 2 was shown to kids accidentally, the last(!) of the Saw flicks, Saw 3D has left its mark in the form of several scarred children's psyches!

As per WHDH News:

"Children were at Showcase Cinemas in Revere, Massachusetts, to see the Dreamworks cartoon "Megamind" in 3D, but instead they saw the horror movie "Saw 3D." Parents said when the previews came on they started to worry because the previews were a little advanced for children.

They never expected the gory and violent horror film "Saw."

The children were told to cover their eyes as the scenes of murder and mutilation played for several minutes before the movie theater corrected the problem.

Theatre operators realized the mistake, and the correct movie, “Megamind,” was put on, but parents said the damage was already done and their children are still shaken by it.

“He came and slept with us, and we thought we had gotten past that years ago. He said that he had a few nightmares,” said Dolph Rau, an upset father. “Again, all that I would like to see come out of this is that it's not going to happen again.”

The children were given one free ticket as a result of the mix-up, but the Rau family’s 7-year-old son told them that he does not want to see a movie again for a very long time."

Wow. Just wow.

FatherLen

"He came and slept with us, and we thought we had gotten past that years ago. He said that he had a few nightmares"

sounds like a pussy to me

rednik

They probably got to see plenty megaminds and in 3D.

starbelgrade

Saw films shouldn't even be shown to adults, let alone children.

Duggy747

Woh-oh!!

Lovely, now one of those kids is going to grow up to be a demented serial killer.

It puts the lotion in the basket.........

chin_grin

starbelgrade wrote: »

Saw films shouldn't even be shown to adults, let alone children.

True. Gave up after the first one.

Unless this was some marketing ploy...........I'm not sure what for yet.......But I'm pretty confident it involves getting money from children via horrific scenes of brutality and subliminal messaging. Or something.

up for anything

Why would you be in convulsions laughing?

Last year when I took my lads to see the new Christmas Carol, it took that bit too long to dawn on me how unsuitable it was for some kids and get my youngest the feck out of there. He had nightmares for months afterwards.

Another double standard. All the pussing and oh no-ing about innocent children being done to death and abused but you find it easy to laugh about other innocent children being frightened to death by Saw in 3D. I don't get it.

s_carnage

FatherLen wrote: »

"He came and slept with us, and we thought we had gotten past that years ago. He said that he had a few nightmares"

sounds like a pussy to me

No just preparing for the inevitable lawsuit.

Stercus Accidit

s_carnage wrote: »

No just preparing for the inevitable lawsuit.

Exactly.

chin_grin

up for anything wrote: »

Why would you be in convulsions laughing?

Be-cause it's fun-ny?

EDIT: I also don't have children if that makes my reasoning a bit clearer to you.

thebigbiffo

muuhhaahha

muwaahhhaaaahhhaaahhaaahha

muuuuwaaahhaaaahhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

MUUHHHAAHAAAHHAAAHHHHHHHHAAAHAAAA

COUGH COUGH SPLUTTER

FatherLen

up for anything wrote: »

you find it easy to laugh about other innocent children being frightened to death by Saw in 3D.

yes

Run_to_da_hills

At least they saw saw.

PCPhoto

up for anything wrote: »

Why would you be in convulsions laughing?

Last year when I took my lads to see the new Christmas Carol, it took that bit too long to dawn on me how unsuitable it was for some kids and get my youngest the feck out of there. He had nightmares for months afterwards.

Another double standard. All the pussing and oh no-ing about innocent children being done to death and abused but you find it easy to laugh about other innocent children being frightened to death by Saw in 3D. I don't get it.

I didnt read about any reports of death in the article !!!

Innocent kids !!! FFS - my 10yr old niece isn't as innocent as she makes out to be.

...its the parents pushing for "trauma" law suits ... didn't the movie have a certificate rating run before the movie started ...and also the name of the movie would have come up in the opening credits....why didn't the parents leave when they realised the movie was the wrong one ????

feckers will prob get a couple of grand each anyway - its the states - land of the free - and the land of the lawsuit !!

kylith

Ah sure I saw Child's Play when I was about 7. Yeah, it scared me but I was told to cop on, that it was only make believe. I certainly haven't gone about murdering people, or suffered any more psychological trauma than most people.

Just show the kids how it was all faked using rubber arms and ketchup and they'll be fine.

chin_grin

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

At least they saw saw.

Did they see saw?

up for anything

PCPhoto wrote: »

I didnt read about any reports of death in the article !!!

Innocent kids !!! FFS - my 10yr old niece isn't as innocent as she makes out to be.

...its the parents pushing for "trauma" law suits ... didn't the movie have a certificate rating run before the movie started ...and also the name of the movie would have come up in the opening credits....why didn't the parents leave when they realised the movie was the wrong one ????

feckers will prob get a couple of grand each anyway - its the states - land of the free - and the land of the lawsuit !!

Frightened to death = turn of phrase. :rolleyes:

As to why they didn't move... I imagine they thought the mistake would be spotted very quickly and/or it takes time to gather up kids at the cinema once they settled. Coats, snacks etc. with you concentrating on them getting them moving as quickly as possible and them wondering what the **** is going on and still staring at the screen while you're hustling them out and trying not to disturb the viewing for the other people with their tots in the cinema. The film played for a matter of minutes apparently. They didn't sit there for one and half hours watching the bloody thing.

As for your niece, I'm not sure what to say to that as I'm not sure where you're going with it!

up for anything

chin_grin wrote: »

Be-cause it's fun-ny?

EDIT: I also don't have children if that makes my reasoning a bit clearer to you.

No, it doesn't but then that's just me!

x in the city

chin_grin wrote: »

I'm in convulsions laughing.

law suits hellooooo

chin_grin

up for anything wrote: »

No, it doesn't but then that's just me!

Yeah, a breeder. OooooooooooOOOOOOOOOoooooooo get me!.


And (I think) that bit more likely to hop on the PC brigade as a result


Weeee wooo weee woo weeee woooo.

Ah, but I don't hold it against you. :rolleyes:

Dunjohn

It'll toughen them up.

AAAAAAAHHH

up for anything wrote: »

Frightened to death = turn of phrase. :rolleyes:

As to why they didn't move... I imagine they thought the mistake would be spotted very quickly and/or it takes time to gather up kids at the cinema once they settled. Coats, snacks etc. with you concentrating on them getting them moving as quickly as possible and them wondering what the **** is going on and still staring at the screen while you're hustling them out and trying not to disturb the viewing for the other people with their tots in the cinema. The film played for a matter of minutes apparently. They didn't sit there for one and half hours watching the bloody thing.

As for your niece, I'm not sure what to say to that as I'm not sure where you're going with it!

Yeah you wouldn't want to disturb the viewing for the kids that aren't pussies.

up for anything

chin_grin wrote: »

Yeah, a breeder. OooooooooooOOOOOOOOOoooooooo get me!.


And (I think) that bit more likely to hop on the PC brigade as a result


Weeee wooo weee woo weeee woooo.

Ah, but I don't hold it against you. :rolleyes:

That made me laugh.

up for anything

AAAAAAAHHH wrote: »

Yeah you wouldn't want to disturb the viewing for the kids that aren't pussies.

I put that in there on purpose to indicate that I have a teensy-weensy bit of humour left in me.

chin_grin

up for anything wrote: »

That made me laugh.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tphGbq7YTzM

(I do sincerely apologise though.......my sarcasm sometimes gets the better of me)

JustAddWater

Saw 3D has an R rating which basically means anyone can see the movie with a parent over 18 so the aren't breaking any laws by showing them the movie as if the parents wanted to, they could freely take them to see saw 3D anytime they wish

Dont know how the parents didnt cop on when SAW 3D came up on the opening MPAA titles

up for anything

chin_grin wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tphGbq7YTzM

(I do sincerely apologise though.......my sarcasm sometimes gets the better of me)

Sarcasm??

I thought it was inane teenage giggly crap.

chin_grin

up for anything wrote: »

Sarcasm??

I thought it was inane teenage giggly crap.

Oh you! Teeheeheeheehee!

It really is a wonder what a smiley face does to a comment.

It wasn't me!

Anyone who watches for several minutes, expecting it to change, then complains, gets no sympathy. It's waiting to see what happens at the expense of what they may then claim is the kids' wellbeing, while you'd have had plenty of time to get out when it started. Not that I think it'll do any harm, mind. Kids are not that delicate.

Sticky_Fingers

chin_grin wrote: »

Did they see saw?

Why bother bringing them to the park, sure aren't the happy enough rocking back and forth muttering to themselves in the corner.

chin_grin

It wasn't me! wrote: »

Anyone who watches for several minutes, expecting it to change, then complains, gets no sympathy. It's waiting to see what happens at the expense of what they may then claim is the kids' wellbeing, while you'd have had plenty of time to get out when it started. Not that I think it'll do any harm, mind. Kids are not that delicate.

Still a bit soft in the head though. I fear another school shooting in a few years as a result.

ibarelycare

chin_grin wrote: »

In what has to be one of the strangest "whoops" moments since the birthing scene from The Hills Have Eyes 2 was shown to kids accidentally, the last(!) of the Saw flicks, Saw 3D has left its mark in the form of several scarred children's psyches!

As per WHDH News:

"Children were at Showcase Cinemas in Revere, Massachusetts, to see the Dreamworks cartoon "Megamind" in 3D, but instead they saw the horror movie "Saw 3D." Parents said when the previews came on they started to worry because the previews were a little advanced for children.

They never expected the gory and violent horror film "Saw."

The children were told to cover their eyes as the scenes of murder and mutilation played for several minutes before the movie theater corrected the problem.

Theatre operators realized the mistake, and the correct movie, “Megamind,” was put on, but parents said the damage was already done and their children are still shaken by it.

“He came and slept with us, and we thought we had gotten past that years ago. He said that he had a few nightmares,” said Dolph Rau, an upset father. “Again, all that I would like to see come out of this is that it's not going to happen again.”

The children were given one free ticket as a result of the mix-up, but the Rau family’s 7-year-old son told them that he does not want to see a movie again for a very long time."

Wow. Just wow.

WTF? Why the hell didn't their parents take them out of the theatre? Eejits!

bonerm

Poor kids. How are they expected to know what's going on if they haven't seen the other 6 movies first?

Plus, no time wasted on the Saw movies either iirc. They usually start right away with a graphic murder so I imagine little Johnny was crying like a wee baby bastard within seconds.

Sanjuro

Rau family’s 7-year-old son told them that he does not want to see a movie again for a very long time.

At least the kid knows a shit movie when he sees it.

Hairy Nipples 87

This literally had me in tears, i havent seen the film but a child at the age of under 6 watching that film (if its anything like the first two) will def be having nightmares over that. Do you reckon there would have been any compensation?

ibarelycare

Hairy Nipples 87 wrote: »

This literally had me in tears, i havent seen the film but a child at the age of under 6 watching that film (if its anything like the first two) will def be having nightmares over that. Do you reckon there would have been any compensation?

Tears...of laughter. Right?

Hairy Nipples 87

ibarelycare wrote: »

Tears...of laughter. Right?

Oh yes sorry, i forgot to specify that, tears of laughter of course!

Duggy747

Pah, I saw Robocop back when I was 6 / 7 and I still turned out to be a fine, upstanding freak citizen.

I saw a lot of violent films really young, advantages of an older brother :pac:

I wonder how much of the movie they actually saw? With digital projectors, it's just a case of stopping the movie straight away and popping on the new movie. I wouldn't be surprised if they saw maybe 2 minutes max.

PeterIanStaker

I saw Evil Dead, Aliens, Full Metal Jacket, Taxi Driver, The Fly, all that sh!t, when I was under the age of ten. Used to go to friends' house and watch them. They're only movies made in studios for entertainment. Kids need to cowboy the f*ck up.

Now Balamory, Barney, Teletubbies, - that sh!t will give you nightmares!

Inmyownworld

Most if the kids would probably have seen movies like that before if they're anything like me when I was younger.
Suing over that is a bit mad, they'd have well known what was going on when the title came up, just get up and walk out!

up for anything

chin_grin wrote: »

Oh you! Teeheeheeheehee!

It really is a wonder what a smiley face does to a comment.

Isn't it though. :mad:

El Horseboxo

Cue lawsuits.

Sisko

up for anything wrote: »

Why would you be in convulsions laughing?

Last year when I took my lads to see the new Christmas Carol, it took that bit too long to dawn on me how unsuitable it was for some kids and get my youngest the feck out of there. He had nightmares for months afterwards.

Another double standard. All the pussing and oh no-ing about innocent children being done to death and abused but you find it easy to laugh about other innocent children being frightened to death by Saw in 3D. I don't get it.

Your kids were afraid of this? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1067106/


Interesting what effects us as kids and what doesnt. I saw all the greats by 10, the terminators , predators, used to watch the second Alien films (Aliens) a lot. I never found them scary.

One day my parents had rented Alien 3 and wouldn't let me or my little sister watch it. Saying it was too scary. This resulted in me watching the 1st 10mins when they weren't looking later on before it had to be returned.

I had nightmares and stuff simply because I did not get to watch the whole thing so my imagination took over. A kids imagination is more powerful than anything Hollywood can produce. When I later got to see the whole film the nightmares stopped. I didn't find the film scary at all and now I had its conclusion.

As a young child I guess I understood this was a story, they were actors and once nothing was left to the imagination I enjoyed them like I would cartoons.

But TV shows like unsolved mysteries and shows about alien abductions and so forth scared the living crap out of me as a kid and resulted in many sleepless nights. They really stirred the imagination.

I mean just listen to this music!:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2S6ZQn9lvk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4cyauCH_gg

Sofaspud

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

At least they saw saw.

I saw Saw too. And I saw Saw 2 too.

Did you see Saw?

mfceiling

Do you reckon they called the 'Saw' films saw so that people would say:
"Did you see saw?"
"Yeah I saw Saw."
"Did you see Saw 2?"
"I saw Saw 2 too"
..."Did you see Saw 3?"
"No but I saw Saw 4"
"What did you see Saw 4 before you saw Saw 3 for?"

bonerm

mfceiling wrote: »

Do you reckon they called the 'Saw' films saw so that people would say:
"Did you see saw?"
"Yeah I saw Saw."
"Did you see Saw 2?"
"I saw Saw 2 too"
..."Did you see Saw 3?"
"No but I saw Saw 4"
"What did you see Saw 4 before you saw Saw 3 for?"

Nah I reckon it's cos the first movie had a saw in it.












(you're giving them too much credit).

karlog

Those Saw films are rubbish anyway. I'd want my money back after seeing it too.

Branoic

I'm not familiar with any of the Saw movies - how much blood and gore would actually be shown in the first couple of minutes? Surely there's a bit of lead up, plot, character development etc?

EverEvolving

Saw law suits - has a ring to it! Will be interesting to follow that one.

Linguo

The first one was actually pretty ok, but it all went downhill from there. As each film has progressed the story line has decreased and in the last one it's all about having as much meaningless, graphic and desensitising violence as possible! Not scary, not anything really, just pointless torture!