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So much stupidity

posted 11 years ago by Rocco96
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When the mountain is being closed due to bad weather, they decide to go up one last time, and do a quick descent. Why did the girl go with them? She was a novice at snowboarding and fell very often. She would not have been able to do a fast run down the mountain.

The ski lift does not have a proper procedure to make sure nobody is on it before switching it off.

Man-eating wolves in a ski resort!

When you pee in your pants, eventually your bottom will freeze.

The chairlift falling apart for no reason.

The safety cable for the chairlift isn’t strong enough to hold the chair.

They don’t zip their jackets all the way up. (ok, I accept that this done by the director so we can see their faces, but it is stupid)

They did not bring their cell phones.

[–] first-things-first 11 years ago

Valid points, which demonstrate an inability to suspend disbelief. The wolves bother me the most. If equipment isn't routinely checked it breaks down. If procedures aren't followed someone can be left behind. The writer portrayed this resort as the worst, which is why the industry went on attack. If it had been the skiers fault, most the story is believable. No phone, away from the ski lift, so no markers, lost and attacked by the wolves. Yeah I'm having trouble with the wolves.

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[–] svalinanikola 11 years ago

They did not bring their cell phones.

Would you seriously bring your cell phone when skiing? Are you willing to risk losing it or breaking it?

[–] roger-395 11 years ago

Not bring your cell phone? Huh? If there was connectivity damn right I'd have my phone.

[–] SpaceRain 10 years ago

About 99% of people that I've seen with phones have protective cases on them. If I were to go snowboarding that'd be the main reason I would keep it with me.

[–] dreadpirate46 9 years ago

My cell phone goes everywhere I go. Especially if I'm going up on a remote mountain top to do one last trip down before a bad storm hits. Weighing the chances of me needing it versus the chances of me losing/breaking my phone, it's a risk I'm willing to take.

What if I get injured and no one else is around? What if I get lost? What if the storm arrives early and I have to take what little shelter is available?

I'd still bring it regardless of access - hey, I might be up high enough on the ski lift that I'm able to get through.

I'm of the firm belief - I'd rather have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.

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[–] ziemaar 8 years ago

In Europe most skiers take cellphone because they have apps that measure skee-distance, speed etc :-)

[–] jayhawker19 11 years ago

I have brought my phone skiing every time. Usually jackets have solid pockets to put them in.

To add to the stupidity why not throw everything they had like skis and snowboards and poles at the big vehicle that drove up underneath them. They could have very easily got his attention.

The wolves!?!??! Lol so dumb but ok I can accept it

[–] b198426 11 years ago

I have brought my phone skiing every time. Usually jackets have solid pockets to put them in.

I wouldn't take a $500 phone skiing with me. It only takes a small impact against it to break the screen.

To add to the stupidity why not throw everything they had like skis and snowboards and poles at the big vehicle that drove up underneath them. They could have very easily got his attention.

They did throw everything they could at him. Everything they could pull off in time. Remember, they thought he saw them until he started to back up. When he was backing up, he was looking back so he never saw the things they were throwing down.

The wolves!?!??!

Wolves, OK this is the part where you're suppose to be entertained... it's a great enemy that harkens back to our primitive inner selves. You're suppose to appreciate the experience just as movie goers once enjoyed giant gorillas attacking New York or a man that can kill you in your dreams.

This does not cross the rules of belief. It's an acceptable enemy just as Jaws was even though it would be impossible for any shark to do the things that it did.

[–] roger-395 11 years ago

I have a $500 cell phone and I pay $5/month for insurance. Unless you ski into a try and your cell is between you and the wood, the chances of a phone getting damaged falling is nil. So, don't bring your phone but you;re dumb if you don't.

Wolves as enemy perpetrates an outmoded stereotype and it's partly why we no longer have a significant wolf population in the lower 48. The number of documented human wolf attacks is minuscule. In California mountain lions kill lone joggers at a rate of 2 to 3 a year (usually menstruating females) near dawn or dusk). Wolves are more afraid of humans than wild dogs.

Lifts have safety procedures. The last people on the lift is the ski patrol. It's a worldwide regulation for all resorts if they wish to remain open.

[–] Monknificent 8 years ago

"I wouldn't take a $500 phone skiing with me. It only takes a small impact against it to break the screen."

What's to stop you from taking an older $10 "phone-phone" with you, a cheap, monochrome screen Nokia whose battery life will also be FAR greater than that of any current smartphone?

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[–] be236 11 years ago

To add to the stupidity why not throw everything they had like skis and snowboards and poles at the big vehicle that drove up underneath them. They could have very easily got his attention.

Ya, I thought that same idea.. they should have thrown everything at that cat machine driver when they had the chance! They threw their stuff when it was too late and he left. Geez.. Dumb.

[–] SpaceRain 10 years ago

I just couldn't accept the wolves. It was so dumb how they would come to a place where humans congregate, even at night, driving their large snowmobiles. Everyone knows that wolves shy away from humans.

[–] ziemaar 8 years ago

Agree with jayhawker 100%. This was the most stupid thing. Just throw one skiboard..

[–] jayhawker19 11 years ago

Ok b maybe you would've assumed that the guy saw you. I would've taken no chances and thrown all the skis and snowboards goggles and shoes until I saw him get out and recognize I was there.

And I take my iphone skiing every time for 2 reasons- 1. In case of emergency 2. Like to listen to music.

And your phone isn't gonna break unless you crash very hard, which does happen but if you have experience as a skier snowboarder you expect to go skiing without horrific crashes.

[–] windtalkerxlii 11 years ago

Why did they not huddle together for warmth? And why did she not put her ungloved hand in her pocket to keep it warm? And, if I had to pee in that situation, I will let it hang out as you do not want to be in wet clothes in the cold. I guess this was their first time in a winter environment for most people who live in those areas would know how to stay warm....

[–] svalinanikola 11 years ago

I will let it hang out as you do not want to be in wet clothes in the cold.

You can't hold it forever, besides it's dangerous if you hold it for a long time.

[–] CazRaX 10 years ago

Oh yeah, because in that situation holding in pee and maybe something bad happening is the most important thing.

[–] patriotpridet 11 years ago

I know, right. Mutual masturbation could have kept them warn.

[–] dollfacecrafter 11 years ago

I know, I kept yelling at the TV and telling them to zip up, put your hood up, pull your hat over your face!!! really, huddle together for warmth!! do not get off the tower when there are obviously a pack of wolves that are circling you!!! lots of random stupid stuff, they were not smart at all, and yes, they should have had their cell phones!! or chapstick in their pockets!!! really ??

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[–] MattGuyOR 11 years ago

Seriously, I hope to never have to sit through a MOVIE with so many know-it-alls. There would be no movie if they did everything right. C'mon.

[–] zotch40 11 years ago

Yeah. These critics are absolute geniuses. I once stopped my car on a well travelled road in Wyoming because I wanted to check a map. Within 2 minutes of stopping, I looked out the window on the passenger side and saw a big wolf staring at me. Quite chilling. The ski place was a real cheap version of a resort in New Hampshire as I recall. It gets pretty cold up near Canada so it was not a stretch for me to see wolves there when the place is deserted. The people in the movie were pampered college kids and not McIver and they never jumped out of a plane with a parachute on so they didn't know the proper way to hit the ground. I didn't find it that improbable at all.

[–] Blendi 11 years ago

I totally agree with you, but all of this stupidity is for the reason so we can enyoj it. I would give this movie 6.7/10 for being so intense but for the qualities and the logic behind it 2/10.

Wolfs in a ski resort is a really stupid idéa.

[–] freemanpatrick7 11 years ago

The last time I went skiing cell phones hadn't yet been invented