Man Shoots and Kills Himself During ‘Watchmen’

Posted by Paige MacGregor (paige@filmschoolrejects.com) on April 6, 2009

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We know a lot of people out there were disappointed with the Watchmen movie. As countless sources have pointed out, the movie that cost nearly $150 million dollars to make only grossed $56 million in its opening weekend. But even for those of you out there who didn’t enjoy the film, you have to admit that it wasn’t that bad…

One 24-year-old man from Eugene, Oregon might have disagreed. As KMTR NewsSource reported today, patrons of the Valley River Regal Cinema heard “a ‘popping’ noise like a gun” just after midnight during a screening of the superhero flick. Patrons notified theater management, who stopped the film and called the police. When the police arrived, they found an unnamed 24-year-old in the back of the theater with a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The person sitting closest to this man in the theater was only two rows in front of him.
All reports of the incident indicate that it was a suicide, and no information has been released on the identity of the deceased. The other ten people in the theater were refunded their money.

We could make a joke about the grim reality of life imitating art, or “die-hard” Watchmen fans, but honestly the more we think about this whole situation the less funny it becomes. We’ll try to keep updating you as new information is released.

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DMuff

This really doesn't even make sense to me.

HempKnight 757

Yeah I have to agree it doesn't make much sense at all. I honestly didn't know that many people didn't enjoy the film. I thought it was the most gritty superhero movie I had ever seen, but at the same time a superhero movie with the least amount of action I had ever seen. The thing that confuses me is why would he kill himself in this movie. As many bad films that have been out & are going to keep coming out why not pick one of them. I mean Pounder Blue or whatever its called had plently of sucide in it. Why not all these shitty spoof movies & make a point so tthey will stop coming out. Why a good movie?

HempKnight 757

If I was sucidal I would have done it in "Kicking & Screaming". Horrible, only movie I have ever walked out on.

790

Its bullshit like this that creates haunted movie theatres. Maybe this selfish turd wanted to haunt this theater so he could watch movies for free for eternity ???

Whatever, couldn't you have shot up the Monsters vs Aliens screen while shouting, "Death to 3-D, and Disney!!". Peckerhead!

O. well,,, I don't feel sorry for this guy he no longer has to deal with this stupid human drama game,,, and he took his problems into a public area. Have some respect for us that don't want to eat a bullet. Thanks!

phrenetik

Maybe it had nothing to do with the movie. RIP, Suicide Guy.

jack2jack

I agree with you, I don't think it had anything to do with the movie. I hope this does not start a trend. Can you imagine if the bullet exited the target and hit some innocent person as well.

qwjhebqwj

Yup. He wouldn't have carried a gun thinking, "Hmnn... if the movie turns out to be bad, I'll shoot myself in the head."

k(Black)

Thanks for not making any puns or jokes. Suicide is a very serious sad state-of-mind.

Hamster

Seems like some people assume it's the quality of the movie, but it's also one of the bleakest mainstream movies to come out in a long time, that seems the most plausible reason to me.

srsly

"We could make a joke..., but... the more we think about this whole situation the less funny it becomes." ?!?!

RU kidding? So if you didn't take time to think about it, it would be funny?

Yes - Watchmen is under-performing financially.
Yes - some guy committed suicide during a showing of Watchmen.

Mentioning these 2 things in the same article (while denouncing any humor in it) just makes it a candy-ass, passive-aggressive suggestion of the joke without actually admitting to it.

Either be callous and make the crude joke linking the 2 things, OR conscientiously report the news of the apparent suicide without any mention of the financial flop. Mentioning the possibility of a joke and then saying there's nothing funny about it is barely a half-step better then just making the joke period.

For the record, i'd prefer you just reporting the suicide w/o the joke. This is the first post on FSR i've actually found distasteful.

Man Shoots and Kills Himself During ‘Watchmen’

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