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Why did'nt they just leave and radiation takes days to work etc etc??

posted 9 years ago by krycek19
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These characters are morons. It was still daylight when the van couldn't start and if they had just left right away, they would have all been alive. They could have made it to safety in half an hour on foot.

And Uri had three walkies but noone to call for help appaerently. So why the hell did he even bother to bring them??

Also why would Uri take them to Pripyat even though the guards wouldn't let them through the checkpoint? Just turn the damn van around, go back to Kiev and give the tourists their money back. How hard is it Uri?

Also the daylight appaerently only last a couple of hours in Pripyat as they're never far from the van.

And when the kid-brother and his girlfriend were killed and the van was knocked over, how come the others heard no screams or noises from the van and the mutants?

Why do they bother to look for Uri instead of just getting out of there and get help? They had so many chances to leave but chose to stay and be killed.

When Uri sees leftovers from a fire in one of the apartments, why is he not getting them all the hell out of there right away?

Why does he go after the noise (the bear) instead of getting them all the hell out of there right away?

And if Uri has taken people to Pripyat many times, why has there never been any attacks before?

[–] DBLurker 9 years ago

It's hilarious that they all sat there with Russian guy trying to start car and then contact people till night time.

No one is stupid enough to do that. Radiated place plus animals at night? No one will just sit there.

[–] TotenRot 9 years ago

Why should they leave? They had no reason to believe there were more dangerous things around than some wild animals, from which they should be perfectly safe in the van.

There should be no dangerous radiation inside the van. The gamma radiation should be very low, and alpha and beta radiation will not penetrate the metal in the van.

Leaving for a control post would probably mean they would be arrested.

There was several other strange choices, but I don't think this was one of them.

[–] Turre1 9 years ago

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[–] spookyville3-450-759570 9 years ago

I like this movie. Its creepy. But youre right, it doesnt make much sense. They should not have sat in the van till dark. They could have walked back to the guard post. Another thing i thought about was after Uri is missing and the younger brother is injured, why did they stay in the van? They should have gone into the buildings and barricaded themselves. Not just stay out in the open like sitting ducks.