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Plot hole....(spoilers!!!! !!!!!!)

posted 11 years ago by joem420
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For the record, i liked the movie....it was good....but I found one flaw that prevented it from being great.....

It was made clear to Craig and Vince rather early that there was $250K available to be "won".

...yet by the time fingers were being chopped off.....only approx. $20K had been earned (that's less than 10% of the total stakes).

...in other words, body parts were being lost, yet there was still $230K up for grabs.

It should have dawned on one (and probably both of them) that the stakes were going to have to get ridiculously high if $250k was really on the line.

I was thoroughly entertained.....but as soon I saw the trailer, I knew just how far the "dares" were going to go.......and it was kinda disappointing that the characters never figured it out when it was so obvious.

It's a "b-movie"......I get it.....best not to over-analyze.....but I just wish that at some point one of them said:

"hey, wait a second, what exactly will we have to do to win hundreds of thousands of dollars if chopping off a finger is only worth $15?"

[–] no-regrets-1 11 years ago

One annoying thing about the IMDB forums is how people constantly misuse the term "plot hole". It happens in every single movie forum on IMDB -- someone thinks he's being observant and smart but really doesn't know what's going on.

What you just described is not a plot hole. Look up the definition of that term, please.

Also, take into account these two guys were completely hammered on both alcohol and drugs.

[–] therefdotcom 11 years ago

a) so?
b) so?

"laugh and the world laughs with you. Weep and you weep alone." - Dae-su Oh

[–] TheDemko 11 years ago

Alright, well... next time you're about 6 shots of tequila in, with several nosefuls of coke and you're in the situation the two of them are put in? Tell me how overanalytical you're going to be, when $250k is put in front of you. ESPECIALLY since these people obviously had a ton more money where that came from, so even if you *think* that the ending is obvious, there was always the possibility of them whipping out a few hundred thou more to keep escalating the game. The couple was obviously FIRMLY in control of the situation.

[–] therefdotcom 11 years ago

worked out fine for me the last couple of times. i will think of you the next time though and keep you in the loop.

apart from that i am amused how serious you seem to take this sorry excuse of a film.

"laugh and the world laughs with you. Weep and you weep alone." - Dae-su Oh

[–] TheDemko 11 years ago

Again with the arrogance. I apologize. I came into this movie's "discussion" board for a serious discussion. If you don't care to have one, then please just move along and go throw your smug comments at someone else.