10 Times People Died While Watching Movies

10. Avatar Caused A Man To Die From Over-Excitement

James Cameron's 3D epic earned a ton of praise for its beautiful visuals and groundbreaking special effects, creating a vibrant, immersive experience that thrilled audiences to the tune of over $2.5 billion globally. Unfortunately for one Taiwanese patron, those thrills proved a bit too much.

In January 2010, it was reported that a man - who had a history of high blood pressure - fell ill while watching the movie, dying of a stroke soon after. Bizarrely, doctors claimed that over-excitement triggered his symptoms, with the rush of watching Avatar leading to his illness and subsequent death.

Whether this paints Avatar in a good light or a bad light is up for debate - the fact that it has the ability to cause severe over-excitement proves that it's a powerful cinematic experience, at least - but the negativity of this story hardly damaged the film's unmatched box-office numbers.