Most memorable death scene??

My sister and I were having this discussion the other day, and I had to settle on Elias in Platoon. It was such an iconic image, and full of so many different emotions. I still get goose bumps every time I see it. Any body else got any good ones?

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Permalink Reply by WhiteNoise on October 13, 2008 at 11:25am: Hmmm. I'm sure more will come to me but the first one I thought of was the scene in "On the Beach" (new version) where the family take their pills. Not a gory or action filled scene, but was probably one of the hardest ones for me to sit through and I will never forget it.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Snorii on October 13, 2008 at 12:36pm: Platoon is a good one.

Here are some more memorable ones:

Fredo - Godfather II
Curb stomp - American History X
Head on a stick - Wolf Creek
Obi Wan and Darth Vader - Star Wars; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Angela on October 13, 2008 at 1:19pm: The Curb Stomp!!! God that was good.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by oedipussy on October 13, 2008 at 1:08pm: Crank - I don't want to spoil it, but it was an amazing and beautiful moment.

Tromeo & Juliet - the death of Murray was just tragic...

And on a completely different level, Riki-Oh has some of the most wildly creative death scenes ever filmed.

I know I'm forgetting some, but that's all I can really think of at the moment.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by dug on October 13, 2008 at 5:40pm: personally... bride of chucky... when the gay kid stepped in front of a bus i think it was...

just stuck with me; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by dug on October 15, 2008 at 5:43pm: i changed my mind... the head alien at the end of bad taste...

kinda liked kurt russel's death in death proof too...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Aces on October 13, 2008 at 6:20pm: When Bobby Peru dies in David Lynch's Wild at Heart. It's the best I've seen.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by jessica on October 13, 2008 at 8:14pm: I really enjoyed Frank Cotton's death in the first Hellraiser; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Hitch on October 13, 2008 at 10:36pm: Here's a couple: The Devil's Rejects, when the girl from the hotel goes running out toward the road right in the path of the semi truck. The Shining, when Scatman Crothers takes an axe to the chest. Scanner's, when that guy's head explodes. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, when the two guy's are attacked while driving down the road and the driver ends up getting the top of his head chopped off. Psycho, when Norman smacks the old lady up side the head with the shovel. Motel Hell, they have those people buried in the ground with just there heads sticking out, they use the tractor to pull them out, but not until the tractor does a wheelie and breaks there necks. Day of The Dead, when the zombies tear that one guy to pieces while he's still alive. The Green Mile, when they electrocute the French man and Percy doesn't put the wet sponge on his head, nothing but screaming and smoke. Oh yeah, I second the curb stomp in American History X , brutal!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Angela on October 14, 2008 at 7:11am: You like the brutal ones, eh? I definitely agree that these are all not enjoyable methods of meeting your maker. Nice list.; ▶ Reply to This