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[King of Foxes]

The whole build up, last stand, Aragorns rescue and his final words are im my opinion the best death in all of cinema.

If you disagree please post what you think was better

 

[Halo is Back]

I love LOTR to death but no.

 

[Nymphae]

Last time I watched it I was like ok I think he's had enough arrows how is he still even conscious.

 

[Silent Duck]

Sorry, but this will forever be the best death scene of all time.

 

[Sub_Level]

No death monologue. Just one final exchange of looks between the hero and the villain.

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[Loke]

No, it was a great death scene definitely but Gandalf's "death" hit me way harder.

Wade's death scene from Saving Private Ryan is horrendous though -- the acting, the realism, everything is just so gut-wrenching.

 

[Stouffers]

 

[The Bloody-Nine]

They let Rickman go before he was ready so you're seeing pure, genuine terror on his face there.

 

[BigBooper]

No.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

 

[J-Roderton]

Sam Jackson and the shark from Deep Blue Sea.

 

[HotPocket69]

Quint in Jaws

 

[DogofWar]

Definitely a top contender but seriously:

Speaking of "build up":

 

[Halo is Back]

Sorry, but this will forever be the best death scene of all time.

 

[Stilton Disco]

No, too drawn out and melodramatic for me.

Off the top of my head I'd rate all of these higher, either for being an utter gut punch or exceptional end to their character arcs

 

[ZeroZeroQuatre]

No...



This has to be the Schindler's List of death scenes...

 

[poppabk]

"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain"

 

[ThatStupidLion]

 

[cormack12]

"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain"

It amazes me how these words van conjure up such images in my head. Fucking wild.

 

[bender]

 

[eot]

I mean, it's pretty good. There might be better ones but nothing immediately jumps to mind, so it's up there.

"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain"

Yeah okay this one might be better, but they're so different it's hard to compare.

 

[Tesseract]

"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain"

was this line improvised, heard conflicting reports

 

[Werewolf Jones]

No but Boromir is the best character in the trilogy cuz he actually gives in to his flawed desires.

 

[Cravis]

It was expected unfortunately.

Sean Bean dies in EVERYTHING.

I’m convinced he has a stipulation in his contract that his character must die.

 

[NecrosaroIII]

was this line improvised, heard conflicting reports

Somewhat improvised. The dialogue as written was

"I've seen things... seen things you little people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion bright as magnesium... I rode on the back decks of a blinker and watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments... they'll be gone. " So all of the best parts, including the most memorable part "All of these moments will be lost likes tears in rain" are Hauer's

 

[Mr Nash]

No, go watch Grave of the Fireflies, OP.

 

[badblue]

Sean Bean dies in EVERYTHING.

I’m convinced he has a stipulation in his contract that his character must die.

Sean Bean has started to only take roles where his character doesn't die.

 

[bender]

Sean Bean has started to only take roles where his character doesn't die.

 

[mcz117chief]

The first thing that came to my mind is the death of Ripley in Alien 3. The whole final sequence is just a masterpiece of cinema. Some other examples here are great as well, especially Braveheart.

 

[SirTerry-T]

Nope.
Bobby Peru's glorious exit in Lynch's Wild At Heart is the benchmark.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

 

[godhandiscen]

No way. Even the death of John Wick’s dog is a better moment.

 

[NecrosaroIII]

No way. Even the death of John Wick’s dog is a better moment.

Bullshit.

 

[Birdo]

 

[Max_Po]

Bullshit.

True, this is American Cinema at its finest

 

[godhandiscen]

Bullshit.

The character is a dick for the extent of the movie. I couldn’t even remember he existed until this thread. Also, he gets downed by a nobody in a random raid. You can highlight his sacrifice, but “sacrifice” becomes a recurrent theme milked to death in the trilogy.

Looking back at the LoTR trilogy, I am glad it is becoming culturally irrelevant. That franchise along with Harry Potter, Star Wars, The Matrix and the MCU should take a long ass break. Maybe we’ll get something original for once.

 

[mekes]

No.

Who?

 

[King of Foxes]

The character is a dick for the extent of the movie. I couldn’t even remember he existed until this thread. Also, he gets downed by a nobody in a random raid. You can highlight his sacrifices, but “sacrifice” becomes a recurrent theme milked to death in the trilogy.

 

[Stouffers]

 

[Jesus Carbomb]

Honorable mention: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford



The lead up to this moment in the film, the acting from Affleck and Rockwell, Brad Pitt being a total stud, and then you have that Nick Cave score. This scene was executed to perfection.

 

[bender]

I should love this movie more than I do, but I just don't care for the character designs outside of the Iron Giant. Also, does this really count?

 

[BigBooper]

Death of Mr. Bad is pretty high up there too.

 

[Dunedain_Ranger]

This

 

[#Phonepunk#]

It’s Spock from Wrath of Khan

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Some good choices in here and the op death is awful but no love for this? After a bad ass brutal fight only lost because hot rod is a dumbass.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Honorable mention: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford



The lead up to this moment in the film, the acting from Affleck and Rockwell, Brad Pitt being a total stud, and then you have that Nick Cave score. This scene was executed to perfection.

A fantastic movie that doesn't get near enough love.

 

[TrainedRage]

Seriously guys????

 

[Relativ9]

Its definitely up there, but um...does this count?

 

[The Hamburglar]

Sean bean dies in every film. That was just a standard death for him.

they even had him fired in the Martian since they couldn’t find a reason to kill him.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

The character is a dick for the extent of the movie. I couldn’t even remember he existed until this thread. Also, he gets downed by a nobody in a random raid. You can highlight his sacrifice, but “sacrifice” becomes a recurrent theme milked to death in the trilogy.

Looking back at the LoTR trilogy, I am glad it is becoming culturally irrelevant. That franchise along with Harry Potter, Star Wars, The Matrix and the MCU should take a long ass break. Maybe we’ll get something original for once.

I hate everything popular! Hipster! Lol