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31. "Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?"

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Thu Sep 19, 2013, 09:54 AM

Sep 2013

The murder of Becket (Richard Burton) at the behest of King Henry II (Peter O'Toole) in 'Becket'.

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What is the most perfect death scene you've seen in a movie or on t.v.? (Expect Spoilers) [View all] Baitball Blogger Sep 2013 OP

Leonardo DiCaprio in The Quick and the Dead Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2013 #1

Oh, I remember that one. Baitball Blogger Sep 2013 #2

I can never get this out of my head... riderinthestorm Sep 2013 #3

I'm beginning to regret starting this thread. Baitball Blogger Sep 2013 #4

Mufasa rug Sep 2013 #5

I can feel her pain. Baitball Blogger Sep 2013 #8

"Black Swan" n/t UTUSN Sep 2013 #6

The first "death scene" I experienced in real life was nothing like movie or T.V., nor any since. hunter Sep 2013 #7

I know that's true. Baitball Blogger Sep 2013 #9

Yep. In reality, death comes suddenly Taverner Sep 2013 #11

Roy Batty in Blade Runner Prisoner_Number_Six Sep 2013 #10

Best EVER! Aristus Sep 2013 #12

Oops TuxedoKat Sep 2013 #73

Jimmy Durante Kicking the Bucket in 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' Brother Buzz Sep 2013 #13

"You better believe it." Baitball Blogger Sep 2013 #23

The death of Katsumoto (Ken Watanabe) ProdigalJunkMail Sep 2013 #14

That was a good death scene NewJeffCT Sep 2013 #25

Ohhhh, you beat me to it. Dash87 Sep 2013 #71

Movie: Dredd. Slow motion death of Ma-Ma... TeeYiYi Sep 2013 #15

Very artistic. Baitball Blogger Sep 2013 #22

Kevin Spacey ("Rollo Tomasi...") in LA Confidential spiderpig Sep 2013 #16

Found it. Baitball Blogger Sep 2013 #21

I love this movie. What a fantastic cast, spiderpig Sep 2013 #59

+ 1,000 Bertha Venation Sep 2013 #27

Willem Dafoe as Sgt. Elias in 'Platoon' pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #17

Great movie. Baitball Blogger Sep 2013 #19

I don't know how realistic it was, but it sure was spectacular. Aristus Sep 2013 #33

That's funny about the squibs failing pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #68

Spock in Star Trek II "Wrath of Khan" NewJeffCT Sep 2013 #18

But of course. Baitball Blogger Sep 2013 #20

I hope not NewJeffCT Sep 2013 #35

John Coffey's execution charlie and algernon Sep 2013 #24

"Why, they's angels!" Brigid Sep 2013 #96

One of the most memorable death scenes NewJeffCT Sep 2013 #26

The actor's name was John Hurt. Baitball Blogger Sep 2013 #29

Sean Bean's got a similar clip NewJeffCT Sep 2013 #32

Sean Bean can't be too far behind. Baitball Blogger Sep 2013 #36

Here it is (Sean Bean dies in every movie) sharp_stick Sep 2013 #52

He dies well. blogslut Sep 2013 #66

Brutal! Baitball Blogger Sep 2013 #69

And the only dialogue is... krispos42 Sep 2013 #60

The character's last name if I recall (not looking at Wikipedia) was Kane. Mike Daniels Sep 2013 #41

good memory NewJeffCT Sep 2013 #44

Great scene. LeftOfSelf-Centered Sep 2013 #83

Rollo Tomasi... lame54 Sep 2013 #28

A few that I like WilmywoodNCparalegal Sep 2013 #30

You might want to put "Dexter Spoilers" in your thread. Baitball Blogger Sep 2013 #38

About "Seven" LeftOfSelf-Centered Sep 2013 #84

"Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?" pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #31

Equilibrium kiva Sep 2013 #34

A death scene thread is not complete without a Sean Bean movie. Baitball Blogger Sep 2013 #37

or TV show NewJeffCT Sep 2013 #39

Absolutly. kiva Sep 2013 #61

Never a great fan of the real thing, I'm voting for Peter Sellers in "The Party" DFW Sep 2013 #40

1021 gun salute. Baitball Blogger Sep 2013 #42

How did you know? DFW Sep 2013 #43

Ha! blogslut Sep 2013 #63

Six Feet Under KamaAina Sep 2013 #45

I like the party girl sharp_stick Sep 2013 #76

"Made it, Ma! Top of the world!" James Cagney in 'White Heat' (1949). pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #46

Justin Bieber in killed by everyone! KG Sep 2013 #47

Indiana Jones and the shoot of death jakeXT Sep 2013 #48

That was a classic NewJeffCT Sep 2013 #74

Thank god for diarrhea jakeXT Sep 2013 #77

great story! NewJeffCT Sep 2013 #82

Mel Gibson in 'Braveheart,' Denzel Washington in 'Training Day' pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #49

Elias, from Platoon. NuclearDem Sep 2013 #50

Elias as Christ figure pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #80

Bobby Baccalieri, in the Hobby Shop, Sopranos Auggie Sep 2013 #51

The Godfather: Luca Brasi sleeps with the Mentos pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #53

Hell yes! Might as well add the scene in Louis', too -- Sollozzo and McClusky Auggie Sep 2013 #56

I thought the death scenes in Thelma and Louise and The Wild Bunch were pretty cool aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2013 #54

The Sta-Puft Marshmallow Man Shrek Sep 2013 #55

Not just one death scene but several! csziggy Sep 2013 #57

Kareteci Kiz Barack_America Sep 2013 #58

The fact that that movie sharp_stick Sep 2013 #75

Lol! That was good! Kaleva Sep 2013 #78

Major Kong Kaleva Sep 2013 #62

The deaths of the terminators in T2 jmowreader Sep 2013 #64

On the Beach. Paper Roses Sep 2013 #65

Butch and Sundance--the death scene unseen. nt pinboy3niner Sep 2013 #67

Katsumoto in The Last Samurai Dash87 Sep 2013 #70

Rutger Hauer in Blade Runner TuxedoKat Sep 2013 #72

this death scene in the movie Buffy the Vampire Slayer frogmarch Sep 2013 #79

Funny to see this thread. MuseRider Sep 2013 #81

Doctor Who: Miss Evangelista in "Silence In The Library" LeftOfSelf-Centered Sep 2013 #85

So right. nt Still Blue in PDX Sep 2013 #94

The Final Scene of Six Feet Under MrScorpio Sep 2013 #86

Saddest ending ever. Baitball Blogger Sep 2013 #89

Sophie Scholl – The Final Days Burma Jones Sep 2013 #87

Lady Sibyl. Downton Abbey. mainer Sep 2013 #88

Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood tavernier Sep 2013 #90

And, of course, Rasputin tavernier Sep 2013 #91

Killing HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Graybeard Sep 2013 #92

Last death scene in Django JonLP24 Sep 2013 #93

Okay, it was an UNseen death scene, but the final episode of Burn Notice had a good death. nt Still Blue in PDX Sep 2013 #95