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Is there a more unintentionally hilarious death scene than Propeller Man from Titanic???
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Tbh I like it more without the scream. It just creates a different type of scream in my head hahaha
It's that dive he takes, isn't it? Dude lived for his job
Given Peter Jacksons origins I wouldn't be surprised if it was supposed to be a tad dark humor
A friend of mine and I bust out laughing near the end of 10,000 BC when a major character dies. Pretty sure it wouldn't be funny out of context, so I won't post it. I think the boredom that led to a sudden death just hit the right note.
Holy shit.
I've never seen Robocop and don't know shit about it, aside from the stupid-looking Robo... cop.
But that scene was dark as hell. Like that could give me nightmares. I sense a darkly ironic tone when the businessmen immediately move to the corner and discuss things as if that extremely fucked up event didn't affect them at all, like they're literally only concerned about the money they could lose/make. You even hear a woman sobbing in the background as they're talking.
Like, that's funny as shit. But not ha ha funny. Like American Psycho funny.
The movie is called "Obrigado a matar" (Forced to kill). It's from 2004 and it was directed by JoĂŁo Amorim. He is a retired singer and radio host. Was 2 times city counselor. AND directed movies. He is very known in the south states (where he is from) and made some other movies.
Legendary Weapons of China, in which an evil kung fu magician demonstrates his power by hypnotizing one of his henchmen into ripping his own dick off:
That was very much Paul Verhoven's intent. The entire film is a heavy commentary on 1980s American capitalism.
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He is literally known as "Propeller Guy" and this surprised you???
I still remember seeing this on VHS and just busting a gut. I can't think of any other death scene that tops it in unintentional hilarity.
Another honorable mentions:
I was in the theatre for both of these and can can confirm the entire theatre was struck with both shock and laughter during both.
It's one of the best satires of action movies ever created. Just ignore everything after the first one.
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I will maintain that Robocop 2 has its moments along with a fuckton of missed potential.
I somehow had never come across either of these masterpieces in their respective arts.
You have slain me, sir. I am slain.
Yeah, such an overreaction. Just rub some alcohol and put a band-aid on it.
I've always been fond of this one from Deadly Prey, in fact, the whole movie is a gold mine for unintentionally funny deaths:
(1:23:00 if it doesn't start at the right time)
(1:23:00 if it doesn't start at the right time)
It's not funny per se, but that one dude looking for his arm in the D-Day scene of Saving Private Ryan always seemed to be just a bit too over the top for me.
That scene captures the essence of the movie perfectly: anti-capitalism pitch-black comedy, and self-parodic, nearly cartoony ultraviolence that crosses the line twice. It's basically the (European) director's view of America at the time.
For me, it's the unnecessary hawk screech in the background. The sound editor knew exactly what he was doing when he reached for "Hawk Screech."
Hey now, the second one is also good, if only for the failed Robocop 2 scenes.
That's scene from Covenant was so tense and uncomfortably hilarious at the same time.
It was great.
https://youtu.be/b-ZjP8GZ5VI?t=125
Always lost my shit at this one cuz it just kept going and going lol
Always lost my shit at this one cuz it just kept going and going lol
Martin Sheen's death in The Departed always makes me chuckle. From the unnecessary slo mo shot of him falling. To the splatter sound fx and blood spray.
That orc was magnificent. He was a brave soldier doing his duty to fulfill his mission. I also thought it was a nod to the famous apple commerical.It's that dive he takes, isn't it? Dude lived for his job
Given Peter Jacksons origins I wouldn't be surprised if it was supposed to be a tad dark humor
I'm still sad we never find out what happened to hot-dog-man. I'm invested in his journey.
Uh... the very first Robocop clip posted in the thread, for example? :D
I've never heard anybody call him propeller guy, I'm referring to the thread title. I never found that scene funny, pretty gruesome.
JAVERT'S THWACK.
It wasn't enough that they ruined one of my favorite songs by letting Russell Crowe bleat it out, but then they had the sound of a bag of mannequins being thrown off of a parking garage. THWACK.
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I wanna find whoever told Russell Crowe he could sing and slap them silly...
Yep! You should watch this classic, I hear you can 'buy that for a dollar' online.
Palpatine's death in ROTJ is quite funny because you want to know what's going through his mind at that moment. (I mean pretend he didn't have a clone back up) There's just something funny about hurling an old man, sorry..