Showing posts with label he's dead jim. Show all posts
Showing posts with label he's dead jim. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

He's Dead Jim!: War (2007)

At last, the Scene that inspired this Segment.  It only took me 7 Years to do something with it.

In War, Jet Li works for and then betrays these Mob Bosses that hire him to kill other Mob Bosses.  I won't SPOIL why.

As part of this, he targets his new Boss and has to get through the Security...
As the guy casually greets him, the famous Martial Artist straight up kicks him in the groin!  It's like he was going for a Goal!
Immediately following that, he goes to finish the guy off.
With one bullet, the guy reaches a sudden and decisive end.  Bang- you dead, as Chris Claremont would say (look it up, non-Nerds!).
That was quick and relatively-painless, you're saying.  Why highlight it?

Well, put yourself in this Guard's shoes.  He's living a nice, criminal life when he's suddenly Punt Kicked in the groin by a Wuxia Star!  As his brain processes this sudden and sharp pain, a bullet pierces his brain.

His last moments were nothing but sheer, groin-related pain!  Is that something you'd want?

I didn't think so.

Got any idea of what Movie Moment to feature next in this Segment?  If so, hit me up in the Comments!

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

He's Dead, Jim!: Marked for Death

Before I get to the less-silly Scene that inspired this Segment, I have to use this one: the infamous Seagal Triple Kill from Marked For Death.

In the Finale, Seagal beats up the Rasta Boss and gauges his eyes out.  To most people, that would probably be enough.
He one-ups this fatal strike by picking up the guy and giving him a nice WWF-style Backbreaker!  He won't walk again!
To keep the 'fun' going, he takes the man's mostly-dead and broken body and chucks it through the drywall!
The man falls..and falls.

Seriously, they play his fall and collision with the walls twice!
After one last smash against the wall of the Elevator Shaft, he falls to the bottom...and hits the spike at the bottom.

That...would have hurt if he wasn't dead six minutes ago.
That was some serious overkill!  I mean, DAMN!

It brings a new meaning to 'No Woman, No Cry,' doesn't it?

Next up, Jet Li makes quick, but painful work of a man.  Why does this scene from a 7-year-old film still stand out so much to me?  Stay tuned...

Friday, July 25, 2014

He's Dead, Jim!: Goldeneye

Another new segment- why not?

He's Dead, Jim! is all about the most ridiculous and/or overkill deaths in Cinema History.  I will also feature ones that stand out for their inexplicably-painful nature.  Why not start with one of the most famous ones?

In Goldeneye, Bond must battle Alec (the less cool one), who is trying to be super-evil by controlling the titular satellite.  Bond travels to Cuba- before the current embargo- to stop him.  After a rough fight, the pair end on the very bottom part of the receiver...
Bond, naturally, prevails and is left holding Alec dangling from it.  He gives his famous retort and...
Lets him fall.  Considering the distance- well over 300 feet!-, he is going to...
Hit it really hard, but still survive.

Those Brits and their adamantium bones- I always forget!
Things go further awry as explosion go off above them, so Bond gets the hell out of there!  If this is exploding in the air above Alec, what is going to happen to...
DAMN!  He's dead!
Bonus points for the burning spike end of the receiver coming down right our poor villain.  That's just cruel.

So now the stage is set.  What other ludicrous and violent deaths will be featured?

You will just have to Stay Tuned...