What are a number of the most enjoyable “deaths” from cinema historical past?

Okay, guys, let’s get slightly grotesque this week. While this query received’t be for everybody, I need to discuss a particular type of thrill we take from absurdly scrumptious onscreen deaths – whether or not in horror movies, motion movies, or black comedies. The scenes that make us gasp and snicker on the similar time and even cheer aloud. For instance, that second in Pulp Fiction the place John Travolta’s character by accident blows Marvin’s head off. Or when my buddy Thomas Jane is all of the sudden eaten by the enormous shark in Deep Blue Sea. Or when Brad Pitt is unexpectedly mowed down by a number of automobiles, little bouncing by the air between them, in Meet Joe Black.

Here’s the scene that prompted this query, by the way in which. It’s from Jurassic World and incorporates a character performed by Katie McGrath — who starred as Lucy Westenra in my “Dracula” TV collection — in what could be described as an elaborate symphony of dinosaur mayhem. It’s so over-the-top, however that’s additionally why it really works so effectively. Three good mini-acts of screaming, ridiculous enjoyable. We ought to all be so fortunate to die this effectively!

So, right here’s my query for you this week: What are a number of the most enjoyable “deaths” from cinema historical past?

I’ve already listed a number of of mine, so I’ll simply say it’s your flip to weigh in now. Be certain to take a look at and react to others’ solutions, too!