Most surprising death? (WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS)

[Derek237]

This poll is on IMDb today, and I'm interested in getting the Schmoes' opinions. Actually, a pretty interesting poll. I had to exlcude some choices due to the poll option limit, sorry.


My vote goes to Vincent Vega in Pulp Fiction...mostly due to the chronological disorder of the film...you first see the movie, you're pretty sure John Travolta is supposed to be the star...boom, he dies in the middle of the damn movie. Then guess what, he's back for more. Interesting how we can still invest in characters that we know are going to die....and we're not even in repeat viewings yet. :D

[ilovemovies]

Went with Costigan, especially in the manner of how he died.

But the real answer: Spock in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. I bet that shocked EVERYONE back in 1982. Even though it was soon announced that he was coming back somehow in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.

[ilovemovies]

Um, how could anyone be surprised with Lester's death in American Beauty when the movie begins with his narration saying he's going to die?!

[DrJellyfingers]

I voted Costigan on this one and the IMDB one

[Derek237]

Um, how could anyone be surprised with Lester's death in American Beauty when the movie begins with his narration saying he's going to die?!

Yeah, I know. I should have left that one out, as it's the stupidest of the list for sure. Then again, maybe they're referring to the particular scene in which he dies, not the fact that he dies, being surprsing. Even though I knew he was going to die, I was kind of surprised to see him look at that picture, smiling, then all of a sudden, BLAM.

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I have a feeling most people are going to be voting Billy Costigan on this one (As the case is with IMDb, too)...and that would definitely be my second choice. My heart sank during that moment, and I'm so so so so SO glad I saw it opening day so there was no talk around me to spoil that. It's moments like that in movies we can't get back.

I did actually have a similar heart-sinking feeling when Sullivan was killed, too. Though I think Billy's death is more shocking to most people is because he's supposed to be the hero and he is about to succeed, then he is killed. But maybe this is my #2 choice because basically, everyone in The Departed is equally doomed right from the beginning. We all should've known that. Pulp Fiction, on the other hand, is surprising because Vincent's death is directly related to a choice he makes later in the film that we couldn't possibly know about at that point. Pulp Fiction surprises us because it hides information from us....The Departed surprises us because we choose to ignore the inevitable.

[bonoferox]

My vote goes to Serenity and Wash. I read the script to it about a month before seeing the movie and was hoping they'd change that during shooting. No such luck.

[Natty]

Costigan - Jaw hit the floor when I saw that in the cinema.

Um, how could anyone be surprised with Lester's death in American Beauty when the movie begins with his narration saying he's going to die?!

I agree but I think you get so into the story of the characters' life that it is still a bit of a suprise. Even though I remembered that he was gonna die, I was still like 'Oh Shit!:eek:' when it happened.

[Well_Said]

You're kidding about Lester Burnham,right?...He says he's going die in the very beginning,lol.

[Derek237]

Not so well said. :P

[Le_Big_Mac]

The Departed.

[Powerslave]

Well, depends on how you look at it. Costigan's definitely the one that surprised me the most upon seeing it, but I'd be willing to bet that seeing Psycho in 1960 before the thing became so massively iconic would blow your mind. But seeing as how that wasn't the case for me, I'd have to vote for Costigan in The Departed.

[Tagia_Romero]

Costigan. When it happened I actually gasped "HEY!".

[Pulp_Joker]

Costigan in The Departed. Completely took me by surprise.

[Uncle June]

Well, depends on how you look at it. Costigan's definitely the one that surprised me the most upon seeing it, but I'd be willing to bet that seeing Psycho in 1960 before the thing became so massively iconic would blow your mind. But seeing as how that wasn't the case for me, I'd have to vote for Costigan in The Departed.

Very well put. My dad loves to tell me about the shock he felt when seeing Psycho for the first time in theaters and how a collective gasp rang through the theater. I went with Costigan in The Departed because as shocking as Janet Leigh dying in Psycho must have been to audiences there opening night, Costigan's was my most shocking moment in a theater, and thus far it's the closest I've felt to having that Psycho-moment.

[ilovemovies]

Even though I went with Costigan, I almost went with Jack Vincense. I was pretty shocked with his death in L.A. Confidential. Sad to because I loved that character.

[bigred760]

Psycho

[ivana]

Jack Vincennes.I hate Dudley Smith!What a bastard

[Cronos]

Donny

[LordSimen]

Wash. Hand's down. Didn't expect that to happen at all.

[Bourne101]

Costigan for sure. I did not see that one coming.

[JasonBourne]

Billy Costigan for sure

[reddwarffan]

donny, just because when i saw the movie, i had one of those wtf moments. Then came the scattering of the ashes scene, and all was cool again.

[blk_flower]

I would say when Marvin died in Pulp Fiction that was more surprising.

[RandalGraves]

Costigan for sure. I did not see that one coming.

yea cause I didn't realize the "x" factor until my 2nd or 3rd viewing of the flick.

[zombievictim]

Costigan for sure. That one surprised me like no other. I was in the theater like "Wait, this is where they go 'we were just fucking with you'"

[MisterTwister]

Serenity-Wash

I yelled out "no fucking way" when it happaned.

[GeneralZod81]

William Costigan in The Departed.

[APzombie]

just want to say...

thank God i've already seen these. I was hesitant to click the thread.

[acorvey]

William Friedkin's To Live And Die In L.A.

HUGE 'EFFING SPOILER (highlight to read):

When the main character (played by William Petersen) gets his head blown-off in a police sting gone terribly wrong.

[electriclite]

Ummmm....


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[ilovemovies]

Hahaha! I LOVED Sam Jackson's death in Deep Blue Sea. Great, great scene. :D


Franke Potenta in The Bourne Supremacy was pretty surprising.

Kelly Preston's death in Death Sentence. Didn't think the movie would be that brutal and was pretty shocked.

I was kind of surprised by Zachary Knighton's death in The Hitcher remake.

Nancy in Nightmare 3. Her father too for that matter.

[Derek237]

Hey, yeah, why the hell wasn't Samuel L. Jackson's death in Deep Blue Sea on the list? That has got to be the most hilarious, unexpected death ever. Completely slipped my mind.

(and it looks so realistic and convincing, too!)

[Badbird]

Other:

To Live and Die in LA

You know who.



Funny thing about American Beauty: When I saw it, these four annoying fuckers came in late and sat right in front of me (two couples)... so they missed the introduction. Needless to say when that scene arrived, they were pretty much speechless.

[sarah1980]

William Friedkin's To Live And Die In L.A.

HUGE 'EFFING SPOILER (highlight to read):

When the main character (played by William Petersen) gets his head blown-off in a police sting gone terribly wrong.

so fucking agreed


and Wash from Serenity i jumped in the theater at that moment

[Drewza89]

I also agree about To Live and Die in LA. Never saw it comin'.

[Dragula]

Ed in Shaun of the Dead. God damn that was a sad scene. But it all turned out in the end :-)

[jaw2929]

Costigan without a doubt.... The whole theatre was aghast in shock! :p