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Usually, when a character dies in a movie, it’s an emotionally weighty event.
If it’s a villain that dies, viewers will likely have a satisfied smile on their faces.
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In certain movies, howevercomedies or otherwise some character deaths are irresistibly amusing.
The lives of these people intertwine in a grander tale of violence and redemption.
Being as big and as masterfully written as it is,Pulp Fictionis packed with fascinating characters.
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Instead,Ken keeps accidentally killing Eileen’s three small dogs in all sorts of cartoonish ways.
Finally, she dies from a heart attack, and he’s able to celebrate his victory.
It’s a surprisingly smart, endlessly hilarious set piece with a hysterical performance byMichael Palin.
Many people’s favorite is still his first appearance:Raiders of the Lost Ark.
It’ssubversive, laugh-worthy moments like thisthat make Indiana one ofthe best movie heroes of all time.
The problem is that things don’t go quite as planned.
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What goes wrong is one of the genre’s most hilarious moments ever.
Highsmith and Danson feel like indestructible action heroes through and through, and they know it.
They chase a group of criminals to a rooftop, who escape on a zipline they then cut off.
One of its funniest is actually the death that ignites the main plot.
A thrilling set piece indeed ensuesjust not the one anybody was expecting.
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