# "Can a “noooo” scene be made cool?"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-noooo-scene-be-made-cool/331176>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 15, 2005, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-noooo-scene-be-made-cool/331176 "2005-11-15T16:42:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![matt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@matt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-noooo-scene-be-made-cool/331176/21 "2005-11-16T11:59:41Z")

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**The Abyss** , when Bud, who is in a full-face diving suit, holds Lindsey and looks into her eyes as she drowns.

You don’t even get to hear the “No!” properly, because your perspective is under water. But you see it. Hell, you _live_ it.

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**Author:** ![Spudo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@Spudo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spudo)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-noooo-scene-be-made-cool/331176/22 "2005-11-16T12:28:28Z")

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A major part of any good “NOOOOOOO!” is being able to see the person’s face. With Darth Vader all we gets is the helmet, plus he can’t lift his arms very high so it looks ridiculous.

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**Author:** ![dotchan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-noooo-scene-be-made-cool/331176/23 "2005-11-16T16:39:47Z")

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Or, overdo the cheese so much that’s so bad, it’s good.

See also the “Pedro Scream” from _Excel Saga_:

“Very NO~!” (As a giant “NO~!” can be seen from Earth orbit.)

(Hm, wonder if the “Uncanny Valley” applies to this…)

😃

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**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2005, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-noooo-scene-be-made-cool/331176/24 "2005-11-16T17:48:22Z")

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> [@RealityChuck](#):
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> Not as cool if they did it _after_ they get their heads lopped off.

I’d pay big bucks to see that.

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