# Movie Marathon (Part 3) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 23, 2023, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988 "2023-06-23T10:14:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 391
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**Famous scenes involving eating** 1. Cadet Kirk casually eating an apple while beating the Kobayashi Maru scenario - Star Trek (2009) 2. Denethor messily eating cherry tomatoes while Pippin sings a heartbreaking song about soldiers going off to war - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 3. Barbossa encouraging Elizabeth Swann to enjoy her dinner, because, being undead, he can’t taste or feel anything - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) ---
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**Famous scenes involving eating** 1. Cadet Kirk casually eating an apple while beating the Kobayashi Maru scenario - Star Trek (2009) 2. Denethor messily eating cherry tomatoes while Pippin sings a heartbreaking song about soldiers going off to war - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 3. Barbossa encouraging Elizabeth Swann to enjoy her dinner, because, being undead, he can’t taste or feel anything - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 4. Jules and Vincent eating breakfast at a diner after disposing of Marvin’s body, only for all hell to break loose when Ringo and Honey Bunny start robbing the place - Pulp Fiction (1994) ---
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**Famous scenes involving eating** 1. Cadet Kirk casually eating an apple while beating the Kobayashi Maru scenario - Star Trek (2009) 2. Denethor messily eating cherry tomatoes while Pippin sings a heartbreaking song about soldiers going off to war - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 3. Barbossa encouraging Elizabeth Swann to enjoy her dinner, because, being undead, he can’t taste or feel anything - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 4. Jules and Vincent eating breakfast at a diner after disposing of Marvin’s body, only for all hell to break loose when Ringo and Honey Bunny start robbing the place - Pulp Fiction (1994) 5. Astronauts Bowman and Poole eat a meal while watching the news; later, Bowman eats dinner in the fancy hotel room, during which he knocks over a glass - 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) ---
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**Famous scenes involving eating** 1. Cadet Kirk casually eating an apple while beating the Kobayashi Maru scenario - Star Trek (2009) 2. Denethor messily eating cherry tomatoes while Pippin sings a heartbreaking song about soldiers going off to war - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 3. Barbossa encouraging Elizabeth Swann to enjoy her dinner, because, being undead, he can’t taste or feel anything - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 4. Jules and Vincent eating breakfast at a diner after disposing of Marvin’s body, only for all hell to break loose when Ringo and Honey Bunny start robbing the place - Pulp Fiction (1994) 5. Astronauts Bowman and Poole eat a meal while watching the news; later, Bowman eats dinner in the fancy hotel room, during which he knocks over a glass - 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 6. Dinner is served at the Frankenstein place: Meat Loaf again! - Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) ---
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**Famous scenes involving eating** 1. Cadet Kirk casually eating an apple while beating the Kobayashi Maru scenario - Star Trek (2009) 2. Denethor messily eating cherry tomatoes while Pippin sings a heartbreaking song about soldiers going off to war - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 3. Barbossa encouraging Elizabeth Swann to enjoy her dinner, because, being undead, he can’t taste or feel anything - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 4. Jules and Vincent eating breakfast at a diner after disposing of Marvin’s body, only for all hell to break loose when Ringo and Honey Bunny start robbing the place - Pulp Fiction (1994) 5. Astronauts Bowman and Poole eat a meal while watching the news; later, Bowman eats dinner in the fancy hotel room, during which he knocks over a glass - 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 6. Dinner is served at the Frankenstein place: Meat Loaf again! - Rocky Horror Picture Show 7. In the infamous final scene of The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), the Wife forces her husband (the Thief) at gunpoint to take a bite of the body of the Lover, whom her husband had murdered and which corpse she had gotten the Cook to roast for this purpose. His having done so, she shoots him dead. > [@ekedolphin](#): > > 1. The Three Caballeros > > “Donald’s Surreal Reverie” was a Disney Acid Trip. Agreed. At 10 years old, I loved this movie and would watch it again again. But late in the movie, when the scene came on, I would get bored and often fast-forwarded it. ---
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[quote=“themapleleaf, post:7806, topic:985988”] **Famous scenes involving eating** 1. Cadet Kirk casually eating an apple while beating the Kobayashi Maru scenario - Star Trek (2009) 2. Denethor messily eating cherry tomatoes while Pippin sings a heartbreaking song about soldiers going off to war - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 3. Barbossa encouraging Elizabeth Swann to enjoy her dinner, because, being undead, he can’t taste or feel anything - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 4. Jules and Vincent eating breakfast at a diner after disposing of Marvin’s body, only for all hell to break loose when Ringo and Honey Bunny start robbing the place - Pulp Fiction (1994) 5. Astronauts Bowman and Poole eat a meal while watching the news; later, Bowman eats dinner in the fancy hotel room, during which he knocks over a glass - 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 6. Dinner is served at the Frankenstein place: Meat Loaf again! - Rocky Horror Picture Show 7. In the infamous final scene of The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), the Wife forces her husband (the Thief) at gunpoint to take a bite of the body of the Lover, whom her husband had murdered and which corpse she had gotten the Cook to roast for this purpose. His having done so, she shoots him dead. 8. Scarlet O’hara ravenously devours a dirt covered carrot and vows she’ll never be hungry again - _Gone with the Wind_ ---
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**Famous scenes involving eating** 1. Cadet Kirk casually eating an apple while beating the Kobayashi Maru scenario - Star Trek (2009) 2. Denethor messily eating cherry tomatoes while Pippin sings a heartbreaking song about soldiers going off to war - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 3. Barbossa encouraging Elizabeth Swann to enjoy her dinner, because, being undead, he can’t taste or feel anything - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 4. Jules and Vincent eating breakfast at a diner after disposing of Marvin’s body, only for all hell to break loose when Ringo and Honey Bunny start robbing the place - Pulp Fiction (1994) 5. Astronauts Bowman and Poole eat a meal while watching the news; later, Bowman eats dinner in the fancy hotel room, during which he knocks over a glass - 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 6. Dinner is served at the Frankenstein place: Meat Loaf again! - Rocky Horror Picture Show 7. In the infamous final scene of The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), the Wife forces her husband (the Thief) at gunpoint to take a bite of the body of the Lover, whom her husband had murdered and which corpse she had gotten the Cook to roast for this purpose. His having done so, she shoots him dead. 8. Scarlet O’hara ravenously devours a dirt covered carrot and vows she’ll never be hungry again - _Gone with the Wind_ 9. Michael Corleone guns down Virgil Sollozzo and police captain McCluskey in the middle of a meeting at a restaurant - _The Godfather_ Well, actually, I guess that technically, it was really the end of the meeting… ---
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**Famous scenes involving eating** 1. Cadet Kirk casually eating an apple while beating the Kobayashi Maru scenario - Star Trek (2009) 2. Denethor messily eating cherry tomatoes while Pippin sings a heartbreaking song about soldiers going off to war - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 3. Barbossa encouraging Elizabeth Swann to enjoy her dinner, because, being undead, he can’t taste or feel anything - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 4. Jules and Vincent eating breakfast at a diner after disposing of Marvin’s body, only for all hell to break loose when Ringo and Honey Bunny start robbing the place - Pulp Fiction (1994) 5. Astronauts Bowman and Poole eat a meal while watching the news; later, Bowman eats dinner in the fancy hotel room, during which he knocks over a glass - 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 6. Dinner is served at the Frankenstein place: Meat Loaf again! - Rocky Horror Picture Show 7. In the infamous final scene of The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989), the Wife forces her husband (the Thief) at gunpoint to take a bite of the body of the Lover, whom her husband had murdered and which corpse she had gotten the Cook to roast for this purpose. His having done so, she shoots him dead. 8. Scarlet O’Hara ravenously devours a dirt-covered carrot and vows she’ll never be hungry again - _Gone with the Wind_ 9. Michael Corleone guns down Virgil Sollozzo and police captain McCluskey in the middle of a meeting at a restaurant - _The Godfather_ 10. Mr. Creosote orders everything on the menu, copiously vomits and then explodes - _Monty Python and The Meaning of Life_ Pass. ---
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**Iconic death scenes** 1. King Kong (1933) - The giant ape falls from the Empire State building to his death. Was it the strafing fire from the planes, or a broken heart that felled him? ---
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**Iconic death scenes** 1. King Kong (1933) - The giant ape falls from the Empire State building to his death. Was it the strafing fire from the planes, or a broken heart that felled him? 2. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) - Spock exposes himself to a lethal dose of radiation while repairing the _Enterprise_’s warp drive, saving his crewmates, and explaining to a heartbroken Kirk that “the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one.” ---
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**Iconic death scenes** 1. King Kong (1933) - The giant ape falls from the Empire State building to his death. Was it the strafing fire from the planes, or a broken heart that felled him? 2. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) - Spock exposes himself to a lethal dose of radiation while repairing the _Enterprise_’s warp drive, saving his crewmates, and explaining to a heartbroken Kirk that “the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one.” 3. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) - Bonnie and Clyde (and their car) are gunned down in an ambush. ---
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**Iconic death scenes** 1. King Kong (1933) - The giant ape falls from the Empire State building to his death. Was it the strafing fire from the planes, or a broken heart that felled him? 2. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) - Spock exposes himself to a lethal dose of radiation while repairing the _Enterprise_’s warp drive, saving his crewmates, and explaining to a heartbroken Kirk that “the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one.” 3. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) - Bonnie and Clyde (and their car) are gunned down in an ambush. 4. Return of the Jedi (1983) - Darth Vader dies in Luke’s arms, looking upon his son with his own eyes for the first time, after redeeming himself by killing the Emperor. ---
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**Iconic death scenes** 1. King Kong (1933) - The giant ape falls from the Empire State building to his death. Was it the strafing fire from the planes, or a broken heart that felled him? 2. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) - Spock exposes himself to a lethal dose of radiation while repairing the _Enterprise_’s warp drive, saving his crewmates, and explaining to a heartbroken Kirk that “the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one.” 3. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) - Bonnie and Clyde (and their car) are gunned down in an ambush. 4. Return of the Jedi (1983) - Darth Vader dies in Luke’s arms, looking upon his son with his own eyes for the first time, after redeeming himself by killing the Emperor. 5. Psycho (1960) - Marion Crane stabbed to death in motel shower. ---
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**Iconic death scenes** 1. King Kong (1933) - The giant ape falls from the Empire State building to his death. Was it the strafing fire from the planes, or a broken heart that felled him? 2. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) - Spock exposes himself to a lethal dose of radiation while repairing the _Enterprise_’s warp drive, saving his crewmates, and explaining to a heartbroken Kirk that “the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one.” 3. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) - Bonnie and Clyde (and their car) are gunned down in an ambush. 4. Return of the Jedi (1983) - Darth Vader dies in Luke’s arms, looking upon his son with his own eyes for the first time, after redeeming himself by killing the Emperor. 5. Psycho (1960) - Marion Crane stabbed to death in motel shower. 6. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) - Paul Reubens’ (Pee Wee Herman) vampire Amilyn is staked in the heart by the titular heroine. Instead of dying quickly, he “Oohs and Ahhs” for nearly a minute which carries over into the post-credits. ---
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> [@](#): > > **Iconic death scenes** 1. King Kong (1933) - The giant ape falls from the Empire State building to his death. Was it the strafing fire from the planes, or a broken heart that felled him? 2. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) - Spock exposes himself to a lethal dose of radiation while repairing the _Enterprise_’s warp drive, saving his crewmates, and explaining to a heartbroken Kirk that “the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one.” 3. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) - Bonnie and Clyde (and their car) are gunned down in an ambush. 4. Return of the Jedi (1983) - Darth Vader dies in Luke’s arms, looking upon his son with his own eyes for the first time, after redeeming himself by killing the Emperor. 5. Psycho (1960) - Marion Crane stabbed to death in motel shower. 6. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) - Paul Reubens’ (Pee Wee Herman) vampire Amilyn is staked in the heart by the titular heroine. Instead of dying quickly, he “Oohs and Ahhs” for nearly a minute which carries over into the post-credits. 7. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) - The monster says “We [himself, his “bride” & Dr. Pretorius] belong dead!” then pulls the **castle-destroying lever** , and after Frankenstein and _his_ wife escape, the building crumbles, then explosives start going off. ---
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**Iconic death scenes** 1. King Kong (1933) - The giant ape falls from the Empire State building to his death. Was it the strafing fire from the planes, or a broken heart that felled him? 2. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) - Spock exposes himself to a lethal dose of radiation while repairing the _Enterprise_’s warp drive, saving his crewmates, and explaining to a heartbroken Kirk that “the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one.” 3. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) - Bonnie and Clyde (and their car) are gunned down in an ambush. 4. Return of the Jedi (1983) - Darth Vader dies in Luke’s arms, looking upon his son with his own eyes for the first time, after redeeming himself by killing the Emperor. 5. Psycho (1960) - Marion Crane stabbed to death in motel shower. 6. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) - Paul Reubens’ (Pee Wee Herman) vampire Amilyn is staked in the heart by the titular heroine. Instead of dying quickly, he “Oohs and Ahhs” for nearly a minute which carries over into the post-credits. 7. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) - The monster says “We [himself, his “bride” & Dr. Pretorius] belong dead!” then pulls the **castle-destroying lever** , and after Frankenstein and _his_ wife escape, the building crumbles, then explosives start going off. 8. The Godfather (1972) - Sonny is gunned down at at toll booth. ---
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**Iconic death scenes** 1. King Kong (1933) - The giant ape falls from the Empire State building to his death. Was it the strafing fire from the planes, or a broken heart that felled him? 2. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) - Spock exposes himself to a lethal dose of radiation while repairing the _Enterprise_’s warp drive, saving his crewmates, and explaining to a heartbroken Kirk that “the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one.” 3. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) - Bonnie and Clyde (and their car) are gunned down in an ambush. 4. Return of the Jedi (1983) - Darth Vader dies in Luke’s arms, looking upon his son with his own eyes for the first time, after redeeming himself by killing the Emperor. 5. Psycho (1960) - Marion Crane stabbed to death in motel shower. 6. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) - Paul Reubens’ (Pee Wee Herman) vampire Amilyn is staked in the heart by the titular heroine. Instead of dying quickly, he “Oohs and Ahhs” for nearly a minute which carries over into the post-credits. 7. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) - The monster says “We [himself, his “bride” & Dr. Pretorius] belong dead!” then pulls the **castle-destroying lever** , and after Frankenstein and _his_ wife escape, the building crumbles, then explosives start going off. 8. The Godfather (1972) - Sonny is gunned down at a toll booth. 9. Moby Dick (1956) - Capt. Ahab, accidentally lashed by harpoon lines to the great white whale, is carried down into the depths of the sea ---
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> [@](#): > > **Iconic death scenes** 1. King Kong (1933) - The giant ape falls from the Empire State building to his death. Was it the strafing fire from the planes, or a broken heart that felled him? 2. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) - Spock exposes himself to a lethal dose of radiation while repairing the _Enterprise_’s warp drive, saving his crewmates, and explaining to a heartbroken Kirk that “the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one.” 3. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) - Bonnie and Clyde (and their car) are gunned down in an ambush. 4. Return of the Jedi (1983) - Darth Vader dies in Luke’s arms, looking upon his son with his own eyes for the first time, after redeeming himself by killing the Emperor. 5. Psycho (1960) - Marion Crane stabbed to death in motel shower. 6. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) - Paul Reubens’ (Pee Wee Herman) vampire Amilyn is staked in the heart by the titular heroine. Instead of dying quickly, he “Oohs and Ahhs” for nearly a minute which carries over into the post-credits. 7. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) - The monster says “We [himself, his “bride” & Dr. Pretorius] belong dead!” then pulls the **castle-destroying lever** , and after Frankenstein and _his_ wife escape, the building crumbles, then explosives start going off. 8. The Godfather (1972) - Sonny is gunned down at a toll booth. 9. Moby Dick (1956) - Capt. Ahab, accidentally lashed by harpoon lines to the great white whale, is carried down into the depths of the sea 10. The melting of the Wicked Witch of the West. **Contrivances, hand-waves, and other “let’s get on with its”** 1. The castle-destroying lever at the end of _Bride of Frankenstein_ (1935) ---
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**Contrivances, hand-waves, and other “let’s get on with its”** 1. The castle-destroying lever at the end of _Bride of Frankenstein_ (1935) 2. Superman reverses the planet’s rotation to turn back time and bring Lois back to life _Superman_ (1978) ---
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**Contrivances, hand-waves, and other “let’s get on with its”** 1. The castle-destroying lever at the end of _Bride of Frankenstein_ (1935) 2. Superman reverses the planet’s rotation to turn back time and bring Lois back to life _Superman_ (1978) 3. Catwoman’s apparent nine lives in _Batman Returns_ (1992) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=390) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988.md?page=392)