Yes, they deserved to die! I hope they burn in hell!
May 20, 2005 9:59 AM Subscribe
Yes, they deserved to die! I hope they burn in hell! Entertainment Weekly looks back at the many filmic deaths of Samuel L. Jackson. Spoilers, of course, abound.
It's from Jackson's role in A Time To Kill:
D.A.: Do you think men who kidnap a child should be free in 10 years?
Carl Lee: No sir.
D.A.: Do you think two men who rape a child should be free in 10 years?
Carl Lee: No, sir.
D.A.: Do you think two men who hang a child should be free in 10 years?
Carl Lee: No.
D.A.: Well what do you think should happen? What would be a fair sentence?
Jake Brigance: Objection!
D.A.: Do you think they should deserve to die?
Brigance: Carl Lee, don't answer!
D.A.: Do you think they should deserve to die?
Carl Lee: Yes, they deserved to die and I hope they burn in hell!
posted by Lord Kinbote at 10:51 AM on May 20, 2005
D.A.: Do you think men who kidnap a child should be free in 10 years?
Carl Lee: No sir.
D.A.: Do you think two men who rape a child should be free in 10 years?
Carl Lee: No, sir.
D.A.: Do you think two men who hang a child should be free in 10 years?
Carl Lee: No.
D.A.: Well what do you think should happen? What would be a fair sentence?
Jake Brigance: Objection!
D.A.: Do you think they should deserve to die?
Brigance: Carl Lee, don't answer!
D.A.: Do you think they should deserve to die?
Carl Lee: Yes, they deserved to die and I hope they burn in hell!
posted by Lord Kinbote at 10:51 AM on May 20, 2005
All I know is that, whenever I enjoy a tasty Samuel L. Jackson Lager, I can't help but start shouting quotes from the Bible and adding Bad Motherfucker to everything I say.
But thanks to Entertainment Weekly (how far has MeFi fallen when EW is FPP'ed?) for giving away some of the movie.
posted by fenriq at 10:57 AM on May 20, 2005
But thanks to Entertainment Weekly (how far has MeFi fallen when EW is FPP'ed?) for giving away some of the movie.
posted by fenriq at 10:57 AM on May 20, 2005
All I know is that, whenever I enjoy a tasty Samuel L. Jackson Lager, I can't help but start shouting quotes from the Bible and adding Bad Motherfucker to everything I say.
Indeed, it'll fuck you up. You'll be fucking fat bitches in no time! You might even fight a nigga or two.
(Chappelle show, though I dont know why you wouldnt know that unless you dont own a TV, since the advertisement that uses this clip has been EVERYWHERE)
posted by SirOmega at 11:02 AM on May 20, 2005
Indeed, it'll fuck you up. You'll be fucking fat bitches in no time! You might even fight a nigga or two.
(Chappelle show, though I dont know why you wouldnt know that unless you dont own a TV, since the advertisement that uses this clip has been EVERYWHERE)
posted by SirOmega at 11:02 AM on May 20, 2005
how far has MeFi fallen when EW is FPP'ed?
Lighten up, Francis. It's certainly not the first time, and it's not like I'm posting celebrity gossip.
posted by mkultra at 11:31 AM on May 20, 2005
Lighten up, Francis. It's certainly not the first time, and it's not like I'm posting celebrity gossip.
posted by mkultra at 11:31 AM on May 20, 2005
Great. Some of us haven't seen Revenge of the Sith yet. Thank you for the spoiler.
posted by salmacis at 11:39 AM on May 20, 2005
posted by salmacis at 11:39 AM on May 20, 2005
Hey, salmacis, here's another: at the end of Ep3... Anakin Skywalker becomes Darth Vader! *gasp!*
posted by gurple at 11:43 AM on May 20, 2005
posted by gurple at 11:43 AM on May 20, 2005
Great. Some of us haven't seen Revenge of the Sith yet. Thank you for the spoiler.
It's not really a spoiler, is it?
I mean, they don't give the hows and whys, and you already know he does.
Otherwise he would show up in A New Hope.
posted by Kellydamnit at 11:58 AM on May 20, 2005
It's not really a spoiler, is it?
I mean, they don't give the hows and whys, and you already know he does.
Otherwise he would show up in A New Hope.
posted by Kellydamnit at 11:58 AM on May 20, 2005
And he wouldn't have spent the last couple years talking in public about how he hopes Lucas doesn't write him a lame death scene.
posted by mkultra at 12:04 PM on May 20, 2005
posted by mkultra at 12:04 PM on May 20, 2005
No, it was Natalie Portman who got the really lame death scene...
ooops!
posted by wendell at 12:15 PM on May 20, 2005
ooops!
posted by wendell at 12:15 PM on May 20, 2005
What, you mean Mace Windu didn't turn short and green and moved to Dagobah?
Goddamnit, there goes my hope in Lucas.
posted by Katemonkey at 12:17 PM on May 20, 2005
Goddamnit, there goes my hope in Lucas.
posted by Katemonkey at 12:17 PM on May 20, 2005
His death in Deep Blue Sea was the best.death.ever.on.film for my money.
posted by shawnj at 12:19 PM on May 20, 2005
posted by shawnj at 12:19 PM on May 20, 2005
What a fun list. I have not seen Episode III yet either, but I am not too shocked to hear that Windu's purple lightsaber is extinguished for good.
If you don't want endings spoiled, then stay the heck off the Internet: In 1999, I was very careful to avoid spoilers for Episode I, but I found out that Qui-Gonn Jinn dies from a joke in a Dave Barry column the previous Sunday. Whoops!
salmacis: have you seen any of the TV commercials where Mace Windu and his fellow knights attempt to arrest Palpatine? It's pretty obvious from the commercial that Palpatine opens up a can of Dark Side on their asses.
posted by Lord Kinbote at 12:23 PM on May 20, 2005
If you don't want endings spoiled, then stay the heck off the Internet: In 1999, I was very careful to avoid spoilers for Episode I, but I found out that Qui-Gonn Jinn dies from a joke in a Dave Barry column the previous Sunday. Whoops!
salmacis: have you seen any of the TV commercials where Mace Windu and his fellow knights attempt to arrest Palpatine? It's pretty obvious from the commercial that Palpatine opens up a can of Dark Side on their asses.
posted by Lord Kinbote at 12:23 PM on May 20, 2005
Gary Busey is pretty good at getting killed, too. The Firm? Dead. Predator 2? Dead. Point Break? Dead. Lethal Weapon? Dead. Under Seige? Dead. Drop Zone? Dead. Surviving The Game? Dead. Soldier? Dead.
The Buddy Holly Story? Dead.
posted by The Card Cheat at 12:49 PM on May 20, 2005
The Buddy Holly Story? Dead.
posted by The Card Cheat at 12:49 PM on May 20, 2005
Not only does Steve Buscemi die in almost every Coen Brothers film in which he appears, but every time he's killed, his body is turned into smaller and smaller pieces.
Oh, and somebody should figure out the death-to-survival ratio of Dennis Hopper, also.
posted by Faint of Butt at 12:55 PM on May 20, 2005
Oh, and somebody should figure out the death-to-survival ratio of Dennis Hopper, also.
posted by Faint of Butt at 12:55 PM on May 20, 2005
Kinbote: I don't remember the film that well, but are you sure Qui-Gonn Jinn dies from a joke in a Dave Barry column? I thought some bad guy Jedi killed him.
posted by The Bellman at 1:31 PM on May 20, 2005
posted by The Bellman at 1:31 PM on May 20, 2005
Entertainment Weekly got the details wrong, anyway. So no Mace Windu death spoiler.
posted by mikeh at 1:39 PM on May 20, 2005
posted by mikeh at 1:39 PM on May 20, 2005
They should have left Ol'e Mace alive and used him in the next movies.
Oh god I can't belive I just said that...
posted by delmoi at 2:20 PM on May 20, 2005
Oh god I can't belive I just said that...
posted by delmoi at 2:20 PM on May 20, 2005
have you seen any of the TV commercials where Mace Windu and his fellow knights attempt to arrest Palpatine? It's pretty obvious from the commercial that Palpatine opens up a can of Dark Side on their asses.
No, and I strongly suspect that the reason is that such commercials are not being shown round here. America is not the world.
posted by salmacis at 3:13 PM on May 20, 2005
No, and I strongly suspect that the reason is that such commercials are not being shown round here. America is not the world.
posted by salmacis at 3:13 PM on May 20, 2005
The commercials and trailers are available on the internet - and as America has deigned to share our internet with the rest of the world, they are available to most interested parties.
posted by Jart at 4:47 PM on May 20, 2005
posted by Jart at 4:47 PM on May 20, 2005
True Romance didn't make it on the list? Shame... He had such a bit part in that movie, but that scene is one of the better parts of the movie.
posted by kaseijin at 4:53 PM on May 20, 2005
posted by kaseijin at 4:53 PM on May 20, 2005
(SirOmega - I own a TV, but that "advertisement" isn't anywhere in Australia. So no, not everybody gets the reference.)
posted by web-goddess at 11:54 PM on May 20, 2005
posted by web-goddess at 11:54 PM on May 20, 2005
True Romance didn't make it on the list?
"Sheeeit, man, I eat the pussy, I eat the butt, I eat every damn thing..."
posted by vito90 at 11:56 AM on May 21, 2005
"Sheeeit, man, I eat the pussy, I eat the butt, I eat every damn thing..."
posted by vito90 at 11:56 AM on May 21, 2005
Kinbote: I don't remember the film that well, but are you sure Qui-Gonn Jinn dies from a joke in a Dave Barry column? I thought some bad guy Jedi killed him.
You're both wrong, Qui-Gonn Jinn doesn't die at all. 'Obi-Wan, guess you never will who's only gone and discovered the secret of immortality!' What a crock of shit.
Great. Some of us haven't seen Revenge of the Sith yet. Thank you for the spoiler.
Here's another one. Episode 3 is shit. Sorry if that's ruined it for you.
posted by biffa at 6:44 AM on May 23, 2005
You're both wrong, Qui-Gonn Jinn doesn't die at all. 'Obi-Wan, guess you never will who's only gone and discovered the secret of immortality!' What a crock of shit.
Great. Some of us haven't seen Revenge of the Sith yet. Thank you for the spoiler.
Here's another one. Episode 3 is shit. Sorry if that's ruined it for you.
posted by biffa at 6:44 AM on May 23, 2005
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