Most Anticlimactic Movie Deaths - Page 2

Mr. Laser Beam · June 6 2012, 07:07 AM

^ Apparently so. Otherwise the "slowly digested over a thousand years" would be irrelevant to the victims. Given that Threepio uses this line to scare people about to be fed into the Sarlacc, then it must logically keep them alive that long, otherwise the threat would be meaningless.

The Star Wars wiki also says that the Sarlacc keeps victims alive all the time it digests them. Doesn't say why or how it does this, only that it does.

Hound of UIster · June 6 2012, 02:39 PM

Nerys Myk wrote:

Mr. Laser Beam wrote:

^ Given that the Sarlacc takes a thousand years to digest its prey, I can only assume it keeps that prey alive for that long. Otherwise the prey would die and rot. And Threepio did specifically say that the victim(s) would remain alive all that time.

So it preserves its victims while also digesting them?

The Sarlacc absorbs the minds of its victims. It's stated in a very excellent short story about Boba Fett.

Davros · June 6 2012, 08:33 PM

Hound of UIster wrote:

Nerys Myk wrote:

Mr. Laser Beam wrote:

^ Given that the Sarlacc takes a thousand years to digest its prey, I can only assume it keeps that prey alive for that long. Otherwise the prey would die and rot. And Threepio did specifically say that the victim(s) would remain alive all that time.

So it preserves its victims while also digesting them?

The Sarlacc absorbs the minds of its victims. It's stated in a very excellent short story about Boba Fett.

If I didn't see it on the screen I don't buy it.

PamalaLauren · June 6 2012, 10:43 PM

Seriously? This is why I don't and probably never will watch anything Star Wars related.

Robert Maxwell · June 7 2012, 06:05 PM

Nerys Myk wrote:

Mr. Laser Beam wrote:

^ Given that the Sarlacc takes a thousand years to digest its prey, I can only assume it keeps that prey alive for that long. Otherwise the prey would die and rot. And Threepio did specifically say that the victim(s) would remain alive all that time.

So it preserves its victims while also digesting them?

Of course, this makes not the slightest bit of sense if you think about it for two seconds, unless Sarlaccs have some other form of sustenance besides (very, very slowly) digesting preserved victims.

RoJoHen · June 7 2012, 06:49 PM

Robert Maxwell wrote:

Nerys Myk wrote:

Mr. Laser Beam wrote:

^ Given that the Sarlacc takes a thousand years to digest its prey, I can only assume it keeps that prey alive for that long. Otherwise the prey would die and rot. And Threepio did specifically say that the victim(s) would remain alive all that time.

So it preserves its victims while also digesting them?

Of course, this makes not the slightest bit of sense if you think about it for two seconds, unless Sarlaccs have some other form of sustenance besides (very, very slowly) digesting preserved victims.

Maybe they eat sand.

Gryffindorian · June 7 2012, 06:56 PM

[spoiler]Charlize Theron - Snow White & the Huntsman[/I][/spoiler]

{ Emilia } · June 7 2012, 06:58 PM

Gryffindorian wrote:

Charlize Theron - Snow White & the Huntsman

OMG, spoiler alarm!

Alrik · June 7 2012, 07:12 PM

Might want to "Tag" that Griffindoian. Considering that it is just out and all.

RoJoHen · June 7 2012, 07:13 PM

And everyone is totally expecting her character to triumph over Snow White!

Robert Maxwell · June 7 2012, 07:17 PM

Gryffindorian wrote:

Charlize Theron - Snow White & the Huntsman

Wow, thanks for that. Guess I have no reason to see the movie now that you've blown the ending.

Really fucking appreciate it.

{ Emilia } · June 7 2012, 07:26 PM

RoJoHen wrote:

And everyone is totally expecting her character to triumph over Snow White!

Exactly!

Alrik · June 7 2012, 08:31 PM

{ Emilia } wrote:

RoJoHen wrote:

And everyone is totally expecting her character to triumph over Snow White!

Exactly!

Hey, its a re-imagination, so ya never know. Think ST (09), Amanda, Vulcan....need I say more.

Mr Silver · June 7 2012, 09:22 PM

Here's a couple that spring to mind:

Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part III: He dies of old age, no shocking hit or crossfire murder. That's pretty anti-climatic for a genre defining character who made shitloads of enemies and even pissed his own family off.

Scott Summers in X-Men The Last Stand: He more or less dies off screen and very little is said about him for the duration of the movie.

Gryffindorian · June 7 2012, 09:29 PM

I apologize for the lack of a spoiler tag. I took it for granted that everyone knew the story of Snow White.

June 6 2012, 07:07 AM	#16
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: Most Anticlimactic Movie Deaths ^ Apparently so. Otherwise the "slowly digested over a thousand years" would be irrelevant to the victims. Given that Threepio uses this line to scare people about to be fed into the Sarlacc, then it must logically keep them alive that long, otherwise the threat would be meaningless. The Star Wars wiki also says that the Sarlacc keeps victims alive all the time it digests them. Doesn't say why or how it does this, only that it does. __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

June 6 2012, 10:43 PM	#19
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June 7 2012, 06:56 PM	#22
Gryffindorian Vice Admiral Location: Hogwarts	Re: Most Anticlimactic Movie Deaths [spoiler]Charlize Theron - Snow White & the Huntsman[/I][/spoiler] __________________ "I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." --Bilbo Baggins, LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring Last edited by Gryffindorian; June 7 2012 at 09:31 PM.

June 7 2012, 07:12 PM	#24
Alrik Commodore Location: Alrik is on A deck chair, somewhere....or Iowa. Brrr.	Re: Most Anticlimactic Movie Deaths Might want to "Tag" that Griffindoian. Considering that it is just out and all. __________________ When I grow up, I want to be just like you. But different.

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June 7 2012, 09:22 PM	#29
Mr Silver Rear Admiral Location: UK	Re: Most Anticlimactic Movie Deaths Here's a couple that spring to mind: Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part III: He dies of old age, no shocking hit or crossfire murder. That's pretty anti-climatic for a genre defining character who made shitloads of enemies and even pissed his own family off. Scott Summers in X-Men The Last Stand: He more or less dies off screen and very little is said about him for the duration of the movie.

June 7 2012, 09:29 PM	#30
Gryffindorian Vice Admiral Location: Hogwarts	Re: Most Anticlimactic Movie Deaths I apologize for the lack of a spoiler tag. I took it for granted that everyone knew the story of Snow White. __________________ "I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." --Bilbo Baggins, LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring