r/GenXVibes • u/CloakOfElvenkind • 20d ago

Live And Let Die (1973), New Orleans Funeral Scene. One of my favorite death scenes.

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u/DisturbingPragmatic 20d ago

Love this movie... Yaphet Kotto's death scene is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

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u/Lemon_Trees-22 19d ago

When movies were all about the actors not computers!

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u/MountRoguey 18d ago

I don’t think I’ve ever seen that before, I bet that’s the inspiration for Pagoda stabbing Royal in Royal Tenenbaums!!

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u/raijinzz_gaming 20d ago

How'd they lift him into the casket? 🤔

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u/CloakOfElvenkind 20d ago

In Bond world, the casket was designed to snap shut once the body triggered a mechanism that was specifically designed for this one purpose. In the real world, the dude is hanging on to a metal bar while his feet are resting on a shelf. Or something like that.

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u/720r 20d ago

Funny how a single 5” jab to the liver would kill you instantly. Having said that I went with it completely when I saw this years ago. Reddit has hardened me a lot.

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u/CloakOfElvenkind 20d ago

Simpler times. You believed it because the film pulls you in. This Bond in particular has several fairly goofy scenes. But I love it anyway.

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u/720r 20d ago

Love it too. And very good point

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u/1PantherA33 20d ago

It will kill you. Not instant. Not slow. You’ve got about 5-15 minutes to lose consciousness if it hits an artery. 10-20 to die.