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Fat Guy 5: Five Hilarious Movie Deaths

Kevin Carr — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:09:07 +0000

This week, for the Fat Guy 5, we take a break from superhero movies. After all, there are plenty of lists out there about best superhero movies, superheroes who can kick ass and why Kick-Ass is the most awesomest fanboy film since Watchmen. Instead, the Fat Guys have broken with the status quo and are delivering a Fat Guy 5 inspired by Death at a Funeral.

This new… er, sort of new film shows us that not only can death be funny, but death in a movie can be hilarious. And that got us thinking about some of the bests movie deaths around. The rest is history…

5. Brad Pitt in Meet Joe Black(1998)

It may be an awful thing to happen to someone in real life, but watching a character in a movie get hit by a bus, car or train just makes us giggle. And while this was supposed to be shocking, it was probably one of the funniest moments of the year when this film came out. (Also a quick shout out to Amanda Detmer’s death scene in the original Final Destination, which was almost as awesome.)

4. Lizzy Caplan in Cloverfield (2008)

We loves us some Lizzy Caplan, and even running from a huge American Godzilla monster, she’s just plain adorable. That is, until she succumbs to alien parasite death. Gross as hell and shocking in the film, but still funny. Yeah… it is still funny. (And a double-shout-out to LOST for a couple of unfortunate folks who handled unstable dynamite.)

3. Wallace Shawn in The Princess Bride (1987)

Just remember… Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line!

2. The Swordsman in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

What was to be a long, drawn-out fight scene was improvised into one of the funniest moments of the original Indiana Jones films.

1. The Magic Trick in The Dark Knight (2008)

Back in 2008, this topped our list of movie moments for the year, and it still gives us a chuckle now. This poor guy didn’t even have a line, and no one would recognize him on the street, but he contributed to a great death at the hands of Heath Ledger’s fantastic Joker.

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Fat Guy 5: Five Movies to Avoid on Date Night

Kevin Carr — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 23:08:34 +0000

Steve Carell and Tina Fey have teamed up to deliver a great date night movie, appropriately called Date Night. And that got us Fat Guys thinking while this movie is great for a real date night, there are plenty of film out there that are not.

So, as a public service, we have compiled a list of five movies you really don’t want to take a date to… unless they’re into that sort of thing.

5. The Last House on the Left (1972 & 2009)

The original poster tells you to keep saying, “It’s only a movie… it’s only a movie… it’s only a movie…” But if you take a date to this grisly it-could-happen-to-you horror movie, you might be repeating, “It’s only a bad choice… it’s only a bad choice… it’s only a bad choice…” Hint: brutal rape scenes in movies generally result in an awkward drive home. (See also #1 below.)

4. He’s Just Not That Into You (2009)

Considered a non-love story, this movie was definitely marketed to the female audience, but it wasn’t marketed for the date night crowd. Think of it as the movie that all the ladies will go to with their girlfriends to bitch about the guys they just broke up with… or will break up with if you take them to it.

3. Brokeback Mountain (2005)

Yes, this was a groundbreaking film for many, but it just might send the wrong message if you bring your date who’s hot girl you’ve been secretly in love with for a while. She might end up considering you a “good friend” after this film, and you can spend the rest of your “relationship” getting late-night calls from her, using you as a shoulder to cry on when she breaks up with guys she actually is attracted to.

2. Twilight (2008)

But you say, “Chicks dig this movie.” Ah yes, they do. But chances are you might be trying to date a teenage girl, and that’s illegal in many places. Either that, or she’s looking for a 100-year-old vampire who can’t actually have sex with her. Either way, it’s an epic fail for you.

1. Irreversible (2002)

Just because the ladies seem to like cultured European cinema doesn’t mean this is going to be a good film for date night viewing. Some may say it’s the nine-minute rape scene in the middle of the movie. But think about this… if you survive that portion of the movie and your date is an epileptic, she just might go into a full-blown seizure at the end of the movie.

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Fat Guy 5: Five Characters We Wish Were Killed

Kevin Carr — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 07:27:21 +0000

With the release this week of yet another Nicholas Sparks movie, we now have learned the true formula. Take a forbidden summer romance, throw in some upper-class/lower-class tension and nice picturesque shots of Savannah’s beaches, and you’re only missing one thing…

Like any good horror movie, a Nicholas Sparks movie would not be complete without someone dying.

And that got us thinking… if only every movie was written by Nicholas Sparks, who would we have liked to see bite it in other films. What follows is a fun, but hardly definitive, Fat Guy Five list!

5. Ruby Rhod (Chris Tucker), The Fifth Element (1997)

“Korben… Korben… Korben… Korben! Korben! Korben! Korben!! Korben!! Korben!!! KorbenKorbenKorbenKorbenKorben!!! KORBEN! KORBEN!!!” Who didn’t want to kill this guy?

4. Jar Jar Binks, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)

Sure, this film was the first Star Wars movie in almost two decades. Sure, it was on the cutting edge of digital technology. But Jar Jar Binks couldn’t have been more annoying. He was the Short Round of this movie.

3. Short Round (Ke Huy Quan), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

And speaking of Short Round… I saw this movie when I was only 12, so I identified with a kid who followed Indiana Jones around like a sick puppy. But as an adult, I see him for what he really was… a cheap grab at the interest of a 12 year old.

2. Carmen Ibanez (Denise Richards), Starship Troopers (1997)

Even director Paul Verhoeven acknowledges that the decision to kill Dizzy (Dina Meyer) and keep Carmen alive was a bad idea in the long run. According to the commentary track of this film, comment cards from the test screenings said, “You killed the wrong girl!”

1. Tyler Hawkins (Robert Pattinson), Remember Me (2010)

Oh wait…

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31 Horror Movies in October

fatguy — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:00:48 +0000

To help celebrate the month of October and get in the Halloween spirit, Fat Guy Kevin Carr will be watching one horror movie a day. When appropriate (i.e., when he’s not in a movie theater), he will be live-tweeting the film, so follow him at Twitter.com/kevincarr.

October 1 - Zombieland (2009) *
October 2 – Bad Ronald (1974)
October 3 – Van Helsing (2004)
October 4 – Paranormal Activity (2009) *
October 5 – The Hills Run Red (2009)
October 6 – Trick ‘r Treat(2009)
October 7 – Shaun of the Dead (2004)
October 8 – Inside (2009) *
October 9 – Drag Me to Hell (2009)
October 10 – Zombie (1979)
October 11 – Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (1973)
October 12 – The Signal (2007)
October 13 – Waxwork (1988)
October 14 – An American Werewolf In London (1981)
October 15 – The Stepfather (2009) *
October 16 – It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)
October 17-18 – Shock Around the Clock 24-hour Horror Movie Marathon (films include I Sell the Dead, From Beyond, Irreversible, Day of the Dead, The Host, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Daughters of Darkness, The Thing, Werewolf vs. The Vampire Women, The Black Cat, The Masque of the Red Death and Q… visit HorrorMarathon.com for more information)
October 19 – Wrong Turn 3 (2009)
October 20 – Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant (2009)*
October 21 – Who Can Kill a Child? (1976)
October 22 – Saw VI (2009) *
October 23 – Martyrs (2008)
October 24 – Audition (1999)
October 25 – The Midnight Meat Train (2008)
October 26 – The Stepfather (1987)
October 27 – The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
October 28 – Eraserhead (1977)
October 29 – May (2002)
October 30 – Ringu (1998)
October 31 – H2: Halloween II (2009) *

NOTE: This is a revised schedule based on current availability. Films and their order are subject to change. (rev. 10-22-09)

* denotes a current theatrical release and will not include any live-tweeting

A special thanks goes to the following Twitter users for their various suggestions: @MrPookieBlack, @d_levy, @simonmiraudo, @TibbaGirl, @FozzieBare, @AronDej, @biggitio and @antho42. And thanks to all the other people on Facebook and Twitter for suggesting some quality horror films, many of which did not make the list for various reasons.

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