The fundamentals of any modern day blockbuster movie are basically swearing, shaggin, and dying. This month we focus on movie deaths...comprising our top ten all time deaths on screen. Top ten movie shags might come next month, in the meantime have a butchers at the list and then get down your local rental store...

	>>> No. 1 : Eric Draven in THE CROW played by Brandon Lee This has to go down as THE number one movie death due to the fact that Brandon Lee did actually die in the filming of 'The Crow'. In the flashback scene where Eric arrives home and is shot by Funboy, he is shot in the chest and falls backwards...which was what he was supposed to do, so at first everyone thought he was over-acting. But soon people realised something was wrong...Turns out that a shell left in the blank firer was shot out of the gun having the effect of a real bullet, piercing Brandon's abdomen and lodging itself next to his spine. He later died in hospital with his wife-to-be Eliza Hutton at his side. The tragic scene where he dies is still in the film. RIP.
	>>>No. 2 : Bohdi in POINT BREAK played by Patrick Swayze Bohdi, named so short for the Bohdizifer, turns up at Bells Beach Australia for the mythical 50 year storm having been on the run from FBI agent Johny Utah for months. After a fucking good scrap on the beach with agent Utah (Keanu Reeves), Bohdi is facing jail, but rather than face life behind bars he begs Utah to let him paddle out into the ocean to try to surf the ultimate point break, and waves of over 4 metres...as FBI agents look on Bohdi disappears under a wave as it breaks over him, going out like a legend. Keanu throws his fbi badge into the sea and walks away.
	>>>No. 3 : Sergeant Elias in PLATOON played by William Dafoe Having been shot in the chest by one of his own men (Tom Berenger), Elias is thought to be dead, but as the remaining members of his platoon escape in a chopper they look down to see Elias running out of the rainforest followed by a shit load of rather pissed off Vietnamise soldiers. Elias takes about 20 bullets in the back before eventually going down. Hard bastard!
	>>>No. 4 : Vincent Vega in PULP FICTION played by John Travolta Gangster bad boy and all round styler Vincent Vega is sent to "scout the earth" for Butch (Bruce Willis) and is taking a shit in Butch's apartment when Butch comes back to collect his father's watch. Dip-shit Vega had only gone and left his oozie lying on the kitchen side-board, so when Butch decides to make himself some pop tarts he finds it. Travolta walks out of the bog to see Willis pointing his own gun at him. Nothing happens for a few seconds until suddenly the pop tarts pop up and make an un-nervey Butch promptly shoot the shit out of his unlucky fiend, who falls back and sits on the toilet, dead. An all round quality death.
	>>>No. 5 : Kowalski in VANISHING POINT played by ? Cult hero Kowalski commits suicide by driving his Dodge straight into a roadblock, having outrun Police across several states on the way to San Fransisco. Kowalski goes out in true style knowing that he has become an American legend.
	>>>No. 6 : Mr. Big in JAMES BOND LIVE AND LET DIE played by ? Well there had to be a James Bond movie in the list somewhere... While a fit as f**k Jane Seamore watches on in a skimpy little dress, James Bond (played by Roger Moore) forces a compressed gas pellet into Mr. Big's mouth causing him to shoot up in the air like a balloon and pop when he hits the roof. Pure entertainment. And of course Bond gets the girl.
	>>>No. 7 : Neil McCauly in HEAT played by Robert de Niro After shooting Wayne Grow in the head in his hotel room Robby makes a b-line for the airport where Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino) follows. A great final show down in the airfield where McCauly is caught out by the lights of a landing plane allowing Al the chance to shoot, then as McCauly dies Hanna holds his hand, ahh how sweet. But seriously, a great scene.
	>>>No. 8 : Private Pile in FULL METAL JACKET played by You know the fat fucker who everyone hates...well he flips out one night when he's on guard duty, kills the officer and then shoots himself in the mouth blowing his head off, pure class!
	>>>No. 9 : Critical Bill in THINGS TO DO IN DENVER WHEN YOU'RE DEAD played by Treat Williams "You're reputation far exceeds your skills!" - definitely one of the best quotes of all time too. Critical Bill has been hiding out in his shit-hole apartment for weeks knowing that the world's best hit man (played by Steve Buscemi) is going to arrive at some point. Bill manages to out-wit Buscemi who shoots at an empty bed before a series of spotlights are shone at him and Bill shoots him down as he's dazzled. Thinking he's dead, Bill approaches Buscemi, who then pulls out a gun and kills Bill. The two both die, but Critical Bill has killed the man who was branded invincible. Respect!
	>>>No. 10 : Mumrah in THUNDERCATS THE MOVIE played by Mumrah Not many people even know that there's a movie of thundercats, but there is. Mumrah has stolen the talisman from Liono which holds the power of the star of thundera, but when he opens up the talisman it kills him, meaning the Thundercats' evil enemy is no more. Anyone who wants to see this classic film, let me know and I can make you a copy or something.

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