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nervmeister
10-13-2008, 07:21 PM
Events of these so compelling that even you have a hard time breathing during said scene. My personal list for instance.

1. Gladiator - Commodus smothering his father with a pillow all the while screaming in emotional agony. That was just wrong.

2. Return of the Jedi - Jabba the Hutt's demise. Nuff said. (Note: one of the few times I ever felt sorry for an unrepetant villain)

All I have for now

EDIT: I intended to post this in the TV/film forum. Sorry.
jesse_custer
10-13-2008, 07:52 PM
You should watch No Country For Old Men if you haven't. Its strangling scene makes both of these choices Sesame Street learning.
Monty_Cristo
10-13-2008, 07:55 PM
Christopher's death in Sopranos. and the earlier murder of an old lady by Paulie. there's also the plastic bag death in the original 'Black Christmas.'
Monty_Cristo
10-13-2008, 07:57 PM
Events of these so compelling that even you have a hard time breathing during said scene. My personal list for instance.

1. Gladiator - Commodus smothering his father with a pillow all the while screaming in emotional agony. That was just wrong.


a pillow? i thought he just held his face against his own chest.
StoneGold
10-13-2008, 07:57 PM
Rambo, when he rips the dude's throat out. I was like, holy shit, Rambo just ripped that dude's throat out!
Lance
10-13-2008, 08:00 PM
You should watch No Country For Old Men if you haven't. Its strangling scene makes both of these choices Sesame Street learning.

And that's in the first minute of the movie.

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jesse_custer
10-13-2008, 08:07 PM
Bardem, damn he's good.
StoneGold
10-13-2008, 08:39 PM
There's always that video of Michael Hutchence...
Puma
10-13-2008, 08:41 PM
Am I the only one creeped out by this topic?
morna
10-13-2008, 08:43 PM
no,


nope
Ronald Bryan
10-13-2008, 08:44 PM
Am I the only one creeped out by this topic?
When I read the topic I was thinking "This is a comic forum, not an erotic one. But if I had to pick one..."

Much less creepy, although still a little weird.

And in the wrong forum. If only I could remember what forum this should be in. If only the thread title could give me a hint.

Hmm

The strangulation forum?

No, no.

The smotherings forum.
Monty_Cristo
10-13-2008, 09:04 PM
Fox Mulder's predicted auto-erotic asphyxiation.
Legato
10-13-2008, 10:54 PM
Dutch strangling a cat in The Shield.
kmeyers
10-13-2008, 10:56 PM
um...Darth Vader.
Super Hero Guy
10-13-2008, 11:26 PM
When Sawyer killed Locke's dad on "Lost".
marshal99
10-13-2008, 11:27 PM
There is something disturbing talking about best strangling/smothering on film , isn't it kind of morbid ?! I might be a prune but i wouldn't go down that path.
I do not want to see future topics like best rape on film or best incest on film. :eek:
The Zapper
10-13-2008, 11:56 PM
I might be a prune but i wouldn't go down that path.


You're a prune?
tangentman
10-14-2008, 12:59 AM
The ragdoll strangling in Season 1 Charlie's Angels--pretty models being strangled, one of them a look-alike for Kelly Garrett.

Didn't Barnabas kill Angelique by strangling her in Dark Shadows?

Drag-queen Nat smothering an old Mafia boss who's about to "drop the dime" on his "family" in OZ!

Ruthie's near strangulation by her own snake in Season 2 of Carnivale!
Agent Helix
10-14-2008, 06:07 AM
Am I the only one creeped out by this topic?

No, this is really unsettling.
Black Atom
10-14-2008, 12:26 PM
Am I the only one creeped out by this topic?

I've noticed these get increasingly specific. I'm waiting for the "Top 10 Asian Auto-Erotic Asphyxiation Scenes" thread.
nervmeister
10-14-2008, 12:59 PM
a pillow? i thought he just held his face against his own chest.Oops. Sorry. It's been a while since I last saw Gladiator.
nervmeister
10-14-2008, 01:05 PM
Am I the only one creeped out by this topic?I don't blame you. But the idea for this thread popped into my head while I was studying History of Western Civilizations and read about the death of the Roman caesar Commodus (the real one) who happened to be covertly assassinated via strangulation by his wrestling teacher/coach. Plus I figure that since it's the Halloween season, it wouldn't hurt.
nervmeister
10-14-2008, 01:08 PM
I do not want to see future topics like best rape on filmNaw. For me, that'd be going a bit too far. Besides, the newest episode of South Park pretty much covered that (in more ways than one).
Justin D.
10-14-2008, 01:18 PM
Am I the only one creeped out by this topic?

no,


nope

No, this is really unsettling.

To respond to all of you, no, you're not alone. This thread bothers me too.

I don't blame you. But the idea for this thread popped into my head while I was studying History of Western Civilizations and read about the death of the Roman caesar Commodus (the real one) who happened to be covertly assassinated via strangulation by his wrestling teacher/coach. Plus I figure that since it's the Halloween season, it wouldn't hurt.

Next time, provide context. It helps in so many different ways. Most importantly for this thread, it can help you come off as a good bit less creepy.
nervmeister
10-14-2008, 01:25 PM
Next time, provide context. It helps in so many different ways. Most importantly for this thread, it can help you come off as a good bit less creepy.You know what? You're absolutely right. From now on, I'll do that.