who knew cheating death could be so easy welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re counting down our picks for the top ten
counting down our picks for the top ten
counting down our picks for the top ten scenarios the hero could not have
scenarios the hero could not have
scenarios the hero could not have survived good job for this list we’re
survived good job for this list we’re
survived good job for this list we’re taking a look at those instances in
taking a look at those instances in
taking a look at those instances in movies where the sequence of events
movies where the sequence of events
movies where the sequence of events should have led to certain death you
should have led to certain death you
should have led to certain death you expect me to talk now Mr Bond I expect
expect me to talk now Mr Bond I expect
expect me to talk now Mr Bond I expect you to die but whether they’re shot
you to die but whether they’re shot
you to die but whether they’re shot blown up or caught in a natural disaster
blown up or caught in a natural disaster
blown up or caught in a natural disaster what is your location
certain movie characters have the
certain movie characters have the uncanny ability to avoid meeting their
uncanny ability to avoid meeting their
uncanny ability to avoid meeting their makers however no magic allowed and only
makers however no magic allowed and only
makers however no magic allowed and only humans qualify great season
humans qualify great season
humans qualify great season number ten saved by the pipe twister the
number ten saved by the pipe twister the
number ten saved by the pipe twister the suck song
it’s the point basically at which the
it’s the point basically at which the twister sucks you up if we’re being
twister sucks you up if we’re being
twister sucks you up if we’re being honest there seem to be a few scenes in
honest there seem to be a few scenes in
honest there seem to be a few scenes in this movie where the phrase that doesn’t
this movie where the phrase that doesn’t
this movie where the phrase that doesn’t seem realistic would be appropriate
Julia we got cash but the coup de Grasse
Julia we got cash but the coup de Grasse comes towards the end when it becomes
comes towards the end when it becomes
comes towards the end when it becomes obvious that we need to stop playing
obvious that we need to stop playing
obvious that we need to stop playing along no one needs to tell me that you
along no one needs to tell me that you
along no one needs to tell me that you chase tornadoes I think that I was that
chase tornadoes I think that I was that
chase tornadoes I think that I was that was a metaphor
was a metaphor
was a metaphor a couple of divorcees hunkered down
a couple of divorcees hunkered down
a couple of divorcees hunkered down against an f5 mega tornado and decide to
against an f5 mega tornado and decide to
against an f5 mega tornado and decide to write it out by taking shelter in a
write it out by taking shelter in a
write it out by taking shelter in a dilapidated shed and strapping
dilapidated shed and strapping
dilapidated shed and strapping themselves to a pipe with a leather belt
themselves to a pipe with a leather belt
themselves to a pipe with a leather belt punk-ass tornado
number nine jet jumping live free or die
number nine jet jumping live free or die hard she’s killed a helicopter with a
hard she’s killed a helicopter with a
hard she’s killed a helicopter with a car how’s our bullets when they were
car how’s our bullets when they were
car how’s our bullets when they were watching this movie audiences clearly
watching this movie audiences clearly
watching this movie audiences clearly didn’t get that John McClane is actually
didn’t get that John McClane is actually
didn’t get that John McClane is actually invincible unbreakable if you will what
invincible unbreakable if you will what
invincible unbreakable if you will what he taught you shot yourself
he taught you shot yourself
he taught you shot yourself seemed like a good idea at the time
seemed like a good idea at the time
seemed like a good idea at the time clearly he’d have to be particularly if
clearly he’d have to be particularly if
clearly he’d have to be particularly if he’s driving a semi playing chicken with
he’s driving a semi playing chicken with
he’s driving a semi playing chicken with a jet then jumping on to said jet
a jet then jumping on to said jet
a jet then jumping on to said jet surfing the wing and jumping back off
surfing the wing and jumping back off
surfing the wing and jumping back off again before it explodes by this point
again before it explodes by this point
again before it explodes by this point in the franchise McLean’s aging frame
in the franchise McLean’s aging frame
in the franchise McLean’s aging frame isn’t gonna be stopped by things like
isn’t gonna be stopped by things like
isn’t gonna be stopped by things like physics or the limitations of the human
physics or the limitations of the human
physics or the limitations of the human body that’s for the bad guys on your
body that’s for the bad guys on your
body that’s for the bad guys on your tombstone
tombstone
tombstone it’s read always in the wrong place at
it’s read always in the wrong place at
it’s read always in the wrong place at the wrong time elbow you because number
the wrong time elbow you because number
the wrong time elbow you because number eight car go bang bang mission
eight car go bang bang mission
eight car go bang bang mission impossible 3 pull the cart
such a nice car and yet do it from what
such a nice car and yet do it from what we can tell when you’re running from a
we can tell when you’re running from a
we can tell when you’re running from a missile strike on a bridge chances are
missile strike on a bridge chances are
missile strike on a bridge chances are you’ll survive the blast better yet if
you’ll survive the blast better yet if
you’ll survive the blast better yet if the missile should strike the truck
the missile should strike the truck
the missile should strike the truck you’re running from and you happen to be
you’re running from and you happen to be
you’re running from and you happen to be blasted into a neighboring car
blasted into a neighboring car
blasted into a neighboring car he’ll just shake it off and keep on
he’ll just shake it off and keep on
he’ll just shake it off and keep on evading there’s really nothing that can
evading there’s really nothing that can
evading there’s really nothing that can stop you particularly if you’re some
stop you particularly if you’re some
stop you particularly if you’re some form of secret agent and especially if
form of secret agent and especially if
form of secret agent and especially if you’re Tom Cruise you make it I knew
you’re Tom Cruise you make it I knew
you’re Tom Cruise you make it I knew you’d make it
you’d make it
you’d make it god ROG meet your new partner
number seven concrete and axes and guns
number seven concrete and axes and guns oh my the lethal weapon franchise for a
oh my the lethal weapon franchise for a
oh my the lethal weapon franchise for a cop with an apparent death wish
cop with an apparent death wish
cop with an apparent death wish Martin Riggs seems to be exceptionally
Martin Riggs seems to be exceptionally
Martin Riggs seems to be exceptionally skilled at never having that particular
skilled at never having that particular
skilled at never having that particular wish granted I’m dumping do you really
wish granted I’m dumping do you really
wish granted I’m dumping do you really want to jump
want to jump
want to jump do you wanna well it that’s fine with me
do you wanna well it that’s fine with me
do you wanna well it that’s fine with me come on let’s do it asshole what I want
come on let’s do it asshole what I want
come on let’s do it asshole what I want to do it
the fact that Riggs didn’t die in at
the fact that Riggs didn’t die in at least the first movie could be a
least the first movie could be a
least the first movie could be a testament to some sort of divine
testament to some sort of divine
testament to some sort of divine intervention or maybe taking an axe to
intervention or maybe taking an axe to
intervention or maybe taking an axe to the skull being dragged across concrete
the skull being dragged across concrete
the skull being dragged across concrete being tortured and being shot in the
being tortured and being shot in the
being tortured and being shot in the chest really isn’t as deadly as it seems
chest really isn’t as deadly as it seems
chest really isn’t as deadly as it seems not that we’d like to find out firsthand
not that we’d like to find out firsthand
not that we’d like to find out firsthand oh boy fest yeah a smart kid
number six so many guns the James Bond
number six so many guns the James Bond franchise
he’s been shot at almost 5000 times
he’s been shot at almost 5000 times throughout the course of the franchise’s
throughout the course of the franchise’s
throughout the course of the franchise’s history and still double-oh-seven has
history and still double-oh-seven has
history and still double-oh-seven has failed to catch a fatal cap if you carry
failed to catch a fatal cap if you carry
failed to catch a fatal cap if you carry a double-a number it means your license
a double-a number it means your license
a double-a number it means your license to kill not get you and even in Skyfall
to kill not get you and even in Skyfall
to kill not get you and even in Skyfall when it looked like our dashing agent
when it looked like our dashing agent
when it looked like our dashing agent may have been in the big one after being
may have been in the big one after being
may have been in the big one after being shot and tumbling into a river take the
shot and tumbling into a river take the
shot and tumbling into a river take the bloody shot it turned out he really just
bloody shot it turned out he really just
bloody shot it turned out he really just wanted to quit the biz seems like you
wanted to quit the biz seems like you
wanted to quit the biz seems like you only live way more than twice
number five any of it
number five any of it the crank franchise right check we’re
the crank franchise right check we’re
the crank franchise right check we’re aware that the entire premise of these
aware that the entire premise of these
aware that the entire premise of these films is a little wacky he’s a hitman
films is a little wacky he’s a hitman
films is a little wacky he’s a hitman who needs to keep his heart in proper
who needs to keep his heart in proper
who needs to keep his heart in proper working order with frequent bursts of
working order with frequent bursts of
working order with frequent bursts of adrenaline however it does make for
adrenaline however it does make for
adrenaline however it does make for non-stop action which is basically an
non-stop action which is basically an
non-stop action which is basically an excuse to put the protagonist in
excuse to put the protagonist in
excuse to put the protagonist in ridiculous situation after ridiculous
ridiculous situation after ridiculous
ridiculous situation after ridiculous situation most notably we get to watch
situation most notably we get to watch
situation most notably we get to watch Chev Chelios somehow survive a fall from
Chev Chelios somehow survive a fall from
Chev Chelios somehow survive a fall from a helicopter and even make it through a
a helicopter and even make it through a
a helicopter and even make it through a completely unsterile session of
completely unsterile session of
completely unsterile session of open-heart surgery Wow
open-heart surgery Wow
open-heart surgery Wow Lolita beautiful college oh so Sokka
Lolita beautiful college oh so Sokka
Lolita beautiful college oh so Sokka number four frying the coke double-team
damn where’d you come from
damn where’d you come from with acting powerhouses Dennis Rodman
with acting powerhouses Dennis Rodman
with acting powerhouses Dennis Rodman and jean-claude Van Damme headlining the
and jean-claude Van Damme headlining the
and jean-claude Van Damme headlining the film it kinda already know you’re in for
film it kinda already know you’re in for
film it kinda already know you’re in for some treats
some treats
some treats look Thanks
aside from the obvious silliness of this
aside from the obvious silliness of this odd-couple pairing we get to see a
odd-couple pairing we get to see a
odd-couple pairing we get to see a shirtless Rodman and Van Damme managed
shirtless Rodman and Van Damme managed
shirtless Rodman and Van Damme managed to somehow not be burned to death in a
to somehow not be burned to death in a
to somehow not be burned to death in a massive explosion
whatever could they use to shield
whatever could they use to shield themselves from such a blast why a Coke
themselves from such a blast why a Coke
themselves from such a blast why a Coke machine of course
machine of course
machine of course product placement comes through every
product placement comes through every
product placement comes through every time
number three headshot and buried alive
number three headshot and buried alive Kill Bill well that’s your money when
Kill Bill well that’s your money when
Kill Bill well that’s your money when assassins turn on each other it’s never
assassins turn on each other it’s never
assassins turn on each other it’s never pretty even if the assassins are too bad
pretty even if the assassins are too bad
pretty even if the assassins are too bad this particular band of killers who kill
this particular band of killers who kill
this particular band of killers who kill for a living
for a living
for a living managed to both over Hill and under kill
managed to both over Hill and under kill
managed to both over Hill and under kill their target at the same time so when do
their target at the same time so when do
their target at the same time so when do we do this
we do this
we do this it all depends when do you want to die
it all depends when do you want to die
it all depends when do you want to die you’d think that being shot in the head
you’d think that being shot in the head
you’d think that being shot in the head and the chest and being buried alive
and the chest and being buried alive
and the chest and being buried alive would be enough to 86 the average Joe or
would be enough to 86 the average Joe or
would be enough to 86 the average Joe or Jane but clearly a desire for vengeance
Jane but clearly a desire for vengeance
Jane but clearly a desire for vengeance is all you need to cheat death that
is all you need to cheat death that
is all you need to cheat death that woman deserves our revenge
we deserve to die can’t just wait here
we deserve to die can’t just wait here and wait for sharks to rain down on us
and wait for sharks to rain down on us
and wait for sharks to rain down on us again just need to arm ourselves with
again just need to arm ourselves with
again just need to arm ourselves with something more powerful than these
something more powerful than these
something more powerful than these number two shark storm sharknado
number two shark storm sharknado
number two shark storm sharknado we’ve come to expect a particular brand
we’ve come to expect a particular brand
we’ve come to expect a particular brand of absurdity from sci-fi channel movies
of absurdity from sci-fi channel movies
of absurdity from sci-fi channel movies but this one goes the extra mile
obviously when sharks somehow managed to
obviously when sharks somehow managed to be swept up in water spouts their
be swept up in water spouts their
be swept up in water spouts their number-one priority is to eat whatever
number-one priority is to eat whatever
number-one priority is to eat whatever enters their line of vision what are you
enters their line of vision what are you
enters their line of vision what are you talking about we’re 100 miles from the
talking about we’re 100 miles from the
talking about we’re 100 miles from the ocean
ocean
ocean you’re exactly 6.6 miles from the ocean
you’re exactly 6.6 miles from the ocean
you’re exactly 6.6 miles from the ocean and on a day like today it’s not far
and on a day like today it’s not far
and on a day like today it’s not far enough apparently they don’t chew their
enough apparently they don’t chew their
enough apparently they don’t chew their food either so when a woman falls from a
food either so when a woman falls from a
food either so when a woman falls from a helicopter into one of their mouths and
helicopter into one of their mouths and
helicopter into one of their mouths and is later rescued via chainsaw she
is later rescued via chainsaw she
is later rescued via chainsaw she manages to emerge completely unscathed
manages to emerge completely unscathed
manages to emerge completely unscathed obviously before we marvel at the luck
obviously before we marvel at the luck
obviously before we marvel at the luck of our top pick here are a few honorable
of our top pick here are a few honorable
of our top pick here are a few honorable mentions
number one you’re a hard man to read dr.
number one you’re a hard man to read dr. Jones
Jones
Jones ouch nuking the fridge Indiana Jones and
ouch nuking the fridge Indiana Jones and
ouch nuking the fridge Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull indeed
the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull indeed
the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull indeed probably should have died back when he
probably should have died back when he
probably should have died back when he dropped out of that plane with a raft as
dropped out of that plane with a raft as
dropped out of that plane with a raft as a parachute
but we’re not gonna split hairs one of
but we’re not gonna split hairs one of the marvels of this universe is how this
the marvels of this universe is how this
the marvels of this universe is how this character survives against all odds
character survives against all odds
character survives against all odds prescribe an ending it’s a rat snake
prescribe an ending it’s a rat snake
prescribe an ending it’s a rat snake resident this one inside it’s not
resident this one inside it’s not
resident this one inside it’s not gorgeous that grab on go get something
gorgeous that grab on go get something
gorgeous that grab on go get something else particularly when those odds are a
else particularly when those odds are a
else particularly when those odds are a nuclear bomb and the only safe haven is
nuclear bomb and the only safe haven is
nuclear bomb and the only safe haven is a refrigerator assuming he didn’t die
a refrigerator assuming he didn’t die
a refrigerator assuming he didn’t die from the blast certainly the impact from
from the blast certainly the impact from
from the blast certainly the impact from his collisions with the ground would
his collisions with the ground would
his collisions with the ground would have at least broken some bones or
have at least broken some bones or
have at least broken some bones or killed one of the numerous CGI Gophers
do you agree with our list huh what
do you agree with our list huh what scenarios do you think the hero could
scenarios do you think the hero could
scenarios do you think the hero could not have survived for more entertaining
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