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Worst dubbed-for-TV movie swears
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Matt
7th December 2010
The Set-up: After a particularly devilish fight on the wing of a plane, Evil Military Man William Sadler throws John McClane off and to the ground, but it's ok, because the unlucky cop managed to open the fuel hatch mid-struggle. And so, with a trail of fuel leading to the near-airborne plane, McClane flicks his lighter and utters his catchphrase...
The Line: "Yippe-ki-yay, Mr Falcon"
Verdict: Who? No, John, that was Colonel Stuart. In fact, scanning the credits for the film on IMDB, I can see that there wasn't a single Mr Falcon involved in the film - not even on the stunt team. That's just confusing.
The Set-up: Our introduction to each of the usual suspects begins at this police line-up, as the five renowned criminals take it in turns to be identified as a hardened thief by saying...
The Line: "Hand me the keys, you fairy godmother"
Verdict: Right. Well, it's no surprise none of them were arrested as the offender then - that's about as threatening as Stephen Baldwin's claim on the family throne. And we're to accept that these guys went on to pull off a massive drug heist? That makes less sense in this film than Benicio Del Toro.
The Set-up: Walter's bear-sized tire-iron attack on a red corvette is a brilliant rage-filled hulk-out which is supposed to get back at the 15-year-old Larry who stole their car. After all, the kid needs to know there are consequences to his actions...
The Line: "You see what happens, Larry? You see what happens when you fight a stranger in the Alps?!"
Verdict: ...or not, although Larry's back story isn't fully explored in this film, I think it's fair to say that he didn't previously meet Walter in Europe's most prominent mountain range and engage in some form of combat with him. Therefore, I think the lesson is a bit lost on him.
The Set-up: With hundreds of different species of snakes causing murder and mayhem aboard Flight 121 of Pacific Air, it's up to Samuel L Jackson, the biggest badass mofo FBI agent to ever travel economy to save the day. But rescuing passengers from a fangy death takes its toll...
The Line: "Enough is enough! I have had it with these monkey-fighting snakes on this Monday-to-Friday plane!"
Verdict: Er...what? Is there a prequel I don't know about? Snakes on an Orangutan, perhaps? Forgetting the fact that Sam Jackson thinks it's important at this point to remind everybody of the mid-weekly flight schedule, "monkey-fighting" is such a massive leap from anything rational, it has led some people to conclude that the TV network overdubber must have been one extremely racist monkey-fighter himself.
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