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Best scene in movie (spoiler)


I've seen this movie numerous times, and my favorite scene is always the same. The one where the jokester with the glasses is stabbed with the sword, and is trying to tell his friends he's not joking around. For one thing, he's such an annoying guy, I was glad to see him killed off, and for another, it's just a very well-paced scene. There's some other memorable parts too: when Doc is trying to warn everyone that his friend is murdered, and they think he's just joking around, and the very last image, where the killed falls off the train at the end, and you see his body falling into the snow. What does everyone else like?

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Ugh he was annoying -_-. So was the guy who got killed in the bathroom.

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Ditto to OP, def the scene when he falls out train- insinuated that his head hits so hard it explodes into an exploding head...body is magnificently mangled beyond recognition, floating downstream "face" down and falls deeper into oblivion! Bravo!

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LOL

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The opening; one of the creepiest openings to a horror film Ive seen. Also, the ending where the killer is revealed, and the final fight on the train (coupled with the body flying off the train into the snow, and eventually sliding into the water).


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I love the scene where Doc is looking for the killer in his train compartment, and finds him in an unexpected place. It's a well done suspense scene.

Kenny's scenes are all very compelling, too, I thought he was a fascinating character and Derek McKinnon was so good. The logistics of his "disguise" were a little far fetched, but very interesting...multiple costumes on top of a second costume, and the ability to act as another person (and another gender) while still performing intricate magic stunts. Kenny was all about disguises inside of disguises.

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Friday the 13th part 3 borrowed this scene with Shelley in the same role as comedian.

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Doc getting killed in the train compartment that he locks himself in is a terrific nerve-wracking set piece.

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