10 Dramatic Movie Deaths You Couldn't Help Laughing At

10. Darth Maul (The Phantom Menace)

Opinions are divided on The Phantom Menace as a film, but even those who hate the first Star Wars prequel tend to agree that Darth Maul is a really cool villain. His subtly-delivered dialogue, stylish skin pattern, devilish horns, and double-bladed lightsaber helped him to stand out as one of the most memorable characters in the entire Star Wars series, but his death certainly raised a few giggles in cinemas all over the world.

The final fight scene between Maul, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Qui-Gon Jinn is nicely choreographed, with some cool acrobatics and martial arts moves. The Sith samurai gains the upper hand over his opponents on multiple occasions, killing Qui-Gon and pacing menacingly back and forth as he waits for Obi-Wan to arrive, eventually pushing the young Jedi into a huge shaft.

In a seemingly inescapable situation, Obi-Wan uses the force to leap out of the pit and over Maul's head, slashing him across the midriff as he does. It's a dramatic and triumphant moment, but Maul's constipated expression as he falls backwards and then the funny way his body splits in half and flops off down the shaft stole a little of the tension from the scene.