10 Insane Recent Movie Moments Nobody Saw Coming
8. Scrooge's Death-By-Chimney - Violent Night
Though it didn't surprise anyone that holiday-themed action flick Violent Night boasted its fair share of grisly gore - the clue's in the title, after all - few could've anticipated quite how brutally the movie's antagonist would be dispatched.
Violent Night's Big Bad is "Mr. Scrooge" (John Leguizamo) - the leader of a gang of mercenaries who plot to steal $300 million from the Lightstone family's vault.
Of course they didn't count on the actual Santa Claus (David Harbour) showing up to stop them, and after he and the family members dismantle most of the mercs, it comes down to Santa taking on Scrooge.
Scrooge manages to get the drop on Santa, and just when ol' Saint Nick's goose appears to be cooked, Santa uses his magical powers to force himself up the nearby chimney.
And because Santa grabs hold of Scrooge, he drags him up the chimney too, explosively obliterating his body as it's forcibly crushed into the chimney's confines.
When Santa emerges out the other side, he's left holding Scrooge's gory, dismembered torso, which he promptly hurls down to the ground with a satisfying squelch.
Even for the violent standards of the movie up to this point, this was quite the gnarly kill to send the audience home with.