10 Movie Deaths That Totally Trolled Audiences

4. Captain James T. Kirk - Star Trek Generations

There's no denying the iconic appeal of William Shatner's Captain James T. Kirk, and fans were obviously enticed by Star Trek Generations promising a thrilling cross-over between The Original Series and The Next Generation.

But the sure allure of seeing Kirk hang out with Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) was thoroughly undermined by the film's utterly limp, low-effort attempt to pass the torch between the two, by killing the former off in the most bizarre and unintentionally hilarious manner possible.

After test audiences hated Kirk's original demise, where he was shot by villain Tolian Soran (Malcolm McDowell), the icon's death was re-conceived, this time with Kirk falling to his death from a rickety metal walkway.

That anyone thought this was an improvement or in any way a fitting death for such a beloved character - fans sure didn't think so - is just ludicrous, and tarnished a film that was already struggling to live up to its admittedly terrific premise.

McDowell himself perhaps said it best - "They had this icon of American television, why the hell didn’t they give him a spectacular death? Why did they give him such a really paltry death?"

Well, at least Dennis McCarthy's musical score is really great during the scene...