10 Movie Scenes That Went Completely Over The Top

5. Sex Scene Shoot Out - Shoot 'Em Up

Femme Fatale Opening
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The opening scene of Shoot 'Em Up finds Clive Owen chewing on a carrot as he witnesses a woman about to give birth fleeing from a hitman. Cartoonishly, he dispatches of the thug by stabbing him in the face with the vegetable. It's intentionally goofy, and the carrot was an intentional reference to Bugs Bunny. If nothing else, Shoot 'Em Up is a bloody, gory, fast-paced video game/cartoon in live action, with every actor chewing the scenery (particularly villain Paul Giamatti).

But the kicker comes about half-way through the never-ending shootout, with Owen and Damsel in Distress Monica Bellucci copulating as killers burst through the door. Owen doesn't stop shooting - or screwing throughout. It's so over-the-top goofy director Patrick Lussier flat-out ripped it off in his trying-too-hard Nic Cage romp Drive Angry.

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Kenny Hedges is carbon-based. So I suppose a simple top 5 in no order will do: Halloween, Crimes and Misdemeanors, L.A. Confidential, Billy Liar, Blow Out He has his own website - thefilmreal.com - and is always looking for new writers with differing views to broaden the discussion.