12 Things You Learn Rewatching Die Another Day

6. It's Got One Of The Most Brutal Deaths In The Series

Die Another Day Laser
MGM

Most of the movie's kills are utterly pedestrian and forgettable, but it does hold claim to one of the most brilliantly brutal and well-executed (sorry) death scenes in the entire Bond canon.

When Bond and Jinx are attacked by Graves' not-so-subtly-named henchman Mr. Kil (Lawrence Makoare), a fight breaks out while a robotic laser runs amok around them.

Jinx eventually manages to manipulate the laser, targeting it to blast a hot hole right through Kil's head, with the laser emerging out of his mouth.

It's wonderfully savage and shot in a creative way in order to cleverly circumvent the restrictions of the movie's PG-13 rating. The implication is clear, and the framing is glorious.

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