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So Michael Rooker is like Superman or something?

posted 13 years ago by Those_Are_My_Balloons
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Pacino hits him on the top of the head as hard as he can with a barbell. This will kill many people outright, and the people it doesn't kill will be knocked unconscious for a while. Not only does this not stop Rooker, but when he rushes at Pacino when Pacino is trying to call for backup he gets shot in the heart/shoulder area! This will make anyone stop doing what they are doing! He doesn't stop, though, and then he continues rolling around with Pacino some more. Is he supposed to be Superman or something?!?!?

[–] daughterofolaf 12 years ago

He didn't actually hit him in the head with the weight, he hit him in the upper back and he's a big dude and Pacino is a very small guy, so it's not that unbelievable that the hit wouldn't be that severe.

And he was not shot in the heart, not even all that close. And yeah, sometimes crazed people are injured and don't really slow down or stop right off. I imagine if you're crazy and fighting to the death you're gonna hold on as hard and long as possible.

"It's Minnie Pearl's murder weapon."

[–] asgard-5 12 years ago

If you look closely, his dumbbells (stashed from Cruising) had rubber covers. That might've softened the impact. Also it'd look weak if Pacino would knock him out with an object instead of using his lethal kung fu. This movie is tailored to Pacino's needs of making himself look a certain way, but it still works.

[–] Kimrubymoon 10 years ago

Ever heard of adrenaline??? That, combined with sociopathy does, in fact = Superman. I am a nurse and did a short turn working in psych. Trust me....that's nothing!!!

[–] BoSoxRules 9 years ago

Come on, the fact that he gets shot and it doesn't seem to faze him is a bit much.

[–] Paul_Ke 9 years ago

Movies just make you think people drop down as soon as they're shot. In real life, you can get shot and not go down right away.

Besides, the adrenaline of a raging psycho was involved.

[–] jefgg 9 years ago

Michael Rooker isn't Superman. He is serial killer Henry Lee Lucas. Rooker got cast in "Sea Of Love" based on his title role performance in "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer".

[–] hornetking2 8 years ago

Merle is one tough son of a bitch

[–] mattjoes (53) 8 years ago

Realism aside, this was a great scene. One could feel the physical struggle between the characters. It reminded me of that farm scene in Torn Curtain, in how it portrayed physical resilience.