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Can anybody say RIGOR MORTIS???

posted 17 years ago by will7370
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Okay, setting aside the fact that bodies began to rot and decompose after time, what about the immediate effects of Rigor Mortis? Hasn't anyone found a dog or a cat that's been dead for over 6 hours? It's stiff as a board. And they maintain that same body position no matter how you turn them. There's no way you could get a dead Bernie to do all of those walking things they did in this movie with the loose legs and arms due to Rigor Mortis.

And what about the legal implications of abuse of a corpse?

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[–] prestonpopp 16 years ago

Rigor Mortis is temporary.

[–] chuckleezodiac 16 years ago

Can anybody say, "It's a movie. Relax. Enjoy. Breathe?"

Lighten up, Francis.

[–] merri311 16 years ago

Can anyone say SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF for the sake of a silly movie?

[–] CrazyToaster 16 years ago

If chewbacca suddenly walked into Casablanca and shot Humphrey Bogart, would you say "Lighten up it's just a movie"? It's a movie based in real life, therefore it has to conform to real life physics. We shouldn't have to ignore something that large simply because "It's a movie".

"I believe whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you... stranger." The Joker

[–] kardiackids02 16 years ago

If chewbacca suddenly walked into Casablanca and shot Humphrey Bogart, would you say "Lighten up it's just a movie"? Yes I would!

And anyways if we based every movie off real life physics half the movies out there wouldn't be made. Can't you people just enjoy these silly movies and not take everything so serious?

[–] Snarfeck 16 years ago

so wait chewbacca DIDN'T shoot bogart?

[–] mijares_1976 15 years ago

Chewie shot first!

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[–] KarlMaldensNose 15 years ago

Chewie says he had to do it. Bogie came at him with a knife.

[–] diplexbullet19 16 years ago

infact if chewbacca did that i'd probably laugh myself to death, i do pitty you, must find it hard to enjoy most comedies....

[–] avalco 16 years ago

When I first saw this movie as a kid I knew it was BS, but never the less entertaining. Some movies require Suspension of Disbelief. Sure it is no Citizen Kane, but it is a damn good comedy.

[–] katiewon 16 years ago

Of course, Chewbacca in "Casablanca" I knew something was missing from that movie! LOL

The lack of rigor mortis and smell of decomposition are realities that the movie ignores. So what, its still funny. Andrew McCarthy makes this movie. He is such a goofball and willing to take everything in stride and make the most of it He's sort of the young version of Bernie, without the corruption.

I've always wondered - was the dead Bernie the real actor or a dummy? I think real, but if that's the case, the man deserved an Oscar.

[–] rpacejr19 15 years ago

I've always wondered - was the dead Bernie the real actor or a dummy? I think real, but if that's the case, the man deserved an Oscar.

I'd have to say both. You can clearly see Bernie blink and move on his own after he dies, but some of the stunts had to have been done with a dummy.

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[–] Madman-Marz 15 years ago

dumbass...I would say that Chewbacca is a wookie and a made up creature...hows that for reallife???

VICTIMS AREN´T WE ALL?

[–] Splinter_ 15 years ago

The drug that was used to kill Bernie was mixed with a rare South American chemical called Lexotropinathriaprax which counters the rigor mortis effect, thus making the muscles loose and flexible after death...

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[–] phnxstarfir 15 years ago

Sometimes after death, the body can react like if its alive.

Ex: hand movements, leg movements and yes even erections.

[–] keyser_soze_smokes 15 years ago

Some suspension!

I lol'd

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