Most unbelievable movie character resurrection

Yavin · 07-06-07, 03:25 PM

Inspired by the news that Dennis Hopper's Howard Payne character may be back for Speed 3, I'd like to know what are the most bizzare, brazen, and generally unbelievable instances of a movie character coming back from the dead, as it were, in a movie sequel (not prequel).

I can think of a few movie characters that have returned from the dead, but none of them are really surprising/unbelievable given the context of the film(s) and the (lack of) confirmation of the death(s):

Spoiler:

lordwow · 07-06-07, 03:27 PM

There is absolutely, positively, 100% no chance (none), that Howard Payne survived that.

Yavin · 07-06-07, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by lordwow

There is absolutely, positively, 100% no chance (none), that Howard Payne survived that.

Yeah, that's why I'm thinking it's probably a prequel. But if it's not. Wow. Just wow.

DealMan · 07-06-07, 03:46 PM

Chow Yun Fat in A Better Tomorrow part II

TallGuyMe · 07-06-07, 03:49 PM

Jason Voorhees

Groucho · 07-06-07, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by DealMan

Chow Yun Fat in A Better Tomorrow part II

Did you see the film? They used the old

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trick.

TallGuyMe · 07-06-07, 03:50 PM

John Travolta's career.

eiker_ir · 07-06-07, 04:01 PM

Freddy came back to life in ANOES 4 when a dog named Jason peed fire on his bones

that's my second post about ANOES 4 in two days, weird

PopcornTreeCt · 07-06-07, 04:10 PM

Ahnuld in T2? He wasn't even the same character!!

Alien Resurrection?

Super X · 07-06-07, 04:28 PM

Ramirez (Sean Connery) in Highlander 2.

chris_sc77 · 07-06-07, 04:39 PM

yeah Im thinking that if Hopper is in speed 3 he will be Howard Payne's twin brother...
i guesst they could go the die hard 3 route where the brother wants revenge.
mad bombers run in the family i guess.

flashburn · 07-06-07, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt

Ahnuld in T2? He wasn't even the same character!!

Alien Resurrection?

Same goes for Alien Resurrection. The Ripley in that movie was a human/alien hybrid they created.

Groucho · 07-06-07, 04:47 PM

Whistler in Blade 2

Doc MacGyver · 07-06-07, 04:49 PM

The Shredder in TMNT: Secret of the Ooze.

I mean C'MON!

-Doc

DthRdrX · 07-06-07, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by eiker_ir

Freddy came back to life in ANOES 4 when a dog named Jason peed fire on his bones

that's my second post about ANOES 4 in two days, weird

It did happen in the dreamworld though so it could be explained as he wasn't dead to begin with.

There is absolutely nothing that can beat Jason Vorhees being resurrected when the coroner decides to literally eat his black heart in Jason Goes to Hell ....

My friends and I were laughing for minutes when we first saw this.

Cardiac161 · 07-06-07, 05:19 PM

Tom Cruise's character in Far & Away
Tom Cruise's kid in War of the Worlds

sundog · 07-06-07, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Cardiac161

Tom Cruise's kid in War of the Worlds

Perfect call. What a shameless, transparent and manipulative move by Spielberg.

RobCA · 07-06-07, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by chris_sc77

yeah Im thinking that if Hopper is in speed 3 he will be Howard Payne's twin brother...

Unless it turns out that it was actually the twin brother who died in Speed.

Either way, it's incredibly lame.

Rob

nateman · 07-07-07, 08:13 AM

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John Travolta's career.

It's funny, cause it's true.

I think Jason takes the cake for the most unbelievable resurrection. Freddy would take second based on the fact that in Freddy vs Jason he got his head cut off and when Jason was holding it, He winked.
I'd also say Chucky but he's sort of a special case.

KnightLerxst · 07-07-07, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Super X

Ramirez (Sean Connery) in Highlander 2.

Word.

Ramiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirez.

"Shithead...what's a shithead."

Artman · 07-07-07, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Cardiac161

Tom Cruise's kid in War of the Worlds

First one that came to mind.

Parcher · 07-07-07, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Cardiac161

Tom Cruise's kid in War of the Worlds

What the heck was Spielberg thinking. Seriously.

I don't get it. I watch Schindler's List, SPR, etc and I am thinking... "this is a MASTER CRAFTSMAN". And then he makes War of the Worlds and lets that kid return.

What-the-

harpo787 · 07-07-07, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Cardiac161

Tom Cruise's kid in War of the Worlds

This was the first thing that came to mind for me...except it doesn't meet the "in a sequel" criteria. In my mind, though, that makes it even worse.

Say...what about that Starman character?!? Huge explosion and he comes walking out of the fire, I mean come ON! What are you, some friggin alien?!?

Also...the return of Jenny Hayden (sp?).

While I'm on it....what about this Jesus character? Oh yeah, the son of god/he is god thing. Ok, well what about Lazarus, HUH!?!? He's neither god nor the son of god! WHAT ABOUT THAT?!?!?!

Sorry bout that.....

devilshalo · 07-07-07, 12:00 PM

Godzilla

sundog · 07-07-07, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by harpo787

...Ok, well what about Lazarus, HUH!?!? He's neither god nor the son of god! WHAT ABOUT THAT?!?!?!

It pays to be a friend of god.

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