Death by crop duster: dumbest assassination idea ever

I have to agree with you; it was a very impractical and convoluted assassination attempt.
I guess the rational would be that it looks more like an accident than say a sniper in a car, but I still don't buy it.

Though, I guess it would have never become such an iconic scene if the villains tried something as nondescript as a sniper.

🚕 "You talkin' to me?" 

It was a stupid idea for assassinating someone, but at least it made it more realistic that he was able to escape. If a car pulled up and shot at him, Hitchcock would have needed a much more convoluted reason for him making it out of there.

Theres no rational reason why they would choose a crop duster as an assassination method, but it works out well for the movie in the end. Sometimes its more fun to have crazy supervillain assassination methods in movies like this instead of more realistic stuff. I dont think I would have enjoyed the older 007 movies as much if every villain had just shot Bond instead of trying to take him out with lasers and sharks.

They're not trying to hit him with the plane, they're trying to shoot him from it. You can hear gunfire.

I mean, really, how many times will you look under Jabba's manboobs?

I hate trolls like this guy ^. He posts one snarky remark about a much-loved movie and is never seen again. I hate cowards.