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Aha, right rope!

posted 15 years ago by herculessju-1
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Can somebody please explain the joke here? Its always bothered me. I don't get it and don't understand if he is referencing anything etc.

[–] SanForZeke 15 years ago

Don't know if it's a reference to something as well, but at least, this time, the rope will enable him to play domino with the soldiers, and not cause a chandelier to fall down on him.

A great scene by the way, he cuts off the rope, waits for the inevitable, and wham, he goes down, with the accompanying chorus of assembled soldiers laughing at him.
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"Yahemar! Of course we don't let him go!"

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[–] flerlgirl 15 years ago

Ha, I like your status! One of the funniest lines in the movie.

"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity." ~Dorothy Parker

[–] kairingler 12 years ago

if it was a reference to something i sure missed it,, i believe he is just commenting on the situation cuz in the scene before he cuts the wrong rope and the chandelier falls on him,, so this time he's like ahh right rope, so when he cut's it he will get the desired effect.
are you going to bark all day little doggie,, or are you going to bite

[–] stevenackerman69 15 years ago

Earlier, he cut a rope thinking it would drop a chandalier on the guards he was fighting. He cut the wrong one so a different chandalier fell on him. This time he wanted to make sure he had the right rope to knock the guards down like dominoes.

[–] Pounzer 15 years ago

If I remember correctly, the second rope is marked with a knot. So he knows it's the right one, before he even tries.