Quote Originally Posted by Privateerkev
By far my favorite death is when the soldier in "Saving Private Ryan" explodes from his own sticky bomb. It is still very amusing to watch the reactions of people who have never seen that scene before. It might not be as "epic" or "heroic" as some of the other choices on here. But, I would argue that, that scene has emotionally reached many people due to its abrubt and raw power.
A far better death scene would be with the Captain in this movie. His death was glorious, heroic, etc. The Sergeant before him was also a good death scene, but not as dramatic as the Captain's.