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_____V_____
10-05-2009, 11:35 PM
...in movie history.




(***WARNING - THIS MIGHT BE A HUGE SPOILER-HEAVY THREAD***)




Thinking back to all the flicks I have watched till now, it comes down to these final five (according to me) -

Night of the Living Dead (how unexpected and shocking was this!),
The Usual Suspects (who saw THAT coming!),
The Empire Strikes Back (whoa!),
Psycho (I bet it made audiences jump back then), and
Se7en (an absolute sucker punch to the mind).

Two Honorable Mentions - The Sixth Sense and The Others.


If you ask me to choose any ONE from the above 5, I MIGHT choose The Usual Suspects (although Night and Seven make one hell of an impact).

What are your choices? Discuss.
neverending
10-05-2009, 11:49 PM
Harold & Maude.


Carrie

Brazil- the ORIGINAL ending.
Freak
10-06-2009, 12:46 AM
I'm sure alot of people might disagree but I didnt see the ending in Saw coming.
newb
10-06-2009, 04:24 AM
Memento

12 Monkeys

and who could forget the twist in The Crying Game.....WOAH...hello..:eek:
psycho d
10-06-2009, 04:57 AM
Usual Suspects, hands down...
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Ferox13
10-06-2009, 05:32 AM
Angel Heart.
_____V_____
10-06-2009, 05:48 AM
Brazil- the ORIGINAL ending.

Oh yes a real classic twist.


I'm sure alot of people might disagree but I didnt see the ending in Saw coming.

I can safely say not many would have, either. Myself included.


Memento

12 Monkeys

and who could forget the twist in The Crying Game.....WOAH...hello..:eek:

Can't forget Dil. Whoa indeed!

And Memento has a real kickass twist.


Angel Heart.

That one, and Oldboy, are two films whose twists are equivalent to mind-rape, IMO. Complete and utter jaw-dropping shockers, both of them.


Some pretty solid choices so far. Keep thinking of more, folks. Don't worry, you can discuss the twists itself pretty freely because I put a Spoiler warning right at the beginning of the thread.
ferretchucker
10-06-2009, 07:38 AM
Watch the entire filmography of M. Night Shyamalalanalmlalman...

And kick yourself for thinking he'd surprise you. :rolleyes:
Kemal
10-06-2009, 08:17 AM
Unbreakable
Despare
10-06-2009, 10:51 AM
Nobody thinks about Fight Club eh? That was the first one that popped into my head, I'll have to think of some others. Oh, wait, Vertigo had a great twist too. I'm tired, I'm sure I'll think of plenty.
Kemal
10-06-2009, 02:50 PM
Anyone remember "Fallen" with Denzel Washington?
urgeok2
10-06-2009, 02:53 PM
Anyone remember "Fallen" with Denzel Washington?
the 'spirit' that could move from person to person.



i think my favorite twist ending was the Others.

i just thought it was cool as hell.

also - the film called The Other (no s)
newb
10-06-2009, 03:06 PM
the 'spirit' that could move from person to person.





also - the film called The Other (no s)

I read that book many,many moons ago....never saw the movie.
Straker
10-06-2009, 03:37 PM
Primal Fear.
neverending
10-06-2009, 04:12 PM
I read that book many,many moons ago....never saw the movie.


It's very good!
urgeok2
10-06-2009, 04:42 PM
I read that book many,many moons ago....never saw the movie.


i'll grab you a copy next time i see one
Clean, Shaven
10-06-2009, 05:34 PM
I'm not being a dick, but I'm rarely impressed by twist endings. The ending of Se7en genuinely surprised me. Another surprise with Se7en was Kevin Spacey. All through the early chase scenes I was joking with my friend "Dude, it's Keyser Soze!" Turns out I was right.

The last zombie in Rec scared the hell out of me. I'd already had the final shot ruined for me by the trailer for Quarantine, but still...
Despare
10-06-2009, 07:14 PM
Anyone remember "Fallen" with Denzel Washington?

I was going to mention that, came across my copy when picking out movies for a Halloween party. My buddy said Awake sucked as a movie but had a pretty good twist at the end.
Roderick Usher
10-06-2009, 09:36 PM
This thread should end, or be deleted.

Nothing good can come from ruining the endings of films or cluing poeple into the fact that the film they are about to watch has a twist.

If you know a twist is coming, you start hunting for it, which undermines the drama and can ruin a film. As a viewer, I try to go along for the ride and never try to "figure it out" because that can only undermine the drama of a situation.
roshiq
10-06-2009, 10:06 PM
Saw, Fight Club, Memento, Oldboy and The Other...love them all.

I like to add two of my favorite classics....The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) & Les Diabolique.:)
_____V_____
10-06-2009, 10:47 PM
This thread should end, or be deleted.

Nothing good can come from ruining the endings of films or cluing poeple into the fact that the film they are about to watch has a twist.

If you know a twist is coming, you start hunting for it, which undermines the drama and can ruin a film. As a viewer, I try to go along for the ride and never try to "figure it out" because that can only undermine the drama of a situation.

Come on, Sean. We aren't discussing anything that hasn't already been discussed or seen by at least the majority of the movie-loving public. Who doesn't know about Empire Strikes Back or Usual Suspects?

Just finished watching Secret Window on cable. Good little twist in the tale, that one too (although it might have been predictable).
Despare
10-07-2009, 08:48 AM
Les Diabolique.:)

LOVED that one, pretty clever little double twist.

Inside had an alright little twist. (I know it's not a movie but) Knights of the Old Republic had an awesome twist worthy of any movie. Also, after thinking about it for a while, I thought High Tension's was ok.

_V_, you need this t-shirt.

http://www.themovieblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/spoiler-t-shirt.jpg
Doc Faustus
10-07-2009, 09:58 AM
Scarlet Street, The Wicker Man and to a certain degree Reanimator
urgeok2
10-07-2009, 04:37 PM
This thread should end, or be deleted.

Nothing good can come from ruining the endings of films or cluing poeple into the fact that the film they are about to watch has a twist.

If you know a twist is coming, you start hunting for it, which undermines the drama and can ruin a film. As a viewer, I try to go along for the ride and never try to "figure it out" because that can only undermine the drama of a situation.



although i do agree with this to a point - i've foind that even if somone mentioned there was a twist before you see a film .. if its a good film you become engrossed in it and totally forget it's coming.

at least - i'm able to do that.

if the film is so shitty and ham fisted that they're projecting what is to come with obvious foreshadowing.. it wont matter, its a crap film anyway.
_____V_____
10-07-2009, 07:26 PM
_V_, you need this t-shirt.

Holy smokes! :eek: