Wooderson Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Se7en was a great movie, but I kinda guessed the ending before it happened and luckily I got it right so I ruined it for myself. Fight Club was also very good, I didn't know there was a twist at the end when I watched it which was good for me. ^David Fincher has a knack for these twists I guess. Memento was a great movie and I thought the ending was great as well. I don't understand the hatred for the 6th Sense twist...I mean I was 11 when I saw the movie, but I still loved the twist at the end. Somebody mentioned The Village, which I can agree with. The movie overall wasn't very good, but the ending was quite well done and I left the screening suprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 #3 Which reminds me of another Gabriel Byrne film, Millers Crossing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 And where was Jacob's Ladder in that article? Terrifyingly disturbing movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WellDressed Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 And where was Jacob's Ladder in that article? Terrifyingly disturbing movie. Adrian Lyne's (Line) masterpiece. A terrific film. So suspenseful and bizarre....with a wee bit of horror and there you have it, one fine film. Who didn't love Danny Aiello as Jacob's "Cherub" I do have to admit, I really did like Basic Instinct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt. Dan's Revenge Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Another vote for The Departed. Nothing like Damon getting his head blown off by a covert Wahlberg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 "Soylent Green is people!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 What's in the box?!?! Barton Fink is one of the most underrated films I have ever seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 "Planet Of the Apes"! "I can't believe they finally did it. Damn you...damn you all to hell" Wasn't a complete shock, but one of the great all time scenes in American cinema.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolinaBill Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 i'm voting for friday, I never saw d-bo getting his ass whooped by craig coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PushthePile Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I'll nominate two old ones Citizen Kane and War of the Worlds. I'm not sure if they fit the twist category but they have great endings. I liked the ending in Road to Perdition. It's actually a common ending but it just sticks out in my mind for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wide_right Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Buffalo 66 of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Super Bowl XXV I vote for Wayne's World: Ending II Too bad SBXXV didn't provide alternate endings.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dib Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 While not a movie- The Twilight Zone episode: An Occurence at Owl Creek bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Exactly. Knowing this, and that the kid can see dead people from the trailers, it wasn't hard for me to figure out either. As soon as Bruce Willis gets shot my friend made a comment jokingly to me in the theater that the movie was over because the main character was dead. I laughed and then thought to myself maybe that is it. For the rest of the film I tried finding proof he wasn't dead and then it became more and more obvious he was. And I'll second the vote for The Prestige. That movie is amazing. When I saw the "Sixth Sense" I had no idea what it was about, hadn't even heard of it...a buddy of mine wanted me to watch it on his new home theater system...I figured out, real early on, the "secret"...I still thought it was a pretty great movie, despite Bruce Willis being in it. I didn't figure it out, because I am so smart, just that I was a huge Star Trek nerd...the concept had been hashed and re-hashed dozens of times before.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopsGuy Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 In high school French class, we saw "Les Diabolique". It was pretty awesome for movies with a twist. It was remade in '96 with Sharon Stone. I'm probably partially brain-dead, as I didn't figure out "Sixth Sense" until about 20 seconds before the reveal. The thing I remember from that movie was that I was on a double date and the previews included "Fight Club". When that trailer ended, the other guy and I said, "That looks freakin' awesome!" while both girls said "Who is going to see THAT?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB27 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Awesome movie. Saw it again recently on A&E or some other cable channel. Who says older movies can't be good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrojanitor Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Awesome movie. Saw it again recently on A&E or some other cable channel. Who says older movies can't be good? Nobody says that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooderson Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Nobody says that Word. I love older movies. They are the best ones. Real character development, thought-provoking plots, cigarettes and liquor in every scene, and no need for crazy CGI or huge budgets to create a masterpiece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 "Nobody says that"" They should. I really do not like older movies much at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Another vote for The Departed. Nothing like Damon getting his head blown off by a covert Wahlberg. The ending was satisfying but not completely unexpected. The real twist was the shootout in the elevator. Marky Mark was great in that movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrojanitor Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Word. I love older movies. They are the best ones. Real character development, thought-provoking plots, cigarettes and liquor in every scene, and no need for crazy CGI or huge budgets to create a masterpiece. Damn straight. Money ruined movies. When you have to recoup $80 million you have to make a film that is bland and homogeneous enough to appeal/not offend as many people as possible. You know the original Planet of the Apes movies cost less than $2mil each to make? Not saying they are the peak of cinematic achievement, but you can make something as crazy as Conquest of the Planet of the Apes when you know (and more importantly the accountants know) you are making that money back. Meanwhile Tim Burton's $100million+ abortion of a remake did little outside of annoying anyone who bothered to watch it. These huge budgets are a pretty recent phenomena and are absolutely sucking the soul out of film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last Guy on the Bench Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Good one. A great movie. I'd add Angel Heart and Sleuth (only saw the original, not the new one) to the list. Fun, not-great movies with good twist endings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Awesome movie. Saw it again recently on A&E or some other cable channel. Who says older movies can't be good? Indeed - here's an excerpt from a Wiki reference - I won't post the link, so as not to give away the ending. ...."The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963), by John le Carré, is a British Cold War spy novel that became famous of its portrayal of Western espionage methods as morally inconsistent with Western democracy and values. The novel met with critical acclaim at the time of its publication, and became an international best-seller. The novel is often regarded as one of the greatest spy-novels of all time, and has frequently appeared in lists of the greatest novels of all time: in 2005, it was selected as one of the All-Time 100 Novels by TIME Magazine.[1] In 2006, Publishers Weekly named it the “best spy novel of all-time”.[2][3] In 1965, Martin Ritt directed the cinematic adaptation (of) The Spy Who Came in From the Cold, with Richard Burton as Alec Leamas, the burnt-out protagonist"... Burton was among the first rank of actors, along with the likes of Laughton, the extended Olivier family and so forth. So many fine actors and actresses through the years, so many fine flicks. Thousands of them. I can't see how anyone can plausibly make up these so-called "top"movie lists... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 A little different twist from best movie best actor best rock band best what ever threads.... I saw this and thought of pretty much all the ones they have listed. Anyone have any other Best twist endings?? For me it was The Usual Suspects. Most people should have seen these movies that are listed by now, but be warned. http://insidemovies.moviefone.com/2010/02/...ings-in-movies/ Number 1 was my pick before I even picked on the link. That totall through me off when i first saw it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwchze Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 What's in the box?!?! really enjoyed 7... the departed great twist... Im thinking of one I think is called the heist......robert dinero and ed norton jr..... great ending with dinero teling norton you think you could f with me.....classic...... underated movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jokeman Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 I'm surprised I didn't see it mentioned but the ending to the original Saw ranks up there for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB27 Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 "Nobody says that"" They should. I really do not like older movies much at all. See this guy says it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phlegm Alley Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 I would have to nominate Oldboy. It is a South Korean film, but it has one of the craziest, sickest twist endings of a movie I have ever seen. It also features a man eating a live octopus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WellDressed Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Laura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennesseeboy Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 While not a movie- The Twilight Zone episode: An Occurence at Owl Creek bridge. I think that was Alfred Hitchcock presents. Good one for a neat twist though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 I think that was Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Good one for a neat twist though! You are exposing your age, Tenny... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 And where was Jacob's Ladder in that article? Terrifyingly disturbing movie. This. That movie rocked me to the core. Oh, and I'd have to say that A Beautiful Mind was also twist-a-licious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 Laura Fine flick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajzepp Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 I want to throw a vote out there for one of the original twist endings...."Witness for the Prosecution" I saw this film a few years ago when I watching some older stuff...fell in love with this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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