bio47 Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 Jaye Davidson being a man in The Crying Game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredCDobbs Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 I don't want to give out the endings of movies, but I thought the identity of "Rosebud" was shocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccbaxter Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 The ending to "Green for Danger" (1946) really floored me. Mind you, I have a tough time following whodunits anyway, but I couldn't have seen this one coming if I had studied the film ten times over. On top of it, there's some unexpected dark humor. A very entertaining British film: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=76967 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlywdkjk Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 I guess I'd choose the twists (and turns) at the end of Witness For The Prosecution. Kyle In Hollywood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bio47 Posted February 9, 2008 Author Share Posted February 9, 2008 great list mr6666. Great. I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelluloidKid Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 "The Sixth Sense" "American Beauty" (The Ending...WOW!) " Return of the Jedi" (When Lord Vader stated ""Luke, I Am Your Father"", man that was a turning point in my childhood) "The Usual Suspects" "Planet of the Apes" (1968) "Jacob's Ladder" "Intersection" "Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte" "Limbo" (Another WOW ending of a fil that haunts me to this day...this is 1 film to see, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio stars!) "Blood Simple" "Double Indemnity" "The Skeleton Key" (Another Anti-Happy Holywood ending! Kate Hudson wasn't tha tbad in this film.) "Haute tension" (Twisty French horror film) "Diaboliques, Les" from 1955, the Re-Make W./Sharon Stone was not so bad either!) "Basic Instinct" "The Village" "Friday the 13th" (1980) (Come on ....! The 1st time you found it was the mother, man that was shocking, then the ending also made me jump!) "The Manchurian Candidate" from 1962! I agree with the "Crying Game"! "The Departed"..WOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bio47 Posted February 9, 2008 Author Share Posted February 9, 2008 I can't spoil and tell why but .... The House of the Flying Daggers. Many twists in The Thomas Crowne Affair One of the most stunning twists I have ever seen however is in Bad Education, out three years ago and by Pedro Almodavor. See it if you have not with wonderful performance by Gael Bernal Garcia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeeteeze Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Loved the two lists, although I wasn't shocked by "The Crying Game". I think the "shock" was that it was a "mainstream" film. Hard to believe it was considered so outrageous. Seems very tame now. More recently, "Pans Labyrinth" and "Atonement". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundtrackers Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 There's a a plot twist well into "Random Harvest" (1942) that is absolutely unforgettable. I've seen this movie in a theater a few times, and when the camera pans over to one of the characters at this particular point in the plot, the audience invariably gasps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgirl Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 In addtion to some already posted, Primal Fear had a great end twist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visualfeast Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 A good film with twists running throughout is THE LAST OF SHEILA. The ending packs a wallop, too. It was made in the mid seventies, with James Coburn, Joan Hackett, Diane Cannon, and lots of other interesting actors of the period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bio47 Posted February 9, 2008 Author Share Posted February 9, 2008 Thanks for reminding me of Primal Fear. I almost fell over when I saw that. Did you know they did a nationwide search for that part. They wanted an unknown. A friend of mine who finally made it to broadway auditioned and did not get it obviously, but just think if they had gone with someone already with box office clout we may never have been treated to the works of one of this era's finest actors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccbaxter Posted February 9, 2008 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Agreed about The Last of Sheila. It has such a great cast too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCerini Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 I suppose some have not seen 1944's "Laura", so I won't give it away, but those who have seen it know the moment I have in mind. --Gus Cerini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casablancalover Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Yes, Laura and Random Harvest are excellent examples. Saw Atonement last night. Try to see this one, Gus. A difficult novel to capture on film, but they did it. Great movie. Even without George Clooney or Colin Firth. Just joking.... :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCerini Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Casablancalover: "Atonement" was great, and on Thursday I saw "There Will Be Blood". I can't believe what Day-Lewis was able to accomplish in this role. I know this is a message board for classic movies, still, I think it's legitimate to mention movies you feel could become classics. Today's movies require careful selection, however, because there is a lot of junk out there. --Gus Cerini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bio47 Posted February 10, 2008 Author Share Posted February 10, 2008 Atonement is excellent. I won't give anything away but the best 6 minutes of film this entire year were the last of that movie in an extraordinary way. For a director to allow 6 minutes of an actress giving a monologue with the camera only on her face is very trust worth and only Redgrave could pull that off. I want it on DVD when it comes out just to watch that scene over and over again. Damn, I love movies. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CineMaven Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 '...suppose some have not seen 1944's "Laura", so I won't give it away, but those who have seen it know the moment I have in mind.' Yep...Laura being interrupted pinning up her hair at her night table. Aw geez...WHO hasn't seen "Laura" yet? "Primal Fear" had a twist that was absolutely stunning...but I think the best was Darth Vader claiming paternity. You know what I mean: "I AM YOUR FATHER...SEARCH YOUR HEART. YOU KNOW THIS TO BE TRUE!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casablancalover Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Gus, There is a joke out in LA: It isn't Junk--It's [crap]! ! ! You know what's actually in the underline :-) I apologize if I've offended anyone. Message was edited by: casablancalover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vallo13 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 1945's "And Then There Was None" I will Not give it away. the ending is a great suprise. vallo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casablancalover Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Amen. What a movie. I've even gone to Facebook and MySpace to urge friends/strangers to see this movie. And, I do enjoy the Oscars, so I was impressed with My Dapper Dan Man's remark that he felt Day-Lewis should win best actor. So there, those of you with your snarky opinions about our contemporary Stars... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCerini Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 ...WHO hasn't seen "Laura" Most probably the ones who haven't seen "Casablanca" and there are quite a few of them on these boards. --Gus Cerini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Lone Star, directed by John Sayles. Wow. What a terrific movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFavell Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Oh, yes, and the end of The Man Who Would Be King shocked the heck out of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visualfeast Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 It isn't exactly a twist-ending, but Harold and Maude winds up very satisfying, indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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