In search of the perfect twist

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...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]

Harold & Maude.


Carrie

Brazil- the ORIGINAL ending.

[Freak]

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

[newb]

Memento

12 Monkeys

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

[psycho d]

Usual Suspects, hands down...
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[Ferox13]

Angel Heart.

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Originally Posted by neverending

Brazil- the ORIGINAL ending.

Oh yes a real classic twist.

Originally Posted by Freak

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.

Originally Posted by newb

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.

Originally Posted by Ferox13

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]

Watch the entire filmography of M. Night Shyamalalanalmlalman...

And kick yourself for thinking he'd surprise you. :rolleyes:

[Kemal]

Unbreakable

[Despare]

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.