Best Surprise Endings?

yep.

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So do you like surprise movie endings? A lot of people would automatically say, "obviously I like surprise endings, who doesnt?" I don't really like surprise endings. Any comments.

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Many movies with surprize endings usually disappoint IMO. One movie that did not dissapoint would have to be SAW, you sould check that one out. I hope SAW II is as good as the first SAW, but I don't have my hopes up.

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doesn't like every m. night symalan movie a a surprise ending? i didn't really see a surprise in Signs. was there even one?

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I wouldn't say their is a surprize ending in Signs. You pretty much catch up and understand what is going on before the movie ends. Atleast thats how it was for me. So too answer your question with my opinion, no.

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i love movies with a twist to them,, there is no fun in a straightfoward plot....it's like a puzzle...you get to guess what happens and to see if you are right at the end....

Signs suprise ending was that aliens with a strong disliking for h20 would invade a planet consisting of 2/3 of the stuff.

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yeah, I can't remember what happens at the ending of saw, I just remember the ending was surprising. I finally just saw fight club, and the ending was ok, but I didnt like it that much, thats what got me thinking about movie endings.

Saw was a horrible movie, the ending did get me, but it's a one off kinda thing.

LOL, nice. Ever since I seen the movie The Forgotten, I learned that movie twist aren't always a good thing. The Forgotten was a horrible movie in my opinion. Once the conspiracy unfolded, the move went to hell.



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Havn't seen it, thought it looked like it was mixing too much trying to be convincing whodunnit and sci-fi conspiracy. Joke.

A twist is memorable, audience's aren't necessarily meant to enjoy them, and that's the point. The suprise can be refreshing and tends to show film makers creative sides a bit more than the formulaic Hollywood ending or it can just become a cliche (Halloween?).

Anyone seen " Shattered " with Tom Berenger?
Not the greatest movie but a good twist at the end, I would probably suss it out nowadays, but as a young teenager it surprised me.

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I like "good" endings, meaning well-written and well-realized. I don't really care if they involve twists or not, as long as they tell the story well.

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I think I heard somewhere that even if you have a weak story, the audience would be won over if you wow'ed them in the end. I think I heard that on Adaptation. I personally think that a surprise ending certainly does benefit the movie, but sometimes it doesn't have as big a bang as it should. Saw was pretty good all around, but I don't think the ending was big enough.

Whereas I think Kaufman's Adaptation is brilliant from beginning to end, but if I had to nitpick the ending holds much less for me than the rest of the picture. So...yeah.


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My favorite movie of all time also has maybe the best twist of all time as well: Chinatown (1974 - Polanski). But again, a twist doesn't make a movie good or bad. Good writing and good filmmaking make the flick.

I didn't mention anything about the ending of Adaptation, I brought up the movie because of a quote that I remembered about endings in scripts. I think it was from when the main character attended the screenplay writing workshop... I apologize if I gave the wrong impression with my post.

Secret Window had to of had the crapiest twist ending (in my opinion). Then Hide and Seek goes and mocks this crappy twist!

Oh my goodness Secret Window wanted to be clever and thilling but in trying too hard, lost it's way and became crap. It was unconvincing and obvious and it wasnt a surprise ending because you could see it coming a mile off.

I personally hate surprises. I like to be able to watch the film and try and work it out on my own. I say work it out on my own, meaning I actually want to be able to sit and think 'wow that happens but then it would mean that this and this happens.' Trying to piece it together, sometimes coming out with the wrong conclusions but at least coming up with something. Films where the ending is as clear as a piece of glass rarely interest me.

I was truly gripped by the surprise in Identity and Fight Club because I became really involved in the plot by the well written script and suspense filled scenes.

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Ah, I see. That. Well, yes, I'm sure McKee does offer such advice. But as should have been clear, Kaufman was very much making fun of McKee's Story and all such supposed quick fixes and rules for screenwriting.

What about The Others. That wasn't that bad as a twist ending. The movie was overall ok, as well for the twist.