What is the best twist ending ever?
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!!!deleted!!! (14789810) — 12 years ago(April 17, 2013 12:30 PM)
The Usual Suspects for it's climactic, masterfully edited twist.
I also like the Prestige for it's twists and turns throughout.
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TheSimpsonsss — 12 years ago(September 08, 2013 03:43 PM)
In my opinion, The Prestige would have had the best twist if it didn't spoil it beforehand
with all of those duplicate hats, then we knew what the machine actually did and could predict the ending. The ending was a surprise nonetheless, but I think it would have been better without showing how the 'trick' worked. -
krautdoggg — 12 years ago(May 23, 2013 08:01 PM)
Doubt
The Sixth Sense
Alien
The Crying Game
Shutter Island
Planet of the Apes
The Village
Jacob's Ladder
Angel Heart
Psycho
Silence of the Lambs
Memento
Zardoz
Dressed To Kill
There's Something About Mary
Raising Cain
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gaiderdraco — 12 years ago(May 31, 2013 11:17 AM)
Of all the movies listed in this thread, the only ones that pulled the rug from beneath me are The Sixth Sense, Oldboy, The Usual Suspects, and The Crying Game. I did figure out The Usual Suspects' twist 10 minutes before it happened but I feel ashamed that it took me so long to catch it
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michaelward15 — 12 years ago(June 01, 2013 01:44 PM)
I figured out the Sixth Sense's twist in the middle of the film, but it was still an awesome movie. For me the moment you realize what is really happening in a movie with a good twist is always enjoyable whether you figure it out or if you have it explained to you at the end.
And how in the world did you figure out the Usual Suspects' Twist 10 minutes in? -
Izzybella13 — 12 years ago(June 14, 2013 01:30 PM)
They said 10 minutes before it happened so I take that to mean 10 minutes before the movie showed the twist.
Sixth sense was the best twist for me. I'm pretty good at picking up on twjsts in movies, but I never saw that one coming. The first time I saw this movie I missed a lot of it from the veginning. But as I was watching I said watch him be the killer, and I bet he can walk too. I'll definitely have to check out some of the other movies people have picked! -
kevinthkevin — 12 years ago(June 24, 2013 08:11 PM)
I figured out the twist 10 minutes in! It was among the most predictable things I have ever seen in my life which made the hyped up ending that much worse. How did I do it?
some things in the movie that made it super obvious.- He was a cripple, making him into the bad guy is like thinking sushi was made in germany. That's why it's exactly what you should do.
- He survived the whole thing and was left to tell about it, sure makes sense they need someone to tell the story right.
- He didn't know any of the guys from the lineup yet he joined them on a job and even went as far as convincing Keaton into joining (according to his story).
- The damn lighter!
- He spoke of himself as the Devil and used lines only someone who would've thought about it could've.
- The most revealing of them all and something you had to think about after it happened. Keaton smiled when Verbal walked up to him and on top of that he mentioned small hints throughout all of their short conversation. Those hints were so obvious most people (those shocked apparently) totally dismissed.
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kevinthkevin — 12 years ago(June 27, 2013 02:01 AM)
Yes, well I'd put it like this. I used the almighty power of guessing based of something I saw. You still with me? That was "10" minutes in. Pretty much as soon as we got to see Kevin Spacey (Keyzer Sze), even the name makes you think for god's sake. So all I did was keep that one guess throughout the whole movie; being convinced more and more from the things I listed. So yeah I did know who it was which pretty much ruined the ending for me, and upon speaking to my friend (that recommended I see it) he even told me he figured it out early and that the ending wasn't going to blow me away. Let's be frank, it wasn't much of a shocker at all and knowing there to be a twist makes it that much easier to actually spot it from miles away.
All I did was reply to a comment asking: how?, and all the hints were in the movie, and obvious. -
Stratego — 12 years ago(June 27, 2013 06:51 AM)
Your explanation above does seem more plausible, but that was not what your previous post suggested.
All I did was reply to a comment asking: how?
The poster you replied to asked another person how they were able to figure out the twist 10 minutes in. Only the first point you mentioned could have made you guess "the twist" (I assume you're referring to Verbal being Soze, not the twist that the whole story was made up by Verbal based on info from the bulletin board) within 10 minutes. The other points certainly could have convinced you that your guess was correct, but they couldn't have helped you figure it out in 10 minutes like your post suggested. Yes? -
kevinthkevin — 12 years ago(June 27, 2013 08:08 AM)
Well number 6 certainly did. It was the way Keaton spoke about him not being able to feel his legs, the way he recognized Sze and the way that he kind of accepted the fact that it was him. Now I knew before going into the movie that there was going to be a twist and with an intro like that the only plausible twist would be the classic twist of identities. Now I'm more of a modern movies kind of guy because of my generation so it's obvious this plot and twist has had many adoptions in other films. With that in mind the twist was clear. I did not however know that the story was made up but like the saying "in every lie there is a grain of truth", you can't expect a good writer for a movie to dismiss the fact that every story, however fictional it is, has a foundation. A foundation to be altered.
So yeah the identity of the mystery man in my head was Verbal, I knew there was a twist but not before they emphasized the importance of this 'Kayze Sze' in the plot, did it make me sure.
If you will, you can say I didn't know the twist 10 minutes in but I knew all the necessary details to put it together the moment it revealed itself so to speak. -
Stratego — 12 years ago(June 27, 2013 09:54 AM)
Well number 6 certainly did. It was the way Keaton spoke about him not being able to feel his legs, the way he recognized Sze and the way that he kind of accepted the fact that it was him.
Aha, I thought you were referring to some conversation Keaton had with Verbal instead of the "mystery man" from the beginning. But you did say it was "something you had to think about after it happened".
Now I'm more of a modern movies kind of guy because of my generation so it's obvious this plot and twist has had many adoptions in other films.
This may explain why it wasn't that "obvious" to the people who watched the movie back then and were shocked at the twist?
If you will, you can say I didn't know the twist 10 minutes in but I knew all the necessary details to put it together the moment it revealed itself so to speak.
Well, putting it together when the twist is revealed is not that strange. I assume you put it together BEFORE the revelation?
But did the fact that you knew the twist so soon honestly ruin the ending for you? Ofcourse it's a shame if you know what the twist will be, but it can be enjoyed for other reasons. -
kevinthkevin — 12 years ago(June 28, 2013 12:40 AM)
oh it didn't ruin anything, just the hype I had for the fact that I thought I'd be fooled of my original thought was a bit too much. I was convinced that since I thought Verbal was Kayze he wouldn't be. Other than that not being so I loved this movie and it's most definitely one of my favorites for being really quite clever.
I said it was something I had to think about because in my mind I was thinking "that is the face of being surprised and then relieved", it was like one of those: HA you fooled me, good one! The only one I could think of being able to do that was Verbal, and the whole legs thing of course -
Stratego — 12 years ago(June 28, 2013 04:29 AM)
I said it was something I had to think about because in my mind I was thinking "that is the face of being surprised and then relieved", it was like one of those: HA you fooled me, good one! The only one I could think of being able to do that was Verbal, and the whole legs thing of course
Okay, I get what you're saying.
I have no doubt there were people back then who figured out the twist before it was revealed. These days, it's probably even easier to see through these kinds of twists. I do agree that the points you mentioned are hints that could be noticed, I think there are probably a few more.