KD in CA Posted March 3, 2010 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.
Astrojanitor Posted March 3, 2010 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.
Last Guy on the Bench Posted March 3, 2010 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.
stuckincincy Posted March 3, 2010 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...
John from Riverside Posted March 3, 2010 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.
cwchze Posted March 4, 2010 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
The Jokeman Posted March 4, 2010 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.
BB27 Posted March 4, 2010 Posted March 4, 2010 "Nobody says that"" They should. I really do not like older movies much at all. See this guy says it!
Phlegm Alley Posted March 4, 2010 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.
tennesseeboy Posted March 4, 2010 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!
stuckincincy Posted March 4, 2010 Posted March 4, 2010 I think that was Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Good one for a neat twist though! You are exposing your age, Tenny...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted March 4, 2010 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.
ajzepp Posted March 4, 2010 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
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