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trench · 09-01-2003, 01:41 AM

What movie has the best "holy shit" moment in it or surprise ending?

My first pick would be the ending to The Usual Suspects.

Mr.Deflok · 09-01-2003, 02:00 AM

I'll say it before dozens of other TFP'ers say it first:
1) In The Empire Strikes Back when Vader reveals to Luke that he is his father.

2) In The Sixth Sense when you find out that the main character was actually a ghost throughout 95% of the film.

Mehoni · 09-01-2003, 02:08 AM

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Originally posted by Mr.Deflok
2) In The Sixth Sense when you find out that the main character was actually a ghost throughout 95% of the film. [/B]

Thanks, now I don't have to see the movie. I'm not sarcastic, I really mean it. Thanks.

Fremen · 09-01-2003, 04:04 AM

Yup, this thread needs a spoiler alert in it.

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What movie has the best "holy shit" moment in it or surprise ending?

I would have to say "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas".
My mom took us kids to see this in '82 believing it didn't have any nudity in it.
Boy, were we surprised!
Me and my brother, pleasantly so.

Snoogans · 09-01-2003, 07:28 AM

Fight Club - When you find out Tyler's actually the narrator.

jhericurl21 · 09-01-2003, 10:05 AM

Fight Club
My Sassy Girl
Usual Suspects

JcL · 09-01-2003, 10:35 AM

Much the same as some of the others...

Fight Club
Usual Suspects
Sixth Sense

Frailty was fantastic

archer2371 · 09-01-2003, 10:44 AM

Yeah, Empire, Fight Club, Sixth Sense, but for comedy I gotta go with Monty Python and the Holy Grail when they go to the castle where the Grail is supposed to be, and whadda ya know, those damn Frenchies are there waving their private parts at you.

Batman976 · 09-01-2003, 11:24 AM

Sleepaway camp was pretty disturbing.
Adaptation wasn't really a "holy shit" moment, but the ending was pretty damn funny.

djflish · 09-01-2003, 11:32 AM

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Originally posted by Fremen
I would have to say "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas".
My mom took us kids to see this in '82 believing it didn't have any nudity in it.

How can you go to see a film with a tilte like this and not think there would be any nudity in it?!

grayman · 09-01-2003, 12:00 PM

I think that "No Way Out" had a very good twist at the end. "Fallen" had a nice little twist.

CapnWaffle · 09-01-2003, 12:51 PM

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Originally posted by Batman976
Adaptation wasn't really a "holy shit" moment, but the ending was pretty damn funny.

I want to second this one. While watching this late at night with some friends, when you hit that mark for the last 20 minutes are so, you get hit with such a "WTF?!" feeling. It's brilliant tho, and it's made itself to be one my favorite movies in recent memory.

Mr.Deflok · 09-01-2003, 01:01 PM

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Originally posted by Mehoni
Thanks, now I don't have to see the movie. I'm not sarcastic, I really mean it. Thanks.

Always a pleasure.

djtestudo · 09-01-2003, 01:16 PM

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I think that "No Way Out" had a very good twist at the end.

Chris: "I haven't been this confused since the end of No Way Out."
*cut to family leaving theater*
Chris: "How does Kevin Costner keep getting work?"

Seriously, how about Dogma, when you find out who God really is?

Spartak · 09-01-2003, 01:16 PM

Memento.

But that movie is filled with "holy shit" moments, eg "Who the fuck is Dodd?!!".

Psivage · 09-01-2003, 01:51 PM

The end of Friday the 13th Jason goes to Hell when Freddy's hand grabs Jason's hockey mask.

That had me, screaming for joy.

The end of Jeepers Creepers. The good guys usually wins not here.

trench · 09-01-2003, 06:15 PM

***DOGMA SPOLIER***

Yeah who knew God was a bad Canaidan singer that used to be on Nickelodion.

Omar12 · 09-01-2003, 06:39 PM

Without giving spoilers

Vanilla Sky
Fight Club
Usual Suspects
The Life Of David Gale

Fremen · 09-01-2003, 06:46 PM

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Originally posted by djflish
How can you go to see a film with a tilte like this and not think there would be any nudity in it?!

Good point. I don't know what her thinking was at the time, but my thinking was, "Oh my God!" and then, "Thank you, God!!".

Asshole Lover · 09-01-2003, 07:01 PM

sixth sense and bruce willis is a ghost. shocking.

QuasiMojo · 09-01-2003, 07:09 PM

When Charlton Heston rode along the beach at the ened of "Planet of the Apes" and saw...The Statue of Liberty and fell down and cried...

They Did it...they really did it...

bundy · 09-01-2003, 07:30 PM

nice surprise - 8 FEMMES - seeing Virginie Ledoyen, Emmaunelle Beart and Catherine Deneuve singing and dancing... just great...

shock - Usual Suspects, Fight Club and Sixth Sense.

hawkeye · 09-01-2003, 10:18 PM

for me, the biggest twist of ANY movie, bar none, was the end of Unbreakable. Wow. I have never been so suprised.

Mr.Deflok · 09-02-2003, 12:03 AM

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Originally posted by hawkeye
for me, the biggest twist of ANY movie, bar none, was the end of Unbreakable. Wow. I have never been so suprised.

Yep, that was damn right incredible, as was the rest of that film.

FlorentinoAriza · 09-02-2003, 12:24 AM

i'd say sleepaway camp and the original friday the 13th.
it scarred me as a child.

vanilla sky / abre los ojos & frailty weren't big surprises. they gave too many hints during the movie to keep the surprise.
i didn't like the ending of frailty even, great movie, but the ending spoils it for me.

Reese · 09-02-2003, 01:38 AM

Life of david gale was good, but I wouldnt say I was suprised since I predicted it 10 minutes into the movie... well maybe 20 minutes in..

When I first watched pulp fiction and He shot the dude in the face in the car. That was pretty damn suprising!

Fight club is great.

End of america history X wasn't really expected.

Alot of points in Final Destination, and Final Destination 2 even though you expected something you never really knew what...

Sixth Sense and The others had the same twist but The others was crap so Sixth Sense gets a vote.

Dark city, Similar to the matrix but well... not quite...

I cant for the life of me think of anything better.. I KNOW there are better examples but I'm drawing a blank...

warrrreagl · 09-02-2003, 06:13 AM

The Crying Game

JcL · 09-02-2003, 09:15 AM

Ah yeah, Unbreakables ending really shocked me - more so then the Sixth Sense I suppose.

Another movie I just watched that had some good twists was Reindeer Games. Not the best movie out there but good twists nonetheless.

jhericurl21 · 09-02-2003, 01:42 PM

Matrix Reloaded, not really a surprise, but more of a "wtf is going on"

bundy · 09-03-2003, 04:15 AM

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Originally posted by warrrreagl

The Crying Game

omg!
yes, that one definitely deserves a mention!!

wondash · 09-03-2003, 08:30 AM

Every Scooby Doo cartoon!

Unknown Poster · 09-03-2003, 08:48 AM

"If it wasn't for you meddling kids......."

djtestudo · 09-03-2003, 12:25 PM

I know it isn't the best, but what about "Any Given Sunday"? When you think the coach is about to retire, but instead announces that he basically screwed over his old team by coaching elsewhere and signing the star QB. Priceless, especially with Al Pacino doing it.

Pellaz · 09-03-2003, 03:10 PM

Apart from several already mentioned here, I'm gonna throw in:
The Score-More of a twist than a surprise, but the execution was great.
Donnie Darko-You're hand fed where it's going to end up throughout the whole move, but again, it's done so well.
Session 9-I don't think I knew for sure what was actualy going on until a few minutes before they revealed it.

mute76 · 09-03-2003, 04:03 PM

Vader is Lukes father?

Blistex · 09-03-2003, 04:38 PM

Dr Strangelove: Or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb.

Yeeeeeeehaaaaaawwwww! Yeeeeeeeehawwwwww!

BOOM

Stare At The Sun · 09-04-2003, 07:05 AM

Deep blue sea, where samual l jackson gets killed. so out of nowhere its crazy

Cynthetiq · 09-04-2003, 01:44 PM

Scream. Drew Barrymore...

jhericurl21 · 09-04-2003, 02:19 PM

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Originally posted by wondash
Every Scooby Doo cartoon!

for sure, once u start u gotta watch the whole thing to find out who dun it

Infernal Affairs had a cool ending, i thought Tony Leung woulda lived

Aaron0000 · 09-04-2003, 02:51 PM

The end of Raising Cain

09-01-2003, 01:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
trench Crazy Location: Charlotte, NC	Best Surprise in a movie **POSIBLE SPOILERS** What movie has the best "holy shit" moment in it or surprise ending? My first pick would be the ending to The Usual Suspects. Last edited by trench; 09-01-2003 at 08:29 AM..

09-01-2003, 07:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
Snoogans Veteran Location: Uppsala, Sweden	Fight Club - When you find out Tyler's actually the narrator. __________________ Internet hint: If someone's asking if what they do is weird, it always is.

09-01-2003, 10:35 AM	#7 (permalink)
JcL Crazy Location: Simi Valley, CA	Much the same as some of the others... Fight Club Usual Suspects Sixth Sense Frailty was fantastic __________________ "Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth then lies." - Nietzsche

09-01-2003, 10:44 AM	#8 (permalink)
archer2371 Sarge of Blood Gulch Red Outpost Number One Location: On the front lines against our very enemy	Yeah, Empire, Fight Club, Sixth Sense, but for comedy I gotta go with Monty Python and the Holy Grail when they go to the castle where the Grail is supposed to be, and whadda ya know, those damn Frenchies are there waving their private parts at you. __________________ "This ain't no Ice Cream Social!" "Hey Grif, Chupathingy...how bout that? I like it...got a ring to it." "I have no earthly idea what it is I just saw, or what this place is, or where in the hell O'Malley is! My only choice is to blame Grif for coming up with such a flawed plan. Stupid, stupid Grif."

09-01-2003, 11:24 AM	#9 (permalink)
Batman976 is you wicked? Location: I live in a giant bucket.	Sleepaway camp was pretty disturbing. Adaptation wasn't really a "holy shit" moment, but the ending was pretty damn funny. __________________ The following statement is true. The preceding statement was false.

09-01-2003, 02:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
Mr.Deflok Blood + Fire Location: New Zealand	I'll say it before dozens of other TFP'ers say it first: 1) In The Empire Strikes Back when Vader reveals to Luke that he is his father. 2) In The Sixth Sense when you find out that the main character was actually a ghost throughout 95% of the film.

09-01-2003, 10:05 AM	#6 (permalink)
jhericurl21 Banned	Fight Club My Sassy Girl Usual Suspects

09-01-2003, 12:00 PM	#11 (permalink)
grayman you can't see me Location: Illinois	I think that "No Way Out" had a very good twist at the end. "Fallen" had a nice little twist. __________________ That's right - I'm a guy in a suit eating a Blizzard. F U.

09-01-2003, 01:16 PM	#15 (permalink)
Spartak Bang bang Location: New Zealand	Memento. But that movie is filled with "holy shit" moments, eg "Who the fuck is Dodd?!!". __________________ I can read your mind... looking at you... I can read your mind...

09-01-2003, 01:51 PM	#16 (permalink)
Psivage Psycho	The end of Friday the 13th Jason goes to Hell when Freddy's hand grabs Jason's hockey mask. That had me, screaming for joy. The end of Jeepers Creepers. The good guys usually wins not here.

09-01-2003, 06:15 PM	#17 (permalink)
trench Crazy Location: Charlotte, NC	*DOGMA SPOLIER* Yeah who knew God was a bad Canaidan singer that used to be on Nickelodion.

09-01-2003, 06:39 PM	#18 (permalink)
Omar12 Insane Location: Florida	Without giving spoilers Vanilla Sky Fight Club Usual Suspects The Life Of David Gale __________________ "If I haven't seen it its new to me"

09-01-2003, 07:01 PM	#20 (permalink)
Asshole Lover Crazy	sixth sense and bruce willis is a ghost. shocking. __________________ smells like ass, tastes like _______.

09-01-2003, 07:09 PM	#21 (permalink)
QuasiMojo King Knave Location: Lancaster	When Charlton Heston rode along the beach at the ened of "Planet of the Apes" and saw...The Statue of Liberty and fell down and cried... They Did it...they really did it... __________________ AzAbOv ZoBeLoE

09-01-2003, 07:30 PM	#22 (permalink)
bundy . Location: Tokyo	nice surprise - 8 FEMMES - seeing Virginie Ledoyen, Emmaunelle Beart and Catherine Deneuve singing and dancing... just great... shock - Usual Suspects, Fight Club and Sixth Sense. __________________ Ohayo!!!

09-01-2003, 10:18 PM	#23 (permalink)
hawkeye back from sabbatical Location: Mosptopia	for me, the biggest twist of ANY movie, bar none, was the end of Unbreakable. Wow. I have never been so suprised. __________________ You're not fat, You're just a giant ball of love, covered in anger.

09-02-2003, 12:24 AM	#25 (permalink)
FlorentinoAriza Crazy Location: europe	i'd say sleepaway camp and the original friday the 13th. it scarred me as a child. vanilla sky / abre los ojos & frailty weren't big surprises. they gave too many hints during the movie to keep the surprise. i didn't like the ending of frailty even, great movie, but the ending spoils it for me. __________________ --- this space for rent --- pm me

09-02-2003, 01:38 AM	#26 (permalink)
Reese Delicious	Life of david gale was good, but I wouldnt say I was suprised since I predicted it 10 minutes into the movie... well maybe 20 minutes in.. When I first watched pulp fiction and He shot the dude in the face in the car. That was pretty damn suprising! Fight club is great. End of america history X wasn't really expected. Alot of points in Final Destination, and Final Destination 2 even though you expected something you never really knew what... Sixth Sense and The others had the same twist but The others was crap so Sixth Sense gets a vote. Dark city, Similar to the matrix but well... not quite... I cant for the life of me think of anything better.. I KNOW there are better examples but I'm drawing a blank... __________________ “It is better to be rich and healthy than poor and sick” - Dave Barry

09-02-2003, 06:13 AM	#27 (permalink)
warrrreagl pinche vato Location: backwater, Third World, land of cotton	The Crying Game __________________ Living is easy with eyes closed.

09-02-2003, 09:15 AM	#28 (permalink)
JcL Crazy Location: Simi Valley, CA	Ah yeah, Unbreakables ending really shocked me - more so then the Sixth Sense I suppose. Another movie I just watched that had some good twists was Reindeer Games. Not the best movie out there but good twists nonetheless. __________________ "Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth then lies." - Nietzsche

09-02-2003, 01:42 PM	#29 (permalink)
jhericurl21 Banned	Matrix Reloaded, not really a surprise, but more of a "wtf is going on"

09-03-2003, 08:30 AM	#31 (permalink)
wondash Psycho	Every Scooby Doo cartoon!

09-03-2003, 08:48 AM	#32 (permalink)
Unknown Poster Insane	"If it wasn't for you meddling kids......."

09-03-2003, 12:25 PM	#33 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	I know it isn't the best, but what about "Any Given Sunday"? When you think the coach is about to retire, but instead announces that he basically screwed over his old team by coaching elsewhere and signing the star QB. Priceless, especially with Al Pacino doing it. __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

09-03-2003, 03:10 PM	#34 (permalink)
Pellaz Addict Location: Texas	Apart from several already mentioned here, I'm gonna throw in: The Score-More of a twist than a surprise, but the execution was great. Donnie Darko-You're hand fed where it's going to end up throughout the whole move, but again, it's done so well. Session 9-I don't think I knew for sure what was actualy going on until a few minutes before they revealed it. __________________ " ' Big Mouth. Remember it took three of you to kill me. A god, a boy, and, last and least, a hero.' "

09-03-2003, 04:03 PM	#35 (permalink)
mute76 Psycho Location: Anywhere but here	Vader is Lukes father? __________________ What the fuck is "wtf"?

09-03-2003, 04:38 PM	#36 (permalink)
Blistex Psycho Location: Tiger I Turret	Dr Strangelove: Or how I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb. Yeeeeeeehaaaaaawwwww! Yeeeeeeeehawwwwww! BOOM

09-04-2003, 07:05 AM	#37 (permalink)
Stare At The Sun Eh? Location: Somewhere over the rainbow	Deep blue sea, where samual l jackson gets killed. so out of nowhere its crazy

09-04-2003, 01:44 PM	#38 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	Scream. Drew Barrymore... __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

09-04-2003, 02:51 PM	#40 (permalink)
Aaron0000 Crazy Location: CA	The end of Raising Cain