Batman Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 READ THESE SUPER COOL THREAD RULES: 1. Spoilers are OK, but you need to start off the post with "SPOILER AHEAD" or something like that. 2. It would also be a good idea to mention the movie along with the spoiler warning. Nobody likes the ending given away to a movie. 3. Don't assume just because the movie is a classic, everyones seen it and knows the ending. SPOILER AHEAD! So anyways, I think that "One Flew Over The Cukoos Nest" has one of the best endings. The movie as a whole until the ending is kind of lighthearted. Then the ending with the guys suicide is really heavy and unexpected. In fact, an unhappy ending in any way was really unexpected. And then of course there was the cheif smothering McMurphy and running away. Great ending! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endymion Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 No spoilers :-) The Shawshank Redemption Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXX Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 Hehe. I like Endymion's reply. The endings to Walkabout and Como Era Gostoso O Meu Frances Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrampledUnderFoot Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Lock, Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels Best. Ending. Ever. It's just so clever and keeps you guessing and wondering! You can even make up your own ending! It's smart, very smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 No spoilers... :: Se7en Primal Fear Fatal Attraction (I saw this the day it came out and I had no idea what it was about...I was completely floored by the whole movie. That poor rabbit... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Sixth Sense...Shamalayan got the ending perfectly here. Sadly not since, though. Alien...I can watch Sigourney Weaver in her bra and panties fighting "Mother" over and over again. The Thing (original version)..the arc of electricity was brilliant. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind...Beam me up, Scotty! An Affair To Remember (Cary Grant/Deborah Kerr version). A tear jerker to remember. The Shining...."Heeeeere's Johnny"! Dr. Zhivago...no spoiler...see it for yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 The Shining...."Heeeeere's Johnny"! I love that scene! I love jack nickolson, something about the psycho look in his eyes! fight club, with "where is my mind " playing in the background cant think of anymore right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucylooloo Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Cruel Intentions, the original, great movie, great ending, i love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 An Affair To Remember (Cary Grant/Deborah Kerr version). A tear jerker to remember. Oh, Lord, what a movie! Why don't we have a hanky waving crying graemlin? I'm still mad at Warren and Annette for having the cojones to remake it. RACHEL! I can't believe I forgot Fight Club. I was floored by the ending. Absolutely freaking floored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Cruel Intentions, the original, great movie, great ending, i love it. you mean dangerous liaisons with john malcovich? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucylooloo Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 ...yeah...i can honestly say i have no idea what you'd be talking about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 thats the original cruel intentions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 i thought of another one, "rosemarys baby". although i always want to see the baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXX Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 you mean dangerous liaisons with john malcovich? Or Valmont with Colin Firth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Or Valmont with Colin Firth? i didnt know there was another one! is it good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXX Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 I liked it because I'm a fan of Milos Forman (the director). He directed The Fireman's Ball, One Flew Over The Cuckooo's Nest, The Loves Of A Blonde (kinda New Wavish there), but is better known in the US for Amadeus and People Vs. Larry Flynt. Having read De Laclos's novel, though, all versions are sort of spoiled to some degree. Personally, I think Colin Firth was much better cast as the Vicomte. I just couldn't see Malkovich as the playboy antihero. Glenn Close looked too old to be the Marquise. I'm just going by looks alone. Adaptation-wise, both take their liberties, but not too much (at least not as much as other versions). You can't be a stickler since films are to be seen as separate from the books. I can tell you both are far better than Cruel Intentions. That one was purely made as a teen flick to display the latest teen stars (I'm not much of a Reese Witherspoon fan either... her chin scares me ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 i agree about "cruel intentions" but disagree about malcovich, i thought he was a great evil guy, there was something evil about him! maybe its cos youve read the book, i always find the movie disapointing when ive read the book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXX Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 The book is interesting. It was written in the form of letters. It reminded me of other books from the time which were written in the same form, namely that Abelard and Eloise book (worth flipping through if you ever get the time) and the beginning of Frankenstein and all of Dracula. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 "usual suspects" wont say anything just in case there are still people who havent watched it! and "magnolia" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanAm Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 The Sixth Sense The Crying Game Sleuth - plot twist upon plot twist upon plot twist. The Usual Suspects Spoiler Alert!!! Dial M for Murder - is he going to open the door or isn't he? The expression on Ray Milland's face when he realizes the jig is up, is one of the most eloquent in the history of film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 "Get Shorty " such a clever, satisfying piece that you are actually watching the credits hoping for a sequel -- very rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXX Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 The Crying Game The movie could have ended better if they had cut the very last scene (I'd say about 5-10 minutes of it). Neil Jordan made another, less famous weird movie about a taboo relationship. If you liked The Crying Game, you should see The Miracle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXX Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 "Get Shorty " such a clever, satisfying piece that you are actually watching the credits hoping for a sequel -- very rare. Brian DePalma did a little trick like that in Body Double I think you will like it, not only for its kitsch references to Hitchcock and 80s pop culture, but also for this same sort of "twist". So many twists to win a go-go marathon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXX Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Lady From Shanghai. Forget the stiff acting and the forgettable plot. The final sequence at the circus fair is most famous and hits pay-dirt. You'll be reminded of a famous Bruce Lee movie when you see it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 "A Man For All Seasons" : Thomas Moore's defence of his position is brilliant and his acceptance of his fate so noble, that the inevitable is not at all unhappy. "Patton" : Riding his white horse and reflecting on his shortcomings...the anachronistic warrior. Gregory Peck's speach at the end of "MacArthur" was good as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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