OT: Best 'twist' in a movie?

**Drew21** · 05-03-2008, 05:02 PM

Star Wars

**Cyclones_R_GR8** · 05-03-2008, 05:16 PM

You mention WTF moments. I would have to say Evil Dead 2, Dead by Dawn has one WTF ending that no one would have ever seen coming.

**CloneFan65** · 05-03-2008, 05:55 PM

Primal Fear, mostly because I wasn't necessarily expecting a twist. In a lot of the others mentioned, although the twists were good, I knew there would be some sort of surprise ending.

**pulse** · 05-03-2008, 06:22 PM

Originally Posted by Drew21

Star Wars

Nice. Empire Strikes Back.

The Usual Suspects was the last one that I thought was great 'twist'. Seven was okay, Sixth Sense was slow but okay.

Although I haven't seen it, friends have just told me about it, here is a good one: Soylent Green

**CycloneTony** · 05-03-2008, 06:45 PM

"the Village"

**HOTDON** · 05-03-2008, 06:51 PM

Spaceballs. Hands down. Anyone who said they knew Lone Star was a prince is a damned liar.

Matchstick Men was a great one that I had forgotten about. That was a surprisingly good movie.

**Clone9** · 05-03-2008, 06:54 PM

Fight Club is the answer to this question.

**Cyclone_Grav** · 05-03-2008, 07:19 PM

It's got to be Empire Strikes Back, when it came out nobody even suspected that vader was lukes father.

note: not a star wars geek.

**LindenCy** · 05-03-2008, 07:37 PM

Originally Posted by tzjung

How could no one pick 'Fight Club'....AWESOME movie with a totally messed up twist.

I was thinking that too. Fight Club and The Usual Suspects would be mine. Maybe a nod to Memento, but it was a bit different.

**brianhos** · 05-03-2008, 07:37 PM

Originally Posted by tzjung

How could no one pick 'Fight Club'....AWESOME movie with a totally messed up twist.

First thing I thought of when I saw this thread title. I would say #2 is six sense, I did not see that coming.

But the last few min of fight club, when you really learn what is going on. WOW, I had to watch it a second time right after that.

**LindenCy** · 05-03-2008, 07:38 PM

Originally Posted by theshadow

Memento -- not so much a twist as trying to figure out the right plot sequence.

Sorry, didn't see you had it. Good call. Also I would second The Prestige and Illusionist, both with interesting twists in their own right.

**brianhos** · 05-03-2008, 07:40 PM

Originally Posted by LindenCy

I was thinking that too. Fight Club and The Usual Suspects would be mine. Maybe a nod to Memento, but it was a bit different.

I have not seen usual suspects, because of CF I added it to my netflix queue.

**LindenCy** · 05-03-2008, 07:46 PM

Originally Posted by brianhos

I have not seen usual suspects, because of CF I added it to my netflix queue.

Cool, now you just have to avoid someone spilling the beans here :).

**brianhos** · 05-03-2008, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by LindenCy

Cool, now you just have to avoid someone spilling the beans here :).

I used to know what it was about, and I think I saw it while drinking one night. It is like the godfather, I know the general idea, but I have never sat down, and just taken it all in.

**SeattleClone** · 05-03-2008, 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by brianhos

I would say #2 is six sense, I did not see that coming.

I had heard enough about sixth sense by the time I finally saw it that I figured it out about halfway through. A little bit of a letdown personally, but definitely a great twist.