Best Movie Twist of all time? - Blu-ray Forum

lud · 02-12-2016, 03:13 PM

I mean best twist , NOT best movie with twist.

That's huge difference. In many lists Sixth Sense is in top 5. But this is only because movie is famous. Twist wasn't that good. It's rather predictable.

So, what are best movie twists of all time? Most unexpected? Most cleverly hidden?

Blu-Benny · 02-12-2016, 03:15 PM

the ending of the 1st Saw movie.

i actually jumped up from my seat watching it the 1st time.

DangeRuss · 02-12-2016, 03:17 PM

From Dusk til Dawn

I didn't see it coming

lud · 02-12-2016, 03:25 PM

My top 5:
Saw
The Usual Suspects
Orphan
Sleepaway Camp
No Way Out

These five stands as most shocking I have ever seen.At least for me

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Also Unbreakalbe,Incendies,Vertigo,Gone Girl,The Sting and Una Pura Formalita are worth mentioning as well.

lud · 02-12-2016, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by DangeRuss

From Dusk til Dawn

I didn't see it coming

Yeah. I agree it was shocking. But IMDB was kinda cheating us for many years. Genre of this movie was always crime/thriller.

Abby is Q · 02-12-2016, 03:40 PM

I went with Psycho, Oldboy, and Sleepaway Camp.

Psycho was just too infamous, with two very good twists. The ending is iconic.

Oldboy is one of only two movies I was so shocked that I had to rewind it just to watch it again and make sure I had actually just seen that.

Sleepaway Camp I also had to rewind and watch again. But even better than Oldboy, Sleepaway Camp also deals with some pretty deep themes and is culturally relevant. Sure, it was played mostly for shocks and the movie itself is schlocky, but considering it was all children actors and very few movies at the time dealt with LGBT themes (let alone acknowledging the existence of trans people), it is one of very few slasher movies that could be studied.

ArmyOfDarknessAW · 02-12-2016, 03:42 PM

It was the trees.....what a twist.

Honestly though Sleepaway Camp is the best twist.

Ray Jackson · 02-12-2016, 08:32 PM

The most sexually confusing movie experience of my life.

Coenskubrick · 02-12-2016, 11:32 PM

I kinda want to say Barton Fink, but I'm not sure it counts as a twist. But you know, how It's a movie about a semi-likeable but also pretty pretentious writer struggling with writer's block and developing a romance with the wife of an acoholic man who used to be his hero and then

[Show spoiler]

Gotta say, that was one moment in a movie that completely took me for a turn.

Coenskubrick · 02-12-2016, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

The most sexually confusing movie experience of my life.

What movie?

AaronJ · 02-13-2016, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Coenskubrick

What movie?

It's The Crying Game.

Oh, and I voted for Sleepaway Camp. There were a lot of good choices up there, but SC -- it's sort of in a different plane. I still remember my reaction when I saw it for the first time.

Wernski · 02-14-2016, 03:41 PM

A couple of these I can't even remember the twist, so I guess I'm not voting for those... I actually went with Sleepaway Camp, even though objectively I wouldn't call it the best, or even near the top of the list; but it's the one that really "got" me the most when I first saw it as a kid.

TheCollector86 · 02-14-2016, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu-Benny

the ending of the 1st Saw movie.

a great twist, I agree.

TheLaughingMann · 02-14-2016, 03:49 PM

The twist I can keep watching over and over is shawshank. Primal fear, Chinatown and prestige remain my top 3 twists. First saw is definitely a fifth for my top five list.

Buscemi · 02-14-2016, 04:06 PM

The Usual Suspects, Memento, and Fight Club.

A Tortured Duckling · 02-15-2016, 05:12 AM

Oldboy takes the cake for me. Incredible disturbing, yet so damn innocent and beautiful.

Fascinating.

feeling22 · 02-15-2016, 08:04 AM

um... hello? The Skeleton Key? how is this not an option.

CouncilSpectre · 02-15-2016, 08:07 AM

The Usual Suspects for me

FrellingFrakker · 02-15-2016, 12:36 PM

I had to vote for The Planet of the Apes just because it is sort of the Godfather of end of move shocking twists.

Verisimilitude1984 · 02-15-2016, 12:49 PM

Some really good ones in your poll list.

I agree that Planet of the Apes is the daddy of them all so to speak, with The Empire Strikes Back being a close second.

However, for me in terms of surprise value and impact (probably because the two I'd already been aware of before I saw them I think) it would be between The Usual Suspects and Memento.

I've voted The Usual Suspects because the whole movie builds and builds to that moment and really delivers.

View Poll Results: Best twist ever*
12 Monkeys	2	3.08%
A Tale of Two Sisters	0	0%
American Psycho	0	0%
Arlington Road	1	1.54%
Chinatown	1	1.54%
The Crying Game	5	7.69%
The Dead Silence	0	0%
Empire Strikes Back	14	21.54%
Fight Club	11	16.92%
The Game	2	3.08%
Gone Girl	2	3.08%
Identity	0	0%
The Illusionist	1	1.54%
Incendies	2	3.08%
Jacob's Ladder	0	0%
Lucky Number Slevin	1	1.54%
Matchstick Men	1	1.54%
Memento	8	12.31%
The Mist	4	6.15%
No Way Out	1	1.54%
Oldboy	8	12.31%
Orphan	3	4.62%
The Others	2	3.08%
The Planet of the Apes	12	18.46%
Predestination	2	3.08%
The Prestige	6	9.23%
Primal Fear	3	4.62%
Psycho	9	13.85%
Saw	4	6.15%
Se7en	7	10.77%
The Shawshank Redemption	5	7.69%
Shutter Island	2	3.08%
The Sixth Sense	11	16.92%
Sleepaway Camp	6	9.23%
Soylient Green	0	0%
The Sting	0	0%
Unbreakable	4	6.15%
The Usual Suspects	9	13.85%
Vertigo	4	6.15%
Witness for the Prosecution	0	0%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 65. You may not vote on this poll

02-12-2016, 03:13 PM	#1
lud Special Member Member since:Oct 2014 Location:Nowhere & Everywhere	Best Movie Twist of all time? I mean best twist , NOT best movie with twist. That's huge difference. In many lists Sixth Sense is in top 5. But this is only because movie is famous. Twist wasn't that good. It's rather predictable. So, what are best movie twists of all time? Most unexpected? Most cleverly hidden?

02-12-2016, 08:32 PM	#8
Ray Jackson Blu-ray Duke Member since:Apr 2013 Location:The dark underbelly of Anytown, USA 4K collection:102 Blu-ray collection:455 DVD collection:9 Digital collection:74 Trading Score:183	The most sexually confusing movie experience of my life. Last edited by Ray Jackson; 02-12-2016 at 08:43 PM.

02-12-2016, 03:15 PM	#2
Blu-Benny Michael Bay's #1 Fan Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Wisconsin Home Theater Gallery:39 Blu-ray collection:552 DVD collection:108 Trading Score:138	the ending of the 1st Saw movie. i actually jumped up from my seat watching it the 1st time.

02-12-2016, 03:17 PM	#3
DangeRuss Blu-ray Grand Duke Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Location:The "Boogie Down" Home Theater Gallery:230 Blu-ray collection:470 DVD collection:354 Blu-ray reviews: 74	*From Dusk til Dawn* I didn't see it coming

02-12-2016, 03:25 PM	#4
lud Special Member Member since:Oct 2014 Location:Nowhere & Everywhere	My top 5: Saw The Usual Suspects Orphan Sleepaway Camp No Way Out These five stands as most shocking I have ever seen.At least for me . Also Unbreakalbe,Incendies,Vertigo,Gone Girl,The Sting and Una Pura Formalita are worth mentioning as well.

02-12-2016, 03:40 PM	#6
Abby is Q Power Member Member since:May 2015 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:-	I went with Psycho, Oldboy, and Sleepaway Camp. Psycho was just too infamous, with two very good twists. The ending is iconic. Oldboy is one of only two movies I was so shocked that I had to rewind it just to watch it again and make sure I had actually just seen that. Sleepaway Camp I also had to rewind and watch again. But even better than Oldboy, Sleepaway Camp also deals with some pretty deep themes and is culturally relevant. Sure, it was played mostly for shocks and the movie itself is schlocky, but considering it was all children actors and very few movies at the time dealt with LGBT themes (let alone acknowledging the existence of trans people), it is one of very few slasher movies that could be studied.

02-12-2016, 03:42 PM	#7
ArmyOfDarknessAW Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jan 2010 Location:Moosic, PA Home Theater Gallery:21 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:64	It was the trees.....what a twist. Honestly though Sleepaway Camp is the best twist.

02-12-2016, 11:32 PM	#9
Coenskubrick Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2015 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:558	I kinda want to say Barton Fink, but I'm not sure it counts as a twist. But you know, how It's a movie about a semi-likeable but also pretty pretentious writer struggling with writer's block and developing a romance with the wife of an acoholic man who used to be his hero and then [Show spoiler] Gotta say, that was one moment in a movie that completely took me for a turn.

02-14-2016, 03:41 PM	#12
Wernski Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Nov 2011 Location:NJ, USA 4K collection:171 Blu-ray collection:1174 DVD collection:878 Trading Score:1	A couple of these I can't even remember the twist, so I guess I'm not voting for those... I actually went with Sleepaway Camp, even though objectively I wouldn't call it the best, or even near the top of the list; but it's the one that really "got" me the most when I first saw it as a kid.

02-14-2016, 03:49 PM	#14
TheLaughingMann Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2015 Location:Delaware 4K collection:33 Blu-ray collection:1989 DVD collection:172 Blu-ray reviews:17 Trading Score:25	The twist I can keep watching over and over is shawshank. Primal fear, Chinatown and prestige remain my top 3 twists. First saw is definitely a fifth for my top five list.

02-14-2016, 04:06 PM	#15
Buscemi Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Aug 2013 4K collection:10 Blu-ray collection:3836	The Usual Suspects, Memento, and Fight Club.

02-15-2016, 05:12 AM	#16
A Tortured Duckling Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2008 4K collection:510 Blu-ray collection:3358 DVD collection:17 Trading Score:51	Oldboy takes the cake for me. Incredible disturbing, yet so damn innocent and beautiful. Fascinating.

02-15-2016, 08:04 AM	#17
feeling22 Banned Member since:Aug 2015 Trading Score:49	um... hello? The Skeleton Key? how is this not an option.

02-15-2016, 08:07 AM	#18
CouncilSpectre Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Apr 2013 Location:United Kingdom 4K collection:905 Blu-ray collection:7107 DVD collection:881 iTunes collection:13 Prime collection:107 Blu-ray reviews: 11 Trading Score:24	The Usual Suspects for me

02-15-2016, 12:36 PM	#19
FrellingFrakker Senior Member Member since:Apr 2010 Location:USA Blu-ray collection:205 DVD collection:3 Blu-ray reviews:11	I had to vote for The Planet of the Apes just because it is sort of the Godfather of end of move shocking twists.

02-15-2016, 12:49 PM	#20
Verisimilitude1984 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2015 Location:UK 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:7	Some really good ones in your poll list. I agree that Planet of the Apes is the daddy of them all so to speak, with The Empire Strikes Back being a close second. However, for me in terms of surprise value and impact (probably because the two I'd already been aware of before I saw them I think) it would be between The Usual Suspects and Memento. I've voted The Usual Suspects because the whole movie builds and builds to that moment and really delivers.

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