Death Game
Out of nowhere. Major characters die. Weird color filter. Jaunty song over credits.
Yup. That checks all the boxes.
All right. I see your Death Game and raise you one:
And, uh…spoilers obviously.
Holy shit!!
Reminds me of Vanishing Point (not really a shock ending) and Electra Glide in Blue.
What was the deal with the 70’s and vehicles and shock endings?
Ripping off Easy Rider perhaps?
How about Zabriskie Point. So, the movie’s done, let’s randomly blow shit up to the music of Pink Floyd.
Parallax View: the Watergate-era downer ending comes out of nowhere, like the others upthread; only you realize, after it happens, that, no, it didn’t come out of nowhere, it’s one of them there Oh That’s What Was Going On All Along bits.
Where’s the kaboom? There was supposed to be an earth shattering ka–
Oh, there it is.