# Movie Marathon (Part 3)

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**Created:** [June 23, 2023, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988 "2023-06-23T10:14:24Z")\
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**Improve a movie you already like (or love)**

1. _The Game_ - At the end, as Michael Douglas and the girl drive off in a car together, the camera pulls back to reveal a pair of sleek motorcycles parked nearby, unnoticed. Over the riders’ radio headsets, you hear a voice say, “Begin Phase 2.” The riders nod to each other, start their motorcycles and follow the car.
2. _Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade_ - Henry Jones, Sr. stays behind to take over as guardian of the Grail.
3. _Star Wars_ - in the final scene, Chewbacca gets a medal, too.
4. _After Hours_ - At the very end, Paul Hackett walks up to his office building, and Julie (Teri Garr’s character) is standing there waiting for him.
5. _Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan_ - Khan sees the Enterprise warp away, and realizes he has lost completely. He dies knowing he did not in fact take Kirk with him.
6. _Star Trek Generations_ - Instead of dying, Kirk suffers serious injuries; the Enterprise retrieves him and seeks out the Nexus, then sending him into the ribbon where he’ll remain where Picard found him.
7. _Limitless_ - In the very last scene, Lindy listens to Eddie speak to the waiter in Chinese, then rolls her eyes and mutters, also in Chinese, “Show-off.”

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**Improve a movie you already like (or love)**

1. _The Game_ - At the end, as Michael Douglas and the girl drive off in a car together, the camera pulls back to reveal a pair of sleek motorcycles parked nearby, unnoticed. Over the riders’ radio headsets, you hear a voice say, “Begin Phase 2.” The riders nod to each other, start their motorcycles and follow the car.
2. _Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade_ - Henry Jones, Sr. stays behind to take over as guardian of the Grail.
3. _Star Wars_ - in the final scene, Chewbacca gets a medal, too.
4. _After Hours_ - At the very end, Paul Hackett walks up to his office building, and Julie (Teri Garr’s character) is standing there waiting for him.
5. _Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan_ - Khan sees the Enterprise warp away, and realizes he has lost completely. He dies knowing he did not in fact take Kirk with him.
6. _Star Trek Generations_ - Instead of dying, Kirk suffers serious injuries; the Enterprise retrieves him and seeks out the Nexus, then sending him into the ribbon where he’ll remain where Picard found him.
7. _Limitless_ - In the very last scene, Lindy listens to Eddie speak to the waiter in Chinese, then rolls her eyes and mutters, also in Chinese, “Show-off.”
8. _The Mist_ - David hears a radio transmission mentioning Hartford, Connecticut, which he interprets as a possible location of safety.

This is the original ending as written by King. I was torn apart by the movie’s ending!

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**Improve a movie you already like (or love)**

1. _The Game_ - At the end, as Michael Douglas and the girl drive off in a car together, the camera pulls back to reveal a pair of sleek motorcycles parked nearby, unnoticed. Over the riders’ radio headsets, you hear a voice say, “Begin Phase 2.” The riders nod to each other, start their motorcycles and follow the car.
2. _Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade_ - Henry Jones, Sr. stays behind to take over as guardian of the Grail.
3. _Star Wars_ - in the final scene, Chewbacca gets a medal, too.
4. _After Hours_ - At the very end, Paul Hackett walks up to his office building, and Julie (Teri Garr’s character) is standing there waiting for him.
5. _Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan_ - Khan sees the Enterprise warp away, and realizes he has lost completely. He dies knowing he did not in fact take Kirk with him.
6. _Star Trek Generations_ - Instead of dying, Kirk suffers serious injuries; the Enterprise retrieves him and seeks out the Nexus, then sending him into the ribbon where he’ll remain where Picard found him.
7. _Limitless_ - In the very last scene, Lindy listens to Eddie speak to the waiter in Chinese, then rolls her eyes and mutters, also in Chinese, “Show-off.”
8. _The Mist_ - David hears a radio transmission mentioning Hartford, Connecticut, which he interprets as a possible location of safety.
9. _Popeye_ - In their final battle Popeye beats the tar out of Bluto rather than him turning yellow and swimming away.

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> **Improve a movie you already like (or love)**

1. _The Game_ - At the end, as Michael Douglas and the girl drive off in a car together, the camera pulls back to reveal a pair of sleek motorcycles parked nearby, unnoticed. Over the riders’ radio headsets, you hear a voice say, “Begin Phase 2.” The riders nod to each other, start their motorcycles and follow the car.
2. _Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade_ - Henry Jones, Sr. stays behind to take over as guardian of the Grail.
3. _Star Wars_ - in the final scene, Chewbacca gets a medal, too.
4. _After Hours_ - At the very end, Paul Hackett walks up to his office building, and Julie (Teri Garr’s character) is standing there waiting for him.
5. _Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan_ - Khan sees the Enterprise warp away, and realizes he has lost completely. He dies knowing he did not in fact take Kirk with him.
6. _Star Trek Generations_ - Instead of dying, Kirk suffers serious injuries; the Enterprise retrieves him and seeks out the Nexus, then sending him into the ribbon where he’ll remain where Picard found him.
7. _Limitless_ - In the very last scene, Lindy listens to Eddie speak to the waiter in Chinese, then rolls her eyes and mutters, also in Chinese, “Show-off.”
8. _The Mist_ - David hears a radio transmission mentioning Hartford, Connecticut, which he interprets as a possible location of safety.
9. _Popeye_ - In their final battle Popeye beats the tar out of Bluto rather than him turning yellow and swimming away.
10. _Witness for the Prosecution_ - The story ends on the last line Agatha Christie wrote, and not with the tacked on bit that the Hayes’ Code required.

NEXT: **Twist endings that actually surprised you**

1. _Gaslight_ (1944 [Ingrid Bergman] version)  
to be fair, I was about 11 when I saw it, but still, I was on the edge on my seat the whole time

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**Twist endings that actually surprised you**

1. _Gaslight_ (1944 [Ingrid Bergman] version)  
to be fair, I was about 11 when I saw it, but still, I was on the edge on my seat the whole time
2. _Psycho_ - OK the surprise ending is well known by now, of course, but I got to watch it in a film studies class and it is still such an effective scene even if you know something’s up with Norman’s mother.

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**Post date:** [February 4, 2025, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6447 "2025-02-04T16:26:37Z")

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**Twist endings that actually surprised you**

1. _Gaslight_ (1944 [Ingrid Bergman] version)  
to be fair, I was about 11 when I saw it, but still, I was on the edge on my seat the whole time
2. _Psycho_ - OK the surprise ending is well known by now, of course, but I got to watch it in a film studies class and it is still such an effective scene even if you know something’s up with Norman’s mother.
3. _The Village_ - it blew my mind!

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**Twist endings that actually surprised you**

1. _Gaslight_ (1944 [Ingrid Bergman] version)  
to be fair, I was about 11 when I saw it, but still, I was on the edge on my seat the whole time
2. _Psycho_ - OK the surprise ending is well known by now, of course, but I got to watch it in a film studies class and it is still such an effective scene even if you know something’s up with Norman’s mother.
3. _The Village_ - it blew my mind!
4. The Sixth Sense - yeah in retrospect it was an obvious twist and all the clues were there but I still didn’t catch it.

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**Post date:** [February 4, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6449 "2025-02-04T18:08:32Z")

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**Twist endings that actually surprised you**

1. _Gaslight_ (1944 [Ingrid Bergman] version)  
to be fair, I was about 11 when I saw it, but still, I was on the edge on my seat the whole time
2. _Psycho_ - OK the surprise ending is well known by now, of course, but I got to watch it in a film studies class and it is still such an effective scene even if you know something’s up with Norman’s mother.
3. _The Village_ - it blew my mind!
4. The Sixth Sense - yeah in retrospect it was an obvious twist and all the clues were there but I still didn’t catch it.
5. _The Sting_–I missed all the clues. When Redford and Newman were shot I was upset, as I;d loved the movie and now these two guys get killed? When the truth came out I liked the movie even more.

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**Post date:** [February 4, 2025, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6450 "2025-02-04T18:29:42Z")

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**Twist endings that actually surprised you**

1. _Gaslight_ (1944 [Ingrid Bergman] version)  
to be fair, I was about 11 when I saw it, but still, I was on the edge on my seat the whole time
2. _Psycho_ - OK the surprise ending is well known by now, of course, but I got to watch it in a film studies class and it is still such an effective scene even if you know something’s up with Norman’s mother.
3. _The Village_ - it blew my mind!
4. The Sixth Sense - yeah in retrospect it was an obvious twist and all the clues were there but I still didn’t catch it.
5. _The Sting_–I missed all the clues. When Redford and Newman were shot I was upset, as I;d loved the movie and now these two guys get killed? When the truth came out I liked the movie even more.
6. _The Empire Strikes Back_ - when I first saw it, as a 15-year-old, with a group of friends, we were all blown away by “I am your father,” and we spent the next three years debating whether or not Vader was lying to Luke about that.

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**Twist endings that actually surprised you**

1. _Gaslight_ (1944 [Ingrid Bergman] version)  
to be fair, I was about 11 when I saw it, but still, I was on the edge on my seat the whole time
2. _Psycho_ - OK the surprise ending is well known by now, of course, but I got to watch it in a film studies class and it is still such an effective scene even if you know something’s up with Norman’s mother.
3. _The Village_ - it blew my mind!
4. The Sixth Sense - yeah in retrospect it was an obvious twist and all the clues were there but I still didn’t catch it.
5. _The Sting_–I missed all the clues. When Redford and Newman were shot I was upset, as I;d loved the movie and now these two guys get killed? When the truth came out I liked the movie even more.
6. _The Empire Strikes Back_ - when I first saw it, as a 15-year-old, with a group of friends, we were all blown away by “I am your father,” and we spent the next three years debating whether or not Vader was lying to Luke about that.
7. _Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid_ - in my case I saw _The Sting_ first, so the ending practically devastated me.

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**Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-3/985988/6452 "2025-02-05T04:21:00Z")

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**Twist endings that actually surprised you**

1. _Gaslight_ (1944 [Ingrid Bergman] version)  
to be fair, I was about 11 when I saw it, but still, I was on the edge on my seat the whole time
2. _Psycho_ - OK the surprise ending is well known by now, of course, but I got to watch it in a film studies class and it is still such an effective scene even if you know something’s up with Norman’s mother.
3. _The Village_ - it blew my mind!
4. The Sixth Sense - yeah in retrospect it was an obvious twist and all the clues were there but I still didn’t catch it.
5. _The Sting_–I missed all the clues. When Redford and Newman were shot I was upset, as I;d loved the movie and now these two guys get killed? When the truth came out I liked the movie even more.
6. _The Empire Strikes Back_ - when I first saw it, as a 15-year-old, with a group of friends, we were all blown away by “I am your father,” and we spent the next three years debating whether or not Vader was lying to Luke about that.
7. _Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid_ - in my case I saw _The Sting_ first, so the ending practically devastated me.
8. _Electra Glide in Blue_ - after all the main character went through, to have it end without any warning or meaning… I’m still grappling with it.

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[quote=“knoodler, post:6452, topic:985988, full:true”]  
**Twist endings that actually surprised you**

1. _Gaslight_ (1944 [Ingrid Bergman] version)  
to be fair, I was about 11 when I saw it, but still, I was on the edge on my seat the whole time
2. _Psycho_ - OK the surprise ending is well known by now, of course, but I got to watch it in a film studies class and it is still such an effective scene even if you know something’s up with Norman’s mother.
3. _The Village_ - it blew my mind!
4. The Sixth Sense - yeah in retrospect it was an obvious twist and all the clues were there but I still didn’t catch it.
5. _The Sting_–I missed all the clues. When Redford and Newman were shot I was upset, as I;d loved the movie and now these two guys get killed? When the truth came out I liked the movie even more.
6. _The Empire Strikes Back_ - when I first saw it, as a 15-year-old, with a group of friends, we were all blown away by “I am your father,” and we spent the next three years debating whether or not Vader was lying to Luke about that.
7. _Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid_ - in my case I saw _The Sting_ first, so the ending practically devastated me.
8. _Electra Glide in Blue_ - after all the main character went through, to have it end without any warning or meaning… I’m still grappling with it.
9. _Primal Fear_ - established Edward Norton as an up-and-coming actor to watch.

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**Twist endings that actually surprised you**

1. _Gaslight_ (1944 [Ingrid Bergman] version)  
to be fair, I was about 11 when I saw it, but still, I was on the edge on my seat the whole time
2. _Psycho_ - OK the surprise ending is well known by now, of course, but I got to watch it in a film studies class and it is still such an effective scene even if you know something’s up with Norman’s mother.
3. _The Village_ - it blew my mind!
4. The Sixth Sense - yeah in retrospect it was an obvious twist and all the clues were there but I still didn’t catch it.
5. _The Sting_–I missed all the clues. When Redford and Newman were shot I was upset, as I;d loved the movie and now these two guys get killed? When the truth came out I liked the movie even more.
6. _The Empire Strikes Back_ - when I first saw it, as a 15-year-old, with a group of friends, we were all blown away by “I am your father,” and we spent the next three years debating whether or not Vader was lying to Luke about that.
7. _Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid_ - in my case I saw _The Sting_ first, so the ending practically devastated me.
8. _Electra Glide in Blue_ - after all the main character went through, to have it end without any warning or meaning… I’m still grappling with it.
9. _Primal Fear_ - established Edward Norton as an up-and-coming actor to watch.
10. _The Crying Game_ - don’t think anyone saw the deception coming until it was revealed. In any event, I certainly didn’t expect it.

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**Movies featuring characters with some sort of mental illness**

1. Misery

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**Movies featuring characters with some sort of mental illness**

1. Misery
2. Monster

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**Movies featuring characters with some sort of mental illness**

1. Misery
2. Monster
3. What About Bob?

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**Movies featuring characters with some sort of mental illness**

1. Misery
2. Monster
3. What About Bob?
4. Psycho

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**Movies featuring characters with some sort of mental illness**

1. Misery
2. Monster
3. What About Bob?
4. Psycho
5. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape

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**Movies featuring characters with some sort of mental illness**

1. Misery
2. Monster
3. What About Bob?
4. Psycho
5. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
6. The Snake Pit

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**Movies featuring characters with some sort of mental illness**

1. Misery
2. Monster
3. What About Bob?
4. Psycho
5. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
6. The Snake Pit
7. Fatal Attraction

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**Movies featuring characters with some sort of mental illness**

1. Misery
2. Monster
3. What About Bob?
4. Psycho
5. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
6. The Snake Pit
7. Fatal Attraction
8. Rain Man

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