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.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - Henry Jones, Sr. stays behind to take over as guardian of the Grail.
Star Wars - in the final scene, Chewbacca gets a medal, too.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - Henry Jones, Sr. stays behind to take over as guardian of the Grail.
Star Wars - in the final scene, Chewbacca gets a medal, too.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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!
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.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - Henry Jones, Sr. stays behind to take over as guardian of the Grail.
Star Wars - in the final scene, Chewbacca gets a medal, too.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
The Mist - David hears a radio transmission mentioning Hartford, Connecticut, which he interprets as a possible location of safety.
Popeye - In their final battle Popeye beats the tar out of Bluto rather than him turning yellow and swimming away.
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.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - Henry Jones, Sr. stays behind to take over as guardian of the Grail.
Star Wars - in the final scene, Chewbacca gets a medal, too.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
The Mist - David hears a radio transmission mentioning Hartford, Connecticut, which he interprets as a possible location of safety.
Popeye - In their final battle Popeye beats the tar out of Bluto rather than him turning yellow and swimming away.
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
The Village - it blew my mind!
The Sixth Sense - yeah in retrospect it was an obvious twist and all the clues were there but I still didn’t catch it.
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
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.
The Village - it blew my mind!
The Sixth Sense - yeah in retrospect it was an obvious twist and all the clues were there but I still didn’t catch it.
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.
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
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.
The Village - it blew my mind!
The Sixth Sense - yeah in retrospect it was an obvious twist and all the clues were there but I still didn’t catch it.
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.
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.
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
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.
The Village - it blew my mind!
The Sixth Sense - yeah in retrospect it was an obvious twist and all the clues were there but I still didn’t catch it.
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.
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.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - in my case I saw The Sting first, so the ending practically devastated me.
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
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.
The Village - it blew my mind!
The Sixth Sense - yeah in retrospect it was an obvious twist and all the clues were there but I still didn’t catch it.
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.
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.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - in my case I saw The Sting first, so the ending practically devastated me.
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.
[quote=“knoodler, post:6452, topic:985988, full:true”] Twist endings that actually surprised you
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
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.
The Village - it blew my mind!
The Sixth Sense - yeah in retrospect it was an obvious twist and all the clues were there but I still didn’t catch it.
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.
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.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - in my case I saw The Sting first, so the ending practically devastated me.
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.
Primal Fear - established Edward Norton as an up-and-coming actor to watch.
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
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.
The Village - it blew my mind!
The Sixth Sense - yeah in retrospect it was an obvious twist and all the clues were there but I still didn’t catch it.
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.
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.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - in my case I saw The Sting first, so the ending practically devastated me.
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.
Primal Fear - established Edward Norton as an up-and-coming actor to watch.
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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