We need a new movie with an insane twist at the end.

Don’t we?

I know movies come along all the time with twist endings but I’m talking about mind blowing – best twist ever – moments.  The legendary endings that send your jaw to the floor and leave you wide eyed for a week. Endings you can’t wait to discuss with your friends. (Hopefully you aren’t one of those jerks that ruins twists.  If you are please stop that.)

In the interest of not being hypocritical, there are no spoilers in this post.

It’s been a while since we’ve had a great one.  Some may argue that Shutter Island has an amazing twist but everyone I talked to saw it coming a mile away.  I’m on the fence as well.

• Saw
• The Sixth Sense
• Seven
• The Usual Suspects

Those are twists!

The final 5 minutes of Saw actually made me yell ‘What!’ out loud in the theater.  I had no clue.  Who doesn’t love a good surprise when they go to the movies?

“Wow them in the end.”

A quote from Adaptation that I feel works nicely for this post.  It’s completely true.  Nothing beats a well planned and executed twist ending.

The Sixth Sense was actually one of the best twists I’ll never get to truly experience.  Someone in high school ruined it for me.  Idiot.

Still, I got to see the seeds being planted and watched M. Night Shyamalan craft one of the best thrillers of all time.  What an ending!

We need more twist endings!

While I’m on the topic, I want to give a special mention to Inception.  That final shot may not be a traditional ‘twist’ but it’s one of the best ending shots in film history.  Yes I loved Inception that much.

The award for best twist ending, in my opinion, goes to Seven.  It was such a smart and thought provoking way to end the movie.  I’m still stunned each and every time I see it.  I actually look forward to watching it with people who haven’t just to see the look on their face when the credits roll.

What’s your favorite twist ending?

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