The Empire Strikes Back, naturally Planet Of The Apes (1968 of course) The Treasure Of Sierre Madre Casablanca The Maltese Falcon Raiders Of The Lost Ark The Terminator T2 Jaws Predator The Thing Deep Blue Sea The Truman Show Point Break The Breakfast Club (Don't You Forget About Me) 12 Monkeys 2001 A Space Odyssey Ghost Story (from the Straub novel) What Lies Beneath (yeah it rips off Ghost Story but it's still a good ending) Arlington Road Boondock Saints The Blues Brothers An American Werewolf In London Poltergeist The Chronicles Of Riddick Die Hard The Game The Matrix Wild Things Primal Fear Reservoir Dogs Citizen Kane Bicentennial Man (oh I get all weepy) First Blood Every Rocky Film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest The Shining (Kubrick)
"The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country." - Goering.
"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it." - Goebbels.
"In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - Orwell.
* Psycho (the best ending ever) * Fight Club * The Empire Strikes Back * Sixth Sense * Hair (saddest one) * 2001 * Dr. Strangelove * The Truman Show * Manos, the hands of fate
“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering
"The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country." - Goering.
"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it." - Goebbels.
"In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - Orwell.
1. Planet of the Apes - "Damn you damn you all to hell" 2. Terminator 3 Rise of the Machines "Maybe the future has been written I don't know all I know is what the Terminator taught me never quit fighting and I never will. The battle has just begun"
“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering
Well Regicidal Maniac pretty much covered it, but here are my personal favorites nonetheless (in no particular order):
The Empire Strikes Back: Irvin Kershner put it best when he said, "It gives you some sense of closure but leaves you wanting to see more." Planet of the Apes (1968): Obviously The Sixth Sense: Obviously Unbreakable: Great use of the mythic Superhero/Supervillain relationship. Terminator 2: Quite possibily the most emotional ending ever. "I know now why you cry, but that' something I can never do." Thumbs Up! Back to the Future: "Where we're going, we don't need roads..." Back to the Future II: "But I'm back! I'm back FROM the future!", "Great Scott!" Back to the Future III: The flying train! Perfect way to end the series! Raiders of the Lost Ark: "Top men..." The Last Crusade: Riding off into the sunset... Batman Returns: Batsignal, Catwoman, Musical Crescendo!
Giant monster movies (hence, my call sign "Kaiju Eiga" = giant mysterious beast): 1. Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah 2. Gamera: Revenge Of Irys 3. King Kong (1933) 4. Rodan 5. Mighty Joe Young (both versions) 6. Gappa, the Triphibian Monster
SciFi, Fantasy movies: 1. Planet of the Apes POTA (1968) 2. Beneath the POTA 3. Escape from the POTA 4. Conquest of the POTA 5. LOTR:FOTR 6. LOTR:TTT 7. SW:TESB 8. Batman' 9. Batman Returns 10. Spider-Man 11. Spider-Man 2 12. X2: X-Men United 13. ST: The Wrath Of Khan 14. ST: The Voyage Home 15. The Matrix 16. Raiders of the Lost Ark 17. Escape From NY
Drama: 1. The Usual Suspects 2. The Godfather 3. The Godfather Pt. II 4. Ben Hur 5. Gone With The Wind 6. Shane 7. The Magnificient Seven
"For God so loved the world, that He gave His one and only Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish, but will have eternal life." The Holy Bible - John 3:16
Alien Alien 3 Who's Harry Crumb? Seven Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Star Trek: the motion picture Star trek II: the wrath of Kahn THX 1138 The Color Purple The Shawshank Redemption Jurassic Park The Game The Amnityville Horror II: The Possession Deep Impact Final Destination Fight Club Planet of the Apes
The Shawshank Redemption. Hands down, one of the best endings ever.
"I find I'm so excited, I can barely sit still or hold a thought in my head. I think it the excitement only a free man can feel, a free man at the start of a long journey whose conclusion is uncertain. I hope I can make it across the border. I hope to see my friend, and shake his hand. I hope the Pacific is as blue as it has been in my dreams. I hope."
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'." --Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), The Princess Bride ------------------------- Kevin A Webmaster/Primary Cynic kapgar.typepad.com kapgar.com
Quote Originally posted by: sean wookie what about alien 2
The ending of Aliens totally ripped off the ending of the first Alien, with the whole "blown out of the goddamn airlock" thing, to be even later copied in Alien Resurrection. I am sort of fond of Alien3 for being different from the other "Alien" films, and that is why I put "Alien" and "Alien 3" purposely skipping alien 2.
“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering