Jaw dropping moments and twists in films and TV shows

IvaBigWun

Those moments that stay with you long after you leave the cinema or switch off the TV

In Seven, the great David Fincher film, when

the van comes around the corner. The entire room was in silence, then the head on the box scene happened

and our jaws hit the floor.

In Dexter, at the end of season

4. Amazing, very dark and unpredictable.

In Lost at the end of season 3.

"we have to go back Kate". Flashbacks are now flashforwards. A genius twist by the writers.

The Usual Suspects. Everyone knows this one by now surely?

The ending does however make the majority of the flashback scenes redundant

Matchstick Men. A very under-rated film with a great twist.

Conman Nicolas Cage’s long-lost daughter is actually a con-artist who teamed up with his partner in crime to rob him out of his fortune

What are your favourite Jaw dropping moments and twists in films and TV shows?




Please use spoiler tags in every example

lahalane

That episode of the news when

the twin towers fell.

Did NOT see that coming.

Sciprio

The end of the movie "Departed"

Kylo Ren

In 'Anal Cops 12' when we found out the President was a sex robot sent back through time.

Red Kev

THIS:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqPNntsSqRM

I was totally gobsmacked.......

















.....then I just p1ssed myself laughing.

Lapin

When Jaws got blown to bits at the end of the movie I reckon his jaw dropped all over the place.

AnonoBoy

That bit in Jaw Carriers 3 when John drops the jaw he's carrying when he's running away from the cops after the party.

That was great.

Probably the best jaw dropping moment of the whole series.

Turtyturd

The red wedding.

DazMarz

Darth Vader: Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father...

Luke Skywalker: He told me enough! He told me you killed him!

Vader: No...

I am your father...

Skywalker: No... no... that's not true... that's IMPOSSIBLE!!!

My name is URL

Watching Emmerdale atm for the first time in years. My jaw dropped when I seen what a ride Debbie Dingle has become

Festy

The ending in the movie "Saw"

smash

That bit in last nights episode of breaking bad when Walt killed hank!








*may not be true

AnonoBoy

Festy wrote: »

The ending in the movie "Saw"

Jaw-droppingly sh*t you mean, right?

There was no reason

for the dude to be lying on the ground all the time. He could have just bugged the place. It was stoooopid!

Vito Corleone

+1 on "Matchstick Men", one of my favourite films. Everybody watch it.

"Oldboy" deserves a mention, didn't see that twist coming.

zcorpian88

The ending of the tv show "Harpers Island" wasn't expecting that!

Whoever never watched it, watch it!

That bit in Sherlock, 1st series, 3rd film, when Watson comes around the corner and says, "Evening".

biko

When the butler actually did it!

IvaBigWun

Deleted User wrote: »

That bit in Sherlock, 1st series, 3rd film, when Watson comes around the corner and says, "Evening".

Please spoiler any twists. Especially with must view shows like the excellent Sherlock

IvaBigWun

The killing of

Sean Bean

's character in Game Of Thrones made me do this -> :eek:

A fantastic twist to anyone who hadnt read the books

Super-Rush

When Kel admitted he'd put the screw in the tuna.

Karl Stein

Couldn't believe it when at the end of James Cameron's 'Titanic' when:

The Ship Sinks.

pajor

I was mind f*cked by Sucker Punch.

PizzamanIRL

When Bart Simpson got a B in his Maths test.

I saw this in a movie about a bus that had to SPEED around a city, keeping its SPEED over fifty, and if its SPEED dropped, it would explode. I think it was called, "The Bus That Couldn't Slow Down."

stefan idiot jones

When Bobby Ewing didn't die. It was all just a terrible dream.


The whole fu@kin' series ?


What was jaw dropping is that those brain washed sherman tanks bought it like they bought the lone shooter in '63, and Marilyn's overdose, and Chappaquiddick.

Irish Guitarist

In Lost when

Ben talked Locke out of committing suicide, only to murder him shortly afterwards

.

In 24 when

Jack Bauer shot Ryan Chappelle in the head

.

Love2love

Seen this film where the dude turned out to be dead!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

RikkFlair

Season 1 finale end scene in Fringe when

Olivia realises she has moved to a parallel universe and is standing in the Twin Towers which were never actually destroyed in 2001.

Irish Guitarist

That episode of Father Ted where

Ted said "the money was just resting in my account", Mrs Doyle said "would you have a cup of tea? go on, go on, go on" and Father Jack shouted "DRINK! FECK! ARSE! GIRLS!"

. Shocking stuff.

My name is URL

Love2love wrote: »

Seen this film where the dude turned out to be dead!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

Weekend at Bernie's? :pac:

IvaBigWun

The gruesome killing of

Joe Pesci'

s character in Casino

Irish Guitarist

The Seinfeld episode in which

Susan died from licking the envelopes. It wasn't a shocking death and she wasn't a great character. However Georges reaction changed how Seinfeld was seen. Whereas it had been 'a show about nothing' where the characters acted petty and complained about trivial things, it now seemed to be about characters with serious personality disorders who didn't care if someone got hurt or even died because of their actions. I know it's a comedy and not to be taken seriously, but it was hard to relate to the characters after that

.

Fraggle Rock

Film being my passion, I've seen quite a few in my time.

Oldboy is the biggest WTF moment I've ever witnessed.

A new version is coming out soon directed by Spike Jones. While I like Spike's stuff, or some of it, I'm actually a little angry that he's done it.

Why not leave works of art alone?

razorgil

the end of "layer cake", cool.

BeerWolf

I don't know about you, but... and this 'might' be going OT, but in the game "BioShock" - Great Storyline... and the pinnacle part near the end with regards to Andrew Ryan and the revealations just before then...

DAYUM!!!

One of the best pieces of story scripting in a game.

darragh16

In Titanic when the ship crashed and sank ... never seen that Iceberg coming to be honest.

KeithM89

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

In 24 when

Jack Bauer shot Ryan Chappelle in the head

.

That was a deadly scene, also when

Jack had to cut Chases hand off with the fire axe.

Paramite Pie

Fraggle Rock wrote: »

Oldboy is the biggest WTF moment I've ever witnessed.

I had my suspicions mid way through the movie (because i knew there was a twist but not the nature of it) but then the rest of movie made me think otherwise.. till the end when it's revealed. And then he still ........ with his ........ ugh!! WTF doesn't cut it.

As for the octopus scene, I was in Korea and tried that myself (but with a small octopus. Still lost. He lived for another day.) It's a tradition to eat live octopus apparently.:pac:

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

In 24 when

Jack Bauer shot Ryan Chappelle in the head

.

24 was really good back in the day but this made me jump off me chair! I honestly thought they'd never do it!! It was all just part of a plan or something... but... my god...

The opening of season 5 where

Palmer is assassinated

was a major shock, although there wasn't much of a build up.

MickFleetwood

The narrator being Tyler Durden in Fight Club was brilliant.

Obviously, The Usual Suspects twist was incredible as well. I love re-watching the movie and spotting all the little clues/hints scattered around pointing toward Verbal being the mysterious criminal.

Bowlardo

Festy wrote: »

The ending in the movie "Saw"

The ending of " the ring" too.

The end of six foot under was probably the greatest thing I have ever seen from a movie or a series . the song just fits perfectly

uch

When Darth Vader cut off Luke's Hand in the Empire Strikes Back,,, shock Horror

Bipolar Joe

Fraggle Rock wrote: »

Film being my passion, I've seen quite a few in my time.

Oldboy is the biggest WTF moment I've ever witnessed.

A new version is coming out soon directed by Spike Jones. While I like Spike's stuff, or some of it, I'm actually a little angry that he's done it.

Why not leave works of art alone?

It's not Spike Jones, or even Spike Jonze, it's Spike Lee.

The end of New World when

Ja-seong kills everyone who knows he's a cop so he can be the head of the syndicate.

Mickey H

Boston Legal Season 5, final episode when

the Chinese firm buys out Crane, Poole & Schmidt.

Didn't see that coming.

RobbingBandit

Some of the deaths in Goodfellas are jaw dropping,also same genre Phil Leotardo popping out in The Sopranos was an awesome twist.

BBDBB

In Bargain Hunt when the Reds spent all their money on a Victorian lamp stand while the Blues spread their money across a piece of Ditchfield glass, a brass spittoon and a small vase of unknown origin. The tension was unbearable right up until the end

The Blues won

timthumbni

Has to be The Crying Game near the end when I discovered the big secret that the film was sh"te. ;-)

Jacks Smirking Revenge

Walt

poisoning Brock

in Season 4 of Breaking bad.

Mind blowing

IrishGrimReaper

Game Of Thrones, second last episode of the recent season I think.

When they killed Rob Stark and his mother, and stabbed Rob's wife who was with child

Can't believe no one's said that one yet.

Markcheese

DazMarz wrote: »

Darth Vader: Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father...

Luke Skywalker: He told me enough! He told me you killed him!

Vader: No...

I am your father...

Skywalker: No... no... that's not true...
that's IMPOSSIBLE!!!

Jeez you don't get out much even my 3 year old know "Luke ccchhh I am your father ccchh"( but he IS a starwars Lego nut)

Markcheese

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I saw this in a movie about a bus that had to SPEED around a city, keeping its SPEED over fifty, and if its SPEED dropped, it would explode. I think it was called, "The Bus That Couldn't Slow Down."

Something wrong with yr caps lock there bud..... I think yr getting yr movies confused with yr father ted !!! Was there a bloke with a tache ,and a tool box in it ?? Def f ted .....

DazMarz

Markcheese wrote: »

Jeez you don't get out much even my 3 year old know "Luke ccchhh I am your father ccchh"( but he IS a starwars Lego nut)

I know, but just to be sure... I can't think of anyone who doesn't know it by now. But you just never know...