Jaw dropping moments and twists in films and TV shows

stoneill · 14-09-2013 3:28pm

The talking polar bear in a

fridge

karma_ · 14-09-2013 4:42pm

The Jerusalem sequence in World War Z was fantastic cinema.

Ghost Buster · 14-09-2013 4:47pm

karma_ wrote: »

The Jerusalem sequence in World War Z was fantastic cinema.

Zombie Sophia emerging from the barn in The walking dead was pretty unexpected

MissD93 · 14-09-2013 5:46pm

in derailed when clive owen realises jenifer anderson was manipulating the situation the entire time

Kev.OC · 14-09-2013 5:47pm

I was expecting The Expendables to be full of over the top violence, but my jaw genuinely dropped during the opening scene when;

Dolph Lundgren basically cuts the pirate in half with that "warning" shotgun shot.

LOSTfan57 · 14-09-2013 6:50pm

LOST
Walkabout - (spoiler) at the end when the camera pans out and we see John Locke is in a wheelchair. That was some moment...while everyone was panicking and terrified after the crash John Locke was having the best moment of his life.
Arzt blowing himself up leading to Hurleys epic..."dude you've got a little Arzt on you"

LOSTfan57 · 14-09-2013 6:52pm

Also loved The Long Con moment when we see that Sawyer played them all for fools and got exactly what he had wanted from them that was genius....

You wouldn't know I watched LOST over the summer eh?

ppshay · 14-09-2013 7:05pm

Amadeus - Salieri views Mozarts music and has an epiphany

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5BpzmTIZMU

GalwayGuy2 · 14-09-2013 7:14pm

Lost

When we found out Locke was dead.

God, so many unresolved issues in that show.

Mugser · 14-09-2013 9:05pm

The sixth sense

Turns out Bruce's character was dead the whole time

The shawshank redemption

Andy escaped :P

kumate_champ07 · 14-09-2013 9:22pm

when Zac was in the diner and saw a cute girl then asked her out before she rolled away in her wheelchair after she said yes

spockety · 14-09-2013 10:21pm

The end of "the game" with Michael Douglas and Sean Penn...

IvaBigWun · 15-09-2013 5:02pm

GalwayGuy2 wrote: »

Lost
When we found out Locke was dead.

God, so many unresolved issues in that show.

To the point that Damon Lindelof and JJ Abrams must get filthy looks when they're introduced at dinner parties

elefant · 15-09-2013 5:21pm

Ah lads! The use of spoiler tags in this thread is shocking.

You can't just stick in spoiler tags, your reaction to the twist, and not give any indication of what TV show, film, episode or whatever you are referencing within the tags! It defeats the whole purpose of having spoiler tags there in the first place :P

This thread should be called spoiler-tag Russian roulette.

IvaBigWun · 16-09-2013 8:19pm

The Descent had a decent one

After various thrills and spills, the last surviving member of the caving party finally finds her way out, bursting into sweet daylight and her salvation.

Until she wakes up and realises she’s still trapped.

An evil twist on the "it was all a dream" plot device

Caonima · 17-09-2013 4:42am

Two moments from Alien 3 always come to mind - Dillon's speech when they cremate Nute juxtaposed to the birth of the alien, and the other Dillon speech to motivate the prisoners to fight the alien (... "The only question is how you check out. Do you want it on your feet? Or on your fucking knees... begging?).

Will forever give me tingles watching those scenes. Sadly underrated movie.

Arawn · 17-09-2013 4:52am

Oldboy.

/thread

jill_valentine · 17-09-2013 4:57am

Cienciano wrote: »

The Sixth Sense is the biggest pile of shíte of all time. How long does he walk around as a ghost? All that time he can't open doors and nobody talks to him and he doesn't notice that something is a bit odd?

The kid says that ghosts "only see what they want to see", ie. that they just bumble through their routines etc without stopping to think anything's wrong, or rejecting it when it is.

I just think of it like when you have a dream, where the sequence of events doesn't make any sense if you sit down and think about it afterwards, but you just accept it all at the time.

jill_valentine · 17-09-2013 5:01am

IvaBigWun wrote: »

The Descent had a decent one
After various thrills and spills, the last surviving member of the caving party finally finds her way out, bursting into sweet daylight and her salvation.

Until she wakes up and realises she’s still trapped.

An evil twist on the "it was all a dream" plot device

Yes, I thought it was great.

The American edit managed to ruin it completely by cutting the 30 most important bloody seconds of the whole movie, the bit the title actually refers to, which was quite a feat. :rolleyes:

chopper6 · 18-09-2013 11:03am

IvaBigWun wrote: »

It is in my all time top 10 films but on recently rewatching Seven I hit a plot niggle:

The whole film was a struggle..everybody remembers the bit with the bloke rotting in bed and the head in the hatbox at the end but jeesus the rest was tedious...Morgan Freeman monologuing ( in his lovely voice admittedly )and SWAT teams shining torches around the place whilst shouting "clear"....did nobody ever think to turn on the lights in any of these buildings??

IvaBigWun · 18-09-2013 8:31pm

jill_valentine wrote: »

Yes, I thought it was great.

The American edit managed to ruin it completely by cutting the 30 most important bloody seconds of the whole movie, the bit the title actually refers to, which was quite a feat. :rolleyes:

Thats true, the Americans wanted to give a "happy ending"

To a horror film

IvaBigWun · 18-09-2013 10:22pm

Apparently Alias season 2 finale has one of the best all time cliffhangers/twists.

Havent seen a single episode of it but Ive just noticed that Jennifer Garner plays the lead so might be tempted to give it a look.

weldoninhio · 18-09-2013 10:58pm

Oldboys ending was completely unexpected.

I liked the end of Sons of Anarchy Season 4.

The Danny Trejo twist was really unexpected.

Hannibal · 18-09-2013 11:02pm

The Game was very good and also The Departed where DiCaprio gets shot as the door of the lift opens, it was very sudden and wasn't expecting it at all

Ann22 · 18-09-2013 11:43pm

IvaBigWun wrote: »

The Descent had a decent one
After various thrills and spills, the last surviving member of the caving party finally finds her way out, bursting into sweet daylight and her salvation.

Until she wakes up and realises she’s still trapped.

An evil twist on the "it was all a dream" plot device

I was horrified at that however in the sequel doesn't it

continue with her waking up in hospital? That she really did escape:). I was pleased about that

IvaBigWun · 19-09-2013 5:21pm

Lost season 2 opener

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_5ZQW0BCFU

19-09-2013 5:50pm

GalwayGuy2 wrote: »

Lost
When we found out Locke was dead.

God, so many unresolved issues in that show.

When I think back on all the series of Lost, I really wonder why I kept watching it. Overall, a huge disappointment.

smurgen · 19-09-2013 6:36pm

Sixth sense

IvaBigWun · 21-09-2013 8:12pm

chopper6 wrote: »

The whole film was a struggle..everybody remembers the bit with the bloke rotting in bed and the head in the hatbox at the end but jeesus the rest was tedious...Morgan Freeman monologuing ( in his lovely voice admittedly )and SWAT teams shining torches around the place whilst shouting "clear"....did nobody ever think to turn on the lights in any of these buildings??

Seriously?

Seven is a modern classic. Fincher shot the film so dark because of the story's tone and I think he nailed it

GalwayGuy2 · 21-09-2013 8:26pm

When I think back on all the series of Lost, I really wonder why I kept watching it. Overall, a huge disappointment.

I think I was man crushing on John Locke

Love2love · 21-09-2013 8:31pm

Love2love wrote: »

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

My name is URL wrote: »

Weekend at Bernie's? :pac:

Nah, it was the sixth sense!

IvaBigWun · 21-09-2013 8:35pm

GalwayGuy2 wrote: »

I think I was man crushing on John Locke

Good Locke or bad Locke

?

Id say

bad Locke

would ruin you

Bananatop · 21-09-2013 9:08pm

When Angela walked in on Tony in the shower in Who's the Boss :eek:

patrickbrophy18 · 21-09-2013 10:42pm

Not too sure if it has been mentioned but, the end of Final Destination 5 where

it overlaps with the beginning scene of Final Destination

.

IvaBigWun · 21-09-2013 11:04pm

patrickbrophy18 wrote: »

Not too sure if it has been mentioned but, the end of Final Destination 5 where
it overlaps with the beginning scene of Final Destination
.

Spoiled that for myself as I know Im never going to watch any film that has a "5" after it. Very clever though

IvaBigWun · 27-09-2013 7:31pm

From Dusk Till Dawn

If you dont know the full premise of the film (and I didnt) it takes a great twist

was.deevey · 27-09-2013 7:47pm

Edward Norton's Finale in Primal Fear

He's the bad personality along

Pilliar Getting Killed by a Croquet Mallet to the side of the head by a 13 or 14yo

Shane in Weeds

Uncle Andy's Banana Jerk off

"Tutorial" in Weeds

Everyone Dying at the Wedding

in Game of Thrones

Rhona Mitra getting killed in

Strike Back (FFS lads!)

Naked Irish Woman in

Father Ted (speed 3 :-O )

castletownman · 27-09-2013 7:55pm

Watched Flight today for the first time and for the first twenty odd minutes or so I was glued to the telly. Truly intense cinema

IvaBigWun · 27-09-2013 10:35pm

was.deevey

Spoiler tags please!

IvaBigWun · 05-11-2013 7:19pm

The final episode of the Shield and what happens to

Shane and his family.

Amazing TV

pipelaser · 05-11-2013 7:40pm

That moment ,every time, in a David Lynch film where he literally loses the plot and messes the whole thing up, its almost like a child who gets bored of the picture they're drawing and starts scribbling all over it!

IvaBigWun · 25-11-2013 5:08pm

Major Family Guy spoiler below

Well the writers of the show killed off a major character last night when

Brian was turned into road pizza

The show hasnt been funny in years but its a big enough story that its making major news sites and waves on Twitter

Ihatecuddles · 25-11-2013 5:27pm

IvaBigWun wrote: »

Major Family Guy spoiler below

Well the writers of the show killed off a major character last night when
Brian was turned into road pizza
The show hasnt been funny in years but its a big enough story that its making major news sites and waves on Twitter

I reckon its not permanent. As stupid as that sounds.

Plus check out who plays the new character!!!

Rod Serling · 25-11-2013 6:43pm

Leland Palmer, admittedly, possessed by an evil spirit

killed Laura Palmer.

snubbleste · 25-11-2013 7:27pm

Eh, Susan Boyle people. :cool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxPZh4AnWyk

DazMarz · 25-11-2013 8:22pm

In the 5th Episode of the 5th Season of Breaking Bad, episode is called "Dead Freight", right at the very end of the episode when Todd Alquist casually

shoots dead the young boy on the dirtbike

.

It just happened so quickly, so cold-bloodedly and just so casually. Nothing prepares you for it. It happens in literally the final moments of the episode and while you are still trying to digest the horror of what just happened, the screen cuts black and the credits roll. It is like a sucker punch to the gut and is a horrific moment that will make your jaw drop.

_Kaiser_ · 25-11-2013 8:44pm

IvaBigWun wrote: »

The final episode of the Shield and what happens to
Shane and his family.

Amazing TV

Or 2 seasons earlier when

Shane drops a hand grenade in Lem's lap!!

:eek:

1867IE · 25-11-2013 9:55pm

American Beauty.

When the gun appears at the back of Kevin Spacey's head. And then you see who did it.

A dark, but superb film.

DazMarz · 26-11-2013 7:18pm

Another one that just struck me is from The Sopranos, in the 12th episode of the 5th series, "Long-Term Parking".

It involves the execution of a long-standing member of the series. The execution is carried out by

Silvio Dante

. The execution comes about after it is revealed that the character

Adriana LaCerva

is an

FBI informant/cooperating witness

. The shocking part of it is that in the run up to the execution,

Adriana daydreams that she is packing up and leaving New Jersey on her own to start a new life after being told that Christopher attempted suicide.

However, the scene then switches to

Silvio

's car. A quick turn onto a dirt road reveals the lies told, and a scramble and two gunshots later, we are left numbed by the sudden and brutal slaying...

IvaBigWun · 26-11-2013 7:30pm

mauzo! wrote: »

I reckon its not permanent.

Re; Family Guy, I reckon you're right.

From this page there's rumours of a hoax/fake death (the URL alone is a spoiler so dont click it unless you're upto date on the show)

"Tonight fans of "Family Guy" were totally surprised when Brian Griffin died. He has been part of the show since the start eleven years ago. On Nov. 24, E! Online shared an article that made it look like he is really dead, but proof is out there that might not be true at all.

In Oct., an article was posted on EW all about two guests star that would be on an upcoming episode of the show. Glenn Howerton and Maya Rudolph will be on an episode that is all about Brian and he is a marathon runner in this episode. If you are a true fan of the show, you know that this episode has not aired yet. Doesn't that mean Brian has to come back again? The spoilers make it look that way!

Now if you go to Wikia they have a list of the episodes for the rest of the season. Several of them have Brian's name in the title. Now that just wouldn't make any sense at all"

Jaw dropping moments and twists in films and TV shows

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