Movies which surprised you.

[WayneLigon]

I almost never figure out the ending or 'see it coming' unless it's a purposely formulaic horror film and even then there are films that surprise me. Probably the last time I kinda-sorta figured it out was 'The Usual Suspects', mainly because of Verbal saying 'I doubt you'll ever see him again' - that meant that Soze was probably one of them.

I really have a very hard time beleiving some claims I see people make about 'Yeah, I had it all figured out five minutes into the film'.

 

[Flexor the Mighty!]

Well I never saw the twist in Empire Strikes Back coming. My poor 7 year old head nearly exploded when it was revealed.

 

[JimAde]

The Sixth Sense. Absolutely did not see it coming.

 

[Wombat]

Me, the only one I can think of, and it's a single scene not the ending, is Deep Blue Sea when the shark jumps out of the water and eats Mace Windu ...Didn't see that coming.

Sadly, I cheered that scene ... the only movie I ever wanted Samuel Jackson to shut up in... Obviously not a fave-rave movie of mine...

When I was a kid The Sting surprised me, but that was back in the original release. And Sixth Sense I figured out in the opening sequence ... and then talked myself out of the explanation again! So I both figured it out and then didn't, so when it came around again, I was shocked. Crazy, no?

And then there is the ending of the tv series The Prisoner ... still not sure if I will ever really understand it.

 

[reveal]

Saw
The Others
The Usual Suspects
Serenity

 

[Capellan]

I fully expected Samuel L Jackson to get eaten when he did in Deep Blue Sea, actually.

Saffron Burrowes's death, on the other hand, caught me off guard.

Assault on Precinct 13 also surprised me when, after she miraculously survives a car crash, the love interest of the main character gets shot in the face out of hand by the bad guys.

 

[Tonguez]

Closer - Natalie Portman

 

[JimAde]

Jerry Maguire. I was surprised to see that Tom Cruise can actually act on occasion.

 

[Henry]

The Sixth Sense - I didn't catch it until the end, and amazingly everyone around me intentionally kept the secret, insisting I see it. I thought it was pretty good.

Serenity - I did not see "The Big One" coming. The last actual shock-scene I have seen in a movie to date.

 

[Nebulous]

I must be the only person who didn't really like Serenity that much.

How about when Charlie Sheen gets killed in Young Guns? Didn't see that coming.