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Worst Twist Endings
Tweet Topic Started: Oct 23 2013, 10:19 PM (1,028 Views)
Baby Firefly	Oct 23 2013, 10:19 PM Post #1
The Devil Himself Posts: 75,546 Group: Admins Member #1 Joined: Apr 4, 2013 Mood None Favorite Horror Films The Devil's Rejects, Dawn Of The Dead (2004), Halloween II (2009), The Hills Have Eyes (2006), The Last House On The Left (1972), The Divide, Red State, Mother's Day, Stage Fright Favorite Horror Subgenre Slashers	What are some of the worst twist endings you've seen? What do you think caused them to fail to be effective?

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Vanessa	Aug 26 2015, 10:48 PM Post #21
Madman Posts: 26,903 Group: Admins Member #722 Joined: Mar 3, 2014 Mood None Favorite Horror Films The Evil Dead series; Thirst; May; American Mary; Repulsion; God Told Me To; Halloween (1978); Sleepaway Camp II & III; Antichrist; Stoker; Stagefright; What's the Matter with Helen?	Boxing Helena: It doesn't really fit the tone of the rest of the movie. It seems like a bit of a cop out.



MacReadyOrNot	Aug 27 2015, 01:56 AM Post #22
Best Friend Character Posts: 11,760 Group: Global Moderators Member #1,503 Joined: Mar 23, 2015 Mood Notworthy Favorite Horror Films John Carpenter's The Thing, The Cabin in the Woods, Bride of Frankenstein, An American Werewolf in London, Night of the Living Dead and so many more Favorite Horror Subgenre Horror/Comedy, Horror/Sci-Fi, Horror Anthology and Foreign	NeuroticChainsaw Aug 26 2015, 01:29 AM And I don't remember thinking The Forgotten's twist was all that bad!



Neurotic Chainsaw	Aug 27 2015, 03:11 AM Post #23
Vengeful Victim Posts: 9,032 Group: Members Member #1,525 Joined: Apr 4, 2015 Mood None Favorite Horror Films DeadGirl, The Blair Witch Project, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, TCM: The Next Generation, The Ring, May, Ginger Snaps, Starry Eyes, The Loved Ones, Night of the Creeps, Spring, Scream 1 and 2, etc. Favorite Horror Subgenre Slashers	^ Sorry...



MacReadyOrNot	Aug 27 2015, 10:00 AM Post #24
Best Friend Character Posts: 11,760 Group: Global Moderators Member #1,503 Joined: Mar 23, 2015 Mood Notworthy Favorite Horror Films John Carpenter's The Thing, The Cabin in the Woods, Bride of Frankenstein, An American Werewolf in London, Night of the Living Dead and so many more Favorite Horror Subgenre Horror/Comedy, Horror/Sci-Fi, Horror Anthology and Foreign



Neurotic Chainsaw	Aug 28 2015, 03:54 AM Post #25
Vengeful Victim Posts: 9,032 Group: Members Member #1,525 Joined: Apr 4, 2015 Mood None Favorite Horror Films DeadGirl, The Blair Witch Project, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, TCM: The Next Generation, The Ring, May, Ginger Snaps, Starry Eyes, The Loved Ones, Night of the Creeps, Spring, Scream 1 and 2, etc. Favorite Horror Subgenre Slashers	Honestly, Orphan has kind of a stupid twist. I like it and was definitely shocked by it, but the more I think about it, the more I'm just like "gosh darn, that's so freaking ridiculous." :/



Kevin R.	Aug 28 2015, 05:37 PM Post #26
Stoner Guy Posts: 1,797 Group: Members Member #52 Joined: Apr 20, 2013 Mood None	The ending of The Haunting of Molly Hartley infuriated me both times I saw it. They so badly wanted to be shocking, but completely failed, and worse, it ended the movie right when it presented an interesting idea that it could've run with in the third act.
	My blog: Kevin's Review Catalogue All reviews, A-Z Latest review: Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)


Neurotic Chainsaw	Aug 28 2015, 10:56 PM Post #27
Vengeful Victim Posts: 9,032 Group: Members Member #1,525 Joined: Apr 4, 2015 Mood None Favorite Horror Films DeadGirl, The Blair Witch Project, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, TCM: The Next Generation, The Ring, May, Ginger Snaps, Starry Eyes, The Loved Ones, Night of the Creeps, Spring, Scream 1 and 2, etc. Favorite Horror Subgenre Slashers	^ I didn't really think the ending of Molly Hartley was all that bad either. It was in line with the meaning of the film.



Vanessa	Sep 1 2015, 01:38 AM Post #28
Madman Posts: 26,903 Group: Admins Member #722 Joined: Mar 3, 2014 Mood None Favorite Horror Films The Evil Dead series; Thirst; May; American Mary; Repulsion; God Told Me To; Halloween (1978); Sleepaway Camp II & III; Antichrist; Stoker; Stagefright; What's the Matter with Helen?	The Blood Lands/White Settlers Spoiler: click to toggle So...the family gets to have a party before all the men in the family get arrested? There is no hiding the evidence or anything, so they maybe have a week before their lives are totally ruined.



Neurotic Chainsaw	Sep 1 2015, 02:39 AM Post #29
Vengeful Victim Posts: 9,032 Group: Members Member #1,525 Joined: Apr 4, 2015 Mood None Favorite Horror Films DeadGirl, The Blair Witch Project, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, TCM: The Next Generation, The Ring, May, Ginger Snaps, Starry Eyes, The Loved Ones, Night of the Creeps, Spring, Scream 1 and 2, etc. Favorite Horror Subgenre Slashers	Would You Rather. :/



Repo	Jul 22 2016, 05:31 AM Post #30
Bitch Posts: 3,318 Group: Members Member #1,939 Joined: Jun 6, 2016 Mood Devilish	GL84 Aug 24 2015, 05:02 PM High Tension-rewrites entire sections of the movie simply to be able to say 'Gotcha!' Dear God, yes. It is SUCH a cheat. There is zero build up, and it actively contradicts stuff we saw. Not to mention that's an overused twist in general Anyways, yeah. Aside from High Tension: Friday the 13th Shutter Island Dexter Season 6 Saw 4 Dark Ride The Final Destination I Know What You Did Laat Summer I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer Scream 3 (and by extension, Scream MTV S1) Carrie 2002 Vacancy 2 Halloween 2 Edited by Repo, Jul 22 2016, 05:32 AM.
	Puppy, just because there's no evidence she killed her aunt doesn't* make her dating material.*


Baby Firefly	Jul 22 2016, 05:36 AM Post #31
The Devil Himself Posts: 75,546 Group: Admins Member #1 Joined: Apr 4, 2013 Mood None Favorite Horror Films The Devil's Rejects, Dawn Of The Dead (2004), Halloween II (2009), The Hills Have Eyes (2006), The Last House On The Left (1972), The Divide, Red State, Mother's Day, Stage Fright Favorite Horror Subgenre Slashers	Shame on you for not mentioning Saw 3D! Spoiler: click to toggle Not only was Gordon handled in a way that made it PAINFULLY obvious that he was yet another accomplice, it was dumb for him to be an accomplice in the first place, AND it was a twist that fans of the series expected since the second film. Blech. Plus, the final scene is just really lame anyway with Gordon being all "Game over" and throwing the hacksaw in one of the cheesiest "lulz 3D look at da 3D" moments ever.



Repo	Jul 22 2016, 05:43 AM Post #32
Bitch Posts: 3,318 Group: Members Member #1,939 Joined: Jun 6, 2016 Mood Devilish	Baby Firefly Jul 22 2016, 05:36 AM Shame on you for not mentioning Saw 3D! Spoiler: click to toggle Not only was Gordon handled in a way that made it PAINFULLY obvious that he was yet another accomplice, it was dumb for him to be an accomplice in the first place, AND it was a twist that fans of the series expected since the second film. Blech. Plus, the final scene is just really lame anyway with Gordon being all "Game over" and throwing the hacksaw in one of the cheesiest "lulz 3D look at da 3D" moments ever. Shame on me indeed. I cannot believe I forgot that. It absolutely qualifies. I'll also say the new Stage Fright movie. Not only was it so predictable that my friend and I called the killer, motive, and EVERYTHING else.... But we even predicted actual lines the killer said. Seriously
	Puppy, just because there's no evidence she killed her aunt doesn't* make her dating material.*


Repo	Jul 22 2016, 11:32 PM Post #33
Bitch Posts: 3,318 Group: Members Member #1,939 Joined: Jun 6, 2016 Mood Devilish	I also forgot to include The Gallows
	Puppy, just because there's no evidence she killed her aunt doesn't* make her dating material.*


Repo	Jul 25 2016, 05:15 PM Post #34
Bitch Posts: 3,318 Group: Members Member #1,939 Joined: Jun 6, 2016 Mood Devilish	Frailty's is kind of weak too, enough to take a point or two off my rating. It's not as bad as most here, but the movie is so great that it is more upsetting Edited by Repo, Jul 26 2016, 09:45 PM.
	Puppy, just because there's no evidence she killed her aunt doesn't* make her dating material.*


The Shadow	Aug 19 2016, 07:11 AM Post #35
(blood mage) Posts: 564 Group: Members Member #1,953 Joined: Jul 30, 2016 Mood Dead Favorite Horror Films The Exorcist, The Shining, The Thing, The Others, Dawn of the Dead (1978), The Changeling, Alien, The Descent, Hills Have Eyes (2006), Psycho, Last House On The Left, Return Of The Living Dead	Law Abiding Citizen. Fuck that movie. I wanted to punch someone in the theater. Edited by The Shadow, Aug 19 2016, 07:12 AM.



MacReadyOrNot	Apr 2 2018, 08:49 PM Post #36
Best Friend Character Posts: 11,760 Group: Global Moderators Member #1,503 Joined: Mar 23, 2015 Mood Notworthy Favorite Horror Films John Carpenter's The Thing, The Cabin in the Woods, Bride of Frankenstein, An American Werewolf in London, Night of the Living Dead and so many more Favorite Horror Subgenre Horror/Comedy, Horror/Sci-Fi, Horror Anthology and Foreign	Identity, in a way. Spoiler: click to toggle I mean, I'm fine with all the characters being a part of some guy's split personality disorder, but I just don't like the fact that the killer part of his personalities was the kid.



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