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Jericho 09-09-05 09:58 AM
Holy shit, they made movies before 1995? Why am I just finding out about this now?

Jericho 09-09-05 09:59 AM
Originally Posted by Rypro 525
no, while its not a movie, you have seen or at least heard of the show dallas right?

Originally Posted by her34
i have only heard of the title but no know nothing else.

could you give quick summary of what twist they did?
Originally Posted by DealMan
Bob Newhart wakes up at the end and it is revealed the entire show was just a dream.

Yep, and then Larry, his brother Darryl, and his other brother Darryl shot J.R.

sundog 09-09-05 10:09 AM
Originally Posted by Drop
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920), is the earliest film I can think of with a twist ending.
Yup, that was the first thing that came to my mind.

garmonbozia 09-09-05 11:11 AM
Originally Posted by Drop
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920), is the earliest film I can think of with a twist ending.
that's what i was just going to post when i got to the end of this thread, but i've been beaten to it.

majorjoe23 09-09-05 12:22 PM
I'm pretty sure this guy invented the twist.

http://www.upenn.edu/gazette/0301/im...arlychubby.gif

tommyp007 09-09-05 01:25 PM
Originally Posted by majorjoe23
I'm pretty sure this guy invented the twist.

http://www.upenn.edu/gazette/0301/im...arlychubby.gif
:lol:

cleaver 09-09-05 01:31 PM
Besides Citizen Kane and Empire Strikes Back, Murder on the Orient Express is a good one.

devinjc 09-09-05 01:48 PM
Soylent Green is people!

DeanoBKN 09-09-05 05:06 PM
Originally Posted by wendersfan
No, there wasn't. It was also the first movie to be shot in color and have sound.
Also widescreen was invented when DVD came out. Before then, everything was shot in fullscreen.

Count Dooku 09-09-05 05:10 PM
http://www.conelrad.com/conelrad100/...ota_030505.gif This reveal was pretty big twist.

RoyalTea 09-09-05 05:52 PM
Originally Posted by Groucho
:lol:

When did the average age of DVDTalk posters become 10?
tell me about it.

stray out of other and it get's scary in here.

GoldenJCJ 09-09-05 05:57 PM
Originally Posted by Goat3001
Every episode of the Twilight Zone.
Agreed, that was the first thing I thought of...not all of them were terribly good twists, but when one was it blew you away.

Michael Corvin 09-09-05 09:00 PM
Originally Posted by GoldenJCJ
Agreed, that was the first thing I thought of...not all of them were terribly good twists, but when one was it blew you away.
"Time Enough At Last" the single greatest TZ episode. :up:

Joe Molotov 09-09-05 09:28 PM
My favorite was "The Eye of the Beholder". That episode freaked me out as a kid. :)

Jon2 09-09-05 10:15 PM
Originally Posted by Count Dooku
Actually, Pierre Boulle's original novel was much better than either POTA movie.

It had a double twist ending.

NatrlBornThrllr 09-09-05 10:37 PM
I asked Quentin Tarantino tonight. The guy has a pretty encyclopedic knowledge of films, and his response was, "good question...what've you come up with so far?" I told him "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari," and his response was, "Yeah, I guess that is a twist ending, and probably one of the first." If that man doesn't know, I guess there's no definitive answer to be found.

-JP

garmonbozia 09-10-05 01:42 AM
yeah so the OP is only off by about 75 years......if not more, and that's only if we are talking about movies only.

Hokeyboy 09-10-05 07:06 PM
Heck, my all-time favorite ending-with-a-twist is still THE CONVERSATION, and that was what? 1974? I was 3 in '74. That's a fun age. What were we talking about?

Autotelik 09-10-05 09:04 PM
There was a director called Hitchcock.

djtoell 09-11-05 12:19 AM
Was there ever a movie that used special effects before Revenge of the Sith?

DJ

Joe Molotov 09-11-05 12:25 AM
Originally Posted by djtoell
Was there ever a movie that used special effects before Revenge of the Sith?

DJ
Well, I know The Matrix invented slow-motion, but other than that I'm not sure.

Fincher Fan 09-11-05 01:32 AM
I think we've pretty much guaranteed that the OP won't be starting another thread anytime soon.

RockStrongo 09-12-05 09:04 AM
Originally Posted by Fincher Fan
I think we've pretty much guaranteed that the OP won't be starting another thread anytime soon.
Wow, I agree. This is the most idiotic thread Ive seen in a while.

Also, "The Sting" was another.

The Bus 09-12-05 09:21 AM
What about the Bible?

I mean thay guy dies, and then it turns out he comes back!

majorjoe23 09-12-05 10:03 AM
Originally Posted by The Bus
What about the Bible?

I mean thay guy dies, and then it turns out he comes back!
How about some spoiler tags? I haven't seen Passion of the Christ yet.


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