[Film] What's the bestest film ending ever - Warning MAY contain spoilers!

[Questions]

The final scene from Cuckoos nest when Chief says “ I’m taking you with me MAC”

Beautiful and upsetting at the same time.

 

[jonny.rainbow]

I’ve also always liked the end of Jaws.

Brody and Hooper kicking towards shore.

Brody: You know, I used to hate the water?

Hooper: I can’t imagine why!

Just a perfect low key ending for a thrilling film.

 

[Tom Bombadil]

The original Planets of the apes film.

Meh, the musical was better

 

[SockMonster]

I’ve also always liked the end of Jaws.

Brody and Hooper kicking towards shore.

Brody: You know, I used to hate the water?

Hooper: I can’t imagine why!

Just a perfect low key ending for a thrilling film.

Agree with that!

 

[Motogull]

I took a girl to see Carrie when it first came out
I was very keen on this young lady, she was a real corker, I was punching way above my weight. Anyway, I’d already seen the film when I took her, and, for the life of me, I still don’t know why I did it, but, at the grave scene at the end, I grabbed my perfect dates wrist at exactly the same time as it happened on the screen.
Pandemonium!! She screamed, and I mean really screamed and wouldn’t stop, I was trying to apologise, the couple behind us were in hysterics, and, just about everyone else in the cinema was telling me what dickhead I was. Even the manager had a go at me, and banned me for six months.

I had to phone the girls mum to come and get her, and I had to explain what had happened. The poor girl never, ever spoke to me again, not one word, and whenever I saw her out in town, she would look at me with such contempt I would just blush and go and hide.

Sounds like you weren't confident of that getting off the ground, so getting your retaliation in first in that way was spot on. If I'd have been there I'd have been turned from a nearly shat myself to a near certain pissed myself.

Back on topic, forget the poofy films. I nominate Quadrophenia.

 

[Barrow Boy]

Don't get Norman angry!

 

[Perkino]

The Matrix - Neo is obviously beginning to believe and just needs to get to the phone and then pow pow he is shot dead, only for a kiss from Trinity to awaken him before jumping into an agent and destroying him from the inside out. Then runs to the phone. Followed up with a warning to the Matrix that he is gonna show the world the truth.... I'm a big fan of the film

 

[portlock seagull]

Another for Italian Job, it’s got to be really as endings go. Literally a cliff hanger. But others worthy of a mention include:
Planet of the Apes for its twist.
Brilliant shout for Jaws earlier and quite agree with the posters comments - low key, less is more to great effect.
Zulus roll call is stirring I wannabee Welsh stuff.
Life of Brian for feel good sing along silliness
Empire Strikes Back for its god damnit, I can’t wait for the next instalment
Lastly, LoTR must get a mention for the sheer number of missed opportunities to end. And I’m a fan!

 

[Megazone]

The ending in all the Godfather films were probably my favourite just because I couldn't wait for the films to finish.

 

[OzMike]

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.

Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion, I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate.

All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.



Time to die.

This in spades.

 

[OzMike]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoAzpa1x7jU

 

[SouthCoastOwl]

Seven

 

[colinz]

Shawshank Redemption, if your into the warm fuzzies.

 

[Palacefinder General]

Trainspotting - Renton threads the holdall containing the money out from a sleeping Francis Begbie's embrace, watched by Spud, who he assumes is asleep, then, holdall on shoulder, walks off into the dawn sun over London with the Choose Life monologue playing, Born Slippy starting to play as the credits roll. Pure cinematic art.

 

[mreprice]

Limbo

 

[Stat Brother]

Why didn't he swim after he entered the water? What was the purpose (other than to make the audience wonder) of pretending to be dead?

The purpose was as a call back to where it all began.


Jnr, last night when rummaging around for something to watch asked me, I replied 'well I've already watched a Bourne today' he answered 'I could do a Bourne if you want', bless him.

So last night we watched Legacy where obviously the opening scene is a protracted camera shot from underneath the water looking up an alive or dead body.

 

[Triggaaar]

The purpose was as a call back to where it all began.

Ok, so done as a call back to something else, not because it made any logical sense. I'd suggest that of the people who jump that far into cold water and then swim to their safety, none of them go unconscious when entering the water.

 

[The Kid Frankie]

No Country For Old Men
The Sixth Sense
The Shawshank Redemption

The Battle Of Britain as Laurence Olivier looks to the clear skies and realises the battle is won, before the Nationalities and death toll of those who actually took part scrolls down the screen.

The Godfather takes the biscuit for me though. The final scene where Kay is watching Michael as each of the mobsters approach him to kiss his hand as the new Don and one of his henchmen slowly closes slides the door shut as the music plays. Chills.

 

[The Clamp]

Ooh, several but The Last Crusade is good. A fitting and beautiful end to the most enjoyable film trilogy of all time.

The end of Casino Royale (2006) always gets the hairs on my neck up...

“The name’s Bond. James Bond”. Dah dah dah, Dah dah, dah...

magic darts, Keith.

Raw, French film about , well just watch it! Great ending.

Birdy with Matt Modine and Nicholas Cage.

Planes, Trains and Automobiles. When Steve Martin’s character goes and gets Del Griffith (shower curtain ring guy) back up to the house for thanksgiving supper. Feels innit. Blates.

Empire Strikes Back. Obvs.

Back to the future. The original l, not the increasingly shite sequels.
“Trousers? Where we’re going you won’t need trousers”.

Not a film but a series. Our Friends In The North. As Geordie walks away from his friends across the bridge in London to the strains of Oasis’s Don’t Look Back In Anger. Just so so sad. I burst into tears the two times I’ve watched that series. Floods.
Then I think about that ****ing wig he’s got on and I start laughing.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

Seven

Great film. Great ending.