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	Posted on Tuesday October 19, 2010, 04:24 by davelogan
	Oh my god, I was wrong! It was Earth All Along! Read More
2	my bloody valentine (2009)
	Posted on Tuesday August 3, 2010, 17:00 by RedCandle
	worst twist ever. the entire film sets us up to believe that jensen ackles is the killer, and then at the big final reveal...... he is the killer. the worst kind of twist is no twist at all. thats a straight... Read More
3	you forgot one
	Posted on Tuesday March 23, 2010, 21:10 by VB
	the 'they were all ghosts' twist from Passengers is missing from the list. Read More
4	RE: Knowing (or not would have been better)
	Posted on Monday October 5, 2009, 10:46 by BoDixen
	Not so strange considering that it was Xavier's identical twin brother although without a mind. A bit of riffing on New X-Men Cassandra storyline from the comics. Read More
5	wow
	Posted on Monday October 5, 2009, 07:16 by bentgaga
	these are the worst comments I have ever seen in a feature.. see that thing down the side that says "explains his choices.." give that a read before you rant on about nonsense.. and I agree about the "spoiler alert" as your comment heading, thats just plain rude to not have it.. Read More
6	Lack of the obvious...
	Posted on Sunday September 27, 2009, 12:39 by ThisWeeksPromethean
	I think, like most people have suggested, the films that seem to have some sense to them, even in their obscurity, are horribly spoiled when the twists of the films seem to not run with the film or even work on a tangent, i.e. "It was all a dream" or the introduction of aliens two minutes before the credits. A small group of people seperated from modern times that have convinced the rest of their people that there is nothing wrong until curiosity takes over and a discovery is made, makes sense. The inside of a killers mind that has MPD and him forcing his personalities to convulge until one remains, despite being obscure, makes sense and like everyone else has pointed out, a mutant with special telepathic powers amongst mutants with other super-human abilities transferring his mind, despite the movie not being all-too-great, makes sense with the rest of the film. The chart surely should have Knowing, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and the Mist in (although if you were to incRead More
7	An obvious choice missed
	Posted on Saturday September 26, 2009, 19:54 by stewart987
	Oceans 12...enough said. Read More
8	LOL
	Posted on Saturday September 26, 2009, 09:53 by Josh Thomas
	Yes, Planet Of The Apes Was horrific when it came to the last 10 mins of the film. Read More
9	I never would have asked...
	Posted on Saturday September 26, 2009, 00:39 by eastmav
	but thanks for finally explaining the stupid ending to Planet of the Apes. I guess it was bad enough without me saying that the ending ruined it, but that really was a lame ending. Read More
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	Posted on Friday September 25, 2009, 20:29 by theahol
	Dead Man's Shoes? Read More
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	Posted on Friday September 25, 2009, 20:28 by theahol
	Dead Man's Shoes? Read More
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	Posted on Friday September 25, 2009, 20:27 by theahol
	Dead Man's Shoes? Read More
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	Posted on Friday September 25, 2009, 20:27 by theahol
	Dead Man's Shoes? Read More
14	RE: Knowing (or not would have been better)
	Posted on Thursday September 24, 2009, 17:49 by doubtlesswonder
	L: waltham1979 Um...I think you missed the point. The twist wasn't that Xavier died...it's that there was a scene at the end of the credit that showed that his mind had been transferred into another body. Always thought it was a good job that he transferred his mind into the body of a man who's voice sounds exactly like Patrick Stewart! /quote] Oh yeah, that was a real stroke of luck! Read More
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	Posted on Thursday September 24, 2009, 13:58 by dunstabledoug
	I'm glad you included Haute Tension here - I thought I was the only one who thought it was a pile o shite. It was "recommended" to me by a friend who thought it was great; scary and with a great twist. Bollocks. It was awful - a complete lack of imagination, completely non-sensical and actually made me angry. How many times can you watch people hide from a killer who shambles around slower than a unicyclist with a puncture, never thinking to just run away or stand behind a door with a fucking big spade and wallop em with it? There's more fun, plot and better action in a Tom and Jerry cartoon (Fred Quimby era of course). Read More
16	RE: Knowing (or not would have been better)
	Posted on Thursday September 24, 2009, 13:15 by Keyser Sozzled
	anilla Sky an entire film about the whole "it was all a dream" ending? I remember feeling pretty upset at the end of that one. Good soundtrack though, and Cameron Diaz was in it. p; No it's not.   Not at all. Read More
17	RE: Knowing (or not would have been better)
	Posted on Thursday September 24, 2009, 11:47 by waltham1979
	] Um...I think you missed the point. The twist wasn't that Xavier died...it's that there was a scene at the end of the credit that showed that his mind had been transferred into another body. Always thought it was a good job that he transferred his mind into the body of a man who's voice sounds exactly like Patrick Stewart! Read More
18	RE: Knowing (or not would have been better)
	Posted on Wednesday September 23, 2009, 19:43 by doubtlesswonder
	SPOILERS FOR KNOWING L: Winston31 Seriously, how is "Knowing" not on this list. I remember watching it thinking this is vaguely interesting only for the idiots to then completely screw it up with Aliens and everyone on earth getting sunburn to the nth degree. What a monumental load of crap! And by the way the kids frolicking on an Alien planet at the end really tipped me over the edge, possibly the worst ending I have ever seen. know what you mean. Knowing is two thirds of a good film, but the ending completely ruins the whole thing. They basically wrote themselves into a corner and couldn't figure out how to get out of it. L: djdarrenjames And as for Xavien being killed off, its hardly meant to be a twist, its not as if a main character has never been killed off in a movie before now is it? m...I think you missed the point. The twist wasn't that Xavier died...it's that there was a scene at the end of the credit that showed that his mind had been transferRead More
19	Shrooms!
	Posted on Wednesday September 23, 2009, 18:59 by Gazme
	So she was on shrooms the entire time and the killer was always her? Obviously she was. I can only imagine that the type of people who would be excited by a film named after a drug are moronic enough not to have seen that coming. Read More
20	Silly Article
	Posted on Wednesday September 23, 2009, 17:07 by IrishC
	The Xmen3 mention is just damn stupid. Its not even a twist, its a 5 second "easter egg" hiding at the end of the credits that I didnt know about til 2 years after the movie had left the cinemas when I found it on the DVD. Its not like the movie ending depends on it. Also, whats so unbelieveable about a supreme psychic like Xavier transfering into another body a world of mutants who can control weather, turn metal, walk through walls and shoots lasers from their eyes?? Ridiculous inclusion - I can think of 20 better (i.e. worse) actual twists. Read More
21	not fair
	Posted on Wednesday September 23, 2009, 16:35 by DANGEROSS!
	i enjoyed identity and the village and i do not believe they should be in this list. i agree with planet of the apes just for the simple reason that the film should never have been made. Read More
22	Vanilla Poo Ending
	Posted on Wednesday September 23, 2009, 14:19 by noddybenjamin
	Isn't Vanilla Sky an entire film about the whole "it was all a dream" ending? I remember feeling pretty upset at the end of that one. Good soundtrack though, and Cameron Diaz was in it. Read More
23	Missing the obvious!?!
	Posted on Wednesday September 23, 2009, 12:58 by BethN21286
	How did sunshine not make this list? Talk about losing your way Mr Boyle! Read More
24	How dare you leave out Knowing
	Posted on Wednesday September 23, 2009, 12:17 by The_Administrator
	Knowing. Wonderful special effects. Dire film. Disgraceful twist at the end. Made me feel so cheated I felt ill for two days. And angry. REALLY ANGRY. Read More
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	Posted on Tuesday September 22, 2009, 20:35 by mdogg81
	haute tension has possibly the worst twist ive ever seen in a film as it doesnt make any sense whatsoever. it ruined what was otherwise a fantastic film. And dont get me started on fight club... ha ha only kidding Read More
26	Olly Olly Olly - Oi! Oi! Oi!
	Posted on Tuesday September 22, 2009, 17:09 by djdarrenjames
	I dont usually sound off on the comments section but this article is so flimsy and just plain awful I just had to. With the excpetion of two or three (Boxing Helena especially), most of these twists do not warrant the slating you give them - Identity in particular. And as for Xavien being killed off, its hardly meant to be a twist, its not as if a main character has never been killed off in a movie before now is it? Read More
27	Top 10 Worst Twists
	Posted on Tuesday September 22, 2009, 17:08 by fifeco
	Well actually I wouldn't include The Village in that list. We're facing a very metaphorical movie that gains its true dimension when the twist happens. And it does happen in a very inteligent period of time. In my opinion, The Village is the best film by Shyamalan and the twist that Empire didn't like is, for me, a crucial moment in the depction of the reality presented in the movie. Read More
28	RE: Top 10 Worst Twists
	Posted on Tuesday September 22, 2009, 14:48 by boris_the_lion
	Prof X twist didn't bother me that much because my expectations of the film were hammered down throughout the rest of the running length. Plus it didn't really change the whole film, just brought back one character in a particularly clumsy way. Bad twists either make the entire rest of the film pointless- I nominate Oceans Twelve and The Prestige. Neither was clever, smart or inventive. Both made the 'clever' bits of the script completely redundant with cop-out 'twist' solutions. Read More
29	...strongly disagree about the Village
	Posted on Tuesday September 22, 2009, 14:31 by vassilis
	For one thing, the village is not a 'twist ending' film but an allegory on human condition: People trying to control other people through fear of the unknown. secondly, I couldn't tell it's the modern day till the heroine climbed up the wall, which is pretty much towards the ending, and this is a legitimate twist for me finally, the real twist of the movie is right at the very end, when the heroine returns to the village and we get the sense that nothing is really going to change. the people of the village will continue living the way they did... For me, one of my favorite films Read More
30	RE: Perhaps not in the Top 10 Worst, but...
	Posted on Tuesday September 22, 2009, 10:32 by waltham1979
	L: postgrape The Machinist was fairly predictable, and somewhat derivative of other such 'twist ending' films released in the few years before it. Nevertheless the film has it's moments, and Bale's emaciated performance is it's best asset. sp; You see I have to disagree with that; I thought the twist with The Machinist was really good and I didn't see it coming. Also has to be, next to American Psycho, Bale's best performace. Read More
31	Perhaps not in the Top 10 Worst, but...
	Posted on Tuesday September 22, 2009, 09:13 by postgrape
	The Machinist was fairly predictable, and somewhat derivative of other such 'twist ending' films released in the few years before it. Nevertheless the film has it's moments, and Bale's emaciated performance is it's best asset. Read More
32	RE: with regards to X men
	Posted on Tuesday September 22, 2009, 08:04 by steveg66
	L: chris wootton I thought the final scene was Magneto cunningly getting his powers back? Where was the Professor X twist? I can honestly say that I've seen the film twice and have never seen Professor X being reborn or whatever it is. You've got to go past the end credits Read More
33	RE: Top 10 Worst Twists
	Posted on Tuesday September 22, 2009, 00:23 by dfooster
	***spoiler alert*** nothing can be as bad as the plot twist to "signs". talk about backing yourself into a corner with the script and then making the most ridiculous attempt at a plot twist in order to rectify it. aliens have won the battle against humans and claimed the earth for their own, yet they melt when it rains. for gowd sakes how this doesnt make the list is incredible!!! Read More
34	>............????
	Posted on Tuesday September 22, 2009, 00:07 by markit39
	chris wootton ''I thought the final scene was Magneto cunningly getting his powers back? Where was the Professor X twist? I can honestly say that I've seen the film twice and have never seen Professor X being reborn or whatever it is.'' thats exactly what i thought...where is the reincarnation of prof x in x-men???? Read More
35	Reincarnation misunderstood...
	Posted on Monday September 21, 2009, 22:55 by nearside81
	It really wasn't that much of a twist because it was forshadowed when Prof. Xavier is teaching his ethics class and mentions the man with no brain wave activity and what the ethical consequence of that would be. I felt it was just something to let the people who actually paid attention through the whole thing have a bit of 'well remembered' as a reward. Read More
36	Basic Instinct, anyone?!
	Posted on Monday September 21, 2009, 21:32 by JoeTCool
	How come nobody has come up so far with Basic Instinct, this probably worst of the 90s blockbusters?? The tacky "twist" at the end is so completely not in concordance with what was going on before, it is insulting for even the average thriller-fan! Read More
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	Posted on Monday September 21, 2009, 20:56 by Leonie82
	How about one of the best set-ups for a final twist, The Sting? Read More
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	Posted on Monday September 21, 2009, 20:35 by lona_no_friends
	Gothika, Vantage Point and The Wicker Man (the nic cage one simply because) Read More
39	Planet of the Apes
	Posted on Monday September 21, 2009, 19:12 by solo77
	The Mark Wahlberg ending is how the original novel ends, and I for one like it. Read More
40	RE: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, anyone?
	Posted on Monday September 21, 2009, 18:41 by dayglowjoe
	I fail to see how it was a tie-the-story-together ending in Indy IV, it was hinted right from the very first scene and the whole plot was built around the famous Mayan/Incan legends of alien contact thousands of years ago mixed wiyh the 50s UFO mania/soviet cover up/alien conspiracy stuff. I don't see how people weren;t expecting there to be aliens at the end... Read More
41	Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, anyone?
	Posted on Monday September 21, 2009, 18:35 by Carlijn
	What about this one, then? I was truly baffled by the ending. And not in a good way. What is up with aliens being used as cheap tie-the-story-togethers? Read More
42	The Haute Tension twist is very misunderstood.
	Posted on Monday September 21, 2009, 17:01 by Ichi1
	The very first scene of the movie shows her in the hospital and we are told that we are about to get her story....HER story. She is the killer and what we see is the story she makes up to tell authoritites. Plus, I think it goes even deeper. She is using things she remembers from movies she has seen to create the story. The best example of this being the almost shot for shot remaking of the bathroom scene from the classic sleaze/horror film Maniac. Read More
43	Identity
	Posted on Monday September 21, 2009, 16:54 by bdmrmapf
	The list is a list, like many others on here... someone's opinion. And though any one person cannot be faulted for their opinion, nor told they are wrong or right... I am baffled by the inclusion of Identity on this list. This was not something you saw coming. The reveal was nicely done. By this way of thinking, why isnt The Crying Game on here? Read More
44	RE:
	Posted on Monday September 21, 2009, 16:49 by waltham1979
	L: england_cmr and also, whos complaining about spoilers, its called worst twists, i thought it was obvious! its like saying on a "10 worst deaths" , dont tell me if they die! sp; No its not at all.   The films in the Empire list I have seen and have no probelm with. On the same note on someones post if they are going to discuss a film and subsequently give away the ending, I don't have to read the post, but only if it has a warning on that it is going to give away a spoiler. I was referring directly to the post about The Knowing.   Additonally, a twist doesn't necessarily have to come at the end of the movie (for example Fight Club). The post about The Knowing not only gives the twist away (one which was fairly obvious to be fair from the trailer) but gives the ending of the film away as well.   Read More
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	Posted on Monday September 21, 2009, 16:33 by england_cmr
	i thought the twist in "awake" was so obvious and also, whos complaining about spoilers, its called worst twists, i thought it was obvious! its like saying on a "10 worst deaths" , dont tell me if they die! Read More
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	Posted on Monday September 21, 2009, 16:32 by crazymoviesdude
	I tell you, it may have ALSO been a homage to the original, but it was actually supposed to be expanded upon in a sequel, which might have made us feal rather differently about the ending, had it been made. Read More
47	with regards to X men
	Posted on Monday September 21, 2009, 15:02 by chris wootton
	I thought the final scene was Magneto cunningly getting his powers back? Where was the Professor X twist? I can honestly say that I've seen the film twice and have never seen Professor X being reborn or whatever it is. Read More
48	Switchblade Romance
	Posted on Monday September 21, 2009, 14:58 by paul.mccluskey
	I have to agree with the end of Switchblade Romance. That completely ruined the film. Hang your head in shame Aja! Read More
49	Ocean's 12 (Spoilers)
	Posted on Monday September 21, 2009, 14:47 by JackAxBlack
	What - they already stole the egg? So why did we just have the last hour of this film. It's not like it's been an entertaining ride just to go round in a circle. Read More
50	RE: SPOILER WARNING???
	Posted on Monday September 21, 2009, 14:28 by tommypocket
	I think my problem with The Usual Suspects is the fact that it is a twist you ee comingasue it's not sign-posted previous to its reveal.   The twist isn't satisfying to me because the audience has been played for a fool as much as the detective who's questionning Kevin Spacey's character. Someoene saying "everything i just told you is a lie" isn't a twist; whereas "I was telling the truth the whole time, I just misdirected you" is much smarter. I personally find The Sixth Sense, Fight Club et al more complete twists in the clsssic sense because they don't pull the rug away from you at the last minute, the clues are there all along... and give the preceding events a richness that elevates the film onto another level of understanding.   Having said all this, its been ages since I saw The Usual Suspects so as a little bit of homework I'll rewatch it... Read More
51	I'm your father!
	Posted on Monday September 21, 2009, 14:19 by kevmccann
	Well the most obvious one in history has been missed! For 20 odd years Darth Vader shocked us with the outburst to Luke Skywalker in Empire Strikes back that he was his father, (nice being told that after he's cut off your favourite lightsaber hand!) Nowadays young children do 'Little Britain's' Andy Pipkin impression (yeah, I know) when they see the film as in 2005 they saw Anakin become Darth Vader whilst his children were being born. Lucas took Yoda's little other twist out of Empire Strikes Back of there being another Skywalker but again this has been made completely obvious in Revenge of the Sith. Actually, George Lucas really spoiled it with these prequels didn't he?!! Read More
52	I'm your father!
	Posted on Monday September 21, 2009, 14:18 by kevmccann
	Well the most obvious one in history has been missed! For 20 odd years Darth Vader shocked us with the outburst to Luke Skywalker in Empire Strikes back that he was his father, (nice being told that after he's cut off your favourite lightsaber hand!) Nowadays young children do 'Little Britain's' Andy Pipkin impression (yeah, I know) when they see the film as in 2005 they saw Anakin become Darth Vader whilst his children were being born. Lucas took Yoda's little other twist out of Empire Strikes Back of there being another Skywalker but again this has been made completely obvious in Revenge of the Sith. Actually, George Lucas really spoiled it with these prequels didn't he?!! Read More
53	SPOILER WARNING???
	Posted on Monday September 21, 2009, 14:08 by waltham1979
	Seriously guys, if you aren't going to talk about the films on the Empire list, could you put a spolier warning on your post????? fucks sake!!!!! Read More
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	Posted on Monday September 21, 2009, 13:46 by Ayanna
	And where is The Sixth Sense in this? That twist was the worst crap ever, saw it coming a mile off with the unexplained, and rarely spoken of again shooting at the beginning. Followed by the fact Willis' wife in it never talked to him! I sat there during half the film like, okay but no.... Surely they won't..... They won't...... Holy crap, they did! Total pish. Read More
55	RE: Twisted
	Posted on Monday September 21, 2009, 13:32 by spamandham
	Should've just written 'every m knight shamalamadingdong film ever' and gone for an extra long lunch, empire dudes. gn] Read More
56	Twisted
	Posted on Monday September 21, 2009, 13:17 by icedude
	Twists are used far to much today every director trying to copy the Sixth Sense moment(which i'd worked out by then), surely the worst 'Twist' is Revolver, Guy Ritchie tring to be to smart for his own good, Identity is a bad call for the list I enjoyed it really, good cast all getting bumbed of by the tubby kid, Nice Read More
57	Knowing (or not would have been better)
	Posted on Monday September 21, 2009, 13:15 by Winston31
	Seriously, how is "Knowing" not on this list. I remember watching it thinking this is vaguely interesting only for the idiots to then completely screw it up with Aliens and everyone on earth getting sunburn to the nth degree. What a monumental load of crap! And by the way the kids frolicking on an Alien planet at the end really tipped me over the edge, possibly the worst ending I have ever seen. Read More
58	Twists
	Posted on Monday September 21, 2009, 13:14 by icedude
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59	RE:
	Posted on Monday September 21, 2009, 12:53 by bronco3114
	L: tommypocket I'll no doubt get crucified for this but here it goes... I've always hated the twist at the end of The Usual Suspects. There, I've said it. And for a twist so ridiculous and unnecessary its actually quite brilliant and makes a torrid film worth watching, try Sleepaway Camp. o you should get crucified ;) Honestly thought this was in my opinion THE BEST TWIST OF ALL TIME. First time I was left sitting in my seat gobsmacked by a twist I genuinely didn't see coming. A rare example of a film genuinely going up a notch simily for a twist.I don't think I even got close experienced a similar feeling again till I watched The Mist. Honorable mention to first Scream. Read More
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	Posted on Monday September 21, 2009, 12:51 by tommypocket
	I'll no doubt get crucified for this but here it goes... I've always hated the twist at the end of The Usual Suspects. There, I've said it. And for a twist so ridiculous and unnecessary its actually quite brilliant and makes a torrid film worth watching, try Sleepaway Camp. Read More
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	Posted on Monday September 21, 2009, 12:50 by bronco3114
	Agreed, I thought the Planet of the Apes twist was more of a homage to the original and ultimately had no real bearing on the plot... was probably one of the only enjoyable moments of a pretty disapointing film from one of my favorite directors. Read More
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	Posted on Monday September 21, 2009, 12:47 by tommypocket
	I'll no doubt get crucified for this but here it goes... I've always hated the twist at the end of The Usual Suspects. There, I've said it. And for a twist so ridiculous and unnecessary its actually quite brilliant and makes a torrid film worth watching, try Sleepaway Camp. Read More
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	Posted on Monday September 21, 2009, 12:25 by steveg66
	John Travolta and Uma Thurman done the worst twist I've ever seen! Read More
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	Posted on Monday September 21, 2009, 12:15 by adamegg
	I don't think you were supposed to take the Planet of the Apes twist seriously. The others were twists that turn the plot on their head and shock you. This scene was just a playful nod to the original. I found it funny, then my dad said something about monkeying around with time. Great list though! Read More