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[Jim]

King Jim said: Shutter Island, was a very good movie with one of the best surprise endings I've seen in awhile.

Could you please tell me what surprise-ending movies you've seen lately so that I can avoid them. I accurately predicted the ending of Shutter Island from just the preview. I kept waiting for the movie to get interesting and twisted, but it just didn't.

Hi,

I don't believe anyone could accurately predicted the ending of Shutter Island from just the preview/trailer.


For those who did not see this movie, Beware the link below is a Spoiler.
See the Poll at the bottom of the page, "What's the best surprise ending in movie history?"

'Shutter Island': Can a surprise ending eventually hurt a film at the box office?
February 23, 2010 | 6:02 pm

The big reveal has been a staple of the Hollywood film pretty much since Charlton Heston found out, to his great shock, that the apes lived on his own planet.

When the maneuver is handled well, the surprise finale can provide more viewing pleasure than almost any other device. But it's also trickier to pull off than the Double McTwist 1260. Offer too many clues along the way and it's hardly a surprise; point the arrows too far in the other direction and the audience will feel cheated.

M. Night Shyamalan executed the reveal to perfection in "The Sixth Sense" -- in which the conclusion was both an utter surprise and impeccably logical -- before botching it with the left-field contrivances of "Unbreakable." Alejandro Amenabar offered a similar, and similarly pleasurable, twist to "Sixth Sense" in "The Others" (a particular feat since it came just two years after the M. Night film came out, when the audience was primed for a maybe-they're-dead-the-whole time surprise).

And the list continues: "The Usual Suspects," "No Way Out," "The Crying Game" (and, as horror fans may remember, the gender-bending twist of kitsch-horror classic "Sleepaway Camp" -- see our poll below to weigh in with your favorite).

Martin Scorsese tries a version of the trick in his just released "Shutter Island"

(warning: major spoiler alert ahead -- skip to the next paragraph if you've yet to see the film).

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2...twist.html

IMDb user reviews for Shutter Island
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1130884/user...ercomments

All it Takes is One Line of Dialogue to Make an Impact.

There is one line of dialogue, right at the end of Shutter Island before the credits roll, that elevates the emotion of the film and makes it much more powerful. For those of you, like me, who read and enjoyed the novel before seeing the film and felt that the trailers and advertisements for this film were leading you to believe there wouldn't be any narrative surprises in store, think again!

Scorsese's film features that one brief piece of dialogue at the films conclusion that results in an entirely different perception of the final act.

Of all the movies in theatres to see, this is worth your time.

I just saw Shutter Island this evening, just prior to its American release. I have to say this film was full of intrigue. Prior to viewing this film I had built a preconceived notion of what this thriller was going to be like because I was fooled yet again by good marketing when watching the trailer. This is probably not the movie for your average film-goer who wants an easy plot line to follow and little thought required. This movie does challenge the viewer physchologically and definitely holds your attention all the way through.