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31. I love Tarantino flicks and I had no spoiler of the ending going into the movie

Mon Feb 19, 2024, 09:07 PM

Feb 2024

I spent the entire movie alternating between reveling in Tarantino's Hollywood of that era and the feeling of dread in what was sure to come at the end of the movie...only to have that fantastic twist. The dog food can to the face followed by flamethrower attack still cracks me up.

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What movie had the greatest ending to you? [View all] debm55 Feb 2024 OP

Rudy.... FarPoint Feb 2024 #1

Original Rocky JT45242 Feb 2024 #2

Then my friend if you haven't already done so, Go to the Philadelphia Musuem of Art and run up the steps . When you get debm55 Feb 2024 #20

Yes! happybird Feb 2024 #24

The Color Purple Siwsan Feb 2024 #3

Ty Siwsan, I have seen it numerous times and still love it and the ending. debm55 Feb 2024 #21

Casablanca Raven123 Feb 2024 #4

Agree TY Raven123 debm55 Feb 2024 #51

Kind Hearts and Coronets bucolic_frolic Feb 2024 #5

Thank you bucolic_frolic debm55 Feb 2024 #52

Maybe not the greatest but for all these years, I had never seen Deathtrap with Michael Cain and brewens Feb 2024 #6

Thank you brewens. debm55 Feb 2024 #54

Edward Scissorhands FalloutShelter Feb 2024 #7

Thank you FalloutShelter. debm55 Feb 2024 #55

Get Shorty Alpeduez21 Feb 2024 #8

Thank you , Alpeduez21 debm55 Feb 2024 #56

The original "Wizard of Oz"...when Dorothy wakes up and Jrose Feb 2024 #9

I agree and I have seen many many times.Monkeys still scare me though. debm55 Feb 2024 #57

Dr. Strangelove Beausoleil Feb 2024 #10

Thank you Beausoleil. debm55 Feb 2024 #58

The Apartment mucifer Feb 2024 #11

Shut up and deal! SleeplessinSoCal Feb 2024 #36

TY mucifer, I saw the apartment numerous times. TY for the memory. debm55 Feb 2024 #75

Yes, It was a very unique movie . Loved the ending. TY mucifer. debm55 Feb 2024 #115

"We'll send him a fruitcake every Christmas." Jeebo Feb 2024 #136

Oh boy, Deb, this one is going to be fun. I'm sure that there will be a variety of opinions. Let me think...... RussellCattle Feb 2024 #12

RusselCattle. thank you and your great choice. debm55 Feb 2024 #76

Blazing Saddles.... bahboo Feb 2024 #13

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Great Choice TY bahboo. debm55 Feb 2024 #77

Burn After Reading av8rdave Feb 2024 #14

Ty av8rdave. debm55 Feb 2024 #117

Secondhand Lions Enter stage left Feb 2024 #15

Took 2nd or 3rd grade nephew to the Hulk and saw Secondhand Lions trailer....WOW IA8IT Feb 2024 #82

Thank you , Enter stage left debm55 Feb 2024 #118

What movie had the greatest ending for me? Niagara Feb 2024 #16

Thank you Niagara. Very good choices. debm55 Feb 2024 #79

Thanks, Debbie! *takes a bow* Niagara Feb 2024 #91

A little obscure but, The Third Man. Basic LA Feb 2024 #17

I agree. nocoincidences Feb 2024 #53

It's my all-time favorite. Basic LA Feb 2024 #64

I actually bought the CD nocoincidences Feb 2024 #88

None whatsoever. Basic LA Feb 2024 #90

Thank you, Basic LA. That;s sad. debm55 Feb 2024 #119

Love love love love this movie.... Butterflylady Feb 2024 #18

Thank you Butterflylady. debm55 Feb 2024 #123

Casablanca. Pulp Fiction. Shawshank Redemption. It Happened One Night. Maltese Falcon. brush Feb 2024 #19

Great films and great endings. Ty very much, brush. debm55 Feb 2024 #124

Miracle on 34th Street dameatball Feb 2024 #22

Both versions? Dear_Prudence Feb 2024 #105

I only saw the first one. Just remembered it for a long time. dameatball Feb 2024 #141

Me too. Ty dameatball. debm55 Feb 2024 #144

TY dameatball. I really like the original debm55 Feb 2024 #125

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood happybird Feb 2024 #23

I love Tarantino flicks and I had no spoiler of the ending going into the movie Docreed2003 Feb 2024 #31

I felt like a psycho at the theater because I couldn't stop laughing happybird Feb 2024 #34

TY happybird. debm55 Feb 2024 #127

Gone with the Wind Beatlelvr Feb 2024 #25

Ty Beatlelvr. Two great endings. debm55 Feb 2024 #129

Ghost...👻👻👻👻👻 MiHale Feb 2024 #26

I agree. Loved Patrick and Demi. . That whole movie was great. But the ending was sad. TY MiHale. debm55 Feb 2024 #130

Casablanca Glorfindel Feb 2024 #27

Love, love, love that movie. ificandream Feb 2024 #44

Agree. and the ending so bitter sweet. debm55 Feb 2024 #133

The Producers The Wizard Feb 2024 #28

Thank you The Wizard. Great ending. debm55 Feb 2024 #134

The Tomorrow Man (John Lithgow) had a perfect ending. MLAA Feb 2024 #29

TY MLAA. Agree debm55 Feb 2024 #138

Get Out! TexasBushwhacker Feb 2024 #30

Thank you TexasBushwhaker. debm55 Feb 2024 #146

If you haven't seen it, I recommend watching it TexasBushwhacker Feb 2024 #149

The Bridge on the River Kwai lpbk2713 Feb 2024 #32

I originally watched this as my late FIL was a Marine stationed on a Japanese island. Everytime I watched it I get debm55 Feb 2024 #81

"Madness!" Doc_Technical Feb 2024 #97

Thank You Doc_Technical. debm55 Feb 2024 #147

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World NowsTheTime Feb 2024 #33

TY NowsTheTime. debm55 Feb 2024 #148

Gattaca consider_this Feb 2024 #35

Citizen Kane SleeplessinSoCal Feb 2024 #37

It sure was. I saw it in college and remember being shocked by what Rosebud was. TY debm55 Feb 2024 #74

Gonna have to think on that. But I love the question. electric_blue68 Feb 2024 #38

Thank you, electric_blue68 debm55 Feb 2024 #70

Repo Man (1984) Tikki Feb 2024 #39

Thank you Tikki, debm55 Feb 2024 #69

"Dragonfly" (2002) nuxvomica Feb 2024 #40

Thank you nuxomica. debm55 Feb 2024 #68

Terminator II and Godfather II n/t sarge43 Feb 2024 #41

Ty sarge43 for you choices. debm55 Feb 2024 #67

"Local Hero" Paladin Feb 2024 #42

Oh yes. Without question. Aristus Feb 2024 #47

Thank you Paladin . Sounds like a great ending. debm55 Feb 2024 #66

I'd say it's a tie between Gone With the Wind and Psycho. (SPOILERS!) ificandream Feb 2024 #43

Thank you , ificandream. Your two choices have great endings. debm55 Feb 2024 #65

The Usual Suspects, because [SPOILER] Mad_Dem_X Feb 2024 #45

thank you Mad_Dem_X debm55 Feb 2024 #63

The Sound of Music maxrandb Feb 2024 #46

I love that movie and Julie is beautiful in it.. debm55 Feb 2024 #62

I've been in that field that she sings in underpants Feb 2024 #113

A League of Their Own. Mr.Bill Feb 2024 #48

True and thank you Mr.Bill. debm55 Feb 2024 #61

So many to choose from! Hela Feb 2024 #49

Perfect choices, TY Hela debm55 Feb 2024 #50

The ending of Predator 2. nocoincidences Feb 2024 #59

Thank you nocoincidences.agree debm55 Feb 2024 #60

Definitely an underappreciated sequel exboyfil Feb 2024 #78

The Sting - it's not quite the end, but when Redford's character... 3catwoman3 Feb 2024 #71

"It's not enough, but... it's close!" unblock Feb 2024 #84

Our older son is a pretty good piano player, and one of his favorite... 3catwoman3 Feb 2024 #86

Lovely work. Easy to play (poorly), not so easy to do it justice. unblock Feb 2024 #87

Our son plays it very well, if I may say so, and I'm a pretty critical... 3catwoman3 Feb 2024 #89

I liked the ending too, Have seen it numerous times. TY 3catwoman3. debm55 Feb 2024 #126

The Thomas Crown Affair comes to mind. Deuxcents Feb 2024 #72

Thank you Deuxcents. debm55 Feb 2024 #73

Rosemary's Baby and Night of the Living Dead exboyfil Feb 2024 #80

Yes I do. Thank you, exboyfil. John Carpenter filmed Night of the Liliving Dead. I was a vampire in it. No talking role. debm55 Feb 2024 #111

Don't Look Up Jamesm9164 Feb 2024 #83

Ty Jamesm9164. Great ending debm55 Feb 2024 #110

Kelly's Heroes ;) Chainfire Feb 2024 #85

Ty Chainfire. Perfect ending. debm55 Feb 2024 #109

Peter Sellers in "Being There" (1979) justaprogressive Feb 2024 #92

TY, justaprogressive. Well made and the ending was great. debm55 Feb 2024 #108

My favorite NoSheep Feb 2024 #112

???????? debm55 Feb 2024 #114

Did you not like Being There? NoSheep Feb 2024 #143

"The Sixth Sense" CTyankee Feb 2024 #93

Oh yes, We saw it twice just to see what we missed. Ending was a shock. TY CTyankee. debm55 Feb 2024 #107

Million Dollar Baby. limbicnuminousity Feb 2024 #94

Agree with Million Dollar Baby. It was sad though. TY limbicnuminousity. debm55 Feb 2024 #106

Chinatown VGNonly Feb 2024 #95

Thank you VGNonly. debm55 Feb 2024 #104

The Shawshank Redemption Tyche Feb 2024 #96

That's my #2 pick Mad_Dem_X Feb 2024 #99

Ending was great. TY, Tyche. debm55 Feb 2024 #101

McCabe & Mrs. Miller Doc_Technical Feb 2024 #98

TY, Doc_Technical. debm55 Feb 2024 #100

Duel.. Permanut Feb 2024 #102

TY, Permanut. debm55 Feb 2024 #103

It's a Wonderful Life and the Wizard of Oz. Lunabell Feb 2024 #116

Excellent post Lunabell. They are two classic movies. Ty debm55 Feb 2024 #122

Shawshank Redemption flying_wahini Feb 2024 #120

Agree. I can watch it over and over. TY fly_wahini debm55 Feb 2024 #121

Forbidden Planet ... Jeebo Feb 2024 #128

Thank you , Jeebo. I like your choices very good and great endings. debm55 Feb 2024 #132

Star Wars Episode 3 : Revenge of the Sith. Elessar Zappa Feb 2024 #131

Great endings Jbrn Feb 2024 #135

"Blazing Saddles." malthaussen Feb 2024 #137

Or, if that's too long, nothing will beat Joe E. Brown... malthaussen Feb 2024 #139

TY Mal, That's funny debm55 Feb 2024 #140

A film that had the greatest ending *present* in it, while also (imo) botching it: RockRaven Feb 2024 #142

Agree. Thank you RockRaven. debm55 Feb 2024 #145