Don't use, O'Henry's, 'Gift of the Magi', or 'Jacobs Ladder' or, 'Incident at Owl Creek Bridge'
2007-03-24 15:02:55 · 21 answers · asked by Farley 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I was so surprised by the ending to The Ivy Tree by Mary Stewart, that I immediately started re-reading it to see how I'd gotten so off-track. The author did a masterly job of setting things up so it could be interpreted two ways and steering you towards one solution.
2007-03-24 15:31:34 · answer #1 · answered by Ginger/Virginia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best Movie With A Surprise Ending: "The Ususal Suspects"
Best Book With A Surprise Ending: "Dance Of Death" by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. First runner-up is "The Two Towers" by J.R.R. Tolkien which is not where the movie ended.
2007-03-24 15:24:18 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Illusionist. It's the best movie I've seen in a while, and I had no idea the ending was coming.
And it wasn't just a "bam- here's the surprise ending!" kinda thing. It was an "oooohhh, now I get it, ha ha!" ending.
The other 'magic movie 2006,' The Prestige, also had a fairly good surprise ending, but I'd figured it out before they explained it...
2007-03-24 16:07:24 · answer #3 · answered by A. Snook 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Usual Suspects, Sixth Sense, Memento
2007-03-24 16:03:12 · answer #4 · answered by txgirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Sting with Robert Redford and Paul Newman 1973
2007-03-24 15:14:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two movies with excellent surprise endings: "The Third Man" with Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles, and "A Touch of Class" with George Segal and Glenda Jackson.
2007-03-24 15:08:09 · answer #6 · answered by Tony 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Best story that I have enjoyed is Chris Claremont's 'Shadow star' it is full of uspense. Even the end of the book has a cliffhanger! The Best movie that I Liked was Ghostbusters.
2007-03-24 15:15:18 · answer #7 · answered by Shark_Kid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Movie: _Unbreakable_ starring Bruce Willis.
Book: _Job: A Comedy of Justice_ by Robert Heinlein
Ahnikiwa, that movie was _Primal Fear_. The title didn't fit the story well. That's probably why you couldn't remember it.
2007-03-24 15:12:43 · answer #8 · answered by Yaakov 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Movie, with Richard Gere as an attorney who defends a Multiple personality type who committed murder. In the end, it is revealed that the good boy never existed...I can't remember the name of the movie..
2007-03-24 15:09:49 · answer #9 · answered by yp_vicki_nashville 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My favourite surprise ending movie is The Shawshank Redemption.
2007-03-24 15:21:52 · answer #10 · answered by Sabrina(Susananita) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋