tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post2545700657365962937..comments2024-03-05T04:01:05.933-05:00Comments on Fascination With Fear: "Holy Shit!" endings, Part OneChristine Haddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932508146588027867noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-42880472536601462992013-02-10T19:03:15.705-05:002013-02-10T19:03:15.705-05:00Thank you Steven, for the compliment! I suppose th...Thank you Steven, for the compliment! I suppose the F13 ending for me is sentimental in that I was only 12 or 13 when it came out and was freaked out by that ending. I didn't think about how Carrie got there first with the shock ending, I'm not sure I saw Carrie till after my F13 viewing. Of course later I realized that Carrie was really the original "gotcha!" ending, but by then I was too far gone with my love of Friday the 13th :)<br /><br />Oh, and yes - the continuity between part 1 and 2, with bringing Jason to life is quite ridiculous, and I lost my love for the series after part 3...Christine Haddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932508146588027867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-75313376212031277112013-02-10T17:14:34.160-05:002013-02-10T17:14:34.160-05:00I'm intrigued by your response to Friday the 1...I'm intrigued by your response to Friday the 13th. Really, it's yet another play on the Carrie shock ending. Jason is well-established as being dead, and the final girl has obviously dreamed this, and gone more than a bit off her rocker. The sequel, bringing Jason to life, never worked for me as a result. Excellent Blog.Steven W. Bentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06276796973743587010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-84938158628203409902009-12-30T14:03:40.630-05:002009-12-30T14:03:40.630-05:00Great list of holy shit endings!
The Wicker Man ...Great list of holy shit endings! <br /><br />The Wicker Man ending, when I first saw that movie I was left in shock! <br /><br />The message behind that movie is what got to me. <br /><br />The people of Summer Isle were simply following their rituals, same as a christian might. In the past, christians sacrificed animals to their God, and heck, lets not forget, that Jesus himself was supposed to have been crucified. They killed a man on a cross for the sake of religion, same as the people of Summerisle sacraficed a man for the same reason. <br /><br />In reality, the film is just helping us see how crazy fanatism is. How it can blind you and make you do crazy shit. The people of Summerisle thought their god was the sun, but in reality, its just the sun. It warms christians and pagans alike. It was only their God in their minds. Still, it is because they believed the whole mythology that they did what they did. <br /><br />I thought the movie was so powerful. It shocked the hell out of me! <br /><br />Same with Angel Heart and yeah, hell yeah...The Skeleton Key! I thought I was alone in loving that movie so much! That ending is amazing!Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-51710284038974389192009-12-30T00:55:55.988-05:002009-12-30T00:55:55.988-05:00YOU MANIACS!! YOU BLEW IT UP!!YOU MANIACS!! YOU BLEW IT UP!!B-Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717121313061173603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-8307509680958033972009-12-29T23:05:02.100-05:002009-12-29T23:05:02.100-05:00Sleepaway Camp still haunts me. Why does the scree...Sleepaway Camp still haunts me. Why does the screen turn into a green tint?<br /><br />I thought High Tension rocked until that stupid twist. It didn't make sense whatseover.the jaded viewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06187249754406306760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-11410813494873659802009-12-29T21:33:40.823-05:002009-12-29T21:33:40.823-05:00Matt & William: Sleepaway Camp is coming up i...Matt & William: Sleepaway Camp is coming up in part 2. Wouldn't leave that one off;)<br /><br />And I agree The Mist was just awesome. The whole movie was good, but the ending - so powerful, affecting, and compelling.Christine Haddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932508146588027867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-35110279418200923622009-12-29T18:30:16.343-05:002009-12-29T18:30:16.343-05:00Matt, I agree with you on Sleepaway Camp 100%. Wo...Matt, I agree with you on Sleepaway Camp 100%. Wow. I so want that last scene as my screensaver for my computer.<br /><br />The ending of The Others was pretty good. Fooled me. Halfway through the movie I was even bugging my brother and saying things like 'I bet they are dead' just to annoy him, not really believing it myself, and then, well, we were both surprised.<br /><br />The ending for The Mist was a shocker. I too had read the story and though I knew what was coming. The ending made the movie in my opinion. I sent so many people to the theater after that just so they could see the great 'surprise ending', as I'm sure many other people did as well.William Malmborghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04261043345510784469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-82040348343137519742009-12-29T17:16:42.199-05:002009-12-29T17:16:42.199-05:00Cool list! I'd like to nominate Sleepaway Cam...Cool list! I'd like to nominate Sleepaway Camp, The Descent, and Martyrs too.Matthttp://www.noroominhell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-6943813480297464212009-12-29T16:24:32.869-05:002009-12-29T16:24:32.869-05:00THE MIST: One of my favorite horror films of the ...THE MIST: One of my favorite horror films of the last 10 years. An underrated masterpiece, IMO.<br /><br />That ending left my wife and I absolutely *shaken*. I don't think we spoke to one another for half an hour after the movie was over . . . we were just *stunned*. Speechless.<br /><br /><br /><br />J.N.:https://www.blogger.com/profile/10504825689909245851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-85304622150470823312009-12-29T16:04:47.708-05:002009-12-29T16:04:47.708-05:00Odd. I remember figuring out the ending to Sixth S...Odd. I remember figuring out the ending to Sixth Sense but not The Others. I don't think with The Others I was looking for a twist, as such - perhaps that's what made it all the more surprising when it happened! Thanks for the reminder of some awesome endings! Steph xStephanie Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16330963083742855900noreply@blogger.com