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Reading the title of this thread reminded me of that old grandaddy, CITIZEN KANE. Duh!
Oh, and how about the train going into the tunnel-thing at the end of North By Northwest. Always gets a laugh around my house.
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Not necessarily the best of all time, but David O. Russell's FLIRTING WITH DISASTER ends on a great "ripple effect" joke. It's a group snapshot of the flung-together band of husband (Ben Stiller), wife (Patricia Arquette), their baby, husband's adopted parents (Mary Tyler Moore & George Segal), an adoption agency case worker (Tea Leoni), and the two "gay guys" (who are interested in adopting a baby themselves) (Richard Jenkins & Josh Brolin). Right before the picture is taken, the highly-strung character played by Moore notes to Segal re Jenkins & Brolin's wish to have a baby: "Can you imagine the neurosis that child would be exposed to?" Freeze frame. Cue Southern Culture on the Skids swaggering "Camel Walk" and cut to end credits.
So, yeah, Moore and Segal - who have effectively made Stiller a bundle of nerves all of his life - are hypocrites, right? Yes, but we have seen in the course of the film what a neurotic couple Jenkins and Brolin make. And Stiller and Arquette. And certainly Leoni and whomever she will eventually hook up with will also be a hot mess. In true screwball fashion, we see how everyone needs help!
The effect is somewhat ruined by intercuts during the rest of the credits showing "happily ever after" vignettes of the various characters. It smooths down the jagged humor of that smash cut to black.
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"And the Roman asked, 'Was this well done of your lady?'
And the servant answered, 'Extremely well, as befitting the last of so many noble rulers.'"
And the whole view freezes, becomes a wall painting, then slowly fades, cracks, and falls away.
For me, it's CLEOPATRA, every time.
(And, besides, this dialogue is reportedly the actual exchange of words at the scene, per Roman historian Plutarch.)
And, not to forget, that almost ethereal finale, by the immortal Alex North, who conveys musically how history becomes dimmed by time...
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My fave endings
GBU
Wild bunch
Planet of the apes
cool hand luke.
Get carter.
Jeremiah johnson.
Long good friday
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The original Planet of the Apes comes to mind.
Rare is the thread where Eugene does not have the definitive answer.
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Hands down, Solly, it just has to be PETULIA (1968).
I won't give it away. I will say you won't really experience it unless you watch the rest of the movie first.
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Beneath the Planet of the Apes blew my mind as a kid. Not only do they kill the hero, they kill the hero of the first film and his hot girlfriend. I couldn't believe it.
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Jan 13, 2016 - 10:14 PM
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RoryR
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Hands down, Solly, it just has to be PETULIA (1968).
I won't give it away. I will say you won't really experience it unless you watch the rest of the movie first.
Never seen it, so I'm intrigues to seek it out.
Yeah, I highly recommend watching PETULIA if you've never seen it, one of the top films of the sixties, as is PLANET OF THE APES. You'd think I'd pick that ending, but it's already been mentioned several times. I'll stick with the one with the sled, followed by the "No Trespassing" sign. Great ending, as is "Alright, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my closeup."
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