
GodFather
“Don’t ask me about my business!” – Michael, the otherwise gentle boy in the family becomes Don. His wife Kay asks him what his “business” is and he rebukes her. This dark ending to one of the greatest films ever made, foreshadows the secrets and horrors to come in the sequel. I find the very last section of this to be a very moving scene as the upper legions of the family come to pay their respects to the new Don. It gives me chills!
Lord of the Rings
Fight Club -
Just when you thought the major twist was a shock, we get another one – bigger than before. This has to be one of the weirdest “romantic” moments in film history.
The Usual Suspects -
For two hours, Kevin Spacey’s spineless Verbal plays helpless lamb being lured to Chazz Palminteri’s slaughter. But with the drop of a coffee cup, and the shaking off of a limp, the true identity of a criminal mastermind is revealed.
Casablanca
Having told - nay, forced - Ilsa to get on the Lisbon-bound plane and forget about him with the iconic line about how she'd regret it if she didn't ("Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of your life"), Bogart's Rick Blaine avoids arrest thanks to a shifty acquaintance with decision-making clout.
The Silence of the Lambs
“I’m having an old friend for dinner” – this has to be one of the best ending lines of a movie ever. You just have to love this film – it is all good and no bad.