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We've seen films that can be ruined by an ending, but how about films where they save the day? Nostalgia Critic talks about the movies that would've been okay at best, but their final act makes them memorable as Hell!
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NC : "Why top 11? ... Eh, hasn't been that long, you remember."
Me: "But you're supposed to remember so I don't have to."
Nice one 👌 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Somebody get this person a cookie
He's the nostalgia critic, not the "hasn't been that long" critic!
@@andipopp1984 🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪
Of course we remember, he likes to go one step beyond 😉
About The Graduate's ending, the reason why it lingers is because the director was out that day. The guy that filled in forgot to say "cut" after the two are smiling. It was supposed to be a happy ending, but the actors were just kind of left there wondering what they were supposed to be doing. When the director saw this, he loved it too much to edit it out.
Thats amazing. XD
NO! Really? :D Happy accidents sometimes happen.
Just about to comment this. I do like his interpretation, but yeah, this is the reality of what happened.
Wow! I never thought the meaning of a movie would be by accident!
I guess it was meant to be. That scene changed many people's perception of happy ends and of movies in general. :)
Not sure it was "saved" by the ending, but "The Lego Movie" was certainly elevated to the modern pantheon by its ending. What seemed like a silly little distraction blatantly made to sell toys suddenly gets turned on its ear with a real-world emotional whammy that no one could have seen coming. Blew me the hell away, something I never thought I'd say going in. I do hope you do more Top 11s. I have missed them. Dare I say, I'm nostalgic for them.
I agree, btw as an artist/character designer I really appreciate The Lego Movie's message about taking an existing thing and adding your own touch to it.
I wouldn’t say the same about the sequel.
I was surprised Lego Movie wasn’t on the list
I forgot about that one. Good pick.
@@gav1233 if the original hadn’t existed, the Lego Movie 2 would have been... fine. It was a decent movie that I enjoyed well enough-the problem is that it was only fine, and that a fine sequel to an utter masterpiece can only lead to disappointment and forgetfulness.
The interesting thing about The Graduate is that they didn't even write that ending. Somebody just forgot to cut.
Yeah I'm surprised he didn't mention that lol.
@@CLDJ227
Especially since I'm pretty sure he's mentioned it before.
Lol no way! I always joked saying "that's what happens when your director forgets to say 'cut'." Then people started making their own interpretations and really made me rethink it. Now I'm like what!!
Its weird how many extremely iconic Dustin Hoffman moments are like that, the Taxi that he screams at in Mid Night Cowboy wasn't supposed to be there, the driver ignored a sign warning that they were shooting on that road.
"Forgot to cut".
Yeez. They had access to editing equpment even back then and choose not to cut.
I have heard films being ruined due to the ending, but it being saved is a direction I’m not too familiar with, so this will be pretty interesting to see .
I think movies saved by the ending leave an overall positive feeling, so they're easier to forget. Whereas movies ruined by the ending come with a bitter tinge of disappointment that sticks around.
@@MrDj232 Yes. There's something about how humans view the world that makes us remember what's broken or missing more than what works. It has the advantage of encouraging us to fix what's broken (if we can) but we also tend to forget or overlook what we have that's working well.
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@@martinhodges572 This is the part where we all throw out heads back and laugh. 😆😆😆
You're not familiar with it because it's nonsense. No bad movie is saved by a tiny sliver of itself.
Hell, Godzilla's on this list as if the ending made any of the rest of its runtime NOT boring as fuck but he says himself the rest of it was boring as fuck anyway.
Endings don't save movies. He just had no ideas this week and knows most of his fans will happily eat shit.
NC Fans would remember this:
"Why Top 11? Because I like to go one step beyond!"
“Why top 11? If you don’t know by now, suck it!”
Why top 11? MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
Music! Music!! MUSIC!!!!!
Love the list but GodDAMN that was annoying Lmfaoooooo
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Why top 11? Because GRAPPLING HOOK!
I’ll add Saving Mr. Banks. The movie starts slow, but gets more and more interesting as you go along. When Walt Disney finally talks about how his dad had such an influence on him as well, everything comes full circle. Then the final scene in the movie theater has such an emotional impact. The movie isn’t bad before, but it wouldn’t be nearly as memorable without the ending. And if your dad has passed away as well…you will be in tears!
The scene where Walt explains how Mary Poppins came to save Mister Banks is my absolute favorite Tom Hanks performance.
My add in is "The Prestige". The eventual reveal of how the trick works, and the horribly dark implications of it, make for quite the shock.
Unpopular opinion: There is one thing I absolutely hate about the Prestige.
SPOILERS BELOW
Why the hell did Christian Bale's character not tell his wife he has a twin? She is clearly distressed by the fact that her husband is another man each day and so she commits suicide.
I am supposed to feel sorry for him but all I can think off is "Why didn't you tell her, you moron!". And please don't give me the "Oh, a wizard never reveals his trick. Them being secret twins was the sacrifice they had to endure." Like she was going to tell anyone! She is literally part of the family, she has a daughter with you, you idiot, I'm pretty sure that elevates her on a level of trust where you could have told her that secret.
And when she is clearly not well because you keep changing and she is gaslit by all that, you still wouldn't tell her to ease her pain and assure her that the man she married truly loves her? Like, no. No, that one thing about the film killed it for me. And there was absolutely no commentary on that shitty behavior from anyone.
Sorry about the rant. Its fine if you like the Prestige and I agree, the twist was really dark and well put together.
@@wjzav1971 it’s a little deeper than that, you have to remember Christian bales character is two characters and most of their communication is done offscreen.
There are scenes where you can tell brother A really loves his wife and wants to tell her the truth, but brother B is more obsessed with the trick.
There’s also an element of brother A being afraid to lose his wife by telling her. At the point he trusts her enough to tell her, then she’s been lied to for years, and by revealing that, he would lose her.
Imagine telling the mother of your child she’s been with your twin brother for half the relationship.
The film is about obsession, and the lengths people will go to achieve their obsession. Both what you see with Hugh Jackmans character, trying to accomplish the worlds greatest trick, and what you don’t see Christian Bales characters who have made their whole lives about the one trick are different facets of obsession.
@@TomPriceism and love of course is the greatest obsession
@@wjzav1971 She already uncovered the secret. That's what their last fight was all about, and she even wanted to tell the mistress. It's never just about trusting her w/ a secret, she flat out says that she can't just live like that. You know, having two different people as her husband? One of whom is in love w/ another woman? The two Bordens can only live half a life, and she would have to play along in order to maintain that illusion as demonstrated by the magician who continually pretends to be a cripple. Hence, telling her the truth would've led to her suicide anyway. It's the reason that she killed herself in the first place.
So you're of the opinion that the movie wasn't as good until the ending?
When you said who directed The Straight Story, that plot actually makes a lot of sense as it seems just the sort of thing Lynch would do. “I’m not just gonna show you a fellow riding cross-country on a tractor, I’m gonna make you feel every mile!”
Puts "The Price of a Mile" by Sabaton into perspective.
Different context, yes, but poignant all the same.
Fun fact: there is no scene selection option on the straight story original DVD
This came as a shock to me as the theme of this movie and basic plot seems very very inspired by a 1993 bangladeshi movie called Chaka: The Wheel. Its about 2 bull cart drivers who transport rice from village to village. About 90% of the movie is them riding from one village to another with an unidentified dead body and only does the last 3 minutes or so redeem the whole movie
The Straight Story is based on a true story. Alvin Straight was a real person who traveled from Iowa to Wisconsin on a lawnmower to see his dying brother in 1994.
@@fatague9831 That’s a David Lynch thing.
The Truman Show’s ending would’ve been my personal pick. I like how the film doesn’t show what happens after Truman leaves Seahaven, what Truman does from there is his own business.
I don't think he would've made it personally, he was never at all prepared for the real world.
@@theasexualvampire13 I always imagined that when he left Seahaven, he became really poorly due to lack of natural sunlight.
@@theasexualvampire13 He wasn't gonna do it alone.
Well, that movie was rather good on its own though
First saw it back in middle school and made me question my whole existence. Then rewatched it again in my 20s, and damn it was even better than I remembered! Just a satisfying ending for sure. My friend who was there watching with me only thought it was okay... ._.
Wolf Children is one of my favorites. The movie plays my heart strings like a fiddle. I wouldn't say it's saved by its ending, rather it just wraps up so nicely.
That’s like my first or second favorite anime movie. I try to watch it every mother’s day
"I am one with the force and the force is with me " is ICONIC. They even brought it back for clone wars when Ahsoka was saving Rex. Funny how Anakins downfall was attachment yet ATTACHMENT is what saves Rex and Ahsoka.
I'm waiting for the IP man SW crossover myself.
that's not how the force works!
Not a bad character, but he is still part of Disney SW and Disney SW dosen't count.
KOTOR said it better, "There is no death, there is the Force".
Nothing about Anakin's downfall makes a lick of sense.
1. What's the first thing that Qui-Gon asks Shmi when he realizes Anakin is Force-sensitive? "Who's the father?" Why? Because he knows that it's hereditary.
2. They take Anakin off to the Jedi Order, because that's what they do when they find a Force-sensitive child. They're actively searching the galaxy for them.
3. Anakin grows up and falls in love with Padme. The Jedi tell him he's not supposed to marry or start a family.
4. He does so anyway.
5. Meanwhile, his mother, who's been left behind all these years on Tatooine, gets killed. Anakin avenges her, which is his first truly evil act on the path to the Dark Side.
6. Anakin starts having nightmares about Padme dying.
7. The Jedi are no help. He should rid himself of attachment and love, they say.
8. With no assistance from the folks who should be looking out for him, he's easy prey for Palpatine, and we end up with Darth Vader.
Now, let's look at those first three points. When you're actively collecting everyone in the galaxy you can find who carry a certain hereditary trait, and then forbidding them to reproduce, what you're doing is selectively breeding that trait out of the galactic populace. *The Jedi were effectively running a galaxy-wide eugenics program to make themselves go extinct!* And then... they went extinct. Even if the Sith didn't deserve to win, the Jedi absolutely deserved to lose.
On the other hand, had the Jedi held a healthy attitude towards families, everything would have been different. They couldn't take Shmi with them because they didn't have the resources to free two slaves... but that all changed the moment they reached Coruscant. If they had gone back for her the next day, she never would have been killed, and Anakin never would have needed to avenge her. If Anakin had been openly encouraged to fulfill his love for Padme, he could have gotten advice about his dreams that were supportive rather than alienating, and then Palpatine would have had no opening to sink his claws into.
Everything bad that happened to the Jedi order was ultimately their own fault for their nonsensical doctrines regarding love and families.
@@masonwheeler6536well, the Jedi Order is shown to be in steep decline by the time of The Clone Wars. Although The Force can be passed on genetically it does also pop up at random. It’s everywhere, some people are just sensitive to it.
Also, the Jedi forbid attachments specifically because of situations like Anakin. The council refuses to train him because he has already developed too many emotional attachments, and those attachments are what kills the order.
Rage over the death of his mother, desperation to save his wife and unborn children, loyalty to Palpatine who treats him like a mentor, the pain of betrayal from Obi-Wan, the man who he sees as a father. Watching the Republic he swore to defend become more corrupt. And what makes it a tragedy for Anakin Skywalker is that he could have just walked away from the Jedi and the war, but his attachments, to Palpatine, to Kenobi, to Amidala, they kept him from saving himself.
Hence the parallel with his apprentice Ahsoka Tano. She had a similar journey alongside Anakin, dealt with similar conflicts of conscience, and she chose to walk away. Rather than stay and be consumed by rage, she chose another path and dealt with the ultimate consequences rather than try and solve every problem on her own.
Awe come on Doug. I love hearing the whole “Why Top 11? Because I like to go one step beyond”
It’s, how do you say, nostalgic 😏
Seriously. It even goes against his catchphrase.
"I remember it so you don't have to."
So why are you telling us we remember something when that's your job, Critic? Smh
Oh, he's actually explained it? All the Top 11s I've watched must have been subversions
How scary is it that the Nostalgia Critic's memes have gone so long as to become nostalgic?
that's not Doug
"The Truman Show" would be my pick. The movie's 1st and 2nd act are decent, and the worldbuilding is creative, but it also feels kinda weird and slow-paced. The ending however when Truman finally realizes what kind of world he's actually living in, blew my mind! Everything from the score to the sky motives to Jim Carrey and Ed Harris' subtle acting to the satisfying feeling of him escaping, make the slow-pacing up to that point feel worth it. The movie's Platonic allegory also just pops and makes you look back at the entire movie in a different light
From Dusk Till Dawn would be my pick.
Morten you're telling me that one of the most iconic movies ever made is 90 % ""decent""? WTFF?
@@BlackOpsPeppe gonna be honest, I kinda agree. If it wasn’t for the ending I’m not sure it would have lasted as long as it has.
Nah I respectfully disagree. The entire film is a masterpiece. The way the 1st half gets us into Truman's world is beautifully set up and then the 2nd half shows us how they built Truman's world is absolutely fantastic. The ending had me on the edge of my seat but I wouldn't be as invested if it wasn't for the way the story built up Truman's slow realization of what's going on.
I adore The Truman Show, and while I liked the entire movie, the ending blew me away.
It used to drive me crazy that we don't know exactly what happens to him after he passes through the door. But then I realized, that's the point. He finally has his own life and privacy, we're no longer entitled to his story.
I really loved this list actually. Always love that pass the jokes, the Nostalgia Critic has a passion for filmmaking that has definitely made me look at films differently. Just like certain films have for him. Thank you Doug!
I almost enjoy Doug’s advertising skits as much as the actual content. Pure frickin’ class.
I enjoyed them more when he only one sponsor at the time, the double dipping he do now grind my nerves.
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I'll add Lego Movie as an honorable mention: the third act didn't necessarily save the movie (not that it needed saving), but it shifts the tone of the movie slightly, gives extra weight to the protagonist(s)'s obstacles, and adds an extra layer to the movie's whole message.
I agree. It could have been so, so lazy. But the ending part reminded me of how I used to play as a kid and this rich universe of characters and genres from so many sources. Ya know, like the MCU. Because back in my day, we didn’t have MCU we had to create our own!
The moment where Will Ferrell looks at his kid and says "Lord Business, is he... is he, like, the bad guy?" and his kid just looks back at him - I think about that moment a lot 🥺
I thought this would have been on the list. I haven't watched the video yet but I clicked on it hoping it would be there.
That's just a good movie with an excellent ending that elevates it even more.
This top is about movies that would be Bad if the endings were different.
I thought that ending ruined it tbh
2 things:
1) "Eh, it hasn't been that long to remember."
Because you like to go one step beyond
2) Please do a Top 11 list of your favorite movie monster designs. I've been curious since your Tusk review
That would be cool!
A top 11 movie monsters
maybe he could do that for nostalgiaween!
Nostalgiaween IS around the bend... may be just the right time to do that.
Onward was a really good ending. The younger brother realized he has had a father figure in his life and it's his older brother who misses his father figure so the older brother seeing their dad means more and omg I'm crying again!
I love The Straight Story through and through. The soundtrack is amazing, and every little triumph of the old man feels like an incredible acomplishment. The ending is the cherry on top of the cake. But I care about this broken people. I think is one of the best David Lynch's films .
A true masterpiece like all the movies from this great artist. Like "Elephant Man" there's not a single pathetic or insincere moment despite the subject matter. And there's not a single "boring" scene, saying that the film is saved by the ending Is ridicolous.
The piece Laurens Walking by Badalamenti is one of the most beautiful things i've ever heard.
Forgive me, but I feel like making something like that into a full feature length film was a bit of a waste. The same sentiment would have been achieved as a news story like "On The Road Again" or an episode of 60 minutes.
@@benitodee3274the waste *is* the point. Feeling the dedication the man has to see his brother. He did all of that mind numbing traveling because seeing his brother was that important to him. Maybe it's a perspective thing, I appreciate it because something really similar happened to me when my brother came to see me after some horrible things happened in my life. What some people do for the ones they love is amazing. I don't think you can convey that feeling quite right on cabel news
Welcome back to going “one step beyond”
Thank you for mentioning “the straight story”. In so many discussions about not just great endings but great movies in general, this film gets overlooked so often. This film definitely deserves more attention
The film definitely deserves more attention!
it really does
@@ChannelAwesome Hey Critic during the making of the Lorax film, the Ounceler was going to have a villian song called Biggering but it got cut out. You can still find it on CZcams it's great!!!!!
@@ChannelAwesome hey doug can you review the sonic fan film because your performance in that was the best
Yes. I haven't seen it for a while, but it's very affecting. I disagree that the road to the end is boring. There's a build up at the start, some family relationships that are touching, and then the quiet courage and self-effacement of the journey. I love it.
Some of the things I love about Rogue One's ending: 1) It really gives a sense of how truly invincible Vader was without any Jedi around to stop him, 2) It flows really well into A New Hope, and 3) It really cements how meaningful the sacrifice of the characters was, and yet how those who gave everything for a chance to stop the Empire were lost to history.
also the guy who made the movie always film extra scenes for trailers
One thing I dislike is the fact that they made it that the weakness was purposely created when in fact, it's a natural weakness that just couldn't be helped when a moon sized station had a planet destroying laser... It was naturally a bomb that just needed a spark.
A warning about trusting technology too much. And idea that, while technology can be helpful, it can backfire if you are not careful
Rogue one is my favorite Star Wars movie. I'm so disappointed in how the mpvies went downhill after that point.
@@thehillisalive eeeeh, i personally dont like it
@@chakradarrat8832 *shrug* that's fair; star wars is not something I feel very strongly about in general so
The final Kevin Spacey line from Suspects gives me chills every time
The biggest flaw of Godzilla, killing off Bryan Cranston’s character.
Thank you 🙏 for saying that, Nostalgia Critic.
Exactly it would have great to see more of him in monsterverse he could have had that arc in King of Monsters he hates Mutos other titans and Godzilla for the death of wife or seeing his reaction to Godzilla facing off against Kong. Wasted potential of an actor and character would have been interesting to see more of him
Same.
Instead they replaced him with his boring son who has no charisma and just kinda there for some reason. He is so boring, he got replaced by Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga and Millie Bobby Brown in the sequel. Even though the family in the sequel are awful but they have the key role in Godzilla vs Kong.
To me, the thing about the movies in Legendary Picture's Kaijuverse is we spend most of the time with dull, boring humans, most of whom don't return for the next movie, even if they do live to the end. I also find the worldbuilding in a world of giant monsters lacking. People are just OK with these multi-ton behemoths leveling whole cities to the ground? We don't even have that kind of reaction from real people to natural disasters! And they should upend the whole scientific, economic, political, and religious fabric of their world, but the people appear to be just "meh" about it. Pacific Rim handles it way better!
@@margarethmichelina5146 tbh I don't even remember Aaron Taylor Johnson character name only thing I remember about his character was that fact he was married to Elizabeth Olsen character and they would later be in Age of Ultron
Onward: HOLY FUCK did that ending gut me. My own father had just passed when I saw this. So... yeah.
Oh man, I can't even imagine.
I liked Onward, too. The whole thing pretty much, but yeah the ending really hit home.
I am sorry
So Sorry for your Loss.
Man, I was waiting for "The Other" and maybe "Skeleton Key" or "The Ring" . These movies I found absolutely boring almost all the way through and then the ending hit like a truck and actually gave me nightmares. Other than that pretty good list. Since all those are horror movies maybe you could do a similar list around Halloween for horror twist endings or something?
Those films weren't boring though. They were good through and through
Skeleton Key was the weakest, but not bad.
Honestly, I'm surprised Doug didn't put Ratatouille on there. He talked in his Disneycember review about how the first two acts are fine, but when Anton Ego comes over at the end, the film becomes something different.
Brad: "Rob, you've got to see normal the North of the North Nine. The ending is phenomenal!"
Rob: "End as in 'The End?"
Brad: "SPOLILERS!"
And then it turns out... the film is bad, but the "THE END" sign ends up being really pretty.
Oh my God. It's been so long since we got a top 11.
Right?
Why top 11? Because he likes to go one step beyond
Now we need an old vs. new.
The ending to Onward raised it from 7/10 to 11/10. Just, wow. So much love for it.
Oddly enough, one of MY picks for this category would actually have been the movie 'Inside Out'. I mean, don't get me wrong--I TOTALLY understood Riley's view point because I've done the big cross country move thing and at roughly the same age.
But when I watched the movie for the first time, I had just moved from Michigan (Where I'd lived for the past 26 years) to South Carolina. The end of the movie where Riley just shuts down and even tries to go back to Minnesota had me crying my eyes out, ESPECIALLY when she breaks down to her parents.
'Inside Out' could have been a run-of-the-mill coming-of-age movie but the seriousness of the ending just hit so hard with me.
I would've put The Fox & The Hound on this list, because the first half in the beginning, like the first 30 minutes, is a little bit cutesy and childish, to be honest. But the first half was okay. But when the second half and also the ending comes in, that's where the movie gets *really* fucking good. I also would've put Meet The Robinsons on the list too.
Grave of the Fireflies. It's already a masterpiece, and the ending ties directly into the beginning, but learning how the main character and his sister died is a hallowing, unforgettable experience that elevates the film into something truly special.
Saw that movie many years ago and it still sticks with me. Anytime I remember that ending I just feel cold and hollowed out inside, just utterly gutted and broken. Not many movies have affected me the way that did. Actually an experience that has made me remember to always tell my loved ones how much they mean to me ever since.
It’s a movie that I’ll only see one time because rough it was to get through the kids torture. It’s easily one of my favorite never want to see again movies. 10/10
Unpopular opinion but i
I think it overcooks the sentimentality. The subject matter is already potent enough, but that movie eventually devolved into begging the viewer to cry with overblown smaltz.
Honestly one of the best war films focusing on the Japanese side during WWII. An absolutely gut-wrenching tragedy as a boy tries to keep his little sister alive after losing their family to the US bombing campaigns of Japan. Really embraces the tragedy of war even when it is not on the battlefields.
@Dr Deadbeat
You are correct. The movie botched its own ending and it really dispapointed me. I was on the verge of crying until it started replaying old scenes in black and white, basically being incredibly cheesy and ruining the serious tone of the whole film. Honestly, fuck that ending for being so sappy and cheapening the entire journey. I'd gladly edit those little scenes out to make it punchy and heavy like it should be.
I'm very surprised that the movie Primal Fear was not brought up with Edward Norton, the ending of that movie makes the whole experience of the movie so much better. Knowing the ending before seeing the movie made me like it so much more seeing how everything works out for him. It is my favorite Edward Norton movie ever and maybe even in my top 10.
Yes I want to see more top 11 lists again, it's what got me to start watching your channel and while I love most of your reviews and editorials I'd love to see more of what made me fall in love with this channel again.
number 11 2:12 mitchells vs the machines
number 10 4:09 the graduate
number 9 5:58 the illusionist
number 8 7:46 the usual suspects
number 7 9:38 zero dark thirty
number 6 11:17 knives out
13:23 sponcer
number 5 16:43 onward
number 4 18:45 double team
number 3 20:06 Godzilla (2014)
number 2 21:19 rogue one
number 1 23:02 the straight story
Thank you. ;D
Ooh, thank you so much! Since there are spoilers for these movies, obviously, I wanted to see which ones he put on the list to decide what I can watch. Edit: they even put the timestamp to skip ahead in case of spoilers, nice.
much appreciated!
Word of god: Gareth Edwards (director of Rogue One) revealed in a podcast that he was going to do an alternate ending with *the main characters surviving as he believed Disney and Lucasfilms wouldn't approve the original ending with the entire cast being killed by the end of film. To his surprise and relief, Kathy Kennedy, the President of Lucasfilms and Disney weren't bothered with the ending where the main characters died and allowed him to film it.*
Well it’s Disney, they kill characters you like, and want to know!
Huh? Seems Kathleen actually did something right for once.
I'm surprised but I guess they understood they didn't need them to survive. I doubt it was because of continuity and probably because they were busy planning movies 7, 8 and, 9 though.
To paraphrase NC's "The Lion King 2" review: She gets it right once in a while.
I still didn’t care about them, nice effect but I didn’t care about literally none of them
Maybe the robot tho
The scene where Vader is straight up owning the rebel soldiers is one of, if not the most awesome scenes in Star Wars History…Until the Mandalorian Season 2 when we got Luke Skywalker straight up owning the imperial soldiers & droids.
Nice comparison, never thought about it that way.
I’ve missed your Top 11’s! Thanks for bringing us one this week!
I watched the Straight Story a few times and while it is not for everyone I do recommend everyone watch it at least once all the way through just to get that tearful ending. I think the reason that I rewatch it is that it was one of the few films that I watched with my Grandfather while he was battling cancer, one of those things that doesn't make sense until it has passed.
The ending of "The mist" definitely helped the movie. One of the saddest and most frustrating endings ever.
Even Stephen King liked more that ending that the one in his book
The only good part was when that religious bitch got double tapped!
Bruh, that was the first movie that the ending made me feel for a character so much. To lose all hope to only see that hope was literally down the street from them. Also a huge lesson in to never give up because you never know what’s coming. This movie definitely should of been on here.
@@erickmartinez5631How did it end in the book?
@@dr.cliche7560 in the book the group survives but they travel a long way hoping to get out of the mist. They hear a radio broadcast talking about Hartford (the city) and Hope. Their hope is that Hartford is a sanctuary from the mist so they resolve to travel there. The books ends, we don't know if they make it or what.
There are other poignant moments in the Straight story that really stand out, like that conversation with the old veteran in that bar. Its not a boring movie, its PENSIVE.
slow paced, but not boring
I found myself tearing up with those conversations, they reveal more about his life and his struggles each time, and it is so powerful
Revenge of the sith for me. That last 30 minutes everything happens that were so great.
I agree, anything drawn out and boring from Episodes I and II climax perfectly in Revenge of the Sith and the acting (yes even Anakins) felt genuine. Plus that John Williams score on the last fight Obi Wan and Anakin have in Mustafar!
It's the only prequel movie I consider good, not great, but good. The first two acts are desent, but the third act is really good.
"Believe it or not there was a time I really tried to force memes." Oh you're being too hard on yourself Big Lipped Alligator Moment Elephant and Chuck Norris. :)
Look me in the eye and tell me you didn’t sing that third meme with the same gusto!
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TIMING!
I WAS FROZEN TODAY!
OF COURSE!
I thought "big lipped alligator moment" was from that chick who everyone dragged for bashing Raya and the Last Dragon…
I would add the original Saw. Not that it’s bad heading into the ending. But it reminded me a lot of Se7en in terms of tone and plot. And some of the acting can get a little rough. And at one point I wondered if the dead guy in the room with them was really dead. But they do a great job setting it up to where you are certain Zepp is the Jigsaw killer. But then, the clock runs out, Dr. Gordon cuts off his foot, the brilliant “Hello Zepp” theme starts up and the real Jigsaw killer stands up and reveals himself. It’s the one twist ending that no matter how many times I see it, I get goosebumps. It’s that awesome
I tend to go back and watch the ending because I just love everything about it. The way it's shot, the way he says " game over " and how Adam is just so shocked by everything.
All I can think of about that movie, is how unfair it was of Jigsaw to place the key to bathtub guy's chain IN the tub with him so that it would get accidentally flushed out when he awoke and pulled the plug. I mean Jigsaw claims that he always plays fair and leaves a way out for victims who TRULY want to escape. But that one was just bullshit. Anyone would panic if they woke up in a filled bathtub.
@@PikaLink91 you're not wrong, but it was shown in 3 that it was Amanda that threw the key in there. It's still unknown if that's how John wanted it, or if it was Amanda just being careless (like she was for all of 3).
@@sansthedrummer But wasn't it shown at the end of 1, when Jigsaw finally gets up and casually tells the boy that he did in fact have the chance to get free at the very start, that he very much intended it that way? 3 may then have retconned it, but speaking of Amanda, as I recall it she wasn't so much being careless, as she was completely acting on her own accord, against Jigsaw's wishes, in that she deliberately placed the victims in unescapable traps. It's been a long time since I've seen any of them because I realized that kind of gore and torture porn just wasn't for me, but I vaguely remember Jiggy in either 3 or 4 saying to her that she's gone too far.
@@PikaLink91 Saw 1-7 is kind of a strange beast in terms of storytelling. It's one story that keeps zooming out to a bigger picture where more keeps getting revealed (convoluted and over the top funny at the same time). It may have been a retcon to fix that little plothole, or it goes into Amanda's character and her disregard for her victims (the unwinnable trap thing). My speculation is more headcanon than anything
My mom hated Knives Out, and she usually loves a great mystery. It surprised me she didn't like it when my partner and I LOVED IT. It really deserves to be studied. It's a brilliant combination of story, acting, suspense, writing, shooting, just everything!
Fight Club. I wouldn't say it was saved by it's ending, more like it was greatly improved by it.
*its
It was a good movie from start to finish. Nothing needed improvement. Just a good movie with an equally good ending.
I'm not trying to be obtuse, but do you mean the "reveal" that he is Tyler, or the realization that he is Marla?
My sisters don't really like the ending of Onward, but that movie had me in freaking tears (as a Pixar movie should). I saw so much of myself in Ian and his experience of his father dying, though for me, it was my grandpa. I wish I could personally thank the director for it
I'm kinda disappointed that he didn't mention the 'Book Of Eli'. That ending where we learned he was blind the whole time was jaw dropping
Spoilers dude!
@@dustyrose192 dude the book of Eli came out over a decade ago
this
Rogue One, heck yeah. That movie single-handedly made me hyped for the new trilogy. The story was fine, the characters were ok. The last third set me up for “that” being the new style and theming going forward with the franchise. The ending is fuckin’ baller.
And then they fucked it all up…but I still like Rogue One.
I like Rogue One but aside from Jyn I cant remember a single new character’s name
@@uberd3323 Same, but I’m kinda bad with names. Story beats and showpiece moments are more my speed.
I love and miss your top 11s!! They always opened me up to things I’ve never gotten around to watching.
I think Doug really exaggerates how much of The Straight Story is spent on watching Alvin drive on his lawnmower. I mean, stuff happens in the movie. He meets and talks with a good number of people. There's that stretch in the middle where his lawnmower breaks down in a small town and he spends some time with the people there. Honestly, I was never really bored watching it.
Yeah I don't know what he honestly means by that either. I always thought the movie was fairly well paced and always had stuff happening.
@@michaelvoter2844 Could be a first impression thing. Going into the story without any information about the director (or too much info, in the case of Lynch) and being confused enough by the stretches of mower-driving that you don't absorb the rest, and then the ending turns it on its head so hard that the first impression is how you view the movie forever after.
I really missed the Top 11s, and this was an interesting one to come back with. Hope to see more in the near future.
Glad you enjoyed it!
The fact I've seen Rogue one about 7 times within a year, twice in theatres, goes to show how much impact a fantastic third act can have on a movie's quality. Also I didn't think the rest was too bad either i mean the war-like elements, new planets and interesting realism made it still very entertaining.
Agreed. It is all quite entertaining, but that third act is pure movie joy.
I would love to see more top 11, I remember watching every single one multiple times because it was so entertaining through clips and talking about why.
Flubber has a great ending the same way your weird uncle comes over to you and just eats a banana staring into your soul!
Original or Remake? I personally like the original and have not seen the remake. The ending of the original makes the rest of the film, which is good but not really anything special, truly memorable with a positive resolution.
@@DuelScreen I thought there was only one Flubber with Robin Williams
I find that sentence hilarious despite the fact I have no clue what it means.
I'm so relieved that this video was done by a real person. Because I'm a real person and I enjoy videos done by real people. I also enjoy real people delivering my food made by real people.
That’s why this video is sponsored by Doordash
I'm not a real person. I'm a cunningly disguised table lamp.
I freaking LOVE Mitchells VS. Machines! Sure, it's different, but I think it's great. The robots are awesome, but I think it's mostly because it's basically my family. XD
Saw it at the theater, and have streamed it multiple times. It's for all ages, our 7 year old loves it, but so does my wife and I. It has something for everyone.
@@edwarddore7617 I agree wholeheartedly. :03
I really missed your top 11 videos, glad you did one this week 😀 and yes! I want to see more top 11 lists
I personally loved THE STRAIGHT STORY for what it is throughout. Call me crazy, but even though it was about Alvin driving on a lawnmower for majority of the movie, I felt there were some heartwarming moments in it that deserved to be mentioned, along with Richard Farnsworth’s great performance before his tragic death the following year. Maybe I’m the only one who thinks of this idea, but you should do a Nostalgia Critic review of THE STRAIGHT STORY.
I only know of that film because I watched it during one of my lectures during university. Pretty sure I fell asleep and the only thing I remember is the lady who hit the deer
So did I, I felt there was quite a bit happening in the film, very sweet slices of life as little side stories. I couldn't believe he compared it to Gerry - I'd rather be left in a desert with no water than watch that again.
I totally agree: I loved The Straight Story from beginning to end, perhaps my favourite film by David Lynch after The Elephant Man.
For me
“In Bruges” is one of those films that isn’t so much saved by its ending but definitely completed and perfected the story with how it’s ending is fully set up
Meaning that the ending makes the film
And without it as it is exactly written would ruin it
It's literally my favorite film and I definitely wouldn't say its saved by its ending. The whole film is perfect in my eyes
@@Rozza2k read my comment again
@@BadSodaProductions I think they were agreeing with you.
All these years of me thinking Doug walker was a muppet done in the style of Jim Henson, the truth finally struck me, Nostalgia Critic is a human bean.
Well you need to drink Wilkins coffee ☕️
Hey Doug, been a fan of yours from the beginning, just wanted to thank you. I hope you keep being around for many, many years to come (BTW Top tens are always an easy watch, please continue to do them when, like you said, there is something intersting to rate and talk about)
Hey Doug. I watched the "Straight Story" after watching this video and I loved it. You are totally correct about the ending and I teared up when I saw it. The movie also made me think about the end of life which I wasn't expecting but that made me appreciate the whole journey even more.
For me it's "Primal Fear". Had it not this twist ending, I suppose that even my love for Edward Norton would not make me watch it again. But with this finale, I have a soft spot for it.
Primal Fear and Amercan History X came to my mind as well, but those were good to great movies through out. They were not saved by the ending, they got their topping.
Has Doug walker ever done a Top 11 Criminally Underrated movies? I would love to see that.
Loved this list. Please do more top 11 videos!
One film that I can think of from the top of my head that was saved by the ending was Jurassic World. I'm not saying that the film as a whole was bad, it did have other cool/fun elements. But when I got to that climax when the T-Rex shows up to fight the Indominus Rex resulting in an epic monster battle... my head exploded when I first saw that.
I was surprised to see that missing from the list, given his review.
Same. The fact that Blue teamed up with the T-Rex made it ten times better.
Next top 11 has to be Clone Wars Story arcs
I always love the critics top 11 lists, I hope he does more of them, here are some suggestions:
Halloween commercials
Christmas rom-com, movies or animated specials
movies that were ruined by the ending
movies based on true events
movie soundtracks
Nice video, and I’d LOVE to see more Top 11 lists! Please please please do top 11 worst films you’ve ever reviewed! I know you’ve done it before but that was like 10 years ago and I’m sure there are so many films you’d add 😆
Holy shit, I was just watching his Top 11 videos the whole day.
Man that’s spooky. Sometimes I think of a movie or watch one of his old videos and then it or something related to it pops up. I got like a sixth sense for this series or something.
Go buy a lottery ticket right now!
It's called synchronicity. :)
Don't just dismiss it as coincidence, rather feel the "magic" of those moments and they'll definitely appear more frequently. I'm dead serious! :)
I’d love to see more of your Top 11 lists.
Thanks for years of awesomeness buddy. 🤙
I soon as I saw the title, I knew Straight Story would be on your number one. You talked about it twice before that the ending saved the film. It is great that you are doing a top 11 list again. You should do a top 11 Scrooges for Christmas time.
One movie that benefitted from a memorable ending would be Sleepaway Camp.
Pretty much all of the film was just a generic slasher film, bullies, gruesome deaths, lots of swearing, you’re immediately aware of who the villain is, it’s just a Friday The 13th wannabe. But with it’s twist being well-built up and revealing a very chilling final shot, it does make it more memorable. Honestly, without the ending, Sleepaway Camp would be one of the most forgettable horror films, and the ending is pretty much the only thing people remember the most about the film.
but then sleepaway 2 came out, and is freeking amazing
I'd also like to mention the original Lego Movie. Of course, the majority of the movie was incredible, fun, gorgeous and hilarious, but up until then it was just a fun crossover of various Lego franchises with some clever deconstructions of Hero tropes. But what elevated it from a fun movie to a brilliant movie for me is the ending, where it's all revealed to be taking place in the mancave of an adult Lego enthusiast who refuses to let his son play with his stuff even though it's a freaking toy, and thus forming a rift between father and son. Is it all in the minds of the father and son? Are the characters actually alive in some way? It's left kinda ambiguous, but it works. I also like how it goes out of its way to explain that no, Emmet isn't The Special and there was no prophecy declaring him the chosen one, because literally anyone could have the potential to be The Special if they just see it in themselves, which is a brilliant deconstruction of the trope.
I have to disagree with The Straight Story, as I thought that film was great the whole way through.
Maybe it's because I'm not American, so I found the landscapes really interesting, but I also loved the characters, and the fact that it's basically the concept of a Road Movie distilled down to it's fundamentals. It's glorious.
I'm from the US. Knowing how repetitive/boring the scenery can be driving through farm country, especially down I80 in Iowa (my wife has family there), was depicted well in the movie. I consider the movie slow paced, but not boring. The interactions he has, and the wisdom he shares, with the people he meets on the way is the best part of the movie in my opinion. The ending is superb though.
You've gotta bring some of your other alternate videos back too, like What You Never Knew, Was That Real, and Raiders of thr Story Arc
Especially WYNK because it's wild learning about the deeper aspects of movies I never even thought of before
If you do any more lists, I would like to see more "positive" ones like this. There's so much negative crap going on that going online to see "Top worst movies" or "Worst endings" just kinda compounds on top of real life. Maybe some small things like "Best hair from non Disney films" or "Interesting aspects of movie scripts"
100% this!
Idk, I feel like WatchMojo does a lot of that already.
@@politicscommentator I wouldn't know. I've blocked all of their stuff along with most list things
Critic also spends a lot of time defending his choices and offering nuance when he's speaking positively.
You only see that because the CZcams algorithm is responding to what you usually watch. You could try reading a book and betting off the net for a while if you’re so upset by the content out there.
Sorry Doug, but “Usual Suspects” is a masterwork as a whole. The mystery is set up from the beginning and it takes the whole runtime to reveal the actual story of who is Keyser Soze. It’s also a testament to how Bryan Singer toyed with the actors by making them each believe they could be Soze; he even pissed off Gabriel Byrne when the film premiered and the identity was revealed (they made peace fairly quickly)
agreed
Same with Knives Out. Definitely redeemed Johnson after Last Jedi.
Knives Out is one of my favourite movies. I loved every second of it
It's been a LONG time since Top 11s, and I'm happy to see it back, and what a power comeback it was. This list was great 👍 definitely excited for whatever the next Top 11 is :)
One of my favorite endings is “Cross of Iron” with James Coburn, Maximilian Schell and James Mason.
*SPOILERS HERE*
The story followed two german officers during the WW2 fighting against the Russians. The main character, Sargent Steiner, has an iron cross and his rival Captain Stransky wants it(but he doesn’t want to just have it, he wants the honor of winning it) so he betrayed Steiner, putting him through a lot of horrible war stuff. At the end, Steiner confronts Stransky and the climax is both of them fighting side by side against the russians.
Stransky says: “i will show you how a german officer can fight”
Then Steiner replies: “and i will show you where the iron crosses grow”
In the battlefield, both are shooting at the Russians but, Stransky slips and fall to the ground, Steiner yelled at him to get up but, Stransky says that he need to reload his gun and he doesn’t know how(the man who wants to win the iron cross doesn’t know how to reload a gun) and Steiner just laugh as the ending credits rolls. At the end you hear Steiner is still laughing until you the sound of bullets firing, letting you know that both of them die at the hands of the Russians.
Thank you Doug for giving Rogue One the credit it deserves
Yaaasss! You haven’t done a top 11 in so long - super glad to see this 🥳
Loved this! How about "the top 11 best books movie adaptations" next :) ?
“The Father” is a great example of a movie that is really good all the way through, and then that ending comes and completely blows you away with how powerful it is.
Gone girl and Prisoners had great endings. It had me left speechless for so long and made me question everything that led to it. Also do a Top 11 Land Before Time Sequels. It might be fun..?
Ideas for other Top 11s:
Best movies from a decade (one for each year plus a 'bonus' pick)
Documentaries (feature length)
Movie musicals
Movie soundtracks
'Modern classic' kids movies
Yes please! More top 11 lists! Bring them back!
“The Mitchells vs. the Machines” is an excellent picture from start to finish, not just for its great humor and imperfect but lovable characters, but also for its technical innovation and its heartfelt family story. In fact, I actually saw a lot of myself in Katie Mitchell, the film’s teen girl lead, making her one of my favorite movie protagonists and the one I’ve related to the most in recent years. I fail to see why Doug Walker wouldn’t call it great until the third act, especially since the director also worked on “Gravity Falls”, a show he made clear that he loves. Nevertheless, this is my favorite movie of 2021 so far and totally deserves an Oscar.
I agree, amazing movie... Except one thing.
The very start. Everyone that works in film should know the Record Scratch cliche is absolute garbage.
The director behind Dipper and Mabel are behind Katie and Aaron? That doesn't surprise me.
I found the little added-on visual effects very distracting. I don't know what kinds of Internet videos has those, but I've never seen them.
I really like how there’s no conflict between Katie and Aaron, subverting the cliche bickering siblings (which is particularly prevalent with teenager and younger sibling). The only time they’re not on the same page is when Aaron learns Katie has lead Rick on in her faith in him, and even then it’s not a big blow out argument but rather subdued disappointment.
The commentary on technology is very nuanced. It doesn’t take a Technology Is Bad approach, but instead how’s how it’s up to how we interact with it that determines if it’s good or not. Katie’s form of expressing herself does get her friends, and finally makes Rick realise how his daughter sees him where real world conversations fail. The video camera motivates both Rick and Katie at key points, Rick to do the road trip and Katie insight on her father in the third act.
@@kylemorello4787 Michael Rianda was the creative director of GF’s 1st season. However, Alex Hirsch, the creator of GF, acted as a story consultant on this movie and even voiced a background character!
I do miss your top 11s and I can't wait for nostalgia-ween. Still waiting for Addams family reunion with Tim Curry hehe
Love the top 11s. Glad to see ya do another one.
YES FINALLY! its been so long since we had a Top 11 please do more!
Clone Wars: The Movie - “Am I a joke to you?”
No, jokes are fun and enjoyable you are… not that.
CWTM: Ah, but what do you say of my Spawn~?
*critical aclaim and best female character in Star Wars since Leia also getting her own show*
Yeah, maybe I wasent the most enjoyable, but I AM a nexus event you CANNOT deny or erase~
The Clone Wars movie is a slog... they really should have just been released as four season 1 episodes.
Basically HISHE in reverse XD
How it shouldn't have ended lol that's all I can think of XD
Oh how I've missed these!! I love the top 11 lists!! More please!!??
I’ve always enjoyed your top 11 videos. Please do more.