Most Clever Movies *Spoilers*

[maximilian]

I recently saw The Orphanage and mildly enjoyed it, but afterward, when I thought about it, it was REALLY clever. I.e. the way that the director diverted the two narratives to logically portray the ghost story alongside the ingeniously simple and obvious truth.

Can you think of any?

 

[Jamanticus]

I very much thought that Pan's Labyrinth was quite clever- the imagery of the two horns everywhere mixed with the girl's fantastic adventures that were all analogous to her reality made the film quite amazing for me...

 

[cleverlymadeup]

the usual suspects and se7en

won't say much more but both are absolutely brilliant

 

[meatloaf231]

Memento was pretty cool

 

[blackadvent]

Inside Man. You have to watch it twice- once to get the wow effect and once to say 'Oh, those clever people'.

 

[gamebrain89]

I personally thought The Village was kinda clever. People razzed it to much in my opinion. I liked it. But thats just me. I'm strange that way.

 

[ToyBox]

Memento was pretty cool

I agree.

 

[Mr.Pandah]

The Prestige.

 

[meatloaf231]

Memento was pretty cool

I agree.

Aren't we concise?

 

[dukethepcdr]

It got a bit over hyped, but I have to admit that The Sixth Sense totally fooled me. I didn't realize the main character was dead until the end of the movie.

Just about every Alfred Hitchcock movie from the TV series was superbly clever. They don't make plot twists like that anymore. I've played a game with friends before where you watch a Hitchcock movie that none of you have seen before and write down who you think the villian is or what you think the ending will be (depends on what the story is about). Then you see who was right at the end of the film. It's harder than it sounds.

 

[Audemas]

Luck Number Slevin was damn good! One of my top 5 movies.

 

[gim73]

haha! You couldn't figure out that Bruce Willis was dead in sixth sense, you suck!

Not really. I had to watch it a second time just to make sure they didn't actually hint that he was dead. Seriously, it's pure greatness. If you ever show it to somebody who has never heard of it and even hint at the twist, you are a dick.

If we can include anime I'd put in Evangelion, where they make the annoyingly silent girl the end-boss and have her devour all the people in the world.

 

[Lvl 64 Klutz]

Inside Man. You have to watch it twice- once to get the wow effect and once to say 'Oh, those clever people'.

Wow, I thought I was the only person who ever watched that movie and enjoyed it. I agree, extremely clever movie. I also agree about The Usual Suspects. I love any heist/crime movie with an interesting twist.

 

[broadband]

I personally thought The Village was kinda clever. People razzed it to much in my opinion. I liked it. But thats just me. I'm strange that way.

i also though that it was a nice movie, the problem is that the trailers made the ublic think that it was something diferent

 

[Jamanticus]

I personally thought The Village was kinda clever. People razzed it to much in my opinion. I liked it. But thats just me. I'm strange that way.

i also though that it was a nice movie, the problem is that the trailers made the ublic think that it was something diferent

Yes, and Heaven forbid the public should have something unexpected happen to them every once in a while, lol

 

[m_jim]

The Score, with Robert Deniro and Edward Norton. All of the trailers made you think that the movie was going one direction, but then it pulls the rug out from under you with an out-of-nowhere twist and rolls the credits.

 

[rekabdarb]

If we can include anime I'd put in Evangelion, where they make the annoyingly silent girl the end-boss and have her devour all the people in the world.

agreed... my brother made me watch the movie without watching the series =O my brain still studders about it once in a while. i'm not exactly sure what happened to them still... but i'm still afraid to watch that movie again
But i'd say that Inside Man was pretty good, i haven't seen momento but i heard that was pretty good too

 

[Ares Tyr]

Brick is one of cleverist films I've ever seen. Cleverly written, the plot was clever, the dialogue was clever (and unique), and the way it was shot was clever. I just love the film all together and won't stop singing its praises until everyone has seen it. The best film noir movie since Pulp Fiction modernized it before it.

And while we are at it, Pulp Fiction was an extremely clever movie which told three different interconnecting stories from three different view points using awesome and witty dialogue along with an everyday sensebility. Love that movie, one of my favorites.

 

[qbert4ever]

One of my favorite all-time movies, The Boondock Saints has a very captivating way of sucking you into the story by giving you the end result and then piecing it all together. Not to mention how full of awesome the last 15 minutes or so are.

Also, cat + shotgun = funny as hell.