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If there were a Mount Rushmore of horror manager , Sam Raimi would be on it , as he ’s directed some of the most iconic repulsion moving picture , and he recently announced thathe want to direct a Stephen King pic . The filmmaker became a family name thanks to theEvil Deadseries , and he became known for his shameful cliffhanger twist in the moving-picture show ' final moments .
That trademark bleed into his non - horror movies too , whether it ’s a Western or a superhero movie . Raimi did n’t invent the electrical shock twist terminate that come a calming mo , but he arguably perfected it , and his endings make for some of the most memorable moments in cinematic story .
A Simple Plan (1998)
The mid - to - late 1990s view Raimi explore other genres outside of horror , and between westerns and sport movies , the era licence him as a go - to genre director . One movie that was completely outside of Raimi ’s wheelhouse wasA Simple Plan , a neo - noir crime motion picture more in line with the films of his friends , the Coen chum . But Raimi beat the Coens at their own game , as the film is a grueling taradiddle of desperation , and things go from bad to defective after two opportunistic crony seek to blot out $ 4.4 million of stolen cash .
The movie mortifyingly ends with one of the brothers hale the other to kill him , and the remain brother burns all of the John Cash . While it is n’t the typical Raimi jaw - drop twist but a instinctive conclusion to the news report , it ’s still shocking and surprisingly emotional for the theater director .
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Sam Raimi spearheaded the originalSpider - Mantrilogy , and whileSpider - Man 3doesn’t adhere the perfect superhero landing , it has an interesting ending . LikeA Simple Plan , there ’s noEvil Dead - like exciting twist that find in the concluding 10 bit before the credits roll , but the 2007 movie does some surprising stuff in the final five instant .
Harry Osborn is shockingly belt down even though it was face like he was go to be completely redeemed and live on , but he sustain a similar fate as his beginner in the very first 2002 movie . Then , even though the motion picture ends with them slow dancing , it ’s hinted at that Peter and MJ do n’t actually end up together . And with Tobey Maguire ’s Peter appearing inSpider - Man : No Way Home , the role ’s account about what happened in his life was still extremely vague .
The Quick And The Dead (1995)
The Quick and the Deadwas Raimi ’s first major moving picture that was a existent departure from repugnance , but his frenzied energy and the mode he use the camera and the westerly music genre make for a arrant mating . The snap soar , dolly shots , and laughable violence take a breath fresh life into the typically slow - paced musical genre . And along with those theme song move , Raimi did n’t forget an ending full of seismic disturbance value either .
In the last couple of minutes , it ostentate back to a untried Ellen who is try on to shoot the circle before her father is hung , but shoots him in the question . Then , she kills Herrod in a stand - off , shooting him in the eye and blowing his school principal off , right before she nonchalantly ride into the sundown .
Spider-Man (2002)
Spider - Manhad the highest - grossing opening weekend of all time when it was first released in 2002 . The web - sling , the comic book characters come to life , and the irresistible soundtrack turn it into an event movie unlike any other . But more impressively than anything else , Sony actually allowed a major megahit movie to be full of Raimi ’s exquisite but niche trademarks , and the ending is no elision .
The finish to 2002’sSpider - Manisn’t shameful because of how mortifying it is or because of its violence , but because of how it subverts outlook . After spend the whole movie pining over Mary Jane , when she eventually admits that she get laid Peter , he rejects her , dedicate his whole life toSpider - Man , and then heroically sway through New York .
The Evil Dead (1981)
The Evil Deadestablished Sam Raimi ’s vogue . So much originative filming and comedy fierceness are thrown into the movie , but it also have the first of many of Raimi ’s daze twists where the film ends on a huge cliffhanger .
Whileeverything goes untimely inThe Evil Dead , Ash finally takes down all of the Deadites , survives the dark , and hightail it the cabin . Everything seems serene , but in literally the last 10 seconds , an unseen devil attacks Ash from behind before cutting to black . Raimi has continue to outflank himself with terrifying twist termination in each of his movies , but the one find inThe vicious Deadis the most inventive . According toLooper , Raimi charge the sequence by sprinting through the woods and cabin holding the photographic camera .
Army Of Darkness (1992)
Army of Darknessis the third picture show in theEvil Deadseries , and it ’s ready in medieval times after Ash is teleported there at the end ofEvil Dead II . At the end of the 1992 movie , thinking that he ’s returning back to the present day , it ’s miscalculate and Ash wake up in a post - apocalyptic futurity .
The celluloid ’s twist has that distinctive ticker - sinking feeling , but it is n’t quite as corking asEvil Dead II’sending despite having a higher production economic value . While it still takes viewing audience by surprise , it ’s still repeating the second movie ’s twist , only it ’s teleport to the future instead of the past times . But it does stillleave the room access opened forEvil Dead 4 , and who does n’t desire to see Ash fight Deadites in aMad Max - like world .
Darkman (1990)
consort toCBR , Darkmanis a answer of Raimi not getting the keys toBatman , as he created his very own gritty superhero movie about a masked vigilance man in response . The motion picture follows a doctor who search retaliation for a research laboratory plosion that permanently deface him . A spate like the firstSpider - Manmovie , the end ofDarkmansees the hero giving up his biography and amply adopt his new alter ego , onlyDarkmanis much darker , more cheerless , and a mass like a Greek tragedy .
After realizing that he and Julie ca n’t lead a normal life after becoming blemish , Peyton run aside from her , put on a naturalistic mask , and portmanteau word into a gang so that she ca n’t find him . But what ’s more shocking and ridiculous is that Peyton ’s mask looks a lot like Bruce Campbell , Raimi ’s longtime acquaintance and collaborator who meet Ash in theEvil Deadseries . Campbell cameos in almost every Raimi movie , but this is by far the most creative . And it was a great excuse to make sequels starring Campbell , but that unluckily never happened .
Drag Me To Hell (2009)
Drag Me to Hellis a criminally underrated movie in Raimi ’s filmography , and while theEvil Deadmovies get all the attention , the 2009 popcorn moving-picture show is scarier and risible than the beloved funniness - revulsion series . And while some might think that the conclusion is derivative of some of Raimi ’s other picture show , Drag Me to Hellwas write in the XC , when the film producer was in his element .
The moving picture ’s finish delivers on its title , as Christine is literally dragged to underworld by demon on a geartrain track . It ’s especially lurid given that not only did both she and the hearing call up the Gypsy curse was revoke , but Clay was about to propose to her too .
Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness (2022)
The final few second inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessis by - the - number Raimi , but it ’s undeniably so much merriment . Just after the hero has make unnecessary the day and all is well with the Earth and the multiverse , Stephen Strange drop to the floor in agony , and the third eye opens on his forehead .
The view does n’t miss a pulse , as it ’s soundtracked by layered , disturbing chain organization from Danny Elfman too . It plays out a lot like the closing ofDrag Me To Hell , as Strange come down to his knees ineffective to fight against a supernatural power . But it ’s the pure final touch toan MCU movie that was surprisingly terrifyingand full of Raimi ’s trademark shots .
Evil Dead II (1987)
Evil Dead IIis one of the most iconic horror movies ever and though the first movie is outstanding , it await so inexpert compared to its subsequence . The picture watch Ash become a rightful hero , he embraces the touch shotgun that he prognosticate his " boomstick , " and the biggest baddie is Ash ’s own demonic severed hand . But what elevate it from being a great horror movie to an unforgettable classic is the scandalous ending .
Ash is teleported to the Middle Ages , but before he knows what has hap , he slays a winged Deadite with his boomstick . Knights then chant " Hail ! " as Ash recognize what has happened and looks on in fear . Of all of Raimi ’s shameful conclusion , Evil Dead IIhas the biggest catgut - poke ever .
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