Movies that dramatically switch halfway through

[zman13 180]

Movies that switch genres midway through the movie. The tone changes, the atmosphere changes. The second half of the movie is very different from the first half.

First up...From Dusk Til Dawn.

First half of the movie is a roadtrip with a kidnapping. Tense and creepy.

Second half is balls out vampires and gore and killings. 

 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

Full Metal Jacket seems like two different movies. Boot Camp / 'Nam.

[Deej 76933]

Stripes.

[WBT 20670]

Barbarian

[EvilCaseMcCoy 691]

20 minutes ago, WBT said:

Barbarian

Any good?  

[MagicSoccerSpray 1732]

Predator

13th Warrior

[Ollie Slatt 289]

Bone Tomahawk 

[BehoId, The Underminer! 11669]

15 minutes ago, Ollie Slatt said:

Bone Tomahawk 

i always rep this movie

[Kennythetiger 9465]

Lonesome Dove seemed like two different movies to me- Texas, and everything after leaving. 

[Buzzrock 14942]

Cabin in the Woods

[gsoda3 3283]

Chitty chitty bang bang

[kingkoopa6 8377]

3 hours ago, WBT said:

Barbarian

Bruh. when it went to AJ driving on the coast, I legit had to check if i changed the movie on accident 

[Buzzrock 14942]

Bone Tomahawk 

Most gruesome single scene ever

[locodos 5395]

Scott Pilgrim Vs The World

[utee94 15863]

Wayne's World

[bschoolprof 6272]

the crying game

[bschoolprof 6272]

4 hours ago, EvilCaseMcCoy said:

Any good?  

Not bad.  Interesting horror movie.  

[Parliament 14316]

Titanic

[Buzzrock 14942]

Scott Pilgrim Vs The World

Never really thought about it like that but yeah I guess so. I love that movie.

[mr. sunshine 2833]

Million Dollar Baby. Didn’t see that coming 

[83Horn 1648]

Psycho.  Starts as a story about illicit love affair and embezzlement, until she checks into the Bates Motel.

[Viper 12112]

Audition 

[Teddyballgame 441]

No Country  For Old Men

[NorthLoop 14248]

4 hours ago, Buzzrock said:

Cabin in the Woods

Good call. 

First one I thought of was FMJ

[Stringer 1439]

Adaptation

Genius the way they switched genres too.

[kingkoopa6 8377]

3 hours ago, mr. sunshine said:

Million Dollar Baby. Didn’t see that coming 

Was that because She was training and knocking bitches out to fighting for her life and losing limbs?

great movie. I hate sad endings 

[Rimbo 26125]

10 hours ago, zman13 said:

Movies that switch genres midway through the movie. The tone changes, the atmosphere changes. The second half of the movie is very different from the first half.

First up...From Dusk Til Dawn.

First half of the movie is a roadtrip with a kidnapping. Tense and creepy.

Second half is balls out vampires and gore and killings. 

 

Yeah that's because each half had a different director

[Rimbo 26125]

4 hours ago, locodos said:

Scott Pilgrim Vs The World

that was like 6 different movies

[Pato del Muerto 52608]

Tusk

[South Austin 52617]

10 hours ago, mr. sunshine said:

Million Dollar Baby. Didn’t see that coming 

Same. I love that movie and watch it every now and again, but it’s hard to get through the second part.

[Apep 645]

Would A.I. fall into this category? The tension between Kubrick’s and Spielberg’s competing visions make for an unusual viewing experience. 

[Scraps 13581]

19 hours ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Full Metal Jacket seems like two different movies. Boot Camp / 'Nam.

Yep my first thought as well when I read this title 

[WhatTheBuck 28798]

11 hours ago, Rimbo said:

that was like 6 different movies

Monty Python’s Meaning of Life is like 7. 8 if you count The Crimson Permanent Assurance.

[Rimbo 26125]

1 hour ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Monty Python’s Meaning of Life is like 7. 8 if you count The Crimson Permanent Assurance.

Meaning of Life is just a series of sketches that are more or less related to each other. Holy Grail is the same, though it gets a little more tightly bound.

They only made one movie that had something like a single plot.

[C-Man 27266]

14 hours ago, Stringer said:

Adaptation

Genius the way they switched genres too.

Nic Cage's best work ever.

[Billy Pilgrim 1984]

Casino Royale always felt like 2 separate movies to me- first part in Jamaica and Miami, second part at poker tournament in Montenegro.

[Lhorn 4966]

Deer Hunter 

[WhatTheBuck 28798]

1 hour ago, Rimbo said:

Meaning of Life is just a series of sketches that are more or less related to each other.

You don’t say. 

[ztejas 43539]

57 minutes ago, Billy Pilgrim said:

Casino Royale always felt like 2 separate movies to me- first part in Jamaica and Miami, second part at poker tournament in Montenegro.

Yep. This is a good one. 

[Parliament 14316]

The Island.  Started out as a sci fi movie with a cool concept.  Then turned into a Michael Bay shlock fest.

[Rimbo 26125]

1 hour ago, WhatTheBuck said:

You don’t say. 

Point is, it's not a shift in tone if you don't have a single narrative all the way through it.

And the tone doesn't even shift; it's silly all the way through.

[WhatTheBuck 28798]

8 minutes ago, Rimbo said:

Point is, it's not a shift in tone if you don't have a single narrative all the way through it.

And the tone doesn't even shift; it's silly all the way through.

They should’ve made a weekly tv show using that model. 

[Ron McKelvey 3]

Life is Beautiful

[Kwix 2199]

Super 8

[smuggs 9353]

Gremlins. Turns up to 11 with the Mom/kitchen scene.

[Scraps 13581]

Mrs. Doubtfire

[Deej 76933]

Hot Fuzz

[Vito Andolini 9132]

I like how this thread has made me consider how Kubrick may have stolen the concept for Full Metal Jacket from Stripes.

[Surly Bevo 25159]

A Beautiful Mind....academic, then seems like a spy thriller, then you learn he's just schizophrenic.

[Nivek 16987]

Sorry to bother you.

 

Sunshine

Edited November 10, 2022 by Nivek