My goodness, all of the TKZrs above have suggested inarguably great ones. A great story is one that sticks, right? It might be the twisty plot, the conflicted, compromised characters, or a particular moment.
So, I’m going with WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBITT–not for the plot but for the moment in the dueling pianos scene where Donald Duck accuses Daffy Duck of having a speech impediment. I’ve never forgotten it, and it still cracks me up.
Two films that surprised me with their ending twists are No Way Out with Kevin Costner and Gene Hackman and The Usual Suspects with a great cast of bad guys.
Otherwise, too many classics to name. Raymond Chandler’s writing always wows me.
Mine is also Dorothy Sayer’s Gaudy Night. I keep a very old edition bought at a used bookstore back in my newlywed days. I just reread it recently. I love so much about it in terms of the plot development, but also the characters who are so different but so drawn to each other. The representation of the chemistry between Harriet and Peter is a phenomenal example of how you can write romance that sizzles without the characters ever touching each other.
Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None.”
Gaudy Night Dorothy Sayers
Same here!
Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
Gone Baby Gone was the first one that came to my mind!
Witness For the Prosecution.
Adventure of the Speckled Band.
My goodness, all of the TKZrs above have suggested inarguably great ones. A great story is one that sticks, right? It might be the twisty plot, the conflicted, compromised characters, or a particular moment.
So, I’m going with WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBITT–not for the plot but for the moment in the dueling pianos scene where Donald Duck accuses Daffy Duck of having a speech impediment. I’ve never forgotten it, and it still cracks me up.
Two films that surprised me with their ending twists are No Way Out with Kevin Costner and Gene Hackman and The Usual Suspects with a great cast of bad guys.
Otherwise, too many classics to name. Raymond Chandler’s writing always wows me.
I am a traditionalist. Give me Sherlock Holmes.
Mine is also Dorothy Sayer’s Gaudy Night. I keep a very old edition bought at a used bookstore back in my newlywed days. I just reread it recently. I love so much about it in terms of the plot development, but also the characters who are so different but so drawn to each other. The representation of the chemistry between Harriet and Peter is a phenomenal example of how you can write romance that sizzles without the characters ever touching each other.