Movies that are ruined by their endings

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I'd say the whole movie was pretty bad. I hate saying that because Daniel Craig has been my favorite Bond, but Casino Royale set a ridiculously high bar that the rest haven't met.
Skyfall was really dumb and after Silva's escape,was full retard.
i really don't like daniel craig as bond and he was in the 2nd worst bond movie (imo),quantum of solace.
the worst is Live and Let Die.
 

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Heat (Al Pachino Super Cop)
Das Boot (Ending not wrecking the movie but just being so depressive)
I personally loved the ending to das boot. It conveys the futility and pain that those involved in war experience so well. Viewing the movie as an American and empathizing with "the enemy" in that conflict helped break a lot of stigmas that the traditional war movies had established. Any other ending would have cheapened the experience.

As for a movie that was ruined by the ending? I hate endings that leave you hanging at the final critical decision of the protagonist and then cut to the credits without resolution. Some people might think this is edgy and evocative... I think it's weak and immature. You've watched the film and hung in there with the story only to get left wanting more at the end. Cast away comes to mind as a movie that did this, as well as many many others. Just finish the damn story and offer some closure.

The only time a situation like that works, is if the movie has come full circle to the exact same situation as when it started. But even here it would be nice to see a knowing glance from the character in question to let you know if things are going to turn out different.
 

Alex

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I personally loved the ending to das boot. It conveys the futility and pain that those involved in war experience so well. Viewing the movie as an American and empathizing with "the enemy" in that conflict helped break a lot of stigmas that the traditional war movies had established. Any other ending would have cheapened the experience.

As for a movie that was ruined by the ending? I hate endings that leave you hanging at the final critical decision of the protagonist and then cut to the credits without resolution. Some people might think this is edgy and evocative... I think it's weak and immature. You've watched the film and hung in there with the story only to get left wanting more at the end. Cast away comes to mind as a movie that did this, as well as many many others. Just finish the damn story and offer some closure.

The only time a situation like that works, is if the movie has come full circle to the exact same situation as when it started.But even here it would be nice to see a knowing glance from the character in question to let you know if things are going to turn out different.
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Oh and edit:

Not like it ruined the movie, just a silly over-rated scene. But the ending of 'A few good Men' the much quoted "You can't handle the truth!!" scene where Tom Cruise basically goads Jack Nickelson's character into a tirade about how hard core and tough he is . . . and then he openly admits that he ordered men to kill the guy. And then is all nose in the air, "Now if you're done with this silly trial I'm going back to my base" not expecting to be in any sort of trouble. Just stupid, can't see why it's so well regarded - just my opinion
Couldn't disagree more. That scene is the entire point of the movie.
 

marrior_sl

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No kidding. That interaction shows how out of touch he is with non-war life that he would just try to walk out like he had done nothing wrong and was above the law.

Worst ending line in a movie by the way is Pretty Woman - "she rescues him right back!" /facepalm
 

Zaara

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Whatever dude, whatever.
Now you settle down, missy. The movie is -great- and one of my favorites from when I was a kid (mostly just because I loved the dialogue and set-pieces and fuck yeah Vikings), but all the fun of the movie is gone by the time they go to mbutu territory. Maybe it was just because I didn't dig on Buliwyf getting killed by some breeder sitting around in a cave.

As for Valhalla Rising, I enjoyed the movie up until theAguirre Wrath of Godrip-off ending, just for what it was. Sure, it was slow and 'atmospheric' and self-important,
but it was well-filmed and had some really interesting scene set-ups (though the 'canned' scenes where they're in the boat in the fog were really out of place- it felt almost like those adapted-for-film stage plays where they try to keep the flavor of the stage in the movie.)
 

iannis

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No kidding. That interaction shows how out of touch he is with non-war life that he would just try to walk out like he had done nothing wrong and was above the law.

Worst ending line in a movie by the way is Pretty Woman - "she rescues him right back!" /facepalm
That's what those type of movies are all about though. So while it's horrible it's at least predictably horrible.

Like Pretty Woman would be hilarious (and probably a better movie) if she just hung him out to dry. But that ending would be the one that ruins the movie. That movie is supposed to get you laid, bro. And nothing gets the panties moist quite like a false sense of empowerment and an empty grand romantic gesture does.
 

Caliane

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That's what those type of movies are all about though. So while it's horrible it's at least predictably horrible.

Like Pretty Woman would be hilarious (and probably a better movie) if she just hung him out to dry. But that ending would be the one that ruins the movie. That movie is supposed to get you laid, bro. And nothing gets the panties moist quite like a false sense of empowerment and an empty grand romantic gesture does.
There is some better discussions on this, footage/scripts as well. but quick 30s google, just have the wiki on it.
Pretty Woman was initially conceived to be a dark drama about prostitution in Los Angeles in the 1980s. The relationship between Vivian and Edward also originally harboured controversial themes, including the concept of having Vivian addicted to drugs; part of the deal was that she had to stay off cocaine for a week, because she needed the money to go to Disneyland. Edward eventually throws her out of his car and drives off. The movie was scripted to end with Vivian and her prostitute friend on the bus to Disneyland. These traits, considered by producer Laura Ziskin to be detrimental to the otherwise sympathetic portrayal of her, were removed or incorporated into the character of Vivian's friend, Kit. These "cut scenes" have been found in public view, and some were included on the DVD released on the film's 15th anniversary. One such scene has Vivian offering Edward, "I could just pop ya good and be on my way", indicating a lack of interest in "pillow talk". In another, she is confronted by drug dealers outside The Blue Banana, and rescued by Edward and Darryl.
Pretty women was not supposed to be a romance at first.
 

iannis

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Well yeah, but my point is that the entire movie is shit. It's hard to ruin an otherwise shit movie with a shit ending. It's kinda like saying the Pod Race ruined Phantom Menace. Technically correct I suppose, but the entire thing was shit!

I did not know that it was originally conceived as a dark gritty drama. I would assume that concept died as soon as Julia Roberts' representation took an interest. That movie made her career, didn't it? If she'd played a coked out whore that got fucked over one more time, she wouldn't have done near as well. That's actually interesting trivia! But cheap whore movies are not that hard to find. Harder 20 years ago, I guess. What they did with Pretty Woman instead (granted already that it is shit) is a special sort of higher grade horseshit. Which they managed to do quite well, honestly. That movie couldonlyend Hollywood.

I mean c'mon. What street whore looks like Julia Roberts? She's not the most beautiful woman ever born... but c'mon. She's hardly a hag. Dat mouf.
 

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While it didn't ruin the movie for me, the Dark Knight Rises should have finished with just seeing Alfred's face and his half smile.
 

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I thought that Identity (John Cusack, 10 Little Indians Agatha Christie style story) shit the bed pretty hard.
 

Chukzombi

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I mean c'mon. What street whore looks like Julia Roberts? She's not the most beautiful woman ever born... but c'mon. She's hardly a hag. Dat mouf.
i frequented street hookers on and off for 13 years (havent seen one in 7 years) and i have only seen 3 hot hookers in all that time. one chick who could have passed for eva mendes's sister. when she opened her mouth she maybe only had 2 teeth though. which was in this situation a plus. another looked like she just started hooking and another looked like present day sharon stone. the hot street hoes do exist, just not Julia Roberts in her prime caliber. BTW the poster cover of Pretty Woman is not julia roberts, that is a body double with julia roberts face shooped in.
 

Drinsic

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While it didn't ruin the movie for me, the Dark Knight Rises should have finished with just seeing Alfred's face and his half smile.
Movie was ruined long before that. I'd agree with you if the rest of it hadn't been retarded.