Good films ruined by the ending...

[Pesty]

Mr Kitten said:

Maybe not exactly one of the best pieces of cinema ever, but I really enjoyed Jeepers Creepers, right up until the point the evil protagonist turned out to be an alien. With fecking wings.

Errm well as it flew and wasn't human just what did you think it was?

[Sonic]

Shaoxter said:

War of the Worlds.

manic47 said:

Contact.

Justin Cyder said:

Prometheus

All very good shouts, agree with those, some massive feelings of anticlimax plus one of the worst - Knowing.

vxr8mate said:

Collateral

But not this one!

[easytiger123]

Webber3 said:

Porky's II - a magnificent piece of cinematography from Director James Komack, let down by a lacklustre and predictable conclusion.

Very good!

[Daniel1]

Pesty said:

Mr Kitten said:

Maybe not exactly one of the best pieces of cinema ever, but I really enjoyed Jeepers Creepers, right up until the point the evil protagonist turned out to be an alien. With fecking wings.

Errm well as it flew and wasn't human just what did you think it was?

I thought it was a demon?

[toasty]

The original Star Wars.

It should have ended with the Death Star blowing up but they had to have a super cheesy medal ceremony with at the end. At least the next film got a better ending. And they ruined it again with the third.

[StuntmanMike]

Daniel1 said:

Pesty said:

Mr Kitten said:

Maybe not exactly one of the best pieces of cinema ever, but I really enjoyed Jeepers Creepers, right up until the point the evil protagonist turned out to be an alien. With fecking wings.

Errm well as it flew and wasn't human just what did you think it was?

I thought it was a demon?

I thought it was the best horror I had ever seen, the the frigging thing started to fly and the film went downhill fast, but the first half was utterly brilliant.

[birdcage]

Dark Knight. Brilliant opening and then ruined by the action stuff for kids at end.

[Mr Kitten]

Pesty said:

Errm well as it flew and wasn't human just what did you think it was?

Are you thinking of the sequel? No flying in the original movie until the end...

[Vocal Minority]

In fairness to war of the worlds, the ending reflects the book fairly well. Aliens die of common cold/heartburn/stubbed toes or miscellaneous other things to which they are not immune, and there is a cheesy re-uniting of main protagonist and loved one.

Incidentally love the book, thought the film was ok - but does have the massive plot hole of why build the machines aeons ago, anticipating man making the planet comfortably liveable and popping along to man the machines already in place? Weird.

[Prawnboy]

toasty said:

The original Star Wars.

It should have ended with the Death Star blowing up but they had to have a super cheesy medal ceremony with at the end. At least the next film got a better ending. And they ruined it again with the third.

it is much better without the music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj-GZJhfBmI

[THX]

Did somebody say Revolver?

I made a point of watching it yesterday. Can't help but feel there's a good film in there, somewhere, but it got lost in the editing room... I'm no great smarty pants but few film plots have ever confused me (they're never that complicated, really) but that thing left me BAFFLED.

Still, it looked good. Very comic book and before comic book really came into vogue.

[RemyMartin]

Jonesy23 said:

Pesty said:

EarlOfHazard said:

Law Abiding Citizen

Yes.

If only they'd had the balls to swap the fates of those two characters at the end - if it had been the other way around it would have been much better and darker.

Agreed on that. In fact knowing how it ends renders the entire film unwatchable Jamie Foxx should have been killed and Butler should have outwitted him

[Evangelion]

Forrest Gump. About 15 minutes too long.

Pay It Forward. Why did the little boy have to be killed at the end?

[XB70]

Evangelion said:

Pay It Forward. Why did the little boy have to be killed at the end?

Never did get around to seeing that but no need now! :-)

[Nom de ploom]

American Beauty - terrific movie spoiled by an ending that belonged in another film completely.

[JonRB]

XB70 said:

Evangelion said:

Pay It Forward. Why did the little boy have to be killed at the end?

Never did get around to seeing that but no need now! :-)

Maybe the thread should be renamed "Films whose ending is ruined by someone who doesn't know how to use spoiler tags".

I'm sure someone will post the twist in the ending to The Sixth Sense shortly.

[monthefish]

theaxe said:

The Shawshank Redemption

What??

Great ending. (glad they ended the film before showing any dialogue between Andy and Red)

[monthefish]

It.

Scary as hell until they revealed 'it' was just a big spider.

[toasty]

The ninth gate. Johnny Depp horror about a book written by the devil. Quite good until it goes full retard at the end.

[Mr Kitten]

StuntmanMike said:

I thought it was the best horror I had ever seen, the the frigging thing started to fly and the film went downhill fast, but the first half was utterly brilliant.

I've got to agree with that.