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What movies had endings where you were just stunned at their incoherence, mindlessness, pointlessness, etc., or made you yell "WTF!!  I WANT 2 HOURS OF MY LIFE BACK!!!"?

It may be an otherwise good movie where the sh***y ending soured the experience for you, or it could be a bad movie where the crowning turd was at the conclusion of the film.

Fire away!

The very strange ending to Walter Hill's "Southern Comfort" (are they rescued or aren't they?) and "Ronin" where you aren't told what was in the case let me down a little.

The end of Rockstar (2001) was a total slap in the face for me. Mark Whalberg's character loves music, loves heavy metal and idolises the band Steel Dragon. He plays in a Steel Dragon support band until one day his dreams come true and he gets to sing for his heroes. He tours the world, sleeps with hot women and is filthy rich....

....AND THEN, he decides that he's fed up with all that because he's upset Jennifer Aniston and cuts his hair, goes and plays boring acoustic songs in some snooty poetry cafe, 'cause that's who he is!? WTF!? Why would you do that movie! WHY!  :hatred:

I think it would have been more poetic in that movie if he just died from all the excess.  You're right, it was such a BS Hollywood ending. 

City of the Living Dead (1980)

Can't decide if its stupid or a stroke of genius.

Return Of The Jedi...aside the final light saber duel and the part where Luke sees Anakin, Yoda and Obi Wan.  I think the Ewok's triumph is the ULTIMATE BS ending in all of film history.

The cold.
The ending was the most nonsensical thing I have ever seen.
I loved it.

Yes, I agree.

There is one funny thing in that sequence though: Denis Lawson and Mark Hamill nearly kiss at one point. :teddyr:

Eden Lake~ one of the very few movies that left me speechless.

I will admit the Ewok "yub nub" song is a guilty pleasure.  I do, like I said ,LOVE the scene with the Jedi appearing at the end.  That is until they decided to hack Hayden into the shot and remixed the song.  :lookingup:
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The nerd in me screams out there is no way Anakin should appear like that to Luke.  Anakin redeemed himself thus becomming a Jedi again so he should be middle aged.  Oh well, F-You again Lucas.

The Matrix triology kind of went out with a fizzle didn't it?  I don't think I ever watched the last one in it's entirety. I just totally lost the plot in the second one so I figured why go on.

One I totally forgot, Superman 2.  Awesome plot and villains but that memory erasing kiss was way too much stupidity  to intake.

Harvesters (2001) - one group of baddies vs. another group of baddies.  Kind of an entertaining zero budget thing until the end, when the last surviving character was the most unlikable person in the whole movie.  Oh yeah, way to go with that one.

Supernova (2000) - the universe will either be destroyed, or something wonderful may happen.  That's your ending.   :lookingup:  What, did they only pay the writer for 90% of the script or something?

Others : The ending of "Mystic River".
The ending of "Scream and Scream Again"

On a South African film basis, the ending of "Dirkie" always leaves ne fuming. Do the father, son and the little dog survive the desert or not?   :question:

Is that the film that ends with the words "And the nightmare becomes reality" ? :question:

Explorers (1985): After a great build-up largely it seems inspired by 1950s style Sci-Fi, the film's big reveal of its alien proves a tremendous disappointment. I was truly expecting something much closer to the inspiration for the film's first half.

The Mist (2007): There are moments when this one is pretty cool especially it's monsters hidden in the fog motif but this film's ending is so nasty it pretty much ruins the whole film.

There are only two reasons to watch the third Matrix movie.  And here they are
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Monster A Go-Go: I never seen such a disjointed ending that just left me frustrated.  It made no sense whatsoever!

Robot Holocaust: The film just sort of peters off leaving too many unanswered questions left and basically leaves us wondering what the hell?

Shark Swarm:  The ending sort of wraps up some conclusions for some of the main characters, but leaves way too many plot points unanswered.  Does the town forgive the main character for the trouble they caused him; does the sheriff give get in trouble for corruption; does the bay ever get cleaned up; and does anyone ever finally noticed that over 20 people were killed before the major shark slaughter?!

Teenage Ninja Turtles 2: I can't believe they were serious with just having a bunch of wood kill Shredder, when a garbage compacter couldn't before!

yep, I forgot about that one. They should have just stuck to the book. 

I liked that ending.  It was a good twist in my view.  the ending in the book just felt a little too open ended.  I sort of like a conclusion the stories I read... execpt with Uzumaki.  I'll never expect that ending!  Book or movie!

When I first saw the movie, I hated that ending.  I left the theater feeling like I had just been punched in the stomach.  But now, I can appreciate it because it's not a typically hollywood ending.

I watched this movie and seriously couldn't figure out what the point of the whole thing was.  Then the ending which kind of wrapped up nothing really put me over the edge.  

Deadly Friend.  I didn't expect a whole lot out of the film, thank goodness, but the ending was just so moronic.  How does she turn into a robot???  It's only her BRAIN that is screwed up.  Wes Craven, I should p*ss on you while you sleep.

The original FINAL DESTINATION had a light, humorous ending that just ruined the ominous, brooding nature of the film.

They had a different ending originally that would have ended the series, but no!  They went with the total obvious and somewhat rushed ending.

I've never seen this film, partly because someone told me that they changed the hopeful ending of the short story to a horrible one.  :buggedout:

I believe the one he's referring to is the Fulci movie that ends with the two leads coming out of the crypt, are greeted by the annoying little kid of the movie, and it ends with the leading lady screaming while the kid runs in slow motion toward them.  There are many interpretations to the ending.  Some say they went crazy because of what they went through, and others say that they failed to prevent the dead from coming, and the woman was screaming because she witnessed a zombie rip the kid to shreds (off screen, of course; I did notice a subtle shadow fall over the kids face before the screen dimmed, but that could just be part of the set). 

I think the one you're thinking of, Trevor, is City of the Walking Dead.  Yeah, terrible that two Italian horror flicks have such similar names.  I think that's the reason CotWD is referred to as Nightmare City in some versions.

I loved this ending because it goes against the grain of everything Hollywood stands for.

I love the ending of Mystic River.  It's such a downer because Bacon knows he can't do anything to stop Penn, who seems to have control over everything in his neighborhood.

Three movies where the stupid endings make the films great are Pieces, Sisters of Death, and Christmas Evil.

2001 A space odyssey, yes i understand whats going on but it is so anti-climatic. But overall i am a fan of the downer ending

It's true, they did.  But it was extremely well done.  If you don't mind being a little depressed for a while, I'd suggest watching it.

Also, I didn't really like the ending to Rocky Horror.  Whenever I watch it now, I always stop it at the end of Wild and Untamed Thing.  In my mind, Frank, Brad, Janet, Columbia, and Rocky are all still dancing the floor show. :smile:

Got to agree with several lsited here including The Mist, Deadly Friend and the Matrix Trilogy. All were pure Hollywood BS.

The remake of The Day The Earth stood Still had an ending that not only was complete BS but it was so bad it even ruined watching the original for me.

I've mentioned it numerous times on here: The Last Broadcast.  Worst ending in film history, in the sense of damaging the film as a whole anyway.

I have to agree. Up until the last 15 or so minutes, it's a decent film then that ending happens which makes no sense.

Dude, I totally overlooked this one.  What the hell were they thinking?  I mean the story kind of roped me in and at the end I literally shouted, "Oh COME ON!" at the end.

The first thing I thought of when I read the thread title.  So, the movie never happened, or...  :question: 

Why did you remind me of that movie! It was almost out of my head! such a pull out of there @$$ ending!

Not a stupid ending or even a stupid film, but the ending of Andrew Davis'The Package with Gene Hackman and Tommy Lee Jones nearly made me bite my tongue in half. I never saw that coming. 

"Why are we stopping, Sergeant?"
"Sorry sir: just checking the map."

 :buggedout: :buggedout:

The Mist (2007): There are moments when this one is pretty cool especially it's monsters hidden in the fog motif but this film's ending is so nasty it pretty much ruins the whole film.
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from my, humble, point of view, the ending was horrible.  i can see a movie adaptation not reproducing a book in an exact sense, but part of "The Mist"s allure is the cryptic book ending, with the band driving south and the reader left to wonder how it ends for them.

i dont have a problem with a director taking some creative liberties....but darabont is not on a level to completely rewrite a very good short story.  did he rewrite the green mile's ending?  FAIL!

Blair witch project?

am I alone on this one? 

i mean, give me SOMETHING at the end...i mean I understand not seeing the witch has some suspense value....but....SOMETHING

I think they tried a little too hard in the "leave the audience wanting more" department.

from my, humble, point of view, the ending was horrible.  i can see a movie adaptation not reproducing a book in an exact sense, but part of "The Mist"s allure is the cryptic book ending, with the band driving south and the reader left to wonder how it ends for them.

i dont have a problem with a director taking some creative liberties....but darabont is not on a level to completely rewrite a very good short story.  did he rewrite the green mile's ending?  FAIL!
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I agree that that ending was a bit too much shock for shock's sake, but I understand why they did it. The short story's ending really just does not work in a movie. Movies tend to have to work as a complete package, whereas short story's strengths are usually evocativeness. I still have problems with the ending, but I really enjoyed the rest of the movie.

If you can find it, "The Mist" was made into a radio drama starring William Sadler, who was also in the film. Check it out, it was pretty good, and there's an absolutely hilarious product placement involving Skippy Peanut Butter.

I agree that that ending was a bit too much shock for shock's sake, but I understand why they did it. The short story's ending really just does not work in a movie. Movies tend to have to work as a complete package, whereas short story's strengths are usually evocativeness. I still have problems with the ending, but I really enjoyed the rest of the movie.

If you can find it, "The Mist" was made into a radio drama starring William Sadler, who was also in the film. Check it out, it was pretty good, and there's an absolutely hilarious product placement involving Skippy Peanut Butter.
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well mofo (he! i'd get punched if i said that to anyone else!) i'll agree to disagree.  an open ending of a film is nothing to fear and has been pulled off many times (and pulled off well).  the real climax is within the store between humans (the old "humans must destroy themselves" theme).  i think it was more a case of darabont wanting his stamp on a project rather than the ending of the short story being un-theatric (yes, i made that word up!).  anywho, nothin but love!  :wink:

I was waiting for "SOMETHING" the entire movie. 

Oh, naturally. The broad spectrum of viewpoints is one of the greatest things about this board. (Of course, if Darabont wants to make his own stamp, he may want to consider, just possibly, trying something else other than adapting a King work.)

A bit different from the rest of the films mentioned, but the film Ghost Town with Ricky Gervais and Tea Leoni is a fairly cute film, but the final bit of dialogue in the film made me visibly cringe. SPOILERS FOLLOW.

Ricky Gervais, who is a dentist, talks to Tea Leoni:

TL: "It hurts when I smile."
RG: "I can help you with that."

Such clumsy writing! Ufh. Just painful.

I thought the end was the best moment. It was realistic footage, which built upto a climax where you had to use your imagination. Genius.

Invaders From Mars (1986). For the most part, it was a decent flick. *Spoiler* But at the end when you find out it was all just a dream, I was outraged. You NEVER end a film like that. I figured people knew better. Guess not.

Kind of like "Audition".  I hate sitting through 90-100 minutes of a movie and then basically get told, "Maybe it DIDN'T happen!!!"  Up yours, director.

I disagree with you there about AUDITION. The ending made the previous 90 minutes worthwhile.  I might consider it one of the best endings of all time.  I also didn't find it very ambiguous as to whether the events really occurred or not; I thought the line between hallucination and reality was clearly drawn.  Different strokes.

Manos' ending