Movie fans watch a new flick with the expectation of being entertained from start to finish. Creating a movie ending can be difficult sometimes. And on the flip side, a bad film can be looked upon more favourably if the ending is good. As tv fans, when we get fully immersed in a series were with it until the bitter end.
Apr 21, 2019 join the gang as they divulge what movie movie ending is the worst of all time, in this weeks chatty faces video. Shorts, tv movies, and documentaries are not included. Horror movies arent exactly known for their happy endings. Horror purists will tell you that the best horror movies have bleak endings. The ending is often the most important part of a film. But when a twist ending is done badly, it does nothing but ruin the movie and becomes iconic for all the wrong reasons. But for now lets go with terminal, probably the single worst movie i saw last year. Remember when the babysitter in crazy, stupid, love gave. Said protagonist leonard shelby guy pearce is supposedly hunting down the killer of his dead wife, only to be told at the end by a shady cop that he murdered his wife by overdosing her on insulin. Im also thinking back to the planet of the apes remake by tim burton. Smith, brad pitt and angelina jolie movie about two assassins that are ordered to kill each other.
Here are all of the films guaranteed to leave a bad taste in your mouth. Luke sees ghostly apparitions of yoda, obiwan, and anakin looking at him and smiling. Plenty of tv shows have struggled with this problem. Apr 15, 2016 top 10 worst movie endings of all time. Film critics pick the worst movie plot twists ever indiewire. We here at complex pop culture truly believe that movies can be enjoyed on a spectrumfrom the truly spectacular to the truly terribletheres usually. Whether it is a confusing ending, an ending that is. Theyll leave you disappointed and unsatisfied, wishing for a different conclusion to the story. Jul 14, 2016 some of these films are classics, others are downright godawful thanks to a bombastic or sloppy ending that discounted the events of the movie, or just plain made no sense at all. Aaron guzikowski, who wrote the hugh jackman and jake gyllenhaal movie, says, i was very surprised that we were allowed to. We look back at the 35 riveting films with riveting plot twists we never saw coming.
No matter the length, genre or budget, a great film can become a mediocre film if the ending is weak. Hot fuzz picks on buddy cop movies and is a great buddy cop movie. Jos kirps of articlesbase called it the worst movie ever, and stated, there are many bad scifi movies, and for many years movie addicts even considered ed woods plan 9 from outer space the worst movie of all times. All the final destination movies, ranked screen rant. But if anything can ruin a movie, no matter the quality, it can be the ending. When a twist ending is written well, it can elevate a film to epic heights and become an iconic moment. The 10 worst movie twist endings of all time taste of. Join the gang as they divulge what movie movie ending is the worst of all time, in this weeks chatty faces video. The list is ranked by a formula which includes the number of ratings each movie received from users, and value of ratings received from regular users. The end of the hedgehog is the same in the movie as it is in the awardwinning french novel the film is based on, but that doesnt make it any less depressing.
The thing is, its an appropriate ending if, say, you only watch the first film in the trilogy and then skip right to that ending. It would have been just fine with edward norton finishing the story he tells eddie furlong, they take all their nazi stuff down, and then maybe some i. The 10 worst movie endings of all time the 10 worst movie endings of all time. Feb 29, 2016 sometimes its because the movie is intending to set up a sequel, therefore leaving loose ends. Not all movies have to have oscarworthy acting or writing to be worth watching. Having just watch the cloverfield paradox im thinking about films whos endings are so ill conceived, badly thought out, sudden, as being the definition of a terrible ending. Most of m night shyamalan movies usually have a bad ending westofohio. The end of the book is so bad that they made the opposite happen in the movie. Weirdly enough lincoln vampire hunter, that came out at the same time, did this right and had a better ending while being otherwise a terrible movie.
Given our focus on movie endings, please note that spoilers will be included. Ironically aside from a few dud and very annoying characters the bromance in the beginning and middle was the only thing carrying the movie. Its like 5 bad movies in one making the worst movie of all time. These are the films you should turn off with 20 minutes left. Not every great film can end on a high note, so weve made a list of movies that could have been so much more with a different ending. With a sixth final destination movie currently in development, now seems like a great time to revisit the five prior final destination films, and take stock of their strengths and weaknesses. Its like it just cut off the end with about 30 minutes left of the movie.
The worst twist endings in movie history screencrush. The movie was very well made and ddl was fantastic as the main character, but the ending was unnecessary, the movie should have ended a couple of minutes earlier. If you somehow dont know what were talking about, read onbecause weve compiled the ultimate movie. The lowest rated movie list only includes theatrical features. Our list includes signs 2002, the dark knight rises 2012. Like the 2019 academy award winner, parasite, the platform is also an allegory about class and capitalism. Not all films stick with the hollywood trend of ending on a happy note. Yesterday is the kind of movie that works best if you turn off. Mar 04, 2020 from massive bummers to tearjerkers to shocking twists, we run down the best movie endings of all timeincluding psycho, e. Posted on august 6, 2017 august 6, 2017 by cara mcwilliamrichardson. The lighthouse ending meaning director robert eggers.
Here are 10 movies with the most depressing endings youll ever see. Nov 11, 2018 a terrible ending is probably one of the worst sins a movie can commit, and thats saying something. Knowing is nothing new, meaning that the few unexpected elements it contains are rapidly sidelined by textbook scripting. Mar 11, 2019 considered by many as one of the greatest films ever made, citizen kane is known for its achievements in filmmaking and for its twist of an ending was it much of a twist, though. After all, the series started out as much more of a horror franchise, but stopped taking itself seriously right around the time ashs hand got possessed and he was forced to replace it with a chainsaw. In fright flicks, the most likely outcome is also the most tragic. A movie can be great for two hours, but if that final act doesnt work. Worst movie endings most hated movie endings redbook. After all, it gives them a chance to destruct, blow stuff up and all while getting really loud. It makes sense to have a happy ending, but the ewok party is a bit ridiculous.
Worst movie endings of all time top ten list thetoptens. Then they did a 180 for like the 3rd or 4th time into an entirely different and even worse movie that made no sense. Theyre surrounded in a mall by dozens of heavily armed mercenaries, and trapped in a closet wounded. They can be ludicrous plot twists, lapses of logic, or a misunderstanding. The ending of danny boyles yesterday is the closest this eminently tasteful film comes to a risky creative decision. Weve all watched good or even great movies that left us with a terrible ending and a bad taste in our mouths. Since all of the entries are about movie endings, dont read on if you.
Too many movies nowadays are ruined by endings that just dont work. The prisoners screenwriter talks about its crazy ending. Personaly the best movie with one of the worst endings. Series like breaking bad, mad men, sons of anarchy, and m. American history x sometimes movies have a good ending and then tack on a shitty ending to it.
Somehow an enormous shark appears so close to land. Near the end of mike myers comeback film yes, he wears krump levels of makeup, we learn that. If a movie is exceptionally good, it will end on a striking note, leaving viewers with something to remembe. What is the worst ending to a movie that you have seen. Thats why the worst ending is as impactful as it is, and why it effectively elevates this from just another assassins creed game but with good rpg elements, to possibly one of the. Its the most powerful movie ending of all time not just because its the perfect ending for a scifi.
Somehow a baby throws an oar overboard and she doesnt notice. Mar 30, 2016 movies with twist endings that still make no sense. The entire ending makes the movie feel more like an after school special than an actual film. The most shocking movie endings by phil archbold jan. More often than not, though, it just comes down to lazy writing.
In the movie, we get introduced to ewoks, small and furry aliens who help defeat the galactic empire. Here is a list of the 10 worst movie twist endings. It would have been a decent film for me without that ending, an ending so ridiculous its shocking and i cannot think a movie that was more ruined by its ending. But plan 9 is still a pretty good movie when compared to dunyayi kurtaran adam. It had three alternate endings, but unlike these other movies, you could actually see all three of them when the movie was releasedas long as you were willing to pay to see the movie three. To be included on the list, a movie must receive ratings from at least 10,000.
Here are the worst tv show endings of all time 22 words. Robert eggers explains the meaning of the ending to the lighthouse, the soggy new willem dafoe and robert pattinson movie. Everything goes to pot pretty much as soon as the alien queen gives birth to the hybrid, which eventually comes to a sticky end in monumentally daft fashion. Aug 06, 2017 films can be made or broken on their endings.
Here are five that pulled it off spectacularly and five that finished with a whimper. Assassins creed odysseys worst ending is actually its best. But game of thrones is hardly the first show to start with a bang and end with a whimper. The numbers are revealed to have been sent by a race of futureseeing aliens who want to save earths innocent children from the coming apocalypse. Jun, 2016 when a twist ending is written well, it can elevate a film to epic heights and become an iconic moment. From massive bummers to tearjerkers to shocking twists, we run down the best movie endings of all timeincluding psycho, e. With nicolas cage, chandler canterbury, rose byrne, lara robinson.
Oct 16, 2018 thats why the worst ending is as impactful as it is, and why it effectively elevates this from just another assassins creed game but with good rpg elements, to possibly one of the. Still, even on an offday proyas manages to pull off a collection of oddly compelling images cages hair not. Join as we count down our picks for the top 10 worst movie plot twists. But which disappointing ending was really the worst. The movie itself is okay, but the ending is just terrible. Aug 17, 2017 not all films stick with the hollywood trend of ending on a happy note. After five seasons, this antiromcom romcom ended exactly. The alternate endings of 28 famous movies mental floss. Disappointment and lots of sarcastic memes are flooding the internet in the wake of the shows ending. May 26, 2019 as tv fans, when we get fully immersed in a series were with it until the bitter end. The ending is the only thing that saved it from being the worst movie ive ever seen.
Fmab had the better ending this ending just was god awful and the movie made the ending worst. The most infuriating movie endings of all time looper. The 15 most infuriating movie endings of all time screenrant. They can be ludicrous plot twists, lapses of logic, or a misunderstanding of what actually happened in the previous two hours the viewer just watched. Aug 24, 2017 from decadesold films to modernday blockbusters, here are some of the most controversial movie endings of all time. With that in mind, heres all the final destination movies, ranked worst to best. Midsommar, the new movie from hereditary director ari aster, is not what youd call a straightforward, lighthearted summer film. I dont like the way it was done, yes i was shocked the leo was shot in the end but to kill every main character exept for mark walburg within a 30 min time frame killed this movie for me. Coming out within months of each other, two films that try desperately to have startlingly original endings made basically the exact same movie with the exact same twist ending. Mar 22, 2015 these are the films you should turn off with 20 minutes left. The 10 absolute worst endings in movie history therichest. The 10 worst movie endings of the decade screenrant.
Far too often we flock to movie theaters for some film that reels pun intended us in with a solid premise. The thing about a film ending, is that it is the ultimate payoff for an audience. One inmate has had enough of not getting enough, it reads. All harry potter movies ranked worst to best by tomatometer. Yes, nolans first brainteaser of a movie, memento, is told backwardsandforwards through the perspective of a man who cant form new memories. Youre the worst ends with a simply perfect series finale.