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Somewhere In The Ether…

Good folks 👋🏻😃

We’ve doubtless all experienced it; You’ve thoroughly enjoyed sitting through a great film - until that is, the ending comes along….and it’s complete and utter shite!

In fact such an abysmal ending has now tarnished the whole bloody experience and you’re subsequently left mightily pissed off!

Well….please list all your examples here my fine peeps and give a quick explanation as to why the ending was so bad for you 😁

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By *aul DeUther-OneMan
11 hours ago

Sussex

Saturday Night Fever just Peters out.

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By *teelCityCoupleCouple
11 hours ago

Sheffield

Grease...there you go I said it

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By *onin25Man
11 hours ago

Durham

It was the same ending as the book but War of the Worlds has it for me

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
11 hours ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

I’m going to say, The Game starring Michael Douglas.

A superb film that expertly draws one in all the way through.

….Until the final reveal that is, which even if one applies the smallest modicum of logic to it is bloody stupid beyond belief.

A real shame.

Another one which starts off great before descending into utter ridiculousness: Now You See Me.

Oh gawd! 🤦🏼‍♂️

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By *inkShyWoman
11 hours ago

near Windsor

The Mist

The Open House

The Shining

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By *rchie300Man
11 hours ago

Hamworthy

Doctor Zhivago …… any one know what actually happens ….. does he sleep with any nurses ?

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By *uin80Man
11 hours ago

Fareham

Watched the new film, How to make a killing. That wasn’t great if I’m honest

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By *oul_Man-MedwayMan
11 hours ago

Rainham / Gillingham

"The Mist

The Open House

The Shining "

I thought The Mist was a great ending.

Obviously only the first time really hits hard.

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
11 hours ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

Law Abiding Citizen: Great film but I HATED the ending 😡

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By *erdyHollyTV/TS
11 hours ago

In a galaxy far far away

Smile

During the film she learned how to beat the demon. But instead she went to an abandoned house to face it head on.

She got possessed and ended up topping herself.

Idiot.

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By *orksRockerMan
11 hours ago

Bradford

No country for old men - a ridiculous ending with the main character's conclusion occurring off screen!!!

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By *inkShyWoman
10 hours ago

near Windsor

"The Mist

The Open House

The Shining

I thought The Mist was a great ending.

Obviously only the first time really hits hard."

They could have done so much more with it. They went for irony and cheap shock value/timing; it was very anti climatic.

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By *avinaTVTV/TS
10 hours ago

Transsexual Transylvania

La La Land.

Musicals work on fulfillment of expectation. They tried roo subverr that, and ended up making a film with a deeply unsatisfying ending that makes you go "so what?'

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By *oul_Man-MedwayMan
10 hours ago

Rainham / Gillingham

"The Mist

The Open House

The Shining

I thought The Mist was a great ending.

Obviously only the first time really hits hard.

They could have done so much more with it. They went for irony and cheap shock value/timing; it was very anti climatic."

I remember thinking it was an average watch, but at least the ending took me by surprise.

The only reason I remember it was because of the ending, so maybe overestimate it because of that.

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By *rish-blacksmithMan
10 hours ago

Cork

Law abiding citizen. Absolutely had to have been a chickening out by the studio

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By *inkShyWoman
10 hours ago

near Windsor

"The Mist

The Open House

The Shining

I thought The Mist was a great ending.

Obviously only the first time really hits hard.

They could have done so much more with it. They went for irony and cheap shock value/timing; it was very anti climatic.

I remember thinking it was an average watch, but at least the ending took me by surprise.

The only reason I remember it was because of the ending, so maybe overestimate it because of that."

True. I remember the ending because I just thought "Dickhead." 😂 2 minutes wait.. surely he could hear them all approaching in the silent mist. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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By *heerFlirtMan
10 hours ago

The West, Wales/Bristol/Bath

Watchmen.

Studio changed the ending of that of the book to make it 'simpler' for people to understand... 🤦🏼‍♂️

Luckily the follow-up TV Series assumed the correct ending 👍🏽

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By *agic.MMan
10 hours ago

Kent/London

Titanic...seriously, that wooden plank was big enough for both of them 🙄

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By *oul_Man-MedwayMan
10 hours ago

Rainham / Gillingham

The Thursday Murder Club

Read the book. Was really excited to see the film. Great cast. Great look.

But the ending 😡😡😡

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By *oul_Man-MedwayMan
10 hours ago

Rainham / Gillingham

"The Mist

The Open House

The Shining

I thought The Mist was a great ending.

Obviously only the first time really hits hard.

They could have done so much more with it. They went for irony and cheap shock value/timing; it was very anti climatic.

I remember thinking it was an average watch, but at least the ending took me by surprise.

The only reason I remember it was because of the ending, so maybe overestimate it because of that.

True. I remember the ending because I just thought "Dickhead." 😂 2 minutes wait.. surely he could hear them all approaching in the silent mist. 🤷🏼‍♀️"

Probably - I didn't really overthink it. Plus I like a dark ending every now and then 😂

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By *hePerkyPumpkinTV/TS
10 hours ago

Bristol

Wes Cravens New Nightmare.

It's a solid film up until the terrible final confrontation.

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By *inkShyWoman
10 hours ago

near Windsor

"The Mist

The Open House

The Shining

I thought The Mist was a great ending.

Obviously only the first time really hits hard.

They could have done so much more with it. They went for irony and cheap shock value/timing; it was very anti climatic.

I remember thinking it was an average watch, but at least the ending took me by surprise.

The only reason I remember it was because of the ending, so maybe overestimate it because of that.

True. I remember the ending because I just thought "Dickhead." 😂 2 minutes wait.. surely he could hear them all approaching in the silent mist. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Probably - I didn't really overthink it. Plus I like a dark ending every now and then 😂"

Oh me too! I probably would have liked it if it was traumatic and gory 😂

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By *rish-blacksmithMan
10 hours ago

Cork

I'm a fan of the book, but I think the movie ending was actually really solid. It makes a lot more sense re:dr Manhattan

I'm pretty sure Alan Moore did the book ending ONLY to make it unfilmable

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By *eightsB4DatesMan
10 hours ago

north east

Eden lake where the lass ends up getting murdered by the little scrote youngins shitbag parents

Also another vote for law abiding citizen really wanted him to kill that arrogant prick lawyer

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By *oul_Man-MedwayMan
9 hours ago

Rainham / Gillingham

"Eden lake where the lass ends up getting murdered by the little scrote youngins shitbag parents

Also another vote for law abiding citizen really wanted him to kill that arrogant prick lawyer "

Eden Lake was so nasty 🤢

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By *ayingthepipeMan
9 hours ago

N wales

Lost

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By *eightsB4DatesMan
9 hours ago

north east

"Eden lake where the lass ends up getting murdered by the little scrote youngins shitbag parents

Also another vote for law abiding citizen really wanted him to kill that arrogant prick lawyer

Eden Lake was so nasty 🤢"

Definitely mate couldn’t believe what I was seeing first time I watched it

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By *oul_Man-MedwayMan
9 hours ago

Rainham / Gillingham

"Eden lake where the lass ends up getting murdered by the little scrote youngins shitbag parents

Also another vote for law abiding citizen really wanted him to kill that arrogant prick lawyer

Eden Lake was so nasty 🤢

Definitely mate couldn’t believe what I was seeing first time I watched it"

If it wasn't for the high quality cast, I would have said it was a banned 80s snuff movie

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By *ockwellinMan
9 hours ago

Over there...

"Law Abiding Citizen: Great film but I HATED the ending 😡

Totally agree, the smug lawyer just walks away and carries on with the same corrupt system.

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By *tannersMan
9 hours ago

stanley

Monsters University, no way Sully and Mike should have got expelled 😡

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By *ockwellinMan
9 hours ago

Over there...

"The Thursday Murder Club

Read the book. Was really excited to see the film. Great cast. Great look.

But the ending 😡😡😡"

The whole film was disappointing, this is what happens when you let an American adapt a British book.

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By *ockwellinMan
9 hours ago

Over there...

"Lost "

Not a film

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By *hitehorsefunCouple
8 hours ago

Wantage

That last zombie film, 28 years later?. Wow, that was off the scale odd

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By *e-OptimistMan
8 hours ago

Stalybridge

Close Encounters of the 3rd kind

No one got an anal probing - what type of alien doesn't do that!

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By *igerFiestaMan
8 hours ago

Huddersfield

Monty Python and the Holy Grail. It just ends very abruptly when the film crew are arrested. Watched it twice at the cinema and half of the audience were confused.

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By *ostindreamsMan
8 hours ago

London

The happening

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By *ostindreamsMan
8 hours ago

London

"That last zombie film, 28 years later?. Wow, that was off the scale odd"

Did you watch the sequel to it?

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By *utoftheBluexWoman
8 hours ago

Bot Farm

Conclave, so good movie but so meh last scene

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By *anielandSKCouple
8 hours ago

Oxfordshire

"No country for old men - a ridiculous ending with the main character's conclusion occurring off screen!!!

That was what we were gonna say

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By *hitehorsefunCouple
8 hours ago

Wantage

"That last zombie film, 28 years later?. Wow, that was off the scale odd

Did you watch the sequel to it? "

Don't know if we dare?

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By *ister MeanerMan
8 hours ago

Liverpool

The Mist - appreciate what it was trying to achieve but the end frustrates me every time.

No Country For Old Men - the ending just seems like an afterthought and very abrupt compared to the rest of the film.

Law Abiding Citizen - almost felt like they could have put some kind of a twist here to compliment the rest of the film.

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By *ostindreamsMan
8 hours ago

London

"That last zombie film, 28 years later?. Wow, that was off the scale odd

Did you watch the sequel to it?

Don't know if we dare?"

I also felt that the ending was odd. But it sets up the sequel which is based on those weird characters and I thought the sequel was very good.

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By *hitehorsefunCouple
8 hours ago

Wantage

"That last zombie film, 28 years later?. Wow, that was off the scale odd

Did you watch the sequel to it?

Don't know if we dare?

I also felt that the ending was odd. But it sets up the sequel which is based on those weird characters and I thought the sequel was very good."

Fair play, thanks for the info. See if we cant improve our view of Mr Boyle as he left us seriously impaired.

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
7 hours ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

As a rule, for me at least, films in which the protagonist/s perish at the end always leave a bit of a sour taste in my mouth.

With the above in mind, one of the most miserable sodding endings I’ve ever witnessed in a film has to be the Spaghetti Western, The Great Silence.

In short, the bad guys (led by a particularly hissable Klaus Kinski) kill the hero followed by his girlfriend and if this wasn’t bad enough, then kill all the hostages they were holding(!!) 😟

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By *rMuscle13Man
7 hours ago

Leicester

Apex

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By *eather100Man
6 hours ago

Barrow-in-Furness

Showing my age, watched it at the cinema

Nightmare on Elm Street.

One of the best horror movies ever until the last one minute.

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By *eather100Man
6 hours ago

Barrow-in-Furness

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By *ensuallover1000 OP Man
5 hours ago

Somewhere In The Ether…

"Showing my age, watched it at the cinema

Nightmare on Elm Street.

One of the best horror movies ever until the last one minute. "

The rather dodgy looking special fx of the mum being pulled through the small door window?

That was admittedly a shame considering the generally great practical fx work the preceded it.

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