Oh god yes.That ending pissed me off so much.Thanks for making me feel like I wasted my time reading all 4 booksCabamacadaf said:
Most disappointing ending for a book, movie or video game [Possible Spoilers]
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At least they added Knoxx's vault(plus the glitch you can use) and Crawmerax, so now there is a huge vault to loot and a boss worth dying over.Raykuza said:
OT: Same as above. I was looking for something more challenging than something to just chuck bullets at for a minute. On my first run I took him down by tossing some longbows and wasting three clips of my assault rifle.
Never said it was a good idea. In fact I never said the message was obscured and I disagree with whoever said that. The message is right there on screen all along, the directors just don't shove it in your face the whole time or make it really obvious during any point.Gemore said:
For me it was Lexx (the TV series which started off as four movies).
The movies were awesome, the second season was great, too, but when they started with that whole Fire and Water stuff, the show started to go downhill in my opinion.
Actually, I was already a bit angry when Eva Habermann was replaced in her role as Zev, because she actually DID look good. The new actress always looked quite stupid and for some reason Zev acted a lot more slutty after that change, but at least she still had decent hair in the second season.
Season four was a lot better I think, when they brought up the parody storylines. Still not as good as the movies, but still good. And of course it featured the most realistic portrayal of a TV afternoon I've ever seen on a Science Fiction show.
The movies were awesome, the second season was great, too, but when they started with that whole Fire and Water stuff, the show started to go downhill in my opinion.
Actually, I was already a bit angry when Eva Habermann was replaced in her role as Zev, because she actually DID look good. The new actress always looked quite stupid and for some reason Zev acted a lot more slutty after that change, but at least she still had decent hair in the second season.
Season four was a lot better I think, when they brought up the parody storylines. Still not as good as the movies, but still good. And of course it featured the most realistic portrayal of a TV afternoon I've ever seen on a Science Fiction show.
In terms of books, I found the ending to the King of Torts, by John Grisham to be so very disappointing. I really love the majority of Grisham's work, and that book was on track to be one of my favourites, right up until the very last chapter, where it all just goes wrong
In terms of films, there are so many that I dislike the ending of it's not worth noting them. Suffice to say, any film where the ending feels contrived, I dislike immensely
For games, the only one that I can think of off the top of my head is Enslaved. I hate to use it as an example, because I really love the game as a whole, but the ending just feels like it doesn't really fit, as if they ran out of time to do it properly
In terms of films, there are so many that I dislike the ending of it's not worth noting them. Suffice to say, any film where the ending feels contrived, I dislike immensely
For games, the only one that I can think of off the top of my head is Enslaved. I hate to use it as an example, because I really love the game as a whole, but the ending just feels like it doesn't really fit, as if they ran out of time to do it properly
I didn't say the shooting wasn't important, I said it's far from the only thing there. The few scenes that do involve gun fights (or air piston fights...) are well done and fit within' the movie contextually. I love it when Chigurh kills the mexicans in the hotel and follows it by sitting down on the bed and taking his socks off as though they (not he) are dirty. And that's one of the reasons I love the movie; the excellent way in which a window was opened into each character's mind through their various actions. Every single character was developed to the fullest extent, and in such subtle ways.Turkey Braveheart said:
My favorite scene, for example, is when Chigurh is in a gas station and has the discussion about the significance of the quarter with the manager after telling him not to put it in his pocket. Even the simple simple pair of lines when he meets up with Carson Wells later:
Wells: "Do you have any idea how goddamn crazy you are?"
Chigurh: "You mean the nature of this conversation?"
Those are two of the moments where it's made abundantly clear that this character is not just a hitman with a gun. He's cerebral, calculated, and exactly what Wells describes him as: "He's a peculiar man. You could even say that he has principles"
I pointed to Tommy Lee Jone's monologue at the end because it's a powerful look at who he is while at the same time it has broader (though subtle) significance and parallels to the movie at large. To me, the story it told and the moment it left us at was a gripping way to end the movie.
I may be burned at the stake,but I feel as if 1984's ending was meh.
I mean,the whole atmosphere behind the book is amazing,but the ending pretty much nullifies the entire book.It's like nothing happened.
I'm aware that one of the points behind it is that nothing changed,the country is still a totalitarian hellhole,but it still seems that the entire story is pretty pointless.
It's hard to describe,but I feel as if Orwell could have done better at the end.Perhaps someone charged with burning the records finding out about the whole thing and questionning the system,leading to another cycle of Big Brother preserving itself.
I mean,the whole atmosphere behind the book is amazing,but the ending pretty much nullifies the entire book.It's like nothing happened.
I'm aware that one of the points behind it is that nothing changed,the country is still a totalitarian hellhole,but it still seems that the entire story is pretty pointless.
It's hard to describe,but I feel as if Orwell could have done better at the end.Perhaps someone charged with burning the records finding out about the whole thing and questionning the system,leading to another cycle of Big Brother preserving itself.
It appears we are at an impasse. We are both bringing up good points, but neither is willing to change their opinion. I say, let's just agree to disagree. Good day to you sir.Turkey Braveheart said:
Its this exact depth that i really struggle to see in this film. But i think this might just be the kind of viewer i am. I really care about characters, I prefer to focus on the message and subtext of a film. I absolutely love the Matrix reloaded, and continue to re watch it just to learn new things.Keppler said:
Aaaaaaauuugh that movie.bak00777 said:
I read the book, so I decided "oh hey, I'll get the movie to see what it's like!"
They explained NOTHING. There were SO MANY EVENTS that there were character motivation for in the book that weren't explained, there were events taken out that explained other events, there were events that were just plain cool/awesome/disgusting that were taken out...
Stuff like the monster being a spider, or repeating things having power, or whatever were chucked into the movie with little to no explanation.
YES the book is much better, if you have a local library they might have it there?
It's really quite long though, so I suppose that's the movie's failing. You couldn't put all that information into a reasonable-length movie.
The ending to the book is so much more fleshed out/different that it might as well count as an alternate ending, so while you do have spoilers in your head, they aren't HUUUUGE?
One thing I thought the movie did well though was the clown. The way he said "we all float down here". Jeez, scary.
Hay JK Rowling! I wasted a good amount of my life reading your books and in the last book that was all you could think of? I did not even finish the last book to avoid the lyrical train wreak.LordVikingofFire said:
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After a rather hideous amount of fuck-ups Vito manages to save his own arse, but Joe isn't apart of the deal (unbeknown to Vito at the time), so he's taken away and killed. The death doesn't happen on screen since the game then cuts away, but you'd be surprised at the number of people who consider it to be a double rainbow ("what does this mean!?").
It's not a good ending, but if anyone tries telling you it's difficult to understand or even in need of further explanation they've got something loose.
It's not a good ending, but if anyone tries telling you it's difficult to understand or even in need of further explanation they've got something loose.
Oh god that's a toughy. I've played so many good games that had bad endings, it's almost impossible to choose. No wait, it's not. Shadow Of The Collosus. Hands down, no doubt about it. I stared at the screen after it was over with my jaw dropped for at least five minutes before putting the disk in its case and setting it on top of the pile of things never to touch again. Such an epic game, too, but to me the ending makes all the difference. A game can go from being the coolest thing ever to sitting on that pile just because of its ending - it's no easy task but it is possible.
Runner up is Obscure The Aftermath's ending, but that whole game was terrible. I made an honest review of that game but haven't posted it anywhere for fear of sending one of the game makers into a coma by exposing the err of their ways so brutally that it might break their brains. The ending wasn't even the worst part of that game, but it was still really really bad.
Runner up is Obscure The Aftermath's ending, but that whole game was terrible. I made an honest review of that game but haven't posted it anywhere for fear of sending one of the game makers into a coma by exposing the err of their ways so brutally that it might break their brains. The ending wasn't even the worst part of that game, but it was still really really bad.
Daystar Clarion said:
I've read through the series a few ties and see that the ending is actually a happy ending! In the first book, he is being chased by the dark man(Flag) and throughout the series repeats that if only he had the horn, he could win. In the end, the last sentence describes him shifting the horn from one side to the other! So it changes everytime he goes to the tower, and soon he will not have to repeat it again.
Okay a disappointing ending?
The Passage by Justin Cronin(GO READ IT)
So there is journal excerpts throughout the book, and thats important. Anyways, through the whole book this group of people try to find safety from some sort of super human infected and finally 2 go off and get married and tell the others they'd go to the twon they are going to and find them. So happy ending right? One last excerpt ends like this
...I think I hear gunshots. I'll go look..
Journal excerpts presented for case of Bouldertown Massacre.
So instead of living fine, some asshole goes and shoots everyone up...although it's a trilogy so it's still disappointing to know that I'll have to wait years and years to find out what happened.
...I think I hear gunshots. I'll go look..
Journal excerpts presented for case of Bouldertown Massacre.
So instead of living fine, some asshole goes and shoots everyone up...although it's a trilogy so it's still disappointing to know that I'll have to wait years and years to find out what happened.