Most disappointing ending for a book, movie or video game [Possible Spoilers]
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The ending to the movie of Harry Potter: The Half Blood Prince.
And, in middle school, or around 11-14 years old, I read a book, Kevin Courmet Eats Flies. The whole first chapter was about him doing his business. And then it just switches over to him helping out this girl to get friendship points. The End. (Plus, that's not the real ending to it.)
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And, in middle school, or around 11-14 years old, I read a book, Kevin Courmet Eats Flies. The whole first chapter was about him doing his business. And then it just switches over to him helping out this girl to get friendship points. The End. (Plus, that's not the real ending to it.)
I've been disappointed with anime endings, that's all I can think of. How about lame movies where the ending is the best part? Like in the X-Men movies where Scott Summers dies.
Two endings for me:
First is the ending of the Sword of Truth. While the series as a whole was pretty much a long decline, the ending was just a massive letdown. Richard gets super god powers and makes the commies go away to another world, the end.
Second is the anime version of Soul Eater. After a major buildup to the fight, the good guys get their butts kicked until Maka starts talking about courage and wins easily.
First is the ending of the Sword of Truth. While the series as a whole was pretty much a long decline, the ending was just a massive letdown. Richard gets super god powers and makes the commies go away to another world, the end.
Second is the anime version of Soul Eater. After a major buildup to the fight, the good guys get their butts kicked until Maka starts talking about courage and wins easily.
I'm curious, what do you think they should have done for the ending? Personally I loved it, I'd be interested to see what you didn't like about it.Samwise137 said:
OT: I'd have to say the ending to the Night Angel trilogy by Brent Weeks. It's not bad, per say, just really fucking dull compared to the rest of the books. And all that time spent rambling on about love at the end was just embarassing.
I absolutely HATED the ending of Douglas Adams' book "the Long, Dark Tea Time of the Soul".
It had awesome buildup dealing with the corruption and decay of the Norse Gods of Asgard, a confrontation between Thor and Odin, and another between Dirk Gently (the main protagonist) and the people to whom the Asgardians sold their dignity and godhood, and it ends with an epilogue that tells the reader that the good guys did nothing and the bad guys died in a car accident shortly after Dirk told them that they deserved to die. It also never explains the character and event that set all of the books events in motion (a mysterious entity with a scythe decapitating a music producer).
It had awesome buildup dealing with the corruption and decay of the Norse Gods of Asgard, a confrontation between Thor and Odin, and another between Dirk Gently (the main protagonist) and the people to whom the Asgardians sold their dignity and godhood, and it ends with an epilogue that tells the reader that the good guys did nothing and the bad guys died in a car accident shortly after Dirk told them that they deserved to die. It also never explains the character and event that set all of the books events in motion (a mysterious entity with a scythe decapitating a music producer).
The title is irrelevant. Once again, think of C3PO. Change Star Wars: A New Hope to Star Wars: The adventures of C3PO and it still isn't about him.Jumping_Over_Fences said:
Ask yourself, did he have the majority of screen time? Did he make a meaningful impact on the main characters? Did he have a great revelation? No to all three.
He was there to comment on Brolin and Bardem, which seems to concede their importance while only Brolin has anything to do with him and then only briefly. He neither saved nor killed nor caught anyone. And I got the sense he already knew there was evil in the world and that is was changing into something alien to him. That is why he has been planning to retire for some time.
And the McGuffin is the money.
lol this coming from a guy who liked The Void. Yeah I lurk, so what?Gemore said:
It's rare to find a central theme in Cohen films. They're like turning a camera on to the day-to-day happenings of a few people. I think No Country For Old Men was just showcasing how the drug trade is making the border with Mexico increasingly violent, and the dream Bell relates to his wife in the end was a prediction of his natural death (in which he finally finds peace, because afterall, it's no country for old men anymore.) See, runon sentence just like somebody mentioned.
The last book in the among the hidden series. I havent read it since middle school but i remember the ending really was disappointing.
I see what you did there.Raykuza said:
That is the bad part, lame movies I can forget. This was beautifully shot, acted and written (a few slow scenes not withstanding) and had the potential for true greatness. The frustrating part was the let down at the end.
Doctor Who series 5. The 2nd-to-last episode was amazing, but
In fact, Doctor Who Series 4 did the same. The awesomeness of "Stolen Earth" followed by the over-reliance on RTD's now-infamous use of deus ex machinas, and the factor of "look, past companions are all here!" to inspire interest.
They went from an alliance of the Doctor's most powerful enemies to one weakened Dalek. They spring the Doctor from the 'inescapable prison' about 2 minutes into the episode. The main "wow, cool" element was him using a vortex manipulator to go back and make people in the past do things that lead to the current time. It's a cool episode, don't get me wrong, but after the build-up from the previous episode it was a bit of a let-down.
In fact, Doctor Who Series 4 did the same. The awesomeness of "Stolen Earth" followed by the over-reliance on RTD's now-infamous use of deus ex machinas, and the factor of "look, past companions are all here!" to inspire interest.
The Chronicles of Narnia.
Haven't read them myself but i asked a friend about them who had finished the series who was really pissed off at it. Apparently, they were dead all along, sixth sense style. Not to mention the fact that three of the books have nothing to do with the rest of the series.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare TWOOOOOO.
Also, Black Ops.
Although they weren't BAD games all around...
Price: We need to get Soap outta here.
Nikolai: Dah, I know a place...
END.
Nikolai: Dah, I know a place...
END.
The numbers station near Cuba is blown up, and you're told "Congradulations, we won! YAAAYYYY!"
But there's STILL another numbers station in the U.S. active! DAMNIT!
AND it turns out Mason killed Kennedy! WTF?!
But there's STILL another numbers station in the U.S. active! DAMNIT!
AND it turns out Mason killed Kennedy! WTF?!
The original and/or 2010 Alice in Wonderland.
Also, Steven Spielberg's first film, Duel. The movie was amazing, and for the finale, I was expecting something BIG.
I'll admit that it added tension to the end of the film, but it just kinda left it hanging.
After all the chaos and awesomeness/crappiness (depending on the version you saw, respectively), it all ends up being a dream. And she goes back to real life. The entire movie took place over a period of about fifteen damn minutes.
Also, Steven Spielberg's first film, Duel. The movie was amazing, and for the finale, I was expecting something BIG.
Nope. The guy's car sputters out of gas, and jumps out, and leads the killer truck to the edge of a cliff, which it careens off of. No explosion (Despite them repeatedly showing the words "FLAMMABLE" on the side of the truck...), nothing. And David just sits there watching. Credits. Nothing explaining what happens to him.
I'll admit that it added tension to the end of the film, but it just kinda left it hanging.
For me, it has to be the end of the X-files. Was expecting a massive finale and was left disappointed.