Good movies completely ruined by one scene

badabing106 · 31-12-2018 03:38PM #1

Dark knight rises,. The last scene of the film

The ending scene was corny and implausible and unnecessary like it was cut from a different movie, a rom com flick.

It completely flipped the whole tone of the franchise from a dark and gritty psychological and moral study of humanity into a sickening fairytale Hollywood ending

Sad Professor · 31-12-2018 08:18PM

And Bruce dying for Gotham because Morgan Freeman forgot to update the auto-pilot software on the Batcoptor would have been okay?

It probably should have ended with Alfred smiling minus the reverse shot of Bruce drinking a latte. And it definitely shouldn't have ended with the "Robin" scene. But American viewers would have been confused. Youtube explainer videos weren't as big back then.

Kiith · 31-12-2018 08:26PM

"Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

Ok, that was just an ok movie ruined by a terrible scene, but still.

Sad Professor · 31-12-2018 08:31PM

I actually don't think it's possible for a film to be ruined by the final scene. Is Alien ruined when the alien turns out to be a guy in a rubber suit at the end? Hell no. Ditto Jaws. When a movie is nearly over it can get away with dumb stuff.

SixtaWalthers · 01-01-2019 05:15PM

Harry Potter Part 2, last scene where Harry and his friends send their kids for the school.

Hotcups · 01-01-2019 05:23PM

badabing106 wrote: »

Dark knight rises,. The last scene of the film

The ending scene was corny and implausible and unnecessary like it was cut from a different movie, a rom com flick.

It completely flipped the whole tone of the franchise from a dark and gritty psychological and moral study of humanity into a sickening fairytale Hollywood ending

I agree ... I actually shouted "you f*cking ruined the whole trilogy" in the cinema when the clerk said You should use your full name. I like that name. "Robin"

EPAndlee · 01-01-2019 05:25PM

SixtaWalthers wrote: »

Harry Potter Part 2, last scene where Harry and his friends send their kids for the school.

Was thinking that exactly when I watched it the other day

ziedth · 01-01-2019 06:00PM

Not a good movie by any means but Desperado 2 was quite passable and I was enjoying it in a silly way until Enrique Ingleseas Used a Gutiar case like a RC car and drove it along then exploded..... I pretty much checked out at that point

Birneybau · 01-01-2019 06:32PM

Munich: sex scene

Watchmen: sex scene

The Departed: rat runs across balcony rail at very end. I mean, come on.

facehugger99 · 01-01-2019 06:46PM

There’s a scene in a Gremlins where the love interest tells this story about why she hates Christmas.

It’s because her father got trapped in the chimney and died when she was a child. They only found out where he was due to the stench of his rotting flesh a number of days later. She ends by saying it was then she realized there was no such thing as Santa.

It’s a quite frankly horrific scene in a kids movie and why it’s there I have no idea.

Twenty Grand · 01-01-2019 06:50PM

Gone girl: Sure let's get back together, after you framed me for your murder, then murdered a guy then did a whole load of f*cked up ****, yep this relationship is salvageable.

tony1kenobi · 01-01-2019 07:53PM

facehugger99 wrote: »

There’s a scene in a Gremlins where the love interest tells this story about why she hates Christmas.

It’s because her father got trapped in the chimney and died when she was a child. They only found out where he was due to the stench of his rotting flesh a number of days later. She ends by saying it was then she realized there was no such thing as Santa.

It’s a quite frankly horrific scene in a kids movie and why it’s there I have no idea.

Gremlins is a comedy horror. Not a kids film.

The musical/dance number in Clerks 2. It’s not a great film anyway but that bit was chronic.

gmisk · 01-01-2019 07:59PM

Twenty Grand wrote: »

Gone girl: Sure let's get back together, after you framed me for your murder, then murdered a guy then did a whole load of f*cked up ****, yep this relationship is salvageable.

I thought in that film the whole point was he was trapped and had no choice but to stay with her?

Harika · 01-01-2019 08:09PM

Matrix? paraphrasing "Neo can't die because I was prophesied to love the one and that is him" :rolleyes:

Franz Von Peppercorn · 01-01-2019 08:18PM

Sad Professor wrote: »

I actually don't think it's possible for a film to be ruined by the final scene. Is Alien ruined when the alien turns out to be a guy in a rubber suit at the end? Hell no. Ditto Jaws. When a movie is nearly over it can get away with dumb stuff.

A movie can be ruined by multiple final scenes. A la return of the King. Get it done already, I have to pee.

Twenty Grand · 01-01-2019 09:06PM

gmisk wrote: »

I thought in that film the whole point was he was trapped and had no choice but to stay with her?

I know but I thought it was bollocks. I was waiting for her to get her comeuppance.

Gimme A Pound · 01-01-2019 09:15PM

Birneybau wrote: »

Munich: sex scene

Watchmen: sex scene

The Departed: rat runs across balcony rail at very end. I mean, come on.

"The rat symbolises obviousness!"

Macdarack · 01-01-2019 09:25PM

I watched Annie yesterday and I was horrified to see Miss Hannigan at the party in the last scene, she aided and abetted the criminals who kidnapped Annie and was to make money from this fraudulent activity. She should have been in jail.

01-01-2019 09:40PM

Macdarack wrote: »

I watched Annie yesterday and I was horrified to see Miss Hannigan at the party in the last scene, she aided and abetted the criminals who kidnapped Annie and was to make money from this fraudulent activity. She should have been in jail.

Ah c'mon, are you serious? I remember this movie when I was a child in the early eighties and my impression of Miss Hannigan was of a highly entertaining character and quite frankly the movie would have been crap without her. The end scene is a finale which was also included in the original Broadway show and the character of Miss Hannigan was adored by audiences during it's run, to leave her out of the final scene in the movie would not have stayed true to the story.

Ipso · 01-01-2019 09:44PM

Twenty Grand wrote: »

Gone girl: Sure let's get back together, after you framed me for your murder, then murdered a guy then did a whole load of f*cked up ****, yep this relationship is salvageable.

Was a bad film for me well before the end.

Joe_ Public · 01-01-2019 09:44PM

Not the only thing that spoils We Were Soldiers but I find it hard to think of too many rivals with a more stupidly OTT ending. Had the ingredients to make a very worthy ‘Nam film and botched it.

Macdarack · 01-01-2019 09:48PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Ah c'mon, are you serious? I remember this movie when I was a child in the early eighties and my impression of Miss Hannigan was of a highly entertaining character and quite frankly the movie would have been crap without her. The end scene is a finale which was also included in the original Broadway show and the character of Miss Hannigan was adored by audiences during it's run, to leave her out of the final scene in the movie would not have stayed true to the story.

She was an alcoholic goul, a hussy , how she treated those kids , and tried to hoodwink Daddy Warbucks for 25000 dollars. There's no way she should have been at that party. No way.

SimonTemplar · 01-01-2019 09:49PM

There are a number of films which may not have been ruined by one scene, but whose reputation was damaged by one. The clown scene in Octopussy is definitely one. The image of Moore in clown make up is certainly used to illustrate how bad that movie is. It was certainly a risk but that scene in context of the movie is actually very tense and I think only Moore could make it work. There are some missteps in the movie overall but it is definitely very enjoyable and in my top 10 Bond movies. There is some excellent stunts on both a train and a plane too.

Another one is the gymnastics killing the raptor in The Lost World. Definitely a stupid moment but it is only a 10 second scene in an otherwise very watchable movie. Although it is by no means as good as the original, it is still a fantastic piece of 90s action cinema and Goldblum and Moore (Julianne not Roger

) make a great team. Very good support by Vince Vaughan, Richard Schiff and Pete Postlethwaite too. I'd watch it any day over the stupid new Jurassic World franchise.

01-01-2019 09:59PM

Macdarack wrote: »

She was an alcoholic goul, a hussy , how she treated those kids , and tried to hoodwink Daddy Warbucks for 25000 dollars. There's no way she should have been at that party. No way.

Don't be such a snowflake

angel eyes 2012 · 01-01-2019 10:00PM

Four Weddings and a Funeral, almost perfect British movie of its era and genre, and far superior than Love Actually and Notting Hill. However the casting of Andie MacDowell really sticks out - it's only that the rest of the cast put in top class performances that you manage to largely disregard her attempts at acting.

One scene towards the end, MacDowell delivers one of the cheesiest lines in contemporary film, "Is it still raining? I hadn't noticed." They should just cut the line from the film, it's awful.

Tipsy McSwagger · 01-01-2019 10:43PM

facehugger99 wrote: »

There’s a scene in a Gremlins where the love interest tells this story about why she hates Christmas.

It’s because her father got trapped in the chimney and died when she was a child. They only found out where he was due to the stench of his rotting flesh a number of days later. She ends by saying it was then she realized there was no such thing as Santa.

It’s a quite frankly horrific scene in a kids movie and why it’s there I have no idea.

Gremlins is not a kids movie and that scene doesn’t ruin the film.

fitz · 01-01-2019 10:43PM

facehugger99 wrote: »

There’s a scene in a Gremlins where the love interest tells this story about why she hates Christmas.

It’s because her father got trapped in the chimney and died when she was a child. They only found out where he was due to the stench of his rotting flesh a number of days later. She ends by saying it was then she realized there was no such thing as Santa.

It’s a quite frankly horrific scene in a kids movie and why it’s there I have no idea.

Funniest scene of the movie!!

Saw. Not a horror fan, but it was a decent movie until the decision to use the saw at the end. The phone he needs is barely out of reach...can just about reach out with his hand, but sure, why would holding the saw and pulling it in with that be a good idea?! Much more preferable to just go ahead and use it to cut his foot off...
Real shout-at-the-screen stuff.

Gimme A Pound · 01-01-2019 11:10PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Don't be such a snowflake

Yeah only a snowflake would be bothered by someone like that.

01-01-2019 11:16PM

Mekhi Thundering Ocean wrote: »

Yeah only a snowflake would be bothered by someone like that.

Snowflakes are offended by fictional characters all the time

nim1bdeh38l2cw · 01-01-2019 11:20PM

Basic Instinct :pac:

BuboBubo · 01-01-2019 11:22PM

facehugger99 wrote: »

There’s a scene in a Gremlins where the love interest tells this story about why she hates Christmas.

It’s because her father got trapped in the chimney and died when she was a child. They only found out where he was due to the stench of his rotting flesh a number of days later. She ends by saying it was then she realized there was no such thing as Santa.

It’s a quite frankly horrific scene in a kids movie and why it’s there I have no idea.

Gremlins was a horror movie not a children's movie. I watched it as a teenager (16 or so) and thought it was feckin hilarious!

Sure didn't Podge and Rodge sing about shooting Santa in the aras up the chimney (They're not for kids either btw!)

Good movies completely ruined by one scene

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