Mediocre films with great endings

[Kirkman1987]

Beneath The Planet of the Apes isn't a terrible film, just a lame imitation of the first for the first 2/3rds or so. The Ending however, is very suspenseful and completely different from anything in the first movie. The character deaths, the doomsday bomb, and heston's return make for a great ending.

 

[The Borgified Corpse]

I always felt, though, that T3 undercut (if not ripped to shreds) the positive, hopeful message of T2. Ah well..............

Whereas I always felt that T2 somewhat undercut (but didn't outright contradict) the brilliant predestination paradox ending of The Terminator. T3 merely corrected that (although the conflicting Judgment Day dates between T2 & T3 required some wonky time warping that makes me ).

 

[T.Geiger]

Rinne (Reincarnation)

Overall, its a thoroughly mediocre Japanese Horror title. I'm not even sure I'd say it has a great ending (though perhaps unexpected). But the last scare of the film is freaking incredible. It has thoroughly convinced me for the need to have Greatest Hits style DVDs with single scenes like this.

 

[Davros]

While I consider it a great movie others I have met do not agree, but the Adventures of Baron Munchausen possibly has one of the greatest endings of any movie ever made imho.

 

[miraclefan]

Rinne (Reincarnation)

Overall, its a thoroughly mediocre Japanese Horror title. I'm not even sure I'd say it has a great ending (though perhaps unexpected). But the last scare of the film is freaking incredible. It has thoroughly convinced me for the need to have Greatest Hits style DVDs with single scenes like this.

Saw that movie on a VERY late night on the channel formerly known as sci-fi, it was okay not great. Wouldn't reccomend it.

 

[Reverend]

John Keel is an interesting character. When I suggested we get together to discuss Tor's plans for the books, John asked that we do so at Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum in Times Square. Not the usual place for a business meeting, but it was a fun afternoon!

(Sorry for the topic drift, but how often do I get a chance to plug THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES around here?)

Again, sorry for getting off topic but I have to ask, did the guy seem like he was full of it or on the level?

I'm not sure what I consider more likely; that someone had the cahones to make up such an elaborate and downright bizarre story (and I'd respect him, just for that) or that it all really happened and the imps, trickster gods and shapeshifters of myth are alive and well.

 

[Greg Cox]

John Keel is an interesting character. When I suggested we get together to discuss Tor's plans for the books, John asked that we do so at Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum in Times Square. Not the usual place for a business meeting, but it was a fun afternoon!

(Sorry for the topic drift, but how often do I get a chance to plug THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES around here?)

Again, sorry for getting off topic but I have to ask, did the guy seem like he was full of it or on the level?

I'm not sure what I consider more likely; that someone had the cahones to make up such an elaborate and downright bizarre story (and I'd respect him, just for that) or that it all really happened and the imps, trickster gods and shapeshifters of myth are alive and well.

I only met him a couple of times, but my impression was always that John was very sincere about his investigations. In fact, there was a bit of an uproar once when we accidentally labeled the book as "fiction." I got that fixed right away!