4. “The Dark Knight Rises” (2012)
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These movies are epic, but there’s just one thing that left a bad taste in our mouth: the ending. Somehow Bruce miraculously recovers from a broken back with virtually no modern medicine, and then he manages to sneak all the way from Asia into a quarantined Gotham.
Next, we find out that Bane wasn’t even the real bad guy. Bane is one of the most notorious criminals and formidable enemies in Batman canon, and yet this movie decided to turn him into a puppet. A puppet with a silly voice, at that.
Lastly, the chances that Alfred sees the happy couple Bruce and Selina in Italy are astronomical, not to mention Blake happening upon the Batcave and leaving us wanting another sequel (which we’re not getting, I guess). In general, just a terrible third act to an otherwise good movie and great franchise.
5. “Titanic” (1997)
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There’s no arguing that this is a great movie, but let’s just address the scene I think really bothers all of us. And no — I’m not talking about Jack dying and drifting away into the icy waters of the North Atlantic. I’m not even talking about the ambiguous scene where we’re left to wonder whether or not the elderly Rose is dead or just asleep in bed.
I’m talking about when Rose sneaks out of her cabin on the salvage ship in the middle of night and tosses the Heart of the Ocean—a priceless jewel—into the sea. Don’t you have grandkids you want to set up trust funds for? What. A. Waste.
6. “Ghost Ship” (2002)
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It’s pretty safe to say that horror movies often abuse the plot twists and surprise endings, but Ghost Ship makes you want to throw your popcorn at the screen. The movie involves a pretty sweet mystery and plot twist, and it turns out the devil was among the salvage crew all along. This was an awesome development that we were all okay with.
Yet just when everything seems to have gone pretty well, and the demonic forces behind the ghost ship sent back to heck, the devil and his crew are seen boarding a new boat, ready to capture a thousand more souls. HOW? WHY? So frustrating.
7. “Signs” (2002)
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M. Night Shyamalan is notorious for his plot twists and surprise endings. In fact, after a few successful runs, they became the hallmark of his suspense and horror films. As a whole, Signs is a good movie. It’s filled with suspense, fun, and scares, and that quick moment where we see an alien on the news invading a Mexican birthday party has got to be one of the creepiest things ever.
Then the ending comes around, and we learn that water can kill the aliens. Tap water, actually. There’s a big difference between a plot twist and a letdown, and this was certainly the latter.
Tap water. Smh.