Comments on: Remembering the Ending

By: Kelsey Zukowski

Kelsey Zukowski — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:50:15 +0000

I think there’s a time and a place for it. And not like the hatchet type ending where it is clealy over and then out of the blue the killer strikes again or you see him slowly creeping up behind the victim who was thought to be safe. It is more the twist or surprise ending that I think can work. If it wasn’t for the ending in “Them” I would have hated the film. When it makes sense with the rest of the story I can enjoy it. I do think that it is usually done for the opportunity for a sequel or just to shock the audience so it leaves them with something that will stay with them in hopes the movie will be more memorable. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. It really just depends.

By: Sebastian Taro Groth

Sebastian Taro Groth — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:00:05 +0000

I agree, completely. There are a few really good films, and I was really inspired to write this when I read about The Devil’s Rejects, and when I read Darren’s review of The Mist where he talks about the strong ending. But as you said, harder to find, and I think that’s the problem. It shouldn’t be so hard to end a film. Or so one could only hope.

By: Slaughterhouserock

Slaughterhouserock — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:20:49 +0000

Of the more recent horror films I can think of, Poultrygeist has a very definite ending to it. Brilliant film from start to finish. A couple others would be Frontiers and Mother of Tears. While I do agree that there are an abundance of films that do rely on that final shock, there are those that do just end, they are just harder to find.