Good movies with unhappy endings.

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  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    reeferchief wrote:
    Leonardo Di Caprio died, if that aint a happy ending what is?
    Presumably, of his work, you have only seen the abomination that is Titanic then? Cracking actor. Try the Basketball Diaries.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • catefrances
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    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Presumably, of his work, you have only seen the abomination that is Titanic then? Cracking actor. Try the Basketball Diaries.

    might i add everything else he's done. for dicaprio titanic was an abomination. :)
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  • Kilgore_Trout
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    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    I just saw The Mist and must say it was a damn good movie. One of Stephen King's better movie adaptations. Somewhere along the lines with Seven, where you enjoy the movie, but it leaves you purposely frustrated with a resolution that leaves you it feeling unresolved.. if that makes sense.



    Any others?
    is there anything happier than a headless gweneth paltrow?? i think not!

    that movie is sooo damn good! i wasnt left frustrated at all...

    how about... umm forest gump, braveheart, saving private ryan, one flew over the cuckoos nest, green mile...

    coincidence that half of them star tom hanks?? no way!
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  • Jeremy1012
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    sgossard3 wrote:
    is there anything happier than a headless gweneth paltrow?? i think not!

    that movie is sooo damn good! i wasnt left frustrated at all...
    I didn't mind that Paltrow lost her head but I felt for Brad Pitt's character. In that one final scene in the desert, where he barely says a word, he showed everyone who said he was just a pretty boy what a hell of an actor he really is. Them's some good powerful facial expressions :D
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • Kilgore_Trout
    Kilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    I didn't mind that Paltrow lost her head but I felt for Brad Pitt's character. In that one final scene in the desert, where he barely says a word, he showed everyone who said he was just a pretty boy what a hell of an actor he really is. Them's some good powerful facial expressions :D
    DEFINITEY! the play between him and spacey (one of my very favorites) is incredible! pitt gets pretty lucky with the roles he lands because he has been in tons of my favorite movies... always does a good job with them too... and morgan freeman rocks! (always makes me think of that family guy with morgan freeman starring in "the narrator" :D)
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  • PahkTheCah
    PahkTheCah Posts: 193
    I'm surprised no one has mentioned "Gone Baby Gone"

    "Primal Fear" messed me up for a couple of days as well
  • NCBRI
    NCBRI Posts: 1,902
    dissidentman wrote:
    The Wicker Man


    That's an awful way to die...

    Having to watch that movie was awful enough. I just saw it recently and couldn't believe how bad it was. But yes, that would be a bad way to die.

    The most bizarre ending to a movie EVER for me was 2001 A Space Odyssey.
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  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    NCBRI wrote:
    Having to watch that movie was awful enough. I just saw it recently and couldn't believe how bad it was. But yes, that would be a bad way to die.

    The most bizarre ending to a movie EVER for me was 2001 A Space Odyssey.
    Presumably you've only seen the recent remake of the Wickerman with Nic Cage? The original is great.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • NCBRI
    NCBRI Posts: 1,902
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Presumably you've only seen the recent remake of the Wickerman with Nic Cage? The original is great.


    Yes, I saw the remake sadly. I will have to check out the original.
    Brian
  • beachdweller
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    tybird wrote:
    "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Doctor Zhivago" both end in sad ways.

    Doesn't 'Lawrence of Arabia' start with the end?
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  • beachdweller
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    sgossard3 wrote:
    DEFINITEY! the play between him and spacey (one of my very favorites) is incredible! pitt gets pretty lucky with the roles he lands because he has been in tons of my favorite movies... always does a good job with them too... and morgan freeman rocks! (always makes me think of that family guy with morgan freeman starring in "the narrator" :D)

    I think Brad Pitt has matured to one of those actors that makes good script choices. Hasn't won an oscar, but has some good performances along the way. Seems a lot of oscar winners try to hard after, and end up picking some really bad films.
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  • mole1985
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    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Presumably you've only seen the recent remake of the Wickerman with Nic Cage? The original is great.

    Yeah i agree,the original is superb.
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  • reeferchief
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    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Presumably, of his work, you have only seen the abomination that is Titanic then? Cracking actor. Try the Basketball Diaries.

    Jeremy, if you check back to the top of page two, you'll notice I've already listed Basketball Diaries as an excellent fim with an unhappy ending, a favourite of mine to be honest, I also like What's Eating Gilbert Grape and think he is excellent in that.:)
    In Titanic I was just happy to see the fucker dead and my arse was hurting from that cramped cinema chair, my girlfriend of the time made me see the fucker twice as well as The Man in the Iron Mask.
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  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    reeferchief wrote:
    Jeremy, if you check back to the top of page two, you'll notice I've already listed Basketball Diaries as an excellent fim with an unhappy ending, a favourite of mine to be honest, I also like What's Eating Gilbert Grape and think he is excellent in that.:)
    In Titanic I was just happy to see the fucker dead and my arse was hurting from that cramped cinema chair, my girlfriend of the time made me see the fucker twice as well as The Man in the Iron Mask.
    Ha sorry, my bad. Didn't read all of the thread :)
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • laylagrrl
    laylagrrl Posts: 46
    No Country for Old Men- I didn't get this movie but my brother loved it. That air gun thingy gave me the willys.
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  • sponger
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    English Patient
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  • Urban Hiker
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    I wouldn't say it was a great movie, however I would watch it again.

    I Am Legend - it put me in a funk for a few days.
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  • stargirl69
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    What is it with Sean Penn films?

    Into The Wild
    Mystic River
    Dead Man Walking

    Great great films but all heartbreaking at the end.

    Do you need a wee coorie in cuddle Sean?? :D
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