Movie fans debate films rescued by great endings

A Reddit thread asked, "What movie had an ending that saved the whole film?" and users shared picks that turned otherwise middling films into memorable experiences. One fan picked The Others: "When you think you're just in a haunted house movie, you start to get tired of all the jump scares.

Then it hits you." Others named Saw: "It was enjoyable, but the writing and especially acting were not strong from both men in the film. But then the ending was epic and launched a hugely successful franchise." Another highlighted Primal Fear: "It feels like a solid but fairly standard courtroom thriller.

Good performances, decent tension, nothing wow. And then the ending hits, and it completely reframes everything you just watched." Redditors also revisited a high-profile sequel: "Then came perhaps one of the most eagerly anticipated threequels ever with Terminator: Rise of the Machines." One comment summed up that film as: "The movie was okay.

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