Frustrating Movies!

[Mr. Not]

You know those kinds of movies where protagonists just can't get a break? And when the ending is far from justified? These kinds of movies frustrate me to no end! But I can't help but love to watch them repeatedly since there's some amazing, engaging factor in these kinds of films.

 

 

 

What's the most frustrating movie you've ever seen? I know what mine is, but I won't name it just to see if anyone else brings it up (for fun).

Edited December 20, 2010 by Kenneth

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After Hours

 

Quick Change

[Mr. Not]

(would like to hear more from others)

 

 

[Ancient Ways]

I'm not sure exactly what you are getting at but I found Watchmen to be extremely frustrating.

[CMWriter]

The end of Star Trek: Nemesis.

WHY. WHY DATA.

WHY NOT WESLEY.

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[Presto-digitation]

I like unconventional films. I don't necessarily like movies to be entirely logical and neatly tied up at the end. Nothing more intriguing than a film whose ending (or whose characters) make you think outside the box. Now the fine line there is that sometimes plot lines get lost up ones' ass and become some trick rather than being clever. Lynch's films bother me because they're really a bit TOO confusing for me. He's what I like taken to an extreme. A film like Inception or The Ghost Writer or Black Swan are wonderfully interesting/complex in ways that enhance the experience rather than merely confuse the viewer. (Maybe I'm just dumb and don't get Lynch, but more often than not he blows past clever and launches himself off the cliff...taking me with him.)

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I chose After Hours and Quick Change because the main characters are the victims of circumstances beyond their control. Their "plans" do not come to fruition because absurd people and situations impede their way. It's frustrating seeing them so frustrated. Oh yeah, add What About Bob?.

[barney_rebel]

Passion of Christ - watching a dude get tortured for hours frustrated me

 

The Road - depressing, and hours of more depressing

 

Death and the Maiden - Sigourney Weaver spends hours interrogating and torturing this dude because he allegedly raped her when she was younger

 

Arlington Road - Sad, sad ending and got really disappointed. Neat twist though

 

Civiv Duty - same deal, felt so sorry for the main character

[iluvgeddy05]

Cold Mountain, probably because it was hyped up to be this great film and had many Oscar nominations tagged to it. The movies was downright awful and the ending was the worst ending I've ever seen in a film.

[Stormtron]

A.I. - Should've ended in the sea, but you know Spielberg. Throw some aliens in there.

 

LotR: RotK - This is the end.....no, okay. This is the end, right? Surely this must be the end? OH YOU GOTTA BE f***ing KIDDING ME.

 

Porn that keeps showing close-ups of dudes faces. Whyyyyy?

[tel]

district 9

fourth kind

skyline

 

im an alien fanatic but why oh why cant somebody make a decent film on the subject.

yes there have been many but not for a long time

 

classic alien films include

 

war of the worlds

close encounters

the thing

fire in the sky

alien 1&2

communion

[Alex]

Reservoir Dogs

 

Gran Torino

 

Jackie Brown- I know you're thinking what's frusturating about it. The fact that Robert Forster didn't go with Pam Grier at the end made me sad/frusturated

[CMWriter]

I don't get why people think Inception is confusing. I understood it just fine. It was broken up and transitioned really well, so that as long as you pay attention you can never get lost. The plot was really quite genius; probably the best original movie I've seen in a LONG time. What a masterpiece.

 

Agreed on the District 9 comment. So many people I know are like, "GREATEST MOVIE EVAR" and I just shake my head. The only thing I can really appreciate is how much they were able to do with such a limited budget and also the "realism" of the situation. But in terms of dialogue, actual plot, characters, I felt the film was very weak.

So I guess the fans bug me more than the movie itself.

(I was way peeved when it got an Oscar nom' and Star Trek didn't.)

[Ancient Ways]

QUOTE (Storm Shadow @ Dec 22 2010, 01:42 PM)

Porn that keeps showing close-ups of dudes faces. Whyyyyy?

No problem with the penis close-ups then?

[theredtamasrule]

QUOTE (CMWriter @ Dec 22 2010, 03:11 PM)

they were able to do with such a limited budget and also the "realism" of the situation. But in terms of dialogue, actual plot, characters, I felt the film was very weak. So I guess the fans bug me more than the movie itself.

You just described everything Jackson is involved with: cool effects, sucky plot, dialogue and everything else important.

[Cowtothesky]

QUOTE (tel @ Dec 22 2010, 12:43 PM)

district 9 fourth kind skyline im an alien fanatic but why oh why cant somebody make a decent film on the subject. yes there have been many but not for a long time classic alien films include war of the worlds close encounters the thing fire in the sky alien 1&2 communion

I thought Predator (first movie) was pretty good for an alien movie. I liked the idea of them hunting different species. Ok, this might be considered a 'classic'.

 

Frustrating movies -

 

One of my favorite movies of all time, but it is a little frustrating at the end. 'Castaway' ending - wtf? Does he meet up with the hot angel wing chick? Which road does he take? Ok, I know that not knowing the road he took made the point. But, I just wanted to know if he went to the girl's house and what was in that damn package!

[1-0-0-1-0-0-1]

QUOTE (Ancient Ways @ Dec 22 2010, 05:57 PM)

QUOTE (Storm Shadow @ Dec 22 2010, 01:42 PM) Porn that keeps showing close-ups of dudes faces. Whyyyyy? No problem with the penis close-ups then? Hey, this ain't a porn forum! At least, this isn't That's It.

[Mara]

No Country For Old Men

[-Jane-]

QUOTE (Mara @ Dec 22 2010, 03:42 PM)

No Country For Old Men

/agreed and I see what you mean, its a good movie but didn't work out they way I wanted/expected. This movie was the epitome of frustrating. But Coen Bros movies are often like that.

[barney_rebel]

I find Something About Mary, Meet the Parents etc pretty frustrating. Though some funny parts, how often is the guy going to get shat on throughout the whole movie before he gets the girl?

 

40 Year Old Virgin was cool though.

[Mara]

QUOTE (barney_rebel @ Dec 22 2010, 07:51 PM)

I find Something About Mary, Meet the Parents etc pretty frustrating. Though some funny parts, how often is the guy going to get shat on throughout the whole movie before he gets the girl? 40 Year Old Virgin was cool though.

I'm over Ben Stiller as of about 5 years ago. It's the same movie pretty much every time.

In fact, I only ever saw "Meet The Parents". While it was entertaining, I've had no interest in revisiting Focker & Co.

[Mr. Not]

The most frustrating movie I've ever seen is "Misery", although the ending was somewhat justifiable.

[Astromancer]

QUOTE (tel @ Dec 22 2010, 11:43 AM)

district 9 fourth kind skyline im an alien fanatic but why oh why cant somebody make a decent film on the subject. yes there have been many but not for a long time classic alien films include war of the worlds close encounters the thing fire in the sky alien 1&2 communion

Dude, do not EVEN throw District 9 in with those other two, I thought it was brilliant. Maybe my favorite Sci-Fi movie of all time, second perhaps to The Thing.

 

The Forth Kind was at least entertaining.

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OT:

 

The Mist. All good up until the ending...

 

 

[A Farewell to Things]

QUOTE (Astromancer @ Dec 23 2010, 11:11 PM)

The Mist. All good up until the ending...

Oh Hell-to-the-yes!!!

agree 100%

[A Farewell to Things]

OT: Mission To Mars, especially when *SPOILERS* Woody is about to die. Instead of launching the friggin grappling hook right away, they BLAH-BLAH-BLAH for like 20 minutes while he just floats away.

 

 

*END SPOILERS*