In movie making limbo. I kind of hope it stays there. >.=.>

I figured that reason enough would be enough to turn you away from the movie.

It did have Bob Hoskins, though, and he is HOT.

Asura's Wrath, eh?

I never said that. I'm just speaking in general terms.

That totally came into my mind first heh.

Oh my god, this...just fucking this. I just get mega pissed when a game ends on some cliffhanger and then get word that there is absolutely NO PLANS for a sequel. Do you know how enraged I get? What was the point of making me play, or watch the story, if you aren't even going to bother finishing it. The movie Eragon for example, I finished all the books, and I watched the movie...so...where the fuck is two, three and four? Hell, Tales of the Abyss left kinda on a cliffhanger, what happens after Luke comes back, how does the world manage now? Hah...I feel so much better after letting that out.

Here, have a cup of coffee and relax.

*drinks coffee* Thank you...I'm starting to mellow out now.

Half-Life 2 Episode 2 is the worst out of all these to commit this crime. XD

That was pretty damn bad but at least you now Valve is going to finish Episode 3 eventually, even if it basically becomes Half-Life 3.

In Valve time, that could be forever. XD

I can agree. I only had this incident ONCE with video games, but I get this with movies a lot!...

Such a pain in the butt.

Yeah, just... *sighs*

Yeah pretty much this, XIII is a good example of this all be it a bit obscure XD; really sucks for games also that get sequels anyway since still have to wait for the cliffhanger to be concluded

You mean that cel-shaded shooter?

yeah that's correct, i remember playing that way long ago on the PC and of course ends with you finding out the president is the head of the evil company and having two bodyguards pointing guns at you, and whoops no sequel guess you'll have to make due reading the french only comic books

oh dear lord don't get me started on those things, cause I hate cliffhangers too, I mean is it really worth it to make us wait? I mean-...!!!WHAT THE FUC-!!! *drinks soda now*

X3

:3

Yeah cliffhangers...I don't like, period.

ah those type of movies geesh l3 then piss off indeed when there is no sequel at all or whatever

Worst example you can think of?

Worst example i can think off...sadly they all mentioned the ones i know. XD sorry i am not that informative in those ^^;;

Dude, such a huge pet peeve. And it happens everywhere! Video games, movies, tv shows, comic books, cartoons. It sucks! Especially if it's something really good that gets canceled for no reason whatsoever.

Comic books are the only ones where I let it fly because it helps to get people excited about the next story arc but at the same time the current arc needs a proper conclusion.

But sometimes the comic gets canceled without a proper resolution.

And in tv shos and cartoons is even worse, canceling them without proper resolution or without reaching full potential. Such as Sonic SatAM, like it was mentioned below (even though I never watched it). How about Pirates of Dark Water? And also Dungeons & Dragons. Swat Kats. SymBionic Titan. Chaotic. Spider-Man Unlimited and Spectacular Spider-Man. Wolverine & the X-Men. The cool 2002 He-Man cartoon (plenty of rule 4 potential in it). The list goes on and on.

That's true as well. I'm just saying comics have a touch more leeway. X3

It's like they went with a half-finished script and just ran out of material to herpderp around with.
Hopefully if I ever get to do the designing for games I'll at least freakin' try to wrap things up. It's like leaving a dinner half finished just because... Urhm, bad analogy, I've got no sane reason to do that, apart from you being not hungry.

... Oh wait, it's like you leaving a dinner half-finished because you kicked the plate away when someone offers to take you out for dinner. Damn publishers, always playing safe over following things through.

I dunno. I think it's more like giving you a full dinner and then teasing you with a better dinner tomorrow but you don't know if it'll get cooked or not.

less stressing more cuddling with giant wuffs.

I'll get around to it. X3

The Devil Inside. XD I'll lleave it at that.

You mean that movie that came out last month? I've heard...oh man have I heard. XD

I read about that in a magazine and honestly couldn't tell if they were making it up or not.

I still remember the ending of Sonic SATAM......;_;

Oh GOD! That's like the worst one in cartoons! Why did it get cancelled? D8

i guess they wanted to dosonic underground xD

But that cartoon sucked!

I've encountered that so many times, it's depressing. It's even more annoying if the creator deliberately left the story hanging in hopes of attracting more fans. DX

Some people seriously tried this as a way to get interest? For real? Who'd be so crazy?

So far, I've seen it happen with games and its devs. DX

In some cases it works, in some cases it does not. I just leave it at that because I want to be the first to slightly keep myself at disagreeing tone over the majority of the commentors here while leaving it tad neutral.

Well then since you're playing devil's advocate what are some of the instances you thought it worked? =3

It's been a long time since I saw movies or games with cliffhanger's. I do have a faint feeling that my memory has seen scenes where cliffhangers have been actually well done, but I don't know which...

Inception! It's a movie but it totally counts

I can tolerate a Cliffhanger Ending on only two conditions.

1) Where it's already guaranteed that it will be picked up later.

2) They do it well enough that the Cliffhanger Ending is actually the best way to do it. Aka The Italian Job.

1. I'm totally cool with that. I'm just complaining about when it's not guaranteed.

2. Are you talking about the original because I've only seen the modern one and everyone lived happily ever after there...except Ed Norton. X3

Yes I do refer to the Original. It's well worth watching.

I hate when that happens. It's the most annoying thing to me. Sadly, I doubt it will stop happening ever. This is because Hollywood loves turning blockbuster films into franchises (Video Games are the same case.) and making a cliffhanger is the best way to make room for a sequel.

I suppose. But then you have games like God of War which wrapped up nicely but were open enough the story to continue. Ah well.

Oh lord, I hate when that happens. It's like a giant middle finger. "lol you want the ending? fuck you, we're not gonna finish the story." I tend to get like this even with shows currently running and I gotta wait to week to find out what happens next. You don't leave someone dying in an episode, reveal a sequel with said person still alive then have them die the next episode on. Holy mother, I think my ass hurt at that one.

What show might you be referring to?

A more recent series of digimon that's airing. Coupling with that, we have no idea of said series is going to end when it's about to give us a crossover of all the previous protagonists, but hasn't progressed on plot.

He means the second season of Xros Wars. In which there is supposed to be a big crossover, bringing back all main googleheads (and that retard who punches digimon) and their digimon to guest star in the current show, since it's an anniversary thing. A couple of them appeared in silhouette at the end of an episode, but the series has continued on and they haven't appeared again or even been hinted at.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3RLoJIe1U8

The more you think about it, the more that you're only going to hurt your head. :P

That would explain the headache.

You poor, poor dwaggie... I'll send nurse Jas right over! ;3

Im still waiting for "Kung Pow 2". I dont know why the hell they gave it a "fake sequel" if they never planned to make it. For some games movies I can tolerate cliffhangers IF they make a sequel or if its too damn obvious that its coming.

Oh my god. Kung Pow is one of my favorite movies ever. I would LOVE it if they made another and they teased it too. We need more tiny net. XD

I never played it, but I've seen the ending of FF13-2, and can definitely say that the "ultimate" ending is definitely on par with the terribleness that was Halo 2. Seriously, the ending seems all happy with the music playing and what's going on... and then, with a thunderous WTF moment, everything you've done meant absolutely nothing and epic bad shit happens anyway... completing itself with a "To be concluded..." after the sequence.

I felt FF13 had enough closure to not need a sequel, and now with the ending it gave, they really have a LOT of pieces to pick up from the explosion of douchebaggery they pulled off.

No bias meant, but one of the best cliffhanger endings given was Tales of the Abyss. Yes, no one is sure if the Luke that returns after the credits is Luke, Asch, or some kind of fusion of the pair, but that's as far as the cliffhanger goes, and in general, it's still a happy ending... especially when you judge the expression on Jade's face, as if he was ready to say something snarky and know-it-all like always... but just simply gives a somber smile instead.

I heard about the ending to XIII-2. What the hell?

Cliffhangers = people will be coming back for more. It is a sneaky way to make money and extend franchises.

Unless the franchise never gets extended then you're left without closure.

That what I think is going to happen to Final Fantasy XIII-2. Without spoilers, the game ended with a LITERAL "To be continued screen." They don't actual resolve many of the game's plotlines. It really pisses me off that they are either going to release it as XIII-3 or as DLC.

I understand the business behind it, but it still rubs me the wrong way as a consumer. Luckily, that's what YouTube and Let's Plays are for. I refuse to pay for ending DLC.

There is that. They did that with my favorite OVA Dragon Century, and the ending does not grant any form of closure.

I'll have to say Legacy of Kain Defiance!
They was suppose to be a sequel to that, but never made it, but man, the ending gave a lot of possibilities.

Yes, yes yes! A million times yes! This is one of my all time favorite game stories and it needs a conclusion.

I think shenmue and alan wake wake cliff hangs 3 times wish they would finish shenmue also