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John
22-04-2003, 18:56
So, can anyone think of a film where the bad guys wins in the end?
Moon Maiden
22-04-2003, 19:32
The Ninth Gate, Satan gets away with his book and someone to summon from it.

Moon Maiden
Sidla
26-04-2003, 16:29
The Usual Suspects, Se7en.
Hecate
06-09-2007, 17:46
Not that I've been looking in the SF archives...

'Arlington Road'.
Kamble
06-09-2007, 17:52
'Nightwatch', Russian vampire movie. Quite good I thought.
Mighty_Boosh
06-09-2007, 19:00
Silence of the Lambs
Chinatown
Beakerzoid
06-09-2007, 19:39
Even Bond had one where the bad guys sort of won (well, at least got revenge) - On Her Majesty's Secret Service (they killed his wife)

I suppose you could also say that in most of the 'slasher' movies the bad guy wins, as he is always alive (of a sort) at the end. For examples see Nightmare On Elm Street series, Halloween series, Saw series, Friday 13th series, Texas Chainsaw series etc etc
elora*
06-09-2007, 19:48
Pitch Black? cos he was the baddy in a way, or was he an anti-hero? :)
Ant
06-09-2007, 19:56
"Get Carter" (1971) - although Michael Caine's character isn't much better than the bad guys.
JFKvsNixon
06-09-2007, 20:07
A quick look at my DVD collect reveals:

The long good friday
Downfall
Invasion of the body snatchers
The Empire strikes back
The spy who came in from the cold
The French connection
A bridge too far
Funky_Gibbon
06-09-2007, 20:53
A quick look at my DVD collect reveals:

Downfall


I'm not sure that's correct since he shoots himself and loses the war.
JFKvsNixon
06-09-2007, 20:58
I'm not sure that's correct since he shoots himself and loses the war.

When you look at the lives that the high ranking Germans who lived had after the war, and compare this to how the people from 'band of brothers' fared; the bad guys from that film won.
AtticusFinch
10-09-2007, 11:31
Skeleton Key with Kate Hudson. Not a great film for the most part but I really liked the ending.

:)
xircon
10-09-2007, 11:35
"Get Carter" (1971) - although Michael Caine's character isn't much better than the bad guys.

But he got shot by a sniper, hardly winning is it?
Shoesme
10-09-2007, 17:11
there's a german film that i cant recall the name of, basically 2 young men take a family hostage and terrorise them (alot) which leads to murder and they get away with it, its an amazing film, even if only by the way they change the outcome, genius film, if someone can name it i'd be very gratefull.
balderdasher
10-09-2007, 17:41
But he got shot by a sniper, hardly winning is it?

Well, he wasnt shot by someone accidentally whilst they were out clay pigeon shooting.

Film clearly infers it was a deliberate hit by a paid assassin.
Then credits soon roll.
balderdasher
10-09-2007, 17:43
Not that I've been looking in the SF archives...

'Arlington Road'.

Yep, first 1 that came to my mind. Chiling.
Swan_Vesta
10-09-2007, 20:30
Love honour and obey.
alchresearch
10-09-2007, 20:47
Fight Club. They were sort of bad guys.

Farenheit 9/11 - the bad guy definetly won there.
GazE
10-09-2007, 20:50
A quick look at my DVD collect reveals:

The long good friday
Downfall
Invasion of the body snatchers
The Empire strikes back
The spy who came in from the cold
The French connection
A bridge too far
Revenge of the Sith as well then.
donuticus
10-09-2007, 21:58
The MPAA (US equivalent to the BBFC) had a rule that has only recently been recinded. It said that "No person committing an illegal/immoral act can be perceived to have gained, either financially or morally, from their actions". Therefore until fairly recently if a baddie was to get away with it they had to perform an act of such utter selflessness as to render the previous misdemeanors obsolete.

And thus concludes your lesson for this evening. :hihi: :hihi: