10 Movie Trilogies That Had The WORST Endings

10. The Star Wars Sequels

The middle entry into the Star Wars sequel trilogy - Rian Johnson's The Last Jedi - certainly didn't please all fans, but it did at least represent a bold and artful attempt to do something new with the series, and get fans out of their most complacent, dew-eyed habits.

Following the substantial backlash to The Last Jedi, though, J.J. Abrams decided to fashion threequel The Rise of Skywalker as a glorified apology to those "offended" by the previous film.

In turn, he delivered a finale to the new three-movie arc - as well as the entire nine-film Skywalker Saga - that pleased almost nobody.

The Rise of Skywalker ultimately walked back or downplayed many of The Last Jedi's most interesting ideas, while dusting Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) off for another villainous go-around, cramming a bevy of new, underdeveloped characters into the roster, and basically delivering the laziest, least imaginative conclusion to this story possible.

What should've been a triumphant and emotional climax to a trilogy that got Star Wars back on track was ultimately a deeply frustrating exercise in filmmakers kowtowing to the very worst kinds of fans.