I can’t imagine that a “fan” hated the ending of the Fellowship of the Ring... unless they had (or needed) a hip replacement surgery. OK, Post 8 minutes before the end, “You can leave if you want to.” But those who love Middle Earth can stick around to dwell in the world so bitterly fought over for the previous... uh, ten hours.
Worse Star Wars ending: Return of the Jedi. I think the ewoks get a bad rap. Jar Jar Binks sucks for several reasons: (1) he appears completely unnecessary throughout the entire first movie. (2) He is shoe-horned into just about every scene. (3) He is patently ridiculous: why say “mee-sah” instead of just “I” or even “me?”, why the Jamaican vibe?
The ewoks have none of these problems. They are remembered as cutesy teddy bears, thanks to the plush toys, but they were nasty, fearsome, cannibalistic warriors, central to the plot, sparingly used, and with a meticulously developed society.
No, the problem with the end of Return of the Jedi was that the battle action was simply a do-over of A New Hope.
“I am Legend” DID tease with the notion that Will Smith’s character was the real monster; it simply avoided the black and white of declaring that he was. Besides, this is pulled punch is even more notable in the original Total Recall, but it gets none of the hate. Although, “Nah, it didn’t happen” is no way near as fun as “you’re the real monster!”