[ImmortalSlasher]

I think it depends on the feel and tone of the movie. If the two examples in the opening are Seven and The Mist those are good examples of setting a dark and foreboding tone. John Carpenter is also very good at that in his End of the World movies.

I personally hate it when a bad ending is for shock value though. I can't remember the movie, I guess it was pretty bad. But a character gets shot, I think in the face. It might have even been a female character. And I felt bad because it happened to a girl. And it was more for shock. More a look what happens and life is unfair and dangerous sort of thing. But the whole time the movie's tone wasn't like that. If anyone remembers this movie let me know. Now I'm trying to remember what movie it was.