Movies you couldn't make it through

[katiem]

Nov 4, 2008 0:17:13 GMT -5 aargmematey said:

A Clockwork Orange. I fell asleep...probably during the middle, and then just never watched the rest.

I couldn't do that one either!Gahh! My dad kept waxing on about how amazing the movie was...I made it about half way through and I was on my way to snore city.

[Rett Mikhal]

You could not pay me enough to sit through Deer Hunter. Especially now that I perused the IMDB boards and saw people just basking in its 'brilliance'. "She drops a drop of wine, and the priest said if she did that, it's bad luck! And look what happens! Most amazing attention to detail EVER!"

Ugh. I have a hatred of all things obvious and thrust in my face, which is why I hate fast food and any part of the Star Wars prequels not involving lightsabers, fire, or Darth Maul. Speaking of which, I literally DID have to get paid to see Episode II a second time and I have yet to ever see it after that, nor will I ever see it again after that. I think Episode II took everything that made Episode I embarassing and MAGNIFIED it a thousand times. Hate Jar Jar? Well guess who gives the Emperor his power! Hate seeing Vader, a previously established bad ass, as an annoyingly happy little kid? Well here's Boba Fett as an annoying little smart ass snickering Muttley-like sidekick to Dick 'Jango Fett' Dastardly.

The horror. The... horror. In case you're wondering, no, I did not make it through on the second time.. even though I didn't even have to pay for it... I still wanted my money back.

[CheshireKat]

Lessee....

Blade Runner - seriously, it seems designed to NOT hold your attention.
Star Trek: The Motion Picture - and the Enterprise is moving into that big blue cloud thing....2 hours later, the enterprise is moving into that big blue cloud thing.
Barb Wire - For my review I had to watch it in shifts.

Never walked out of a movie but I have "theater jumped" to another movie when I felt ripped off.

[PoolMan]

In no less than four attempts, my wife has yet to make it through Gladiator without falling asleep.

Now, granted, we kept trying to watch it before bed, but it's a movie that features nonstop violence and men in perilously little clothing for 90% of the film, surely PoolGirl could find SOME way of staying awake!

[wdm0744]

I've only walked out of the theater during two movies:

1. Eye of the Beholder - Try as I might, I just couldn't follow it. This has got to be the most random film ever. It might have helped if I was on acid.

2. Sleepy Hollow - I know all you Depp fans will scoff, but there are just so many times I can watch people get decapitated within a 2 hour span. When the blood spurted from the dead pregnant lady's belly during the autopsy and it was played for laughs, that was all I could take.

I wish I had walked out on "Master and Commander". Aside from the first scene and final battle, this was like watching PBS.

[penguinslovedw]

"Doogal" still haunts me to this day.
I read the cast list, saw a bunch of good names including William H. Macy. "Even if the movie doesn't feature William H. Macy as the main actor, if a movie has him in it, it has to be okay," I reasoned to myself. So my mom and I went to the local googol-plex to check it out.
As soon as I saw the Precious Moments style animation and the so-cute-you-could-just-barf soundtrack I knew I'd made a horrible mistake. But my mom wasn't saying anything so I started to pretend in my head that this was MST3000 and I had to make fun of it. I had no lack of material but at some point in time (I don't remember how far in) there was a joke which centered around that most classic of comedy conventions: a farting moose.
I looked at my mom, she looked over at me, we nodded at each other and silently left the theatre.

[katiem]

Nov 13, 2008 11:46:52 GMT -5 CheshireKat said:

Blade Runner - seriously, it seems designed to NOT hold your attention.

I've watched Blade Runner 4 times and I could not even begin to tell you what its about.

"Its about a guy...a guy who runs on blades? Oh, oh, that dude my friend likes is in it! Yeah, Blade Runner."

[orangejesus]

I've also never bolted from a theater, but I there are several movies that I've accepted to be my own personal cure for insomnia. Pi is a movie I gave up on in high school, because I couldn't stay awake past the opening credits, even if I watched it when I wasn't tired. I still don't know why. And I actually took a fabulous nap in the theater while "watching" Minority Report.

And I've yet to be able to happily sit through any of the LotR flicks. And King Kong blew. Seriously, can we just revoke Peter Jackson's director card?

[coccatino]

Agustinaldo- please familiarize yourself with the forum rules and try to refrain from profanity. I also take some offense to the use of the word 'retarded' in such cavalier fashion.
That said- you really went to see The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl? LOL I didn't see Sweeney Todd for the exact reason that you stated.

[Lissa]

Agustiinaldo-

The forum rules are very simple- heavy cursewords are simply not permitted. If you can't live with that, then go someplace else. It's pretty simple- no one is forcing you to post here. We are NOT asking you to not voice negative opinions, but please refrain from profanity. Period.

And incidentally: both instances where you used the f-word, "heck" conveyed the meaning just fine.

Also, in terms of "retarded", it is quite offensive, and really not in the spirit of the forum, unless you're honestly using it as "mentally handicapped" or slowed down. (By the way- Elle Woods might be a bimbo, but the point was that she's brilliant.)

Watch it, dude. Seriously- it's not a big deal to not swear for a few paragraphs.

[BlackCatWhiteCat]

Jan 4, 2009 14:15:50 GMT -5 @agustinaldo said:

OK, imagine if the following movies were forced to obey your rules:

-Pulp Fiction

-Die Hard

-Clerks

-Mallrats

-Dogma

-Chasing Amy

-Army of Darkness

-American Pie

-Bubba Ho-Tep

-Smokey and the Bandit

-Superbad


They wouldn't be as good, right?

I don't believe those movies, unlike you, had to click the little "I agree" button underneath the definition of our forum rules when they signed up.

[katiem]

A friend loaned me "P.S. I Love You" last night. B-b-b-barf! Turned it off about a third of the way into it. And there is no way around it-Hilary Swank is a man.

[drew]

I technically made it through Untraceable last weekend, though I did watch the last half hour or so while trying to sleep.

[jman912]

I took a nap during the Da Vinci Code(in the theater), which was definitely the right move.

[thewhiteknight]

Jack Ketchum's The Girl Next Door. It was recommended to me by my best friend. It's a similar style to Hostel (which I enjoyed), and I felt so disgusted and full of despair I turned it off about 3/4 of the way through.

I took a risk on The Scorpion King 2, and it was soooo bad I turned it off halfway through.

Other than that, I tend to stay away from crappy movies and don't sleep through the good ones.