tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post8112820882575647820..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: Have you ever walked out of a movie?NATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-47450914301532307972008-08-19T15:56:00.000-04:002008-08-19T15:56:00.000-04:00Something's Gotta Give... I tried it for two hours...Something's Gotta Give... I tried it for two hours and the story still wasn't cleaning its act up, so I gave up.Literature Crazyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11745445935235997199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-810564923053893092008-08-16T22:09:00.000-04:002008-08-16T22:09:00.000-04:00CLOSER. Fake cybersex scene that went on for what ...CLOSER. Fake cybersex scene that went on for what seemed like forever. "This is the new artful Hollywood?" I questioned to myself. It was a free screening at the student union.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09766611910601990375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-46555217506101503222008-08-14T23:26:00.000-04:002008-08-14T23:26:00.000-04:00Once, Any Which Way You Can. I was dumbstruck tha...Once, <I>Any Which Way You Can</I>. I was dumbstruck that anybody thought it would be a good idea to have Eastwood deck an orangutan with a right cross. I sat there in shock for a couple of minutes - was even more sickened by the number of people in the audience laughing - and finally just walked out slightly dazed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-55518921853966324612008-08-14T17:50:00.000-04:002008-08-14T17:50:00.000-04:00Wanted SO MUCH to walk out of the second new "Star...Wanted SO MUCH to walk out of the second new "Star Wars" movie. If only I hadn't brought a friend who was totally enthralled with the film. It sucked. A lot. <BR/>ESPECIALLY the scene where Hayden Christensen tells Natalie Portman of his deep and abiding love. : P<BR/><BR/>My sister and I sat there and debated how/when to leave, but then I decided we shouldn't leave my friend to get the bus home. So we kicked back and enjoyed the high technical achievement and beauty of the explosions and firefights. Good work, CGI team.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-71131812181325871182008-08-14T14:16:00.000-04:002008-08-14T14:16:00.000-04:00I walked out of the latest Halloween movie after y...I walked out of the latest Halloween movie after young Mike Myers bludgeoned another kid to death with a club.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-34125647475132690982008-08-14T07:20:00.000-04:002008-08-14T07:20:00.000-04:00vern reimagining your own ending as opposed to ANY...<B>vern</B> reimagining your own ending as opposed to ANY of the endings they provided? (if you ask me multiple endings are the #1 curse of big movies. BLARRRRGGGH. just Choose One!)NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-28662258173461098442008-08-14T05:12:00.000-04:002008-08-14T05:12:00.000-04:00Anon, I believe the words you're looking for are "...Anon, I believe the words you're looking for are "Achilles tendon"Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-1638555648116030332008-08-14T03:23:00.000-04:002008-08-14T03:23:00.000-04:00I couldn't finish Hostle(sp?) Not because it frigh...I couldn't finish Hostle(sp?) Not because it frightened me, but because the way that poor person screamed when the torturer cut his calves into (er whatever he did) It made me be sick. I could've handled the blood, but the screams over did it for me. <BR/><BR/>Alsoooo... I'm pretty sure I will walk out on Twilight once it comes out. I can't even finish the commercials. Ugh! They slaughtered it. Robert Pattinson was bad enough, but all the scenes are screwed up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-22789156362177731732008-08-13T22:39:00.000-04:002008-08-13T22:39:00.000-04:00Strictly Business. I was 12 and with my friend and...Strictly Business. I was 12 and with my friend and his mom. (Although, let's face it, it was no big loss.)Cluster Funkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536270677455131262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-91268697929994311542008-08-13T20:07:00.000-04:002008-08-13T20:07:00.000-04:00Starship Troopers. I ended up going back in but on...Starship Troopers. I ended up going back in but only 'cause my ride was still inside watching it and stupid me forgot to bring a book.pikajewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05579685189522485809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-32210262943162599502008-08-13T19:10:00.000-04:002008-08-13T19:10:00.000-04:00I've never walked out on anything, but rare is the...I've never walked out on anything, but rare is the Hollywood blockbuster that I wouldn't've minded walking out during the last 10-15 minutes and re-imagining my own ending.vernininohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743454074504116461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-70667481447264151722008-08-13T19:07:00.000-04:002008-08-13T19:07:00.000-04:00walked out on spiderman 2..dreadful movie!walked out on spiderman 2..dreadful movie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-8279446784861995302008-08-13T18:00:00.000-04:002008-08-13T18:00:00.000-04:00Walked out of Jury Duty.Walked out of half a viewi...Walked out of Jury Duty.<BR/><BR/>Walked out of half a viewing of Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo.<BR/><BR/>Walked out in the middle of The Bourne Supremacy because I couldn't take the ridiculously shaky handheld shots, but returned just to see how it ended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-72350530158886222522008-08-13T16:58:00.000-04:002008-08-13T16:58:00.000-04:00I had the unfortunate experience of watching Alexa...I had the unfortunate experience of watching Alexander. The worst experience of my life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-49641810844087002092008-08-13T16:16:00.000-04:002008-08-13T16:16:00.000-04:00Nope. Would like to though!Nope. Would like to though!Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09809699267788752653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-91271499746895494122008-08-13T12:32:00.000-04:002008-08-13T12:32:00.000-04:00three times:1) Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever in high sc...three times:<BR/>1) Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever in high school. A few buddies of mine and I went along because hey, it's an action film. Can't be that bad, right? <BR/>>:I<BR/>After forty minutes, I knew I would rather lose eight bucks and gain one hour of my life back before committing to this piece of shit.<BR/>2) Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen<BR/>Friend said she'd meet me there. Never showed up. I tried to make the best of it. Then Lohan did Monroe. Then I walked out.<BR/>3) Yes - aged 18, sitting in a movie theater, knowing that I loved the concept but could not grasp it. Had to acknowledge that at this juncture, the film was far too cerebral for me. Bought it a year later, still waiting to sit down and give it another shot. It'll be easier now since Ive seen Orlando, and fell head over heels for that.Beauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12330740987516007108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-45448636294967089402008-08-13T12:31:00.000-04:002008-08-13T12:31:00.000-04:00Tried to walk out of "The Holiday" but my friends ...Tried to walk out of "The Holiday" but my friends (who have a terrible taste in films) were loving it and made me stay.<BR/><BR/>"Leatherheads" was one of the boringest films I've ever seen and I should have left, but again, my friends liked it...<BR/><BR/>And I rented "10,000 BC" the other week and really want my money back!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-21543216946695670052008-08-13T12:27:00.000-04:002008-08-13T12:27:00.000-04:00Loads of times!The LibertineThe GrudgeNapoleon Dyn...Loads of times!<BR/><BR/>The Libertine<BR/>The Grudge<BR/>Napoleon Dynamite<BR/>The Forbidden Kingdom<BR/>Twin Dragons<BR/>In Bruges<BR/>Spirited Away (sorry)<BR/>Hostel<BR/>Los Debutantes<BR/>Johnny English<BR/>Bloody Sunday (about 2 minutes from the end: couldn't tolerate it when they started reading out the names of the "plucky innocent Irish victims")<BR/><BR/>Once you've done it a few times you realise it is quite empowering and it becomes easy. In truth I;ve sat through worse films than some of these listed but for one reason or another I just realised I'd rather be doing something else - indeed anything else than wasting another 60 minutes on something I wasn't enjoying at all.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180351806853963718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-2275571105188591302008-08-13T12:18:00.001-04:002008-08-13T12:18:00.001-04:00"The Unbearable Lightness of Being". Sitting throu..."The Unbearable Lightness of Being". Sitting through one movie cliche after another, watching characters that are supposed to be loveable and charming and sexy, but are mostly just pretentious idiots. Then the onscreen couple got a puppy. I said, "That's it. If the dog dies, I'm out of here". Then the dog died, and I left.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-59509859657875149072008-08-13T12:18:00.000-04:002008-08-13T12:18:00.000-04:00when i was a kid my family had a bunch of movies n...when i was a kid my family had a bunch of movies night, we loved em. one night my family thought it was a fantastic idea to go see "boogie nights." things were fine through out most of the film. it was only when julianne moore's character says to mark whalberg, "just take it out and cum on my tits," is when i leaned into my mom and whispered, "i think we should go!" defiantly she said, "NO, we paid for this, we are getting our money's worth. how much worse could it get?" <BR/><BR/>fast forward to the end of the film when mark whalberg reveals his moneymaker, that was when my mom leaned into me and whispered, "i guess it could get worse."<BR/><BR/>she was able to derive a lesson out of the experience though. she said to my brothers and myself, "boys, look at it this way, having a large penis only leads to a life in pornography and drug use, you should be proud of your small penis's."<BR/><BR/>so no, i have never walked out on a movie. you commit!H. Alan Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004370203208601944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-48572049710812355182008-08-13T11:50:00.000-04:002008-08-13T11:50:00.000-04:00Never ever walked out of a movie theater. Ever. Ho...Never ever walked out of a movie theater. Ever. However, it took all the strength I had not to walk out of Miami Vice. My dad had scored tickets to a promotional screening so I figured why not. It was one of few times that I saw a movie without reading any reviews. Now I know why I read them. Holy cow. I wanted to die as I sat there and it only got worse.<BR/><BR/>I have to admit I have stopped watching DVDs in the middle on three occasions:<BR/>- Say It Isn't So. When Chris Klein stuck pubes to his face, I was done.<BR/>- Napoleon Dynamite: I was just bored.<BR/>- The Brothers Grimm: I stopped once I realized I truly did not care how the film ends.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-33450558558300259222008-08-13T11:33:00.000-04:002008-08-13T11:33:00.000-04:00a few times, actually.Eragon, because I have my wh...a few times, actually.<BR/><BR/>Eragon, because I have my whole life ahead of me.<BR/><BR/>Meet the Fockers, because after 45 minutes, I had yet to laugh or smile.<BR/><BR/>Epic Movie, because HOLY CRAP WHY DID I GO SEE IT IN THE FIRST PLACE -- exchanged my ticket for Letters from Iwo Jima.<BR/><BR/>Barton Fink, because I just didn't care. I didn't. It was a free screening at my school, so it wasn't like I was wasting money. People tell me the ending is what makes the movie, but I honestly don't care enough to find out.<BR/><BR/>I know a lot of people believe in toughing it out, but sometimes the experience is too unbearable.Walter L. Hollmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636732594078157905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-52149966294762667252008-08-13T11:32:00.000-04:002008-08-13T11:32:00.000-04:00I didn't actually walk out, but I actively chose t...I didn't actually walk out, but I actively chose to go to sleep (or at least shut my eyes) during "Aliens vs. Predator -- Requiem," and I wasn't even tired.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06869577550036962998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-924691710588186902008-08-13T10:57:00.000-04:002008-08-13T10:57:00.000-04:00KidsAnalyze This!One had to drive its point a litt...Kids<BR/>Analyze This!<BR/><BR/>One had to drive its point a little too hard. One was too unfunnyCinesnatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00244752542602944093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-54365613395316100752008-08-13T10:16:00.000-04:002008-08-13T10:16:00.000-04:00I know I've walked out on a few, especially when I...I know I've walked out on a few, especially when I'm by myself or with 1 other friend (I can't count the times I've wanted to walk out of films but was with a group of friends). But the one I will always clearly remember is walking out of Pauly Shore's <I>In the Army Now</I>. One of the best decisions of my life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com