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Movies you just couldn't sit through

ionapaul · 2005-07-13 15:35:40

Now I'm a real movie lover, any old crap is watchable to me (god knows how many times I've seen Bring It On, you'd think that I'd be sick of it after two viewings, even with the sweet sweet cheerleaders) but I was just thinking of the one movie I can remember being simply*unable* to sit through. And to put this experience…

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#52 15-07-2005 4:02pm

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Teen Wolf Too!

Why ruin a classic!!

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Bring back Teen Wolf T-Shirts!!

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#53 15-07-2005 8:43pm

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sprinkles wrote:

Came very very close during Punch Drunk Love.

SH*TE!! A lot of people walked out of it but I was just too lazy.

I'm guessing they were expecting a typical Adam Sandler comedy?

I think Punk Drunk Love is a pretty good film, I really liked it.

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#54 15-07-2005 9:24pm

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The Cooler?
That with Patrick Swayze? I thought that film was alright, bubblegum film, good for latenight watching.

Equilibrium, I almost walked out on that but I figured I paid for it I might as well watch it. That was when I was younger though, and apparently it was good. Maybe some day I will give it another shot.

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#55 15-07-2005 9:44pm

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Battle Royale 2
Jeepers Creepers
Battlefield Earth

The only Kevin Costner movie I've ever watched in its entirety was A Perfect World.

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#56 15-07-2005 10:40pm

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Not forgettting the League Of Gentlemans Apocaylpse, biggest load of kak that was ever made.
Nearly walked out on Hitch, very poor movie which was hyped up unjustly.

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#57 16-07-2005 8:30pm

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I walked out from the cinema only once, it was some Polish film called Snake Poison, but that was a long long time ago, I've no idea what it was all about.

But I fell asleep during Titanic, Star Wars Episode II, and LOTR The Return of the King (well, I got a terrible headache during the first part too). Sagas...

Horror films make me laugh these days, and most of the thrillers too. This is how media desensitizes you

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#58 17-07-2005 12:44pm

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Sico wrote:

Battle Royale 2
Jeepers Creepers
Battlefield Earth

The only Kevin Costner movie I've ever watched in its entirety was A Perfect World.

I'm ashamed to say that I actually watched BR2 all the way through, one of the worst films I've seen in a long time, I just refused to believe that the Director could possibly make that much of a bollocks of it.

Until I remembered that he's made about 900 films, of which BR is the only one I've heard of.

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#59 17-07-2005 4:02pm

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the only two films i have ever walked out of were The House of Mirth some rubbish with gillian anderson and the other was bandits that was absolute bollocks

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#60 18-07-2005 8:02pm

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The closest I've came to walking out was during 'Trauma'. Never before has a film been so aptly named.

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#61 18-07-2005 8:07pm

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I fell asleep during JFK but can't recall the names of any I've walked out on but it's not something I'd do of habit. As for films I couldn't sit through; pretty much anything with Ben Affleck or Jerry Lewis.

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#62 18-07-2005 8:29pm

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never walked out of a movie but was tempted with 'hitch hikers guide.....",
had a kip instead

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#63 18-07-2005 8:39pm

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:-|

I thought that was a great movie. :S

Hu

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#64 19-07-2005 2:07am

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I was just wondering if anybody has ever went to see a movie in the cinema and left half way through the film because it pissed u off?

I have only done this once...i went to see my first Star Wars in 2002...think it was Episode 2: attack of the clones...omg i really regreted it about a half an hour into the film, i got so pissed off that lol i left the cinema half wat through the film

I realized then that those type of films really don't agree with me...even thinking about the Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy turns my stomach!

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#65 19-07-2005 2:11am

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I felt like walking outta hitchikers but I was so comfy and falling asleep ! I did however walk outta Eyes Wide Shut after 5 minutes becuase it was so so bad. Usually I stay in a movie to the end cause the way I see it is that if someone makes a movie it deserves to be watched until the end and then judged.

On a sim point, I do not understand the entire world who didnt watch Vanilla Sky in its entirity. What a classic movie!

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#66 19-07-2005 2:11am

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http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=278469 ?

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#67 19-07-2005 2:15am

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Oh, while Im here, quick question about vanilla sky, was it a remake?
I think remember seeing sum weird french film ages before vanilla sky came out, and as I was watching the new version I suddenly remembered seeing the old 1, and was predicting everything ahead of time.

So I guess I just wanna know If Im psychic?

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#68 19-07-2005 2:27am

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Maynard. wrote:

Oh, while Im here, quick question about vanilla sky, was it a remake?
So I guess I just wanna know If Im psychic?

So wierd I only found this out last night. It was actually a Spanish ( or french ) Film , made shot for shot in the same locations. It even starred Penelope Cruz in the same role!!! The remake sexed it up and evolved the cyogenic theme a bit more.

I havnt seen it however from what Im told thats it. Im terribly sorry Maynard my friend but it would appear you are as Psychic as a digarded pizza box :P

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#69 19-07-2005 2:45am

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A digarded pizza box..
How psychic is that?

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#70 19-07-2005 2:48am

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Well it sits there waiting to go in the bin and it dosnt see that coming! :rolleyes:

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#71 19-07-2005 4:28am

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Bleh, threads merged. No need for two topics on the same subject.

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#72 19-07-2005 5:08am

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op ...believe it or not gladiator...couldn't get past the 1st scene just muck dunno why...maybe its cos even ben affleck is a better actor than russell crowe

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#73 27-07-2005 2:09pm

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Star wars and stuart little.

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#74 27-07-2005 2:27pm

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The Assassination of Richard Nixon...

got up to leave on 4 different occassions... kept coming back for more misery.

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#75 27-07-2005 2:38pm

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jimbling wrote:

The Assassination of Richard Nixon...

got up to leave on 4 different occassions... kept coming back for more misery.

I remember seeing the trailers for that film and they made it look amazing. But the film actually really, really, really dragged itself along.

I was very disappointed in it.

But if there was an award for movie trailer production this should win first prize.

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#76 27-07-2005 2:46pm

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Elephant-based on the Columbine shootings.
Absolutely brutal.
Camera just follows a guy around for half the film, then follows a different guy around.
Lack of dialogue creates a very boring(trying to make it sombre?) mood.
I have a very high tolerance of films and I did sit through it, but just cos it was in the GF's house and her parents were watching it too.

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#77 27-07-2005 2:47pm

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yep thats why i rented it... saw the trailer and thought... great movie.

its just that the character is not strong enough... he just ends up been a whiney fool who thinks the whole world should revolve around him.

I have nothing against what the movie is trying to do or portray... its just done very badly... shame on you penn :mad:

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#78 27-07-2005 2:54pm

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Buffalo 66

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Hi my name is Vincent, I can't drive stick shift, *WHINGE*, I have a large anal probe in my .....

Actual quote from the movie.

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#79 27-07-2005 3:52pm

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Grimes wrote:

I did however walk outta Eyes Wide Shut after 5 minutes becuase it was so so bad.

Not that I disagree on Eyes Wide Shut (not a fan myself), but how could you possibly know a film is no good after 5 minutes? Unless you're exaggerating how quickly it annoyed you, leaving after 5 minutes is just stupid.

Buffalo 66? Can't say I agree, I like that film! Elephant wasn't that bad either, could have been better but I watched it on DVD and didn't turn it off, didn't feel the urge to at any point either.

I never walk out of a film in the cinema, but I don't usually go to see things that are likely to be completely awful (like Van Helsing, or Hellboy). I just watch them on DVD or *cough* other ways.

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#80 27-07-2005 4:18pm

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Body of evidence with Madonna. Absolutely awful. Gave up after an hour - that was long enough.

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#81 27-07-2005 4:24pm

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jcoote wrote:

op ...believe it or not gladiator...couldn't get past the 1st scene just muck dunno why...maybe its cos even ben affleck is a better actor than russell crowe

Are you nuts?? Gladiator is a fantastic movie and Russell Crowe was brilliant in it. Nobody could have played Maximus as well as he did. And waht has me even more distressed is that you left after the first scene!! Crazy

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#82 27-07-2005 4:33pm

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bazH wrote:

Sideways,

Overhyped rim job of a flick

Ditto.

Dude wheres my car

Saved (with mandy moore) god awful

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#83 27-07-2005 4:37pm

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joejoem wrote:

Ditto.

Dude wheres my car

Saved (with mandy moore) god awful

And then?

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#84 27-07-2005 5:13pm

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"soul survivor" so god damm awful that it went from being bad to being so bad it's funny to being bad again. I did watch it all the way to the end but if i could go back in time to advised myself not to watch just one film this would be the one.
http://www.boxoffice.com/scripts/fiw.dll?GetReview?&where=ID&terms=5554

Honorable mention goes to "The Star Wars Holiday Special" Never been a Star wars fan so i just skipped through the.... DVD *cough* a friend lent me. This is so bad it has to be seen to be believed, was aired once on November 17, 1978. Since then to the best of my knowledge it has never been offically aired or released. It's that bad.
http://www.stomptokyo.com/movies/star-wars-holiday-special.html

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