Ever sat your mate down to watch your favourite film, but they thought it was awful?

CiDeRmAn

What was the movie?
How did you feel?

I had this happen so many times.

First time was with Mel Brooks History of the World pt1, I sat a friend down to watch it and, well, didn't do well, lots of sighing and looking at the watch before they asked to watch something else instead... around 1991 or so....
I shook my head in disbelief, such a funny movie, Jews In Space, Inquisition, Judas, but no luck with my mate
I felt like a right tit, but, watching it later knew he was well wrong!



Same thing happened countless times later, memorably with Speed Racer, my mate, different one this time, nearly walked out of the theatre while I was enraptured!

krudler

Mel Brooks isn't funny, there I said it.

Patsy fyre

A friend of mine only lasted 40 minutes watching "no country for old men" and complained about it being boring.
A masterpiece imo, felt sorry for him more than anything.
It was then I realised that he had no appreciation for epic movies.

The exact same happened me though when a friend convinced me to watch "inception"! I lasted an hour!

Duggy747

I sat through Airplane! laughing my ass off while they sat there stoney faced.

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly was considered old fashioned and "sort of crap". I didn't pass much heed, this person thought White Chicks was one of the funniest comedies in years.

FortuneChip

Not my favourite movie ever, but I invited a friend around to watch Mr Nobody
There was a lot of sighing as the movie progressed, then...
"I don't want sound bad, but is this movie ever going to end?"

"Get out of my home!"

Although in truth, I can understand someone not really enjoying it, but her words hurt

spankmaster2000

My girlfriend of the past 3 years hasn't seen the greatest film of all time / my favourite film: Raiders of the Lost Ark.

For the above reason, I fear to show her the film.
(If she doesn't like it, the relationship is over instantly; "Pack your bags and get out".)

Jogathon

I got a pair of sisters over to watch The Life of Brian, because I felt that it was unreal that they hadn't seen it yet. And the two of them talked right through it and said they didn't enjoy it at all.

However, they love Glee, X-Factor, Jersey Shore and anything American and rubbish. You should see their ipods. Horrific. So then I just took the moral high ground, smug in my superiority.

Tombo2001

By and large when I recommend a film to someone, the person really enjoys it, and they say to me after it "Jazus that was fantastic, I'd never have watched it only you recommended it to me"......

(Jazus is my actual name)

Links234

once watched the Elephant man with a friend. he got so bored about half an hour through, he just started making funny noises to himself before I turned it off. :mad:

Otacon

I rarely tell to watch movies I like. TBH I tend to recommend movies I believe they will like, even if I don't necessarily like them.

It mostly works. A friend enjoyed Mr. and Mrs. Smith, so I suggested This Means War. I thought it was mostly rubbish but they loved it.

However, another friend liked The Raid so I suggested Ong Bak. Still don't think they have forgiven me.

Welsh Megaman

Watched 'This Is Spinal Tap', whilst my friends remained stony-faced. Although they knew it was a comedy, I guess they weren't used to the 'mockumentary' style.

puffishoes

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

What was the movie?
How did you feel?

I had this happen so many times.

First time was with Mel Brooks History of the World pt1, I sat a friend down to watch it and, well, didn't do well, lots of sighing and looking at the watch before they asked to watch something else instead... around 1991 or so....
I shook my head in disbelief, such a funny movie, Jews In Space, Inquisition, Judas, but no luck with my mate
I felt like a right tit, but, watching it later knew he was well wrong!



Same thing happened countless times later, memorably with Speed Racer, my mate, different one this time, nearly walked out of the theatre while I was enraptured!

History of the world pt1 also one of my fav film's IT'S GOOD TO BE THE KING!

and funnily enough also had the same experience when shown it to one or two friends. tumble weed. oh well!

Jason Todd

This happened to me with 'Get Shorty'! From the ages of 17 to 22 I was obsessed with this film, but nobody I knew had ever heard of it. One night I got a good 5 or 6 of my mates to watch it with a few beers, there may have even been a girlfriend or two there too... the movie bombed. People fell away until there was only me and the complete stoner of the group left. Disaster! :pac:

shrewdness

Once put on "City of God" with a friend who hadn't heard of it, he refused to watch it because it was in subtitles! Nearly kicked him out!

A while later he came to his senses, watched it and loved it!

Recently I recommended Cabin in the Woods to a friend, I loved it but he actually thought I was joking and just setting him up for a bad film for the craic! Different strokes I guess!

pixelburp

Well this is why I pretty much refuse to recommend films for people I don't first have a handle on what their tastes are; and even then I'm slow to do so. In fact I've warned friends away from certain films they've wanted to see in the cinema, simply because I know their tastes diverge too much from mine.

I'm doubly slow to recommend something if it's a firm personal favorite: they're usually too steeped in context & nostalgia to objectively recommend. So for classics close to my heart like Princess Bride or Raiders of the Lost Ark, unless I'd be 100% that it's the kind of film they'd like, I'd not recommend them. Same goes for TV shows & comedies.

Faith+1

Duggy747 wrote: »

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly was considered old fashioned and "sort of crap". I didn't pass much heed, this person thought White Chicks was one of the funniest comedies in years.

I'm sorry but your friend should be beaten with his own sh*t for saying that. That movie is a crime against humanity :mad:

efb

to me mates are cheap condoms

Sad Professor

I remember lending my DVD of Chungking Express to a few friends and insisting they watch it. It's one of my favourite films of all time and their response was so negative it discouraged me from recommending films to them ever again.

Tipsy McSwagger

krudler wrote: »

Mel Brooks isn't funny, there I said it.

Blazing Saddles is genius.

Mickeroo

Jogathon wrote: »

I got a pair of sisters over to watch The Life of Brian, because I felt that it was unreal that they hadn't seen it yet. And the two of them talked right through it and said they didn't enjoy it at all.

However, they love Glee, X-Factor, Jersey Shore and anything American and rubbish. You should see their ipods. Horrific. So then I just took the moral high ground, smug in my superiority.

If they talked all the way through then they lose the right to have an opinion. I've a friend who would often stay mucking around on her laptop through a whole film and then say she didn't like it afterwards. She didn't watch the film ffs.

pixelburp wrote: »

Well this is why I pretty much refuse to recommend films for people I don't first have a handle on what their tastes are; and even then I'm slow to do so. In fact I've warned friends away from certain films they've wanted to see in the cinema, simply because I know their tastes diverge too much from mine.

I'm doubly slow to recommend something if it's a firm personal favorite: they're usually too steeped in context & nostalgia to objectively recommend. So for classics close to my heart like Princess Bride or Raiders of the Lost Ark, unless I'd be 100% that it's the kind of film they'd like, I'd not recommend them. Same goes for TV shows & comedies.

I've recommended Princess Bride to loads of people and have yet to have someone dislike it. It's the very definition of a crowd pleaser imo.

pixelburp

Mickeroo wrote: »

I've recommended Princess Bride to loads of people and have yet to have someone dislike it. It's the very definition of a crowd pleaser imo.

You'd think, right? But I've recommended the film (and the book) to at least two friends & they weren't keen, to put it mildly. That I'm still friends with them is equally surprising.

Cienciano

Faith+1 wrote: »

I'm sorry but your friend should be beaten with his own sh*t for saying that. That movie is a crime against humanity :mad:

You're right, it's no "Big Momas House"

ihsb

I love Scott Pilgrim. Sat my OH down to watch it. Thinking he would love it. Nope. Had to turn it off after 30 mins.

CastorTroy

My cousin's boyfriend didn't like one of my fave films - The Warriors. Said it was terrible.

Antar Bolaeisk

shrewdness wrote: »

Once put on "City of God" with a friend who hadn't heard of it, he refused to watch it because it was in subtitles! Nearly kicked him out!

I had this as well, five minutes in I got "so is this going to be subtitled throughout". Plebs!

Marty McFly

I know that feeling to I recently had a debate with a friend who told me all world cinema films were crap, he challenged me to to name a few good ones when I banged of a number of names of films that I think are great films, his response was meh nah there are no good ones, without ever giving the time to watch one.

Felt like strangling him

Overheal

Former mates


>_>

D-FENS

This happened to me years ago showing two of my best friends Withnail & I.
We usually have very similar senses of humour but I got a reaction like I’d thrown on some gay porn.

podgemonster

Mate of mine hasn't seen Die Hard. No interesting highly explosive blockbuster or macho movie like Rambo, Cliffhanger, Demolition Man. Also didn't like Anchorman.

Doesnt like any comic book based movie as they are just unrealistic but will cream his pants for the likes of Blair Witch, Paranormal Activity and Cloverfield.

Mickeroo

Marty McFly wrote: »

I know that feeling to I recently had a debate with a friend who told me all world cinema films were crap, he challenged me to to name a few good ones when I banged of a number of names of films that I think are great films, his response was meh nah there are no good ones, without ever giving the time to watch one.

Felt like strangling him

Thats easy, pick something he likes that you know nothing about and pretend to have a poor opinion of it. Have a friend who tends to have opinions on things he knows sweet FA about and it drives me up the wall, lately I've started ripping on stuff they like that I've never watched/read just to get a rise.

norrie rugger

pixelburp wrote: »

You'd think, right? But I've recommended the film (and the book) to at least two friends & they weren't keen, to put it mildly. That I'm still friends with them is equally surprising.

The book not being liked I can understand but the film? Seriously have these people got no heart?