walk out on a film ?

Tusky · 26-02-2003 12:39am #1

Have you ever walked out of a film ? i have once.... "13 ghosts" i was just plain too bord... !

what about yea ?

yellum · 26-02-2003 7:12am

Never have, although I wanted to. I just have to sit to the end. Actually maybe its the catholic in me but if I sit through a really bad film I feel I have a better right to bitch and moan about it.

From trailers and reviews and word of mouth I hear about movies and so this filters out soooo much of the bad ones.

Mr E · 26-02-2003 8:55am

Nope, never walked out. The closest I got was when Red Dragon came out last year. First of all, the screen wasn't lined up right (the movie was showing in a box in the middle of the screen). Went out and complained. Half way though the movie, the sound was screwed up. Went out and complained. Then 20 mins later, the screen went black but the sound continued. I was soooo tempted to leave then, but I wanted to see how it ended, so I went out and complained again. :rolleyes:

- Dave.

jonno · 26-02-2003 8:57am

I always stay no matter how bad the film is. I even sat through "When Brendan Met Trudy":(

ciano · 26-02-2003 9:17am

Originally posted by jonno
I even sat through "When Brendan Met Trudy":(

That is a class film! I loved it!

Anyway, I've never walked out on a film .... yet! If you pay good cash to see it, you might as well watch the whole thing imo. Although I have to say, Scream 3 really tested me! I think I may have nodded off for a while during that one!

shotamoose · 26-02-2003 9:22am

Walked out of 'Happiness', during a free screening in college. One of the most miserable half-hours I've ever experienced. God what a bad film.

boogie man · 26-02-2003 9:28am

No, wanted to but never walked out. I do hate it when people infront or behind you obviously have no interest in the film and won't shut up talking - drives me mental, why don't they just leave? Bastids.

Mr. Fancypants · 26-02-2003 12:20pm

Originally posted by shotamoose
Walked out of 'Happiness', during a free screening in college. One of the most miserable half-hours I've ever experienced. God what a bad film.

Oh my god, i thought was a fantastic film. Different strokes for different folks and all that. Never walked out of a film myself. Closest being Alien Resurrection (hated what they did to a very good series) or a crappy Irish film called The Exterminator.

woosaysdan · 26-02-2003 2:58pm

cant say i have wanted to loads of times but never bothered!!!

Miguel_Sanchez · 26-02-2003 3:26pm

Walked out of the Green Mile halfway through

I figured 'why waste another hour and a half on this when I could be in the pub?

s8n · 26-02-2003 3:45pm

walked out on hollow man and wished I had walked out on I still know what you did last summer......muck the 2 of 'em

Tusky · 26-02-2003 4:24pm

hollow man wasnt so bad !

Victor · 26-02-2003 4:30pm

I haven't walked out on any, but have fallen asleep in one or two. The only film where I've seen a lot of walkouts was "Color of Night", where quite a few guys had their masculinity challenged.

boogie man · 26-02-2003 4:33pm

Hollow Man was not walk out of the cinema material :eek: . It wasn't great but it was entertaining.

Boog.

SoundWave · 26-02-2003 4:36pm

thin red line..... sooo sooo long and boorrriiiingggg, fell asleep after about an hour, woke up an hour later and was still on, left with about another hour to go

GoneShootin · 26-02-2003 4:48pm

THE TUXEDO

i almost left, but then had some more popcorn and dreamed some dirty dreams involving Ms Hewitt instead

Space Coyote · 26-02-2003 5:17pm

I've never walked out of a film no matter how bad. I'd hate to find out later that I missed the lesbian shower scene or something !

richindub2 · 26-02-2003 5:23pm

very nearly walked out of windtalkers, only managed to stay in the cinema by texting people constantly for the last hour.

Loomer · 26-02-2003 9:01pm

I walked out of Wolf with Jack Nicholson

I wish I walked out of Tomb Raider, I was about to yell abuse what a load of ****

sceptre · 26-02-2003 10:58pm

Originally posted by jonno
I always stay no matter how bad the film is. I even sat through "When Brendan Met Trudy":(

COuldn't walk out of that. I know it was terrible but I was sort of hoping the blonde chick would take her top off again.

I've never walked out of a movie except when I've fallen asleep and left after waking up due to my snoring bothering others (it's only happened two or three times - Pulp Fiction and that crap thing with Sam Neill in space are the ones I can remember offhand)

(Pulp Fiction was kind of embarrassing TBH - UL Film Soc had organised a special showing, a few of us went along after having a party with the Law soc budget - not a good idea as I fell asleep and snored while my two companions thought it would be a good idea to have a conversation. They wouldn't let me into Wild Strawberries the next week - which was fair enough really (they eventually forgave us))

lamda · 26-02-2003 11:39pm

Hmmm sometimes its necessary before you poke your own eyes out with a straw/drown yourslef in a large popcorn bucket. I have walked out of The Man in the Iron Mask, Mr.Hollands Opus and some more I cant remember... i nearly walked out of Catch me if you Can - apallingly bad!!
I went to see The Pianist and two old ladies behind me walked out about a half hour into the film saying "oh i dont think anything good is going to happen in this." god bless the elderly!!:D

Lex_Diamonds · 27-02-2003 12:56am

Never walked out on a film but would have on Mission To Mars but I had friends with me.

daveg · 27-02-2003 10:30am

thin red line..... sooo sooo long and boorrriiiingggg, fell asleep after about an hour, woke up an hour later and was still on, left with about another hour to go

Are you fvcking mad man ? It is one of the greatest films ever made. I can't believe you think that... anyway...

Only film I have ever walked out on was a perfect world with Kevin Costner. Very boring.

*NemesiS* · 01-03-2003 12:14am

Walked out of Battlefield Earth, what aload of horse ****!! n i walked out of Sense and Sensibility, after a mate told me "It's a ****ing hilarious comedy, somthing like dumb and dumber, what a ****ing idiot i am

Gordon · 01-03-2003 10:38am

Yeah, same as others. I haven't walked out (under my own steam) - I usually fall asleep as the chairs are so comfy. The Avengers is one film I fell asleep in front of (or is it behind?).

Some time ago I was with people watching some black and white arthouse film set in Poland with very very few words spoken. But what words were spoken were in French and the subtitles were in Greek. We left after 20 minutes.

Tusky · 01-03-2003 2:15pm

Originally posted by *NemesiS*
Walked out of Battlefield Earth, what aload of horse ****!! n i walked out of Sense and Sensibility, after a mate told me "It's a ****ing hilarious comedy, somthing like dumb and dumber, what a ****ing idiot i am

ROFL ROFL ROFL ! cant bleve you fell for it

Mewzel · 02-03-2003 1:07pm

have never walked out on a movie, no matter how bad a film is i always have a curiosity to see how it ends

D nominater · 03-03-2003 3:22pm

Never walked out on any that i paid to see, but have rented tapes and just not bothered watching them,didn't walk out though.The worst recent tape was the totally sick Species 2, my God what were they thinking mixing the grossly sick, scenes in with otherwise fair enough porn scenes.

B.T.W. It's very possible to play a DVD on a PS2 and tape it by connecting the back of the ps2 into the videomachine, playing the DVD and then recording it on the videomachine.

Saw Lord of the rings the fellowship of the ring 3 times fell asleep for a good bit of the film the second two times i guess fate was against me at least i picked a good film to fall asleep in ,both times i was just too tired one time i'd stayed up alll night the night before was falling asleep everywhere on a bus in the library, good job i don't sleep walk or i would have been totally ****ed.

There's an idea, and it's a semi last resort as well as being untried if your really tired during the day and just have to sleep get an intercity bus the no.8 in Cork takes about an hour to do it's run although i'd say there's better ones that adult rate 1.10 euro per hour, actuallly a good film might be better depending.

okay here's another idea if you got yourself stuck in cork city overnight and have got nowhere to go you might be able to get into the simon centre,ive never tried, or you could possibly stay all night in an internet Cafe, the webworkhouse does a special deal from midnight more or less on the dot to eight am you have to pay when you go in also its 1.25 per hour from 3 to 8 and 2.50 for a while before.

anyone ever walk out on a theatre performance any interesting reasons for getting kicked out of the cinema?

Sarky · 03-03-2003 3:28pm

I actually saw someone walk out of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon on the grounds that it was subtitled. Some people never cease to amaze me...

D nominater · 03-03-2003 3:28pm

what's the longest film ye've ever seen.what's the shortest full length film what are the limits of differentiation between a full length film and a non full length film?

Tusky · 03-03-2003 4:35pm

think you ment to click new thread ? :rolleyes:

theciscokid · 03-03-2003 4:40pm

swordfish

spiderman

nutty professor 2

couldn't sit there and watch em all

the celtic tiger · 04-03-2003 8:31pm

i only ever walked out of one film. Jeepers fuc|<ing creepers! I hate that film!

DapperGent · 04-03-2003 11:08pm

Walked out of Event Horizon, only time ever absolute pants.

Then everyone was saying that it was great. Doubted myself.

Got it out on video, sat through the whole thing.

Resolved never to doubt myself again.

Dun · 05-03-2003 7:11pm

I walked out of the Blair Witch Project - but only because I was in the second row from the front (it was packed that day), and the jiggly camera made me pure sick.

After a trip to the bathroom I came in and stayed at the back for the last 20 minutes to see the fantastic end :rolleyes:

Other than that, only ever wanted to walk out of Breakdown and As Good As It Gets, but couldn't because then I'd drive myself mad wandering what happened.. no matter how bad it was.

BKtje · 05-03-2003 9:49pm

wanted to walk outta spice girls the movie but my m8s had managed to tie me down

i loved swordfish btw, thought it was a great film.

Don't think i ever was so bored that i wanted to walk outta a movie(apart from above). I payed for my seat and might as well use it , even if only to sleep in.

sceptre · 06-03-2003 2:04am

Originally posted by DapperGent
Walked out of Event Horizon, only time ever absolute pants.

That's the one I fell asleep during (couldn't remember the name). Dreadful stuff. Scary my ass. It was on Sky - fell asleep time after time until I finally made it through.

flangeman · 06-03-2003 6:58am

Walked out of Red Dragan with the girlfriend alright, that film pulle every cliché in the book and hung them up to dry. It was terrble, I only last 30 odd minutes.

I should have walked out of the Specialist but for some odd reason stayed.

pauldeehan · 06-03-2003 9:31am

Never have walked out of a film for two reasons-

1. I get a little feedback before I go see it. So if I hear its crap I don't bother.

2.I'm normally with someone else and I rarely go alone so my level of tolerence is increased. I sat through The Haunting ffs

BArra · 08-03-2003 9:27pm

never walked out although i fell asleep on my friend during "the peacemaker" i guess george just dosent do it for me ;[[

and my mate was none too pleased me drooling all over him

baz

Sangre · 08-03-2003 9:38pm

My God I was so close to walking out of Final Destination!
Only beacuse my friends were there did I persist.

kamobe · 08-03-2003 9:45pm

Couple walked out in Liffey. We were sitting up the front, and they said to my wait as they walked out "That movie is foookin' ****e'.

I kinda liked it myself, end was quite annoying though...

TwoShedsJackson · 08-03-2003 10:44pm

Never have - was damn close with 'Raising Cain' though, which was appalling, and how I lasted through 'Pearl Harbour' I do not know, worst film of the last decade, easily.

CivilServant · 09-03-2003 2:19am

Watching The Field about a decade ago was bloody painful. I liked Gladiator the first time but the second time was ****ing awful. I realised how much talking there was, that film could be condensed to the 20-25 mins of fight scenes.

Clintons Cat · 09-03-2003 11:33am

Originally posted by TwoShedsJackson
Never have - was damn close with 'Raising Cain' though, which was appalling, and how I lasted through 'Pearl Harbour' I do not know, worst film of the last decade, easily.

I would agree with you,Pearl Harbour was abysmal possibly the only way they could have made it any worse would have been to have made "Pearl Harbour the Musical"...(springtime for hitler,anyone?)

...Having said that i didnt make it to the end of WindTalkers and have no inclination to do so either,if the Old School cowboys'n'injun style shoot outs dont affront your sense of decency,then the gushing "you sure do look like a jap,but really you're just like us regular americans " sentimentality will have you reaching for the sick bag or cringing in embarassment.

I could put up with the Cliche ridden Cornball dialogue,cause we all know what happens to the guy thats going to buy a farm when this lousy war is over/or gives his buddy his wifes address just in case he doesnt make it,Such sins are just about forgivable in a war buddy movie.

But What sealed it for me was the way the code was used in the movie was hardly pivotal to the war effort,in fact its use as shown in the movie was niegh on redundant.The code had would have had much more useful if not cinematic applications than calling in artillery barrages.

Cue a bunch of Japenese standing around a bunker radio scratching their heads,seconds before being blown to smirthereens.

The most apt quotes for the movie come from "rottentomatoes.com"

THE disappointing "Windtalkers" is a depressing example of how even the most promising subjects - in this case, World War II Navajo code talkers - can get turned into sentimental mush by Hollywood.By LOU LUMENICK Newsweek.com

Windtalkers," a genuinely fascinating piece of American history reduced by Woo to a near-psychopathic bloodbath full of transparent jingoism. With the same script, same actors, same crew and different director, this picture might have been worthwhile. Instead it's a loud, ridiculous jumble that uses its central topic only as a means to go from one gratuitous confrontation to another. Jon Niccum LJworld.com

ferdi · 09-03-2003 3:12pm

never, i paid my money and i'm gonna watch if it kills me.

Victor · 09-03-2003 3:16pm

A bunch of people walked out on Solaris the other night - must have been intimidated by Clooney's hairy butt.

Woden · 09-03-2003 4:20pm

"Other than that, only ever wanted to walk out of Breakdown and As Good As It Gets, but couldn't because then I'd drive myself mad wandering what happened.. no matter how bad it was"

Breakdown i can understand but as good as it gets, i love that film

"Carol the waitress, meet simon the fag"

can't recall me ever walking out of a film but i've been tempted especially in UGC when a few years back they didn't seem to believe in air conditioning and i was watching crap like the house on haunted hill or something

something slightly off topic was watching the ring a couple of weeks ago and theres part where you think this is more or less over and this couple got up, walked out and missed end

i thought that would be funny if they discussed the film with there friends

Bounty Hunter · 09-03-2003 4:29pm

Walked out only once - during waking ned it's about a dead guy who won the lotto and everyone in his small village come together to fool the lotto he's alive and should get the money so as they can split it amongst themselves

the first half of it seemed to be utter rubbish IMO me and my friends left though i regret it cos iv'e been told it gets quite funny

still we went into Amistad(i think) instead and that turned out to be good enough

darthmise · 10-03-2003 3:08pm

Walked out of The Cell, Jennifer Lopez thing after about half an hour. Total Muck.

the celtic tiger · 10-03-2003 4:44pm

Originally posted by Victor
A bunch of people walked out on Solaris the other night

i walked out of this the other night. it's the most 'walk-outable' movie ever. this and jeepers creepers are the only ones i've ever deemed bad enough to walk out of.

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