Walking out of movies

[ooglafina]

Anybody ever done it? I haven't. It's never even occurred to me before. I wanted to walk out of "The Grudge" but couldn't because I had my sister and cousin with me.

And anyway, I have a sick fascination with bad movies because it's so interesting to see what went wrong. I feel like I get my money's worth in knowledge and experience anyway. I've seen that "Jonah Hex" has gotten really evil reviews and it makes me want to see it, just to see how bad the damage really is.

[Raph's Girl]

I've seen that "Jonah Hex" has gotten really evil reviews and it makes me want to see it, just to see how bad the damage really is.

Usually films that have bad reviews are ones I liked. That's the case with Jonah Hex. Yeah it bombed in the box office (opening in 8th! Yeowch!) but I liked it. Mostly cuz Im into the civil war era. It would have probably done alot better if it hadn't opened oposite Toy Story 3.

[愛]

I wanted to walk out on Ghost Rider, but Voltron was the one who drove me, so I couldn't.

[Samhain]

I walked out of Batman Begins only because there were some dumb teens yelling in the back. I figured might as well get my money back and see it another time when I can actually enjoy it. The manager gave me my money back and said next time it was on us. Cool guy.

[Candy Kappa]

I wanted to walk out of underworld movie, but i stuck 'til the end.

I choose carefully what movie to see since the ticket is helluva expensive

[shuriken]

Walked out of Final Destination 3. then snuck in to see the pink panther. not much better IMO

[Katie]

I've fallen asleep during a bad movie.....

[Candy Kappa]

I lost my drink when some guy could't get off the phone while movie was on.

it just slipped out of my hands and wacked his head

[gobo]

I've never done such a thing on the premise that I'll always be curious as to what I missed. That will drive me to spend more money on seeing it again even though I'm only vaguely interested. Just because a movie doesn't start out well doesn't always mean that it won't redeem itself by the end. Plus, I paid good money to see it, so I just choose my battles wisely.

[ooglafina]

When I thought about walking out of "The Grudge" I had just had a ruptured appendix and had very nearly died slowly in real life so I wasn't inclined to watch other people snuff it and just looked away through the whole movie. Also I was hopped up on Vicoden and that didn't really help either.

I guess I always figured that no movie is so bad that it's worth walking out on. Except "Alone in the Dark." If I'd seen that in the theater I may have walked out.

[XERO]

I never walked out, but I remember seeing people walk out.

It was during Jackass: Number Two, the skit with Steve-O, Chris Pontius and the horse... :|

[Eiko]

I walked out on Power Rangers Movie it was so bad. But lucky the tickets where free so no loss.

[ThirdMarioBro]

I've watched a lot of people walk out of Saw movies. Watched three couples walk out of Kick-Ass when the girlfriend realized she had been misled by the dude about the context of the movie (basically, when they start pouring the gasoline). Never walked out myself.

[XERO]

Dude, any movie with Nicholas Cage is 'out of context'. :P

[Candy Kappa]

saw some parents walking out with their 6-10 old children on passion of the Christ under the torture scene

[Barkworm]

My brother wanted to walk out of Transformers 2 and even though I agreed that it was the worst film I had ever seen on the big screen, I thought I should endure it.

[Vivi]

My brother wanted to walk out of Transformers 2 and even though I agreed that it was the worst film I had ever seen on the big screen, I thought I should endure it.

I think I fell asleep for 15 minutes, woke up and realised that I didn't miss a thing as the robots/explosions sequence at the pyramids was still going on.

The only time I left a cinema was during "A Walk to Remember", mainly because it induced one of the worst migraines I've ever experienced.

[ToTheNines]

My fu*king cousin made me see "Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector" with him... I wanted to walk out so bad but I was fourteen so I couldn't have driven home.

Also wanted to leave Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (picked by a friend). But after seeing the most ridiculous sex scene in cinema history I just had to stick around.

[Leogeddon]

Two times for me, once was Transporter 3 and the other was Bad Moon (or something of the sort).

[Weapon X]

I've actually never walked out of a movie, then again I try to go to ones that don't look obviously bad and will make me want to. Although I went to the third Pirates Of The Caribbean movie with my girlfriend and her sister, their choice and it was like torture, it was horrible, but I fell asleep, so I guess that's kind of an insult to it.

Also looking back, I could have walked out on the Death Proof part of Grindhouse.

[Candy Kappa]

Two times for me, once was Transporter 3 and the other was Bad Moon (or something of the sort).

New Moon? I'm so glad I didn't pay money to see that movie, nor the first one

and I still feel cheated

[Revan]

Only once for me. It was called 28 days. NOT 28 DAYS LATER. 28 days is the one with Sandra Bullock about alcohol rehab. Wow, so so so bad. I watched the first 40 mins or so and decided I had had enough.

[Sage Ninja]

napoleon dynamite was the movie I wanted to walk out of so bad. I think I must have purposely gone to the bathroom about three times because it was such torture to sit through. My friend of the time dragged me to see it against my will even though I thought it was stupid even from the trailer.

edit: my younger sister told me just how stupid this line was.

[ToTheNines]

It was called 28 days. NOT 28 DAYS LATER.

:lol: That reminds me of like every time I tell someone about Danny Boyle's "Sunshine"... they think I'm talking about "Little Miss Sunshine".

[Slap-Happy]

I haven't done it in a while. Only to go to the bathroom and come back, and I haven't even done that for movies I'm actually interested. I walked out of Bruno. Saw Orphan instead.

[discordiatookie]

Can't say i've ever walked out of a movie before. Fell asleep during (The Grudge remake - I was drunk; and King Kong (Peter Jackson one) - my partner at the time loved it so much we went twice - second time I dozed off, awakening just in time for them to arrive at the island).

I do recall going to see Inglorious Basterds, and clocking a rather old looking couple arriving not long after us. I thought to myself hmm, pretty cool seeing folks like that in for a film like this. Anyhoo, they walked out after the baseball bat Bear Jew scene.

[Turo602]

I've never walked out of a movie. I choose my movies carefully. But I have had some annoying movie goers. Like when I went to see the Haunting in Connecticut, there was an annoying ass guy yelling. He kept saying F*ck this movie F*ck this movie" and "Hell naw if that was me I wouldn't even go in there." I felt like knocking him out and waking him up when the movie finishes.

[ooglafina]

Maybe I should start keeping chloroform in my purse.

[Shark_Blade]

Fell asleep after 15 minutes when watching Avatar (second viewing). I couldn't endure it and I pretty much know what's going to happen, so I walked out. It was so good the first time round though.

[Koi]

I have fallen asleep in movies, but I only walk out if it is really vulgar, disgusting, or to inappropriate for my taste. I always stay for bad movies though, I kinda like there bad qualities, best to have friends around while watching them though so you can make fun of it and laugh together.

[TuЯco]

i saw toy story on friday and the show was sold out. the movie started and 5 minutes into it group of like 8 people walked in. then they walked out becuz they couldnt sit next to each other.

[Guitar_Raph]

Usually, I'm a good sport about watching movies @ the theatre, good or bad. Don't wanna waste money on a bad pic.

So if I had to choose, it would be a tie between The Hot Chick & The Comebacks. Both were Matthew Lawrence movies & both disappointed me for his bit small parts. His last big part was on Jumping Ship in 2001.

On The Comebacks, I was outraged over that mock music video, Don't Stop Believing where everyone participated, except Matthew Lawrence. Thought he was too shy to sing not since that romantic moment on Boy Meets World.

Then I watched the movie on DirecTV, froze it & found that Matt was wearing a dark wig all along. I saw through that disguise by his dimples. So I owe Matt & that movie an apology.

[ooglafina]

Ah, I did want to walk out of 27 Dresses but I was with about 6 other girls who were really into it. At the end they asked how I liked it and I said something like it was exactly how I thought it would be.

[Shark_Blade]

I forgot about Disaster Movie. That name doesn't do it justice enough. I was watching with a friend who enjoyed it so much (wtf?) I was dying to go walk out of the cinema.

[jeff the cheff]

I do recall going to see Inglorious Basterds, and clocking a rather old looking couple arriving not long after us. I thought to myself hmm, pretty cool seeing folks like that in for a film like this. Anyhoo, they walked out after the baseball bat Bear Jew scene.


When I went to see Forgetting Sarah Marshall, there was an elderly couple sitting in front. When Segel says he's going to **** as many women as he can, they walked out.

[gobo]

The elderly need to learn that movies are rated R for a reason. When I went to see Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back (Shut-up! I'm already embarassed enough admitting it), I actually had to talk some clueless elderly out of it as they had never even heard of Jay & Silent Bob.

[Teddy]

I've never walked out of a movie, mainly because I'm too cheap and if I paid for it, I'm gonna damn well watch it. No matter how bad it sucks.

I do remember people walking out of Blair Witch Project, though.

[jeff the cheff]

I think you can get a refund if you walk out of a movie.

I've never walked out of a movie, mainly because I'm too cheap and if I paid for it, I'm gonna damn well watch it. No matter how bad it sucks.

I do remember people walking out of Blair Witch Project, though.

[Spitfire]

Got begged to go to the movies by my Mom a lot. She drug me to The Grudge, SAW 3, Dumb and Dumberer, and 2 Fast 2 Furious. All were huge wastes of time and all lacked the option to leave whenever I wanted.

I fell asleep during Terminator 3 for about a half hour. I never re-watched it and never will.

One movie I had the option to walk out on and probably should have but didn't was Oliver Stone's Alexander. That movie was crap on so many levels. My Dad was with me and we both watched at the theater emptied. By the time it was over there was only 2 other people in there.

We also almost walked out on the Death Proof segment of Grindhouse. It was like watching a bad chick flick with some violent scenes spread out between a half hour of long drawn out babbling. The missing reel joke was way funnier in Planet Terror too.

[Warhorse]

I lost my drink when some guy could't get off the phone while movie was on.

it just slipped out of my hands and wacked his head

Lot better than I was. I got so fed up with some bitch ass teen texting, I grabbed the phone and flung with full force towards the wall. Phone broke into a million pieces. We were both escorted out. This was the movie The Crazies. The theater made amends with me and gave me a ticket to see the movie again. The teen was removed indefinitely.

Other than that, never walked out of a movie. I have had an occasion where I didn't finish a movie on DVD, but never in theater. It's probably why I choose action flicks or thrillers, keeps my interest up even if it is a crappy film.

The elderly need to learn that movies are rated R for a reason. When I went to see Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back (Shut-up! I'm already embarassed enough admitting it), I actually had to talk some clueless elderly out of it as they had never even heard of Jay & Silent Bob.

I went to see The Black Dhalia, and there was an elderly couple that walked out during the porno video scene. Granted, I kind of see their disgust. Here was a movie set in a vintage time, and they throw in graphic porno that really brought the movie's "classy look" down to a trashy look. I guess not every movie is going to be set up like Public Enemies.

[The Stryker]

Again. Anger issues much?

[Candy Kappa]

Lot better than I was. I got so fed up with some bitch ass teen texting, I grabbed the phone and flung with full force towards the wall. Phone broke into a million pieces. We were both escorted out. This was the movie The Crazies. The theater made amends with me and gave me a ticket to see the movie again. The teen was removed indefinitely.

that's awesome, it's annoying when people can't turn off their phones in the cinema.

[jaymq]

*reads posts* Cinema's need a no phone policy. Seriously.. an enforced one.

Can't say I've ever walked out of a cinema, though I think I've been tempted a time or two to turn around and whack someone.

[Candy Kappa]

Cinemas in Norway have a no phone policy, it's not strict but they have a short movie about it and signs in to the film room. Telling people to turn off the cellphones and don't annoy other viewers

[gobo]

Guess I have more restraint than you guys. The one time this bald (old?) dude kept turning on his smart phone with its brights on, I politely asked him if he could at least dim it because it was distracting. He got all stuttery like I just threatened him, and shut it off. ^_^ That was funny. And a long time ago, I went to see a movie during school/work hours, so there were only a handful of people in the theater. This tubby, black woman up at the top kept cackling. As annoying as that was, I decided to ignore it because some people can't help it if their laughter is grating. When she started yelling at the screen though, I started mimicking her laughs. I only had to do it twice to get her to shut up. There just weren't enough people to help reenact that scene from Scary Movie. I'm not taking the blame all by myself. :shifty:

[Spitfire]

Cinemas in Norway have a no phone policy, it's not strict but they have a short movie about it and signs in to the film room. Telling people to turn off the cellphones and don't annoy other viewers

So do theaters here but Americans all have ADD and can't help but fiddle with their phones during movies. They also forget to turn it on silent and I've seen some people actually leave the theater to have a conversation in the middle of the movie. Being considerate isn't a trait most of my fellow countrymen seem to have. Of course most theaters now are populated with 15 year olds who know as much about how to act in public as a monkey.

Then of course there's the completely thick people who bring babies into the theater. Bringing them to a kid's movie I can maybe see but bringing them to "War Explosion 10" is a very dumb idea. The poor babies ears drums are going to get blown out and of course they're going to cry. If you can't find a babysitter then don't go to the movies. There should be a strict no baby policy. That would be easier to enforce then the phone one.

[Brodie]

When I went to see Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back (Shut-up! I'm already embarassed enough admitting it),

Uh....why?



Anyway, I wanted to walk out of the Spirit...But it was so tragically funny.

I wanted to walk out of Sin City, too.

[ooglafina]

When I saw "The Two Towers" there was this guy talking loudly and laughing on his phone and a guy nearby yelled at him to cut it out and turn it off because the movie had started. At that point we were hearing the Balrog and Gandalf's voice echoing mysteriously and we were zooming around Caradhras. He yelled back at the guy saying that the movie hadn't started yet and kept on talking. I thought they were going to come to blows.

Because apparently to some people there is this invisible line between opening credits and scene that separates where the movie REALLY begins. To me, as soon as the house lights go down and the production logos come up, then the movie has started and you'd better shut up.

[shuriken]

All this hate for death proof. It's amazingly hilarious. the whole Kurt Russel "OH MY GOD WHY!!!" with the alcohol scene was awesome.
As for Jay and Silent Bob strike back, it was pretty terrible.

[Hannah]

Madagascar. Boring as hell.

[Brodie]

As for Jay and Silent Bob strike back, it was pretty terrible.

Are you people crazy? What the **** did you all expect it to be?

[gobo]

What the **** did you all expect it to be?
A full movie, not a quarter of one with the slack taken up by mostly uninspired fan-service...

[Spitfire]

That's funny I've never met a single person who didn't think Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back was hilarious. People used to come over to my house to watch it sometimes cause I was the only one of us who had it on DVD. It's pretty retarded but it has some laughs in it. Haven't seen it in awhile though.

[XERO]

That movie was the reason I started watching Kevin Smith films.

Show some respect! :x

[FlawedCoil82]

Lot better than I was. I got so fed up with some bitch ass teen texting, I grabbed the phone and flung with full force towards the wall. Phone broke into a million pieces.

:lol: Oh man I would have paid good money to watch that actually go down. I can not stand how the brainless drone youth of today are so addicted to their cell phones. I have never had to talk to someone so badly that I couldn't even wait for a movie to end first.

I've never walked out of a movie before (unless its to go to the bathroom). I swear that movie theaters put something in their soft drinks to make people have to piss like racehorses so that we will have to go back to see the movie again to see what all we missed the last time. That's why I try not to buy drinks anymore.

Off-topic but when I went to see TMNT in theaters, I was the only person in the entire theater. It was awesome. I took off my coat and laid it down in the aisle and watched the entire movie laying down on it. Quite comfy.

There are 3 movies that I ever remember being bored to tears with. The Rocketeer, The Avengers and Lost In Space. I was with my dad for all three of them and the movies couldn't end soon enough for me.
Jack

[Buffy]

I walked out of a movie only once: I am legend. The movie was ok, but the sound was so incredibly loud. I have a hearing problem and even then it was too loud for me :p. My girlfriend has really sensitive hearing and she wanted to leave so I left with her.

[Luzmagica]

I´ve never walked out of a movie!!! If its boring or as bad as hell at least I can said "Its was too hoorrible for me IMO!"...:D...(for example "Were wilds things..." I saw this movie to see the visual effects they are going to use at TMNT...and was VERY boring for me!!!)
There is one movie I almost break the rule, And my parents too (we almost leave the movie all togheter...but we resist until the end bravely!!!:lol:), Alatriste movie, THE WORST adaptation movie-from a book in history .....Actually they sum up 8 books in a movie....NOT recommended if you enjoy the books a minimun!!

[Toonami Tom]

I saw Austin Powers 2. Then I was going to see it again with my friend. When we got there, we were the only two people at the showing. She thought it was creepy nobody else was there, so she insisted we leave.

Another friend of mine told me that his sister walked out of 'Kill Bill Vol. 1' during the blood-filled anime scene.

[Mutated Turtle]

I seriously wanted to walk out of TMNT 07. I got bored of it after the TMNT logo showed up. That movie is the definition of a sh*tty movie. It felt so repetitive and boring. I think I even slept through it. Plus, the character design looked like SH*T.

[ooglafina]

Yeah, I was pretty unhappy that the humans all looked like Bratz dolls. I think the big problem was that all the energy went to the animation and none to the story, dialogue, etc... And I think Munroe just has a boring sense of humor. His jokes give me yawns.

[Sage Ninja]

When she started yelling at the screen though, I started mimicking her laughs. I only had to do it twice to get her to shut up. :shifty:

gobo you're awsome! :lol: My boyfriend did something similar at the last movie we went to. It was Sherlock Holmes and some loser kept bitching out his girlfriend (I think he was drunk) and he had this really retarded sounding voice, the guy actaully got up and started walking up and down the aisles looking over the seats trying to firgure out who it was. He finally just left. Oh good times. :D

[Spitfire]

Since we're talking about getting people to be quite in movies I've had a few encounters with that. The funniest were the following.

Once was during The Grudge. These 14 year olds were sitting behind us chatting it up so I looked at my friend and said.
"Gee I wish I had a gun right now."
"Why's that?" he asked.
"So I could shoot the annoying loud people behind me."

They kept quite the rest of the movie. Pretty hilarious, I think I scared them more then the movie did.

Another time some guy's cell rang and he picked it up like a minute after they asked everyone to silence their phones. So I yelled "Retard" at him and some people laughed, then he got up and left.

I don't do that stuff anymore though unless it's kids. There's to many wanna be gang bangers where I live who like to get in fights with people who so much as look at them or they're usually over weight girlfriends.

[Ra]

Mm... one of my good friends was squabbling loudly during a Harry Potter movie. I felt a bit embarrassed actually, since she was being rude to someone behind her when they asked for her to quieten down. Probably the only time I've experienced a noisy person sadly.

As for movies I wanted to walk out of... "Yes Man", "Madagascar", "Pirates of the Caribbean 3" all come to mind. Although Pirates 3 was mainly because I REALLY had to pee and we were at the climax of the movie. Water sloshing everywhere + water sound effects + 2 litres of water = Me squirming in my seat for fifteen minutes.

[Koschei]

When I was a kid my mom and my brother walked out of Groundhogs day.
The other day I went to The Big 4 "Live" and walked out during Metallica.
I just couldn't stand watching them butcher my favorite old school hits.

[PAAATE]

The other day I went to The Big 4 "Live"

Haha, yes, "live". I've never seen a live broadcast with more cuts in it :P

[OA]

I've done it once. I watch alot of movies and usually can find something redeeming to keep me going. I don't think I've ever fallen asleep at a theatre either.

But the one movie I walked out on: Catwoman. Halle was sexy and all, but the movie was so incredibly dumb (the acting, plot, etc.) I had to walk out.

[Shellsweet]

Never happened to me, and usually I always go to see family movies with family and friends, and we went to see Where the wild things are, UGH, I wanted to walk out SO badly. @___@ Wish I did.

[Krutch]

Only movie I ever walked out on was the Black Dahlia. And we were there for over an hour. I just wanted it over with.

I also "drove out"(as it was a drive-in) of Miami Vice about a half hour in. It was the last movie and it looked so incredibly boring. I wasnt alone either. Just when I started pulling out, it seemed another 20 cars or so followed suit.

[GK Punk]

I almost walked out of Last Air Bender tonight. Never saw a single epsiode of the show, but went to see it with friends.

[Samhain]

I almost walked out of Last Air Bender tonight. Never saw a single epsiode of the show, but went to see it with friends.

Didnt like it?

[GK Punk]

Simply put, it was one of the worst movies I've ever seen. I thought the trailers looked cool so I wanted to check it out. But the acting was atrocious, the script was horrible and the character development was non existent.

[Samhain]

Simply put, it was one of the worst movies I've ever seen. I thought the trailers looked cool so I wanted to check it out. But the acting was atrocious, the script was horrible and the character development was non existent.

Wow. That sucks. From the trailers it looks really cool. Oh well.:ohwell:

[RAM BAM]

I remember a senior couple walking out of the movie "Pulp Fiction"
during the "Bring Out The Gimp" scene. To me they were good
sports putting up with the vulgarity, shock, and lewdness that we
know from that film. I guess that scene was the decider!

[soliloquy]

I'm pretty patient with movies, even the bad ones, so I don't think I've ever left the theater based on that criteria.

I've only walked out of movies because someone was being obnoxious and shushing them didn't work. I go to an employee and ask for a refund to see the movie another time, and let them know there's someone being disruptive. Once someone pisses me off I can't go back in and enjoy the movie because I'm dwelling on their bad behavior the whole time.

I have zero tolerance for inconsiderate people, and it really does seem to be increasing.

[ooglafina]

I have zero tolerance for inconsiderate people, and it really does seem to be increasing.

I think cellphones and Blackberries and stuff are definitely helping and stuff.

[shuriken]

"Bring Out The Gimp"

YES. When I first saw the movie I was like WTF?!!?
Yeah I try to turn off my phone whenever I go to the movies. This one time I forgot and I heard the little jingle of a recieved text message and then I turned it off right then and there. I felt like a douche, plus I hate those people who talk on the phone during movies, SOO annoying.

[XERO]

I'm surprised that there isn't a documentary movie about walking out on movies yet.

The stories you guys brought up would be interesting resources.

[Warhorse]

I'm pretty patient with movies, even the bad ones, so I don't think I've ever left the theater based on that criteria.

I've only walked out of movies because someone was being obnoxious and shushing them didn't work. I go to an employee and ask for a refund to see the movie another time, and let them know there's someone being disruptive. Once someone pisses me off I can't go back in and enjoy the movie because I'm dwelling on their bad behavior the whole time.

I have zero tolerance for inconsiderate people, and it really does seem to be increasing.

Heh, friends and I get amused now. If we some jerk on the phone or texting, we'll just sit behind them and start monotonously kicking the back side of their chair. Sure, there are a few words exchanged, but in the end, they finally get it.

[Brodie]

That sounds far more bitchy and annoying than someone texting.

[Samhain]

Heh, friends and I get amused now. If we some jerk on the phone or texting, we'll just sit behind them and start monotonously kicking the back side of their chair. Sure, there are a few words exchanged, but in the end, they finally get it.

If that had been my chair you guys were kicking, that would be the end of the movie for you.

[Shellsweet]

I think I would rather take someone texting then kicking someone's seat...Ugh.