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Old 02-10-2009, 08:38 AM
 
Location: Denver, CO
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This topic may have been touched on, but what movies have you walked out on because they were so terrible you didn't want to spend 2 hours of your life watching it?

For me:

Demolition Man

The Matrix 3

Rudy

Miami Vice

The Illusionist

Incredible Hulk (The Eric Bana version)

Troy (loved the bod, Brad, but sorry!)

Alexander (love Colin Farrell, but please!)

Hellboy 2

And I can't remember the name of this one, but it had Chris O'Donnell and Rene Zelweger in it, a cheesy romance comedy.
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Old 02-10-2009, 09:42 AM
 
Location: Matthews, NC
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This topic may have been touched on, but what movies have you walked out on because they were so terrible you didn't want to spend 2 hours of your life watching it?

For me:

Demolition Man

The Matrix 3

Rudy

Miami Vice

The Illusionist

Incredible Hulk (The Eric Bana version)

Troy (loved the bod, Brad, but sorry!)

Alexander (love Colin Farrell, but please!)

Hellboy 2

And I can't remember the name of this one, but it had Chris O'Donnell and Rene Zelweger in it, a cheesy romance comedy.
Jeez, you waste a lot of money. I'll be damned if I pay to see the thing and don't either sit through it or go to another movie in the theater. Some of the films you listed were bad but none bad enough to walk out on, IMHO.

The one you can't remember is The Bachelor (1999). Can't beleive Hal Holbrook stooped to being in this crappy movie.

I did walk out on the new version of The Stepford Wives but only because my wife was sick.
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Old 02-10-2009, 09:58 AM
 
Location: Oxford, England
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"The Ark" a Russian movie in Russian with subtitles. Beautifully shot but one of the most boring , pretentious film I have ever seen ( or not as it happens).
I left and 2 thirds of the audience followed...

I wish I had walked out of "Indiana Jones and the crystal skulls" and "Sweeney Todd" but I was with friends.
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Old 02-10-2009, 10:27 AM
 
Location: Where we enjoy all four seasons
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None recently because I hate paying the prices to go to a movie but in the past

Star Wars (original) sorry hated it

Fatherhood (Patrick Swayze)

O Brother Where Art Thou
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Old 02-10-2009, 11:22 AM
 
Location: Kansas City, MO
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I have rarely gone to see a movie in the theater that was bad. I dont get to go often and I choose movies I know I am going to like.

But, if it ever came up that a movie was that bad, I still wouldnt walk out. Even when a movie is bad, I cant stand not knowing how it ends.
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Old 02-10-2009, 11:25 AM
 
Location: SW France
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Munich, not because it was necesarilly a bad film but being a dad with a teenage daughter couldn't bear to stay on knowing this girl was probably about to be blown up.

Oops- what button have I hit? Didn't mean to go to italics.
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Old 02-10-2009, 01:27 PM
 
Location: Matthews, NC
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I just thought of one that I did walk out on that was bad. Indiana Jones IV. We had a company meeting at a theater and they showed it afterwards. I didn't feel bad about walking out since I didn't pay to see it.
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Old 02-10-2009, 01:32 PM
 
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Why don't you guys read the reviews about a movie BEFORE you go?

The only one I've ever felt like walking out on was RV with Robin Williams, the most wretched bit of dreck ever. I only went because my kids wanted to see it. I felt like suing somebody afterwards.
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Old 02-10-2009, 01:34 PM
 
Location: Everybody is going to hurt you, you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for-B Marley
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Just two, The Brothers and some Mr. Bean movie. They were excruciating to watch, I couldn't take it anymore. The last Indiana Jones movie was pretty darn close. In fact, I probably would have walked out had I not been with my son.
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Old 02-10-2009, 01:36 PM
 
Location: Everybody is going to hurt you, you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for-B Marley
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Why don't you guys read the reviews about a movie BEFORE you go?

The only one I've ever felt like walking out on was RV with Robin Williams, the most wretched bit of dreck ever. I only went because my kids wanted to see it. I felt like suing somebody afterwards.
B'c I've seen several bad reviews on movies I loved. I don't put any stock in critics babblings. You need to judge for yourself.

I saw RV trailers and thought it looked really stupid so I never went to see it. I haven't seen it still. I'll have to try to catch it on cable and see just how bad it is.
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