Solaris wasn't that bad and it was relatively short if I remember. What's the problem?

Many found Solaris painfully boring...

I can't believe that you can't believe it. As a fan of 2001, you should well know that it's not for everyone; same with the other two flicks. All three you mentioned require a very patient viewer. Not everyone's a cineaste.

Also, advertising can mislead. Lots of people thought Eternal Sunshine was another silly Carrey film, and the huge cast of The Thin Red Line sold that film - even if George Clooney was in the final cut for only a few seconds!

Then again, maybe people just didn't like it. I like 2001 and Eternal..., but The Thin Red Line is one of the most pretentious, stupid, soul-sucking films I've ever seen!

Yes, I suppose you are right. I'm more discerning when I commit to a movie. I know beforehand what to expect from a Charlie Kaufman script or a Terence Malick film. 2001 is so damn awe-inspiring to me that I can't comprehend a viewer in 1968 leaving given that such a thing was never put on screen before.

And I disagree on TTRL. While not a masterpiece, it is a fine film. :up:

Since it kind of goes along with this thread, is it really true that if you leave within 15 minutes of a movie that you get a full refund?

Depends on the movie, the manager, if I'm in the box office etc. Rule of thumb at Loews is that if the film itself has been on for about half its runtime or less, then you can get a refund.

Of course, if its a case like The Incredibles, where we had a small mob of Star Wars feeks who demanded a refund because they only came to see the Episode III trailer, it's tricky. Technically, they didn't stay for the film, but they saw what they wanted to see. That's a manager's call. Generally, we don't give guys like that refunds.

Worse were the ones who demanded a refund because it wasn't on the print they saw! Yeah, we'll give you a refund because we didn't have a certain COMMERCIAL. Idiots. Go home and download it.

When i went and seen My boss's Daughter. There was about 17 other people in there and by the the end it was just me and 2 other people.

The Terance and Phillip Movie: Asses of Fire

Well, what did you expect? They're canadian.

I wanted to walk out during Pearl Harbor, but since I was there with 8 other people, I just stuck it out by playing Saving Private Ryan in my head for the rest of the movie.

Funny, I thought it was the most beautiful and haunting movie of 1998. What exactly did you find 'stupid'?

Many also have ADD or have no idea what science-fiction is.

I wanted to leave half way through Legally Blonde 2, but my girl wouldn't let me.

Also wanted to leave during The Hulk.

I never notice walkouts. But the only movie I've ever walked out on was Stuck On You.

The only time I can think of right now that had noticeable walkouts was Event Horizon. I'm guessing people expected it to be more sci-fi and lest horror-ish. The whole scene where the woman was holding her eyeballs may have been a little much for some hehe.

Most walkouts I've personally witnessed were from the sneak preview of the Matthew Broderick Godzilla. About a fourth of the audience walked out, from what I could tell.

saw House of Flying Daggers over the weekend and a handful of people walked out midway. the only film i've walked out on (and demanded my money back successfully) was 'Homegrown' starring billy bob thornton

Now thats a movie i'd see. I'm not a huge fan of South Park, but Terance and Philip was my favorite part of the SP movie.

The sci-fi horror thing was the best part of the movie. Damn them :(

I honestly don't pay much attention to people walking out, i mean lol, theres a movie i'm devoting my attention to. but the movies I can remember seeing groups/families w/children leaving were 2 movies I absolutely LOVE. Starship Troopers (which was hilarious but obviously others didn't think so) and Kill Bill (because obviously these parents were idiots and thought they were going to a kung fu movie w/o knowing what kind of director Quentin is). then again I also don't see too many movies, just ones I NEED to see and can't wait for dvd release.

as for MYSELF, walking out, only once. I forget the name, Very Bad Things ? friend told me bout it, supposed to be as good or funnier than Theres Something About Mary, another of my fav movies, which I saw 4X in theaters. Very Bad Things was a Very SHitty Movie, we were watching like wtf is this trash ??? about 50 minutes of utter horror I had to leave. I was also tempted to leave both of the new Star Wars, they were pretty horrid as well. First Jar Jar and the annoying kid and then some weird Shakespearan romance crap between Hayden and Natalie. I really don't get why ppl like/love Star Wars so much.

Movies that I've been at were I've seen a large number of people walking out:
CABIN BOY
MARS ATTACKS
STUART SAVES HIS FAMILY

other than that, nada. I don't go to bad movies at the theater so....
:p

Will theaters refund your money if you walk out of a film during a reasonable time? Just curious because I've never walked out of a film because I hate to waste good earned money.

When I saw this film in the theater people were urghing to the fire extinguisher scene...then when the rape scene began people started to leave during the first three minutes, and the theater kept slowly emptying until the final tenth minute...

Congo

Good thing they went to see the remake and not the original.

Oh shit. So out of the four people who saw that film in theaters, at least two walked out??!?!