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BigDan 12-09-04 05:53 PM

The only movie I've ever walked out on was Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid. It just didn't click with my then-ten-year-old mind.

I've not noticed people leaving in the middle of movies I've been at (and I've seen a lot of stinkers over the years).

LBCrazyFool 12-09-04 06:06 PM

Two movies that I noticed a bunch of people walking out of were Half Baked and Super Troopers.

freudguy 12-10-04 11:12 AM

I have never noticed a lot of walk-outs, I guess I get too involved with the movie. I did walk out of Eraser, primarliy because the film broke but I didn't care enough for it to stick around for the rest of it when they repaired the film. I desperately wanted to walk out of Batman & Robin but I was with friends and couldn't.

Many of these movies that people claimed they walked out of are in my collection (and Thin Red Line is one of my favorite WWII flicks).

Achtung 12-10-04 12:52 PM

The only one I remember specifically was Hero a few months back. There were at least 8-9 people who walked out... possibly because they couldn't read. I would think subtitled movies would lead to a lot of walkouts for this reason.

AEspinoza1 12-10-04 02:21 PM

I vividly remember the screening for The Thin Red Line. It was about a week before the release and it was at the Mann Village Theatre in Westwood (one of the best theaters in the country). About 10 minutes in most of the people in the rows around me were squiriming in their seats. Another 10 minutes and people were actually whispering how much they hated the film. About 30 minutes in droves of peoples started up and leaving. For the next hour it was truly shocking to see the filled to capacity Village theater become half empty and I'm not exaggerating. I had a bad seat all the way in the back but by the time everyone was leaving I had my pick of seats.

The Village can seat between 1,000 to 1,000 people.

cruzness 12-11-04 09:39 AM

I usually don't notice alot of walkouts but the most I remember seeing was for A.I. I'd have to say 1/3 of the theater walked out. My wife wanted to also but I made her stay. I walked out of Ice Age after my pregnant wife complained for half an hour that she could not get uncomfortable.

majorjoe23 12-11-04 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by cruzness
I walked out of Ice Age after my pregnant wife complained for half an hour that she could not get uncomfortable.

Did you try having someone kick her seat, or giving her an indian burn?

UAIOE 12-12-04 12:21 AM

:lol:

Dabaomb 12-12-04 12:43 AM

Like others here, I never walk out of a movie cuz it's money wasted to me.

The only movie that I've ever really really considered walking out of was The Hunted with Tommy Lee Jones. That was one of the worst movies that I've ever seen. I saw that movie at a pre-screening and thought to myself, this was free, I can walk out of it. Then, I thought to myself again, I waited over an hour in line for this, I can't walk out.

There have been some bad movies that I've fallen asleep during but I still won't walk out.

cruzness 12-12-04 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by majorjoe23
Did you try having someone kick her seat, or giving her an indian burn?

No they had a screaming baby and were talking on a cell phone.

TomMiller 12-13-04 04:49 PM

I have never walked out of a movie. I would have walked out on a couple had friendships not dictated otherwise. I also don't seem to notice when people walk out. The one exception was when I saw Blue Velvet. I saw it a college theater in Madison, so this wasn't a weak-hearted crowd. A good fourth of the audience got up and left during Hopper's rape scene.

Krio 12-13-04 08:34 PM

Only movie i've ever walked out of was one of the blair witch movies.. cant remember which though.... Was 2 even released in theaters?

Dabaomb 12-14-04 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Krio
Only movie i've ever walked out of was one of the blair witch movies.. cant remember which though.... Was 2 even released in theaters?

unfortunately, yes.

ChrisKnudsen 12-14-04 10:28 AM

When I worked at a theater, the most walk-outs was for Freddie Got Fingered. Maybe half the crowd or so on one showing.

Giles 12-14-04 11:54 AM

the movie that I remember people leaving left and right was Neil LaBute's Your Friends and Neighbors

Kevin Phillips 12-14-04 01:00 PM

I go to the theatre to watch a movie, not the other patrons, so I'm almost totally oblivious to people coming and going. However there were two movies where it was so obvious even I couldn't miss it:
Wizards
Beavis & Butthead Do America

In both cases, it was a parent quickly dragging their kid out after realizing it isn't really a child's movie.

Draven 12-14-04 01:24 PM

I've never walked out of a movie. I don't go and see movies that I might not like. And I've never been mislead by advertising. Even if it's not a good movie, there is bound to be SOMETHING I like so I can stick it out.

I've noticed walkouts in Kill Bill, Eternal Sunshine, South Park BLU, Crouching Tiger...it's amazing that people would go see a movie without knowing anything about it.

RichC2 12-14-04 08:01 PM

Never walked out, but was tempted to during Windtalkers and Van Helsing.

Hollowman and Highlander: End Game also come to mind, but I don't recall much outside of nearly falling asleep. Oh and lest I forget the terrible The Musketeer and The One.

I used to see a lot of shitty movies :D.

I recall seeing walk outs during I Heart Huckabees, only two (in a full theater) for Lost in Translation, The Hulk (I wish more did, little bastards wouldn't shut up), both Kill Bill movies, and numerous others. Dunno why I notice, but it seems to happen a lot.

Bigsierra 12-14-04 10:52 PM

I've never actually left because the movie was a stinker and I've seen a few. Sgt. Pepper and the Lonely Hearts Club Band with the BeeGees comes to mind.
One night we did leave the drive-in because my daugher had to use the bathroom and she didn't think the theater restroom was clean enough. I think she was right. :)

gmal2003 12-15-04 11:19 AM

Saw lots on youngins walk out of The Hulk early into the movie.

iggystar 12-15-04 12:18 PM

Lots also walked out of my viewing of Hero. I've seen people walk out of all of the subtitled movies I've seen, Crouching Tiger, Dances with Wolves, Iron Monkey. Reading subtitles is kind of awkward at first, but you quickly get used to it as the story progresses. I think people think they're supposed to automatically click with the reading and walk out..if they would give it a little more time. Then again, some people might hate to read.

I've rarely been tempted to walk out of a movie because I too feel that would be wasting money and my curiosity makes me stay, just to see if it gets any better.. However, I want to walk out of Moulin Rouge so badly. I would have walked and cared less about the ending. The only reason I didn't is because my path was blocked.

Alvis 12-15-04 02:15 PM

Because I was just reading about this movie on IMDB, I'm going to nominate Bolero.

GuessWho 12-15-04 02:38 PM

I wouldve walked out of The Matrix and Mars Attacks if I wasn't with other people

MGR 01-19-05 09:42 PM

A few years ago: In the Company of Men

jaeufraser 01-19-05 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by LBCrazyFool
Two movies that I noticed a bunch of people walking out of were Half Baked and Super Troopers.

They were probably just going out to their cars to smoke a mid-movie doobie.


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