Could someone briefly summarize what the general public finds so distasteful about in Magnolia?

I haven't seen it, but I'm mildly curious.

I also saw the most walkouts during Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (and a few at Hero). People obviously don't know how to multi-task or will feel that reading subtitles will take away from the movie.

I've never walked out but was sorely tempted during Blankman and I would've walked out on Moulin Rouge if my way wasn't blocked (oh how I hated that movie).

Re: Crouching Tiger, etc.

When I saw this movie, the theater was packed and I got there late. Unfortunately the only seats available were in the front row. Not only was I looking straight up just to see the distorted view of the screen, but with all the wire fu action making things dizzying and blurred, throwing subtitles into the mix made for a migraine the size of Philadelphia.

The only reason I didn't walk was because I was with a large group of coworkers.

I spent most of the movie with my eyes shut because I was getting nauseous.

I don't mind subtitles, but I can't read them from that close up if there's a lot of spinning action. It hurts.

I caught Moulin Rouge on TV not too long ago and nearly walked out on that, but then I remembered I was at home and simply changed the channel. I couldn't get past the opening credits.

They're threatened by the severity by which Cruise's starved-to-within-an-inch-of-their-lives African urchin ribs contrast with his shockingly robust "package."

I think it's because people can't simultaneously talk on their cell phone and read subtitles.

Meet Joe Black.

That would be my guess too.

...and possibly by his single front tooth.

Wing Commander-........ everyone came to see the Episode 1 preview and then just said "this movie is gonna suck ass... lets bounce"

I realize this quote is 14 months old, but bear with me. I enjoyed the Hulk and bought the DVD.

Sadly, the local theaters will put up signs telling people if a certain movie has subtitles on it.

I have never walked out of a movie, but came mighty close during Lost in Space--I was the last one left in the theater.

Oddly enough, the walkouts and complaints for CTHD still occurred despite these signs. Not surprisingly, many of those people didn't bother to read the signs

Speaking of films with subtitles, the only two films I have seen that have had subtitles and zero walk-outs was Tykwer's Heaven and Pang Brothers' The Eye. Granted, there were less than ten people at each showing, I'm just saying there were no walk-outs.



Every other film with subtitles I have seen, there were walk-outs every few minutes (I remember a lot of people walking out of Hero and Kung Fu Hustle).

I remember a few people walking out during Heathers, after Heather Chandler crashed through the coffee table. Most of the (packed) theater was cracking up, though. One guy yelled at us as he was leaving, "You guys are SICK! We live in a sick society!"

'Dude, where's my car' made me and the two people i was with leave...I also wanted badly to leave during the Chronicles Of Narnia but i was with people so I just went to sleep...

This explains alot.

Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy. My friends and I walked out on that one after a number of others left.

it mainly has to do with the seminar that tom cruise gives at the begining of the movie also the fact that the movie is very slow moving, 3 hours long, and a what the fuck type ending. (even though now its one of my favorites)

I noticed a few (all women) run out of The Devil's Rejects and The Hills Have Eyes!

It was pretty funny.

i don't blame you not enjoying that way. did you garner a better respect for it on a more comfortable 2nd viewing, subtitles and all?

If I ran a theater chain, I think I would only offer refunds for films that weren't screened for critics.

But then, if you're dumb enough to go to a film that wasn't screened for critics, you don't deserve to have money, so I probably wouldn't give people refunds for those either.

I really wish audiences were more discerning about what they went to see. Even with stuff like "Benchwarmers," where you're expecting a dumb comedy, we could have good dumb comedies instead of bad dumb comedies if the audience could learn to tell the difference.

Unfortunately, actors are the draw that gets people into the theaters, and nobody knows screenwriters or directors, and the actors, particularly comedians can be enticed into crummy movies with big paychecks.

If the audience could tell the difference between something like "The 40 Year Old Virgin" and something like "Benchwarmers," maybe we'd have better choices across the board.

I lived in a pretty small area in Louisiana back when "Pulp Fiction" was originally released. I watched it twice within a week because I just new the theater would pull it. Sure enough, it ran for 10 days (the minimum, I believe for carrying a film) and then it was gone. A buddy of mine worked for the theater and said a ton of people were walking out and demanding refunds. Just too many F-bombs, sex talk, drug use, and rape for the bible belt. One of my all-time favorite movies!

The start was slow and they should have kept the original origin but other than that I liked it. Hell it was worth it just watching hulk toss tanks, run super fast, jump in the air and smash planes. I thought it was one of those movies that you have to watch on the big screen to get the full effect.

I haven't tried watching it again, mainly because I don't really like wire-fu movies. I only went to see it because my coworkers all dragged me to see it.

I don't have a problem with subtitles, though I only own one subtitled movie: City of Lost Children. I don't like the dubbed version. It's just a little "off".