Never. Even if there's an extra scene after the credits, since it'll be on the internet shortly after.

yes I do, I find it stupid to hurdle with the cows er.. masses just to leave a theater quickly - really what's the point - I can stay planted in my seat for an extra five minutes - it isn't going to kill me??

Just to clarify: I sit through the credits of every film. I don't check beforehand.

Only if I know (or suspect there will be) an extra scene.

I do because my friend and I like to make fun of the crew's names. Some of them are just ridiculous.

Before I watch a movie at the theatre, I'll check out this website:

http://moviestinger.com/

It will let you know if there's anything before, during, or after the credits. A spoiler free option.

No more searching forums in fear of spoilers. Great website.

Why waste that time if you don't need to?

I'll stay for an end scene or to check a particular actor's name. And I generally read whatever thread there is about the movie before hand here on DVDTalk, so usually I find out if there's a end scene or not.

If the movie gives me something to think about, I'll sit there through the credits and think about it. If not, I'm usually out the door with the rest of 'em.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes wasn't a bad movie, but I was out the door even when I saw there was an extra scene or two during the end credits. One guy and his kid went back in when they noticed something new happening. Can't say I feel like I missed much.

If the film shows outtakes, then I usually stick around. Otherwise it's time to hit the road and bitch about the movie.

If I enjoy a film then I'll stay through the credits. Rise of the Planet of the Apes had a nice little extra. Super 8 had one of the best, IMO.

Generally no. Only if there is something tacked on to the end.

The drivers are my favorite part. Half of them have awesome nicknames.

I always stay. Combination of not wanting to miss any bonus scenes or jokes in the credits; feeling like it's the respectful thing to do; and not wanting to wait in the exit line of sticky children.

I used to sit through the entire end credits on principle. Then, at some point after the end credits got way too long to be reasonable, it was only to see the cast list, the music credits and the locations. Then when all this info became available on IMDB, I would only sit through them if there was music playing over them that I wanted to hear. At some point, as movies have gotten worse and worse and the end credits longer and longer, I just decided to give up and leave, unless I know there's a scene coming up a la the recent Marvel post-credits scenes. Or if the end credits are done in a real creative way. Think 300, although with that film, the projector went off about 10 seconds into that creative end credits sequence and the audience got pissed and went to the manager and we all got passes. But the end credits have gotten so long thanks to the inclusion of everybody who clicked a mouse for a special effects scene or brought that person coffee. It's ridiculous.

An amusing end credits story. Around the time Hollywood started putting lengthy and significant credits at the end, not every theater would honor the process. I was at a neighborhood theater for THE TOWERING INFERNO (1974) when the end credits came up and John Williams' music was playing (pre-STAR WARS) and I was really enjoying it. It was the last show of the night and everyone else got up to leave. The theater closed its curtain over the screen, despite the fact that the credits were still running. I stubbornly sat and stayed anyway until the thing was finally over. When I got up, there was one guy in the back waiting for me, the last person in the entire single screen theater, to get up so he could unlock the door and let me out.

I think Star Wars is mostly responsible for this. It is the first movie I can recall that had exceptionally long credits.

I doubt that those responsible for CGI EFX have it quite that easy. They, at least, actually deserve a credit.

Whereas, credits for those who and others of that sort are, as you say, ridiculous. I think the trend for those sort of credits is due to nepotism, connections and unions.

Compare the credits for films like Citizen Kane, Lawrence of Arabia, Forbidden Planet or 2001 to almost any film made today.

Ridiculous may be an understatement.

Yes

I alway prefer watching end credit with cast of characters.

I always sit through the end credits, whether I'm at the theater or at home. I enjoy hearing the music, reading the names of the many, many people who contributed to the film, and I like having a chance to sit and think about the movie (even if I didn't like it) for a little while.

I'm kind of obsessive about it too - I don't think it's disrespectful to the filmmakers or anything like that to leave early, I just personally feel like I haven't seen the whole movie if I leave early.

I sit through credits most of the time. The only time I leave early during the credits is if I really have to use the restroom. Otherwise I can stick around for the credits and not have any problems with it.

When credits do get insanely long though (way over 5 minutes), like say some films that run 75 minutes, and then pad out the end credits to reach 90 minutes. Then I can see a point in leaving as quickly as possible since it's a waste of time then.

But of the films I've seen lately, the credits seemed surprisingly brief in many cases(5 minutes or less usually which seems the norm before things got so bloated). The main one that surprised me the most was Inglourious Basterds which was only about a 2 minute end credits roll.

I view well done end credits as an epilogue to the film where the score or song selected is telling a story and sets a certain mood whether happy, sad or introspective. And you won't get the full impact then if you just bolt right as the credits begin, or even before they begin as I've seen people do since they're so impatient.

Think how perfectly the cheerful end credits song selected for An American Werewolf In London contrasts the tragic ending of the film. You won't get the abrupt change in tone and how it messes with your perception of what you just viewed if you leave right as the credits begin.

However, when the credits are just crammed with a billion songs to sell a soundtrack and stretch on forever, it is annoying. But when they show restraint and only use one or two songs max or a score and it seems some care when into the credits portion, it's nice to stick around for them.

I admit I don't sit through the credits at home. I fast-forward to the parts I want.

But just like I don't want to know what a movie's about going in, I don't like to know there's an extra scene at the end. Since I sit through the credits anyway, getting a bonus scene is a fun surprise.

I've always sat through the credits ever since I was a little moviegoer. Only exceptions have been if I drank the entire 48 ounce soft drink and it was a 3 hour + film, or if the credits seem to go on forever and ever. I enjoyed the suprises over the years like the Zucker film silly credits, and post credit scenes. Most interesting to me is the fact that I used to be the only one in my city who did this, and nowadays I get up after a film and usually find about 30+ more people who also watched the credits too.

Ever since I saw the first release of Star Wars I've never understood why people leave during end credits. Even when I don't feel like reading all of them, leaving or turning off a movie during the credits makes for a rather abrupt end. Credits and closing logos are a proper finish to a movie. You sat through all the opening studio logos and opening credits, so why not the stuff at the end? If you're that anxious to leave the theater, you probably don't even like watching movies anyways. Sort of like me the last time I went to a baseball game- I kept watching the countdown clocks and couldn't wait til it was over, but nowadays I just don't go to baseball games because they bore the hell out of me and my being there would ruin it for those who enjoy them.

It always amuses me to see people defending their leaving during the credits on online forums- so it was a waste of time to sit through a few minutes of scrolling text and music, but it's NOT a waste of time to read posts from a bunch of people?

I sit thru the opening credits because they aren't very long, and the movie comes after it. And a lot of the time the opening credits are integrated into the film or done in a really interesting way. Most of the time the end credits are just scrolling words that go on forever. If more films came up with interesting ways of doing the end credits, I would probably sit thru them. But to me, the end credits are just boring 90% of the time. It's not that I think my time is so vaulable or that I have to rush out of there, it's just that why would I sit there and continue to stare at a screen when I'm not interested or entertained by what is on it?

And to insunuate that one doesn't like movies just because they don't sit thru the credits is just asinine. I love movies, I love being entertained. Scrolling names that go on fo 5-10 minutes do not entertain me. And I'm not trying to bring you around to my way of thinking. If you enjoy sitting thru the credits, then by all means, you should do so, but I take it as a personal insult if you try to say that because I don't watch the credits, it means I don't like movies.

And reading this forum is not a waste of my time. Reading and posting on this board, interacting with other people, sharing thoughts and opinions, is infinitely more entertaining and mentally stimulating than any end credit sequence I've ever seen.

Also, as a side note, baseball is pretty much the only sport where absolutely nothing is timed, so I have no idea what "countdown clocks" you could have possibly been staring at.

Wait for the crowd to leave.
Try to place "who's that guy? I know who he is" and look for anything else interesting (who did certain songs, for example).
Finish up my popcorn.
Look for extra stuff at the end.
And sometimes, if the movie was great/enjoyable, to sit there and think about it or stay in the mood of the film.

They do get crazy long sometimes.

Always.
I also watch them on cable and this new trend of sticking commercial kickers in movie end credits ticks me off. Starz does this. I paid extra for premium to see uncut movies.

Yep, and it is absolutely unnecessary. I can deal with the little logos on the bottom of the screen, but when they interrupt a movie with advertisements, it pisses me off to no end.