Walk Outs

[Spicoli]

Originally Posted by Kevin Holly

Don't worry about it man. Some people don't understand irony.

That being said, I have also never walked out. I considered it during A Good Day To Die Hard, but I stuck it out.

If you understand irony so well, IN YOUR OWN WORDS explain irony because there is no irony whatsoever involved in his and my exchange. Most people cannot explain irony without looking it up. So after you google it you'll see how funny this is. Good luck with your words next time

[Spicoli]

Originally Posted by metaridley

G-rated edit:

In my humble opinion, only moviegoers without the fortitude and patience to stick with a movie, no matter how much they may not be enjoying it, walk out. You wouldn't believe the collective number of poor films I've sat through and never once have I walked out.

I see your point though I do not think courage is needed to get to the end of a flick being there is nothing to fear. But as for patience, at times I have none as you can tell. My history of seeing bad movies never getting better is high enough to play the odds that it will not turn around.

I have actually made it to 15 minutes before a movie was over and walked out. I didn't find out how close to the end it was until a friend told me when I told him I left. I still didn't care, even after I heard what the end was.

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by mattymoron

Wow. I'm legitimately surprised. I honestly thought that it was hilariously awful. Poorly acted, a laughable twist, and something changed from the novella for absolutely no reason other than to make it just a bit edgier. Can't believe people actually enjoyed it. I'd be willing to bet that more than a few people like it as a matter of principle more than anything else - gotta' support the director not compromising his artistic vision (even if it's dumb).

Yeah that's why I made that thread/poll. There was so much strong debate that I wanted to gain a clearer vision of the numbers. My guess up to that date was 50/50, and wrong I was.

I'm in the camp that loved it. Personally, I didnt know the story behind the "Budget vs Darbonts Vision" prior to seeing the film. I just loved it because it was dark, horrible and tragic.

[DjMethod]

Originally Posted by mattymoron

But the ending of The Mist was god-awful. The studio was right on that one.

Agreed.

Originally Posted by mattymoron

Wow. I'm legitimately surprised. I honestly thought that it was hilariously awful.

It is definitely one of the most disappointing endings I have ever seen, mostly because of how much I loved the rest of the movie.

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

I'm in the camp that loved it. Personally, I didnt know the story behind the "Budget vs Darbonts Vision" prior to seeing the film. I just loved it because it was dark, horrible and tragic.

I see why people like it. I mean I asked Thomas Jane himself what he thought of the ending and he said Frank wanted to shock his audience. Take from that what you will, but it sounds shallow to me--shock for the sake of shocking, as opposed to a more invested, logical ending (which could have been dark, horrible, and tragic as well). Squid knows this is my "White Ribbon"

[Kevin Holly]

How could someone not like The Mist's ending? It's one of the greatest endings of the 2000s decade I'd say.

And yes I'm a huge Stephen King fan, so I can understand someone who is mad that they chagned that. HOWEVER, King himself hasadmitted he sucks at writing endings (in his own words, "I write endings for the same reason I wear pants.... It's what society dictates" or something to that effect). And certainly, as a big fan, I would say that his books usually fall apart at the ending.

So I'm not overly upset about the fact that the ending was changed.

That being said, if the ending sucked anyways, then I would have hated it. However, I thought it was awesome. Not nearly enough movies don't have happy endings, and almost none go that far down the bleakness road.

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by DjMethod

Agreed.



It is definitely one of the most disappointing endings I have ever seen, mostly because of how much I loved the rest of the movie.



I see why people like it. I mean I asked Thomas Jane himself what he thought of the ending and he said Frank wanted to shock his audience. Take from that what you will, but it sounds shallow to me--shock for the sake of shocking, as opposed to a more invested, logical ending (which could have been dark, horrible, and tragic as well). Squid knows this is my "White Ribbon"

I thought it was completely logical. In fact, it was foreshadowed in a dark way. When they left the store and Jane looked in the

[Show spoiler]gun and saw only four bullets, thats exactly what ran through my mind. NOT ENOUGH bullets for a clean exit if things wind down to the bitter end.

[DjMethod]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

I thought it was completely logical. In fact, it was foreshadowed in a dark way. When they left the store and Jane looked in the

[Show spoiler]gun and saw only four bullets, thats exactly what ran through my mind. NOT ENOUGH bullets for a clean exit if things wind down to the bitter end.

Sorry, bad wording on my part. I meant rational. Too extreme ending that doesn't belong with the movie and serves just to shock us.

[NikeElite317]

Originally Posted by Leslie Vernon

House of 1,000 Corpses.

Ive never made the mistake to pick a movie bad enough to walk out of yet!

But I have watched house of 1000 corpses on tv and If I paid to see this I wouldn't have walked out I would have ran out and tried to get my money back and be ashamed to even watch this mess...I mean I will be honest I sat thru most of it. Me and my dad was watching and then we both looked at each other and turned the channel lol....I went back and watched it...(This wont make sense) But it was so dumb to me I had to see it all the way to the end...No offense to anyone that loves the film...I just will remember it as one of the worst I have ever sat down to watch.

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by DjMethod

Sorry, bad wording on my part. I meant rational. Too extreme ending that doesn't belong with the movie and serves just to shock us.

Isnt it weird. You see it as completely out of character for the guy, and to me it seemed so right that I felt it coming in advance. Frankly, I was not shocked by the

[Show spoiler]killings, it was the surprise of the military arriving that shocked me. And I'll agree that was put in strictly for shock value. But, to me, that seems like an acceptable component of a horror/sci-fi/apocalyptic movie.

Whadya expect in a world of jumbo insects and dinosaurs that appear out of nowhere?

[MovieKing101]

Originally Posted by chris_sc77

Day After Tomorrow- CGI wolves were my cue to GTFO.
End of Watch- Found the film rater racist.

How is End of Watch racist?

[macabradoll]

If I hadn't been with my Dad and he wasn't my ride I would have walked out of "The Hobbit". I was bored to tears and the 3D was giving me a headache. I took a nap instead

[Nice Guy Eddie]

I dont go to the movies all that often but one I nearly walked out on was Appaloosa.........one of the worst Westerns I've ever seen.

[Punishment1o1]

There are plenty of bad movies that I've seen in theaters whether on my own or coerced into seeing with friends, but I have never walked out of a movie before. If I'm going to pay all the money to go to the theater then I'm going to stick it out.