Things that make you walk out of/turn off a movie

[Falaskan]

-really really really bad acting (Pacific Rim).

-excessive anything Cgi, violence, sex, swearing,etc...if it's all done for shock value or solely in a vain attempt to outdo it's predecessor it gets tiresome.

-badass thugs

-endless one liners (Iron Man Trilogy)

- too realistic/taking itself too seriously/snobbish

[Petra_Kalbrain]

Nothing on screen will ever make me take such drastic measures! Only external factors would play a role in me walking out of, or turning off, a film.

[aiman04]

When the wife called.

[onetet]

when a 40s or 50s title marketed on home video as a film noir reveals itself to be an unremarkable courtroom drama.

[Chris60119]

Walked out of the first Silent Hill. That was just boring crap. I better thing to do then sit there and watch that garbage... Almost walked out of Volcano with Tommy Lee Jones.. Decided to stay and just laugh at how bad that movie was.

[Kleeberg]

Rape scenes.

[Kaiju]

Terrible cliches... or if the movie is generally bad then I'll turn it off. Makes sense, right?

As for the cliche thing, I turned off Gangster Squad after Josh Brolin gets home to his utterly cliche worried pregnant wife and she lectures him on how he needs to be more safe on the job and yada yada yada.... I saw exactly where the movie was going, so I shut it off. Show me something new.

[Joos519]

I can pretty much sit through any movie, nothing really shocks me. But what I can't stand is boring ass poetic "like" movies or depressing ones.

The thin red line

( I was expecting something like Saving Private Ryan) Holy crap, no lie I saw this in the theater and I saw plenty of people getting up and leaving. I stayed because of the principle of paying for my seat and making it through this crap.

The Fountain

Hugh Jackman is a great actor, but this is by far his worst movie ever. This sucked hairy balls. I had no idea what I got myself into when I went on a date to see this in the theater.

Lost in translation

I thought because it had Bill Murray it would be funny, oh how wrong I was. I'm surprised a lot of people like it. This movie gave me diarrhea.

The Happening

M. Knight hasn't done a great movie since Unbreakable, Devil was ok, but the Happening shows the lack of respect he as for his audience. I went with 4 other people and all 4 fell asleep.

Leaving Las Vegas

I almos slit my wrist watching this. Man was this depressing. I'll never watch this again.

[Al_The_Strange]

Sheer and absolute boredom.

[Cremildo]

Originally Posted by fassbenderfan

Is there anything so off putting to you that would make you want to turn off a movie or walk out if in a theatre?

Boredom.

I only turn off a movie if I feel it's going to be painfully ordinary and boring. Sometimes, you can tell right off the bat that it's not going to be for you. I have literally thousands of interesting films to want to watch before croaking, so if a crappy start doesn't improve in, say, 10 minutes, I'm choosing something else to watch.

[jess1581]

Yep, boredom pretty much. Only a couple times did I walk out due to sheer awfulness.

[Zivouhr]

I'm surprised but glad the thread policeman hasn't showed up here yet to say this thread is too ancient to post in and that a new thread should've been made...

The topic is still valid so the thread still has a point IMO. A dusty old book can still be useful to re-read.

When I watched Thin Red Line, great movie IMO.
Then I watched Malick's next film in theaters, The New World, about when the pilgrims landed and had to survive with nothing much. Lots of potential there, but by the midway mark, I realized this movie wasn't advancing the story, as it kept focusing on the woman walking in the fields, brushing her hands against the grains in close ups, while thinking about her interests in her mind. After so many times of that, I lost my patience in the theater, got up and walked out for the first time ever for a movie.

At home, the first 10 minutes are crucial. It can be a slow progress horror film, but it has to be interesting enough to keep me intrigued.

If I bought a disc, and the first 10 minutes aren't working, I'll fast forward till something interesting happens. Then if that's good, I'll start it from the beginning again. If that still hasn't happened, I'll FF to the end and just watch the ending. If that's good, then I'll watch the film again.

[Steedeel]

Never walked out of a movie, nor have I have ever stopped watching one once started.

[Jay H.]

If I'm not interested within 30 minutes, I turn it off. Life's too short.

[russweiss1]

There are movies I may not watch because the subject matter/theme doesn't interest me, but if I go to the theater or put on a movie at home I watch the whole thing. The only exception I can think of happened in the 80's when I was at the theater with someone else and they wanted to leave. I drove them so that was that.

[BluLobsta]

Well, there's not much that would make me pass up an opportunity to look at Mila Kunis for a while but I turned off Jupiter Ascending after 5 minutes. That's a pretty bold statement for me

[Streamingsux]

Last movie I walked out of before it was over was The Matrix Resurrections. I hated what I saw so much. About halfway through it, give or take, I realized that there was literally nothing it could do or no amount it could improve that would make me all of a sudden start liking it and that I'd be happier if I just peaced out.

If I hadn't ridden with other people to the theater I definitely would have walked out of the Nightmare on Elm Street remake. That's one of the most odious, unpleasant movies movies ever..

[Zivouhr]

I'll say a movie should try to fulfill what it sets out to do without too much stalling. If it's stalling just to fill time and doesn't advance the story, that could lose the viewer as I've learned.

One movie that almost lost me was the Power Rangers reboot movie. First, of let's say a 2 hour movie, 90 minutes were all preparing and training. The main villain was there but no real threat till the final 30 minutes. Finally, in the final 30 minutes, the Power Rangers put on their suits. But disappointingly, their masks weren't even masks. Just open face cushions. Not good. Only the red ranger had a true mask. Point of masks completely missed by the Producers, probably for the point of "But we need to always see the actors and their expressions, no masks, okay?"

[Streamingsux]

That Power Rangers movie was still pretty good for what it was though. I mean....it ain't no great thing. But it's a breezy little film with some good visuals. First scene is the best. Cranston can sell anything lol..

[Rzzzz]

If I see this face...




I'm out.

[Show spoiler]The one on the left.