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Ever walked out of a film at the cinema or slept through it?

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Justvibinghere · 28/05/2024 23:00

When I was younger I remember walking out of the film 24 days later, it was actually quite a good film, but I was young, had smoked a joint and got totally paranoid and freaked out by it!
I also walked out of The exorcist, just a lot of goddamn awful noise and screaming.
I fell asleep through The matrix 😂and Dh fell asleep during one of the later Bridget jones films
Anyone else?

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KreedKafer · 29/05/2024 11:45

I've never walked out of a film. I did doze off briefly during Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - I was actually really enjoying the film, but I hadn't slept properly for weeks and I just couldn't keep my eyes open.

I did once get up and leave during a film, and then sneaked straight back in by a different entrance and sat somewhere else. But that was only because the cinema was about three-quarters empty (weekday matinee) and some random woman had sat herself right next to me and was driving me nuts.

LittleTalkingMan · 29/05/2024 10:34

Nativity 2!!!

Mrsjayy · 29/05/2024 10:31

We walked out of Dark Phoenix, it's a spin off xmen . Anyway it was absolute shit I couldn't stand looking at it anymore. I used to take the kids to the Saturday cinema so I could have a nap 😀

Scrumbleton · 29/05/2024 10:31

Left in the middle of eyes wide shut in cinema and Evita at the theatre at the interval. Both AWFUL

user1471538283 · 29/05/2024 10:29

Years ago I fell asleep at the cinema watching Die Hard 2! I don't know how! I also fell asleep watching it at home on video although in my defence we used to switch off the lights.

I love the cinema and the only movie I walked out of was Paranormal Activity because the film was rubbish and the other watchers were noisy.

TheresMillionsSaidGeoffrey · 29/05/2024 10:29

Fell asleep during The Pelican Brief, and walked out of a movie with Matt Le Blanc in a spacesuit? Can't remember the name.

HootyMcBooby · 29/05/2024 10:28

There must be something about Evita (Madonna movie). It was garbage, but I did manage to stay awake, however, the guy in the row in front of us slept with his head completely back resting in my friends lap for the whole move, and there were other people asleep too. Terrible.

Wanted to walk out of The Exorcist Believer last year, utter contrived bullshit, but I stayed because my DH was excited to see it. So relieved when it was finished and we could leave.

Wanted to walk out of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory show at the West End - awful awful sound and couldn't make out ONE word of what was being said.

orangeleopard · 29/05/2024 10:26

I was seeing a guy who was a playwright and director, our group of friends was also in the movie industry (I was a photographer). So often I got dragged into seeing films, and as we lived in London they often done showings of a vast variety of movies - old and new. I remember watching Goodfellas and I think I fell asleep a few minutes in. I kept waking up and trying to stay awake but it was so god damn boring. I refuse to go to the cinema now, it makes me so bored and tired. I’m definitely someone who has an attention span where I need to be on my phone or have the option to pause and take breaks whilst watching

Cattenberg · 29/05/2024 10:15

I went to see Blue Jasmine with three others. I enjoyed it. A - found it hilarious and laughed like a seagull. B - chattered away in Lithuanian 😒. C - spent £7 to have a nap.

Andywarholswig · 29/05/2024 10:11

Lord of the rings, had a good 2 hour nap, was both bored and tired

Maray1967 · 29/05/2024 10:07

Justvibinghere · 28/05/2024 23:00

When I was younger I remember walking out of the film 24 days later, it was actually quite a good film, but I was young, had smoked a joint and got totally paranoid and freaked out by it!
I also walked out of The exorcist, just a lot of goddamn awful noise and screaming.
I fell asleep through The matrix 😂and Dh fell asleep during one of the later Bridget jones films
Anyone else?

I fell asleep in the matrix - utter rubbish.

I don’t think I’ve ever walked out of a film - I think I live in the hope that it will get better…

Allshallbewell2021 · 29/05/2024 10:05

weareallcats · 29/05/2024 08:40

Walked out of Crossroads (Britney Spears film) 😂.

Another poster has reminded me that I desperately wanted to walk out of Vanilla Sky but had to stay as dh was loving it!

Vanilla Sky! 🤦‍♀️
TC doing European arthouse....

Allshallbewell2021 · 29/05/2024 10:03

I have slept for sections of many plays and films. If the seat is comfortable and it's dark - I can go easily.

I fell asleep during the live action beauty and the beast several times.

ToadofTOADhall9 · 29/05/2024 09:58

Yes me and DH walked out of 'RockNRolla' after half hour

BlastedPimples · 29/05/2024 09:43

Sniper.

So boring.

HoneyButterPopcorn · 29/05/2024 08:46

Sit me in a dark room and I will fall asleep. I used to fall asleep in lectures too.

weareallcats · 29/05/2024 08:40

Walked out of Crossroads (Britney Spears film) 😂.

Another poster has reminded me that I desperately wanted to walk out of Vanilla Sky but had to stay as dh was loving it!

ChristmasFluff · 29/05/2024 08:34

I should have walked out of The Age of Innocence, but I thought husband was enjoying it, he thought I was enjoying it and neither of us said anything until the end. Bloody hell that film is boring.

I slept through Basic Instinct (due to tiredness), and also slept through The Exorcist loads of times. Birmingham Odeon showed it every weekend in the late 80s/early 90s, and it was quite the done goth thing to go watch it after an evening at the Barrel Organ. Even demonic possession couldn't always keep me awake after a drink.

sesquipedalian · 29/05/2024 08:31

The first time I ever took my daughter to the cinema - she was about four, and it was the latest Disney offering - I asked her at the end of it whether she had enjoyed it, and she said, “I don’t know, because it was dark so I went to sleep”…

NeedWineNow · 29/05/2024 08:26

Never walked out but there were a couple where I felt I could have. Raging Bull with my ex boxing-lover boyfriend and the musical Heathcliffe where we went with my SIL and other friends. Both absolutely dreadful.

I fell asleep during Rocky. I saw the first five minutes and woke up as the final credits were rolling.

Claide · 29/05/2024 07:56

NC for this one because it’s very outing.. my family still rip me for this.

when I was 15 my friend and I went to see something that we weren’t expecting to be scary (it wasn’t advertised as being so). we walked out terrified and asked for our money back… after looking at the advertised description they agreed and refunded us!

QueenMegan · 29/05/2024 07:52

Slept with my eyes open through many a kids am film. No idea what they were

KimberleyClark · 29/05/2024 07:51

Back when we were first married, DH and DTD before going to the local arty cinema to see Hannah and her Sisters. I slept through it.

poppymango · 29/05/2024 07:48

Couldn't sit still during The Horse Whisperer. Bored out of my brain. I would have walked out if I'd been older but at 11 or so I would have got a telling off.

Fell asleep during the first Dune. Wanted to throw things at the screen during The Irishman as it just went on and on and on and on and endless pointless conversations in that annoying New Jersey mafia accent. Happily both of the above were dates so I didn't have to pay!

Horsemother · 29/05/2024 07:48

I walked out of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead at the interval because I was bored to tears.

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