To NOT go and see the fast and furious 5?

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I haven't seen the previous 4, it's not my kind of film, i'm not interested.

DP wants to go and see it but not on his own and is a bit miffed that I won't go with him. I have been with him to other films that i'm not interested in and vice versa but I really don't want to go to this one! AIBU?

No tell him to go with a friend. My dp is he wouldn't even ask me as he knows what the answer would be!

I love the F&F films!! I went on Sat with my youngest son and we enjoyed every min of the new one!

YANBU - why should you see a film you don't want to see?

That said; I'm in your DP's boat - want to see it but have no one to go with, and am irrationally unable to go alone.

I'm waiting for the dvd... seems the only answer!

april rose why cant you go alone? i think its so sad (not sad as in your pathetic) that people miss out because they cant face going alone. you are sat in a dark room, all facing the same direction and being quiet. there are usually others there alone too so not as scary as it seems. i have even been to the theatre on my own before coz no one would go and i didnt want to miss out. its really fine. no offence and dont take it personally but just think, you arent that important that everyone will be focused on u and not the film and if they are then they are the pathetic ones not you.

The new one is supposed to be quite good. I saw the first one, thought it was ok, but all the other sequels are reportedly crap.

YANBU its probably the worst film series ever

Don't worry, Charlie, no offence taken. It's silly; I really do know how ridiculous I'm being, not wanting to go alone, but still I can't get over it, somehow. It's completely irrational and yeah - a little bit pathetic. I'm a grown woman, I ought to be able to go to the cinema without someone holding my hand!

I think (really sorry OP for hijacking, I'll be quick, I promise!) that part of it is because cinema-going has always been a really social thing for me; when younger I would go with big groups of friends, and it was a big deal, and it's just got to that stage where I can't wrap my head around it not being a social event... Plus I do like debrieefing afterwards, and you can't do that if no one you know has seen the film!