Author Topic: What films did you stop viewing halfway through because they were too boring (Read 2430 times)

Mondain · « **on:** November 28, 2007, 07:06:16 PM »

For the love of the game.

Why the hell did I ever add that to my ziplist? Generally Costner is an entertaining actor but he doesn't save this film. It makes the dreadful Field of Dreams look like Oscar-worthy material. So this aging Tigers baseball player only has one last match to save his reputation and avoid being traded to another team, and while the decisive baseball game is being played, we're forced to view boring flashback upon boring flashback that ruin all the pacing. Bull Durham or Major Leagues, this is not. And it's a terrible romantic comedy at that.

The main focus of this film seems to be Costner's relationship with Kelly Preston, but their relationship just feels forced and irritating. The dialogue continuously goes on for too long, and Preston's character of the typical confused, insecure woman in her late thirties is too verbose and is annoying too. At some point we learn that

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she has a daughter

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and it only serves to complicate the already convoluted and non-eventful plot even more. At this point after 1h30 wasted on this I'm stopping and am happy to never know the rest.

Fortunately I also received Dazed and Confused, NOW that was entertaining. Very good high school graduation flick with a great cast of characters. It does have some kind of deeper morale than the average film of that genre usually has while never feeling pretentious, and it remains as crazy and funny as say, Fast Times at Ridgemont High was. I like Richard Linklater's films.

Two more HD-DVDs viewed with the 360's add-on. Yes, I'm going through all the worthy Universal, Warner and Paramount exclusives that this format hosts in order to do away with the ill-fated HD standard as soon as possible...

Mandark · « **Reply #1 on:** November 28, 2007, 07:13:56 PM »

It's beyond me how For Love of the Game could sneak up on anyone.

I can't think of a movie that telegraphs its content and tone any clearer than that. Kevin Costner! Baseball! A dignified ode to the transcendent nature of the game, George Will-style! Anyone expecting comedy needs their vision checked.

For me, it's Master of Disguise. I figured it would at least have some camp, MST3K potential, but it doesn't even have that. I'd dare Drinky to rent this and watch it with his spawn, but I don't want to be liable for any developmental problems that would come up.

Gay Boy · « **Reply #2 on:** November 28, 2007, 07:15:34 PM »

I rented The Ex purely because Jason Bateman was in it (that movie with the dude from Scrubs from earlier this year) it was so bad I gave up about 25 minutes into it

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #3 on:** November 28, 2007, 07:16:47 PM »

Portrait of a Lady -- Decided to go have sex instead. Never finished watching it.

This is the only movie I've ever stopped half-way into. It's not a bad film, though.

FlameOfCallandor · « **Reply #4 on:** November 28, 2007, 07:16:56 PM »

Slacker

bagofeyes · « **Reply #5 on:** November 28, 2007, 07:17:00 PM »

Intolerable Cruelty

Mondain · « **Reply #6 on:** November 28, 2007, 07:17:07 PM »

Dunno, but when someone's about to view a sport movie, he's somehow expecting exciting competitions, and epic showdowns between players.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #7 on:** November 28, 2007, 07:17:23 PM »

I fell asleep halfway through We Did I Get Married, does that count?

FlameOfCallandor · « **Reply #8 on:** November 28, 2007, 07:18:17 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on November 28, 2007, 07:17:23 PM

I fell asleep halfway through We Did I Get Married, does that count?

I thought tyler perry was the official spokesperson for black people.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #9 on:** November 28, 2007, 07:19:36 PM »

Blade Runner

Sorry

I'll give it another shot in a day or so, but it was pretty boring.

Bloodwake · « **Reply #10 on:** November 28, 2007, 07:21:48 PM »

Quote from: FlameOfCallandor on November 28, 2007, 07:16:56 PM

Slacker

Wow.

Seriously, I can't believe something that's held in that high esteem can be this uninteresting. The same thing for an hour and a half was a little tiring.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #11 on:** November 28, 2007, 07:21:59 PM »

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on November 28, 2007, 07:17:42 PM

Quote from: distantmantra on November 28, 2007, 07:16:47 PM
Portrait of a Lady -- Decided to go have sex instead. Never finished watching it.

This is the only movie I've ever stopped half-way into. It's not a bad film, though.
The amount of times a boring movie has gotten me laid is astounding.

Praise be to Garden State!

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #12 on:** November 28, 2007, 07:22:42 PM »

Quote from: BrandNew on November 28, 2007, 07:19:36 PM

Blade Runner

Sorry

I'll give it another shot in a day or so, but it was pretty boring.

Nothing to be ashamed of

FoC: During Thanksgiving one of his movies came on (Diary of a Mad Black Woman) and all the women in the house stopped what they were doing to watch it, beginning to end. They have all seen the movie like 10 times lol. It's a pretty funny movie (if repetitive), and there's a hilarious torture scene, but overall it's WAY too preachy for me.

TVC15 · « **Reply #13 on:** November 28, 2007, 07:24:13 PM »

Quote from: FlameOfCallandor on November 28, 2007, 07:16:56 PM

Slacker

Oh? Why?

The movie is a bit pretentious in a way it doesn't totally pull off, but it was his first movie and I think I cut it some slack because it was an obvious developmental step of his style. It's also got some great bits, and the vignettes are short enough that anything truly pretentious (or worse, boring) is only around for a few minutes.

I like the whole thing though, quite a bit.

Powerslave · « **Reply #14 on:** November 28, 2007, 07:24:51 PM »

It was some Chinese movie about a girl living with farmers or something. I remember she wore a red dress and the whole movie was yellow tinted and there were a lot of wheatfields around.

Outside of that, I can't remember any movie I stopped watching halfway. I usually know how to pick movies that interest me all the way through.

demi · « **Reply #15 on:** November 28, 2007, 07:27:08 PM »

Bee Movie! More because it was downright awful than boring

FlameOfCallandor · « **Reply #16 on:** November 28, 2007, 07:27:45 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on November 28, 2007, 07:24:13 PM

The movie is a bit pretentious in a way it doesn't totally pull off, but it was his first movie and I think I cut it some slack because it was an obvious developmental step of his style. It's also got some great bits, and the vignettes are short enough that anything truly pretentious (or worse, boring) is only around for a few minutes.

I like the whole thing though, quite a bit.

The vignettes by them self are interesting, but put it together it's rather tedious. I should probably mention that the netflix copy started to skip and I had no desire to try and get new disc.

Rman · « **Reply #17 on:** November 28, 2007, 07:32:08 PM »

I really can't remember. Have any you guys every walked out of a movie theatre because the movie blew? I could never do that. Tickets are too expensive for that.

demi · « **Reply #18 on:** November 28, 2007, 07:38:26 PM »

Quote from: Rman on November 28, 2007, 07:32:08 PM

I really can't remember. Have any you guys every walked out of a movie theatre because the movie blew? I could never do that. Tickets are too expensive for that.

Movie hop - most of the good shit in films is in the second half anyway

Gay Boy · « **Reply #19 on:** November 28, 2007, 07:41:09 PM »

Quote from: Rman on November 28, 2007, 07:32:08 PM

Have any you guys every walked out of a movie theatre because the movie blew? I could never do that. Tickets are too expensive for that.

The Nutty Professor with eddie murphy is the only movie I walked out of in a theater

Rman · « **Reply #20 on:** November 28, 2007, 07:45:12 PM »

An old friend of mine walked out of Scary Movie due to the Nicole Bass scene.

Vizzys · « **Reply #21 on:** November 28, 2007, 07:46:54 PM »

Blade Runner

it doesnt count I suppose, I watched the majority of it

FlameOfCallandor · « **Reply #22 on:** November 28, 2007, 07:47:18 PM »

I walked out of Windtalkers. That was a muddy piece of shit.

TVC15 · « **Reply #23 on:** November 28, 2007, 07:51:09 PM »

Quote from: FlameOfCallandor on November 28, 2007, 07:27:45 PM

Quote from: TVC 15 on November 28, 2007, 07:24:13 PM

The movie is a bit pretentious in a way it doesn't totally pull off, but it was his first movie and I think I cut it some slack because it was an obvious developmental step of his style. It's also got some great bits, and the vignettes are short enough that anything truly pretentious (or worse, boring) is only around for a few minutes.

I like the whole thing though, quite a bit.

The vignettes by them self are interesting, but put it together it's rather tedious. I should probably mention that the netflix copy started to skip and I had no desire to try and get new disc.

I get where you are coming from. It is kind of one of those "important" movies that isn't totally entertaining to watch. I probably just have a fondness for it because I like Linklater a whole ton.

bagofeyes · « **Reply #24 on:** November 28, 2007, 07:57:55 PM »

I walked out of the cinema during 'Dude, Where's My Car?'

Why did I go see that?

Gay Boy · « **Reply #25 on:** November 28, 2007, 07:58:35 PM »

Slacker is interesting because I saw it long after I saw Dazed and Confused and so forth.

I like seeing big director's first features just to see how they started.

Bloodwake · « **Reply #26 on:** November 28, 2007, 08:25:29 PM »

Quote from: bagofeyes on November 28, 2007, 07:57:55 PM

I walked out of the cinema during 'Dude, Where's My Car?'

Why did I go see that?

Good question.

Barry Egan · « **Reply #27 on:** November 28, 2007, 10:19:40 PM »

qft on bladerunner

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #28 on:** November 28, 2007, 10:21:52 PM »

blade runner zzz

TVC15 · « **Reply #29 on:** November 28, 2007, 10:22:27 PM »

Quote from: Gay Boy on November 28, 2007, 07:58:35 PM

Slacker is interesting because I saw it long after I saw Dazed and Confused and so forth.

I like seeing big director's first features just to see how they started.

Yeah, like, watching Slacker, it is very clear how he went on to make D&C, Waking Life, and A Scanner Darkly. It is neat to see that progression from movie to movie. Linklater movies, when you watch the ones he clearly cares more about, are like watching a person in progress. It's neat seeing him develop his own little style.

HIMU BLADE RUNNER ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ GTA YAYAYAYAYAYYAA

Cindi Mayweather · « **Reply #30 on:** November 28, 2007, 10:23:47 PM »

STOP BULLYING ME

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #31 on:** November 28, 2007, 10:33:28 PM »

Blade Runner: The Final Cut looked so fucking incredible in the amazing theater I saw it at.

It was pretty slow, though. But the last 20 minutes or so are fuck awesome.

Mandark · « **Reply #32 on:** November 28, 2007, 10:38:39 PM »

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on November 28, 2007, 07:17:42 PM

Quote from: distantmantra on November 28, 2007, 07:16:47 PM
Portrait of a Lady -- Decided to go have sex instead. Never finished watching it.

This is the only movie I've ever stopped half-way into. It's not a bad film, though.
The amount of times a boring movie has gotten me laid is astounding.

I was arguing with someone the other day about whether The Notebook should be considered a good movie because of this.

Mupepe · « **Reply #33 on:** November 28, 2007, 10:52:33 PM »

Air Force One got me laid and the classic line "Get off my plane" made us both crack up.

The first Pirates of the Caribbean got me an HJ in the theater, and so did The Matrix: Revolutions.

And I walked out of the Scorpion King and Queen of the Damned. And I've stopped watching tons of movies of halfway through.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #34 on:** November 28, 2007, 11:02:58 PM »

House of Snoring Daggers

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #35 on:** November 28, 2007, 11:05:42 PM »

How the fuck do you assholes get handjobs in theaters? I sorta have always wanted to do that, but I don't think any girl has been down for that.

Oh, and, one time, some slutty mcslutslut was in like the middle row right in the middle of said row, and she was jerkin' off some dude, and she wasn't even trying to hide it. She was flat out going hardcore into it, and he was makin' lots of noises and she was talkin' dirty. This was during Signs I believe, so it made it so much better.

Mupepe · « **Reply #36 on:** November 28, 2007, 11:10:24 PM »

Drinky gives me HJ's in theaters all the time.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #37 on:** November 28, 2007, 11:11:29 PM »

JO only, no homo, just like my ad said. i'm serious. no gay stuff!

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #38 on:** November 28, 2007, 11:11:46 PM »

Quote from: Mondain on November 28, 2007, 07:06:16 PM

The main focus of this film seems to be Costner's relationship with Kelly Preston, but their relationship just feels forced and irritating. The dialogue continuously goes on for too long, and Preston's character of the typical confused, insecure woman in her late thirties is too verbose and is annoying too.

Why do you hate her? She sounds like someone you can relate to.

Ichirou · « **Reply #39 on:** November 29, 2007, 12:00:00 AM »

Kelly Preston is hot.

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Author Topic: What films did you stop viewing halfway through because they were too boring (Read 2430 times)