Someone’s already mentioned Minority Report and Vanilla Sky, two films I tried watching on DVD. But am I the first to ring in with Pennies From Heaven? What an utter waste of celluloid. It’s the only movie I’ve ever walked out on. And I’ve sat through Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein and Dracula.
Well, when you consider it’s an Andy Warhol film, it’s easy to see it’s part of the whole ‘what defines art’ thing that was going on in the sixties and seventies. begin with the sort of pretensions that people have accused other boring films in this thread of having, and then put the pretensions on steroids, and you’ll get an idea of what the audience for that film seems to have been. 
Naah. To a viewer in the appropriate frame of mind, that movie is hilarious. There’s even a good story hidden in it.
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
just dreadful.
and
The Blair Witch Project
all that action cam stuff just makes me nauseous.
It’s a rare movie that would make me wish for the time back – I have a great love of Bad Films, and have a Bad Film Festival every year.
Nevertheless, I have a particular loathing for movies that friends drag me to, especially if they haven’t seen them themselves. For some reason, this practice ends up sending me to interminable bad films I can’t stand.
Gas (with an out-of-place Donald Sutherland)
The Trouble with Spies (Sutherland again!
The English Patient
Lady In The Water and The Wicker Man.
Rented them and watched them both on the same night. I think it did permanent damage.
I, Robot
The Thin Red Line
Turtle Diary
The English Patient
Lifeforce
eXistenZ
Underworld
Event Horizon
Men In Black II
Almost forgot:
21 Grams
Traffic
Just a rough guess here: you could be a couple of days younger if only…
The Little Shop of Horrors- the only film (in a theater) I’ve ever walked out of.
Moulin Rouge- nearly made me become epileptic.
The first of the *Lord of the Rings * trilogy, can’t remember the exact title- I understand this is heresy around these parts, but I hated it.
Monster in Law- on a recommendation of a coworker. I don’t like her anymore.
Pi- pretentious garbage
I’m sure there are more…
Alas, I have actually seen Ecks vs. Sever. In its entirety, on the big screen. Numero Uno on the Rotten Tomatoes worst 100 list, and completely deserving of the honor.
Ultraviolet was horrendous, too. Mind you, I thought I was going in with sufficiently low expectations. I was so very, very wrong.
The Perfect Storm is the first one that springs to my mind. I didn’t walk out of it, but wish I had.
I liked the book, the movie was dreadful.
I agree, except I would argue that the ten Mimi Rogers minutes are worthwhile.
The Forgotten was teh suck.
I fell asleep during Goodnight and Goodluck so I guess I can’t sue for my money back.
I loved the fact that, to kill someone, they’d have to get to within about 3 feet of them and hope for no wind (seriously…gaseous vapors to kill? Too…darn…easy!).
-Cem
There are a lot of terrible movies listed that I don’t want my 2 hours back from. If a movie is so bad it elicits a terrible response from me it gives me something to complain about for a good long time which is well worth it.
The ones that I want 2 hours back from are the ones that serve no purpose to me. I suppose it has potential to provide someone else’s life with some sort of benefit, but not mine. What immediately comes to mind is Anything directed by Atom Egoyan. I just get so freakin’ bored watching his movies. And it isn’t like I don’t appreciate a slow pace. Hell…I loved Gerry and Elephantfor crying out loud and there isn’t a slower pace than that.
I realize that because I’m Canadian I’m obligated to like anything he does, but screw that. The Tragically Hip, Brian Mulroney, and Darcy Tucker are Canadian and I don’t much care for any of them either…so there. Sorry about the little rant there.
Oh, and before I forget (mmm…sweet, sweet forgetfulness…), my Top Three timewasters:
[ol]
[li]Dungeonmaster (yes, I enjoyed an evening of D&D back then)[/li][li]Anything on Lifetime (I know…not theatrical releases, but seriously…how many times can you use the “stabbed in the neck with a syringe” plot?[/li][li]Some Woody Allen movie with “Iguana” or “Lizard” in the title…I’ve traumatized away the title! Go me![/li][/ol]
I’m tempted to put my first date movie on the list as well…Dark Crystal.
-Cem
I’ve never muched liked watching movies in theaters. I am perfectly content to wait a couple of extra months and then rent the flick. That being said I have only walked out of one movie at the theater.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
I felt nauseated just watching it. If that is what being on drugs is like then I am perfectly content with my bride alcohol.
TITANIC I felt like 3 hours of my life had been stolen, What a hunk of crap.
Black Beauty, “starring” Mark Lester, fresh off his triumph in Oliver! Avoid at all costs.
You have been warned.
I’ll see your Dogville and raise you a Syriana. George, baby! Yer killin’ me over here!