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While I didn't walk out, I hated all the "comic book" movies; Spiderman, Batman, etc. They go on way to long and the battles with the arch-villians are over the top.

Kingfisher, with Robin Williams was the most depressing movies I have ever seen.

Did walk out of Rushmore and The Kid Stays in the Picture.

Years and year ago I walked out on a movie called Midnight Express. I only made it ten minutes thru 40 Year Old Virgin, (I know everybody else on planet earth loved it). I don't care about Spider Man or Bat Man or The Fantastic Four, or any super hero movies.

Yes, as I get older I am pickier about how I spend my time. Bad movies waste my time.

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The only movie that I've ever walked out of was Andy Warhol's Frankenstein. A friend and I went to see it in Hollywood when it came out and had no idea what we were walking into. We went for a 3D Frankenstein movie and what we got was lots of skin and lots of gore. We made it through about 45 minutes and ran out. Everything I could ever want to know about Udo Kier and Joe Dallesandro, I learned in that 45 min.

My husband walks out of movies all the time. He leaves me sitting alone in the theater because he can't stand certain subjects and claims I should know about the plot before we go in.....Anything about incest, he walks out. Anything about children getting terrorized, he walks out. I could go on and on. He waits in a coffee shop until I come out and I always say, "You missed the best part." At home he gets that channel changer in hand and 3/4 the way through a movie, he'll change the channel. (I've been known to hide the channel changer when I see that look in his eye.)

To answer you last question first, yes, I am getting crankier about movies as I get older. I am so tired of all the inane movies aimed at kids while the rest of us, who yearn for a good storyline and appealing, intesting characters have to troll Netflix. I've never walked out of a movie but I will never forget when I went with a group of friends to see "Love Story" in college: I was not interested from the get-go and could not wait for it to end. What a piece of soppy dreck!

I have never walked out on a movie, although I will describe three I felt deserved a walk out. I don't know why I don't leave. Either I don't want to lose my money or I feel it must get better at some point. The first is Hudson Hawke starring Bruce Willis and Sandra Bernhard. The plot is ridiculous and she is the world's worse villainess. She snarl and sneers and just overacts badly.

The other two are even worse bcause they star actors who highly regarded in the industry. The first is Dangerous Liasions starring Glenn Close, Michelle Pfeifer, John Malkovitch and three or four other very prominent actors. The third is The Age of Innocence starring Michelle Pfeifer and Daniel Day Lewis.

Both are period pieces and although the clothes and mannerisms may reflect the times the plots suck. DL is about some people who deliberately set out to destroy a woman's innocence. The plotters are two of the most despicable characters a I've ever seen. Maybe the actors do their jobs too well.

The Plot of Age is that a man falls in love with his fiancee's cousin. Even though he loves the cousin he still marries the fiancee. The rest of the movie is spent with him pining for the wife's cousin. Even when the wife dies, he still does not declare his love for her cousin. He just spend s the rest of his life loving her from afar.

Does anyone remember a film from 1961 called "Last Year At Marienbad"? This was a new wave French Film that the critics adored and was discussed for hours and hours. I remember walking out of it and still wonder what it was about....it was completely beautiful, but also completely incomprehensible, like a piece of modern art. I'm almost tempted to see if it was as baffling as I remembered or has time improved my taste in films. Do any of you remember seeing this movie?

Anything about divorce settlements with children I hate. The only one I have liked is this movie from the perspective of a teenager child I think it was called stepchild but the name was changed and i dont remember the new one. It was about the new family relationships that form with divorce and remarrying. It was funny in a "strong" humor sort of way. I also hate most äction movies and some historic documentaries.
I think over the years the taste of people change. There are movies that feel that they relate to you more than others and there are some that I enjoyed before that I rewatch and I dont like anymore. It depends on the perspective of the viewer.

This is weird, but I do notice when I rent from Netflix I prefer to rent series where I can watch hourly episodes. For example, Dexter of which I am eagerly waiting for the last disc of series one to come in.

I believe as I have gone backwards in age I can't seem to sit still for two hours. It has to be something that really holds my attention. That is why I don't go to the theater any more. I get antsy and people talk all the time. Never remember walking out of a movie, probably cuz it was too expensive. Ibis

Hahahaha, your question brought back quite a memory for me. THe only movie I can ever remember walking out on was showing in the Quinnipiac College, Hamden, CT auditorium in the mid-1970's when I was an undergrad there.
It was Deep Throat. Yes, you read it right, the college "powers that be" decided to allow the student group that organized these things to have complete freedom (we also had dances with grain alcohol punch, crazy!). So, that evening they were showing Emmanuelle, which I managed to get through and then they showed Deep Throat. Well, they got to the part where they sing "Things Go Better with Coca Cola" (if anyone reading this has seen this film you may remember that scene) and I just couldn't pretend to be worldly and mature anymore! I got up and pretty much RAN out of the auditorium!!! I have been running from the memory to this day until you reminded me with your question! LOL