tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994548621354458694.post2177625764660064268..comments2023-10-10T07:43:15.439-04:00Comments on Tia Bach, Author: You Had Me at Goodbye: Movies I Should Have QuitTia Bachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18336780518125138789noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994548621354458694.post-90454813887305601952012-01-30T22:32:28.423-05:002012-01-30T22:32:28.423-05:00Kate, I'm impressed. Five minutes, wow. I'...Kate, I'm impressed. Five minutes, wow. I'm a softie and usually give it at least 30 minutes before my body takes over and I drift away to sleepytown!Tia Bachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336780518125138789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994548621354458694.post-25892286779206743692012-01-30T12:40:09.780-05:002012-01-30T12:40:09.780-05:00I have never walked out of a movie simply because ...I have never walked out of a movie simply because I never go to the cinema. BUT there have been MANY movies I've rented that I shut off and returned after watching only 5 minutes of it.Kate @ Teaching What Is Goodhttp://teachingwhatisgood.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994548621354458694.post-75056340774868219832012-01-28T13:50:29.560-05:002012-01-28T13:50:29.560-05:00S. Stauss, Titanic did seem over the top to me, to...S. Stauss, Titanic did seem over the top to me, too. Plus it was one of those movies meant to play with your emotions. At least we all went into it knowing it didn't end well.<br /><br />Maggie, I love what you said about perfect clarity. I have moments like that, where you truly own that you don't like something and don't need to apologize for it.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and commenting!Tia Bachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336780518125138789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994548621354458694.post-91742479209902529372012-01-27T22:24:50.182-05:002012-01-27T22:24:50.182-05:00I walked out of Eyes Wide Shut. I never finished A...I walked out of Eyes Wide Shut. I never finished A Clockwork Orange, either, so guessing Kubrick was just not for me. And neither is Tom Cruise. At. All. <br /><br />Walking out of EWS was actually a moment of perfect clarity that I love to revisit. I am my cinematic hero at that moment!!Notes from Maggie's Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988466982319140284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994548621354458694.post-87329327182612532572012-01-27T20:24:07.465-05:002012-01-27T20:24:07.465-05:00I drive my husband nuts because I will sit through...I drive my husband nuts because I will sit through any obviously bad movie to the bitter end and then complain about the 2 hours of my life that I will never get back. <br /><br />Having said that, the only theater movie I have ever walked out of was "Titanic" because I just couldn't take it anymore and I got the giggles when everyone else was crying and I didn't want to ruin the experience for them. Or any more of my own brain cells.TangledLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771682524596744447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994548621354458694.post-79928785977973837192012-01-27T15:41:29.144-05:002012-01-27T15:41:29.144-05:00Jessica, Amen. I am easily disturbed and don't...Jessica, Amen. I am easily disturbed and don't need images running through my nightmares. I conjure enough ones up all on my own!<br /><br />Larissa, Series are hard to quit, so good for you. It's hard to give up on familiar characters, but the writers have to keep it interesting.<br /><br />Julie, I hate those scenes, the ones you just can't purge. It's a lesson for all of us to have the courage to get up and walk out.<br /><br />MommaSachs, Falling asleep it's natures way of culling through bad movies. ;-)<br /><br />Natalie, I think LOF and SI are well made and well acted films. One was just insanely depressing while the other still haunts me.<br /><br />Thanks everyone for your thoughts!Tia Bachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336780518125138789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994548621354458694.post-51186824035681855102012-01-27T13:06:51.358-05:002012-01-27T13:06:51.358-05:00Oh gosh...I loved Legends of the Fall and Shutter ...Oh gosh...I loved Legends of the Fall and Shutter Island. LOL!!<br />Honestly, there aren't many movies that I shut off mid-point. I think it's because I like a wide variety and I also won't rent from my "genre hate" list.<br />Although I will say I stopped Showgirls mid-movie and have never even come close to wishing I had seen the entire thing. LOL!Natalie Hartfordhttp://nataliehartford.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994548621354458694.post-60861401563043089292012-01-27T09:07:47.664-05:002012-01-27T09:07:47.664-05:00I've only walked out of one movie in the theat...I've only walked out of one movie in the theater and that was "Punch Drunk Love". I LOVE Adam Sandler but not that movie. <br /><br />I'll give a book a third of the way in if I'm not interested before I give up.<br /><br />If we have a movie at the house... like you, I fall asleep. :) Heck these days I'll still fall asleep even if I like the movie!MommaSachshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16394821019589299860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994548621354458694.post-42413404036610906432012-01-27T08:29:23.560-05:002012-01-27T08:29:23.560-05:00I have no problem quitting movies either. Most rec...I have no problem quitting movies either. Most recently, I walked out on District 9. It was foul language and gross-out factor for no conceivable reason that I could determine. I didn't care what happened to the aliens and humans; neither had me rooting for them. My husband stayed until the end, while I left and went shopping. I bought a really nice dress that day.<br /><br />What movie do I WISH I had walked out on? Hands down, Pet Sematary. A very small child as a ruthless killer in a movie still haunts me, and there are scenes that will not leave my head.Julie Gloverhttp://www.julieglover.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994548621354458694.post-16232723444710410132012-01-26T23:06:50.821-05:002012-01-26T23:06:50.821-05:00I stop any movie that will give me nightmares. I h...I stop any movie that will give me nightmares. I hate those. <br /><br />Recently I quit the series, "Lark Rise to Candleford". I'm really into period drama series, especially BBC, but this one was just plain boring. It failed to grab my attention. <br /><br />I suppose nothing can compare with Downton Abbey after you've started it.Larissa T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18054129254135419707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1994548621354458694.post-5567481289675606502012-01-26T22:02:20.916-05:002012-01-26T22:02:20.916-05:00I have only ever walked out of one movie in my lif...I have only ever walked out of one movie in my life and that was "The Sandman"....I can usually make it through any movie but for some reason that particular movie just made me want to get up and leave. I've started some books that I absolutely can not force myself to finish but that doesn't happen to often. I am with you on the whole staying away from movies that are going to give you nightmares.....cause I can really do without being freaked out for weeks to come every time I hear a noise. LOLJ Knorrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15771546815172270227noreply@blogger.com