My least favorite moviegoing experience was probably The Blair Witch Project. I've certainly seen worse movies (see above, re: Battlefield Earth), but Blair Witch was the only one that made me literally sick to my stomach. I didn't walk out, but I had to take more than a few bathroom breaks.
This is a time of celebration, so sit still and be quiet.
Snyder ,'Chosen'
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Jessica - Nov 28, 2009 2:49:19 pm PST #5185 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Strega - Nov 28, 2009 4:13:26 pm PST #5186 of 30000
I think that list left out some obvious flops, like Glitter. And Basic Instinct 2. And this is an... odd interpretation:
[The Spirit] was killed by comic fans, who wanted Miller to go back to comics
I've seen Grindhouse (several times), but didn't catch it when it was in theaters.
Worst movie experience would probably be Jurassic Park, because I was ill and had to go curl up on a sofa in the bathroom/lounge for large portion of it. I saw it later and it was kind of interesting to go "Ah, that must have been what happened when I heard the whole theater gasp. Okay." But it worked out, since now I can say that the last Spielberg movie I saw made me sick.
§ ita § - Nov 28, 2009 4:27:10 pm PST #5187 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Do comic fans have enough power to kill a movie?
Did Glitter come out in the right time period?
-t - Nov 28, 2009 4:29:41 pm PST #5188 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It seems like there has always been Glitter to make fun of, but IMDB says it came out in 2001.
erikaj - Nov 28, 2009 4:30:23 pm PST #5189 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
Worst movie-going experience was seeing The Rainmaker while sitting in the movie with both little kids up too late AND Snoring Drunk Guy. But I did actually like the movie.
megan walker - Nov 28, 2009 4:33:24 pm PST #5190 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
how many of those top 10 movies have y'all seen?
I've seen the Death Proof part of Grindhouse. I liked it okay.
So what are your least favorite movie viewing experience ever?
Dune
Last Action Hero
The second
Star Wars
sequel/prequel/whatever
and also
Last Tango in Paris
Tom Scola - Nov 28, 2009 4:33:25 pm PST #5191 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Comic book fans don't even have the power to get Spider-Man's web shooters done correctly.
§ ita § - Nov 28, 2009 4:36:51 pm PST #5192 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
We're a weak lot.
Wow. I really thought Glitter was mid-nineties.
le nubian - Nov 28, 2009 4:45:15 pm PST #5193 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
So, I read reviews ahead of time because I don't like seeing bad movies in the theater. So I don't really have a "bad movie experience" tale. However, there are two negative viewing experiences that come to mind:
a) The Pillow Book which is a movie I absolutely HATED. OMG. That is one movie I wish I could unwatch. A couple of professional colleagues asked me to see the movie, so I couldn't leave at the halfway mark.
b) in 1987, I went on a first date to a double feature of Near Dark and The Living Daylights and I learned through conversation before the movie that I did not like the man I was on a date with (at all, he was a pig) and would have preferred never to speak to him again, but I had to sit through 2 movies and find a way for him not to touch me the whole evening.
I never ever went on a movie on a first date again because of this. Come to think of it, I don't think I've seen a double feature since.
§ ita § - Nov 28, 2009 4:58:43 pm PST #5194 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I saw Santa Sangre on what might have started out as a date, but the movie addled my brain so much I couldn't bear the thought of physical contact. Dreamy guy, too. But he was always the Santa Sangre boy.
I'd totally see a comic movie on a first date, if I dated. I can talk about those forever even if they suck.