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Movies have a way of leaving an indelible mark on our psyche, becoming a part of our core memory. Some classics shaped our younger, formative years, while others have become all-time favorites, whether to commemorate a lost love or channel the inner badass we believe lives within ourselves. 

But some films make us fret about spending two hours of our lives on them, whether out of dissatisfaction or because we always want the fresh experience of seeing them for the first time. This list is a collection of responses from people online who didn’t hold back their strong sentiments.   

Like in the previous Bored Panda list, you may see some familiar titles here, which can bring back a flood of memories, good or bad. 

#1

‘Walked Out 5 Mins In’: 50 People List The Films They Wish They Never Saw A Serbian Film.


I remember reading a professional review that ended basically with (not verbatim, and I may be misquoting, but it’s close) “And if after reading this review you still want to see it I have completely failed you as a journalist. This was not a movie, it was 2 hours of having my soul r*ped”.

PurpleSunCraze , Contra Film Report

#2

‘Walked Out 5 Mins In’: 50 People List The Films They Wish They Never Saw Human Centipede. One and done, I always say.

LordTonka , Six Entertainment Company Report

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Mike F
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I bought that in a $1 bin to watch on my laptop while I was on the road. I didn't even finish it. The DVD was used as a coaster until I finally tossed it. That movie was gross.

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Whenever this topic comes up, so do the usual titles. If we’re talking about movies that changed the way we view life as a whole, Steven Spielberg’s Jaws pops up in everyone’s minds—so much so that even clinical psychologists from Columbia University were made to believe that their lingering phobias of sharks and the open sea are “as sensible as fearing a T-Rex attack in Manhattan.” 

The Final Destination film series likewise created a similar impression. The story revolves around impending doom from freak accidents like slipping into a bathtub or getting cooked alive in a tanning bed, which has caused some deep-seated trauma.

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#4

Probably get some hate, but the first twilight movie.

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#5

Avatar…for me, it was unwatchable it was so stupid. (I really tried).

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Floeckchen
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Which one? Smurf Pocahontas or the dumped down adaptation of a beloved animation series?

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#6

Sausage Party, hands down. That's some messed up s**t going on in there.

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Then there are the cringeworthy movies that left an unpleasant taste in the mouth. These films felt like nothing but wasted time and money. But what exactly makes a ‘bad’ movie? 

Film director Peter Markham, whose credits include The English Patient and Gangs of New York, wrote an article where he laid out some descriptions of what he thinks makes a film unpalatable.

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“[It] proselytizes. Evades the moral questions it prompts. Has story problems. Shifts genres to fix its story problems. Uses transitions to avoid story issues. Churns out the same old tropes and clichés. Pulls its punches. Has no punches to pull. 

“Leaves no traces in one’s memory, no heart, no challenge, no sense of itself, nothing. Panders shamelessly to contemporary culture and assumptions, whether they be facile or laudatory.”

#7

‘Walked Out 5 Mins In’: 50 People List The Films They Wish They Never Saw Grave of the fireflies. I get weepy whenever I used to see the little tin cans of candy at the Asian super markets.

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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm glad I watched it ONCE, but I will never ever watch it again. OMG! That movie broke me. Hands down the saddest movie I've ever seen. It's beautiful, but the sadness is all encompassing.

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#8

‘Walked Out 5 Mins In’: 50 People List The Films They Wish They Never Saw Starship troopers so I can get high and watch that s**t again. .

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#9

The Mist. The ending sticks with me until this very day….

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Shane S
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I loved the ending- not because I celebrated it but because it was so poetically satisfying.

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Tastes in films vary from one person to another. Critics weren’t a fan of Scarface when it first hit theaters in 1983. Simply put, they weren’t fans of the violence. Here’s what Newsweek’s David Ansen wrote about the film at the time: 

“If Scarface makes you shudder, it’s from what you think you see and from the accumulated tension of this feral landscape. It’s grand, shallow, decadent entertainment, which like all great Hollywood gangster movies, delivers the punch and counterpunch of glamor and disgust.”

Fight Club is a similar case. With a budget of $63 million, it grossed a mere $37 million at the box office. Critics have deemed it a flop because of these poor numbers at the onset.

#10

‘Walked Out 5 Mins In’: 50 People List The Films They Wish They Never Saw The Rise of Skywalker. The entire thing is just bad fanfiction.

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nanofarad
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

fan fiction assumes they writer was a fan. The writer had a deep hatred for sw and it showed.

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#11

‘Walked Out 5 Mins In’: 50 People List The Films They Wish They Never Saw The Ring traumatized me as a child. Specifically the scene when they open up the closet to the girl being dead.

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this is actually my favourite horror / mystery/ thriller right now. i watched it during the holidays and really enjoyed it- found the full movie on YouTube lol :D i think its good to wait untill ur 13-14 to watch this one 😬

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#12

‘Walked Out 5 Mins In’: 50 People List The Films They Wish They Never Saw Requiem For A Dream

tbf, I was tripping pretty heavy when I saw it, and s**t went south quick.

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Alexia
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6 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I attempted to see it as a student, when I was going through a depressive period. I casually mentioned it to my English teacher. Her tough reaction kind of woke me up: "Give up this b******t! You spend your time feeling sorry for yourself, ignoring school and you'll end up failing your exams. And you're better than that." I started focusing on studying and passed all exams. God bless her.

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#13

‘Walked Out 5 Mins In’: 50 People List The Films They Wish They Never Saw *Mad Max: Fury Road*, so I could experience it for the first time all over again.

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The original Mad Max had the most impact as it was the 1st well done of its genre...post apocolyptic, hard core big cars, rigs, bikes etc on endless roads and deserts with enough madness to be just shy of rabid.

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Despite further criticisms about promoting stereotypes against Cubans, Scarface eventually became a cult classic that everyone began quoting. "Say hello to my little friend" became a notable catchphrase. A-list rappers like Jay-Z and Nas saw themselves in Manolo Ribera and Tony Montana, respectively, the film's main protagonists. 

For the late renowned critic Roger Ebert, the film depicted realism that people could relate to. As he wrote in his review, "[director] Brian DePalma and his writer, Oliver Stone, have created a gallery of specific individuals, and one of the fascinations of the movie is that we aren't aren't watching crime-movie clichés, we're watching people who are criminals."

#14

‘Walked Out 5 Mins In’: 50 People List The Films They Wish They Never Saw I went to Battlefield Earth on opening weekend.

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#15

Crystal Skull. South Park was right….

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#16

‘Walked Out 5 Mins In’: 50 People List The Films They Wish They Never Saw Jaws. Changed the way we went swimming at the beach.

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MEB
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Even when I swim in a pool, I sometimes think of it. It ruined something in my mind. For good.

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#17

‘Walked Out 5 Mins In’: 50 People List The Films They Wish They Never Saw The hills have eyes , I watched it when I was about 7 and a certain scene won't get out of my head.

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#18

‘Walked Out 5 Mins In’: 50 People List The Films They Wish They Never Saw The Final Destination.

At least not when I was 8. Had nightmares for about week and was scared of escalators for years.

Miragold123 , New Line Cinema Report

As for Fight Club, critics credit its success to the affinity it developed with the younger market. Here's an excerpt of Variety's review of the film in 1999

"Despite certain hostility from some sectors, especially in the U.S., this bold, inventive, sustained adrenaline rush of a movie about a guru who advocates brutality and mayhem should excite and exhilarate young audiences everywhere."

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#19

‘Walked Out 5 Mins In’: 50 People List The Films They Wish They Never Saw Threads 1984

Its a movie that makes you feel like grime or sludge on a ball of insane people. Unlike a lot of movies this is one where all of the worst s**t thrown at you in this depressing movie you know could happen, it might never happen but it's reminding you there is a cloud of terrible death out there there could be unleashed and if you survive you'll wish you was dead.

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Karl
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The 80s was a really s****y decade and this film just reminded us of what seemed a very real possibility at the time. Terrifying.

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#21

‘Walked Out 5 Mins In’: 50 People List The Films They Wish They Never Saw Shrek, but just so i could watch it for the first time again.

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On the flipside, some highly touted films failed to deliver on fan expectations. And these aren't just one-off criticisms from someone who didn't like the movie. This is unanimous feedback from fans of a TV show with a strong cult following. 

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We're talking about The Many Saints of Newark, a film by David Chase, the creator of The Sopranos. The multi-awarded HBO series has stood the test of time thanks to modern social media, which strengthened the movie's hype. 

'Many Saints' served as a prequel to the series, as it centered around the race riots in the 1960s and ’70s. Dickie Moltisanti, who became an uncle to Tony Soprano, held the lead role, as the film showed snippets of the characters that comprised the show that fans grew to love.

#22

Passion of the Christ.

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#23

‘Walked Out 5 Mins In’: 50 People List The Films They Wish They Never Saw Poor Things. What the f**k.

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#24

Saw.

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Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa)
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I refuse to patronize any torture porn. The whole Saw franchize kicked off the worst thing to happen to the horror genre ever. We wouldn't have Human Centipede if it wasn't for Saw. It was a sudden race to the bottom to see who could make the grossest horror movie and I wanted no part of it.

LauraDragonWench
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Agreed. I put a lot of the blame on the "Hostel" franchise and Eli Roth as well - I watched, like, 5 minutes of the first movie and I honestly can't remember what I saw because I purposely scrubbed that nastiness from my brain.

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Shane S
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6 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I want to unwatch Saw so I can have the magic of that plot twist ending again. It was amazing! They needed to stop after movie 3. The trilogy was perfect and went off the rails after that.

David
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I never saw the point of the saw franchise. And not, not a pun. People being tortured for the sake of torture isn't entertainment to me.

Shane S
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6 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They aren’t tortured for the sake of torture… that’s kind of the point. They are bad people who are hurting other people usually and not valuing the sanctity of life. The victims in Saw aren’t innocent. They usually did something very bad. It’s kind of like the series Dexter- only in Saw they have a chance to survive their punishment.

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TheGoodBoi
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I said it in an earlier post. I don't understand why people want to watch these movies. Hours of people just getting tortured? Nope.

Stephanie Goadsby
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love the premis. Jigsaw is my hero and I feel empathy for the characters hardships that led him down this path. It speaks to the deep psyche and potential of one who has lost everything. Those who have never been through anything simply can't understand the emotional aspect.

Lucie Meyer
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I totally agree. I love horror movies but Saw is just gruesome and I refuse to watch it.

Nykky
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Reading this made me smell Play-Doh for whatever reason. Anyways, yeah, this genre is just...trying to play smart while having an IQ of 50. Sure you make people stumble, but it's not from creativity or intelligence.

Beth Wheeler
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nope, the original aliens movie cured me of horror movies. They are just so gross now.

Susan Schlee
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yall aren't horror movie people if you couldn't watch Saw or The Human Centipede! It's just special effects, and the blood is dyed corn syrup, LMAO!

Jessica Carter
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gore and horror are not the same thing, and people who dislike gore don't always dislike it because they think it's too real. I find it gratuitous and boring.

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The film featured actors like Screen Actors Guild award winner Alessandro Nivola, Jon Bernthal, and Goodfellas star Ray Liotta, among many others. However, it garnered predominantly unsatisfactory reviews. 

For critics, the film was ‘overplotted’ and ‘much less interesting’ than its television counterpart. AV Club’s review particularly focused on the Dickie Moltisanti character arc.

As you continue scrolling, let’s liven up this discussion more. Are there any more films on this list that should be included? What titles stand out to you in a not-so-appealing way, for whatever reason? We’d love to hear about them in the comments!

#25

‘Walked Out 5 Mins In’: 50 People List The Films They Wish They Never Saw Both Percy Jackson movies because you know something is messed up when even the authors ask them not to release the movie because that is no longer his story.

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#26

Mother! with jennifer lawrence. absolutely horrendous.

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never managed to see more than half of that movie, and I was like wtf? the whole time.

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#27

‘Walked Out 5 Mins In’: 50 People List The Films They Wish They Never Saw Tusk.

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David
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That was a really weird movie. And I went into it blind. I borrowed as a DVD from my library when I had already watched most of their horror movies and thought, "Hmm.. give this one a try". Watched all thinking it might get better. It didn't

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#29

Human Centipede 2. Seriously, as a fan of graphic horror, even I said WTF I'm turning this s**t off.

But I'd rather be tied to a chair at gunpoint, max volume, throbbing headache, a shirtless & smiling Diddy holding a strap on, then EVER watch the Cuties. fuuuuuck that movie. I'm sorry but If you purposely turn that s**t on, I'm kicking you out ASAP because there's no way you haven't gotten the memo.

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#31

The Day After, a movie about nuclear war.

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember when it was first broadcast. It ran without commercials, because absolutely no one would sponsor it. People used to pooh-pooh it as unrealistic. Mind you, I said USED to. That movie is scary AF, and you couldn't pay me to watch it again. The radio switchboards lit up like Christmas after that movie.

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#33

‘Walked Out 5 Mins In’: 50 People List The Films They Wish They Never Saw Open water.

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The premise alone is so frightening. Thanks for ruining going scuba diving on a boat for me!

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#34

Hatchi I cried the entire movie.

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MEB
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I never made it past the point Richard Gear dies. I knew what would happen to the poor dog and just couldn't.

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#35

‘Walked Out 5 Mins In’: 50 People List The Films They Wish They Never Saw Madame Webb. I ain't getting that time or money back.

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nanofarad
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You have to learn to spot the stinkers early. This one had failure written all over it.

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#36

‘Walked Out 5 Mins In’: 50 People List The Films They Wish They Never Saw Hereditary. i don’t wish i never watched it, i just wished i hadve waited a few more years to watch it. 15 was too young.

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Evelyn Ann
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Horrible movie. Don't even know how they can call it horror, so drawn out and boring. Only good part was the *ahem* car scene

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#38

We need to talk about Kevin.

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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The book is amazing, the film does it justice. Difficult to read/watch, very disturbing. But worth it.

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#39

‘Walked Out 5 Mins In’: 50 People List The Films They Wish They Never Saw Martyrs [2008].

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6 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Im just not a fan of French Extremism, too mentally heavy for me

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#40

Springbreakers with Selena Gomez. Up until the day the most stupid, vapid wannabe movie that had no right being as bad as it is. If it was a parody and didnt take itself serious then maybe. But it wants to be a serious movie and it fails spectacularly at it. I still sometimes weep at the 1.5h which were lost and that i will never get back.

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not sure what this person expected. The ads for it alone were awful.

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#41

‘Walked Out 5 Mins In’: 50 People List The Films They Wish They Never Saw The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie. I want to experience watching it for the first time again.


>! That scene where SpongeBob and Patrick are drying to death and are singing Gooby Goober together almost made me cry !<.

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#42

Maze runner…. 1st one decent, 2nd 3rd there are no maze even.

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Got 5 min in to second one and noped out coz it was NOTHING like the book

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#43

Old Boy.

I wish I could forget that plot.

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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The original is a fantastic, although disturbing, film. The Hollywood remake, such a good cast, but the film is nowhere near as good.

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#46

‘Walked Out 5 Mins In’: 50 People List The Films They Wish They Never Saw The Fourth Kind.

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TheGoodBoi
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I liked this movie. It is kind of slowish and you don't really see much but an owl. The ending was kind of cool. Idk need to watch it again, it's been 14 years.

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#47

‘Walked Out 5 Mins In’: 50 People List The Films They Wish They Never Saw The Many Saints of Newark. I don’t think I’ve ever been more disappointed with a film I was really excited about.

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#48

Antichrist.

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#49

Ultraviolet.

I’ll never get that money back.

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LauraDragonWench
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'll get skewered for this, but I like Ultraviolet - fun, over-the-top escapism, especially with all the exaggerated CGI.

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#50

Suspiria - that was one f-up movie.

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#52

Directors cut of The Professional. I watched it with my parents. 🤢.

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David
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

IIRC I read the director's cut went more into the sexual relationship between Leon and the girl. Totally inappropriate given her age. Or was that the book? I just recall reading there were aspects to the story I didn't pick up in the version of the movie I saw. They cared about each other but I viewed it as more of a father / daughter sort of thing. And I'm glad for that because I liked the movie and a pedo aspect would have tainted it for me.

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#53

Dancer in the Dark. Anyone who has seen it would understand why.

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#54

‘Walked Out 5 Mins In’: 50 People List The Films They Wish They Never Saw Vivarium.

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Val
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I loved and hated it. It was super interesting but the ending was disappointing.

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#55

The girl next door (horror movie not the other movie).

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#57

I didn’t see the whole thing but I heard about it and just watched the last 15 minutes because that’s what the commotion was about. I think it’s called Megan is Missing? Yeah, f**k that movie tbh.

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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This movie was so disturbing! I watched it from Netflix but assuming it is not available there anymore

#58

People under the stairs.

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#59

‘Walked Out 5 Mins In’: 50 People List The Films They Wish They Never Saw When I was quite young boy (I guess 10-12 years old, 1985), I was flipping through the channels and there was this movie where I saw a flash of skin, maybe a breast on a French channel. I thought: "Hum, intriguing...I want more" and watched the movie. But 10 minutes into the movie, at some point two guys started kissing, drinking champagne and letting it spill into each others mouths, while moving and breathing heavily. My young mind was traumatized, it was not what I wanted....! Was I excited? Was that sex? Is this normal? And I remember feeling very perturbed and very sick to my 10-year old stomach, unable to fall asleep. Please Remember : I WAS 10 YEARS OLD, and that's in the 80s. I am 50 now and all I am trying to say is that some of my "sexual teachings" were smooth and natural, but some were brutal, like this introduction to homosexuality way too graphic for my young self. I did not turn gay or homophobe or whatever. It is just an event in my life that was significant and I wish it had happened differently.


Still remember vividly as I type this. I think the movie is called "My beautiful launderette" or something like that.


EDIT: Holy s**t, this is a movie with Daniel Day-Lewis. The universe makes sense now.

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6 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have a Powders decorated laundry room with a signed poster, because this is a top ten for me, as are most Frears’ films. But I don’t get how this was traumatizing or even that provocative for a 10yo. I suppose if one comes from a very reserved home or society, but I felt this film was mundane on the issues of queerness and the sex scenes were downright PG.

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#60

‘Walked Out 5 Mins In’: 50 People List The Films They Wish They Never Saw The Thomas the Train movie. My kid wanted to go, but he was bored as s**t halfway through. I demanded we stay just to torture him for making us go.

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Candid Panda
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"I demanded we stay just to torture him for making us go." Wow... Interesting parenting choice.

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