Your Worst Experience At The Cinema

What was the absolute worst experience you had when seeing a movie in theater's.

Being forced to see Ocean's Twelve at a friend's birthday party because not all of us were old enough to get into Team America without an adult.

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Ouch.

Transformers 3 is my worst. Don't get the wrong idea, I was dragged into the theater, and was left with no choice but to sit down and try to, uh, find even the most dismal amount of enjoyment. Sadly, my efforts were futile. Escape attempts, yes definitely: It's strange how your bladder becomes more active when exposed to a lumbering idiot of a movie.

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In January, I went to SF, and saw three movies, including a couple at the historic Castro Theater to watch some old noirs. The movie was even introduced by Paul Henried's daughter, yet the moment the movie started, the chatter and cell-phones would not stop. I'm easily distracted, which leads to becoming easily irritated -- I have no point to ever go to a theater again... But I do dream about owning my own, playing what I like, with a Zero Tolerance policy.

One of mine was when I saw Ex Machina, I love the movie, but if you've already heard my story, you know.

How bizarre. You'd think that the kind of crowd who would go to screenings of old noir movies would be the kind of serious-minded cinephiles who know how to behave at the movies.

I haven't heard it, do you mind repeating it?

Man of Steel. So disappointing!

Best btw is Indiana jones trilogy marathon at the Alamo Drafthouse.

I think he's asking about the experience at the theater: not just a movie you found disappointing.

Taking that criteria into account, I think Ocean's Twelve might be the worst movie I've ever actually seen in theatres. Visitor Q and Zack and Miri Make a Porno give it a good run for its money, though.

Oh. Then Monsters University. Some 3 year old child asked me if I wanted to share his sour patch kids and kept talking and kicking my seat.

I like zack and miri.

My worst was probably Beverly Hills Cop III. I was meeting friends there and I got there early while the previous movie was still showing. I bought my ticket then went into the bathroom stall to pound the beers I snuck in, and I passed out. When I woke up, the movie was over and I missed my friends

Lol

After one bad experience, when I went and saw the 2 for 1 1940's Noir, and saw people who were twice my age I thought inside that it might be better. Nope...

And the way the domino effect is.. One laughs, then everyone thinks they are supposed to laugh. Or those who constantly talk back to the screen... There were a lot of grunts too, a lot of "pshhhs" --- I think what they were trying to communicate was that they "understood it".

If I watch a movie at home, NOBODY Is talking - phone is off, everything is prepared. And if I have to, I can pause it for 5 seconds to pee.

Halloween III Season Of The Witch.....oh that movie was just so bad, truly nothing redeemable about it. The theater was packed with black folks. So everyones watching this excrutiating non-Mike Myers movie, and a "scary scene" occurs. Yep, absolutely nothing, nobody cares. Then theres this scream which started soft but got to a banshee like pitch in 3 seconds, and this black chick scared the hell out of everybody. She scared us so bad everyone laughed. As the movie went on, and whenever a scary scene would occur, she'd make some type sound. She was built to scare because even though we knew she was gonna scream out, and she would, she still scared us and everyone would laugh. Thank you black chick

Went to see Phone Booth with a friend very late in its theatrical run (the theater used to do buy one get one free admission on Tuesdays, so my friend and I would often just show up and see whatever was playing next). There was only us and a group of teens/young adults in the theater. At first it was fine, but then they started smoking pot and the theater very quickly began to reek of it.

My friend got up and reported them to the theater employees (who responded by sending one person in to ask them if they were smoking weed. They said "No" and then the person left. Real effective). After that we could hear them talking **** and making threats, so we got up and left.

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You shouldnt say that out loud.

So I was watching Ex Machina, and right before the movie started, these two women that looked in there late 20s early 30s, walked in and sat down right behind me. So aside from the fact that they were talking out loud through some of the films slower moment, they also asked loudly what was going on, as if one of the strangers in the theater would answer them. They also were complaining that it was boring, but they weren't leaving, why would they, ugh, I don't know. And then, at a really intense scene, there was also some female nudity, and they were complaining through out the scene that this was the most perverted and sexist film that they've ever seen, completely ruining the atmosphere that was set up so well. And I, as well as others managed to politely ask them to quiet down with out punching them in the face. They were asked five times, they said they would four times just to continue talking, but then they finally shut up the fifth time, when there were 3 minutes left in the movie.