I walked out of my first movie tonight...

bmacd

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We went and saw Anchorman tonight at the theater. About 20 minutes in, the movie messed up and the screen went solid white and the movie stopped. We debated leaving at that point, but gave the rest of the movie the benefit of the doubt considering it was already slow and boring.

Unfortunately, it didn't get any better and we left about an hour in. Don't waste your money or time.

-=bmacd=-
 

GeneValgene

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Originally posted by: bmacd
We went and saw Anchorman tonight at the theater. About 20 minutes in, the movie messed up and the screen went solid white and the movie stopped. We debated leaving at that point, but gave the rest of the movie the benefit of the doubt considering it was already slow and boring.

Unfortunately, it didn't get any better and we left about an hour in. Don't waste your money or time.

-=bmacd=-

some theaters will give you free vouchers in these type of cases
 

vshah

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Sep 20, 2003
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i liked it, but then again i'm probably a lot less mature than you :D

-Vivan
 

Turkish

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May 26, 2003
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I heard it sucks. Never liked Will Farrell anyways. He is *not*funny*at*all* :thumbsdown:
 

Ameesh

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Apr 3, 2001
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I thought it was funny but I like will farrel, on the other hand i think jack black is a douche and not funny at all. to each his own i guess
 

T2T III

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Originally posted by: XietyCOM
I heard it sucks. Never liked Will Farrell anyways. He is *not*funny*at*all* :thumbsdown:

He plays a pretty good convict with homosexual tendencies in Starsky and Hutch, though.
 

Yossarian

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Dec 26, 2000
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the only time I had a movie malfunction was during Raiders of the Lost Ark. right when Indy opens the book to show the gov guys what the ark is, the film melted. as a 10 year old child I was devastated! my bro and I whined so much my mom took us to the ghetto theater down the road, the only other place where it was playing.
 

apac

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Originally posted by: GeneValgene
Originally posted by: bmacd
We went and saw Anchorman tonight at the theater. About 20 minutes in, the movie messed up and the screen went solid white and the movie stopped. We debated leaving at that point, but gave the rest of the movie the benefit of the doubt considering it was already slow and boring.

Unfortunately, it didn't get any better and we left about an hour in. Don't waste your money or time.

-=bmacd=-

some theaters will give you free vouchers in these type of cases

When my friends and I went to see Kill BIll Vol. 2 the movie cut out twice, both times for 10-15 minutes. They didn't give us jack.
 

JackHomer

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Yeah i saw it too, and i only laughed at a couple of parts. Namely the ones with Steve Carell, he played a funny retard. I LOVE LAMP!!!!!
 

NikPreviousAcct

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Aug 15, 2000
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I saw it too. I wanted to walk out, but I didn't have anything else better to do so I suffered through the rest of the movie. >_<
 

NikPreviousAcct

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Aug 15, 2000
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Originally posted by: Ketteringo
I liked Dodgeball much better, and Old School is even better than that.

That's not saying much. Dodgeball was mildly amusing. Even Dodgeball got me to crack a smile -even if it was just once.
 

KK

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Jan 2, 2001
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You watched a blank white screen for 40 minutes. Hell, I would have left after 20 minutes of that.

KK
 

Spook

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I went last night too, and kept looking at my wife, and asking to leave... I sat through the whole monstrosity. Was originally out to see I-Robot, but that theatre was packed...
 

jagec

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Apr 30, 2004
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Originally posted by: apac
When my friends and I went to see Kill BIll Vol. 2 the movie cut out twice, both times for 10-15 minutes. They didn't give us jack.

you weren't pushy enough. The best way to get places in this country is to be an annoying a-hole.
 

NikPreviousAcct

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Aug 15, 2000
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Originally posted by: jagec
Originally posted by: apac
When my friends and I went to see Kill BIll Vol. 2 the movie cut out twice, both times for 10-15 minutes. They didn't give us jack.

you weren't pushy enough. The best way to get places in this country is to be an annoying a-hole.

Some people would rather be more mature and civilized than lower themselves and their self-respect just to get the cost of a movie ticket back.
 

nageov3t

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Feb 18, 2004
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Originally posted by: jagec
Originally posted by: apac
When my friends and I went to see Kill BIll Vol. 2 the movie cut out twice, both times for 10-15 minutes. They didn't give us jack.

you weren't pushy enough. The best way to get places in this country is to be an annoying a-hole.

yeah. sad, but yeah.

when I saw The Matrix for the first time, the projector broke down right in the middle of the Neo-Agent Smith fight scene (they're in the subway, with their guns pointed at eachother and both out of bullets... then the screen burns up and turns white). my friend's girlfriend harrassed the manager into giving everyone 2 free tickets (one to see the movie again, and one to make up for the experience).
 

Originally posted by: FFMCobalt
Originally posted by: jagec
Originally posted by: apac
When my friends and I went to see Kill BIll Vol. 2 the movie cut out twice, both times for 10-15 minutes. They didn't give us jack.

you weren't pushy enough. The best way to get places in this country is to be an annoying a-hole.

Some people would rather be more mature and civilized than lower themselves and their self-respect just to get the cost of a movie ticket back.

true, but when cost of movie ticket is 8 bucks
and you have a family of 5
thats 40 bucks

and thats four 12 packs of my favorite brew
 

NikPreviousAcct

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Aug 15, 2000
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Originally posted by: jntdesign
Originally posted by: FFMCobalt
Originally posted by: jagec
Originally posted by: apac
When my friends and I went to see Kill BIll Vol. 2 the movie cut out twice, both times for 10-15 minutes. They didn't give us jack.

you weren't pushy enough. The best way to get places in this country is to be an annoying a-hole.

Some people would rather be more mature and civilized than lower themselves and their self-respect just to get the cost of a movie ticket back.

true, but when cost of movie ticket is 8 bucks
and you have a family of 5
thats 40 bucks

and thats four 12 packs of my favorite brew

true, but but but but but... :roll: Your self respect is only worth $40??
 

KokomoGST

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You know you're at a theater with good service when they actually apologize for their AC being out and they immediately say they will offer rainchecks/vouchers if you can't sit through. Its too bad that the phenomenon of the old school hometown theater is kinda dying off with "megaplexes" taking their place.