I've only fallen asleep in a theater on two occaisions:
1. The movie "Medicine Man" with Sean Connery.
2. The remake of "The Grinch" with Jim Carrey.
Both of these movies were so bad and so boring that I just couldn't remain conscious.
So, not counting DVDs or rentals at home, what movies put you to sleep?
Movies that put us to sleep
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Napoleon Dynamite and Flesh and Bone. Both were absolutely mind-numbingly pointless and boring.
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Driving Miss Daisy. Then again, I was like, 12 or something at the time, so it wasn't all that interesting. Could probably sit through it now.
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AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!Alynna Lis Eachann wrote:Driving Miss Daisy. Then again, I was like, 12 or something at the time, so it wasn't all that interesting. Could probably sit through it now.
Alynna! Say it ain't so! Please give Daisy another chance!
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AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!Heh heh heh....
Gods and Generals
And I love history and historical movies.
This one was just incredibly boring.
Ok, ok - yes, the dialogue was bad at times, and so were the fake beards - but how could you sleep through the Battles of Manasses, Fredricksburg and Chancellorsville?!
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LOL, like I said, I was 12, more or less. I really have nothing against it. I think I've seen parts of it since then, and it's kept my interest... but then again, that might have been that Quantum Leap episode that ran in the same vein... *shrug* Will give it a try one of these days.dlbpharmd wrote:Alynna! Say it ain't so! Please give Daisy another chance!
dlbpharmd wrote: Ok, ok - yes, the dialogue was bad at times, and so were the fake beards - but how could you sleep through the Battles of Manasses, Fredricksburg and Chancellorsville?!
Kinda like sleeping through Pelennor Fields in ROTK... Wait, I've done that. And it's Bull Run. Grrr.
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"Now if you remember all great paintings have an element of tragedy to them. Uh, for instance if you remember from last week, the unicorn was stuck on the aircraft carrier and couldn't get off. That was very sad. " - Kids in the Hall
"Now if you remember all great paintings have an element of tragedy to them. Uh, for instance if you remember from last week, the unicorn was stuck on the aircraft carrier and couldn't get off. That was very sad. " - Kids in the Hall
Solaris (the George Clooney one). I know it's supposed to be a sensitive study of how loss haunts us, or some such, but I when I got it out on DVD I found it paralysingly dull. I just kept thinking, "Bring on the aliens. Or the starships. Or the big black monolith. Or just nuke the planet from orbit - it's the only way to be sure."
Also, Random Hearts, which I've been rude about elsewhere.
Also, Random Hearts, which I've been rude about elsewhere.
...but in the morning, I will be sober
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I remember back in High School, myself and two friends went to see the Mel Brooks movie "To Be or Not To Be". I woke up at one point and saw my friend Pat fast asleep but couldn't see my other friend Kris anywhere. When I looked a little harder, he had stretched out across three or four seats.
I've since seen the film and thoguht it wasn't so bad...but I guess at 17 it was!
I've since seen the film and thoguht it wasn't so bad...but I guess at 17 it was!
I got suckered into "Solaris" because I saw that James Cameron was listed as a producer.
I don't think my wife's forgiven me for that on e either.
I don't think my wife's forgiven me for that on e either.
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I have fallen asleep almost every time I watch 2001. I don't know why, but the pace of the film is a sedative to me. I really like the movie, too; it just lulls me to sleep.
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Dandelion will make you wise
Tell me if she laughs or cries
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