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Have you seen a movie THIS good?

Started by Neon Noodle, January 22, 2004, 12:17:15 AM

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Neon Noodle

January 22, 2004, 12:17:15 AM
When I went to see The Last Samuari last week, I realized about an hour into the movie that I had to pee.
Of course, I didn't want to miss anything, so I endured almost 2 more hours of continual bladder pressure. When the movie ended, I made a beeline to the nearest restroom and thanked God that no line was there!

Have any of you seen a movie that you chose not to leave and use the bathroom because it was so good? If so, which movie? I heard this happened to a lot of people who saw Lord of the Rings....

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While on a journey, Chuang Tzu found an old skull, dry and parched.
With sorrow, he questioned and lamented the end of all things.
When he finished speaking, he dragged the skull over and, using it for a pillow, lay down to sleep.
In the night, the skull came to his dreams and said, 'You are a fool to rejoice in the entanglements of life.'
Chuang Tzu couldn`t believe this and asked, 'If I could return you to your life, you would want that, wouldn`t you?'
Stunned by Chuang Tzu`s foolishness, the skull replied, 'How do you know that it is bad to be dead?'

-From The Matrix: The Path of Neo

ulthar

#1
January 22, 2004, 12:52:13 AM
I've experienced this, but don't recall specifically which movie(s).  I really, really hate to miss part of a movie (unless it is irritating me more than the urge to go), so I generally won't leave unless a dire emergency.

I did get up to find the manager a couple of years ago due to some noisy adolescents ... I hated doing that, and only did that one time.  Usually, my desire to not miss something while I go out looking for staff outweighs some slight irritations (I know this was a separate thread a while back....).

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Bodie:      I've been giving myself shock treatments.
Professor Hathaway: Up the voltage.

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FearlessFreep

#2
January 22, 2004, 07:12:23 AM
I think I had that experience in "Ghandi"

Going places unmapped, to do things unplanned, to people unsuspecting

Mr_Vindictive

#3
January 22, 2004, 09:22:02 AM
Had this experience recently while watching House Of Sand And Fog (see my post from Monday).  I just had a feeling that something major was going to happen and that the moment that I went to the bathroom, I'd miss something.  Which I was correct.  I sat through without going to the bathroom and it's a good thing I did.

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Neville

#4
January 22, 2004, 09:43:56 AM
This doesn't usually happen to me. I can remember a couple of times though. The worse one was with "Baraka", an amazing documentary without voice over or plot. I desperately needed to go to pee, but I couldn't know if the movie was about to end or not. Another time I went during part of "Brotherhood of the wolf", but I've never regreted. It seems that I didn't miss anything crucial.

Due to the horrifying nature of this film, no one will be admitted to the theatre.

Eirik

#5
January 22, 2004, 10:40:07 AM
I never wait to take a p**s break.  Obviously I wouldn't cut out at a crucial point, but if I have to go and I smell the foul stench of tacked-on-romantic-subplot or exposition-for-idiots-who-don't-get-it-already, you better believe I'm relieving myself.  For all three LOTR movies, I deprived myself of fluids all day (each was an early afternoon showing) and made it through each with no problem.

The Burgomaster

#6
January 22, 2004, 11:03:09 AM
I make it a point to go to the bathroom just before the coming attractions start so that I don't need to get up during the movie.  The only movie I ever remember leaving so that I could pee was STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME.  It was so long ago, yet I still remember how BAD I had to pee.  Luckily, the men's room was very close to the theater that I was in, so I only missed about 1 or 2 minutes of the movie.

"Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either. Just pretty much leave me the hell alone."

trekgeezer

#7
January 22, 2004, 11:09:39 AM
I never buy anything to drink at the movies and I always wait until just before it starts to make a  potty run.




And you thought Trek isn't cool.

raj

#8
January 22, 2004, 11:21:16 AM
Any of the Lord of the Rings movies.  Usually a 2 hour movie is no problem, but 3+ hours does tend to push the limits.

James Denning

#9
January 22, 2004, 12:20:02 PM
hey man i went to see drumline with a few friends ( they where in the school band and i played football but went allong anyway) needless to say i got diarihia form the movie ( it was that bad), needless to say i missed nothing

Brother Ragnarok

#10
January 22, 2004, 04:35:02 PM
Happened during Lord of the Rings, Blade 2, and probably a bunch of others too.  I hate getting up in the middle of the movie just like everyone else.  While watching Cold Mountain (which rocked, by the way), I did get up and find a projectionist because the projector was off-kilter and the bottom 12 inches of the movie was taking place while hanging over the actor's heads and it was really distracting.  So, while everyone else was just going to sit there and take it, I took the advice given by Kevin Murphin in "A Year at the Movies", and actually got up and did something.  The projectionist, instead of saying, "f**k off, I'm on break" like you'd expect, said "Thanks for letting me know, I'll fix it right away" and proceeded to fix the problem right away.  I was impressed.

Brother R

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Susan

#11
January 22, 2004, 07:44:34 PM
Women have smaller bladders, this is an issue with me since even through a sucky movie I dont' like to leave (especially since the cost of a movie is so much) I pee right before I go and take a water bottle only 1/3 full..and baby sip it if I have to.  The worst movie was "Alive", i'll never forget it as it dragged on and I thought I would die as there were rushing waterfalls and all that, but the movie just kept going.

What i can't figure out is why with all these long 3 hour plus movies why they don't have intermission anymore. It's really stupid, they could probably make more money since people would leave and go to the concession stand to eat more food.

I have left the movie on a few occasions to complain about the sound being off or the picture being off. A few time's at a local theater they didn't even turn the lights off. This is difficult to do at stadium seated theaters since I like the back row and leaving requires a long walk down and out and then down the long hallway to complain (vs the tiny local theater where you walk out the door and your standing in the concession area)

Ryan

#12
January 22, 2004, 11:35:23 PM
Yeah, I didn't want to leave for the movie Pirates of the Carribean. That was such a good movie. I wanted to go at the start of the movie, but as soon as I got up to go, the lights swithched off so I sat down telling myself that I'd get up and go soon, since I didn't want to miss the start of the movies or the previews. I never went.
Great movie though!

~Ryan

Neon Noodle

#13
January 23, 2004, 10:56:03 PM
Almost happened AGAIN!

I went to see the Butterfly Effect tonight, and when I got 45 mins in, I had to go again. Thankfully it wasn't a 3 hour movie and I was able to gracefully reach the bathroom when the lights came up.

Definitely glad I didn't leave, or I would have lost a good chunk of the movie's impact.

Maybe I should stop ordering the Ultra-Large drinks....



Post Edited (01-23-04 21:58)
____________________________________________________________
While on a journey, Chuang Tzu found an old skull, dry and parched.
With sorrow, he questioned and lamented the end of all things.
When he finished speaking, he dragged the skull over and, using it for a pillow, lay down to sleep.
In the night, the skull came to his dreams and said, 'You are a fool to rejoice in the entanglements of life.'
Chuang Tzu couldn`t believe this and asked, 'If I could return you to your life, you would want that, wouldn`t you?'
Stunned by Chuang Tzu`s foolishness, the skull replied, 'How do you know that it is bad to be dead?'

-From The Matrix: The Path of Neo

JohnL

#14
January 24, 2004, 04:09:21 AM
I try never to go to the bathroom in the midle of a movie. This is a problem for me because I've always had a weak bladder. I make it a point not to drink anything before the movie, but still, 30-45 minutes in I start feeling like I have to go. By the end of the movie I'm usually in pain.
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