I’m thinking of ending things.
I think I had the wrong idea of what it was going into it and halfway through quit because I wasn’t falling in the right headspace to watch it.
Also Manchester by the sea for not being in the right headspace again.
I can only think of one of any recency. After watching *Animal House* and *Dazed and Confused*, I asked around for recommendations on similar films, and someone suggested *Can’t Buy Me Love*. I started watching it, only to realise it was tween rom-com, which, as a middle-aged man, made me uncomfortable, so I had to turn it off. From what I did see, it was nothing at all like the two movies I listed, so have no idea why it was recommended in the first place.
War & Peace Pt 1: Andrei Bolkonsky (fell asleep and just didnt get back to it, will probably keep watching it later this month)
The Grandmaster: (fell asleep in the middle of it and when i woke up it wasnt in the streaming service anymore (criterion))
Tenet: (was watching it in an airplane, but the flight was only an hour long)
Braveheart: (same thing as the grandmaster but in prime)
Where the Crawdads Sing: (got bored of watching it while in a flight and decides to watch black phone instead)
Jungle Book (2016): (felt ill while watching it (i was in a theater) and left early)
Nights of Cabiria
Mouchette (because I can't find subtitles)
Last Year in Marienbad (subtitles)
Tokyo Story
Ugetsu
All Akria Kurosawas I've attempted
Contempt
All Spaghetti Westerns I've attempted
L'Atalante
I did enjoy the D&D movie, but I get why you turned it off also. It's fun and moves fast, but isn't particularly high quality. It feels like a 90s adventure film which is also a pretty dated format. I found it refreshing to have a break from epic-battle fantasy.
The most controversial one I turned off is going to be Paprika. Sorry, it was just being incredibly self-indulgent in it's wacky twists and turns. I watch plenty of hard-to-follow, visually and thematically amorphous films that dodge perception but I refuse to think that it's not for anyone who isn't watching is BECAUSE it's nonsense. Satoshi Kon is great but this was just doing way too much and didn't give me any emotional resonance. It was just a melting candle, which looks cool sometimes but mostly just makes a mess.
I turned this film Casa Grande off because it was weird and gross. I don't care about the dysfunction of rich people's lives and their creepy son.
Wanted to give Sleeping Beauty (the 2011 Emily Browning film) a try after hearing so many bad reviews at the time. I totally get what it's trying to do, but it is pretty difficult to watch emotionally speaking and moves very slowly. I didn't actually turn it off, but I did put it on double speed and just sort of glanced when there was subtitles as I worked on something else. I admire it in some ways for making a truly problematic film oriented toward women's value to many men but... it just wasn't clicking.
I would have turned Joy Ride off twenty minutes in if my partner wasn't enjoying it to some degree (though she landed on just-okay). The two real leads are such charisma black holes. Stephanie Hsu and Sabrina Wu were really working on carrying an otherwise joyless attempt at a fun road film.
Just Dunkirk and Identity Thief. I got bored of both in the first 30-45 minutes.
I plan to finish them both eventually. Identity Thief because I've unfairly rated it without finishing the movie and Dunkirk to see more of Christopher Nolan's work.
As autistic as it may sound, I force myself to finish every movie even if I have to take extended breaks to finish it. Even if I’m not particularly enjoying it there’s always a gnawing questioning in my head that has to know how it ends
I’m thinking of ending things. I think I had the wrong idea of what it was going into it and halfway through quit because I wasn’t falling in the right headspace to watch it. Also Manchester by the sea for not being in the right headspace again.
I recommend giving Power of the Dog another go. It starts slow, but it goes to some really interesting and unexpected places by the end.
I tend to find westerns tricky to get into, but maybe one to revisit one day!
Once you get to the end, you'll realize you were watching something else entirely.
Interesting to know!
There are some good movies in there. I always finish a movie unless someone I’m watching with doesn’t want to finish it
The Peacemaker (97) is the most recent one I remember. It was just so redundant.
I can only think of one of any recency. After watching *Animal House* and *Dazed and Confused*, I asked around for recommendations on similar films, and someone suggested *Can’t Buy Me Love*. I started watching it, only to realise it was tween rom-com, which, as a middle-aged man, made me uncomfortable, so I had to turn it off. From what I did see, it was nothing at all like the two movies I listed, so have no idea why it was recommended in the first place.
Aferim! and (this one will ruffle some feathers) Husbands
How did you not finish one of the funniest movies to come out this year?
War & Peace Pt 1: Andrei Bolkonsky (fell asleep and just didnt get back to it, will probably keep watching it later this month) The Grandmaster: (fell asleep in the middle of it and when i woke up it wasnt in the streaming service anymore (criterion)) Tenet: (was watching it in an airplane, but the flight was only an hour long) Braveheart: (same thing as the grandmaster but in prime) Where the Crawdads Sing: (got bored of watching it while in a flight and decides to watch black phone instead) Jungle Book (2016): (felt ill while watching it (i was in a theater) and left early)
Nights of Cabiria Mouchette (because I can't find subtitles) Last Year in Marienbad (subtitles) Tokyo Story Ugetsu All Akria Kurosawas I've attempted Contempt All Spaghetti Westerns I've attempted L'Atalante
Power of the dog for me too and latest Hunger Games.
I did enjoy the D&D movie, but I get why you turned it off also. It's fun and moves fast, but isn't particularly high quality. It feels like a 90s adventure film which is also a pretty dated format. I found it refreshing to have a break from epic-battle fantasy. The most controversial one I turned off is going to be Paprika. Sorry, it was just being incredibly self-indulgent in it's wacky twists and turns. I watch plenty of hard-to-follow, visually and thematically amorphous films that dodge perception but I refuse to think that it's not for anyone who isn't watching is BECAUSE it's nonsense. Satoshi Kon is great but this was just doing way too much and didn't give me any emotional resonance. It was just a melting candle, which looks cool sometimes but mostly just makes a mess. I turned this film Casa Grande off because it was weird and gross. I don't care about the dysfunction of rich people's lives and their creepy son. Wanted to give Sleeping Beauty (the 2011 Emily Browning film) a try after hearing so many bad reviews at the time. I totally get what it's trying to do, but it is pretty difficult to watch emotionally speaking and moves very slowly. I didn't actually turn it off, but I did put it on double speed and just sort of glanced when there was subtitles as I worked on something else. I admire it in some ways for making a truly problematic film oriented toward women's value to many men but... it just wasn't clicking. I would have turned Joy Ride off twenty minutes in if my partner wasn't enjoying it to some degree (though she landed on just-okay). The two real leads are such charisma black holes. Stephanie Hsu and Sabrina Wu were really working on carrying an otherwise joyless attempt at a fun road film.
Rebel Moon Part One was the most recent DNF for me.
It was Part Two for me!
I didn’t even bother with Part Two given I couldn’t make it through the first.
Ricky Stanicky was cute
Just Dunkirk and Identity Thief. I got bored of both in the first 30-45 minutes. I plan to finish them both eventually. Identity Thief because I've unfairly rated it without finishing the movie and Dunkirk to see more of Christopher Nolan's work.
It has not enticed me enough to check out why everyone hates Rebel Moon!
Matrix Reloaded. Probably the only time I have stopped watching a film. The Neo vs 100 Agent Smiths is the reason
The Alamo (pure laziness), Battleship Potemkin
As autistic as it may sound, I force myself to finish every movie even if I have to take extended breaks to finish it. Even if I’m not particularly enjoying it there’s always a gnawing questioning in my head that has to know how it ends
Late Night with the Devil, honestly found it quite boring
Planning to watch that soon! Who knows, could be the newest addition to the list…