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Movie you're most embarrassed about not seeing in the cinema

post #1 of 45
8/8/05 at 1:04am
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I don't understand why it's embarrassing to have seen a movie. I do understand why it's embarrassing to have had an opportunity to have seen a great movie in theaters and skipped it.

So now that we know what kind of shit you pay good money for, tell us the great stuff that you skipped. First person to say that they skipped the movie because it wasn't playing near them gets kicked in the teeth.
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post #2 of 45
8/8/05 at 1:18am
The Aviator. Should've caught it on the big screen. That's one from recently that I regret. It wasn't playing anywhere near me. I live in Antarctica. After finally watching it on DVD, I really should've went and seen it.
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post #3 of 45
8/8/05 at 1:19am
I skipped a chance to see Amelie so I could go to some really dumb party.
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post #4 of 45
8/8/05 at 1:27am
Garden State and Bubba Ho-Tep. Those movies are two that should have been experienced with crowds. I saw them on DVD with a couple friends but I know that it's not the same.
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post #5 of 45
8/8/05 at 1:59am
I'd regret seeing Garden State just about anywhere. I'm pissed I never got a chance to catch Shaun of the Dead in theaters, though. Same deal with Office Space and Big Lebowski.

(And the "it was never playing near me" excuse is valid for a lot of folks, I think. I mean, I used to live in a town with 35,000 people, and even Million Dollar Baby and Farenheit 9/11 never played on a single screen, much less something like Murderball or Hustle and Flow. In those little podunk theaters, the bookings are decided on the whims of rednecks and idiots. And maybe you've got the time and money to drive 110 miles every Friday, but I didn't.)

But yeah, I would've killed to see Shaun of the Dead in theaters.
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post #6 of 45
8/8/05 at 2:17am
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You would have killed, but not driven 2 hours.
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post #7 of 45
8/8/05 at 2:35am
Naw, I would've driven to see Shaun. It came out right before my wedding, and by the time I got back from my honeymoon it had already left the Kansas theaters. Just shit timing on that one.
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post #8 of 45
8/8/05 at 2:36am
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You would kill but you wouldn't postpone your nuptials.
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post #9 of 45
8/8/05 at 2:39am
Who knew that Mexicans didn't like British zombie movies?
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post #10 of 45
8/8/05 at 2:48am
I'll drive 60 miles to Kansas City to see a limited release movie. I also missed Shaun of the Dead in the theater, but it was a timing thing.

I'm most embarrassed that I didn't see Fellowship of the Ring in a theater, because I enjoyed watching the other two films in the trilogy so much. I rented FOTR, wasn't sure I liked it after a first viewing, then fell in love with it the second time around. Most of the time I prefer to watch movies at home now. People in theaters don't respect the experience anymore, and I'd rather watch by myself. Mid-week matinees are the only way to go. A buddy and I literally had the entire theater to ourselves when we saw High Tension. That was cool, but the high shitness of the movie made me enjoy the solitude less.
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post #11 of 45
8/8/05 at 2:52am
Probably The Royal Tenenbaums. Couldn't see Bill Murray, Gene Hackman, Ben Stiller, and Gwyneth Paltrow occupying the same dramatic space. The trailer caused a strong negative reaction. I expected a trainwreck clash of egos on the order of Bonfire of the Vanities.

Now, after finally seeing it on DVD, it's one of my favorite films of the last five years.
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post #12 of 45
8/8/05 at 2:57am
Shaun of the Dead-I went to a podunk college town in TN, so no chance in hell of it playing anywhere near me nor anyone willing to drive out of their way to see some "fag British film".

There are some films I wish I could've seen in theaters such as Pulp Fiction or Goodfellas, but they were just before my time, so I guess those don't count.
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post #13 of 45
8/8/05 at 3:42am
Sin City. I work all the time and just dont have the time to go to the only non mega google plex intown
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post #14 of 45
8/8/05 at 9:48am
Bubba Ho-Tep. It kicked my ass on DVD and I wished I saw it on the big screen.

Heat. Just wasn't feeling it at the time, with all the trailers and spots flashing the big
PACINO and DENIRO names all over the screen, it felt kind of pretentious. Now it's one
of my favorite films.

Grosse Point Blank. Same as Bubba Ho-Tep.
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post #15 of 45
8/8/05 at 10:20am
I still haven't seen Batman Begins.
And yet I saw Dark Water. Alone.
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post #16 of 45
8/8/05 at 10:28am
Despite my fan-boy status, I didn't see ANY of the original trilogy Star Wars film in the theater. I did, however, have a cousin who worked in a video store in Queens, and my uncle dubbed the films for me as soon as they were available. It was pretty cool owning them.

And I REALLY wish that I had seen Collateral in the theater. That movie kicked my ass.
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post #17 of 45
8/8/05 at 10:42am
SOLARIS - damn it damn it damn it. no excuse, just lame.
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post #18 of 45
8/8/05 at 10:48am
Brazil. I was still in high school and not independently mobile yet, and one thing led to another and I never saw it on a big screen.
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post #19 of 45
8/8/05 at 11:11am
The Motorcycle Diaries. This is just the latest and best example of me dithering about going to see an 'arty' movie, worrying about whether it will be dull, whether it is 'my kind of film', whether the politics will be too obvious, the tone too pretentious, the narrative too episodic...

Every single worry was just a front for my laziness, my fear of watching anything even slightly unknown and my unwillingness to work for my entertainment. Silly boy.

It goes in cycles - at the moment i'd much prefer try an unknown film than a blockbuster - but i'll be back in my funk in a few months, guaranteed.

Not that all arthouse films are good, or that all hollywood films are bad, but this split between films I feel I 'ought' to go see and films I end up seeing often seems to run down those lines (or at least genre lines where i will skip the interesting looking historical drama for the cheap sci-fi).

It's interesting. Maybe i should just accept that I only watch movies for cheap thrills - it's sure as hell taking me a long time to grow out of them.
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post #20 of 45
8/8/05 at 11:13am
The Godfather, Part II - wasn't born yet.
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post #21 of 45
8/8/05 at 12:20pm
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Can't remember for the life of me why I didn't see this in theaters, but I sure as hell regret not seeing it on the big screen. Just imagining Godry's amazing effects on the big screen gives me the chills.
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post #22 of 45
8/8/05 at 12:44pm
I wish I would have seen Constantine in the Theaters. That movie rocked on DVD. I like to watch the -splosions on the big screen. ID4 would have been a good one too but I didn't see that til it came out on VHS.

- rwmega
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post #23 of 45
8/8/05 at 1:29pm
OLDBOY springs to mind. Before I even knew it was there, it was gone.

THE LIFE AQUATIC is another that seemed to pass me by completely, only for me to enjoy its man-love on DVD.
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post #24 of 45
8/8/05 at 1:30pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Fett
THE LIFE AQUATIC is another that seemed to pass me by completely, only for me to enjoy its man-love on DVD.
So very happy that my fiance dragged me to this one.
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post #25 of 45
8/8/05 at 2:03pm
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Originally Posted by Slater
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(And the "it was never playing near me" excuse is valid for a lot of folks, I think. I mean, I used to live in a town with 35,000 people, and even Million Dollar Baby and Farenheit 9/11 never played on a single screen, much less something like Murderball or Hustle and Flow. In those little podunk theaters, the bookings are decided on the whims of rednecks and idiots. And maybe you've got the time and money to drive 110 miles every Friday, but I didn't.)

But yeah, I would've killed to see Shaun of the Dead in theaters.
my town is the same way.
i regret not seeing Black Hawk Down in theaters. one of the best war movies would have been better in the theaters
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post #26 of 45
8/8/05 at 2:10pm
I missed 'Lawrence of Arabia' when it was in a revival run on the biggest, best screen in town. I was in the middle of moving to DC and the time just wasn't there.

Now, we have the AFI Silver here in DC. It's an art-house multiplex that shows nothing but great movies, old and new. I really don't have an excuse, other than that I'm too cheap to hire a sitter.

Apologizing in advance for missing 'Snakes on a Plane,'
FC
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post #27 of 45
8/8/05 at 3:07pm
The Matrix as well..

I heard about the movie, I saw trailers... I just didn't seem to get into the hype, then saw it for the first time on a VHS taped copy from the Hotel Channel when I first moved to Albuquerque (think pre-pay per view channel) ... I felt robbed. So I made sure that I had tickets to the first showing of Matrix Reloaded which was surprisingly empty (if you have to see a movie in Las Vegas, and its still open, the Neonopolis is the place to go....its ALWAYS less then full because no one wants to go there and its a new state of the art theater (2 years ago)... long story short we know how that movie was.

The only consolation I have is knowing, there is no theater.
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post #28 of 45
8/8/05 at 11:53pm
BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM.

I was a fan of B: TAS at the time, yet didn't bother to even make an effort to see this one.

Considering it may just be the very best Batman film ever, and likely will never be matched, I do regret not seeing it in the theater.
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post #29 of 45
8/9/05 at 12:28am
THE WINSLOW BOY - I love this film, and I bet it was even better on the silver screen
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post #30 of 45
8/9/05 at 1:08am
Star Wars (1977) - 'cos I wasn't born. Damn unthinking parents!

Also The Matrix. Even though I'm no longer a fan, I remember seeing it on dvd at a friends house in early 2000 (I think) and kicking myself for not catching in the cinema.
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post #31 of 45
8/9/05 at 1:16am
Raiders.

I didn't see it when it first came out but have seen it since on the big screen. Still upset I didn't get to see it as a 9 year old. Does that count?
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post #32 of 45
8/9/05 at 2:29am
A local cineplex around here in the Bay Area did a double feature of Raiders and Temple of Doom earlier this year. I can't fucking believe I missed out on it.


- Alien : Director's Cut; I still prefer the original but this would have been great to have seen on the screen.

- Saving Private Ryan

- Die Hard with a Vengeance

- Gladiator

- Bowfinger

- Private Parts

- South Park: Bigger, Louder, Uncut
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post #33 of 45
8/9/05 at 11:27am
Seven Samurai, Wrestling Women vs. the Aztek Mummy and Santo in the Wax Museum come to mind.
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post #34 of 45
8/9/05 at 12:20pm
Resevoir Dogs. It played at the Tate Center in Athens, but I didn't really know anything about it. It would be really cool to be able to say I saw it in the theater. And Slacker, which is even more embarassing, because I really wanted to see it. Can't remember why I didn't.

Back in high school, I had this one job where I only worked on Saturday, but it was from 5am to 1pm, so I passed on seeing Return of the Living Dead at a special midnight screening Friday night with all my friends. They all went back with me Saturday night to see it, and I did see Day of the Dead at midnight later that year, but I kinda regret not going to that show.

And also from high school, I never got to see Brazil on the big screen. But that may be rectified next month.

I've also missed as many as 4 opportunities to see Beyond the Valley of the Dolls on the big screen, including one with Russ Meyer and most of the cast in person, but I always had something else going on. Oh well.
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post #35 of 45
8/9/05 at 12:23pm
Oh yeah, now that you mention it, Raiders. I can't remember why I didn't see it when it came out. In fact, I sat down and watched it for the first time around 1993. That's a very strange gap. Did I mean to see it, but was prevented by circumstances? Did it just not look that good to me? I can't remember. Not that it bothers me much, but it's a strange thing that I don't share the experience with my generation.
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post #36 of 45
8/9/05 at 1:52pm
Millions.
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post #37 of 45
8/9/05 at 2:59pm
Mad Max. Curse me for being barely born.
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post #38 of 45
8/9/05 at 5:01pm
When I was young, I was raised by a single mom, and money was pretty tight. The only movies I got to see were the OT Star Wars films and Star Trek: TMP. Then when I was 10 I got a step-father with 4 kids, and we couldn't afford to take everyone (except for a trip to the drive-in once in a while). So I missed out on a lot of greats:

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Blade Runner
Star Trek 2-6
Robocop
Time Bandits
Superman 1&2
Dragonslayer
Alien
Aliens
Alien 3
The Black Hole
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post #39 of 45
8/12/05 at 3:40pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by devincf
I don't understand why it's embarrassing to have seen a movie. I do understand why it's embarrassing to have had an opportunity to have seen a great movie in theaters and skipped it.

So now that we know what kind of shit you pay good money for, tell us the great stuff that you skipped. First person to say that they skipped the movie because it wasn't playing near them gets kicked in the teeth.
Will you give us your list too?
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post #40 of 45
8/17/05 at 11:26am
I can understand maybe being pissed at myself for missing out on a certain movie, but why should I be embarrassed?
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post #41 of 45
8/17/05 at 1:57pm

Royal Tenenbaums

seven samurai too
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post #42 of 45
8/22/05 at 9:53am
The most recent examples - Hellboy and Sin City.
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post #43 of 45
8/25/05 at 11:31am
I got to see SEVEN SAMURAI in a theater. Neener.

As for movies I regret not seeing in a theater - LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, for damn sure.
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post #44 of 45
8/25/05 at 2:28pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nordling
I got to see SEVEN SAMURAI in a theater. Neener.
You are my hero.
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post #45 of 45
8/31/05 at 3:01pm
Well, I very much wanted to see the digitally projected ROTS, but I came too late for that showing, and have no interest in paying to see it again.

I had tickets for the Just For Laughs showing of The Aristocrats, with a bunch of the comedians from the film there introducing it, but couldn't go. I ended up seeing the Monday matinee, with maybe 3 other people in the audience. Total bummer.
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