No, I wouldn't leave. I've seen a few lousy movies and stayed just to see how bad it really got. Sometimes bad movies get good about halfway through. Other movies, like Message In A Bottle just keep right on being bad and never let up. I went and saw that with an ex-girlfriend. We stayed through the whole thing and after it was over, we went and got drunk to try and get what we believed was the worst movie ever out of our heads.
Doug2, 29
Overland Park, KS USA
Never... I go out with friends to be with them, not because I want to see a movie or do whatever. They're fun to be around, no matter what we're doing.
Jeremy, 14
Highlands Ranch, CO USA
Only if they felt the same way
Melodi, 19
Gahanna, OH
USA
It depends on how bad. If it was really disgusting, sickening, or morally offensive, I'd ask my friend if he minded leaving. Otherwise, I'd probably stick it out.
Jud,
62
Easton, KS
USA
If I found it somehow offensive maybe, but just a lousy movie? No. I've sat through several crappy movies in my day.... just for the sake of getting my money's worth of a quiet dark place to sit for the hour and a half!
Fisch, 47
Preston, CT
USA
No, I don't ever leave movies early; in fact I rarely notice during the movie that it sucks. If it were something my friend had wanted to see, I probably wouldn't mention that I didn't like the movie unless they admitted they didn't like it either.
etoile, 21
Washington, DC USA
I doubt it. In all my moving going career there is only one movie I almost walked out on for lack of any positive aspect.
Felicia, 36
Lowell, MA
USA
Nah. If I paid to get in, I'm watching the whole thing...good or bad!
Tracy, 24
Ocean City, NJ USA
If the friend wanted to, I would leave.
Em, 16
Harrisburg, PA USA
I wouild probably just sleep.
Eric, 20
San Jose COSTA RICA
No I wouldn't - at least you can enjoy your friend's company until the movie has finished.
Brad, 21
Sydney AUSTRALIA
I've been known to leave a bad movie, but I try and make my selections carefully enough that I don't see many.
Jane, 62
West Linn, OR
USA
Sadly, no. I would wait until the end to see if it was able to redeem itself. Then, on the way out I would grumble about how I wanted those 2 hours of my life back.
Nicci, 27
Las Vegas, NV
USA
I would definitely leave if I were alone but with a friend? If they didn't agree that the movie was bad and wanted to see the rest, then I'd stick it out and concentrate on the popcorn or something.
Reba, 50+
Silver Spring, MD USA
Sure would. I have done it in the past.
Kevin, 35
Sugar Hill, GA USA
If the friend wanted to stay there I'd stay simply because it would give me that much more material to rag on them with...or 'with which to rag on them' or whatever...
Alias Irrelevante
Depends on what my friend thought--and it would have to be pretty terrible. I try not to go to anything that's going to be terrible.
Karen, 22
Ames, IA
USA
Yes I would and I have.
Laura, 37
Lowell, MA
USA
Never actually walked out yet, but have really wanted to a couple of times. Anyone see A.I? I kept thinking it would actually get ...well, tolerable, but it just got worse. And amazing I stayed. Still makes me bitter though.
Triana, 29
Austin, TX
USA
I left the movie "Scarface" when it was out in theaters years ago just because it was way too violent for my tastes, but recently I sat thru "Kung-Pow, Enter the Fist", which was probably the worst movie I've ever seen. So...the answer is: I guess it just depends!
Tam
It would have to be a mutual decision, but I would sit, laugh, and be jaded about the quality of films.
Christopher, 28
San Mateo, CA
USA
I'm not a movie goer, but as with any social situation with a companion, the decision to leave should be made together.
Jill, 61
Saylorsburg, PA USA
How rude would that be? Would have suffer through it.
Laney
TX USA
Oh yea. Did it at Weekend at Bernies II. Will do it again.
Ryan, 29
Morton, IL
USA
Nope, I stay 'til the end in the hopes that the movie will turn out better.I just saw Mel Gibson's Signs and The Road to Perdition and I thought they both were lousy, very slow and plodding movies without a good plot. but we were with another couple and stayed 'til the end.
Janet, 44
E. Brunswick, NJ USA
If my friend hated it as much as I did, too.
Firelady, 24
Frisco, TX
USA
No, how else would you discuss how bad the movie was if you did not see the end?
KarenNJ, 25
Milltown, NJ
USA
No. If I pay for a movie, I'm staying there the whole time, whether it's terrible or not. If it's that bad, I'll stay just to make fun of it.
Hikaru,
19
PA USA
I
don't like walking out of movies: to me it's like not finishing a book.
But I did walk out of Gosford
Park. That movie sucked.
Cancer,
20
NYC, NY USA