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84. Lord of the Rings Trilogy

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Fri Jan 12, 2024, 06:28 PM

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What is the most boring movie you have seen or a series that you couldn't watch anymore. Mine was the Matrix. I left. [View all] debm55 Jan 2024 OP

I hated The Matrix too. Dulcinea Jan 2024 #1

I took my son and his friends to see it so I was in the same position. They were about 15. I remember the scene --they debm55 Jan 2024 #2

That's it, you are off the xmas list. Prairie_Seagull Jan 2024 #3

We have different tastes--what can I say? debm55 Jan 2024 #5

I used to know a guy who named his son Neo Clash City Rocker Jan 2024 #65

Hopefully a middle name. Prairie_Seagull Jan 2024 #91

Out of Africa CanonRay Jan 2024 #4

That's funny. debm55 Jan 2024 #6

Also, The Last House on the Left CanonRay Jan 2024 #7

I do too. TY. debm55 Jan 2024 #8

Offensive-- yes, boring-- no ailsagirl Jan 2024 #60

Lord of the Rings. That movie just wouldn't end. I kept thinking "ok now it's gonna end" but noooo something mucifer Jan 2024 #9

I didn't feel that way the first time I saw it, But now I would agree somewhat, debm55 Jan 2024 #10

One of my favotite film trilogies ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2024 #11

I loved LOTR books and the films leftieNanner Jan 2024 #14

I read The Hobbit series as well. ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2024 #25

The Hobbit is just one book leftieNanner Jan 2024 #26

Azog (the white orc) is in the book, and isn't an invention, strictly speaking. RockRaven Jan 2024 #70

Excellent information leftieNanner Jan 2024 #72

The Hobbit movie is a classic example of studio's fucking things up. Xolodno Jan 2024 #93

Agreed Shermann Jan 2024 #59

I saw one of them with my brother - huge LOTR fan underpants Jan 2024 #32

Well, there is NOT a Lord of the Rings movie. But, if you mean Fellowship of the Ring, that is my #1 all time favorite Ferrets are Cool Jan 2024 #56

Oh, not me! :D I even have the extended DVD versions. electric_blue68 Jan 2024 #74

The stupidest and most boring movie I've ever seen, Bayard Jan 2024 #12

I passed on that one. Glad I did because the reviews and regular people talk were not that great. debm55 Jan 2024 #15

The best part was toward the end, when they suspected the danger/witches were outside waiting for them.... chouchou Jan 2024 #158

Always #1 on my worst list rurallib Jan 2024 #43

Omg. :D Friends and I were at dinner and two of them were making fun of it... electric_blue68 Jan 2024 #75

Chariots of Fire Emile Jan 2024 #13

Didn;t that win an Oscar for best picture? I didn't see it. debm55 Jan 2024 #17

A lot of those award winning pictures are boring as hell Emile Jan 2024 #20

i hated the theme . sounded like fingernails being dragged on chalkboard. AllaN01Bear Jan 2024 #44

The two I came closest to walking out on were rsdsharp Jan 2024 #16

Did you leave? debm55 Jan 2024 #19

No. I've never walked out of a movie, but I came close with those. rsdsharp Jan 2024 #22

I agree on The Thin Red Line underpants Jan 2024 #35

Pretty good book, too. rsdsharp Jan 2024 #40

Which Clash of the Titans? Coventina Jan 2024 #71

1981. Harry Hamlin. We'll have to disagree. rsdsharp Jan 2024 #82

If everyone liked the same things it would be a boring world. Coventina Jan 2024 #83

I got tired of NCIS about five seasons in Walleye Jan 2024 #18

That's funny. TY debm55 Jan 2024 #21

Melancholia EYESORE 9001 Jan 2024 #23

Didn't like it either. debm55 Jan 2024 #27

OMG YES!!! That movie was so frickin' weird. The first scene was like 3 hours long. beaglelover Jan 2024 #85

The Godfather series. Niagara Jan 2024 #24

I like the first Godfather. The others are a good way to put you to sleep-----boring. debm55 Jan 2024 #30

Home Alone, Reality Bites, Gone with the Wind underpants Jan 2024 #28

Home Alone--boring. Scarlett and GWTW--boring and long. A long boring is terrible. debm55 Jan 2024 #34

I forgot Pearl Harbor underpants Jan 2024 #41

Great Post! Thank you. debm55 Jan 2024 #48

Gangs of New York Arne Jan 2024 #29

Agree. I feel asleep in the theater. debm55 Jan 2024 #36

I love Ernest Borgnine! JoseBalow Jan 2024 #67

Kurt Russel Arne Jan 2024 #68

and Adrienne Barbeau JoseBalow Jan 2024 #86

hoot hoot Arne Jan 2024 #88

This should have been a stinker but it was a hoot. Srkdqltr Jan 2024 #125

I liked it too! JoseBalow Jan 2024 #132

I walked out on The Last Emperor bucolic_frolic Jan 2024 #31

I liked the first half, hated the second half. debm55 Jan 2024 #37

The Cell (2000) Polybius Jan 2024 #33

I hope you have a better experience. Doubt if you will--once a stinker always a stinker. debm55 Jan 2024 #39

Eyes wide shut was the worst dreck I have ever jimfields33 Jan 2024 #38

Eyes wide shot was horrible. Would have left but my friend was Tom Cruise groupie. I also didn't like Top Gun. Flight debm55 Jan 2024 #42

Agreed, awful Lemonwurst Jan 2024 #116

For what it is worth, Warner Brothers edited the film before it was released to get an R rating emulatorloo Jan 2024 #154

Not even sure if this is the right name. I think it was "Almost Famous" rurallib Jan 2024 #45

Sorry about that. debm55 Jan 2024 #49

That wasn't Almost Famous. Dulcinea Jan 2024 #76

Thanks - whatever it was I almost immediately wiped it from my memory rurallib Jan 2024 #79

I liked that one, too. Nt spooky3 Jan 2024 #151

one of my fave boring movies ,dark star. AllaN01Bear Jan 2024 #46

Thank you AllaN01Bear. Some movies--you have to wonder why they were made? debm55 Jan 2024 #50

The Office.. Permanut Jan 2024 #47

Totally agree, Same with CSI--the original. Stop watching when the main actor left. debm55 Jan 2024 #54

The French Lieutenant's Woman Ferrets are Cool Jan 2024 #51

I remember one I watched a few years ago called Under the Skin. I never figured out what it was doc03 Jan 2024 #52

"A streetcar named "Desire" n/t gay texan Jan 2024 #53

Wow. I would have lost money on that bet that ANYONE was bored with The Matrix. Ferrets are Cool Jan 2024 #55

Solid movie start to finish, smart, suspenseful, revolutionary for its time but still holds up well. I'm with you. nt Shermann Jan 2024 #62

Well, I hated it. and left. It was almost like one continuous scene over and over. debm55 Jan 2024 #97

Twin Peaks PJMcK Jan 2024 #57

Most sequels suck. debm55 Jan 2024 #98

The English Patient comes to mind right away ailsagirl Jan 2024 #58

It never ever fails to make a list like this one, here at DU. Paladin Jan 2024 #96

ailsagirl ........... Upthevibe Jan 2024 #131

That is pretty funny!! ailsagirl Jan 2024 #136

I loved that scene dflprincess Jan 2024 #152

Howard the Duck. cloudbase Jan 2024 #61

Lucky you. That movie stunk. debm55 Jan 2024 #99

NCIS Digital. SarahD Jan 2024 #63

Titanic Deep State Witch Jan 2024 #64

Special Effects great. Acting was terrible. debm55 Jan 2024 #100

I watched 15 minutes of "Friends" when it first came on get the red out Jan 2024 #66

Same here. Permanut Jan 2024 #80

Same here. debm55 Jan 2024 #101

That Cold Day in the Park. hedda_foil Jan 2024 #69

I don't think I ever heard of it. Must of been bad. debm55 Jan 2024 #102

Terrible in a nonsensical art-fliky, plotless way. hedda_foil Jan 2024 #130

Thank you, I know what you mean. debm55 Jan 2024 #134

Most police/prosecutor procedurals. RockRaven Jan 2024 #73

I tend to like them. I watch the Law and Order marathons on Sundays. and liked the original CSI debm55 Jan 2024 #103

Part of 2001 A Space Odessy on a second watch close to 50 yrs later!.. electric_blue68 Jan 2024 #77

Thank you for sharing. debm55 Jan 2024 #104

Agreed, though I waited too long to see it Lemonwurst Jan 2024 #119

"Forty Carats"--the only movie I actually walked out of. tblue37 Jan 2024 #78

Thanks tblue37 debm55 Jan 2024 #106

I fell asleep during The Sting. I was on a date, too. Polly Hennessey Jan 2024 #81

My first date with this guy was to see The Sting. Movie was great, guy was boring. debm55 Jan 2024 #107

Lord of the Rings Trilogy beaglelover Jan 2024 #84

I liked it the first time I saw it. Would I see it again, no. debm55 Jan 2024 #108

Bad Boys II The only movie I ever walked out on at the theater. HoosierDebbie Jan 2024 #87

My way of thinking-sequels always stink. Second, Top Gun-Maverick stinks and Tom Cruise is a wooden actor. and The Big debm55 Jan 2024 #110

The Age of Innocence. Directed by Martin Scorcese, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfieffer, and Winona Ryder. Mister Ed Jan 2024 #89

Agree with you, the actors are great, the film -boring. debm55 Jan 2024 #111

Deadpool. Lunabell Jan 2024 #90

HAHAHAHAHHAAH Love it. May I borrow? debm55 Jan 2024 #112

My gift. Lunabell Jan 2024 #139

This thread makes me sad JoseBalow Jan 2024 #92

JoseBalow, why don.t you like what I like. Anything with Tom Cruise in it. stinks, the Matrix is BORING. debm55 Jan 2024 #113

Oh I didnt mean you specifically JoseBalow Jan 2024 #122

I know JoseBalow. I watched half of the Matrix and walked out debm55 Jan 2024 #140

Escape from LA Xolodno Jan 2024 #94

Great, a bad movie marathon. Was anyone awake during it. debm55 Jan 2024 #114

I think that depended on.... Xolodno Jan 2024 #126

Wonder woman. Just awful. I wanted to like it. Srkdqltr Jan 2024 #95

True, I wanted to like it, just couldn't. debm55 Jan 2024 #115

"Gerry" 🥱😴 Lefta Dissenter Jan 2024 #105

Used to really like Matt Damon, but he has been doing some real stinkers. Casey Affleck, I'll leave my opinions to debm55 Jan 2024 #117

Final Justice. Different Drummer Jan 2024 #109

Did you fall asleep? debm55 Jan 2024 #118

I should have. Different Drummer Jan 2024 #120

I can't remember BOSSHOG Jan 2024 #121

HAHAHAHHAHAHAH debm55 Jan 2024 #147

Cave of Forgotten Dreams sakabatou Jan 2024 #123

That bad, oh my. debm55 Jan 2024 #148

I mean, yeah, the cave paintings are great, but by god the movie is boring sakabatou Jan 2024 #149

Brazil Zambero Jan 2024 #124

Was it an art film? debm55 Jan 2024 #150

I can't say for sure Zambero Jan 2024 #167

Hahaha-funny debm55 Jan 2024 #168

Ad Astra... yourout Jan 2024 #127

Was it a Movie or streaming? debm55 Jan 2024 #174

Some Eddy Murphy "comedy" with farts every couple minutes captain queeg Jan 2024 #128

Did they give your money back? debm55 Jan 2024 #133

We didn't ask, the wife was in a huff. Apparently many in the audience thought is was funny. captain queeg Jan 2024 #137

Sad that is how he gets his laughs, What talent does that take. debm55 Jan 2024 #141

He is talented but he sure has been in some real stinkers. captain queeg Jan 2024 #145

Yes, I really liked the donkey in Shrek, He did a very funny character without the farts, debm55 Jan 2024 #146

Dude Where's My Car? Haggard Celine Jan 2024 #129

That' a bummer. debm55 Jan 2024 #135

"Interiors" LudwigPastorius Jan 2024 #138

Did you stay or walk out? debm55 Jan 2024 #142

It was a rental, and I watched it to the bitter end. LudwigPastorius Jan 2024 #161

Tree of Life with Brad Pitt mentalsolstice Jan 2024 #143

Agree, with you 100% debm55 Jan 2024 #144

As a boy, Lion in Winter ..nt Jarqui Jan 2024 #153

I have seen it as a college student and loved the acting. Maybe another chance? debm55 Jan 2024 #157

Dunno why, but never really connected with the Harry Potter movies. emulatorloo Jan 2024 #155

Read the books to my son. Husband and son went to see movie. I remember the hype and didn't get it either. debm55 Jan 2024 #156

The Deer Hunter. Jeebo Jan 2024 #159

I agree with your views. I do have to tell you that scene at the beginning the wedding was filmed down the street from debm55 Jan 2024 #175

Sunset Boulevard TlalocW Jan 2024 #160

It's a classic BUT... ailsagirl Jan 2024 #162

I enjoyed both "Sunset Boulevard" and "Citizen Kane" as a kid nuxvomica Jan 2024 #165

Jurassic Park GuppyGal Jan 2024 #163

Agree debm55 Jan 2024 #169

Is a ballet comment okay in this post? EverHopeful Jan 2024 #164

That's fine, You're honest, Hope you get your tickets swapped. They do that here too/ Two things you want to see and debm55 Jan 2024 #170

Any Netflix series written/directed by Mike Flanagan nuxvomica Jan 2024 #166

Thank you. I will remember that debm55 Jan 2024 #171

I enjoyed the book by Shirley Jackson-- I'm unfamiliar with the miniseries ailsagirl Jan 2024 #172

I will check Netflix out. TY. debm55 Jan 2024 #173

It doesn't seem to be on Netflix, but I could be wrong ailsagirl Jan 2024 #176