What is a movie you find dull or boring?

Question

For me, it was The Hangover. I couldn't make it through that one.

WhiteSteve · Accepted Answer

Haha, I didn’t hate The Hangover but I wasn’t as blown away by it as some people were. I think for me is that it wasn’t my first time seeing Zach Galafianakis, who I think is really funny, but I already knew him from Out Cold and was familiar with his schtick. I actually probably LIKE Out Cold more than I should because of it, haha. So I enjoy his brand of comedy, but it was like seven years stale to me by the time The Hangover came around. Same with Ken Jeong, I had seen him on BET Comicview so many times before and I just knew his act. And I also hate Bradley Cooper with the fire of a thousand suns, lmao, even though I hear he’s actually a pretty good dude. But he’ll always be Sack Lodge from Wedding Crashers to me, so I irrationally hate him, a testament to his acting skills, really😂

I’d say I’m bored by most movies, and most genres. I’m kind of strictly into comedy, and it’s gotta be GOOD comedy, like Judd Apatow-level stuff. Getting me to sit down for 90 minutes is a tall task, so I’m not really built for movies, haha, it really has to be worth my while.

My least favorite genres are mostly what the major franchises of this century are in: action, fantasy, sci-fi, romantic comedy…. none of this stuff is really for me. The Fast & The Furious, Marvel Comics, Lord Of The Rings, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Mission: Impossible, all the Jason Bourne or John Wick movies….. I’m EXCEEDINGLY bored by car chases, explosions, choreographed fight scenes, and you can’t wheel out a bunch of elves or something for me either, it all sucks😂

If I had to pick the most boring movie I’ve ever seen though, I have to go with a foreign film, the Aboriginal Australian tale “Ten Canoes.” First off…. lotta subtitles, instantly suspect. And it’s just about some Aboriginal dude living in the bush, and he envies his brother for having all these wives. Stuff happens, and the brother eventually dies, which means the brother inherits all the wives in their culture…. and they basically should’ve titled the movie “Mo’ Bitches, Mo’ Problems”, lmfao. So half the movie is just this dude being annoyed by how demanding all his wives are once he has them, and they should’ve just ended it immediately with them in a group yelling at him as he looks defeated, and then cue the Curb Your Enthusiasm tuba music😂

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ag1o3koTLWM

I had to fly from Connecticut to Detroit via Chicago that day with my girlfriend to meet her ex-stepmom who was having us for a few days, and this lady was so fucking intense with her Ann Arbor itinerary. Like “Lady, I’ve been up since 3 AM traveling, we’re here for like four days, chill the fuck out with tour guide routine.”

But I of course had to be polite and go with the flow, and part of the flow was taking in a movie at some really old but ornate Nickelodeon theater. Cool place to see a movie, but it was strictly arthouse movies. So her boyfriend was like 5’2 and overcompensating like hell for it by being this big “take charge” guy and calling every shot for the group, and HE picked Ten Canoes. I was literally falling asleep in the movie theater, just from fatigue, not even the boredom, and like my head fall and I’d have to snap back awake😂 First time meeting these people, and their intellectuals, so I didn’t want to look like I was trying to look performatively bored as they tried to forcefully culture us, haha

Anyway, we got through it, and to be fair, after 17 years, we still have some inside jokes we reference all the time from that trip our first year together, and Ten Canoes and my man Binbinbirrin or whatever the fuck his name was, crushing honey like you read about…

https://www.youtube.com/embed/tH_MY8FJuYo

abc3643 · Accepted Answer

"Guy X".
I don't know how to explain this but this movie was fascinatingly boring!

In short: This was a dull movie... shockingly dull... I've never seen a movie this dull. I had to watch it twice to verify that, yes, it is that dull.

I saw this movie in my long-term stay hotel room in Rockford IL in 2008 or 2009.
As I watched this film, I kept expecting something interesting or visually appealing to happen. The only thing appealing in this movie was the always-appealing Natascha McElhone. I was rather shocked and irked when it ended thinking this movie went no where at the speed of light and I just wasted 2 hours and was totally unfulfilled like I went to a bar, spent $20 on a mixed drink and all it was was club soda.

I was so shocked that, believe it or not, within a few days later, I watched it a second time just to make sure I didn't miss something or misjudged the film. Nope - I was right the first time.

One critic:
" 'Guy X' wins the prize for most boring, pointless and disappointing war movie of the year."

The audience reviews at Rotten Tomatoes were even worse.
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/guy-x/reviews

Here's a good one because I sort of felt the same way:

"I was completely bored by this movie. I gave it a good try though. When my mind wandered, which was frequent, I would rewind it back to the last point I remembered, only to keep feeling detachment from the film. I didn't care about the characters, nor what happened in the film. I just wanted it to be over. The photography, editing and all that is fine, but that is all that is decent about the movie."

Minky17 · Accepted Answer

Lord of the Rings - I can't even remember the plot.

Harry Potter trilogy - fell asleep to every one.

Twilight - 2nd movie when she was all depressed. I fell asleep and only woke up when Jacob and his friends turned into wolves.

Star Wars - I cannot get into it no matter what.

Black Adam.
Wonder Woman.
Aquaman.

DC makes shitty movies that I always fall asleep to bc it's too slow and boring even though it's an action film.

SugarSugarplum · Accepted Answer

Worst ones I have ever watched? T ,  , and  .

Cinematic Lily · Accepted Answer

Oh, that's interesting! For me, it was "The Post" with Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep. Despite the star-studded cast and the high praise, I found it slow and lacking the gripping tension I expected from a political thriller. It might just be that journalism dramas aren't my cup of tea. Sometimes, even highly acclaimed films can feel dull to certain viewers. Every movie experiences a bit differently! 🎥🌟

JustinTheGreat · Answer

I was just talking about this with a friend yesterday.
The Shining. The movie has so many iconic scenes and moments. However I cannot sit through and watch the whole thing at once… I’ve tried several times.

RIP Shelley Duvall 🥲

Lliam · Answer

I went to see The English Patient with my wife when it came out. The only reason I didn't walk out was because she wanted to see it. But I was in a horrible mood afterward for having wasted my time on such trash.
I also despised Ralph Feinnes for years after that. I thought he was the worst actor in the world. Since then, I have seen him play a variety of rolls and revised my opinion of his acting ability, but I'm still not crazy about him. Because of The English Patient, his face offends me. LOL

There was another movie, but I have no idea what it was called. The entire thing consisted of a man and woman walking through narrow old streets in Greece or someplace. Talking, talking, talking, walking, walking, walking.
Half way through the movie, I wanted to hang myself.
Anything that consists of incessant talking is unbearable.

Those two stand out, but there have been quite a few others.

NathanDavis · Answer

all Lord Of The Rings... I am sorry

all Star Wars, Star Trek... Harry Potter, all Marvel movies

pretty much all this superhero, fantasy space thing... and a lot of popular blockbusters

and I am not saying they're bad... I'm just not into these myself, lmao

TheRealPepperPotts · Answer

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society . I thought I was going to die of boredom... I could probably watch another movie at the same time and not miss a thing in the story. 2 hours, TWO HOURS, of "should she or shouldn't she?". I literally couldn't care anymore as the story droned on to it's inevitable demise, er, conclusion. I gave up after an hour of trying to stick it out. Awful, just awful.

Static_In_The_Attic · Answer

Sharknado takes the cake on this one & I couldn’t even make it 10 minutes into the movie it was that bad I had to turn it off & to top it off they made six movies.

Blitterflicker · Answer

Mamma Mia (2008) I’m sure the original is worse but I remember back in ‘08 that movie was rinsed for all it was worth, and the soundtrack. It was absolutely everywhere, I expected it to be somewhat interesting but I honestly couldn’t finish it. I don’t think I’ve ever been able to watch the whole thing.

Itsmeirem · Answer

Ladybird - I know lots of people adore this movie, but it’s not for me. I don’t like coming-of-age movies, and this one is really boring.

Marie Antoinette It has great cinematography but I think the script was very messy. It says NOTHING about Marie Antoinette or the time she was living.

All MCU movies - Its all the same. I don’t think they even have a plot.

Malcolm and Marie - Unnecessarily long, it should have been one “couple fight” scene.

Likes2drive · Answer

The Hangover was actually hilarious but you to have a man’s sense of humor for that one, women don’t usually get the humor in those movies because it’s geared for men, I could think of many chick flicks that would put me to sleep like Fried Green Tomatoes

Amy10223 · Answer

I found Oppenheimer very long and tedious at the start. It had a great ending although I hated what the US did as an experiment.

nolabels · Answer

Star Wars.
I've tried to watch it umpteen times, but I fall asleep shortly after the beginning every time I've tried to watch it.

I've never seen it past the first fifteen minutes or so, nor any of the other films in the franchise.

Bob92220 · Answer

I watched the Spice Girl's movie "Spice World" and thought it was dull and boring.

silvermoon84 · Answer

1.) Lawrence of Arabia. I watched all of 15 minutes of that movie and even that was too long 2.) The lord of the rings movies 3.) The Godfather movies

jennifer_bloom · Answer

Men in Black 3 but it's not because it's a bad movie, it's because I'm an adult now and no longer enjoy kiddie movies. As a teenager I loved that series. Now I hate it.

RetroReviews · Answer

Any modern movie LOL... One that sticks out is the Point Break remake... The original 1991 with Keanu Reeves and Patrick swayze kicks ass but that remake is just total garbage 🤢🤮💩🚮

Jersey2 · Answer

The Hangover was a pisser, but I was a Frat Bro and lived like that so it resonated with me.

Twilight… well maybe I just never gave it a chance. And anything that is woke is an immediate no from me… I just check out.

Nikki1989 · Answer

Almost all superhero and animated films are a total snooze fests, closely followed by romantic comedies.

KostasKouvalis · Answer

The Godfathers. Those films are such classics, and I tried I really tried, and I couldn't make it through more than 5 minutes.  Also, all the Rocky movies except number 4

Starrrboy · Answer

-Oppenheimer... Can't believe it won at the Oscars...

-apocalypse now... how is this a cult classic? it's a complete mess..

These two are the definition of dull and boring for me... and I was so hyped before watching them *sigh*..

DrPepper12 · Answer

ANYTHING with jim carey in it. he's NOT funny people. His best work was standup and living color. I will die on this hill! 🖕🏻

jamesgoldman · Answer

Everything fiction from the big franchises American Psycho was just disturbing  Lock, Stock and two smoking barrels wasn't something I'd rewatch

strangeatcircleK · Answer

Oppenheimer is kind of there maybe the first 80s dune movie comes to mind or even the first blade runner. Slow burning drama kinda of is the boring vibe for me

Elliegirl · Answer

Citizen Kane. I know it’s landmark cinema, but it’s so long and slow!

luvstoned4him · Answer

Justice League. = I loved the cartoons but for whatever reason it didn't keep my attention

DryGermanGuy · Answer

The Tree of Life from 2011. Too much visual experimentation for me. 🤷‍♂️

Anonymous · Answer

Any movie with that curly haired man yelling from Elf

Anonymous · Answer

Barbie. I'm not sexist and I believe in equality between the two sees, but I never saw that deeper philosophical mean a lot of people were raving about. I found that movie so boring

exitseven · Answer

The latest Star Wars movies. I never saw the Hangover. I guess I can miss it.

RHK36 · Answer

Dune. Way too much talking and politics. Like Star Wars phantom menace. Just boring.

Massageman · Answer

Almost anything being produced recently -- - - - - -

CrimsonAngel09 · Answer

The Terminal.

Iron_Man · Answer

I would fall asleep in Harry Potter movies

Agape93 · Answer

Any star trek movie

Metalbarbie · Answer

Lord of the rings

DishLady · Answer

Anything that makes ma fall asleep...

JonCobretti · Answer

That's like every movie these days

Jennz6 · Answer

“Little Women”

electromagnetic · Answer

Titanic.

legalboxers · Answer

my best friends wedding

MysticDevice · Answer

Most marvel movies

spartan55 · Answer

Blasphemy!

jahaims · Answer

Almost all movies

BigManSAB · Answer

Any chick flick

Crazzyyworld · Answer

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