Friends assure me I’ve watched the movie Elektra – tried to watch it anyway. Apparently I turned it on and the thing put me to sleep. Twice.
Which movie is most memorable for having put you to sleep? The power of ZZZZZ….
Answers on Facebook:
Autograph Hound: Believe it or not, The Godfather. And I love James Caan.
Branden Drew: Robin Hood( the Russel Crow one ).
Bree King: Transformers. Every time I’ve tried to watch, I’ve fallen asleep.
Chris Cardwell: I used to always fall asleep halfway through Forrest Gump. It’s a great movie, but I’d still fall asleep.
Frank C. IV: Metro w/ Eddie Murphy. went to see it in HS with a buddy and either I was really tired or really bored cuz I was out
Gābrielle R Betz: Matchstick Men!
James Long 2001: A Space Odyssey
Jared Moraitis: Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever. Ugh.
Jason Biggerstaff: The Phantom Menace
Jeff Miller: Blackhawk Down. tried watching it 4 times, and fell asleep 4 times.
Jennifer Lawrence Wurzer: The Abyss. I know, I know….
John Dallaire: Second on Transformers. Also, Avatar.
Josh Stewart: I passed out on Queen of the Damned in the fucking theater. That movie could put anyone into one hell of a sound slumber.
Kanu Digit: Fellowship of the Ring was sleep inducing. 15 minutes of canoe riding? Like they said in Clerks 2 you have 3 movies that are about people walking.
Ma Ngina: Lord of the Ringzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Melissa Renee Renninger: The Mexican
Michael Gonzalez: Dune
Mike Sullivan: The English patient.
Nick Leshi: Supergirl
Rafa Alejandro: George a. romero’s diary of the dead!
Ricky Barrera: Moulin Rouge !!
Rikki Reed: 9th gate
Scott Larson: Master & Commander- it was so slooooooow…
Answers on twitter:
biffmon: Last Mad Standing with Bruce Willis – first time I ever fell asleep in a movie theatre. #yawn #insanebulletcount
CandiedWalnuts: darkness w/ anna paquin. I don’t think anything actually happened in that movie…
Channel23hahaha: Godzilla remake, Robin Hood with Russell Crowe, and thats it. for now. If i think of more, i’ll share.
Dalanna23: Godzilla, 1998. Fell asleep on a date in the theatre.
DAREALGUMMY: Elektra. I seriously don’t remember a single thing about that movie. Oh and from my childhood, “Sneakers”
elizabeth_ann: if its something i’ve never seen, i’ll turn off before it puts me to sleep. if it’s a fav… i’ll fall asleep and then re-watch
ElmntsofMadness: Know a guy that fell asleep in the theater during the beginning sequence of “Gladiator.” I’ve only done it to movies I’ve seen.
EnnisDL: ‘Akira’, runner-up ‘Star Trek: The Motion Picture’ RT
entityflux: “Armageddon”. Popped it in (rental) & fell asleep shortly thereafter. I yawn every time it comes on. I’ve never seen it.
erinpayne99: I had a really hard time staying awake for The Avengers (1998) Obviously hopes are much higher for upcoming film of same name!
fredventurini: Vanilla Sky, English Patient in a tie. English Patient couldn’t keep me awake and I’ve actually been on fire.
homestar278: The newer Alice in Wonderland
ItsGregWilcox: Barry Lyndon. GREAT movie, but you need to be in the right mood (and have a pot of coffee handy).
jackdteague: Yellow Submarine, put me right out.
jade_kadir: “Russian Ark” got the closest to making me fall asleep. I had to Clockwork Orange my eyes to finish it.
JakePick: Shutter Island.
Jdinfinite: Matrix 2. And this was on an IMax.
JediiRaccoon: Powder..granted I was pretty tired..fell asleep halfway into it, woke up in the theater at the end…& my friends didn’t notice
jeffncarrie4234: Titanic..my wife made me go, long and boring.
johnny_williams: The Beach (imdb.com/title/tt016397…) put me to sleep. Wish I had slept on K19 the Widowmaker (imdb.com/title/tt026762…) as well.
Joseph3B: Silent Hill
kesseljunkie: Matrix Revolutions. First action film I ever fell asleep during. I did not replay the parts I missed.
LeighLiving: “Last Night”… granted I was a little bit tipsy but still … Zzzz.
Luigi2197: I’ve never been able to finish Piraña 3D. Even after 4 attempts the Zzzz win.
MakeMerich1976: the first lord of the rings…saw it in theaters fell asleep about 20 mins into it…same thing at home when i rented it
mia_1980: March of the Penguins – Morgan Freeman’s voice is hypnotic. Also Jurassic Park – qued for hours! Woke up when T-Rex roared.
MomItForward: Probably Valkyrie with Tom Cruise. ^B
monsterpopcorn: I’m sure many people will gawk at me for this, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. I’ve tried 3 times but fell asleep each time.
mpnye: Dances With Wolves. I’ve tried watching it because of the Oscars … and fallen asleep every single time. I’ve given up.
Mr_Wiedman: lord of the rings and the princess frog #zzzzzzzz
NighthawkTorres: The Interpreter, it’s the only movie I have fallen asleep in. It’s crappiness is one of the few things my dad and I agree on.
pedrosttau: I would say “The Tree of Life”. Not saying its a bad movie though.
PeterDiCicco: Star Trek The Motion Picture. Look, the Enterprise is flying into a cloud. Zzzz… Oh, still flying through the cloud. Zzzz…
rage_A: Ecks vs sever. Actually dozed off in the theatre
RealKareemAli: so many can’t recall all but definitely the Hulk (not Ed Norton one). It was boring, dumb and I still haven’t seen all of it
Rliyen: Godzilla 2000… And I LOVE Godzilla.
RMartian: Technically at the end of Return there’d be no more Sith at all. I’ll add that to the reasons I’m no longer a Star Wars fan.
Rob_Uprichard: Star Wars Episode 4 – A New Hope when I was 4. Lol
roblightbody: robocop 2. Slept like a baby in the cinema.
Ryeguy695: The first Hulk movie with Eric Bana.
s4m4nth4x: Sideways. Never finished it, turned it off because I kept falling asleep.
scottandrewh: Up the Academy, Himatsuri, The Wizard of Mars…
Shaggy_MN_1975: The Shining put me to sleep, not nearly as intense near the end as the book was
scubadiverjames: revolutionary road had me asleep within 10 minutes.
Superherologist: I never feel asleep in a movie theater, but half the people I saw Fantastic Four 2 with (including a comic book writer) did.
parisianfeline: Superherologist hahaha!
Syd_Lexia: Final Fantasy: Spirits Within.
ThatSpiderDude: it’s all cos play politics #cosplotics
ThePotatoPope: Swordfish, I always wake up fro the giant explosion but then fall right back asleep.
v_for_vienetta: Nixon is my “I can’t sleep” movie.
VeeSinner: Judge Dredd. Saw it in theater w/ friend n family. Friend & I fell asleep through the middle. “I am the law!”
whysospurious: I’ve tried 3 times to watch original Italian Job, always doze off. I like it but never stay awake. Most boring? Death Proof.
