Film Which supposedly great films or TV series have you tried to get through on multiple occasions?

[OleBoiii]

I.e. given it more than one chance, but still failed to sit through the whole thing.

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The Big Lebowski
I think I've tried to watch it on 3 different occasions, though to be fair the last time I was still in my early 20's. I'm more patient now so I guess I'd at least be able to finish it, but I doubt I'd enjoy it a lot. I think I smirked once or twice in the first 30-40 minutes, which isn't great for a comedy. I've read that the humor captures a very certain vibe and age group(Gen X), so maybe that's why it's not my cup of tea. Then again, I've come across Gen X movie critics who don't like it either...

Cowboy Bebop(the original anime series, obviously)
I don't think I ever got past episode 4, but I'm starting to think that people just love Cowboy Bebop for the music(the opening theme is amazing). The first 3-4 episodes are at least not very interesting to me. Maybe I'll give it another shot in the future, seeing as it's a short series.

 

[Carlsen19]

Peaky Blinders. The attempted accents are just too horrendous to sit through.

 

[Eurotrash]

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

Without fail, I fall asleep around three quarters in.

 

[b82REZ]

I.e. given it more than one chance, but still failed to sit through the whole thing.

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The Big Lebowski
I think I've tried to watch it on 3 different occasions, though to be fair the last time I was still in my early 20's. I'm more patient now so I guess I'd at least be able to finish it, but I doubt I'd enjoy it a lot. I think I smirked once or twice in the first 30-40 minutes, which isn't great for a comedy. I've read that the humor captures a very certain vibe and age group(Gen X), so maybe that's why it's not my cup of tea. Then again, I've come across Gen X movie critics who don't like it

Just more evidence that you're the absolute worst.

 

[SilentWitness]

12 monkeys. Tried watching it about 6 times. Get about half an hour in and then lose interest.

 

[AaronRedDevil]

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

Without fail, I fall asleep around three quarters in.

Blasphemy! But I would say Just put the 2nd disc in.

 

[Samid]

Star Wars, Trek etc. Utter dogshite.

 

[OleBoiii]

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

Without fail, I fall asleep around three quarters in.

Is it the length that's the problem or are you just not that into it? I reckon you got through the first two movies?

 

[stu_1992]

Better Call Saul. Loved Breaking Bad and usually not adverse to slow build shows or whatever, but I go through 3 seasons of that before reluctantly giving up. 3 seasons of teasing stuff only for it to be undone the next episode or at the start of the next season.

 

[Raven]

The Sopranos.

 

[GueRed]

I.e. given it more than one chance, but still failed to sit through the whole thing.

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The Big Lebowski
I think I've tried to watch it on 3 different occasions, though to be fair the last time I was still in my early 20's. I'm more patient now so I guess I'd at least be able to finish it, but I doubt I'd enjoy it a lot. I think I smirked once or twice in the first 30-40 minutes, which isn't great for a comedy. I've read that the humor captures a very certain vibe and age group(Gen X), so maybe that's why it's not my cup of tea. Then again, I've come across Gen X movie critics who don't like it either...

Cowboy Bebop(the original anime series, obviously)
I don't think I ever got past episode 4, but I'm starting to think that people just love Cowboy Bebop for the music(the opening theme is amazing). The first 3-4 episodes are at least not very interesting to me. Maybe I'll give it another shot in the future, seeing as it's a short series.

Same

I'm Generation X, and cannot for the life of me get into The Big Lebowski. Reached halfway then turned it off. Dont get the hype.... Maybe just not my cup of tea.
All it did was make me pine for a White Russian.

Same with Cowboy Bebop. Mate who loves anime swears by it. Got into a couple of episodes...nah not for me.
Maybe a grower? I dunno. Im not a massive anime fan tbf.

 

[Eurotrash]

Is it the length that's the problem or are you just not that into it? I reckon you got through the first two movies?

I guess I'm not really that into it.The first two movies are alright, but not among my favourite movies.

The Big Lebowski, however, is my favourite movie of all time. It never fails to change my mood to the better. Can see it unlimited times.

 

[LARulz]

Better Call Saul. Loved Breaking Bad and usually not adverse to slow build shows or whatever, but I go through 3 seasons of that before reluctantly giving up. 3 seasons of teasing stuff only for it to be undone the next episode or at the start of the next season.

Yeah same, also prequels always feel a bit shit to me. Hardly ever seen a good one, just can't get over knowing what it eventually leads to

Brooklyn 99 I tried 3 times before I eventually powered through the first season. Once I did it was great. Felt like he tried to copy his Parks and Rec characters in a police office for the first season, but once they became their own it was great

Hate Big Bang Theory and HIMYM. I know a lot hate them but equally too many loved them

 

[OnlyTwoDaSilvas]

Kill Bill. Though I haven't failed to sit through the whole thing. I've seen them both a few times, my gf really likes those films, but I just don't get it. I'm not a huge Tarentino fan anyway, but they might be my least favourite of his output.

 

[Zlatattack]

The Queens gambit. Really tails off after the first 2-3 episodes.

 

[Rado_N]

Star Wars, all of them, absolute shite.

LOTR - total snoozefest, so bloody dull.

 

[FrankDrebin]

Surprised by the inclusion of Cowboy Bebop.
Out of all the animes out there, I think Bebop is comfortably the easiest to get into.
Like a spaghetti Western set in space.

 

[Massive Spanner]

Yeah gave up on Better Call Saul after a while, so boring.

Justified - was just a standard procedural. I heard it got a lot better but never was able to get that far.

Deadwood - my biggest shame. Started it twice but gave up for one reason or another. Must give it another whirl.

 

[Vidyoyo]

Thirding Better Call Saul. It makes him a more interesting character than he is in Breaking Bad but spends four seasons establishing the fact. Then it remembers it needs to tie back to where he was in BB and it loses so many of the interesting aspects about him, his family life, relationship with Kim, etc.

The Mike/Gus arc is too slow and often feels like BB fan-fiction, like it could be a different series altogether and be better for it.

I stopped watching right around the time that German guy started building the super lab underground. Maybe it gets better?

 

[Dr. StrangeHate]

I watch 15 mins of Marvel movies here and there to try to get to the end as I have heard the Thanos movies are pretty good. Just can't get past all the fluff before it though. Currently at Dr Strange for the past few weeks.

 

[Dr. StrangeHate]

Star Wars, Trek etc. Utter dogshite.

Both Starwars and Trek. You must really hate Sci Fi and Fantasy.

 

[Vidyoyo]

I watch 15 mins of Marvel movies here and there to try to get to the end as I have heard the Thanos movies are pretty good. Just can't get past all the fluff before it though. Currently at Dr Strange for the past few weeks.

Username checks out

 

[Rado_N]

Whilst I fully understand the Better Call Saul shouts, it did eventually get going and even at it’s painfully slowest I still found that world engaging.

The most recent season was brilliant and I’m really looking forward to the final season assuming he’s ok.

 

[OleBoiii]

Surprised by the inclusion of Cowboy Bebop.
Out of all the animes out there, I think Bebop is comfortably the easiest to get into.

The concept is undeniably cool. A bounty hunter travelling from planet to planet with his badass crew on his own Millennium Falcon with cool jazz music playing? Sign me the feck up!

The reason I dropped it was that every episode seemed to be its own story, basically? I feel that this sort of story-telling works much better with comedies. I would have loved the same concept but with a clear story thread from start to finish.

 

[Moby]

I actually had to give The Wire a couple of tries before finally settling in and never looking back. I know a lot of people give up on that early.

 

[Vidyoyo]

The concept is undeniably cool. A bounty hunter travelling from planet to planet with his badass crew on his own Millennium Falcon with cool jazz music playing? Sign me the feck up!

The reason I dropped it was that every episode seemed to be its own story, basically? I feel that this sort of story-telling works much better with comedies. I would have loved the same concept but with a clear story thread from start to finish.

It is very episodic yeah. Like, you could watch random individual episodes and maybe get more out of the show than watching it the whole way through.

It also is a comedy in a certain way of looking at it, though more like a slice-of-life, only set in space and about bounty hunters.

 

[Wibble]

I.e. given it more than one chance, but still failed to sit through the whole thing.

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The Big Lebowski
I think I've tried to watch it on 3 different occasions, though to be fair the last time I was still in my early 20's. I'm more patient now so I guess I'd at least be able to finish it, but I doubt I'd enjoy it a lot. I think I smirked once or twice in the first 30-40 minutes, which isn't great for a comedy. I've read that the humor captures a very certain vibe and age group(Gen X), so maybe that's why it's not my cup of tea. Then again, I've come across Gen X movie critics who don't like it

I love most films they have made but this one was a big miss more me.

 

[Sparky_Hughes]

The wire, don't get the hype, have tried and tried and it does nothing for me.

 

[Wibble]

I actually had to give The Wire a couple of tries before finally settling in and never looking back. I know a lot of people give up on that early.

It is a very slow build and you need to watch most of S1 before getting hooked. I took 3 attempts to get through S1 but then loved it.

 

[Bondi77]

Vikings.....it’s like watching paint dry.

 

[OleBoiii]

It is a very slow build and you need to watch most of S1 before getting hooked. I took 3 attempts to get through S1 but then loved it.

I think The Wire is hard for people to get through for several reasons, but the most important reason is that the first season is arguably the weakest. And season 2 is very different from the rest, so many people fall off here as well. You get really rewarded for your patience once you get to season 3 and 4, though. Those two seasons are pure masterpieces. I'm not a huge fan of season 5, but it's better than season 1.

The Wire is kind of similar to Mr. Robot(my favorite TV series) in that sense. Season 1 is arguably the weakest(at least on rewatch) and Season 2 is the most different(and great on rewatch). Season 3 and 4 are pure masterpieces.

 

[Bebestation]

Game of thrones.

It just seems about sex but with costumes.

 

[12OunceEpilogue]

Peaky Blinders. The attempted accents are just too horrendous to sit through.

I don't know much about the accents, they seem a bit exaggerated but I'm no expert, but the programme is massively style over substance for me. If I see one more shot of them swaggering down an alley swishing their jackets in slo-mo...

We got bored partway through the series where he's an MP, just tired of the same characters doing the same circular things; why are we meant to care about Tommy and particularly Arthur? They're not redemptive in any way, I find them to be vicious pieces of no-good shit in ways I was never meant to feel about even a character like Tony Soprano, because all they do is feck up, apologise, feck up again and swagger around in slo-mo.

 

[12OunceEpilogue]

Game of thrones.

It just seems about sex but with costumes.

Not for me either, but then I'm not a big fantasy guy.

 

[Alex99]

Pulp Fiction. Tried a few times and ended up binning it.

Orange is the New Black. Think I started the first season and got about halfway through, then started it again a couple of years later and managed to get to the end, but then binned it a couple of episodes into season 2.

Not a film or tv series, but I tried to get through The Last of Us on two or three occasions and ended up binning it at various stages.

 

[harms]

Deadwood - my biggest shame. Started it twice but gave up for one reason or another. Must give it another whirl.

Oh, same! For whatever reason, I'm not even sure what it was — it's not that I didn't like it even.

 

[Welsh Wonder]

Whilst I fully understand the Better Call Saul shouts, it did eventually get going and even at it’s painfully slowest I still found that world engaging.

The most recent season was brilliant and I’m really looking forward to the final season assuming he’s ok.

Same. Although I will say that if I didn't have a pre-existing connection to the world from BB I probably would have fecked it off well before it got going.

 

[JoaquinJoaquin]

Mad Men. Would put a glass eye to sleep.

 

[Hugh Jass]

The Queens gambit. Really tails off after the first 2-3 episodes.

Yeah i have to admit i did not think it was absolutely brilliant. I had my phone out in parts.

Still pretty good.

 

[Hugh Jass]

I gave up on Peaky Blinders as well. You have these pointless scenes that are just intended to drag the time out.