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Tommy_Carcetti

(43,184 posts)
Thu May 23, 2013, 09:50 AM May 2013

What movies have made you literally fall asleep?

And movies that you have on the TV late at night don't count. Or movies that you've started to watch after having a couple of drinks or taking a Tylenol PM.

I'm talking movies that you've specifically set out to watch (as in renting the DVD) and you find yourself falling asleep. Extra special bonus points if you actually fell asleep watching a movie in a movie theater.

I can think of two off the top of the head: Bridget Jones' Diary and Magic Mike.

Yes, those were both my wife's picks, in case you were wondering.

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What movies have made you literally fall asleep? (Original Post) Tommy_Carcetti May 2013 OP
The second 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' movie. Aristus May 2013 #1
A few Xyzse May 2013 #2
What movies have made you literally fall asleep? Flashmann May 2013 #3
out of africa - just seeing the title makes me yawn leftyohiolib May 2013 #4
"Lord of the Rings" I was sooooooo bored mucifer May 2013 #5
i fell asleep during the two towers fizzgig May 2013 #31
Apocalypse Now Redux jakeXT May 2013 #6
Terms of Endearment Gidney N Cloyd May 2013 #7
The Artist. Chan790 May 2013 #8
As Good As It Gets mokawanis May 2013 #9
The English Patient. GoCubsGo May 2013 #10
me too! Spike89 May 2013 #26
Cloud Atlas Downtown Hound May 2013 #11
I don't know, I kind of liked it. Tommy_Carcetti May 2013 #18
Master & Commander, The English Patient, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy .. Myrina May 2013 #12
Debby does Dishes olddots May 2013 #13
Meet Joe Black NewJeffCT May 2013 #14
While your behavior was inconsiderate, divorcing you over that seems a bit extreme. Bucky May 2013 #19
well NewJeffCT May 2013 #22
My Dinner with Andre...although I'm not certain magical thyme May 2013 #15
Hmmm. I fell asleep during it also. But I was very tired going into it. HERVEPA May 2013 #16
That's a perfect choice to cure insomnia. GoneOffShore May 2013 #25
Out of Africa sharp_stick May 2013 #17
Beat me to it. texanwitch May 2013 #20
Snoozed off in the latest Gatsby movie. I just didn't care about any of them. Bucky May 2013 #21
Most "romances" - they just put me out for the count. n/t Moondog May 2013 #23
Silver Linings Playbook. GoneOffShore May 2013 #24
Passion of Christ Bryn May 2013 #27
Cave of Forgotten Dreams sakabatou May 2013 #28
Last Temptation Of Christ Archae May 2013 #29
"Gone with the Wind" and "The Maltese Falcon" MiddleFingerMom May 2013 #30
"Zazie dans le metro" Art_from_Ark May 2013 #32
I fell asleep during "Zelig" and "Tron," both at the theater Rhiannon12866 May 2013 #33

Aristus

(66,394 posts)
1. The second 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' movie.
Thu May 23, 2013, 09:53 AM
May 2013

It lulled me into one of the most solid, restful satisfying naps I've ever had.

Xyzse

(8,217 posts)
2. A few
Thu May 23, 2013, 10:08 AM
May 2013

I have explanations though.

1 - Always - A romantic comedy that my older sister wanted to watch. I was 7 or 8 at the time. It was my first time using the public transport system in a different country. I had to walk, a lot... By the time the movie started, with the dark and all, I was out like a light.

2 - The American - I was visiting my sister in Hoboken, and I just drove in from Maryland. Her place was crowded, and I needed some time to relax. 15 minutes in the movie, I was knocked out.

3 - Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Two co-workers wanted to watch it, a 40 year old virgin akin to the comic book guy and a girl, both friends of mine, and I was their ride. It was one of the rare hang outs that they wanted to do, and I told them that the only way I will do it, is in a theater with booze. I drank enough that I was giggly, and fell asleep for it.

Flashmann

(2,140 posts)
3. What movies have made you literally fall asleep?
Thu May 23, 2013, 10:13 AM
May 2013

Any and all baseball themed films,as well as the game itself...Same with golf,excluding the Caddyshacks.

fizzgig

(24,146 posts)
31. i fell asleep during the two towers
Fri May 24, 2013, 02:33 AM
May 2013

granted it was the second time i'd seen it THAT DAY (friend could only do early, boyfriend could only do late and both wanted to do it on the same day). that said, it was a terribly boring movie and i love the books.

 

Chan790

(20,176 posts)
8. The Artist.
Thu May 23, 2013, 11:01 AM
May 2013

Asleep in the AFI-run Silver Theatre in Silver Spring. My god, what a boring awful film.

Something about never following an animal act...never act with animals either.

mokawanis

(4,443 posts)
9. As Good As It Gets
Thu May 23, 2013, 11:43 AM
May 2013

Fell asleep in the theater watching that one. My wife woke me up a few times and then just gave up and let me snooze until the movie ended.

Spike89

(1,569 posts)
26. me too!
Thu May 23, 2013, 06:45 PM
May 2013

I was so amazed it got such great reviews, seemed so awfully long for no reason at all. I only wish my wife had let me stay asleep so I could have gotten some use from the time. She did say that my snoring was pretty much as exciting as the dialog though.

Downtown Hound

(12,618 posts)
11. Cloud Atlas
Thu May 23, 2013, 12:57 PM
May 2013

I had heard that this movie was an overlooked gem that should have made way more money than it did. After seeing it (well, the first half of it before I fell asleep), I can totally understand why the movie bombed.

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,184 posts)
18. I don't know, I kind of liked it.
Thu May 23, 2013, 02:46 PM
May 2013

It was a bit pretentious, but still engaged me.

I kind of wished they would have just made a whole movie about the post-apocalyptic Tom Hanks/Halle Berry storyline. That would have been cool.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
14. Meet Joe Black
Thu May 23, 2013, 01:46 PM
May 2013

I went into the movie with my now ex-wife. Within 5 minutes of the movie actually starting, I dozed off. Then, without 5 minutes left in the movie (and, it was one of those 3 hour bore-fests), I woke up again. Needless to say, my ex wasn't too happy.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
22. well
Thu May 23, 2013, 06:23 PM
May 2013

we were already headed downhill before that... plus, she had me so worn out most of the time (and, not for good reasons) that I needed any spare time I could get to catch up on my sleep.

 

magical thyme

(14,881 posts)
15. My Dinner with Andre...although I'm not certain
Thu May 23, 2013, 01:52 PM
May 2013

I actually fell asleep. I was physically very, very exhausted from a long, hard day at the end of a long, hard week. I think I went into a hypnotic trance and saw the entire movie -- or rather, what Andre was describing -- in my mind's eye as clearly as if I was dreaming. But I do think at some points I dozed off and then re-awoke in the trance-like dream (or dream-like trance). I am very susceptible to hypnosis.

Very surreal. I'd like to see the movie again sometime when I'm not so exhausted...

Other than that, there have been a few, but they were totally forgettable and I've forgotten them...

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
17. Out of Africa
Thu May 23, 2013, 02:05 PM
May 2013

Three times I tried to watch that movie and three times I fell asleep on the couch. That shit is better than Ambien.

Bucky

(54,027 posts)
21. Snoozed off in the latest Gatsby movie. I just didn't care about any of them.
Thu May 23, 2013, 04:54 PM
May 2013

The Redford version was way way better. Casting Toby Maguire for the narrator was too perfect a match--I knew how he would play each scene before we even got there.

Of course I'm gonna lull off if I'm tired. I snoozed out during Iron Man 2 a couple of years ago.

Bryn

(3,621 posts)
27. Passion of Christ
Thu May 23, 2013, 10:13 PM
May 2013

It was so boring that I fell asleep in the middle of it. I didn't choose to go to see it. I was invited by religious relatives when Mom and I were visiting with them from out of town. lol

Archae

(46,337 posts)
29. Last Temptation Of Christ
Thu May 23, 2013, 10:45 PM
May 2013

I borrowed the VHS tape from our local library, and after 15 minutes fell asleep. I woke up hearing the VCR eject the tape after auto-rewinding it.

MiddleFingerMom

(25,163 posts)
30. "Gone with the Wind" and "The Maltese Falcon"
Fri May 24, 2013, 02:24 AM
May 2013

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I LOVE that era's movies (and other Bogart movies), but I've tried watching
these two 3 or 4 different times each and fallen asleep EVERY time.
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Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)
32. "Zazie dans le metro"
Fri May 24, 2013, 02:44 AM
May 2013

"Deux ou trois choses que je sais d'elle"
"Last Tango in Paris"
Various Fellini films

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