Best "Are you kidding me????" moment in a movie

[Cliff_m85]

Now I've seen plenty of films in my life. I've seen films that have been claimed controversial and turned out to just average. I've seen films that have scenes where you can literally see gigantic mistakes in logic such as in "The Batman Movie" where Batman has to dispose of a fused bomb but takes about 30 minutes to do so.

What is your favorite "Are you kidding me?" moment dealing with movies, either the controversy of the film or aspects of the film. I have to say my biggest AYKM moment has to do with "The Watchmen" and all the homophobes that blathered on about a 'big' blue penis being visible. When I finally saw it today I was expecting wangage like in "Bruno" only to find it was a small barely visible thing.

 

[Troublesome Lagomorph]

When I thought Batman: The Dark Knight was over, and it turned out to have about 2 more hours left of it (or it felt like that). It was good, but I had to piss really bad, and I could not bring myself to stop watching the movie.
Wait, no scratch that. The aliens in Indiana Jones did that for me.

 

[resultsmayvary]

I watched Twilight, this is because I watch everything that comes out not because of desire, anyway, when Edward glitters. I was completely dumbstruck by how idiotic this was.

 

[BGH122]

[Spoilers included below for V for Vendetta]

This thread seems like its going to descend into a huge heap of spoilers. Fast. So I'll dump my AYKM moment and run for the hills.

In V for Vendetta at the end when the director decided to destroy the single best comic book movie by having all the dead cast reveal themselves as the true people under the mask. I get that it's a metaphor for their spirit living on in the revolution, but how fucking overstated is that? We get it, without people like them there never would have been a revolution, but leave that to the audience to figure out, otherwise it just becomes another meaningless 'American moment'.

 

[TaborMallory]

To start off, I'm like Yahtzee for movies.

Anyway, I walked into the living room when my parents were watching Knowing. I decided that, why the hell not, I've got nothing better to do.
So I watched it.

This movie was actually interesting, up until the ending.
"Are you fucking kidding me??"

I'll just say that it was swimming in religious symbolism. IMO, horrible ending.

 

[L4hlborg]

There are two I can think of: one in a good movie, one in a horrible one.

The first one is in the last Lord of the Rings (good one). The movie seemed to end like three times in the end. I remember in the movies already standing up after the screen faded black. After it did so many more times, I actually waited a while after the real ending, just in case.

The second one, Benjamin Button (horrible movie) suffered from a throughout movie AYFKM moment. It was boring, meaningless, way too long, poorly written, good idea ruined, Bad Forrest gump rip off, etc. The true surprise was, that the movie actually was well reviewed, got some oscars and shit. I actually watched it to the end if that bullshit had any meaning. And ofcource it didn't. I was really, really mad for the movie makers wasting almost 3 hours of my life. Yes I know where the oscars where from, but I still don't think it deserved them.

 

[Just Joe]

I have a completely unrelated question: how do you start a thread in the Escapist?

 

[madcap2112]

When I thought Batman: The Dark Knight was over, and it turned out to have about 2 more hours left of it (or it felt like that). It was good, but I had to piss really bad, and I could not bring myself to stop watching the movie.
Wait, no scratch that. The aliens in Indiana Jones did that for me.

All I have to see on that movie is: the fridge. Are you kidding me??

 

[Troublesome Lagomorph]

When I thought Batman: The Dark Knight was over, and it turned out to have about 2 more hours left of it (or it felt like that). It was good, but I had to piss really bad, and I could not bring myself to stop watching the movie.
Wait, no scratch that. The aliens in Indiana Jones did that for me.

All I have to see on that movie is: the fridge. Are you kidding me??

I blocked that from my mind. Now i remember... Son of a...

 

[Major_Sam]

I watched Twilight, this is because I watch everything that comes out not because of desire, anyway, when Edward glitters. I was completely dumbstruck by how idiotic this was.

It looked like he was all furry huh?

I'm going with Indiana Jones 4 as well with the aliens. "We are going to use minimal amount of CGI". Minimal amount of CGI my bum...

 

[Yegargeburble]

The big plot twist to Knowing.

Spoiler

Really? Aliens? The movie had religious symbolism going for it, and it goes with fucking aliens? Not angels, not prophecy, aliens. I was very disappointed.

 

[j0frenzy]

Pretty much all of Fight Club, mostly at the end as I realized there are people who turned this into a religious experience. I still don't get why that movie is supposed to be so good.

The other was Beowulf, which I saw because it was supposed to be bad, when he got naked to fight Grendel.

Oh, also the entire plot to Sharks in Venice. Specifically when they reveal why the shark is in Venice (Italy). I seriously recommend watching this movie if you want to laugh for about two hours of horrible movie.

 

[xChevelle24]

How about the ENTIRE Shoot 'Em Up movie. The only thing I was saying was, WTF? Are you f*cking kidding me?!? He just jumped off a bridge and landed in a car? HOW!?!

Or in Death Sentence where Kevin Bacon smashes some mexicans face into the pavement repeatedly, but the guy is still concious. Okay, I can live with that. Then, Kevin Bacon procedes to bash the guy's head into a door, repeatedly. He is still concious. Okay, ARE YOU F*CKING KIDDING ME?!?!?!?!

 

[madcap2112]

When I thought Batman: The Dark Knight was over, and it turned out to have about 2 more hours left of it (or it felt like that). It was good, but I had to piss really bad, and I could not bring myself to stop watching the movie.
Wait, no scratch that. The aliens in Indiana Jones did that for me.

All I have to see on that movie is: the fridge. Are you kidding me??

I blocked that from my mind. Now i remember... Son of a...

I sorry. It's a painful memory for all of us.

 

[Xerosch]

I'll give you a hint: fridge, gophers, aliens, Shia LaBeof's action scene. *GRAAARG*

Also very nice candidates: Transformers 1 and 2. Oh... my... God...

Hmm... turns out I really, really hate Mr. LaBeof.

 

[dwightsteel]

I have a completely unrelated question: how do you start a thread in the Escapist?

by wishing REALLY hard, then clicking new topic in whatever forum you're in (say for instance, "Off Topic Discussion") near the top on the right hand side of the page.

 

[NeutralMunchHotel]

Hancock. This was perhaps the most bizarre turn of events in a film I've ever seen. If anyone wants to know:

Spoiler

The wife of the man who is trying to help Hancock (who had not had a large part in the film up to now) turned out to be a superhero. Actually, scrap that, they were actually both gods. No, wait, they were brother and sister, and both 1000 years old. Yeah, really

 

[Galletea]

That point in Indiana Jones when you think "..no, it can't be aliens"

 

[Agema]

That point in Indiana Jones when you think "..no, it can't be aliens"

Heh, too true.

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Really, Michael Bay movies hit my "WTF?" button. I mean, action movies can always be pretty implausible, but when Arnie ran past 20 grunts firing AKs, I'm willing to believe that not one single bullet hits him. But Bay manages things in every movie that to make me spit my popcorn out in disgust about just how utterly sodding dumb it is. He's should win some sort of award for managing to make blockbusters so crass, bombastic, and facile that I can't even enjoy a simple SFX extravaganza.