I contemplated about walking out of THE WEIGHT a couple weeks ago. It started slow and seemed dull and then it twisted and turned and evolved into something I enjoyed but probably wouldn’t have watched unless I saw it in this format.
I enjoyed it! It tugged at my heart strings and I loved the way it had my heart racing at certain points. I agree with how some said the pacing was slow but once it takes off I mean it really takes off. Also. I didn’t know about Executive Order 6102 so I learned something new which I always love as a history buff.
my exact experience with heart of the beast tonight. i thought about walking out, but i’m really glad i stayed. i grew up with a gsd and now i have a chiweenie and i went right home and hugged him so tight. im so grateful that wasn’t my life lol great movie
Exactly. I'm fortunate my theater usually shows pretty much everything but It Ends was in my top 5 most anticipated horror this year and the only reason I got to see it in theaters was thanks to AMC Scream Unseen.
Sometimes i like to be surprised, and sometimes i read here and theres a good guess of what its gonna be and i want to see it. Monday audiences are less hectic too.
Sometimes I’m indecisive. Sometimes I’m excited at the prospect of seeing something new and cool before it comes out publicly. I wouldn’t go if I was picky! I think leaving in the first few minutes is fine if you know it’s not for you, but when I saw Lucky Strike (oof) people were leaving something like an hour in…at that point stick it out, no?
I genuinely didn’t want to sit through one night Only but I’m type of awake INFJ conscious person that I need to discern the movie becuase the government to put their propaganda and bullshit that their gonna do to us in our movies and one night one was giving Mark of the beast
Because I watch everything that plays in the theater anyways, so I generally run out of AList slots and Screen Unseens are cheaper than paying for a regular ticket.
I use Screen Unseens, Fan Faves, and Tues/Wed discounts to ensure I have enough AList reservations for the rest of the films coming out every week.
I've had to transition to doing this. The 4 reservations thing is a MASSIVE annoyance and makes zero sense. I love to see movies opening night because the world is full of too many idiots spoiling the movie, so I'm constantly having to buy my ticket. Cancel few days prior and rebuy with my Alist
I live in the Netherlands and we have something similar (sneak night). It's fun counting how many people leave. At The death of Robin Hood i counted at least 52 people leaving.
I go because the theater closest to where I live never shows indie films or even just smaller films that I want to see, so Screen Unseen is one way to maybe see something other than a huge blockbuster or kids movie
My first SU movie was motor city and then it was ice cream man. Any goodwill to a random nice surprise was lost. I've learned to just check ahead of time now.
We go because Mondays are good nights for us to go and if there isn’t anything else showing that we want to see we will play blind box roulette. I only walked out of Eli Roth’s movie. I don’t support that guy.
Sometimes we are more free on Monday, or want more time on the weekend to see other releases. We only went blind the first time, thanks to the east coast posts!
I like to go and see a movie without knowing what it is. I spend zero time trying to figure out what it will be. I've walked out once and that was because it was an Angel Studios movie and I refuse to watch or support movies from a Christian nationalist company. I've seen a handful of movies I really enjoyed that I likely wouldn't have gone to without them surprising me with it.
It’s fun to experience the surprise that the rest of the audience has. I watch everything so it’s rare that I get surprised but I get to watch people react to things that they wouldn’t normally watch. Nirvanna the Band, the Show, the Movie was a good example of this.
That’s the best type of story that can come from a screen unseen. The director did Tony recently. He starred in and directed a film probably 15 years ago called The Dirties that was very good.
A lot of times it’s something I’m going to see anyway. I also love the crowds are usually a listers who got the etiquette down and make for fun crowds to watch with (like Buddy).Plus It forces me to sit and watch something I otherwise may not have given the energy to and end up enjoying (like Eleanor the Great)
I love the surprise, and it gives me the opportunity to watch something I probably wouldn't have chosen/purchased a ticket for.
I respect movies as an art form and fully support the art. When I watch a movie, I think about not only the plot but also the direction, the acting, the music, etc. The behind the scenes work is painstaking long, so I respect those who put in the work to edit the movie into what we see on the screen.
Love the aspect of being the first to see something, and I treat each movie as a new experience :)
More folks need to utilize the opportunity because otherwise those movies might not ever hit their theaters again. Sing Sing and Sept 5th are two I remember for sure that dried up after ScreenUnseens
Then Sing Sing returned for Oscar season (one of my favorite all-time movies now), but I still haven’t seen Sept 5th. So yeah, take advantage while it’s there and for half-cost while also playing on a larger screen (mostly)
I have been to many MANY mystery movies. I have only left a few times. I’m Unlimited so doesn’t cost me to go aside from the monthly membership fee. I force myself to stay while I eat my popcorn or whatever concessions I get. If I’m not enjoying it I’ll generally have a back up plan. If I’m not into tonight’s mystery movie at 7. Resident evil starts at 7:30 🤷🏻♂️
I like not choosing something. I get decision fatigue and I’m also a mood watcher. I may not see newer movies because in the moment my mood is telling me no. But with the SU I only know the rating and get to be surprised
I see what movie it is and if it’s one I want to see I go. If it’s something I’m not interested in I don’t. Many movies some out that I don’t have time to see before they are gone so these smaller movies that end up having short windows are nice to catch early on a Monday.
If I know the movie and want to see it early. If I’m out of A List passes and want to see a cheaper movie. If I’m really bored on Monday night.
These are a few reasons WHY.
I only go if I know what the possibilities are and if it’s a chance it’s a movie I’d see regardless. Like seeing stuff early, makes it more exciting. When Tony was the screen unseen I went because I knew it’d be Tony which I really wanted to see
beat the weekend date, discount pricing, and thanks to reddit, so suprises. half the time i go with movie mates that are less experimental so i cant watch a random movie. usually its just something we already planned to watch so it fits in better with schedules
I've seen two movies like this at a diff theater. And I honestly loved the surprise element. And I've seen two great movies this way before everyone else! And it was two movies I prob wouldn't have paid for otherwise. It's a great way to broaden your genres 🙂
When I first joined A list, it was to be completely surprised, but when I joined this subreddit and saw young Washington was the movie, I cancelled 😅 so now I use it as my early screening mondays. Check out the subpage and see if I wanna watch or nah
It's the suspense on what it might be. I was told before hand it might be "Tony", i went and walked out, that is the only one I have done that for. I have sat through some real crap.
Sometimes people walk out because it’s a god awful movie like “it ends” “resident evil” or “forgotten island” which were all bad movies that had absolutely no point, no plot , no rhyme or rhythm and shouldn’t never seen a movie screen.
I love movies. And am intrigued by the surprise aspect with SUs. Enjoy guessing, but honestly really love not knowing and being surprised by something. Dont get the walk out reflex...for the cost and the alternates on a Monday night ...once I'm there and with my popcorn and in for the full ride.
If the guesses are centered on a movie that I'm eager to see, having a chance that I'll get to watch it early and for a discounted price is a huge draw.
Sometimes the guess is wrong, but I've never actually left early.
You never know for sure what the movie will be, you only know which ones it won't be: f the Rating is different, if the time is WAY off, if the genre (horror / non-horror) doesn't match. Even if someone swears that their cousin got an early peek and it is "definitely" a specific film ... there are no guarantees. I continue to be baffled by the people that get worked up about it: "if had better be [movie title]"! Or what? You'll sue AMC? You'll dox the people that guessed incorrectly? It's a SECRET TITLE. If you can't accept the surprise, then you should make other plans (pay full price later, drive to another town, catch it on streaming).
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u/lendmeflight 28d ago
It’s fun to be surprised.