Was the coughing fit really necessary? I understand you didn't want to seem to be going out of your way to express disapproval of the film by walking out, but I would think loud noises would just make you more conspicuous and irritating to others who are trying to watch. (I haven't seen the film, though, so I can't comment on its quality.)Black Hat wrote:The only film I've ever walked out of was Mr. Turner at NYFF, not exactly the place you want to walk out of something, but I'd fallen asleep twice in the first 90 minutes, had no idea nor interest in what was going on plus Turner's grunting & humping was getting on my last nerve and on top of all that I was in a shitty mood as well as hungry so I had the choice of either staying there for another 90 minutes or getting the hell out of there and grabbing some Chinese food before it closed. My friend, who had managed to stay awake, said she was cool with leaving so I faked a coughing fit and ran the hell out of ATH with her right behind me.
As somebody who has never walked out on a film (although I rarely go to theaters anyway, so the opportunity doesn't present itself often) do people try to maintain a kind of etiquette when they decide to walk out? Does anybody have any experiences with people who have made a point of showing their vehement disapproval of a film as they leave?
