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Author Topic: Anybody seeing "Wall-E" walkouts? Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-28-2008 09:26 PM                        We've had about 6 people so far walk out of Wall-E mid-show. Mostly people with little kids who "got bored." That's more walkouts than the last three or four dozen Disney movies combined. Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing this?  |  IP: Logged Jeremy Weigel Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1062 From: Edmond, OK, USA Registered: Mar 2007 posted 06-28-2008 10:30 PM                     No walk outs so far. I've stepped in a few times to catch audience reactions at various points and they were awing & laughing.  |  IP: Logged Galen Murphy-Fahlgren Master Film Handler Posts: 405 From: Canton, MI, USA Registered: Oct 2007 posted 06-29-2008 12:48 AM                     I didn't work Saturday, but Friday all through the day it was extremely busy. I went to see it again at the Saturday 11:30p showing, which only had a few dozen. I have not heard anything from the floor staff about customers complaining.  |  IP: Logged Matt Fields Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 545 From: Ohio, United States Registered: Jun 2005 posted 06-29-2008 08:53 AM                     No one yet. - matt  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 06-30-2008 12:41 PM                        We had a smallish crowd Saturday night due to several big other local events going on, but really nice crowds Sunday with no walk-outs. Maybe the Friday events were a fluke, I hope.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 06-30-2008 01:03 PM                     Even though I haven't seen Wall*E yet, but just by the content in the preview of this film, it looks like another 'buddy' movie as with "Ratatouille" of last year in which there were walkouts on that one due to the simple fact that there wasn't anything that children can relate to - their own special "heroes" as with other Disney/Pixar fliks.. ..yet my daughter and her BF really enjoyed Wall*E and told me that the wife and I must definitely see it.  |  IP: Logged Laurie Higgins Film Handler Posts: 45 From: Norcross, GA, USA Registered: Jun 2008 posted 06-30-2008 04:08 PM                        I saw this on Sunday. It was great. The theater was full of parents with their kids. At one point this really cute little girl who had to be 3 at the most answered Wall E at one point, it was very cute. Also of note, alot of people stayed through the credits which is not the usual thing. Usually we are the only ones, maybe just a couple others who make it that long.  |  IP: Logged John T. Hendrickson, Jr Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 889 From: Freehold, NJ, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 07-01-2008 06:39 PM                     I periodically check the pass log, primarily to ascertain if there were any projection/sound complaints. I noticed two walkouts on the opening matinee last Friday. Manager on duty told me it was a senior couple who said they didn't like the movie.  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 07-02-2008 11:58 PM                       My son saw it the other night and said it was disappointing.  |  IP: Logged Dick Vaughan Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1032 From: Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK Registered: Jul 2000 posted 07-03-2008 02:37 AM                        quote: Laurie Higgins Also of note, alot of people stayed through the credits which is not the usual thing Perhaps they'd died of boredom  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 07-05-2008 05:47 PM                        I stayed through the credits when I saw it and so did maybe a quarter of the rest of the audience. Loved the Buy n Large tag at the end.  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Goeldner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1360 From: Washington, District of Columbia Registered: Jun 2008 posted 07-08-2008 10:38 AM                     quote: Laurie Higgins Also of note, alot of people stayed through the credits which is not the usual thing. Usually we are the only ones, maybe just a couple others who make it that long. maybe they were waiting for some post credit animation (i.e, Kung Fu Panda) (I don't think Pixar does that sort of thing)  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 07-08-2008 10:41 AM                        quote: Jonathan Goeldner I don't think Pixar does that sort of thing The Buy n Large tag at the end sort of qualifies as a credit cookie.  |  IP: Logged John Hawkinson Film God Posts: 2273 From: Cambridge, MA, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 07-08-2008 01:26 PM                     Actually, Pixar does do special credits, but they do them in a big way! For several films, including Toy Story II and Monsters, Inc., they replaced the entire last reel with a special version with outtakes in the credits. They did this after the first run release had been out for a while, as a nice hook to get people to come back and see the movie in theatres a second time. --jhawk  |  IP: Logged

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