Get hungry watching movies?

United States
April 6, 2009 12:26am CST
How many of you watch a movie and get the munchies. Many movies have sold out to marketing certain products in their movies. Years ago Reece's Pieces was the known candy associated with the movie ET. I know myself and others were craving this delicious candy after watching the movie. Has any movie caused you to have a food craving? How do you feel about movies plugging in ads for certain companies like Pepsi and MacDonald's?
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11 responses
• United States
6 Apr 09
The Reese's company was brilliant for that. M&M's/Mars was originally approached with the scene... It was intended to be M&M's but the company didn't believe that the movie would ever be a hit so they didn't want to support it. So Reese's did. Not that M&M's have suffered for it but you don't crave M&M's when you watch E.T. As for your question...Goonies and Rocky Road ice cream! And I don't even like the stuff! Marshmallows...ICK
• United States
6 Apr 09
Heck yea it was a great plug in. The Reese's portion of the company had stocks flopping at the time. After the movie this candy was the number one seller. I wished that they had it all the time though. I love that line in Goonies! Rocky Road! LOL. Isn't it amazing how movies can play with our stomachs?
@kunalvijan (3411)
• India
7 Apr 09
i do get very hungry... so, i always have popcorn or hot dog or burger
@mflower2053 (3223)
• United States
7 Apr 09
I get hungry watching shows sometimes. I like that show man vs food and will work for food but they do make me want to eat so I stopped watching them lol. Too bad shows don't make you want to exercise.
@sarahong (91)
• China
7 Apr 09
hi, i dont like eat anything when i watch the movies ,coz im losing weight ,lol
• United States
7 Apr 09
Hello OceanZealot, Hm...Food with a movie? "Munchies," specifically...Yes, occasionally I do-Reese's Pieces DID flare with the movie ET. I think that candy today, however, in movie theaters is sold to appeal to the mostly younger audience. I think that it's a slight shame that none (apart from the outrageously expensive Gold Cinemas) of the movie theaters nowadays actually offer anything tasty apart from dogs and Starbursts... Movies-more like food movies or funny movies will occasionally make me hungry/have a food craving...definitely not ones like SuperSize Me or Mirrors though! Yechhh! Fat guys eating junk food (which is exactly what you're doing while watching a movie-generally) and people getting carved up through their own mirror image. Not EXACTLY the turn-on for hunger...:P Sincerely, -Fresh Writing
@neon007 (37)
• China
7 Apr 09
I don't quite like eating munchies when the movie is really a great one .Sometimes I prefer beverages. But to be honest , some movies are really of great power to make you hungry.There is a HongKong movie named "The Chinese Feast". In that movie , all things are about how to cook great meals with amazing skills of a chef. The colourful food just made me crazy for them.
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
6 Apr 09
Well, I tend to always watch movies from my DVD player here at home, or watch something from my Computer as well. For me, most of the time I prefer sitting there munching on Popcorn and sometimes having a Soda sitting there beside me as well. I know it is just habit to want Popcorn, etc. but it does go good when you are sitting there for sure.
• Tunisia
6 Apr 09
I really don't care abut TV pubs; When I have to eat , I eat what's available at home!
@net_ankit (643)
• India
6 Apr 09
You know they are taking money from the Product company for publicity of their product. In hindi movies I have seen many product in Movies. I always choose product as per my choice.
@garyc09 (132)
7 Apr 09
marketing in movies is fie, infact i like it, its nice to see a snack you want and then you go to get it for the movie, everybody enjoys eating during a movies, its fun and enjoyable.
@snow_one (202)
• United States
6 Apr 09
i know i always get the munchies while watching movies. i think it is because i am bored but i don't know exactly. i always get the munchies all day. i am fat lol. not really. every time i go to the movies i always get some candy and a soda and a lot of candy lol.