When you watch movies do you tend to like

@jugsjugs (12967)
May 7, 2010 12:52pm CST
the same types of movies the same as your partner or not.I have to sit through war movies aswell as anything like that where as i love horror movies and he do not.Do you have different tastes and yet you sit and watch them rather than a movie you like.
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@walijo2008 (4644)
• United States
8 May 10
Yes, we have different tastes too, he likes to watch all the war movies, and history stuff, I like romantic movies, and comedies, we do both like to watch action movies, but yes I have to sit and watch them too. I will usually go play on the computer since its in the same room as the tv's in, or I'll sit by him and read a book..haha. Now if I have a movie to watch and I know he won't like it, I'll watch it during the day while he's at work, those are what he calls my chick flicks..lol.
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@JJ4Ever (4693)
• United States
8 May 10
My husband and I have about the same taste when it comes to movies, which is nice since we have Netflix. Some movies he doesn't like so much, so I'll watch them by myself on my computer or my TV. It's nice to be flexible like that, but most of the time we watch our movies together. For instance, neither of us like horror movies. We will never rent that kind. Even if we're watching it together, we don't like them. We sometimes like suspenseful movies or thrillers. Those can be good. That's as close as we come to horror - LOL. Our favorite kind of movie is comedy. Action, drama, and romance are good as well, especially if they're a combination of any of those. Those are the most common types of movies we'll watch, and we watch one just about every night. Sometimes we can even squeeze in two! That probably sounds ridiculous like we have too much time on our hands, but I love sitting down to watch a movie while I eat dinner, and all the housework still gets done, so I don't see why not! Thanks for asking. I'm glad my hubby and I have the same taste in movies.
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@celticeagle (159710)
• Boise, Idaho
8 May 10
I like all kinds of movies. When I had a partner we would go to the movie rental place and chose them together. I like an occasional romance but I will watch them on my own. It is more doing something together than having to have my chose each and every time. It all works out.
7 May 10
Although I am not in a relationship at the mo I have always been quite fortunate as I pretty much enjoy any sort of movie. The only time I drew the line at refusing to watch a movie was when it was a classic period drama such as Pride and Prejudice or Sense and Sensibility, those sorts of movies tend to put me to sleep so I point blankly refuse to watch them.
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@ifa225 (14364)
• Indonesia
8 May 10
i would rather to let him watch by himself while i am doing something else. it feels like wasting time if i still sit by him
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@cerebellum (3863)
• United States
8 May 10
My ex used to like action movies. I like romantic comedy. I would watch the action movies with him, but he would very rarely watch one I wanted to see. He always said he would fall asleep if there wasn't enough action. He liked car races, and I didn't so if he was watching one of them, I would do needlepoint or something. We split up, so I can watch whatever I want now.
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@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
13 May 10
I hope you get to take turns and he watches your movies with you. That's where computers are great. MY ex watched sport interminably and I had no head or heart for it so I stayed on the computer. He would watch sport all the time so I got to hog the computer all the time. We grew apart.
31 Oct 10
I love horror movies, my Wife doesn't but aside from that we do share quite a few in common and generally if she likes something I tend to also. It's the odd time when she likes something different which I would of thought she wouldn't, which can be awkward. It's like tonight she's sitting watching "children" horror movies, although she won't watch any like SAW or Nightmare on Elm street :P
@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
7 May 10
My husband likes action movies, and anything that involves super heroes.. where as I would normally pass on those. I like dramas and some romantic comedies, and he's not overly thrilled by those. We compromise though. If there's something he really wants to see he'll ask if I'll watch it with him... sometimes I just have to be in the right mood. And he'll sit through movies I want to see also when he's in the mood for them. There are occasions where he'll watch a movie without me because I don't want to see it, and I'll watch things without him. But for the most part we find movies we both want to see.
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• United States
11 May 10
we both like horror and some comedy but he is a sci-fi and fantasy freak and i like drama and doc's so on date night or movie night we watch what we like together and then watch the stuff we like alone at other times.. usually when each other is asleep since we do different shifts sleeping wise
• United States
28 May 10
thanks for the best response
@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
13 May 10
We certainly don't share similar interests - he enjoys sports and social activities, while I have quieter interests. As to movies, I like crime detection, murder mysteries and horror shows, while he enjoys action movies (spy thrillers, war and fighting) and game & sports shows (American Idol, Gladiators, so on). Fortunately we have 2 TVs and Dvds, so there's no need to fight over shows/show time!
• United States
14 May 10
Yes. I always have to sit through girlie flicks. The same girlie flicks at that. I don't know how many times I have seen Grease but it's too many. To be fair, I make her sit through my documentary movies which I'm sure can be boring to some. Occassionaly we meet in the middle.
@oldchem1 (8132)
7 May 10
I think that I am quite lucky really as my husband and I generally have very similar tastes on films; if there is an old type of film that I'm not keen on he'll usually watch it while I'm working on the computer. I think that after almost 40 years of married life we have managed to come to a nice compromise with each other.
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@gfeef01 (537)
7 May 10
We both like some of the same movies and some very different ones. i really don't like his favourite but i sat and watched it just the once so i could understand his love of it. Relationships are all about compromise, about two different people coming together, not to change to be like each other, but to learn to love their differences, and live in that beautiful space between.
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• Philippines
13 May 10
I don't have a partner but I will still give my opinion. Inside our family, sometimes we are watching movies and not all wants to watch it. This applies to my mother, when she don't want the movie she usually don't watch it and usually do other things while everyone is watching. I do it too, sometimes my father and brother watch action or thriller movies and I don't like to see blood so I rather read a book instead and stay in my room. Sometimes they choose the film that they all the family wants to see.
• United States
12 May 10
We have some very common ground as well as some not so much. I try to compromise with him. And he is awesome about watching things that I enjoy. If he gets to bored then he may go do something else. :) I am the same way. I will get on mylot or play canasta online.But thankfully we like a lot of the same things.If we rent movies than we both watch them together it is a piece of quality time for us that we don't always get enough of.
@savak03 (6684)
• United States
12 May 10
When my husband was alive he liked racing and westerns and I liked sci fi. We just kind of blended. I would watch his westerns and he would watch my sci fis Of course the racing usually came on on Sunay when there wasn't anything else on so there was no problem there. Now that I am alone I get full control of what I watch. I have found that I like quite a few other types of shows as well as my sci fi.
@climber7565 (2579)
• United States
11 May 10
I love my action, drama and comedy movies, mostly movies based in true stories. I always get my movies from walmart or target when they are discounted.
@yresh12 (3212)
• Philippines
11 May 10
The only time i'm at war in terms of watching is my papa. He doesn't like me to watch mushy movies which I love the most.haha.. Still we enjoy watching amazing race. we talk about politics sometimes. He likes suspense and actions films...
@Crizzack (42)
• United States
11 May 10
nope. sorry I dont share the same feelings lucky for me, my girl and I almost have the same taste in movies we both like horror,comedy some action. she loves scary ones so do I occasionaly theres the chick flick she likes to watch, I dont tend to watch them by myself. but I have an open mind and can sit there and watch them with her without being bored or hating every second of it. I do like a good chick flick from time to time