I am so fucking sick of it. Every time I hear in a movie these days, I can't help but roll my eyes and go "Seriously guys? You went there?".

I probably shouldn't, but I kinda lose a little bit of respect for the movie/filmmaker whenever I hear it these days.

It's cute for a few seconds but sometimes its use is really out of place and it can break the illusion as you recall that yup, you are in fact watching a movie.

Most of the times, I like it, unless it's really dumb. It has to be discreet and preferably modified a bit. I got angry at the Starcraft 2 : Heart of the Swarm trailer, because it had a very loud and stupid Wilhelm scream shouted by a Space Marine. It just felt off.

I'm growing tired of it. It's not a cool inside joke that only cinephiles know anymore, because every blockbuster director since Spielberg has used it, assuming they were being clever. The Hobbit didn't need a Wilhelm scream. What's the point? When I first started recognizing it, I felt so cool, like I was seeing a secret that only film buffs knew. Now, the joke is wearing thin.

I think Wilhelms are a hybirid of, "Where's Waldo?" and saying, "Bless you," after someone sneezes. Once you hear the Wilhelm in a film, you're done with that part of the experience. Prior to that though, it's foreplay in anticipation of when the Sound Designer will finally let you finish.

I don't so much hate it as "... oh look, they used that sound" and then i go on.

I probably don't watch as many movies as some of you is why I haven't moved to it being actually annoying,

I dunno if it's just because I'm so familiar with the scream that it seems this way, but I feel as if the wilhelm is higher up in the mix in a lot of modern movies as opposed to being at the same level as any other scream. I dunno, I could be wrong.

I think its the pitch of the scream as to why it stands out. It is just so unsettling in its pitch and dissonant sound that it registers in the brain in a weird way.