as i write this, HBO is running serenity, the film continuation of joss whedon's brilliant and way too short-lived sci-fi/western show. firefly. yes, i know, i've previously blogged about firefly: i'm a bit of a fan.
and even though this is like the dozenth time i've seen it, i keep seeing something new in the performance or dialogue or set design. for me, it rewards repeated viewing. i like to believe that screenwriters understand that such stories can drive DVD sales.
i love films like that.
what films do you find yourself watching again and again?
ed
silverwhisper posted on Sep 24, 2006
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JadeLondon said on Sep 24, 2006....
I am jealous. I don't have cable, and as I have mentioned previously to you, I love "Firefly" also.
As far as movies that I really like...
~Trainspotting: if you never had a reason to not do heroin, this one will definitely give you a few. Brilliant, though. And I like Ewen MacGregor.
~Crash. This one had a very profound effect on me.
~AI (Yes, Artificial Intelligence). It still has the capacity to make me cry.
~A Beautiful Mind. It is a beautiful flick. Or I thought, anyway. Sad.
I am sure there are others. But it is very rare that I watch a movie more than once or twice. I really like all of those, though.
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scalywag said on Sep 24, 2006....
I tend to watch parts of movies instead of entire movies, si i usually see them on TV. So when they're on TV again and again, I usually end up seeing the whole movie sooner or later.
Shawshank Redemption.....many times
The Matrix
It's A Wonderful Life
A Few Good Men
The River Wild
My wife often gets dvd rentals....I hardly ever choose one (even if I go with her) and most of the time don't watch them either.
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lioneljay said on Sep 24, 2006....
I have watched the original Star Wars trilogy many, many times. By now there are very few surprises.
A Man and a Woman is another that I've enjoyed over and over again. Because I usually go a few years in between viewings, I do get surprised occasionally.
Casablanca merits repeated viewings. There is something magical about almost every scene in that movie.
I'm sure there are others I could list; many of the Hitchcock movies belong here as well. I've seen most of the major ones several times.
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SoulCastMistress said on Sep 24, 2006....
like Jade, i don't have cable too... =(
i can't even watch my cartoons and animes.
btw, i couldn't get enough of the butterfly effect, i really like this movie... it reminds us that every little thing we do has its effect on others. if we change one thing of our past, even just a slight change, the effect would be huge.
i love face off as well, cage and travolta literally "walked on each other's shoes".
moulin rouge is nice... also always with holly hunter and... i forgot the name of the male lead (lol)
i had CD's of these... but i don't know where they are now... i hate it when friends borrow stuff and "forget" to guve it back...
SCM
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Zayda said on Sep 24, 2006....
I have several movies that I seem to be drawn to over and over:
Shawshank Redemption
Casablanca
Face Off
Crash
Face Off
Apollo 13
Stand By Me
and Princess Bride
Yes, I said Princess Bride. There is just something about the dialogue in the movie that hooks me in every time.
Almost any hitchcock movie,I will watch over and over.
Oh and LJ, I have watched the original Star Wars trilogy many times as well. :)
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JadeLondon said on Sep 24, 2006....
Ooh, SCM: I LOVE "The Butterfly Effect"! I cannot believe I forgot about that one.
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angstywin said on Sep 25, 2006....
here are a few that i don't get tired of:
an affair to remember
the sound of music
gladiator
pretty woman
kill bill 1 & 2
forrest gump
matrix
top gun
and again... and again...
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chaime said on Sep 25, 2006....
Me.. I Love watching movies...
The Wedding Singer
Just Like Heaven
Forrest Gump
I like Shawshank Redemption, too. but here in our country it was released with the title, The Prisoner
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totally_cd said on Sep 25, 2006....
we have lots of pirated dvds here so we've watched quite a number of movies. these are the movies that we viewed over and over again...
war and peace
an affair to remember
sleepless in seattle
starwars (6 movies in all)
pretty woman
constant gardener
harry potter movies
lords of the ring trilogy
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missb said on Sep 25, 2006....
I'm a big fan of movies and I always finish it. Some people, when they find a movie is too boring, they can just walk away. I can't. No matter how much it's killing me, I gotta see the end.
As for movies that reward repeated viewing for me are;
Monster
Sliding Doors
Forrest Gump
Trainspotting
Crash
North Country
Harry Potter
LOTR
And many more... I'd basically watch any films that I like over and over again.
Cheers :)
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Indiefilm said on Sep 25, 2006....
Movies worth repeat viewing
Running Scared
Star wars (the original 3)
Shrek
The mating habits of the earthbound human
A boy and his dog
LOTR
Princess Bride (no appologies here, it's a great movie)
Benny & June
Shanghigh Noon
Pulp Fiction
Desperado
Reservoir Dogs
Donny Darko
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starlightstarbright said on Sep 25, 2006....
1.. The Notebook
2. City of Angels
3. Home Alone 2 (I'm a kid at heart. What can I say?)
4. Titanic
5. The Grudge
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hunter_boyce_chandler said on Sep 25, 2006....
I own the following sets on dvd:
The first 9 seasons of Stargate
All 8 seasons of Red Dwarf (British scifi comedy)
The first 3 seasons of Nip/Tuck
The first 4 seasons of 24
The first 2 seasons of 4400
All of Firefly and Serenity
All of the British version of Office
The first season of the New Dr. Who.
All 5 of the American Pie movies
All of the Matrix
All of the Alien movies
All of the Terminator movies
All of the Kill Bill movies
All of the Alien Nation episodes
All of the Harsh Realm episodes
The first season of Millennium
All of Triangle
All of Ultraviolet (British scifi series)
All of Taken
All of V (both miniseries, movie and tv series)
All of the Species movies
and Every Stephen King miniseries ever made including Desperation that was just released.
Thats just the sets in dvd. I own 760 more single dvd titles.
On VHS
I own Every Dr. Who episode ever shown in the US (all 30 plus years of them!)
I own all of the 1960's serial called the Invaders.
and another 3 or 4 hundred assorted titles and sets.
I watch them all over and over. (Most of the time it's my kids and their friends who are doing the watching.)
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Indiefilm said on Sep 25, 2006....
HBC... ummm... your not much of a Sci-Fi fan are you... lol! I wish I could afford that kind of a collection, but I'd never get anything else done, I'd spend all my time glued to the TV!
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rmuxagirl said on Sep 25, 2006....
Wow I have a ton...but they would have to be
- A Mid-Summer Night's Dream
- Dead Poets Society
- A Knight's Tale
- What Dreams May Come
- Finding Forrester
- Princess Bride (it is an awesome movie)
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Bluesnake said on Sep 26, 2006....
Here's my list of movies worth watching over and over again:-
Indiana Jones Trilogy
Rambo Trilogy
(Hmm..was there three or four movies on Rambo?)
Back to the Future Trilogy
The Terminator Trilogy
Small Soldiers
Walt Disney's Cartoon Movies (Eg. Beauty and The Beast, Toy Story, Little Mermaid, Mulan, Hercules, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Robin Hood, Lion King.....etc etc)
Shrek
Titanic
The Sound of Music
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silverwhisper said on Sep 26, 2006....
you guys are listing a lot of my all-time favorite movies: stand by me, the princess bride, dead poets society the star wars movies, harry potter, LOTR...
i would add to this moulin rouge (nice call, SCM!). eddie & the cruisers is also a big one for me--as a springsteen fan, it's de rigeur on any such list for me.
ed
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FaithfulDisciple said on Sep 26, 2006....
Movies that bring in a new meaning every time it is watched:
Complete Episodes of Nip Tuck
A Beautiful Mind
Titanic
Ghost
Air Force One
Terminator
The Matrix
Jesus of Nazareth
The Passion Of The Christ
For magical entertainment, I recommend Illusions by David Copperfield.
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whosthatgirl said on Sep 26, 2006....
Hmm, movies that I watch over and over again:
The Big Chill
Sense and Sensibility
When Harry Met Sally...
Beaches
Top Gun
The Breakfast Club
The Wedding Singer
and every Thanksgiving I watch Home for the Holidays
This isn't to say these are all my favorite movies. There are others at the top of my list, but I don't necessarily watch them all the time.
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lioneljay said on Sep 26, 2006....
Let's add a couple more from my quirky but satisfying list:
Secretary
Anything starring Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn
Bringing Up Baby
The King of Hearts
Unfaithfully Yours (the original, not the Dudley Moore version)
10 (speaking of the short one)
Fantasia
Allegro non Troppo
Tin Cup
Caddyshack
Animal House
Some Like it Hot
The Palm Beach Story
Miracle of Morgan's Creek
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The Maltese Falcon
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Indiefilm said on Sep 26, 2006....
Lioneljay... you might enjoy 'tie me up, tie me down'... it's an early Antonio Banderas flick... and yes, it is and isn't what it sounds like...
just a thought... (seeing as how Secretary made your list)
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Indiefilm said on Sep 26, 2006....
I just thought of another good movie.
City of Lost Souls
it's a little bit out there, but I enjoyed it. Especially the ending.
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lioneljay said on Sep 26, 2006....
Indie, you inadvertently reminded me of another that I've seen multiple times and could watch again tonight: To Wong Foo With Love, Julie Newmar.
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Indiefilm said on Sep 26, 2006....
I'll see your To Wong Foo and I'll raise you Pricilla, Queen of the desert!
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lioneljay said on Sep 26, 2006....
Well, digareedoo to you, too. I've always wanted to see Priscilla to make the comparison but the wifely one doesn't want to waste a date night on such frivolity.
And for whoever mentioned Princess Bride: I'm in your camp. It was an hysterical movie.
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Indiefilm said on Sep 27, 2006....
Priscilla is a fantastic movie. You will Never be able to look at Hugo Weaving the same way again...
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monozuki said on Sep 27, 2006....
- Final Fantasy VII - Advent of Children (amazing movie)
- Transporter
- Lord of the Rings
- Pirates of Carribean
- A walk to Remeber
- Jumanji
- Home Alone 1,2,3
- Ever After
- Shakespeare in Love
- Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
- Rebound
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