Films you watch again and again

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Pesty

42,655 posts

257 months

Friday 7th August 2015
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SVX said:
For me its 2001: A Space Odyssey; must've watched it about 100 times, but the attention to detail and general atmosphere of the film makes it so watchable. Kubrick was a complete genius.
yes and 2010

As somebody posted above I would never go get a dvd and stick it on. its strange but if any of these films are on when im flicking channels ill watch them.

I have every Columbo in a box set. never even opened it but Saturday/Sunday afternoon im watching columbo

Mr_Yogi

3,279 posts

256 months

Friday 7th August 2015
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Frozen most weekends rolleyes
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SWoll

18,436 posts

259 months

Saturday 8th August 2015
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Aliens - Special Edition - 1986

To this day I still don't think a more perfect action movie has ever been made. Two and a half hours of sheer brilliance.

Squiggs

1,520 posts

156 months

Saturday 8th August 2015
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Apocalypse Now.

Saw it at the cinema when it was first released.
Bought the soundtrack on a vinyl LP when it was first released.
Replaced that with a cassette of the soundtrack.
Bought the film on video tape.
Replaced that with a DVD
Bought the directors cut DVD (Apocalypse Now Redux)
And now it's forever stored on our TV.

All in all I should think I've watched or listened to it over 80 times in 36 years.



Edited by Squiggs on Saturday 8th August 22:48

iva cosworth

44,044 posts

164 months

Sunday 9th August 2015
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Bourne 1 was on tonight but I slept through it instead of watching it.....sleep

CraigJ

599 posts

206 months

Sunday 9th August 2015
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Lucky number slevin

Richieboy3008

2,058 posts

184 months

Monday 10th August 2015
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Terminator 2- I've probably seen it over 100 times

Darranu

338 posts

221 months

Monday 10th August 2015
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Watched Matrix the other night. Forgot how watchable it is

downstairs

3,558 posts

218 months

Tuesday 11th August 2015
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Richieboy3008 said:
Terminator 2- I've probably seen it over 100 times
No wonder you've only had time for 755 posts! That's over 250 hours of the same film.

How on earth can you possibly eke any pleasure out of it any more?

Seriously, too: I know I upset Cotty earlier by saying I prefer to watch films I've never watched before rather than rewatch old ones, but honestly; that's 99 other films you've never even watched.

Derek Smith

45,687 posts

249 months

Tuesday 11th August 2015
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Kind Hearts and Coronets

The script is perfection and it is a masterclass on delivery.

I've probably seen it >half a dozen times and at each viewing I see another gem.

TommoAE86

2,669 posts

128 months

Tuesday 11th August 2015
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Dazed & Confused
Bourne trilogy
Bullitt
Back to the Future
The Driver
Two Lane Blacktop
Vanishing Point
Lucky Number Sleven
Batman trilogy
The Fast & the Furious (1-4, 6)
Toy Story 1 & 2
TRON: Legacy
V for Vendetta

downstairs

3,558 posts

218 months

Tuesday 11th August 2015
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TommoAE86 said:
The Fast & the Furious (1-4, 6)
laugh! What's wrong with Fast Five?

vxr8mate

1,655 posts

190 months

Tuesday 11th August 2015
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Zulu (the 'sing off'v drums gets me every time)
Dredd (massively underrated)
Aliens (just to hear Vasquez say 'Let's rock')
Black Hawk Down (Cast, story and cinematography)
As Good As It Gets (Nicholson's best film)
Bullitt (McQueen at his best)
Shaun of the Dead (every time i watch it there's more jokes)

Jasandjules

69,924 posts

230 months

Tuesday 11th August 2015
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vxr8mate said:
Shaun of the Dead (every time i watch it there's more jokes)
Has ruined "Don't stop me now" for me - can't help but visualise the Barman getting smacked about...

A bit like Airplane (which I can watch repeatedly) and Staying Alive...

Japveesix

4,481 posts

169 months

Tuesday 11th August 2015
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downstairs said:
Seriously, too: I know I upset Cotty earlier by saying I prefer to watch films I've never watched before rather than rewatch old ones, but honestly; that's 99 other films you've never even watched.
This is my thinking. My girlfriend will watch any Harry Potter film, or any costume drama (Pride&Pred or Elizabeth etc) whenever they are on, over and over again even though she has the DVDs (and she watches those enough anyway).

In contrast there are still hundreds of films I've been meaning to see but have not managed to yet that would take priority for me over previously seen stuff.

Sure there are a few films that I've seen more than 3 or 4 times (Princess Bride, Terminator 2, Diehard, Spirited Away) but that's often seeing it with new people etc. I can't think of many that I'd want to rewatch more than once every few years.

towser44

3,496 posts

116 months

Tuesday 11th August 2015
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Bourne's
Most Bond films, but not the ones pre Goldeneye really
Shawshank Redemption
Ronin
Taken
Layer Cake
The Business

iva cosworth

44,044 posts

164 months

Tuesday 11th August 2015
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towser44 said:
Most Bond films, but not the ones pre Goldeneye
That doesn't leave a lot.

Did you mean post Goldeneye ?