Does a films ability to be repeatedly viewed make it great?
Discussion
There is that "Oh thats on" and you feel obliged to watch it, even if you wouldnt seek it out, bit different with streaming, think sometimes its perhaps so you dont have to concentrate.
Star Wars Films
James Bond films
The Indiana Jones films,
The Hangover Films,
American Pie Films,
Jaws,
Goonies
Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
Even Carry on films on a bank holiday afternoon if its raining, they are generally utter dogs
t but cant help getting nostalgic.
Star Wars Films
James Bond films
The Indiana Jones films,
The Hangover Films,
American Pie Films,
Jaws,
Goonies
Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
Even Carry on films on a bank holiday afternoon if its raining, they are generally utter dogs
t but cant help getting nostalgic.Definitely a thing not to feel guilty about. The visual version of a bag of chips - not the best thing you've ever eaten but sometimes it's just what you want.
I remember sitting inside on a hot sunny Sunday watching Battle of Britain, because it was on at the time.
Mrs L and I have a tradition - watching The Holiday on Christmas Eve.
I remember sitting inside on a hot sunny Sunday watching Battle of Britain, because it was on at the time.
Mrs L and I have a tradition - watching The Holiday on Christmas Eve.
I'd say that they aren't necessarily connected, a lot of the movies I enjoy rewatching are never going to go down as cinema greats. F&F series, the movies of Scott Adkins, low budget british crime movies, Michael Bay films.
On the flip side there are some movies on my favourite list that I'm unlikely to watch again just due to them being too emotionally draining. 12 Years A Slave is an obvious one on that list.
lotr is a good example of a great movie series that I watch repeatedly.
On the flip side there are some movies on my favourite list that I'm unlikely to watch again just due to them being too emotionally draining. 12 Years A Slave is an obvious one on that list.
lotr is a good example of a great movie series that I watch repeatedly.
BryanC said:
I saw The Third Man last week for the umpteenth time but this time I was able to step back and appreciate the fantastic photography, pace and architecture.
Sudden and incidental portraits of people in the movie was also an interesting aspect of seeing it again. Noticing the rich detail helps make the case.
Not all films, but there are a few out there which are great, and made more so by repeat viewing. Surely that qualifies ?
Great film. The classic Cuckoo clock scene.Sudden and incidental portraits of people in the movie was also an interesting aspect of seeing it again. Noticing the rich detail helps make the case.
Not all films, but there are a few out there which are great, and made more so by repeat viewing. Surely that qualifies ?
The films I own, from trashy comedies to critically acclaimed to so bad they're good, all warrant repeated viewing. A random 'popcorn' film you can easily enjoy whereas something more serious requires me to be in the right mood.
I have had no inclination to own The Godfather trilogy. I recently watched The Godfather Part 2 for the first time and still I don't feel inclined to rewatch it. That's not to dismiss it's a great movie and great film-making.
I have had no inclination to own The Godfather trilogy. I recently watched The Godfather Part 2 for the first time and still I don't feel inclined to rewatch it. That's not to dismiss it's a great movie and great film-making.
yellowjack said:
Some great films are difficult to watch over and over, some films ARE great precisely because they are good to watch over and over, and sometimes we just want to be transported elsewhere for a couple of hours and we watch some technically/critically awful film because it's easy to watch over and over. So no, I don't think a film's ability to be repeatedly viewed necessarily makes it a "great" movie.
I agree. The formula of modern blockbusters is there is always something happening 10 minutes from now. That often makes them rewatchable.
Some great films are draining emotionally, or have a specific pay off that doesn’t reward repeated viewing.
I think for a film to be watchable umpteen times over my life then I have to think it's a good film upon release. Jaws is a good example, brilliant film but not sure If it would be if I was watching it now for the first time. Hard to say for sure.
Some films I still love because of how they made me feel when watching them for the first time as a kid, such as ET, Gremlins, Predator, Rambo 2 etc.
Some films I still love because of how they made me feel when watching them for the first time as a kid, such as ET, Gremlins, Predator, Rambo 2 etc.
I categorise films into 2 different lists, my favourites and the best. My favourites are those that I watch over and over again but wouldn’t say they are cinematic greatness, like:
-Back to to Future
-Top Gun
-Gone in 60 Seconds
-Ted
Whereas the films I think are the best films are not ones I could watch over and over again, but absolutely incredible films:
-Oldboy(Korean version)
-12 Angry Men
-Spirited Away
-The Godfather
-Back to to Future
-Top Gun
-Gone in 60 Seconds
-Ted
Whereas the films I think are the best films are not ones I could watch over and over again, but absolutely incredible films:
-Oldboy(Korean version)
-12 Angry Men
-Spirited Away
-The Godfather
For me at least, it tends to be action films that I’m happy to watch multiple times rather than those that are Oscar material, top of the list being Die Hard and Point Break (the original) - If either comes on when I’m channel hopping at night I get suckered in, staying up until the very end even though I patently know what happens!
sociopath said:
wolfracesonic said:
Anyone else besides durbster watched EEAAO? What did you think?
Turned it off after about 20 minutes. Seem to remember it was incredibly annoying and couldn't be arsed to see if it got any betterRegbuser said:
Roadhouse, what a film !
Great shout. It's impossible to flick past this if it's on the telly.Just to add to my previous John Cusack comment (Grosse Pointe Blank anybody??), my other curve balls are:
The Way Way Back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qoaVUdbWMs
Something Wild: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_B6fLIdhgo
Tucker & Dale vs Evil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1t8OZn_uhE
Hotrod: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yByhd7FAOug
Spike Island (which I defy anybody who grew up in the early nineties not to love): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15pKXx9SHew
Antony Moxey said:
To answer the OP in a word: no. I utterly despise football hooliganism yet whenever Green Street, Football Factory, The Firm (the Gary Oldman one, not the Tom Cruise one) or similar are on I’m hooked.
Dreadful films - the acting’s secondary school standard, the fights almost comical, the fact that it’s always a London firm plus, hilariously, that in Green Street they refer to travelling to Manchester as ‘United away: the big one’ when they are supposed to be West Ham fans which shows the writers invariably know nothing about football rivalries. Yet I can’t help but watch them, despite their numerous faults. One’s never going to win an Oscar though.
Im not a football fan but have watched the films you mention. Dreadful films - the acting’s secondary school standard, the fights almost comical, the fact that it’s always a London firm plus, hilariously, that in Green Street they refer to travelling to Manchester as ‘United away: the big one’ when they are supposed to be West Ham fans which shows the writers invariably know nothing about football rivalries. Yet I can’t help but watch them, despite their numerous faults. One’s never going to win an Oscar though.
The one I do have on DVD is I.D. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113375/?ref_=nv_sr_s...
Have you seen that, its a bit different as some cops try to infiltrate a firm
Cotty said:
Antony Moxey said:
To answer the OP in a word: no. I utterly despise football hooliganism yet whenever Green Street, Football Factory, The Firm (the Gary Oldman one, not the Tom Cruise one) or similar are on I’m hooked.
Dreadful films - the acting’s secondary school standard, the fights almost comical, the fact that it’s always a London firm plus, hilariously, that in Green Street they refer to travelling to Manchester as ‘United away: the big one’ when they are supposed to be West Ham fans which shows the writers invariably know nothing about football rivalries. Yet I can’t help but watch them, despite their numerous faults. One’s never going to win an Oscar though.
Im not a football fan but have watched the films you mention. Dreadful films - the acting’s secondary school standard, the fights almost comical, the fact that it’s always a London firm plus, hilariously, that in Green Street they refer to travelling to Manchester as ‘United away: the big one’ when they are supposed to be West Ham fans which shows the writers invariably know nothing about football rivalries. Yet I can’t help but watch them, despite their numerous faults. One’s never going to win an Oscar though.
The one I do have on DVD is I.D. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113375/?ref_=nv_sr_s...
Have you seen that, its a bit different as some cops try to infiltrate a firm
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