Can you watch the same movie twice?
There is something about sitting in the dark movie house, the big screen in front of you and the darkness surrounding you while you sip away on your fake coke and munch on your stale popcorn! An excellent place for us who live with our heads in the clouds to visit now and again.
Last night I was getting ready for bed and started my little ritual of getting a DVD to put on before I went to bed. This has been my little relaxation time of the day, getting lost in some great movie or another. I seem to go through phases where I will watch the same one every night for a week and then a different one every night for a month. Even though I can practically rewrite the script on some movies there is still something really great about certain films. My sister cannot understand why I would want to watch the same movie more than once - "What is the point of watching something where you know, not only what will happen but even what they are going to say!?"
I went through a LONG period of Adam Sandler in "Big Daddy" and recently Joshua Jackson has caught my attention in "Shadows of the Sun".
So do you watch the same movie over and over again with an ever-deepening fondness or is that it, once you have watched it it gets ticked off your list and tossed in the bin?
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Last night I was getting ready for bed and started my little ritual of getting a DVD to put on before I went to bed. This has been my little relaxation time of the day, getting lost in some great movie or another. I seem to go through phases where I will watch the same one every night for a week and then a different one every night for a month. Even though I can practically rewrite the script on some movies there is still something really great about certain films. My sister cannot understand why I would want to watch the same movie more than once - "What is the point of watching something where you know, not only what will happen but even what they are going to say!?"
So do you watch the same movie over and over again with an ever-deepening fondness or is that it, once you have watched it it gets ticked off your list and tossed in the bin?
Shadows in the Sun
(Picture off http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=317172)
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8-and-a-half.
Withnail and I.
Apocalypse Now.
Alien.
Down By Law.
Cul-de-Sac.
Blood Simple.
Goodfellas.
Fallen Angels.
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When I was single and without children, Blade Runner was one of my favs, still is...(Bryn already knows this)... I still like Sci-fi and watch voyager episodes often along with star wars and others... but life moved on and I diversified to many genre's... my collection of movies is out of control and I am a freak, really... I have collected dozens including all the kids films which I have come to love so much and watch over again and again with them - Ice Age, Scooby Doo, Shrek, Monsters Inc., Treasure Planet... ooh I could go on and on...it's like a national holiday in our house when a part II is coming soon...*lol*
I've obviously mellowed, although I still love Blade Runner every six months or so... Films that I watch over and over have less violence unless the story needs it... on average I think I rewatch most of my movies every six months or so... but to answer your question specifically, the movies I re-watch the most at the moment are;
National Treasure
Lara Croft
Die Hard
Anna & the King (with Jodi Foster)
Seven Years in Tibet
Pride and Prejudice (both versions)
Must Love Dogs
Serendipity
French Kiss
Chocolat
Kate and Leopold
The Princess Bride
Suddenly 30
10 Things I hate About You
A Knights Tale
Master and Commander
Pirates of the Carribean I & II
The Matrix I and II (not too keen on II)
The Time Machine
Timeline
Paycheck
Swordfish
Proof of Life
Thomas Crown Affair
Waterworld
Robin Hood Prince of Theives
Men in Black I & II
Spiderman I and II
ALL Batman's
All the X-men
Legends of the Fall
Troy
Galaxy Quest
5th Element
Star Wars
Lord of the Rings
and lots of Voyager episodes....
I could probably go on, but I won't...*lol* One day I'll probably re-watch all the others too... I haven't seen Shadow's in the Sun but will give it a look now...
What are your other favs.?
Lilla...
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Hi Ash,
I watch these ones over and over...
The Money Pit
The Goonies
Suddenly 30
Big
Grease 2
The Burbs
The Notebook (watched it 3 times in one night once)
The Wedding Singer
Outrageous Fortune
Legally Blonde
Turner and Hooch
Liar, Liar
I'm sure there's a million more...
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Wow! I think the next Friday night movie night is at your house! I love most of those movies myself. My collection is slowly growing but I love
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28 days
Annie (the original version)
The Sound of Music
Stand by me
Jerry Maguire
Possession
The Man in the Moon
Untamed Heart
Dead Poets Society
Little Women
Four Feathers
Troy
Gladiator
Legends of the Fall
Braveheart
yeah my list can go on for ever!! I havent seen Blade Runner that you all talk of - this is my next mission I think. I am about to take my Godson to watch 'Charlottes Web" - if it is anything like the book it will become part of my collection the day it comes out!
Thanks for sharing!
Ash
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Under the Tuscan Sun
Big Daddy
The Notebook!!!
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Yeah "The Notebook" is great isn`t it? I got the book too! And the same goes for "Big" - the book was just as good at the film (although I read it ages ago so my opinion may have changed over the years.)
You have listed a few there that I havent seen which I will have to go in search of!
Thanks for stopping by
Ash
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Your most welcome round, I'll chill the wine...
Lilla...
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Thanks for the heads up I`m heading over to Tracy's for some Pina Colada's for sure!
I remember watching Hope Springs a while ago I may need to check it out again so I can remind myself of it! All these great movies and so little time to watch them *sigh*
Ash
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Anchorman the Legend of Ron Burgundy and Zoolander...but there are others that remind you of that "phase in your life" that you were talking about and you watch them to feel or remember whatever you were going through then.
the movie is like a memory trigger, like when you eat foods or smell certain smells!
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Ah Zoolander! Yes how could I forget. My cousins and I have a drunken game of pulling Zoolander faces after a night out.I am looking for a copy of "Pure Luck" its an old Martin Short/Danny Glover film that I remember thinking was the most hilarious movie I had ever seen and I cannot seem to find it anywhere. If you get a chance to see it, definitely do so.
Happy watching!
Ash
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Most films that i love I have rewatched to death, sometimes i see a movie on teh bigscren a number f times too.
A few in my collection I never Tire of:
Free Enterprise
Leon The Professional
The Wild Bunch
The Getaway
Cool Hand Luke
Usual Suspects
Sunset Boulevarde
Wonderboys
Big Lebowski
The Odd Couple
Lost Highway
Videodrome
Millers Crossing
Narc
Dog Soldiers
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Thanks for that! There are few there that I will have to keep an eye out for as I don`t recall having seen them.
I agree I sometimes go to the cinema to see a really good movie more than once...and then get the DVD and wear that out too.
Happy viewing
Ash
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Speed (63 times at last count)
Clerks
Mall Rats
Cool as Ice
The Transporter
Aliens
Bad Boys
While You Were Sleeping
The Goonies
Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure
The Usual Suspects
Lock Stock & 2 Smoking Barrels
Die Hard 1 & 2
Star Wars Trilogy (the original ones)
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Good of you to stop by. I find it interesting that i encounter people in my daily life who think I am a nutter for watching movies more than once and yet on here I have not had a single comment from someone saying that!
I introduced the Monday Night Movie Club (see next post) and guess what? While you were sleeping is tonight`s show! Good choice, I hope you enjoy!
Ash
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That would be torture for me having to watch Keanu over and over ....
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