What Are Your Favorite DEEP Films Worth Re-watching?
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We all have films that we enjoy watching again due to the thrills, adventure, familiarity, and so on.
But I'm interested in the films which we re-watch because there was so much in the film that it could not all be absorbed in one or two viewings.
Films that come to mind are Arrival (2016), Inception (2010), Edge of Tomorrow (2014).
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I think Serenity would also be included - there was a lot of lines, quips, little bits that I am not sure I got in the first few viewings - even not including the first time in Cinmea when I had not seen Firefly. Sure, the draw may be watching River kick butt, but many of us might be guilty of dissecting the components of Mal/Inara, Kaylee/Simon, and such.
I think Hero (1992) with Geena Davis, Chevy Chase is also applicable for me. Although I have favorite scenes and lines, I was still seeing new things many viewings later.
I did see Highlander a dozen times in Cinema, and over 40 times on cable, before getting it on VHS and then DVD. But IIRC it was mostly the thrills and adventure, I don't know that I hadn't gleaned all of it after a few viewings - but I did still observe how the story was presented, marveling at the direction, continuity, etc.
Star Wars IV: A New Hope had quite a bit of story, backstory, interactions to absorb, despite having the attractions of adventure, thrills, SFX.
Star Trek had several installments worthy of re-watching, but IV: The Voyage Home had a lot in it worthy of absorbing, I thought. Minor Trivia: Which character had credits spread throughout the End Credits spectrum? Actor, Song Performer, Song Producer, Song Writer, and Film Executive Producer? I feel it was a memorable enuogh role because if I identified the character, you would likely immediately recall the character and scene if you saw he film once.
Bladerunner was so long ago for me that I cannot recall if it had too much to absorb at first viewing - but maybe it was the noir or distraction of future which made it overwhelming for me in one shot.
I think the original First Blood might be included here, and not just because Bruce Greenwood was in it. Not the cerebral bits that were missed in some of the other entries listed here, but it was a new genre borne from this film, and some things were not absorbed the first few times.
The Matrix. Possibly also the Reloaded and Revolution.
I think The Fifth Element was also in this class.
Despite all of the adventure, thrills, SFX, I still think Galaxy Quest needed more than a few viewings to get it all.
I thought The Sixth Sense and perhaps Signs also fit in this group.
I was wondering if Total Recall was in this group, but I don't recall that it was. But Terminator does seem to be - mostly to figure out all of the paradox.
And Ex-Machina? Not sure.
So, what films are your favorites because of, or despite, the need to watch it several times to soak in all that the film offered?
Solid nominees:
Arrival (2016)
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Inception (2009)
Serenity (2005)
Matrix (1999)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Cloud Atlas (2012)
Possibles:
Galaxy Quest (1999)
The Fifth Element (1997)
Signs (2002)
Blade Runner (1982)
Hero (1992)
First Blood (1982)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
Terminator (1984)
Ex Machina (2014)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Ink (2009)
12 Monkeys (1996)
Pay it Forward (2000)
The Green Mile (1999)
eXistenZ
I can add other suggestions to this as they are posted/posited.
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Jacquiline Bissett...worth watching more than once.
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Originally posted by Moose:
Jacquiline Bissett...worth watching more than once.
Yes, THE DEEP was worth watching more than once for her spectacular display, but did you see her nekkid in G-rated Airport (1970)?
But I think I got the gist of the story in the first viewing, it was laid out in fairly linear form.
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Ink
Donnie Darko
Mullund Drive
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Hey JSF,
I'm going to add to your "solid" list:
The Matrix
Cloud Atlas
The Dark Knight
The Sixth Sense
SGG
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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
Hey JSF,
I'm going to add to your "solid" list:
The Matrix
Cloud Atlas
The Dark Knight
The Sixth Sense
SGG
Although I personally disagree with Cloud Atlas, I know some people have found it intriguing through viewings, so I'll add it.
Dark Knight? Was there some plot twists or hidden meanings which needed re-watching to figure out? I don't recall that.
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I was also thinking about Mulholland Falls (1996). I'm not sure how many times I saw it before I felt I had all of the details. And what a cast, making it enjoyable to watch. I think that was the briefest screentime I had ever seen for Ed Lauter. And Bruce Dern as LA Police Chief!!
Which made me consider To Live And Die In L.A.
And then Platoon. And Saving Private Ryan, although I'm thinking only 2 or 3 viewings got me all of it.
And Color of Night. Although entranced by Jane March, I had wondered what parts of the story or foreshadowing I had missed.
OK, Conspiracy Theory.
I'm not sure about Memento.
But Pulp Fiction - maybe. I don't recall how many times I saw it before I thought I'd absorbed all the details.
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Originally posted by 6STRINGJOKER:
Ink
Donnie Darko
Mullund Drive
Did you mean Mulholland Drive?
Ink?
Did you mean this:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1071804/
Or this:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3575854/
Or this:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5615848/
Or something else?
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Dude, TDK had the whole duality thing going on between the Joker and Batman. You know, there's a thin line between good and evil, two sides of the same coin. It was both obvious and subtle, Chris Nolan presented a very good case for the very slight difference between the Joker and Batman.
It almost felt like a flick of the switch would render the Batman as a crime lord gone wrong, very wrong. I'll give you a hint: remember the scene where the Joker is at Bruce's party for Matt Harvey, and he begins to tell the tale of how he got his scars....he talks about his father and how he treated the Joker before cutting him.
Bruce's dad was instrumental in how he became the Batman. I know, it's stretch, but that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
SGG
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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:Quote:
Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
Hey JSF,
I'm going to add to your "solid" list:
The Matrix
Cloud Atlas
The Dark Knight
The Sixth Sense
SGG
Although I personally disagree with Cloud Atlas, I know some people have found it intriguing through viewings, so I'll add it.
Dark Knight? Was there some plot twists or hidden meanings which needed re-watching to figure out? I don't recall that.
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Dude, I agree with you. That classic picture of her in The Deep (her in scuba gear and a T-shirt and that's it).
Hubba, Hubba!
SGG
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Originally posted by Moose:
Jacquiline Bissett...worth watching more than once.
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