Movies that hold up to repeate viewing
POSTED BY: SergeantX
UPDATED: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 00:26
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Movies I watch repeatedly? Hmmm. There are two reasons: the first is to relive some idyllic moment in my life, the second is to escape into some idyllic moment in film. Like a good book, a good film opens doorway and leads me down a path on a journey I want take over and over again. I like cheese, so um, sorry if some of these are stupid. You all took the fun ones like Fifth Element…
ten repeat viewing films:
Princess Bride (moment in film...it has everything)
Rocky Horror (moment in my life...I've had the soundtrack memorized since I was seven and the moment I actually saw the movie was um, yeah. All those strange lyrics had no meaning for me until I saw the film. My seven-year-old brain never thought of that.)
Some Like It Hot (moment in film...I just like this movie)
Rebecca (both...Thrilling. My mother introduced me Hitchcock with this movie.)
Take Her She's Mine (moment in life...When I was younger, I used to think this would happen to me.)
Singing in the Rain (both...Wow. Who doesn't remember the feeling they got from watching this one. Euphoria.)
You Can't Take It With You (both...I fell in love with Ann Miller in this movie. What's not to love about a Capra, Stewart, Barrymore film?)
Galaxy Quest (moment in film...Well done comedy.)
Adam's Rib (moment in film...Hepburn and Tracy.)
Dirty Dancing (moment in life...I have practiced every dance move in the film.)
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I love 'The Thief' but I had trouble with 'Architect.' Perhaps I need to watch it again.
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A Bridge Too Far
Patton
Good Morning Vietnam
Das Boot (AKA The Boat)
The Great Escape
12 O’Clock High
Von Ryan’s Express
The Sand Pebbles
Bravo Two Zero
Bridge on the River Kwai
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I find there tend to be two reasons that a movie in my collection will be repeatedly watched. The first reason is a matter of simple satisfaction. A lot of movies I love fall into this category, like Indiana Jones, The Princess Bride, Sneakers, Pirates of the Carribean, and The Mummy to name a few. These movies are like anchors: I can pop them into the DVD player at any time, and know that a happy smile and a sigh are inevitable. For me, these movies do not change, and that is part of their charm.
The movies that are constantly changing for me often have to do with the richness of their texture (and out comes my theater designer training), be that the texture of the world that they are presenting, and/or the nuances of the characters which grow with each viewing. Obviously Firefly has complexity of both character and design, but here are some of my other favorite flagships:
For Complexity of Design:
Wachowski Bros. - Bound, and The Matrix
Coen Bros. - Hudsucker Proxy
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Julie Taymor's Titus
For Nuance of Character:
Cohen Bros. - Big Lewbowski
Philadelphia Story
Fight Club
Casablanca
Secretary
Rushmore
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One movie i have to say gets better every single time i watch it is:
Dude, Where's my Car?
I swear to god I'm not shitting you, the first time I saw it I was like "what the hell is this shit?" But after that, each time it gets better.
Others include:
Pulp Fiction
Braveheart
Garden State
Re-Animator(Hell, anything by H.P. Lovecraft)
Super Troopers
And as for TV:
Firefly(Of Course)
The Simpsons
Family Guy
Alias
Dead Like Me
Fastlane
"You only gotta scare him."
"Pain is scary."
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I see that the Somnambulist listed four movies by Peter Greenaway, but did not include the Draughtsman's Contract. Did anyone notice the homage to D'sC in Hudson Hawk? Might be worth watching them again.
Draughtsman's Contract I enjoyed but I didn't feel enitriely comfortable with for multiple repeat viewings, similar to Prospero's Books - which although a feast to the eyes tends to be too much for me to digest. Although there are some beautiful ideas in it.
Hudson Hawk I've always liked. Couldn't understand why it received such a bashing. Sandr Bernhard is hilarious in it.
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Originally posted by thatweirdgirl:
I love 'The Thief' but I had trouble with 'Architect.' Perhaps I need to watch it again.
No I understand this. I struggled with this film the 1st time I saw it and thought nothing much of it really.... Then I went to Rome (Brother was getting married in Italy) and I saw all the landmarks from Belly of an Architect like the Wedding Cake building, and the music from the film started to resonate through my head... It sort of weaved its way in and now I really enjoy this film.
Greenaway's obsessions are usually very difficult at first though. Most of the time I don't relate to what he's saying or fully understand Baby of Macon??? - but more often than not there is something visually or narratively that I can extract enough out of to love and be engaged by.
Also how could I forget Billy Wilder's Some Like it Hot and The Apartment Which are absolutely repeat viewing films. :) and Singing in the Rain
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Hudson Hawk I've always liked. Couldn't understand why it received such a bashing. Sandr Bernhard is hilarious in it.
Ditto! I always enjoy Hudson Hawk.
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Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
Greenaway's obsessions are usually very difficult at first though. Most of the time I don't relate to what he's saying or fully understand
That's my problem with him. Repeat viewing of his films may reveal new elements to me, but the first run hasn't motivated me to pursue it. Though I did consider going to Draughtsman's Contract again, just to see if it was more enjoyable if I started the movie with some understanding of where it was going. I was attracted by his visual style but, 2001 excepted, I need to follow a story.
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Also how could I forget Billy Wilder's Some Like it Hot and The Apartment Which are absolutely repeat viewing films. :) and Singing in the Rain
Have you really seen anything new, in repeated viewings of these films? I haven't -- well, my appreciation of Donald O'Connor's dancing may have increased the first two or three times, but nothing since. But that reminds me:
Tightrope
I've rented & watched this movie three or four times, each time thinking I hadn't seen it before. The first time, obviously, I was right. The second time, it wasn't until the climax that I realized I'd seen it before. The third time, I realized it about half-way through, but still couldn't remember a scene or story element in advance, until the climax. This movie stands head, shoulders & torso above the rest as the most forgettable movie I've ever seen. (Note that this is a lot different from the worst movie I've ever seen.)
Keep the Shiny Side Up . . . (wutzon) Little Feat, "Let It Roll"
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Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:
Hudson Hawk I've always liked. Couldn't understand why it received such a bashing.
Partly for gratuitous profanity, & it deserved that rap 'cause it was gratuitous. Mostly I think 'cause the reviewers didn't appreciate the "Moonlighting" style irreverance, & winking @the audience, in what was marketed as an action film. Similar fate to Last Action Hero.
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Sandr Bernhard is hilarious in it.
Richard E Grant even better in my opinion, but in any case, a great couple. Coulda fronted their own movie, and maybe that was another problem, as they kinda stole this one.
Keep the Shiny Side Up . . . (wutzon) Dark Star Orchestra, "Estimated Prophet", from "Thunder & Lightnin' "
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