Mines gotta be Fantastic Mr Fox just for the sheer fact that it’s one of those movies I watched over and over as a kid but have gotten to appreciate even more growing up.
Yes! Wayne's World is still one of my favourite comedies. Gremlins is a movie I watched all the time as a little kid. I'm pretty sure I destroyed the rental vhs copy from our local video store. My parents told me that they think I literally watched our Laserdisc of Gremlins 80 or 90s times... No idea why it's that film, but it just is. And I still love it because of the nostalgia. I know every line of dialogue by heart. A film I watch repeatedly nowadays is John Houston's *The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre.*
When I was a kid/teenager, I went through a phase of watching the same movie every single night. I did this with four movies at various times. Terminator 2, Aliens, Kindergarten Cop, and Short Circuit 2. That was it. Just those ones. Weird. 😎😊
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior is a movie i have seen thousands of times over the years and i still love it. As an Australian kid growing up in the 80s this movie was important for me because it was an Australian film doing it as big and as spectacular as anything that Hollywood was putting out. Its such a superbly made film. Thank you George Miller for creating this masterpiece! I firmly believe thats what a classic film is - a movie you can throw on any time, and never, ever get tired of watching it.
Hell to the yes, mate. I watched Mad Max 2 over and over again on tape. Bought it on laserdisc in the 90s and now have the 4k. It's a very well crafted film. I always loved the score by Brian May.
My movie would be "The Last Unicorn." I'd literally spend whole days rewinding and watching it again. I think I broke it at some point from over playing it. Good times, lol.
The movie Groundhog Day. My close friend has a groundhog day party every February and plays the movie. I think he started doing it as an anti Super Bowl party since he is not a big football fan. It's a great comedy movie with many interpretations of its spiritual and philosophical meaning. A fitting movie to watch over and over again. My friend has moved out of state so I haven't watched it in a while.
I watch my favorite movies over and over again. When a movie is really good, you don’t just watch it, you experience it. .. and with some movies I can capture that experience over and over. One exception is Vertigo. I’ve seen it over and over and can’t figure out what is fascinating about it.
Loved Star Wars as a kid but was absolutely intrigued by Indiana Jones. I dressed up with the whip and hat for Halloween for years on end. The thrill of adventure really had me hooked for a while.
The Graduate, Midnight Cowboy, Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, Pulp Fiction, Boogie Nights. I still put on Midnight Cowboy when I'm having a few beers, lol. And lately drinking a few and Resvoir Dogs for a very strong Noatalgic feeling.
Tim Burton's Batman movies. It took me over a quarter of a century, but I was finally able to quit rewatching them once I turned thirty. That said, I think that they have both aged quite nicely -- Especially the second one.
There is a scene at the beginning when the penguins' parents are on their way to dispose of him via the sewers. As they cross a little stone bridge, Gotham towers above them, and between Elfmans score and Burtons (then) unique visual style it can truly take the breath away. Good shout, although its baggy in places it's also got a lot going for it. I thought it was strange when they made such a fuss recently regards Ben Afflecks Batman killing criminals during Batman v Superman. Didn't they see the first ten minutes of this one
ye....and Keaton mercilessly kill's hoodlums here left right there....huh? you've seen it right? but the media was all fitty hissing about cavill snapping zod's (his last kryptonian commarade) neck....for us, for you, me, for Earth. wtf is wrong with some?
"what on Earth are you going on about?"...ye, don't mind me, no, i'm just a raving lunatic, huh?.....but you're the one who was offended? waste of time this was
Some of the movies I've watched too many times are Pulp Fiction, Pump Up the Volume, Barfly, Dead Man, Metropolis (the anime) and Wuthering Heights (the one with Lawrence Olivier, accept no substitutes). A belated thank you for your recent review of Dead Man!
True. I think they went for an ending in the Burton remake that was more in line with the book.....and well. One of the rare cases where the film kicks the books arse. Possibly my favourite ending in Cinema history.
@@garymacleod6072 whatever people may think of Burton’s version and controversial ending - the apes in his film never looked better than any other Apes film - and Tim Roth’s Thade was an amazing character. Rick Baker’s makeup was brilliant and so much more convincing than the modern Caesar cgi with Andy Serkis (which is still excellent)
There’s been a few that I’ve probably watched too many times - Glengarry, Glen Ross being one that springs to mind. It’s one of those films where I know every line off by heart, every facial expression, everything they do with their eyes....I don’t think it’s a bad thing though if you love a film or an album or whatever that much - it just becomes a part of who you are, I guess.
the original RoboCop (edited for TV) because it was one of the few movies we had on VHS, followed up by American Ninja which was recorded on the same tape on LP mode
In my younger years (0-18), the movie I saw the most and knew the most was probably _"Scrooge"_ (1951) with Alastair Sims. My family watched it multiple times during December, including multiple times during Christmas Eve while we were opening presents. I might fall asleep, and I could wake up at any point in the movie and instantly know where I was in the movie, and could start quoting lines. In the late 1980's and 1990's it was probably _"Delicate Sound of Thunder"_ (Pink Floyd). I'm sure that's not the kind of "movie" you expected for an answer, but I replayed that so many times that I wore out the copy released on VHS, and I was pretty far along the way to wearing out a *second* VHS tape when a version on laserdisc was released so I bought that. There is no movie where I watched it so much that I wore out a VHS tape. From 2000 to now my guess would be _"Mystery Science Theater 3000: This Island Earth"._ Both me and my sister were huge fans of Tolkien while growing up, and we both absolutely loved the Peter Jackson movies ... but it takes too long to watch all three of the extended releases! To watch all three takes over 12 hours, while the riffed version of _"This Island Earth"_ is a mere 1 hour and 15 minutes. It's much easier for me to find 75 minutes to watch a movie than to spend 12 hours watching! This is another movie where I've pretty much memorized the entire movie.
I have several. The Devil's Rejects, Robocop (1987), The VVitch, The Lighthouse, all Lynch, except maybe Inland Empire, Most Cronenberg, The Football Factory, Natural Born Killers (hasn't aged at all), Freddie Got Fingered, Mike Leigh's Naked, Filth, True Romance (also not aged at all), A Clockwork Orange (despite not being a Kubrick fan), the first two Hellraiser films, Bronson and Valhalla Rising, and a bunch more.
The reason why the 1968 Planet of the Apes still resonates is the combo talent package of Franklin J. Schaffner, Charlton Heston, and Jerry Goldsmith. Rod Serling's adapted screenplay is also impressive.
Jaws and Star Wars. These came out back in the day when you could leave your kids at the movie theaters for 8 hours straight and they could just watch the movie over and over again
The original Star Wars trilogy, The Godfather 1 & 2, Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, The Terminator 1 & 2, Animal House, The Blues Brothers, etc. It's kind of like listening to a classic rock station, you hear the same song over and over and you get sick of it. I need long breaks for these films so they feel fresh again.
_Re-Animator._ and _Day of the Dead_ (both 1985). I watched them as a double-feature every other night as a way of procrastinating when I was supposed to be working writing a dissertation for a PhD in biomedical chemistry.
Quatermass and the Pit (aka Five Million Years to Earth). This movie just always fascinated me from the first time I saw it as a kid. Even as a kid I was kind of cerebral and was drawn to the high concept ideas, especially when it came to origins. Others I've seen a lot include Jaws, Altered States and the original Planet of the Apes. The latter was another that I first saw as a kid and the ideas in it just blew my young mind. The immediate sequel, Beneath the Planet of the Apes did too.
Another in my top 5. British SF film/TV always fascinated me in a special way that American SF rarely did (Village of the Damned, The Day the Earth Caught Fire, Space:1999 season 1 to name a few). And yes, Beneath the POTA left a mark as well, with the scenes of underground NYC and the mutants. Great soundtrack too. And another shocking, haunting ending.
The movies that I have seen the most are not the movies I would consider to be the most artistically meritorious, but they are films that appeal to my escapist sensibilities. I cannot say for sure, but I’ve probably seen Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade more than any other film. The pacing and banter make it extremely watchable.
its one of the greatest adventure films ever made. i like it even more than Raiders. a lot of people don’t really appreciate just how beautifully shot that film is. and even though its a popular blockbuster film it leans into some pretty heady themes of faith, what it means to different people, and the search for truth within themselves which is what the search for the holy grail is.
Akira, original release in subtitles. Saw it at the cinema four different occasions, one of them being at Glastonbury Festival. Then many times (30+) on Video and DVD.
@@fazanchaudhry9907 I'm not a writer... But became aware of Akira a couple of years before it's official UK release in early 1991. That's when I saw it, aged 24. At the time I read mostly British, European and some American comics but never any Manga. But had seen a few Japanese animations. Went with a friend on the first night and was completely stunned. Had never seen so many genres mixed into one film, especially an animation. Didn't know what to think, but I know I enjoyed it. Left me emotionally exhausted. Watched until the last credits along with the entire audience in a full studio. When everyone got up to leave you could hear a pin drop. Even when we got outside of the cinema there was minimal talking with most people just uttering words like wow and unbelievable. A couple days later I went back to watch it again. Even giving another friend the money to go see it. Couple months after that a few friends and myself traveled a couple hours away to watch it at an university screening. Then not long after that I bought it on VHS. The collectors edition with a separate Production Report. And also a dubbed version which was awful, even changing the ratio for TV. The year after at Glastonbury 92, I watched it again with a few thousand other people in the cinema field. By then it had gained cult status. With the massive screen and stage speakers, it was an incredible experience. Years later I bought it on DVD. Where the dubbed version was vastly improved. Before then I would always watch it in Japanese with the subtitles on. It still remains my favourite film and cinema experience.
The Last Picture Show, Bloodsport, Dumb and Dumber, Seven, The Man in the Moon, A Bronx Tale, Blade Runner, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation are films I've put on many times over the years.
Just before the proliferation of DVDs, the only movies I watched as a kid (save for the occasional "trip to the pictures" for Birthdays) were the collection of VHS tapes we had amassed over the years. With nothing else to do (no games consoles to play nor internet back then), I just watched VHS movies on a loop. Off the top of my head, these movies were The Jungle Book, The Lion King, Around the World with Timon and Pumbaa, Snow White, Lady & The Tramp, Aladdin, Aladdin: Return of Jafaar, Beauty & The Beast, Atlantis, A Bugs Life, Godzilla (1998), Beethoven (1992 ), Ghostbusters 1, Ghostbusters 2, Home Alone 1, Home Alone 2, Sister Act, Bio-Dome, The Pagemaster, The Mask, Jumanji, Mrs Doubtfire, Addams Family Values, Jurassic Park, Independence Day, Batman & Robin, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3. It's hilarious to me that I must have seen movies like Beethoven, Sister Act, and Bio-Dome probably 100 times.
I remember watching The Burbs and Bill & Ted on alternating days for a month during the summer holidays when I was 10 years old. 😅 I was a strange boy.
Mad Max beyond Thunderdome. Whenever this movie comes on, I have to watch it. Even watching this when I was five(in 1985). I’ll quote it, catch myself singing we don’t need another hero but by Tina Turner.
I think the first two Fantozzi movies. Those are not well known outside of Italy and I don't know why (I mean, talking of entertaining stuff everybody knows Leone and Argento), because I seriously think that those may be the funniest movies ever made. There's a reason if an incredible amount of people knows all the jokes by heart.
I have watched Goodfellas, The Godfather 1 and 2, Taxi Driver, Star Wars and my guilty pleasure What's Up Doc so many times, for me all these films can be watched numerous times because they are great.
Buckaroo Banzai. I owned the movie on betamax. Then VHS. Was on HBO all the time. Probably one of the first "comic book" movies I saw as a kid that connected with me. It could have been the "Nerds Are Cool" vibe. Still rewatch it once a year. Yes, the film has this dated 80s look and sound, especially the costume design and synth soundtrack. But it's the "Airplane" of comedy sci-fi movies. So much stuff happens in the background, especially on the pa system during the Lectroids lair scene. A cult classic in every way. I'm not the only one with an affection for this oddball movie. Ready Player One referenced the movie.
@@NaughtyVampireGod Yes. Wes must be a fan of the limited works of Buckaroo director WD Richter..Except Stealth. Terrible movie..Screenplays for 70s Invasion Of The Body Snatcher and Big Trouble In Little China..not a bad filmography all in all
The Raid 2 is definitely that good! I probably have seen The Raid Redemption more but only because it was like 2 years where I forced every like-minded friend and relative to watch it with me when they visited hahahaha! Gareth Evans knows his way around an action scene!
I'm not sure that I'd go along with likening Star Wars to Lord of the Rings. The last thing Lucas was aiming for was character : it was a riff on Saturday matinee movies and played very much like an early video game. In Lord of the Rings, Jackson was very much into developing character and convincing friendship ties so that you become invested in what happens to each character. The SFX was like a bonus but the core of the film was much more on a personal and human scale.
Star Wars, Holy Grail, Princess Bride, Citizen Kane, and Kurosawa's Dreams--the latter because I wondered why, with the backing of Lucas, Spielberg, and Warner Bros, he chose that as his project.
ya got me there. Haven’t seen it in a while. between 2000-2004 I watched it at least 50x. i still regard it as the ultimate collaborative masterpiece of mainstream cinema. All departments working at their creative peak with gusto.
This happened alot in the 80s were there was no internet and most of us had no cable so only 3 channels so alot of us only had the VHS tapes that our family had accumulated and me along with so many of us would watch and rewatch the VHS movies it was that or watch Regis and Kathy Lee, wheel of fortune,family feud, or the news
I have a lengthy list of movies I watch at least a few times every year. Predator, Terminator 2, The Burbs, Dumb & Dumber, So I Married An Axe Murderer, Ninja Scroll, Ghost in the Shell, Twister, Total Recall, True Lies, Groundhog Day, Almost Famous, Fight Club, The Matrix, 30 Days of Night, Two Hands, Grandma's Boy, Office Space, Life (Murphy & Lawrence), Kill Bill, Mad Max Fury Road and Cloud Atlas. Overall I'd say I've watched The Burbs the most. I'd add Aussie comedy Crackers to this list but I reserve it for once a year at Christmas. Geez now I know why I watch less and less new stuff every year lol!
What about movies you watched over and over as a kid that fill you with shame now: 'Teen Wolf Too', 'The Sherrif And The Satellite Kid', 'Mac And Me', 'The Boy Who Could Fly'. I feel no shame in watching 'The Explorers' so many times, though, a great film even now.
Mine was the polar express. I remember one year I saw it every day in December. That's not saying much because I'm 21 and I still love watching it. I never seen a movie over 31 times but polar express might be at least 300x in my life. I would put Revenge of the sith, Infinity War, and Spiderman 2 after that
lmfao mine is Scary Movie. To this day - and you can say its problematic or juvenile - i think its still one of the funniest movies ever made imo. I remember seeing the behind the scenes and they said they rewrote the script like 20 times just trying to make it funnier and funnier.
I can relate to the overeating and projectile vomiting being a trigger lol. It immediately makes me dislike a movie irrationally. The Whale is probably going to be a chore to sit through.
As long as I dont have to see it, I hope you enjoy. Brenden Frasier just wasnt a good actor. He then ate and drank alot, and folks feel he has been through alot. Yes he has been through being a bad actor and eating and drinking alot. What an inspiration he must be to folks.
anything is better on drugs . . just about . . . watching Mulholland Dr on oxy (first time use) is still one of the greatest experiences of my life . . . then again maybe anything on first-time oxy would have been one of the greatest experiences of my life - I don't think movies should be judged on the head-effect
100%! I had Goonies and Rad on the same VHS tape and would play them to death as a kid. I still go back to Goonies every now and again, Rad, not so much. haha!
i watch all the good ones if the are on i suppose i watch them all a lot always looking for something that pops in my mind in the tops Robocop 1&2, the terminator movies, the cell most from the 70's 80's and 90'S. drive for the music, edge of tomorrow, sometimes by actor or director anything with Tom Cruise even went down a Dolf Lundren* hole and i like a lot of independent movies and one off's.
Mines gotta be Fantastic Mr Fox just for the sheer fact that it’s one of those movies I watched over and over as a kid but have gotten to appreciate even more growing up.
Yes! Wayne's World is still one of my favourite comedies. Gremlins is a movie I watched all the time as a little kid. I'm pretty sure I destroyed the rental vhs copy from our local video store. My parents told me that they think I literally watched our Laserdisc of Gremlins 80 or 90s times... No idea why it's that film, but it just is. And I still love it because of the nostalgia. I know every line of dialogue by heart. A film I watch repeatedly nowadays is John Houston's *The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre.*
When I was a kid/teenager, I went through a phase of watching the same movie every single night. I did this with four movies at various times. Terminator 2, Aliens, Kindergarten Cop, and Short Circuit 2. That was it. Just those ones. Weird. 😎😊
omg same my mom thought i was weird for putting on mean girls every night so i could fall asleep
Mine was ace Ventura pet detective and south park bigger longer and uncut and Jay and slientbob strike back
Short Circuit is awesome
I always felt number 5 of short circuit inspired wall-e
@@MIKEXCER facts WALL-E is a good movie too
I've seen _The Phantom Menace_ *FAR* too many times.
By which I mean 'once'.
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior is a movie i have seen thousands of times over the years and i still love it. As an Australian kid growing up in the 80s this movie was important for me because it was an Australian film doing it as big and as spectacular as anything that Hollywood was putting out. Its such a superbly made film. Thank you George Miller for creating this masterpiece! I firmly believe thats what a classic film is - a movie you can throw on any time, and never, ever get tired of watching it.
Yes, it may be the greatest action movie. It's also the most underrated one.
@@JCT1926 in Australia Mad Max 1 & 2 are the stuff of legend
Hell to the yes, mate. I watched Mad Max 2 over and over again on tape. Bought it on laserdisc in the 90s and now have the 4k. It's a very well crafted film. I always loved the score by Brian May.
Fury road is a movie I watch at least once a week. Since its release
Even the new one Fury Road is incredibly rewatchable.
The Remains of the Day is an underrated masterpiece, and I, too, saw it many times.
My movie would be "The Last Unicorn." I'd literally spend whole days rewinding and watching it again. I think I broke it at some point from over playing it. Good times, lol.
Viewing "A Clockwork Orange" on acid the first weekend it was released blew our tiny little minds.
Awesome.
The movie Groundhog Day. My close friend has a groundhog day party every February and plays the movie. I think he started doing it as an anti Super Bowl party since he is not a big football fan. It's a great comedy movie with many interpretations of its spiritual and philosophical meaning. A fitting movie to watch over and over again. My friend has moved out of state so I haven't watched it in a while.
I watch my favorite movies over and over again. When a movie is really good, you don’t just watch it, you experience it. .. and with some movies I can capture that experience over and over. One exception is Vertigo. I’ve seen it over and over and can’t figure out what is fascinating about it.
Great video. Been a fan of yours channel for a long time.
Loved Star Wars as a kid but was absolutely intrigued by Indiana Jones. I dressed up with the whip and hat for Halloween for years on end. The thrill of adventure really had me hooked for a while.
The Graduate, Midnight Cowboy, Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, Pulp Fiction, Boogie Nights.
I still put on Midnight Cowboy when I'm having a few beers, lol. And lately drinking a few and Resvoir Dogs for a very strong Noatalgic feeling.
For me, John Barrys Harmonica Joe is the most beautiful piece of Film music ever made.
@@garymacleod6072 for sure, it makes the whole movie practically for me.
Tim Burton's Batman movies. It took me over a quarter of a century, but I was finally able to quit rewatching them once I turned thirty. That said, I think that they have both aged quite nicely -- Especially the second one.
There is a scene at the beginning when the penguins' parents are on their way to dispose of him via the sewers. As they cross a little stone bridge, Gotham towers above them, and between Elfmans score and Burtons (then) unique visual style it can truly take the breath away. Good shout, although its baggy in places it's also got a lot going for it.
I thought it was strange when they made such a fuss recently regards Ben Afflecks Batman killing criminals during Batman v Superman. Didn't they see the first ten minutes of this one
ye....and Keaton mercilessly kill's hoodlums here left right there....huh? you've seen it right?
but the media was all fitty hissing about cavill snapping zod's (his last kryptonian commarade) neck....for us, for you, me, for Earth.
wtf is wrong with some?
"what on Earth are you going on about?"...ye, don't mind me, no, i'm just a raving lunatic, huh?.....but you're the one who was offended?
waste of time this was
@@georgebarrett2132 If you are replying to my post then what on earth are you going on about?
@@georgebarrett2132 You used the words confused and idiotic, pertaining to myself. George, I wish you well sir, but for me it's over and out.
Some of the movies I've watched too many times are Pulp Fiction, Pump Up the Volume, Barfly, Dead Man, Metropolis (the anime) and Wuthering Heights (the one with Lawrence Olivier, accept no substitutes). A belated thank you for your recent review of Dead Man!
“The Karate Kid” or “Scarface”… I’ve seen “The Karate Kid” well over 100 times in my life 😅
@Red Comet I love it-and I had high expectations for the show and it well-exceeded them!
Oh yeah, I can still watch Karate Kid monthly.
Dun. Dun Dun Dun....(Jawz music)......Jawz for me, 1 2 and 3 ....Dun Dun Dun....I was a shark geek and I still am today !!
Regarding "Planet of the Apes", the ending was completely different in the novel. We can credit Rod Serling for creating the movie ending.
True. I think they went for an ending in the Burton remake that was more in line with the book.....and well. One of the rare cases where the film kicks the books arse. Possibly my favourite ending in Cinema history.
@@garymacleod6072 You are correct about the Burton remake. The gorilla/Abe Lincoln was a neat touch.
I actually enjoyed both. I was just more annoyed Burton didn't have an actual plan ahead for it.
But overall the 68 version is far superior
@@garymacleod6072 whatever people may think of Burton’s version and controversial ending - the apes in his film never looked better than any other Apes film - and Tim Roth’s Thade was an amazing character. Rick Baker’s makeup was brilliant and so much more convincing than the modern Caesar cgi with Andy Serkis (which is still excellent)
I've seen Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind every year ever since I first saw it in the movie theaters.
There’s been a few that I’ve probably watched too many times - Glengarry, Glen Ross being one that springs to mind.
It’s one of those films where I know every line off by heart, every facial expression, everything they do with their eyes....I don’t think it’s a bad thing though if you love a film or an album or whatever that much - it just becomes a part of who you are, I guess.
Full metal jacket , any given sunday
I've seen "Barbarella" so many times and haven't tired of it yet. There's nothing from that period quite like it.
the original RoboCop (edited for TV) because it was one of the few movies we had on VHS, followed up by American Ninja which was recorded on the same tape on LP mode
In my younger years (0-18), the movie I saw the most and knew the most was probably _"Scrooge"_ (1951) with Alastair Sims. My family watched it multiple times during December, including multiple times during Christmas Eve while we were opening presents. I might fall asleep, and I could wake up at any point in the movie and instantly know where I was in the movie, and could start quoting lines.
In the late 1980's and 1990's it was probably _"Delicate Sound of Thunder"_ (Pink Floyd). I'm sure that's not the kind of "movie" you expected for an answer, but I replayed that so many times that I wore out the copy released on VHS, and I was pretty far along the way to wearing out a *second* VHS tape when a version on laserdisc was released so I bought that. There is no movie where I watched it so much that I wore out a VHS tape.
From 2000 to now my guess would be _"Mystery Science Theater 3000: This Island Earth"._ Both me and my sister were huge fans of Tolkien while growing up, and we both absolutely loved the Peter Jackson movies ... but it takes too long to watch all three of the extended releases! To watch all three takes over 12 hours, while the riffed version of _"This Island Earth"_ is a mere 1 hour and 15 minutes. It's much easier for me to find 75 minutes to watch a movie than to spend 12 hours watching! This is another movie where I've pretty much memorized the entire movie.
True Romance, Heat, The Exorcist, Pulp Fiction, Fight Club.
all are classics
I have several. The Devil's Rejects, Robocop (1987), The VVitch, The Lighthouse, all Lynch, except maybe Inland Empire, Most Cronenberg, The Football Factory, Natural Born Killers (hasn't aged at all), Freddie Got Fingered, Mike Leigh's Naked, Filth, True Romance (also not aged at all), A Clockwork Orange (despite not being a Kubrick fan), the first two Hellraiser films, Bronson and Valhalla Rising, and a bunch more.
The reason why the 1968 Planet of the Apes still resonates is the combo talent package of Franklin J. Schaffner, Charlton Heston, and Jerry Goldsmith. Rod Serling's adapted screenplay is also impressive.
I love how Heston's character is such an egotistical jerk and then gets put through a wringer!
There are 2 types of movie that are re-watchable:
1. Bill Murray movies
2. Die Hard
it just doesn't matter
I have to watch, "The Pope of Greenwich Village" every time it's on and break out the dvd whenever I'm bored and alone.
Back when channel surfing was a thing whenever Aliens was on tv I would always watch it.
I’ve done that an unhealthily amount of times with my all time favs: Get Out, The Cabin in the Woods, The Descent, Misery, Black Swan & Toy Story 3
Jaws and Star Wars. These came out back in the day when you could leave your kids at the movie theaters for 8 hours straight and they could just watch the movie over and over again
The original Star Wars trilogy, The Godfather 1 & 2, Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, The Terminator 1 & 2, Animal House, The Blues Brothers, etc. It's kind of like listening to a classic rock station, you hear the same song over and over and you get sick of it. I need long breaks for these films so they feel fresh again.
I've seen How To Train Your Dragon 3 over 70 times and I literally will never stop.
Maggie, I"d like to know your opinion on the early Ralph Bakshi animated Hobbit and LOTR movies by Bass Rankin that came out in the late 70s.
_Re-Animator._ and _Day of the Dead_ (both 1985). I watched them as a double-feature every other night as a way of procrastinating when I was supposed to be working writing a dissertation for a PhD in biomedical chemistry.
For me Bloodsport, The Thing from 80s ,Rambo ,Freddy Krueger, and Scarface and Terminator 1,2 and Hard Target
Quatermass and the Pit (aka Five Million Years to Earth). This movie just always fascinated me from the first time I saw it as a kid. Even as a kid I was kind of cerebral and was drawn to the high concept ideas, especially when it came to origins. Others I've seen a lot include Jaws, Altered States and the original Planet of the Apes. The latter was another that I first saw as a kid and the ideas in it just blew my young mind. The immediate sequel, Beneath the Planet of the Apes did too.
Another in my top 5. British SF film/TV always fascinated me in a special way that American SF rarely did (Village of the Damned, The Day the Earth Caught Fire, Space:1999 season 1 to name a few).
And yes, Beneath the POTA left a mark as well, with the scenes of underground NYC and the mutants. Great soundtrack too. And another shocking, haunting ending.
The movies that I have seen the most are not the movies I would consider to be the most artistically meritorious, but they are films that appeal to my escapist sensibilities. I cannot say for sure, but I’ve probably seen Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade more than any other film. The pacing and banter make it extremely watchable.
Facts!
its one of the greatest adventure films ever made. i like it even more than Raiders. a lot of people don’t really appreciate just how beautifully shot that film is. and even though its a popular blockbuster film it leans into some pretty heady themes of faith, what it means to different people, and the search for truth within themselves which is what the search for the holy grail is.
Akira, original release in subtitles. Saw it at the cinema four different occasions, one of them being at Glastonbury Festival. Then many times (30+) on Video and DVD.
Wow that is amazing, could you perhaps write a long review on your experience with the film, and your perception on the movies plot points.
@@fazanchaudhry9907 I'm not a writer... But became aware of Akira a couple of years before it's official UK release in early 1991. That's when I saw it, aged 24. At the time I read mostly British, European and some American comics but never any Manga. But had seen a few Japanese animations.
Went with a friend on the first night and was completely stunned. Had never seen so many genres mixed into one film, especially an animation. Didn't know what to think, but I know I enjoyed it. Left me emotionally exhausted. Watched until the last credits along with the entire audience in a full studio. When everyone got up to leave you could hear a pin drop. Even when we got outside of the cinema there was minimal talking with most people just uttering words like wow and unbelievable.
A couple days later I went back to watch it again. Even giving another friend the money to go see it. Couple months after that a few friends and myself traveled a couple hours away to watch it at an university screening. Then not long after that I bought it on VHS. The collectors edition with a separate Production Report. And also a dubbed version which was awful, even changing the ratio for TV.
The year after at Glastonbury 92, I watched it again with a few thousand other people in the cinema field. By then it had gained cult status. With the massive screen and stage speakers, it was an incredible experience.
Years later I bought it on DVD. Where the dubbed version was vastly improved. Before then I would always watch it in Japanese with the subtitles on.
It still remains my favourite film and cinema experience.
When I was little, I would watch The Medallion and Clock Stoppers over and over again lol. I remember even asking my dad to buy the dvd.
Clockstoppers is truly art sir.
Love the raccoon scene 🤣
That Seven Brides for Seven Brothers call out was special
The Last Picture Show, Bloodsport, Dumb and Dumber, Seven, The Man in the Moon, A Bronx Tale, Blade Runner, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation are films I've put on many times over the years.
Fellowship of the ring
Just before the proliferation of DVDs, the only movies I watched as a kid (save for the occasional "trip to the pictures" for Birthdays) were the collection of VHS tapes we had amassed over the years. With nothing else to do (no games consoles to play nor internet back then), I just watched VHS movies on a loop. Off the top of my head, these movies were The Jungle Book, The Lion King, Around the World with Timon and Pumbaa, Snow White, Lady & The Tramp, Aladdin, Aladdin: Return of Jafaar, Beauty & The Beast, Atlantis, A Bugs Life, Godzilla (1998), Beethoven (1992 ), Ghostbusters 1, Ghostbusters 2, Home Alone 1, Home Alone 2, Sister Act, Bio-Dome, The Pagemaster, The Mask, Jumanji, Mrs Doubtfire, Addams Family Values, Jurassic Park, Independence Day, Batman & Robin, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3. It's hilarious to me that I must have seen movies like Beethoven, Sister Act, and Bio-Dome probably 100 times.
Probably "Legally Blonde". My little sister got the DVD one Christmas and she watched it over and over again for like a year.
3 movies: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Apocalypse Now and LA92 (which is a very compelling documentary that's free on TH-cam last I checked).
I enjoy your commentary. That's it.
I remember watching The Burbs and Bill & Ted on alternating days for a month during the summer holidays when I was 10 years old. 😅 I was a strange boy.
Mad Max beyond Thunderdome. Whenever this movie comes on, I have to watch it. Even watching this when I was five(in 1985). I’ll quote it, catch myself singing we don’t need another hero but by Tina Turner.
Suspiria 2018! There's just something about it.
I think the first two Fantozzi movies. Those are not well known outside of Italy and I don't know why (I mean, talking of entertaining stuff everybody knows Leone and Argento), because I seriously think that those may be the funniest movies ever made. There's a reason if an incredible amount of people knows all the jokes by heart.
I've watched so many movies more then once , especially as a kid , the most recent being Top Gun Maverick on the big screen.
I have watched Goodfellas, The Godfather 1 and 2, Taxi Driver, Star Wars and my guilty pleasure What's Up Doc so many times, for me all these films can be watched numerous times because they are great.
John Carpenter's Halloween, The Funhouse, and First Blood...I could watch constantly.
There's about 10 other titles, too...but these are my Top 3!
Buckaroo Banzai. I owned the movie on betamax. Then VHS. Was on HBO all the time. Probably one of the first "comic book" movies I saw as a kid that connected with me. It could have been the "Nerds Are Cool" vibe. Still rewatch it once a year. Yes, the film has this dated 80s look and sound, especially the costume design and synth soundtrack. But it's the "Airplane" of comedy sci-fi movies. So much stuff happens in the background, especially on the pa system during the Lectroids lair scene. A cult classic in every way. I'm not the only one with an affection for this oddball movie. Ready Player One referenced the movie.
the 'dated" look is kinda the point - ending credits copied by Wes Anderson
@@NaughtyVampireGod Yes. Wes must be a fan of the limited works of Buckaroo director WD Richter..Except Stealth. Terrible movie..Screenplays for 70s Invasion Of The Body Snatcher and Big Trouble In Little China..not a bad filmography all in all
I saw that movie as a kid and years later convinced myself that it must have been a dream because it didn't seem like it could be an actual movie.
Back To The Future Part I & II at least 100-150x. Maverick (1994) at least 100x. Then Elvis (2022) about 23x in the theater. Top Gun: Maverick at 18x.
As a kid, Batman Forever. As a teen, The Dark Knight. As an adult, The Batman. 😅🤦🏻♂️
Gareth Evans' THE RAID 2 (2014)
The Raid 2 is definitely that good! I probably have seen The Raid Redemption more but only because it was like 2 years where I forced every like-minded friend and relative to watch it with me when they visited hahahaha! Gareth Evans knows his way around an action scene!
have you seen loving Vincent its a 2017 film about Vincent van gogh can you do a little bit of a review about it
Great film really interesting
I'm not sure that I'd go along with likening Star Wars to Lord of the Rings. The last thing Lucas was aiming for was character : it was a riff on Saturday matinee movies and played very much like an early video game. In Lord of the Rings, Jackson was very much into developing character and convincing friendship ties so that you become invested in what happens to each character. The SFX was like a bonus but the core of the film was much more on a personal and human scale.
Star Wars, Holy Grail, Princess Bride, Citizen Kane, and Kurosawa's Dreams--the latter because I wondered why, with the backing of Lucas, Spielberg, and Warner Bros, he chose that as his project.
I've definitely seen films in the mid hundreds thanks to my childhood
Definitely those college stoner movies in the 2000s - how high, van wilder, euro trip, road trip.
Made a 12 yr old want to go to college right away!
Fight Club. I just feel it’s the movie about me. Haha
ya got me there. Haven’t seen it in a while. between 2000-2004 I watched it at least 50x. i still regard it as the ultimate collaborative masterpiece of mainstream cinema. All departments working at their creative peak with gusto.
This happened alot in the 80s were there was no internet and most of us had no cable so only 3 channels so alot of us only had the VHS tapes that our family had accumulated and me along with so many of us would watch and rewatch the VHS movies it was that or watch Regis and Kathy Lee, wheel of fortune,family feud, or the news
I have a lengthy list of movies I watch at least a few times every year. Predator, Terminator 2, The Burbs, Dumb & Dumber, So I Married An Axe Murderer, Ninja Scroll, Ghost in the Shell, Twister, Total Recall, True Lies, Groundhog Day, Almost Famous, Fight Club, The Matrix, 30 Days of Night, Two Hands, Grandma's Boy, Office Space, Life (Murphy & Lawrence), Kill Bill, Mad Max Fury Road and Cloud Atlas. Overall I'd say I've watched The Burbs the most. I'd add Aussie comedy Crackers to this list but I reserve it for once a year at Christmas. Geez now I know why I watch less and less new stuff every year lol!
I've seen Beastmaster more times than the director of the film, Don Coscarelli. I think it drove me insane.
What about movies you watched over and over as a kid that fill you with shame now: 'Teen Wolf Too', 'The Sherrif And The Satellite Kid', 'Mac And Me', 'The Boy Who Could Fly'. I feel no shame in watching 'The Explorers' so many times, though, a great film even now.
“The Boy who Could Fly” is one of my all-time favorite movies!
That shirt looks really good on you ☺️
Princess Bride, Predator 2, Almost Famous, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Terminator 2, Aliens, Buffalo 66, Can’t Hardly Wait
Evil Dead 2, Jurassic Park, Jaws, Leon, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Withnail & I, An American Werewolf In London
Mine was the polar express. I remember one year I saw it every day in December. That's not saying much because I'm 21 and I still love watching it. I never seen a movie over 31 times but polar express might be at least 300x in my life. I would put Revenge of the sith, Infinity War, and Spiderman 2 after that
Natural Born Killers is a fun movie on psychadelics
"The Planet of the Apes" (1968) and "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid". Over and over and over and over.
All that I have to say is...The Craft. It's a 90's classic and I stand by that.
I think The Dark Knight might be my most re watched movie next to Grandmas Boy
As an adult I would need to put, the dark knight as an almost yearly thing as well as inception just for the visuals
I watched Superheroes films from DC and Marvel a few times one of my favorite movies.
When saying River Phoenix you almost said "River Song"! :)
lmfao mine is Scary Movie. To this day - and you can say its problematic or juvenile - i think its still one of the funniest movies ever made imo. I remember seeing the behind the scenes and they said they rewrote the script like 20 times just trying to make it funnier and funnier.
Stepbrothers
I’ve seen it so many times
I know it off by heart but I still laugh my ass off
Good Lord, it's a tie between Barton Fink and Alien.
1. Three Colors: Red
2. Hiroshima Mon Amour
3. Eyes Wide Shut
4. Mulholland Drive
Great picks there. I haven't seen 1 and 2 on your list.
The Addams Family, Night of the Hunter, Taxi driver, The neverending story, Stalker
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Home Alone I and II.
Those are definitely high on my list
I can relate to the overeating and projectile vomiting being a trigger lol. It immediately makes me dislike a movie irrationally.
The Whale is probably going to be a chore to sit through.
As long as I dont have to see it, I hope you enjoy. Brenden Frasier just wasnt a good actor. He then ate and drank alot, and folks feel he has been through alot. Yes he has been through being a bad actor and eating and drinking alot. What an inspiration he must be to folks.
Are you watching the Rings of Power?
planet of the Apes was a life altering experience for me when I saw it on tv in 1972…. age 4
U-Turn and Spun are great psychedelic trips.
Rashomon, The Seventh Seal. West Sid Story. (the new one is a Masterpiece too.)
I watch B movies from the 90's on repeat. Cheesy acting and good action are a great time waster.
Full Moon Features was basically my dealer in that decade.
hey everybody
me my whole life "hey every buddy"
anything is better on drugs . . just about . . . watching Mulholland Dr on oxy (first time use) is still one of the greatest experiences of my life . . . then again maybe anything on first-time oxy would have been one of the greatest experiences of my life - I don't think movies should be judged on the head-effect
PLEASE REVIEW BARBARIAN!
The Goonies.
100%! I had Goonies and Rad on the same VHS tape and would play them to death as a kid. I still go back to Goonies every now and again, Rad, not so much. haha!
Ive seen spirited away too much
i watch all the good ones if the are on i suppose i watch them all a lot always looking for something that pops in my mind in the tops Robocop 1&2, the terminator movies, the cell most from the 70's 80's and 90'S. drive for the music, edge of tomorrow, sometimes by actor or director anything with Tom Cruise even went down a Dolf Lundren* hole and i like a lot of independent movies and one off's.
A movie I would recommend to watch on psychedelics is Jon Waters' A Dirty Shame. But only if you can handle really weird shit while tripping.