Films you've rewatched often...

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 16 Apr 2009, 21:37

Most movies are a watch once only deal imo however as we are all collectors here clearly there are films we want to keep and watch again.however i have films in my collection i haven't watched for many years though obviously i intend to. Which films (if any) do you love so much that you've viewed them on several occasions? Films i've seen an abnormal amount of times include
The Thing (Carpenter)
The Fog (Carpenter)
Assault On Precinct 13 ( Carpenter)
Halloween ( Carpenter)
Dawn Of The Dead (Romero version)
The Bruce Lee Movies (Big Boss the most i think)
Jaws
Crank
Dragons Forever
Police Story
The Shining
Wizard Of Oz (briliant film even now)
King Kong (original)
Numerous Sammo Movies

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 16 Apr 2009, 21:48

Aliens probibly over 300 times.... Scary.

Out of yours Dawn of the Dead, Assault on Precinct 13, Crank (watching it tommro acctually before part 2) The Thing and Haloween get watched by me lots

Looking at one of my shelf units (ones of many) quickly these spring to mind as very regular watchers

Starship Troopers
Underworld 1 and 2
Day of the Dead
Transporter 1 and 2
The Rock
Blade 1 and 2
Dark City
Deep Blue Sea

Mainly silly entertaining movies to forget real lifes shitty stuff.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 16 Apr 2009, 22:38

romerojpg wrote:Blade

When I bought that on VHS back in the day, I watched it on a daily basis for about a fortnight hahaha

For me, any film is rewatchable and I've watched most of my films numerous times.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 16 Apr 2009, 22:42

- Days of Being Wild. My absolute favourite movie in the world. Have watched it well over a hundred times, although the last few years not that much anymore (pretty much never)
- Fist of Legend: I never grow tired of this movie.
- Hard Boiled: Same thing. Awesome flick.
- Kickboxer: B-movie, but a great one at that. Cool music and training-sequences.

There are more, some I will just watch whenever they're on TV, like Groundhog Day or The Fugitive or Grosse Point Blank etc etc.
Others I've rewatched a lot when I was younger, like the older Jackie Chan movies, but now pretty much never.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 16 Apr 2009, 23:01

More than 10 times
All Indiana Jones films

Close to 10 times
Kill Bill Vol. 1&2
Blade Runner
Taifu Club
The Killer
Azumi
You Only Live Twice

But almost all of that took place 3-15 years ago. Nowadays I don't even have time to watch all the new dvds I buy, so I rarely re-watch movies. But I do often re-watch scenes from movies.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 16 Apr 2009, 23:24

I've seen Crouching Tiger, Hidden Tiger about 3 times but tbh except for Blade Runner (about 6 times) and the original Star Wars trilogy I virtually never re-watch films. I can barely find time to watch films I've not seen, let alone re-watch movies.

I've seen others more than once but would only say Blade Runner an the original Star Wars as films I've seen "loads" of times (i.e - more than 3).

I'm shocked no one else has mentioned Star Wars. Didn't you grow up with it? In the UK Star Wars: ANH was on every Christmas for about 5 years.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 17 Apr 2009, 08:45

The Bruce Lee movies
Police Story
Groundhog Day
It's A Wonderful Life
James Bond movies
Disney movies
Home Alone (watched this loads back in the day, watched it for the 1st time in years last Christmas)

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 17 Apr 2009, 09:56

I've never understood why Groundhog Day is so loved. I found it average.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 17 Apr 2009, 10:47

Terminator 2
Aliens
End of Evangelion
Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Army of Darkness
Blade Runner
Clerks
Taxi Driver
Goodfellas
Raging Bull
Black Rain
Top Gun
Transformers: The Movie
The Bourne Supremacy

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 17 Apr 2009, 11:17

Forgot Terminator 1 and 2. Used to have the SE VHS of Terminator, then got the R1 DVD

Groundhog Day is a classic Brad, how can you not like it?

One of Bill Murray's best performances

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 17 Apr 2009, 13:26

I forgot T1 and T2 also. I've seen those a few times.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 17 Apr 2009, 13:48

I do rewatch T1 and Alien, but nowhere near as often as the T2 and Aliens.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 17 Apr 2009, 15:26

Groundhog Day is one the best comedies ever made.

For me I would say the James Bond movies are high on my rewatch list.

Enter the Dragon I've probably seen more than any other film (from the age of 10 when I first saw it).

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 17 Apr 2009, 16:55

I've seen the James Bond films a lot

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 17 Apr 2009, 17:36

I'd like to add: The 'burbs and The Money Pit, two classic '80s Tom Hanks comedies

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 17 Apr 2009, 18:15

I used to see Big quite a bit when I was younger

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 17 Apr 2009, 20:23

grim_tales wrote:I've seen the James Bond films a lot

Me too but only as they're on TV so often.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 17 Apr 2009, 20:34

A View to a Kill is on ITV4 tonight

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 17 Apr 2009, 20:36

bradavon wrote:
grim_tales wrote:I've seen the James Bond films a lot
Me too but only as they're on TV so often.

Me too, me too. There's a load of them on Finnish TV every year.

I remember when I was maybe 12 and one channel showed all the Bond films within 3 weeks. So there was a Bond film on TV almost every evening. That was so great

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 17 Apr 2009, 20:46

I've seen Alien a fair few times...i think i'm in the minority in preferring it to Aliens.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 17 Apr 2009, 21:05

gasteropod wrote:A View to a Kill is on ITV4 tonight

That was only on ITV1 a few weeks back, easily one of the worst Bonds.

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 17 Apr 2009, 23:02

I really like A View to A Kill. Great fun, cracking soundtrack, awesome villians, and Fiona Fullerton in a hot tub. Can't belive so many bond fans bash it for copying Goldfinger whilst letting The Spy Who Loved Me off the hook for being an even more obvious copy of You Only Live Twice

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 17 Apr 2009, 23:40

I don't know anything about that but do know it's awfully cartoony, with really dumb pantomime villains. Yes more so than TND.

My fave soundtrack is probably Living Daylights, so 80s pop but I love it.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 18 Apr 2009, 02:02

saltysam wrote:I've seen Alien a fair few times...i think i'm in the minority in preferring it to Aliens.

Alien and Aliens are so different that they can't really compared. One is a claustrophobic and highly atmospheric horror film, the other is a gung-ho action film.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 18 Apr 2009, 12:38

I've always preferred Alien and think while Aliens is good it's also overrated too. There's no substance to Aliens at all.