Movies, Watched to Death!!
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Movies, Watched to Death!!
There are a few movies that when first released, I thought so much of that I watched them over and over again to the point were years later, although I now own them on Dvd, they are still SO familiar that I hardly ever watch them at all!
These would be movies like:
The Godfather Trilogy
The Wild Bunch
The Exorcist
The early Bond Films
Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
The Sting
Jaws
The Dollar Series
Cool Hand Luke
The Magnificent Seven
etc
Don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't like these movies, they are all great, it's just that I've watched them SO many times over the years, that I think I've "watched them to death" in my case.
Just wondered is their anyone else with a list similar to this?
These would be movies like:
The Godfather Trilogy
The Wild Bunch
The Exorcist
The early Bond Films
Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid
The Sting
Jaws
The Dollar Series
Cool Hand Luke
The Magnificent Seven
etc
Don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't like these movies, they are all great, it's just that I've watched them SO many times over the years, that I think I've "watched them to death" in my case.
Just wondered is their anyone else with a list similar to this?
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every Godzilla film up to 1985
The Thing
Halloween
Friday the 13th parts 1-8
The NeverEnding Story
The Last Unicorn
King Kong ('33)
Evil Dead II
Re-Animator
Texas Chain Saw Massacre
The Thing
Halloween
Friday the 13th parts 1-8
The NeverEnding Story
The Last Unicorn
King Kong ('33)
Evil Dead II
Re-Animator
Texas Chain Saw Massacre
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You mean movies where you know every line that's coming?
A Christmas Story
Enter The Dragon
Scarface ('83)
Mad Max
The Good,The Bad,and The Ugly
Stand By Me
Die Hard
Night of the Living Dead ('68)
Top Gun
The Empire Strikes Back
A Christmas Story
Enter The Dragon
Scarface ('83)
Mad Max
The Good,The Bad,and The Ugly
Stand By Me
Die Hard
Night of the Living Dead ('68)
Top Gun
The Empire Strikes Back
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the original star wars movies are pretty much played out for me. Doesn't help that the only versions I have are the bastardized 2004 DVDs, and I couldn't justify spending the $10 at Costco to get the "bonus OT" abortion that Lucas put out a year or so ago.
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Originally Posted by superdeluxe
My fiance calls 3 movies that I watch over and over again, the unholy three:
Blackhawk down
We were Soldiers
Tears of the Sun
Blackhawk down
We were Soldiers
Tears of the Sun
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13th Warrior
The Limey
3 O' Clock High
Once Upon A Time In The West
Suspiria
Bande à part
City of Lost Children
Charade
Lord of Illusions
Big Trouble in Little China
Jaws
El Dorado
Out of the Past
Let It Ride
. . . . going by the other posts here, feel free to ridicule my taste.
The Limey
3 O' Clock High
Once Upon A Time In The West
Suspiria
Bande à part
City of Lost Children
Charade
Lord of Illusions
Big Trouble in Little China
Jaws
El Dorado
Out of the Past
Let It Ride
. . . . going by the other posts here, feel free to ridicule my taste.
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Growing up with HBO in the 80's, these movies I have seen so many times I have lost count:
Star Wars
Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
Back to the Future
Hoosiers
Stand By Me
Caddyshack
Stripes
Ghostbusters
Fletch
Back to School
Ferris Buellars Day Off
National Lampoons Vacation
Superman:The Movie
Superman II
Rocky
Rocky II
Rocky III
Rocky IV
Wargames
The Breakfast Club
Weird Science
Sixteen Candles
Teen Wolf
There was always 2-3 movies they would replay everyday during summer when school was out, and I would watch them everytime. We would all come back to school in September knowing the lines of these movies in and out.
Star Wars
Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
Back to the Future
Hoosiers
Stand By Me
Caddyshack
Stripes
Ghostbusters
Fletch
Back to School
Ferris Buellars Day Off
National Lampoons Vacation
Superman:The Movie
Superman II
Rocky
Rocky II
Rocky III
Rocky IV
Wargames
The Breakfast Club
Weird Science
Sixteen Candles
Teen Wolf
There was always 2-3 movies they would replay everyday during summer when school was out, and I would watch them everytime. We would all come back to school in September knowing the lines of these movies in and out.
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There are plenty of movies that I've watched to death, but the major one is West Side Story. I've watched it at least once a month for almost 25 years. Often 2-3 times too.
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Originally Posted by mcnabb
Growing up with HBO in the 80's, these movies I have seen so many times I have lost count:
Star Wars
Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
Back to the Future
Hoosiers
Stand By Me
Caddyshack
Stripes
Ghostbusters
Fletch
Back to School
Ferris Buellars Day Off
National Lampoons Vacation
Superman:The Movie
Superman II
Rocky
Rocky II
Rocky III
Rocky IV
Wargames
The Breakfast Club
Weird Science
Sixteen Candles
Teen Wolf
There was always 2-3 movies they would replay everyday during summer when school was out, and I would watch them everytime. We would all come back to school in September knowing the lines of these movies in and out.
Star Wars
Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
Back to the Future
Hoosiers
Stand By Me
Caddyshack
Stripes
Ghostbusters
Fletch
Back to School
Ferris Buellars Day Off
National Lampoons Vacation
Superman:The Movie
Superman II
Rocky
Rocky II
Rocky III
Rocky IV
Wargames
The Breakfast Club
Weird Science
Sixteen Candles
Teen Wolf
There was always 2-3 movies they would replay everyday during summer when school was out, and I would watch them everytime. We would all come back to school in September knowing the lines of these movies in and out.
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There are only a few movies I've watched to death that I bought on DVD. Most movies I've watched repeatedly I've never picked up on DVD BECAUSE I'm sick of them, and/or they are STILL replayed endlessly.
Movies that qualify that I do own:
It's A Wonderful Life
Miracle On 34th Street
Karate Kid movies
Back to the Future movies
La Bamba
Forrest Gump
Movies that qualify that I do own:
It's A Wonderful Life
Miracle On 34th Street
Karate Kid movies
Back to the Future movies
La Bamba
Forrest Gump
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When I was a kid, we had only 4 VHS tapes. Waynes World, Jurassic Park, Batman, and a VHS recording of No Escape. My brother and I watched them constantly, especially during summer vacations.
Add Pulp Fiction, Die Hard, Reservoir Dogs, Chasing Amy, Clerks, Boogie Nights, Way of the Gun, and American Pie to the list of movies that I can now recite.
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Add Pulp Fiction, Die Hard, Reservoir Dogs, Chasing Amy, Clerks, Boogie Nights, Way of the Gun, and American Pie to the list of movies that I can now recite.
= J
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What is tough is when you're a captive audience of sorts... those of you who are parents with teenage kids will understand that. While I might like this or that movie well enough to watch several times over a decade, my 16 year old can wear some movies OUT to the point I'll never pull them off the shelves for the simple fact they get watched too much as it is with me in the proximity.....