OldBoy

Like I don't tell a lot of new people I meet about my love for them. I don't know why, but I seem to keep it to myself. I mean my friends and family know, but I don't boast about it really.

So, what prompted the question is that my mom will constantly ask, "how do you get enjoyment out of watching the same movie multiple times? I never really know what to say.

I just do and still find them thrilling or funny or terrifying or romantic or thoughtful, beautiful, etc...

There's something about watching the great ones again and new favorites many times. I dunno.

How do you explain it? What's your love story with movies?

TomOpus

Does your mom have a favorite food? Ask her how she can eat it more than once.

Shannon Nutt

The best response to this is "Why do you go back to the same restaurant again and again?"

EDIT: Didn't see the above post. But glad to see I'm not the only one to answer this way.

OldBoy

One time I asked her about how she can listen to the same song more than once. She said that is a few minute song and I watch hours long movies...

Solid Snake

Didn't we already have a thread for this topic? Didn't Oldboy make that thread? Or am I just overwhelmed by the inanity of it all?

fumanstan

I say "i love movies"

Jon2

Or a book, if she's read one more than once. Does she knit? Has she knitted more than one of something?

Has she listened to the same song more than once? Why?

Really, there's no reason to explain a love of movies to anyone. Nearly everyone has some activity or pastime or something they repeat doing. Watching movies is no different. Of course I'm not talking about constant rewatching like a child who watches Frozen (or whatever) every day. I have enough movies I could probably watch a different one every night for two years or longer without repeating one, but there are some a try to watch once a year. I usually watch the Quiet Man and Darby O'Gill every St. Patrick's day.

Defiant1

Are there people out there who hate movies?

GoldenJCJ

This is a definite deja vu thread.

I'm almost positive we've been here before.

Edit: here we go:
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/movie-talk/...ver-again.html

My suggestion: stop talking movies with your family!

Hazel Motes

Usually, via pantomime.

Sonic

WTF?

You do realize loving movies is a hobby right? Except in your case it's a fetish. I mean the way you feeling about it all and so much secrecy.

kd5

I don't try to explain my love of movies, it's pointless. "They" wouldn't get it anyway.

What's the point of living if you can't do something you truly enjoy?