OldBoy

I hope that title is not to vague. I mean like you watch a certain actor in a particular movie and then have a desire to watch him in another. Or director or whatever it is that triggers that urge to watch another.

I have that happen all the time. Most recently I saw Wind River and then I instantly wanted to see The Hurt Locker.

Stuff like that…

Ash Ketchum

Recently, on a whim, I popped in Steven Seagal's ON DEADLY GROUND (1994) and was reminded how much I enjoyed going to Times Square after work in the 1990s and seeing action movies at various theaters there, including Seagal and Van Damme movies, so I pulled out two other Seagals and three Van Dammes from that era and watched them all again. I'll never forget seeing HARD TARGET on opening night. Great stuff!

OldBoy

The new 4K and extras is a good set.

stvn1974

I always have to watch Blade Runner and Brazil together. Same goes for Blue Velvet and Wild At Heart.

OldBoy

Interesting. What are the links, if any? Between the first 2, especially.

GoldenJCJ

Blade Runner and Brazil are both next to each other on the shelf. Obviously.

Troy Stiffler

Yes. The best action movies from when I was a kid.

Also the fast paced Scorsese movies.

milo bloom

So there’s series like the Star Wars movies and Star Trek movies but setting aside that general answer, every time I watch Rogue One I want to watch A New Hope right after.

Crocker Jarmen

After seeing Blonde, it triggered me to watch Fire Walk With Me again for the first time in years.

Paff

I took a film class at the local community college, just for fun. We mostly watched old movies, but the weekend after each class I made a point to watch a modern movie from my collection that the old movie evoked. Here are a few I remember, and the connection.

The General --> Police Story 3: Supercop (stunt sequence on a train)
Rashomon --> The Usual Suspects (unreliable narrator)
Stagecoach --> Night of the Living Dead (group trapped in tight situation, infighting is the real enemy)

OldBoy

ahhhh.

rw2516

Nothing specific, but when I see a theater marquee in a movie, I'll get an urge to watch the movie on the marquee. Ex: Recently watched something, can't remember what it was, took place in the 70s and there was a theater with Live And Let Die on the marquee. Suddenly wanted to watch Live And Let Die. Same with documentary footage that happens to catch a theater marquee.

TomOpus

It's the circle of life

asianxcore

Each time I watch The Killer (1989), I immediately follow it up with Hard Boiled (1992) and vice versa.

OldBoy

Great pairing!

GoldenJCJ

I have a tendency to do this with classic movies. For instance, if I watch The French Connection, I’ll want to immediately watch Bullit.

Or if I watch The Maltese Falcon, I’ll turn around and watch Key Largo.

Troy Stiffler

Sergio Leone movies. They’re great and all. But the music keeps me coming back.

Giantrobo

Watched BVS: Dawn of Justice tonight and wanted to watch Man of Steel. Might do it this weekend.

Why So Blu?

All the time, especially when there are similar thematic elements involved. Whenever I watch The Big Short I watch 99 Homes right after. The Big Short is about what went on at Wall St and 99 Homes is what happened on the ground with homeowners and the real estate crash of 2008. It's a great double feature. It also makes you want to take a shower afterwards.

OldBoy

Just had a double shot trigger. Saw A Few Good Men, that begot The Firm bc of Cruise, then I went to good Grisham adapts. Watching Runaway Jury. More Cruise next, but also have A Time To Kill on the burner. All triggered by one.