I've seen Ghostbusters so many times I've lost count.
Simon: The decision saved your life. Zoe: Won't happen again, sir. Mal: Good. And thanks. I'm grateful. Zoe: It was my pleasure, sir.
'Out Of Gas'
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Matt the Bruins fan - May 14, 2007 3:16:06 am PDT #8393 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
beekaytee - May 14, 2007 4:34:07 am PDT #8394 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
I watch Groundhog Day every Feb. 2.
I've seen Sliding Doors perhaps 20 times.
Other regulars include Blade, The Italian Job, Murderball, A Personal Journey Through American Movies with Martin Scorcese and From a Whisper to a Scream: A Living History of Irish Music. I've seen them many, many times each.
It's a real mood thing. Except for GDay, which is a tradition.
And a 'I need something familiar right now' thing.
And then there is the "I need to share this movie with you or your life will never be complete" impulse.
erikaj - May 14, 2007 4:49:22 am PDT #8395 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
I've stopped doing that. People never love The Godfather as much as I and I take it personally. For instance.
beekaytee - May 14, 2007 4:54:30 am PDT #8396 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
Aw yeah. I've had the 'huh' response to Firefly toastering attempts and such...but my zeal is strong, my eyes are bright and my ability to think to myself...'they just don't get it right now. Soon enough, they be whacking their foreheads, deeming this movie/show sheer genius and thanking me to the ends of their days for my generosity of spirit in opening their eyes to it.
Or at least that's the way it goes in my head.
erikaj - May 14, 2007 5:12:24 am PDT #8397 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
I did not get "Firefly" till I saw the whole thing all at once, myself.I was very reminded of Inara in my video last night. Actually, though, all the people who have been "Um, that Homicide thing? Kind of a downer..." is what killed that impulse. Or replaced it with the impulse to say "Well, it is called *Homicide*...it's not like there's no warning..."
beekaytee - May 14, 2007 5:21:07 am PDT #8398 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
HA!
What did they expect, ponies?
I loved Homicide with a burning hot fire. Haven't watched in an age though. But I did notice Andre in a preview for something recently...must IMDB.
He was the heart of it for me. t /stuff that should be in another thread
Kate P. - May 14, 2007 5:57:01 am PDT #8399 of 10001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Most rewatched movies? ita's right, the LOTR movies are way up there, as is The Princess Bride. After that, hmm. Beautiful Thing and Bend It Like Beckham, maybe? Bridget Jones' Diary might be on the list too. Maybe Wet Hot American Summer. Oh, and my childhood favorite, The Last Unicorn. And at a certain point, Harold and Maude would have topped that list, no question. So, I guess that list skews kind of girly, but not, like, Pretty Woman girly.
erikaj - May 14, 2007 6:02:41 am PDT #8400 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Yeah...would so pay to watch Andre B. read the phone book...too bad quite a few of his roles post-H:LOTS feel just like that, too.(I liked "Thief" but apparently that audience was me and Braugher's mama, I think.)
Sophia Brooks - May 14, 2007 6:03:36 am PDT #8401 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
In no order:
The Thin Man
The Philadelphia Story
Heathers
The Cutting Edge
The Breakfast Club
Dangerous Liaisons
Impromptu
The Lion in Winter
These are all the movies I own on VHS, I think. Also, I have to be frank and figure that I have probably watched Heathers the most, in terms of owning it the longest (I still have the tape I made of HBO when it first aired)
DavidS - May 14, 2007 6:11:52 am PDT #8402 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
LotR trilogy. Multiple viewings of multiple James Bond movies. But that shouldn't count. That's more like, "I want to be in James Bond Land" rather than a comment on the worth of the movies. Probably the same could be said of the original Star Wars trilogy.
Yeah, I think I need to distinguish between movies I've rewatched for extra-meritorious reasons (like, Toy Story 2 because Emmett loved it so much when he was 4, or It's friday night and I'm a teenager in Miami, let's go See Rocky Horror) and movies I have actively rewatched for because I loved the movie itself.
Most watched in a theater in the pre-video era? Bladerunner. I saw that every time it came up on a Rep House calendar for 8 years. Similarly sought out theatrical showings of Touch of Evil and Sunset Boulevard many, many times.
Most watched ever would probably be The Adventures of Robin Hood (Flynn) or The Wizard of Oz - those were regular TV events. If you missed the Wizard of Oz back then, you'd have to wait a whole year to see it.
Most watched double-feature at a Rep House? Harold and Maude/King of Hearts (they always played them together). Nobody even remembers King of Hearts anymore. (Alan Bates, France, crazy people during a war. Same kind of mordant uplifting vibe as Harold and Maude.)
eta: Sophia reminds me that I've had a lot of rewatches on Screwball comedies: Thin Man, My Man Godfrey, The Lady Eve, Ball of Fire, Holiday, Philadelphia Story - all have more than a dozen viewings.