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[-] stinerman@midwest.social 96 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The concept of rewatching a movie is almost foreign to me now given that I have access to a library of tens of thousands of movies. It would have to be very good and something that whoever I'm with hasn't seen.

Of course I used to watch the same movie about every month or so back when I was growing up in the 90s.

[-] pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 57 points 9 months ago

That's curious because I find I rewatch more movies than ever before, since it's so easy to find them, and I already know whether I like them or not.

[-] Zoidsberg@lemmy.ca 21 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The first thing I do when Return of the King ends is put on Fellowship of the Ring.

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 3 points 9 months ago

That does prevent you from finding new movies you like though.

[-] pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

It might, but it definitely hasn't. I work in some fresh blood on the weekends, when I feel up to taking a chance. Actually, I've got a date to go see Dream Scenario (Nic Cage 🥰) just this week.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 27 points 9 months ago

I have a daughter I enjoy showing movies I've already watched to. So I've been doing mostly rewatching, but with someone who has never seen, for example, Ferris Bueller's Day Off before.

The best was her reaction to Repo Man. We got to the end and she said, "all of that for a flying car?"

[-] deus@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

This is so sweet. Getting to show cool stuff you like to your kids must be one of the best things about being a parent. If I ever end up becoming one I'll show my kids all the great Pixar movies and also the Emperor's New Groove cause that one is a classic.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

It really is, although you have to tailor it to their tastes, which means not showing them some movies you want to. She has absolutely no interest in seeing Star Wars or Indiana Jones movies, for example. But she loves cult movies, so I'm enjoying showing her those.

[-] ReplicantBatty@lemmy.one 2 points 9 months ago

Life as a repo man is always intense.

[-] ExLisper@linux.community 12 points 9 months ago

Movies/shows I can still see many times today:

  • Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind - it's just so nicely structured, you always notice something new
  • Glengarry Glen Ross - I finished watching it for the first time and I thought go myself "fuck, I could watch it again" and I did, watch the whole movie again straight away. I can still just go back and watch it. The acting is so amazing it never gets boring
  • Veep - best show ever, I've seen every episode probably over 10 times and I still watch it all the time, like when I'm cooking or something. It's just soooo fucking perfect
[-] stinerman@midwest.social 2 points 9 months ago

I actually listen to Futurama to help me sleep. I've added some other shows I know just as well. They are in that genre of extraordinary media that I can watch/listen to/etc. over and over again.

[-] buffaloboobs@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

the fuckin leads are weak? you're weak.

[-] ExLisper@linux.community 2 points 9 months ago

What are you going to do about it, asshole?

[-] frickineh@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

I have trash taste, so I actually just continue to rewatch the same dumb shit I liked in the 90s so I don't have to make a decision. I actually paid real money to buy Not Another Teen Movie a few years back because I rewatch it about once a year. I think we have too many options and they're all on different services so it's like fuck it, Men In Black for the 85th time.

Same. And Demolition Man holds the distinction of being the only movie I rewatched on the same day.

[-] PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago

We'd rent The Princess Bride and Flight of the Navigator a few times a year.

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 4 points 9 months ago

I used to watch the same movie about every month or so back when I was growing up

I don't think this is a technical limitation, I think young children really like repetition because their brains are still learning how to predict things

[-] Gork@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

To the chagrin of parents who endure Cocomelon or Caillou rerun marathons.

[-] stinerman@midwest.social 2 points 9 months ago

This is true. My little brother watched "The Lion King" every day after school for a few months.

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