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[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

I am an unrepentant movie rewatcher. When life is really stressful, my go-to is watching LOTR Extended Editions 40-60 mins at a time like it's a TV series lol. Also in heavy rotation at my house: The Martian, First Man, Ford v. Ferrari, Deja Vu (which is criminally underrated), MI: Fallout...a few others

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

A full rewatch of LOTR extended edition is at minimum a yearly tradition for me. Usually more, or just letting it play while I'm doing other things.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Pre-pandemic it was my annual ritual to watch it while baking and decorating Christmas cookies. It's a great way to spend 12 hours. Maybe this year I can finally reinstate the tradition.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Deja Vu is pretty great!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Serendipity.

We decided earlier we need to watch T2 tonight.

I watched it with the Eldest (12) son earlier in the year, now it's time to make the youngest (10) watch it.

He's already wearing the Arnold hoody we found in a charity shop, and singing "I need your clothes, your boots, your motorcycle" by Austrian Death Machine, he really needs some context.

Come with me if you want to live

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

This is parenting done right.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I rewatched it with the commentary recently and it was super interesting to hear about what went into its stunts and whatnot

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Honestly I hate rewatching things unless it’s been long enough that I’ve forgotten everything. Not much beats watching something good for the first time

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I rewatch step Brothers pretty much every month and I've watched the batman(2022) probably about 5 or 6 times . And the spider verse movies many times . Actual most of the movies I watch lately are movies I've seen a few times already.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Don't forget Terminator 1.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

By golly, you're right! I should start there and just make a whole day of it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Thats two whole things in a day. I'm not about to get crazy and add a third.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Good point.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I haven't seen the matrix in 8 months and it feels like an eternity

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

This is my other one too.

I also subscribe to the fan canon that The Matrix and Terminator are two different stories in the same universe.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

I'm not saying that I have so much to do, but I just have a hard time even managing to watch a single movie. I'm not wasting that by rewatching anything 😅

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The hospital escape is my favorite scene in any movie.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Totally agree. Sitting there watching in the theatre was the best unexpected cinematic pleasure ever. Just sheer jaw dropping wide eyed fascination.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

The whole film holds up, my joint favourite film

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Terminator 2, even in its own plot, should have been the end of the franchise. sicko-wistful

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (3 children)

T1 and T2 were perfect movies. Really a shame they started piling garbage on. Same with first 2 alien movies

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

A notable victim of the "keep milking the cash cow forever" mindset. Not many movies have the luxury of doing what they need to well then fucking off within two entries.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

"Judgement Day was inevitable. You only postponed it." liberalism

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I did like the one from a couple years ago with old Sarah and the hybrid liquid/exoskeleton terminator. I would sacrifice that one for them to have not made all the other ones after 2 though.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why watch something new when you can watch scrubs and Malcolm in the middle where you can dub the actors because you know all the dialogue?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Man, Malcolm in the Middle is such a good show. Also, it never really had a bad season I feel, and they ended it at the right moment.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I watched roadhouse for the 1st time last night :/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Adventure Time and Total Recall

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The time between these two makes me picture very different people. Lol

Guess 1: Young enough that you were the target audience for Adventure Time, but also developed a penchant for Arnold Schwarzenegger action movies.

Guess 2: Old enough that Total Recall isn't that out of reach for you, but you like to smoke and watch chill cartoons.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Never watched TV shows with your kids? Boomer stoner dad never crossed your mind!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Haha, touché. That's also the perfect crossover demographic for this.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This is me but with video games.

I replayed action games like DMC3,4,5, Bayonetta, MGR, Ninja Gaidens and Souls game like DS1,2,3, Sekiro in constant rotation. At some point the intense gameplay just become a comfy single player flow state. Recently Hi-Fi Rush has entered the rotation. Unfortunately, Elden Ring is out of the club for now because it is too goddamn long.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

All the soulsborne games for me too. Also ninja gaiden, but the NES ones.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I feel you brother. Me rewatching Star Trek is obvious but I'll be damned if I haven't seen the 80s Clue movie a hundred times.

Men should be like Kleenex. Strong, soft and disposable.

Glorious.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Clue is so incredibly rewatchable. It's just a fun movie.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Same with TV shows. I could watch a new show, or I could watch the monorail episode of The Simpsons. I know what I'm picking.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

If I could find a good way to play Futurama episodes on shuffle, I'd be set.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

I like to rewatch Miyazaki, when I need some feel good movies.

And sometimes I start humming the score for Dune 1984, and then I know it's time for a rewatch.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Why yes I will rewatch BoB a 7th time if I must.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Mad God was my favorite movie of 2021. Part because it's the only movie of 2021 i've watched, and part because i've watched it five times and i think about it constantly