Mooooo - Posted - 06/30/2018:  19:15:55

There are some movies that I like so much that I watch them over and over....some are the classics like The Godfather, The Godfather II, Goodfellas, Forest Gump, Fight Club....lately it's been The Martian with Matt Damon. I have seen all of these many many times...too many to admit to. Which movies can you watch over and over without getting sick of them?

5Wires - Posted - 06/30/2018:  19:39:50

Kelly's Heroes.

SaxManiac - Posted - 06/30/2018:  19:45:05

The Godfather, Jaws, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Shane, They Were Expendable, In Harm's Way and From Here To Eternity come to mind. There are others, but these I will seek out when wanting to watch movies. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance has been on several times in recent weeks. Add Hidden Figures and Finding Forrester to that list.

Edited by - SaxManiac on 06/30/2018 19:46:54

Owen - Posted - 06/30/2018:  19:50:11

Don't watch a lot of movies... haven't tired of "O Brother Where Art Thou?" 

Bill Rogers - Posted - 06/30/2018:  20:03:58

Snatch, Charlie Varrick, Hopscotch, The Godfather films, All That Jazz, The Long Riders

lahti1935 - Posted - 06/30/2018:  20:04:54

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Kelly's Heroes.

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Woof woof woof... that's my other dog imitation!

rubicon - Posted - 06/30/2018:  20:19:57

Lawless ,Zero Dark Thirty . Thunderheart ,The God Father saga , Jaws, Seargant York , ET, 12 years a slave ,Criminal , Dances with Wolves , Good Will Hunting, Deliverance ,

Edited by - rubicon on 06/30/2018 20:20:37

Tommy5 - Posted - 06/30/2018:  20:52:17

Zulu, 2001,A Space Odessey,Breaker Morant, Bonnie and Clyde, Lawerence of Arabia, The Great Escape, The Blue Max, Moby Dick, Mutiny on the Bounty,The Kingdom Of God. Paths of Glory.

1935tb-11 - Posted - 06/30/2018:  21:32:49

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Kelly's Heroes.

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Woof woof woof... that's my other dog imitation!

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 I’m drinking wine and eating cheese, and catching some rays, you know.  oddball was awesome !!!!

along with kellys heros

the cowboys

bullitt

lonesome dove

the bourne series (with matt damon)

pulp fiction  

terry m

glosardo - Posted - 07/01/2018:  04:44:40

The ones that come to mind, in no particular order:



-- The Naked Prey--Terrific Cornell Wilde Movie

-- All movies that make up the Alien franchise (except Alien 3, but including Prometheus and Covenant)--science fiction at its best.

-- The Horse Soldiers--A rare Civil War movie made in the 50's that captured an authentic look and feel for the American Civil War era. Also a wonderful John Wayne performance.

-- The Godfather Saga--even with all of the plot holes in Godfather II, still a lot of fun to watch and recite the dialog with the actors ("Who had Frank Pintangeli killed?").

-- Downfall--the German production that dramatizes the last 10 days of Hitler's life in the bunker; an absolutely stunning performance by Bruno Ganz.

-- Twelve O'Clock High--absolutely superb. The scene early in the movie where Gregory Peck chews out the derelict executive officer (played by Hugh Marlowe) is first-rate (4 1/2 done in a single take, very unusual in movie making).

-- Open Range--the best western gunfight ever filmed, about 17 minutes of real-time action.

Edited by - glosardo on 07/01/2018 04:49:10

figmo59 - Posted - 07/01/2018:  05:00:31

Paint your wagon,...

Fried green tomatoes...

Unforgivin..

An Oficer and a Gentalman...

Top Gun...

Edited by - figmo59 on 07/01/2018 05:10:32

twelvefret - Posted - 07/01/2018:  05:45:59

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Originally posted by Mooooo

There are some movies that I like so much that I watch them over and over....some are the classics like The Godfather, The Godfather II, Goodfellas, Forest Gump, Fight Club....lately it's been The Martian with Matt Damon. I have seen all of these many many times...too many to admit to. Which movies can you watch over and over without getting sick of them?

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Forrest Gump, anything from the Cohn brothers, Dual with Dennis Weaver and first by Spielberg immediately come to mind.

Edited by - twelvefret on 07/01/2018 05:46:22

n1wr - Posted - 07/01/2018:  05:57:23

If you're a boater - Captain Ron and the Hornblower series (AMC).

RonR - Posted - 07/01/2018:  05:58:53

Captains Courageous(original with Spencer Tracy)
Cool Hand Luke
Treasure Island (Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper)
Gone With The Wind
Apocalypse Now

Stu D Baker-Hawk - Posted - 07/01/2018:  06:34:53

The Martian was mentioned as was Open Range, both superb movies that I never tire of watching.  I'll add Groundhog's Day because, like Bill Murray's character Phil Conners, I can live that one over and over and over and over... 

KE - Posted - 07/01/2018:  06:53:23

Cool Hand Luke (can practically recite the lines verbatim), Twelve o'clock High (used it in a leadership class I taught), Forest Gump, Harry Potter, The Grinch (the original, is that a movie?), The Wizard of Oz . . .

Sheenjack - Posted - 07/01/2018:  07:00:41

Marathon Man.  (Is it safe?)

The Boys From Brazil.

flyingsquirrelinlay - Posted - 07/01/2018:  07:13:13

I'm stumped: If I watched a movie over and over it would be because it made me feel good, warm and fuzzy, thinking that all is right with the world. At this moment, I have NO nominees. Sorry, Dave

Mooooo - Posted - 07/01/2018:  07:38:27

Here's a few more: 12 Monkeys. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. The Tarantino movies and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.

Mooooo - Posted - 07/01/2018:  07:41:07

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I'm stumped: If I watched a movie over and over it would be because it made me feel good, warm and fuzzy, thinking that all is right with the world. At this moment, I have NO nominees. Sorry, Dave

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Sounds like you're a David Lynch fan 

flyingsquirrelinlay - Posted - 07/01/2018:  07:49:51

Sorry MOOOO, I couldn't tell the difference between David Lynch/Quentin Tarantino movies. If the OP question was great movies, I could name some but not "favorites."

KE - Posted - 07/01/2018:  07:55:27

I saw Ocean's Eight yesterday, and I'm thinking of going back today.



Aside -- AMC theaters recently (last week) put in a program where you pay $20/month and can see up to three movies a week, any theater/time/format, with no additional charge. I'm a cheapskate, but this makes it easy to see movies I wouldn't normally pay for, or to see them again. Works out to $1.67 per movie. I can walk to the local AMC on a whim.

Edited by - KE on 07/01/2018 07:56:09

figmo59 - Posted - 07/01/2018:  08:15:22

I would like to see the original ..Star Wars film...again...

But...
I wanna be ..17..n see it at the Drive In again.........

Still have never seen the whole film... ;0)

figmo59 - Posted - 07/01/2018:  08:17:10

Altho not a movie..but..
The Three Stooges come to mind... :0)

TNCarl - Posted - 07/01/2018:  08:18:36

Godfathers 1 & 2 (I hated 3), Peggy Sue Got Married, Back to the Future, and Clear and Present Danger. These just come to mind, but I'm sure there are others I could include. One of the ways I judge if a movie is great or just good is to ask myself if I'd ever want to see it again. I'm glad to have seen certain "good" movies, but I wouldn't want to see them again.
Carl

gradelyduck - Posted - 07/01/2018:  08:21:30

Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein....all Mel Brooke's movies. Airplane, Where Eagles Dare.

DC5 - Posted - 07/01/2018:  08:27:49

Psycho
The Birds
Cool Hand Luke
The Great Escape
M.A.S.H.
Little Big Man
Blazing Saddles
And several others that have already been mentioned.

figmo59 - Posted - 07/01/2018:  08:29:17

Little Big Man... great choice..!

slammer - Posted - 07/01/2018:  08:49:05

Me and my good friend Andy Dufresne can’t ever pass up the movie.................
Shawshank Redemption!!!

Slammer!!!

Banjo Lefty - Posted - 07/01/2018:  08:59:39

The Big Lebowski

easy - Posted - 07/01/2018:  09:30:11

I second "Lebowski." Not only does it continue to entertain, but it is chock-full of self-references and subtleties that only emerge after repeat viewings.

Texican65 - Posted - 07/01/2018:  09:32:32

Anything with Clint Eastwood or John Wayne! I’m on an Eastwood kick all over again, watching all the old stuff from when I was a kid. Watched “Pale Rider” last weekend, and “Unforgiven” last night...my wife even watched them with me...I couldn’t believe it!

Dow

FlyinEagle - Posted - 07/01/2018:  10:41:17

I've probably watched the Big Lebowski upwards of a 100 times.

Tommy5 - Posted - 07/01/2018:  11:00:32

The Coen brothers make great movies, they are more like allegories with layers like onions, my favorite is Inside Llewyn  Davis , very interesting for amateur ,would be folk, rock, bluegrass superstars like me.

Edited by - Tommy5 on 07/01/2018 11:02:03

Craig_B - Posted - 07/01/2018:  13:09:19

My Darling Clementine

Breaking Away

Young Frankenstein

The Princess Bride

Hunt for Red October

Patriot Games

Three Days of the Condor

The Graduate

Edited by - Craig_B on 07/01/2018 13:09:33

slammer - Posted - 07/01/2018:  13:27:57

Here’s one you haven’t thought of in forever!!!
The Incredible Mr. Limpet , starring Don Knots. Who doesn’t love that love story and early technical animation!!!
Slammer!!!

n1wr - Posted - 07/01/2018:  13:30:35

You all missed Twelve O'clock High with Gregory Pack!

banjo bill-e - Posted - 07/01/2018:  14:26:01

I watch these over and over because if I catch one on TV by chance, it hooks me in and I'm there for the duration every time, no matter where in the film I come in. The ones that always hook me:

The Big Lebowski
Pulp Fiction
Kill Bill 1 & 2
Dr. Strangelove


The two Tatantinos above are the only films of his that I even like, but dang, some of those scenes are burned into my memory and I speak the lines along with the characters. And Lebowski, well, for me that is THE MOVIE. For most of my life, Dr. Strangelove had held that role and I still adore it.

raharris - Posted - 07/01/2018:  14:32:08

The first and second (or fourth and fifth) Star Wars movies

Drivel - Posted - 07/01/2018:  14:38:44

Any Harry potter, any Tolken movie, and lots more.



The best one .... Master and Commander-The Far Side of the World.

Edited by - Drivel on 07/01/2018 14:39:27

eagleisland - Posted - 07/01/2018:  15:43:50

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Any Harry potter, any Tolken movie, and lots more.



The best one .... Master and Commander-The Far Side of the World.

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I'm pretty much in agreement here, and having read the entire Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian several times I have to agree that Master and Commander was, if not completely faithful to the books, wonderfully true to the concept of the books. It was terrific.

Some other faves, starting with scifi:

The Fifth Element (it's just goofy fun in an action movie)

The Matrix (the original; the second one had some cool stuff but by the last one the Wachowskis had gotten a bit full of themselves)

Blade Runner (one of the later director's cuts)

For romcoms (okay, I'm a sap at heart):

Shakespeare In Love

When Harry Met Sally

Princess Bride

Documentary:

Jiro Dreams of Sushi (seriously. It's a fantastic meditation on craftsmanship and family. If you like sushi, so much the better)

Dogtown and Z-Boys (how skateboarding happened. Great story with a wonderful soundtrack)

Groove Requiem in the Key of Ski (arguably the greatest ski movie ever made, though its two predecessors - Blizzard of Aaahs and License to Thrill - were more accessible)

Other faves:

Casablanca (best dialogue in any movie, ever)

A Night at the Opera (hands down the best Marx Brothers movie, IMNSHO)

Bull Durham (not just the best baseball movie. The best sports movie, period)

Raising Arizona and The Hudsucker Proxy (two early Coen Brothers films. I'm surprised Hudsucker isn't more popular - there's some absolutely brilliant twistedness in that film, with terrific dialogue and sight gags)

The Seven Samurai (all of Kurosawa's stuff was great, but this was the greatest, and not by a little. It was so great that Hollywood said "hey, we can re-make that as a WESTERN" and made The Magnificent Seven, without realizing that Kurosawa actually was thinking about how westerns are made when he made it in the first place).

Edited by - eagleisland on 07/01/2018 15:45:24

pickin_fool - Posted - 07/01/2018:  17:09:55

any mel brooks movie...i always find new stuff to laugh at...

leslie nielsen comedies are great too

DC5 - Posted - 07/01/2018:  18:31:43

How could I have forgotten "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"

Brian T - Posted - 07/01/2018:  19:38:17

Clint Eastwood directions and actings.
The original Star Wars Trilogy when I want to get lost in a fantasy fueled by popcorn.

Craig_B - Posted - 07/02/2018:  04:27:44

I agree with Bill on the Harry Potter series. It's also fun to go back and reread them (or re-listen in the case of audio books), when you can populate your mind's cast with the actors from the movies.

And since Gregory Peck was brought up, here are two of my favorites that I'll always watch when they pop up: "On the Beach" and Hitchcock's "Spellbound."

And since Peck always reminds me of Cary Grant, and because I'm an architect, "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House." And of course "Bringing Up Baby" and "Arsenic and Old Lace."

flyingsquirrelinlay - Posted - 07/02/2018:  05:54:34

Thanks Skip for reminding me of "Shakespeare in Love"; truth be told, I saw it five times the first weekend it was in the theaters.

dawgdoc - Posted - 07/02/2018:  10:00:52

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I watch these over and over because if I catch one on TV by chance, it hooks me in and I'm there for the duration every time, no matter where in the film I come in. The ones that always hook me:



The Big Lebowski

Pulp Fiction

Kill Bill 1 & 2

Dr. Strangelove





The two Tatantinos above are the only films of his that I even like, but dang, some of those scenes are burned into my memory and I speak the lines along with the characters. And Lebowski, well, for me that is THE MOVIE. For most of my life, Dr. Strangelove had held that role and I still adore it.

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I have such an affection for all my friends here.  The collective tastes in movies are so close to mine.  I'm giving a set of lectures in a few months for my old alma mater University and the title of the series is 'How I learned to stop worrying and love the brain'

My favorite movie of all time changes, but usually pops back to the top: Psycho. Even knowing the ending and seeing it dozens of times doesn't change my attitude. 

Edited by - dawgdoc on 07/02/2018 10:02:45

KE - Posted - 07/02/2018:  10:05:35

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You all missed Twelve O'clock High with Gregory Pack!

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Mopick - Posted - 07/02/2018:  11:57:12

The Outlaw Josey Wales.