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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago

Deja Vu is pretty great!

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

This is parenting done right.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't forget Terminator 1.

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

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

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

Good point.

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

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year 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] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

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

The hospital escape is my favorite scene in any movie.

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

The whole film holds up, my joint favourite film

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

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

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

Adventure Time and Total Recall

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

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year 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 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year 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 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Me but with Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Space Ghost Coast to Coast.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year 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 1 year ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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