What percentage of the films you watch are completely forgettable?

Interesting question. Most times I watch a movie, it's a rewatch so being forgettable usually isn't an issue.

Most of them.

If they aren't forgettable then they become one of my most loved or hated.

Being forgettable isn't really a bad thing though as long as it's entertaining.

Well, of the last 10 movies I've watched only 1 was completely forgettable. That would be 10% so.

I feel like 50%. When I was a kid, I could remember pretty much every second of every movie I watched. Guess I got jaded.

I guess it depends on how one defines the term 'completely forgettable'. because if you mean you barely remember anything about the movie, like barely even remember watching the movie... then, in that case I would guess the percentage would be fairly small, maybe something like 10-15% of everything I have seen.

like if someone went through the movies I have seen (like using my IMDb account for reference) and asked me whether I remember seeing 'Movie A' and started going through the movie I have rated on there I would expect to be able to tell you whether I remember seeing them or not on a large portion even though I am sure there will be some I don't remember seeing even though I have. like if I could recall something basic about the movie like say I can remember seeing it or mention a cast member tied to the movie in question etc.

but I tend to generally think of the term forgettable like this... like in terms of whether a movie is Thumbs Up(i.e. 6/10 or higher) or Thumbs Down (i.e. 5/10 or lower) then in that case about 75% of everything I have seen lands in the forgettable category simply because a movies true worth is whether I want to re-watch it from time-to-time or not as movies that are not worth re-watching I would classify as ultimately forgettable even though ill probably remember whether I have seen a movie or not on I would imagine at least 70% of everything I have seen even though I would not be surprised if there is roughly 15% or so I remember very little to nothing about.

p.s. I have seen 2,200+ movies and only 187 of them are good enough for me to call a favorite which is basically about 8.5% of everything I have seen. even being a little generous and counting movies that I would say are a bit shy of being a favorite that percentage does not raise much, to about 10.7%. or to simplify things... only about 1 out of every 10 movies I have seen in the long term is of any real worth for me even though in terms of a basic Thumbs Up vs Thumbs Down... I like(as in will re-watch) about 25% (tops) of everything I have seen. so about 75% are ultimately forgettable movies.

moviemouth



hence, why I tend to mostly re-watch movies I have seen before as it helps guarantee a certain standard of enjoyment as watching movies I have not already seen, especially excluding movies being released into the future (i.e. 2018+), is going to be largely forgettable movies.

because my general goal in watching movies is to find movies I want to re-watch from time-to-time as the years pass as, at least for me, that ultimately makes or breaks a movie.

I would not even want to see 500 movies per year that I have not already seen at this point in time simply because I feel I have largely exhausted seeing the movies of any real worth out there. sure, I think there are some gems I have not seen from the past but it won't be easy to find them which is why I am in no rush to watch a lot of movies I have not already seen and just watch whatever I watch and whatever happens, happens. so I think for the most part, at this point in time, when I see movies I have not already seen they are generally going to be movies being released into the future (i.e. 2018+) and the bulk of others will be re-watches of movies I have seen before even though I still do view a movie from the past I have not seen before.

Marv



Agreed.

because while I can't really say for sure, as like you said it's hard to say without someone testing me(like naming a movie I have seen and asking a simple question of whether I remember what I scored it or to possibly name someone in the movie etc), I would also guess something in the ball park of 10-15% or so. because for me... I have seen 2,200+ total movies and 15% of those would come out to around 330 movies which sounds plausible there could be that many movies I remember little to nothing about and could be even more even though I would expect to remember at least a little bit, like a certain actor etc tied to a movie or be able to give you a basic 'yes or no' answer on whether I remember watching a movie or not, on at least 70% or so of movies I have seen.

CoolJGS☺



I basically agree with you here as my definition of 'forgettable' boils down to whether a movie is worth re-watching or not. if it's not worth re-watching then it's ultimately forgettable which is inline with your comment there above since only about 25% (tops) of everything I have seen is worth re-watching which means about 75% is forgettable.



I pretty much agree with you here because if they are not forgettable then they tend to stand out a bit more in a negative or positive way and not all that much in the middle area (since middle area tends to be average and average (or those in the below average range etc) tends to be forgettable).

so basically... I (and apparently you to) can remember something more if it stands out in a negative way (excluding movies we like since we will remember those). because some movies that stand out in a negative way for me, while I might not be able to recall the details, I do remember them leaving more of a strong negative impression on me.



If you mean that a movie is watchable (i.e. as in decent enough for a viewing) but ultimately forgettable then I pretty much agree with you as most movies I see (about 75% in fact) get a Thumbs Down. but... I would say most are okay enough for a viewing as they don't waste my time. so this kind of plays inline with your comment there I suspect in that most of what I watched was okay enough for a viewing even though ultimately forgettable.

A fair amount, i'd say between 40 and 50% but that's mostly because i watch so many in a year and most films fade in my memory after only a few months

I wouldn't say that many are completely forgettable. Maybe 10%. I'm more selective about what I watch than I used to be. Before when I was younger, I might have caught any old crap on a TV station late at night, but a matter of changing tastes while getting older, and the convenience of having things like Amazon and Netflix with their ratings, makes avoiding the forgettable rubbish easier.

I'm pretty selective now and rarely watch anything unplanned. Most of the films I watch I particularly want to see and I have a pretty reasonable expectation that I'll enjoy or at least get something out of them, so maybe about 10%.