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Post by Reynard on Jan 31, 2018 15:18:36 GMT
Reynard hell, re-watching is what makes movies good in the long term. surely, you must have at least a small amount of movies you re-watch here and there as the years pass? without re-watching movies they lose most of their appeal if you ask me because I think it's kind of pointless to see movies, well at least ones of any real worth, only once as it's like a quality song, you want to hear again-and-again as the years pass. I would have to assume there is plenty of people out there with this mindset. Certainly. I rewatch Kubrick's best few times a year at least. Sergio Leone, John Carpenter, Charles Bronson, Stallone and some others find their way to my playlist on quite regular basis. It's not always easy to say why some good movies are so rewatchable while others don't seem to need any revisiting. Kubricks are good because you'll discover something new about them every time, while Carpenter's rewatch value is based more on good craftsmanship and entertainment value. Why not rewatch Pulp Fiction then, since it's a good movie? No idea. I just never feel like it. I know that there are some people who are pretty much content watching the same stuff over and over again, which to me seems a bit sad. There's a world of fantastic movies (among other things) out there to be discovered. Some of them are well-known and respected, while other are obscure and / or poorly rated. Popular culture to me is like a treasure hunt, not staying with the safe and obvious choices. Classics have their place of course, but I don't want to concentrate on them too much. Also there's the obvious time limit, which is why comparing classic songs to classic movies doesn't fully work. There are only so many movies one can watch a week. I certainly visit to my favorite songs and albums much more than my favorite films.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Jan 31, 2018 15:18:55 GMT
Must be around 20. I don't annually watch it, even as it's my #38 all time. Part of its greatness for me is how lasting a viewing's impact endures. I don't need a QT fix as often, yet when I want one, it's not always PF.
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Post by bravomailer on Jan 31, 2018 15:37:49 GMT
Only once in its entirety. If it pops up while changing channels, I watch a few minutes but I don't care much for the movie.
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Post by kevin on Jan 31, 2018 17:17:54 GMT
I haven't kept count, but probably 11 - 25. One of my favorite movies and the best Tarantino movie.
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Post by rateater on Jan 31, 2018 18:06:33 GMT
3x in the theater. countless times over the next 5 years.
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Post by moviemouth on Jan 31, 2018 18:28:32 GMT
While I don't know exact figures I can say for certainty it's easily 3+ times for a conservative figure, but probably more than 4 times. my best guesstimate... 6-10 times. so that's what I voted for. Sam Jackson's scenes are the highlight especially the one at the end in the diner. since I have been keeping a log file, which is Dec 27th 2011 to date, I have seen it twice which was... March 8th 2013/April 26th 2016. so given this info, since I know those were re-watches, I can say for certainty I have seen it at least three times but likely more. basically it was about 2003 when the general volume of movies I viewed started to really shoot up. so while I don't know exactly when I seen Pulp Fiction for the first time I would guess early-to-mid 2000's (I was born late 1979). so assuming that's about right it's pretty safe to say I have seen it at least 4+ times with there a reasonable chance of it being more. so I figure my 6-10 views has to be close either way if not exactly right that it's between those two numbers because if that 6-10 is wrong, I can't be much off from it either way be it a bit over or a bit under that 6-10 figure. for the record... currently Pulp Fiction is within my Top 26 movies. p.s. anyone claiming 50+ times (hell, even the 26-50 times) seems difficult to believe unless they are re-watching it quite often for years at a time. so in other words... while it's still possible someone selecting the 26-50 and 50+ answers could be correct I figure once someone goes beyond the 11-25 figure it's kind of a stretch because say someone viewed it in the theaters back when it was new and say watched it twice a year since for an average that's still only around 45 times or so and that's doing a average of 2 views a year for roughly 23 years straight. or if it less time, say 10 years or so, that's like 4 views a year at least etc which is a lot over a 10 year period of time. I am sure you get the gist. also, while I generally re-watched some movies more back in the day then I do now, which I think is because I have a larger volume of quality movies to watch now, I figure as a general guideline I don't re-watch a movie more than once a year tops (maybe twice MAX MAX(with rare exception)) once I have seen it twice (assuming it's a movie I want to re-watch in the first place). but basically my general guideline right now since I basically have 190 movies I consider favorites is ill see all of those at least once every few years or so (some being a bit more often). hell, I don't think I have seen ANY movie more than 30 times or so and could easily less than that but I am pretty sure I have seen some movies more than 10 times, it's just a question of how much beyond that I would guesstimate. p.s. I just finished doing a decent clean up on my IMDb account and basically went through my 6/10's I likely won't re-watch and lowered their score back to a 5/10 (Thumbs Down). so after doing that I have about a maximum of 570 movies out of the 2,150+ total movies I have seen that are worth re-watching at this point in time which is about a maximum of 26.5% of everything I have seen is worth re-watching or a bit over 1 out of every 4 movies I see over the long run ill re-watch. before the clean up that 570 total was somewhere in the ball park of mid-600's. Reynard hell, re-watching is what makes movies good in the long term. surely, you must have at least a small amount of movies you re-watch here and there as the years pass? without re-watching movies they lose most of their appeal if you ask me because I think it's kind of pointless to see movies, well at least ones of any real worth, only once as it's like a quality song, you want to hear again-and-again as the years pass. I would have to assume there is plenty of people out there with this mindset. without re-watching movies they lose most of their appeal if you ask me because I think it's kind of pointless to see movies, well at least ones of any real worth.
I have to 100% disagree with that and I also can't even comprehend that way of thinking. In fact, for me it is the exact opposite. I obviously understand why people re-watch movies (since I do re-watch movies sometimes), but I can see a movie once and if it's great then it has a huge impact on me whether I re-watch it or not. For me the impact is lessened sometimes if I re-watch it because I'll notice faults that I didn't notice the first time. That is the main reason I don't re-watch movies anymore, because I don't want to like them less than I did the first time. This may better explain. When I watch a movie that has a big effect on me, that experience and film is ingrained into my mind. That movie has an impact on my life even if I never re-watch it. I don't need to re-watch these movie because thinking about them has the same effect as re-watching them. There are movies I saw once 10 years ago that still have a very powerful impact on me and are still fresh in my mind.
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Post by jcush on Jan 31, 2018 18:51:05 GMT
Probably 25-30 times, with the last time being about a year and half ago. It's my favorite movie.
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Post by sugarbiscuits on Jan 31, 2018 20:44:17 GMT
...and when was the last time you watched it? I have never seen it.
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Post by koskiewicz on Jan 31, 2018 21:22:00 GMT
...once too many...pure crappy film...
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Post by mslo79 on Feb 1, 2018 7:48:00 GMT
Reynard I see your basic point and I also agree with that as I can't even tell you completely why some movies hold strong for a long time while others hold for years but eventually drop off and then plenty are just not even worth re-watching in the first place and I have seen some be solid on initial viewing but take a solid hit on a re-watch or two etc. but with that said... I suspect some of it is some subjects just tend to be more interesting to watch than others but even amongst subjects that have potential for a quality movie it's probably a combination of things that ultimately makes it click. p.s. basically I think the core of why most people watch movies is it gives them a solid emotional response in some form or another (basically comes back to general enjoyment/entertainment etc) that like they re-experiencing from time-to-time by re-watching them or finding new movies that can give them those types of feelings. Yeah, I agree with you here to some degree but primarily on people who have not seen many movies and re-watch a very small amount of movies quite often. hell, I was probably in that group in the past at some point as I never really started to ramp up the general volume of movies I have seen til about 2003 (I would have been 23-24 years old at that time) as before that I have seen some movies but I would not consider it a lot especially in comparison to what I have seen in total currently (i.e. 2,150+). but I think my case is different from what I said above because... I feel I have reached the point that discovering quality movies I have not already seen, especially from the past (i.e. excludes movies being released into the future as those still turn up without too much effort to find them), is difficult to come by simply because ill have to see plenty of mostly forgettable movies to 'maybe' find a gem once in a while which is why I am in no rush to see plenty of movies at this point in time from the past and I just watch whatever I watch and whatever happens, happens. but most quality movies I do discover at this point in time are going to be new movies going forward into 2018 to 2019 to 2020 etc. so while I do believe there are still some gems out there I have not seen from the past it won't be easy to find them which further fuels my general re-watching thing (i.e. it helps ensure movies as a whole stay interesting for me) especially since I got basically 190 movies I consider favorites, which gives me plenty to re-watch, and still have about another 51 movies beyond that, that are almost favorites and then roughly as much as another 329 movies (tops) ill re-watch. so basically there is roughly 570 movies ill re-watch which gives me plenty to re-watch year after year as I generally see my favorite movies (i.e. My Top 190 movies) at least once every few years or so etc. That's a good point with the time limitations but I think in terms of a basic entertainment standpoint it's a great comparison as while one is audio and the other is visual those two are pretty much our core ways to experience things in the world in general and for entertainment etc. but anyways... while I understand a quality song only uses about 3-5min of ones time and a movie typically takes at least 1.5hours of ones time, a quality movie is like a quality song as you want to re-experience it from time to time as the years pass. but I guess I could easily understand why many prefer music over movies because it's solid and don't take much of your time but then again with a movie, while it takes more time, which can be a negative thing with some, it could also be a positive thing in that your entertained for a much longer portion of time vs a song and I think that makes movies all around better even though music can offer a solid burst of it but it only lasts for about 3-5min for a typical song. but with that said... for someone who's constantly busy I would imagine music would be preferred over movies for that kind of person simply because they don't have much time etc. either way, I am sure one could come up with plenty of ups and downs for both music and movies with the time spent vs enjoyment levels etc. moviemouth While that's true, I figure why bother. because if a movie is truly THAT great then naturally it should hold up on re-watches. hence, my point that movies of any real worth should hold up on re-watches well enough from time-to-time otherwise they are nothing special. because watching a movie only once and never caring to see it again... to me that speaks volumes that it's not really THAT great to begin with. but with that said... you said "100% disagree", do you really think that? (it don't seem like your 100% disagreeing since you said you do re-watch some movies here and there) ; because I don't know about you but over the long run unless it's easy for you to find quality movies that you have not already seen that entertain you to a higher degree it's safer to re-watch a movie you know it's likely going to deliver a solid level of entertainment because you have seen it before where as with a movie you have not seen, there are plenty of those that, while are decent enough not to have wasted your time, the vast majority won't be good enough to deliver a higher level of entertainment like my favorites will. that's why re-watching is always the safer choice for me, especially at this point in time when I feel I have largely exhausted seeing the vast majority of quality movies that would be good enough to call a favorite. that's why it's hard for me for someone to claim they are 100% the opposite of my general re-watching comments even though I can understand them disagreeing to some degree especially if it's easier for them to find movies that they have not already seen that deliver a solid level of entertainment. but still... for those who rarely or never re-watch movies it's hard for me to understand their mindset at all simply because I just can't see how they are entertained to a higher degree off the vast majority of movies. p.s. but with that said... it's still nice to think back on some movies I used to praise even though I find then average-ish now. I also pretty much agree here. but it's not really faults, but that the movie as a whole just don't give me a strong enough emotional response in some form or another etc. but... even in these cases once a movie falls below a certain point of enjoyment it's no longer worth re-watching and I figure the true gems are movies that hold up on re-watches from time-to-time as the years pass and those that fail to do this are ultimately forgettable. p.s. currently, I would imagine there will still be some movies I like to a higher level now that will remain that way say 10-20-30 years from now but I am less confident in saying what they are given that some movies I never pictures dropping off not all that long ago, have dropped off for me. but then again some still remain top notch etc. But surely you can't completely retain that strong initial feeling after seeing a quality or high quality movie long after your done seeing it, correct? (like you remember it was a great feeling but the feeling itself needs to be re-experienced to get that feeling back) that's why I re-watch movies to recapture the feeling it gives you (or at least as much of it as you can) as that's basically what movies are about is giving you certain kinds of feelings you like re-experiencing. because I don't know about you but there is no way I can hold onto that powerful feeling a movie may give me days or weeks or years later which is why I re-watch quality movies from time-to-time. so even on those times where a movie was great for me initially and maybe some re-watches past that but then fell off... it's still nice to have a little nostalgia on when I praised some movies. like Mission Impossible II (2000)... I remember liking that one a lot on my initial viewing and for a while past that but now I wonder what in the hell I used to see in it as it's easily the weak link of a otherwise solid series (i.e. all of the other movies of that series are amongst My Favorite Movies besides MI2). also, I understand that initial experience of seeing a movie is gone once you see it. but for me the vast majority of movies are not really about not knowing what happens in the movie to keep it interesting but that just something about some movies keeps them entertaining/enjoyable (basically gives you some form of a emotional response you like) time-after-time.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Feb 1, 2018 8:16:09 GMT
Maybe twice. Not in several years. But some scenes like the Sam Jackson stuff sticks in the memory.
"Check out the big brain on Brett! You're a smart motherfucker. That's right. The metric system."
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Post by poelzig on Feb 1, 2018 8:24:34 GMT
I'm gonna guess 6-10. Maybe more. Last time I watched it was on an airplane going to Europe in April. Didn't stop in Paris for my Royale with cheese, unfortunately. You know why the call it a royale with cheese?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2018 8:52:02 GMT
About 30 times
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Feb 1, 2018 9:09:11 GMT
I'm gonna guess 6-10. Maybe more. Last time I watched it was on an airplane going to Europe in April. Didn't stop in Paris for my Royale with cheese, unfortunately. You know why the call it a royale with cheese? Uh, because of the metric system?
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Post by poelzig on Feb 1, 2018 9:21:54 GMT
You know why the call it a royale with cheese? Uh, because of the metric system? Check out the big brain on Brad.You're a smart motherfucker. That's right. Damn how awesome is that we got to say that? Let's dap it out bro.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Feb 1, 2018 12:12:31 GMT
Uh, because of the metric system? Check out the big brain on Brad.You're a smart motherfucker. That's right. Damn how awesome is that we got to say that? Let's dap it out bro. Sweet set up, man.
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Post by hardball on Feb 1, 2018 12:39:29 GMT
Just once. Never felt the urge to watch it again.
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Post by prolelol on Feb 1, 2018 14:53:24 GMT
I didn't like it on first viewing, but I had to re-watch it why it's one of the greatest films ever. I don't see what's so great about it, but it's still an OK film after second viewing, although Uma Thurman parts were the best. Loved her as Mia!
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