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.
