How often do you get the urge to rewatch a movie? - Blu-ray Forum

andytoh · 07-13-2007, 05:26 PM

When a movie is bad, I won't watch it again ever. But if it is ok or good, I find that after about 5 years I want to see it again. Which means that a blu-ray movie for me would cost about $3 per view--not a bad deal.

nhaase · 07-13-2007, 05:32 PM

I had the keep 3 out deal from Bbuster total access, but I recently took it down to keeping one out, w/ unlimited rentals per month, so that I can watch more of my own movies again. I have a list in my head of the movies I really need to watch again.

babyBlu · 07-13-2007, 05:37 PM

I re-watch my movies all the time. I'll watch a given movie several times a year. I too have BB total access with 3 rentals at a time. I use that to find movies I really like. I'm pretty picky with my movie purchases. I only buy movies that I think I would re-watch a lot. I don't buy movies that I'll only watch once a year.

Dadds · 07-13-2007, 05:40 PM

I used to watch lock, stock, snatch and the big lebowski 2+ times a month. And for 250 days in a row my friends and I watched christmas vaction.

goku3 · 07-13-2007, 05:43 PM

I only rewatch those that I really like. Comedies are usually fun to watch again for me.

chadunc · 07-13-2007, 05:43 PM

Kind of a hard question to answer. Depends on the movie. God comedies and action flicks I can watch over and over and over again. But a great drama, I only like to watch once a year or maybe even every other year. Take the Green Mile. If I watched that more once a year, it would lose something with me. But Happy Gilmore or Die Hard, I can watch over and over.

Mikeesracing · 07-13-2007, 05:50 PM

I rewatch movies all the time, but it has to be a good movie. Ofcourse it was 117 degrees today so summer activities mostly indoors

dadkins · 07-13-2007, 05:59 PM

Never.
It's like reading a book for the second time... it's almost annoying.

I will play a movie and sit through it with a friend that hasn't seen it though, I'm a nice guy.

ClaytonMG · 07-13-2007, 06:22 PM

Every week for the past 5+ years, a group of people have gathered at my house for movie night. We make it like an actual theater with movie previews and everything. So basically, a movie will come out on a Tuesday, I will watch it, and if it's good I'll make my folks watch it with me, and then on Friday I end up watching the same movie again. So sometimes I see a movie 3 times a week. There's been a couple movies lately, such as The Fountain and The Departed where I've seen it around 4-5 times in a week. Yes, that's a lot, but there's so much I love about movies that I don't ussually get bored. Unless the movie sucks, then I get tired and zonk out.

Shu76 · 07-13-2007, 07:00 PM

Hardly ever but yet I buy them...Reason is cause there is so much I wanna see that I think to myself, I could be watching something I haven't seen before instead of this since I can rewatch the ones I have any time.

kobe604 · 07-13-2007, 07:12 PM

New movies typically 4-7 times right off the bat and then maybe once a month.

Steeb · 07-13-2007, 07:31 PM

I voted for "in months" but the truth is, sometimes it's within hours, days, or weeks. It really depends on the movie, but I'm definitely the kind of guy who can watch the same movie over and over again. It was worse when I was a kid - I used to watch some movies two or three times within a day or two. I've gotten a little better... a little.

Let's put it this way: my wife can recite Agent Smith's little speech to Neo (about purpose) practically verbatim because of how many times she's been forced to watch the Burly Brawl. I'm a sad, sad individual...

theknub · 07-13-2007, 07:33 PM

i'll give you an example, i don't own boondock saints but am borrowing it from a buddy right now. he lent it to me about a month ago and i have watched it four times since, twice in the past week. some movies like fight club, usual suspects, lotr trilogy, original matrix, batman begins, and gladiator are constantly being spun up and typically get one play a month. something like wedding crashers, happy gilmore, a harry potter film, or beerfest is once every two months or so. i then have a slew of movies that get played a few times a year depending on mood like t3, last samurai, or a beautiful mind.

atomik kinder · 07-13-2007, 07:40 PM

We should have another thread. How long does it take you to buy a movie once you bought it! I have movies that i purchased because I wanted to see them (REALLY wanted to see them) and haven't watched yet. Some I have had for more than a year. Sometimes I just have to be in the right mood to watch certain kinds of movies. I can't always watch a comedy, but I can almost always do with a good horror movie.

Oh and I've seen Rocky Horror over 30 times! Does that count?

KenThompson · 07-13-2007, 10:07 PM

I couldn't even begin to guess how many times I've watched Aliens and Tombstone. I watch favorites 5 or 6 times a year. Cast Away being one of those. Since I got my BD player I've watched Sahara at least a dozen times. Wife keeps grabbing that one and not me. Had the player 8 months now, so most likely 6 more times before Xmas.

andytoh · 07-13-2007, 10:10 PM

I am very, very surprised with the votes. Had I known, I would have changed the options.

Canada · 07-13-2007, 11:11 PM

Even though I put down 5-6 yrs I thouht that was months. The movies I probably watch the most in 1 year are The Rock, Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop, Batman Begins, High Fidelity and Aliens.

Blus Brother · 07-13-2007, 11:43 PM

I have movies that I could watch over and over again, but my problem is if I have seen it once I already know whats going to happen and I usually fall asleep.

chadunc · 07-14-2007, 05:03 AM

Man, you guys make me feel so good about myself now. I used to think I was a freak for watching some movies over and over, but now I dont feel bad. Back in my younger days, I lived with 4 of my closest friends. I swear we would watch Mallrats, Happy Gilmore, Pulp Fiction, and Desperado almost daily. We wouldnt even watch regular tv, just always had a VHS in (Yes VHS). Nowadays, I seem to watch the POTCs over and over, and the Mission Impossible movies alot too. But I still say movies like LA Confidential, The Green Mile, and stuff like that, I try to wait as long as possible before I rewatch them. Great thread by the way. I love hearing other peoples thoughts on this stuff.

Steeb · 07-14-2007, 05:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chadunc

I swear we would watch Mallrats, Happy Gilmore, Pulp Fiction, and Desperado almost daily.

Add in Clerks, Reservoir Dogs, and T1/T2 and that's me. Man, we're sad...

View Poll Results: How often do you get the urge to rewatch a movie?
Within months	33	54.10%
1-2 years	19	31.15%
3-4 years	2	3.28%
5-6 years	4	6.56%
7-8 years	2	3.28%
9-10 years	0	0%
More than 10 years	0	0%
Never	1	1.64%
Voters: 61. You may not vote on this poll

07-13-2007, 05:26 PM	#1
andytoh Member Member since:Jun 2007	How often do you get the urge to rewatch a movie? When a movie is bad, I won't watch it again ever. But if it is ok or good, I find that after about 5 years I want to see it again. Which means that a blu-ray movie for me would cost about $3 per view--not a bad deal.

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07-13-2007, 05:32 PM	#2
nhaase Special Member Member since:Mar 2007 Trading Score:2	I had the keep 3 out deal from Bbuster total access, but I recently took it down to keeping one out, w/ unlimited rentals per month, so that I can watch more of my own movies again. I have a list in my head of the movies I really need to watch again.

07-13-2007, 05:37 PM	#3
babyBlu Active Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Redmond...home of the RROD, aka M$	I re-watch my movies all the time. I'll watch a given movie several times a year. I too have BB total access with 3 rentals at a time. I use that to find movies I really like. I'm pretty picky with my movie purchases. I only buy movies that I think I would re-watch a lot. I don't buy movies that I'll only watch once a year.

07-13-2007, 05:40 PM	#4
Dadds Special Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:South NJ Blu-ray reviews:3	I used to watch lock, stock, snatch and the big lebowski 2+ times a month. And for 250 days in a row my friends and I watched christmas vaction.

07-13-2007, 05:43 PM	#5
goku3 Member Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray reviews:30	I only rewatch those that I really like. Comedies are usually fun to watch again for me.

07-13-2007, 05:43 PM	#6
chadunc Active Member Member since:Jun 2007	Kind of a hard question to answer. Depends on the movie. God comedies and action flicks I can watch over and over and over again. But a great drama, I only like to watch once a year or maybe even every other year. Take the Green Mile. If I watched that more once a year, it would lose something with me. But Happy Gilmore or Die Hard, I can watch over and over.

07-13-2007, 05:50 PM	#7
Mikeesracing Active Member Member since:Oct 2006 Location:Kuwait	I rewatch movies all the time, but it has to be a good movie. Ofcourse it was 117 degrees today so summer activities mostly indoors

07-13-2007, 05:59 PM	#8
dadkins Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Hercules, CA Blu-ray collection:35 Blu-ray reviews:2	Never. It's like reading a book for the second time... it's almost annoying. I will play a movie and sit through it with a friend that hasn't seen it though, I'm a nice guy.

07-13-2007, 06:22 PM	#9
ClaytonMG Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2006 Location:New Brighton, MN Home Theater Gallery:16 4K collection:836 Blu-ray collection:2373 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	Every week for the past 5+ years, a group of people have gathered at my house for movie night. We make it like an actual theater with movie previews and everything. So basically, a movie will come out on a Tuesday, I will watch it, and if it's good I'll make my folks watch it with me, and then on Friday I end up watching the same movie again. So sometimes I see a movie 3 times a week. There's been a couple movies lately, such as The Fountain and The Departed where I've seen it around 4-5 times in a week. Yes, that's a lot, but there's so much I love about movies that I don't ussually get bored. Unless the movie sucks, then I get tired and zonk out.

07-13-2007, 07:00 PM	#10
Shu76 Active Member Member since:Feb 2007	Hardly ever but yet I buy them...Reason is cause there is so much I wanna see that I think to myself, I could be watching something I haven't seen before instead of this since I can rewatch the ones I have any time.

07-13-2007, 07:12 PM	#11
kobe604 Junior Member Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Vancouver B.C.	New movies typically 4-7 times right off the bat and then maybe once a month.

07-13-2007, 07:31 PM	#12
Steeb Banned Member since:May 2007	I voted for "in months" but the truth is, sometimes it's within hours, days, or weeks. It really depends on the movie, but I'm definitely the kind of guy who can watch the same movie over and over again. It was worse when I was a kid - I used to watch some movies two or three times within a day or two. I've gotten a little better... a little. Let's put it this way: my wife can recite Agent Smith's little speech to Neo (about purpose) practically verbatim because of how many times she's been forced to watch the Burly Brawl. I'm a sad, sad individual...

07-13-2007, 07:33 PM	#13
theknub Blu-ray Guru Member since:May 2006	i'll give you an example, i don't own boondock saints but am borrowing it from a buddy right now. he lent it to me about a month ago and i have watched it four times since, twice in the past week. some movies like fight club, usual suspects, lotr trilogy, original matrix, batman begins, and gladiator are constantly being spun up and typically get one play a month. something like wedding crashers, happy gilmore, a harry potter film, or beerfest is once every two months or so. i then have a slew of movies that get played a few times a year depending on mood like t3, last samurai, or a beautiful mind.

07-13-2007, 07:40 PM	#14
atomik kinder Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Omaha NE 4K collection:- Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:-	We should have another thread. How long does it take you to buy a movie once you bought it! I have movies that i purchased because I wanted to see them (REALLY wanted to see them) and haven't watched yet. Some I have had for more than a year. Sometimes I just have to be in the right mood to watch certain kinds of movies. I can't always watch a comedy, but I can almost always do with a good horror movie. Oh and I've seen Rocky Horror over 30 times! Does that count?

07-13-2007, 10:07 PM	#15
KenThompson Power Member Member since:Sep 2006 Location:B.C. Canada	I couldn't even begin to guess how many times I've watched Aliens and Tombstone. I watch favorites 5 or 6 times a year. Cast Away being one of those. Since I got my BD player I've watched Sahara at least a dozen times. Wife keeps grabbing that one and not me. Had the player 8 months now, so most likely 6 more times before Xmas.

07-13-2007, 10:10 PM	#16
andytoh Member Member since:Jun 2007	I am very, very surprised with the votes. Had I known, I would have changed the options.

07-13-2007, 11:11 PM	#17
Canada Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Victoria, BC Home Theater Gallery:17 4K collection:305 Blu-ray collection:1201 DVD collection:37 Blu-ray reviews:42	Even though I put down 5-6 yrs I thouht that was months. The movies I probably watch the most in 1 year are The Rock, Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop, Batman Begins, High Fidelity and Aliens.

07-13-2007, 11:43 PM	#18
Blus Brother Senior Member Member since:Jun 2007	I have movies that I could watch over and over again, but my problem is if I have seen it once I already know whats going to happen and I usually fall asleep.

07-14-2007, 05:03 AM	#19
chadunc Active Member Member since:Jun 2007	Man, you guys make me feel so good about myself now. I used to think I was a freak for watching some movies over and over, but now I dont feel bad. Back in my younger days, I lived with 4 of my closest friends. I swear we would watch Mallrats, Happy Gilmore, Pulp Fiction, and Desperado almost daily. We wouldnt even watch regular tv, just always had a VHS in (Yes VHS). Nowadays, I seem to watch the POTCs over and over, and the Mission Impossible movies alot too. But I still say movies like LA Confidential, The Green Mile, and stuff like that, I try to wait as long as possible before I rewatch them. Great thread by the way. I love hearing other peoples thoughts on this stuff.

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