Movies worth a Second Chance - Blu-ray Forum

tqmilymi · 06-09-2008, 12:58 AM

Ever give a movie a second chance? Put another way, did you ever watch a movie - and think it sucked - but watch it again, later, and think it was better - if not the best? If so, why did you consider watching it again?

I'm planning on giving Blade Runner a second chance. I watched it a few years ago. It was a VHS copy and the quality was pretty bad. However, I picked the blu-ray up today at Best Buy for $15. I'm hoping it's worth it.

Some of the movies I've given a second chance to include Star Wars, Ghostbusters, and Alien. I was young when I first saw them - probably way too young to appreciate them.

JJ · 06-09-2008, 01:00 AM

Casino Royale.

Saw it in the theatres, hated it.

Saw it again on Blu-ray, now one of my favorites to re-watch.

Sunshine.

Saw it as a Blu-ray blind buy, was left feeling "meh" at the end.

Saw it again, liked it enough to watch it every once in a while.

Blade Runner.

Another Blu blind meh...

...but after repeated viewings grasped its brilliance and now love to watch it.

jq71586 · 06-09-2008, 01:03 AM

Hot Fuzz - Thought it was a huge disappointment when I saw it in theaters and watched it again on DVD and love it now.

POTC: AWE - Saw it for the first time on blu and put it away for a couple months. I got sick and decided to give it another chance and watched the whole trilogy in a row and while it's still not better than the first POTC, but at least I like it now.

TheForce8686 · 06-09-2008, 01:03 AM

Cloverfield was better the second time. I thought it was really aweful in theatres and watched it yesterday and liked it much more.

Im hoping the same happens with Indy 4. Im pretty sure I will like it better the second time.

Grant Matrix · 06-09-2008, 01:49 AM

I like this thread!!

I find the older I get, I have to be in a mood for certain movies.

For me the biggest disappointing first watch was Harry Potter and the Sorecer's Stone. I actually fell asleep through it. Well on second try it immediatly became one of my favorite movies of all time and prompted me to go and read every book!

Other movies I didn't like, but gave a second chance to include Cars and Narnia: Lion Witch and the Wardrobe. Funny thing is, that if it wasn't for Blu I might not have given them a second chance.

elmo · 06-09-2008, 02:21 AM

i like this thread too. watched donnie darko and thought it sucked and watched it again and . . . thought the same lol also did this with blair witch 1 and thought the same, the 2nd one was good though

Codywan24 · 06-09-2008, 02:37 AM

Indy 4 was much better for me the second time!

mrgreed202 · 06-09-2008, 02:52 AM

i hope iron man. i came out thinking eh, it was pretty fast paced movie if you know what i mean. i want to see it again so maybe i'll like it alot better then.

Marine Mike · 06-09-2008, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by mrgreed202

i hope iron man. i came out thinking eh, it was pretty fast paced movie if you know what i mean. i want to see it again so maybe i'll like it alot better then.

I couldn't agree more. I saw Iron Man last night and was disappointed. Hopefully when I see it on BD it will be a different story. Though a lot of it could be that when I saw it that it wasn't in Digital Projection.

MyBlu-rayBrotherEd · 06-09-2008, 03:02 AM

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. The first time I watched it, I wasn't impressed, the second time I watched it I thought it was very clever and well written....laughed my ass off. I only watched it again cuz it was next in line. I watch all my movies in order alphabetically, I know, I'm a freak.

Crème Blu-ray · 06-09-2008, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by ed4246

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. The first time I watched it, I wasn't impressed, the second time I watched it I thought it was very clever and well written....laughed my ass off. I only watched it again cuz it was next in line. I watch all my movies in order alphabetically, I know, I'm a freak.

Dude, that's sick.

So did you watch Die Hard with a Vengeance before calibrating your TV?

bkbluray · 06-09-2008, 03:12 AM

Moulin Rouge - just thought it was weird and eccentric the first time, but now I can watch it over and over and never get tired of it.

Donnie Darko - Was very confused the first time, but turns out it can be rewatched over and over as well.

mrgreed202 · 06-09-2008, 03:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ed4246

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. The first time I watched it, I wasn't impressed, the second time I watched it I thought it was very clever and well written....laughed my ass off. I only watched it again cuz it was next in line. I watch all my movies in order alphabetically, I know, I'm a freak.

haha high five to the OCD people. dont worry i alphabetically arrange alot of stuff too, although i haven't got to watching alpabetically yet.

MyBlu-rayBrotherEd · 06-09-2008, 04:50 AM

I haven't seen Die Hard With a Vengence yet. Do those calibration things work? My TV looks pretty good already.

DepTii · 06-09-2008, 05:34 AM

I'll tell you one movie I won't ever give a second chance: Transporter 2. That movie is a disgrace as a sequel... they should have never made it, and I wish I never would've wasted the time or money on it.

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Originally Posted by Marine Mike

I couldn't agree more. I saw Iron Man last night and was disappointed. Hopefully when I see it on BD it will be a different story. Though a lot of it could be that when I saw it that it wasn't in Digital Projection.

Kind of the same way here. I liked the movie a whole lot, but the theater we saw it in wasn't digital and there were TONS of film noise and cigarette burns. It was distracting to say the least.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tqmilymi

Ever give a movie a second chance? Put another way, did you ever watch a movie - and think it sucked - but watch it again, later, and think it was better - if not the best? If so, why did you consider watching it again?

I'm planning on giving Blade Runner a second chance. I watched it a few years ago. It was a VHS copy and the quality was pretty bad. However, I picked the blu-ray up today at Best Buy for $15. I'm hoping it's worth it.

I blind bought Blade Runner on Blu-ray a while ago, and didn't like/understand it, so I think I may take another look at it. I remember reading that the final cut that's on the first disc isn't the best version, as it's missing narration done by Ford. Can anyone chime in on this?

Petra_Kalbrain · 06-09-2008, 06:16 AM

The first three 'Harry Potter' films -> the fourth and fifth gave them merit.
X-Men 3 -> watching all three in one sitting actually made it impressive.
Elektra -> Don't understand why, but it was better the second time.
Daredevil -> Same situation as Elektra.
The Fountain -> Still don't understand it though.
Fargo -> Hated it, then laughed my ass off at it.
Happy Feet -> Despised it in theatres, fell madly in love with the Blu-ray
Phone Booth -> Change of heart second time around.
The Devil's Advocate -> Bored out the first time, fell into it the second time.
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou -> Guess I didn't get it the first time.
Man In The Iron Mask -> Leo DiCaprio ruined it the first time, the supporting cast has saved it since.
The Village -> Ok, I loved this one from the get-go, but I know half a dozen people who gave it a second chance and were all surprised by their enjoyment of it the second time around.

mugen302005 · 06-09-2008, 07:49 AM

I fell asleep while watching dreamgirls. Later when seeing it again liked it a lot. It even made me search for some more of beyoncee music.

MatintheHat · 06-09-2008, 08:30 AM

Hellboy. Didn't care for it at all when I saw it on DVD. Recently I saw the kick-ass trailer for Hellboy II and watched Hellboy again on Blu-ray and now I love the movie.

HDJK · 06-09-2008, 08:55 AM

The most recent ones:

- Casino Royal: didn't like it the first time around, rewatched with my wife and liked it, love the BD

- Spidey 3: was disappointed at first, rewatched with one of our boys and liked it a lot better, love the BD

A lot of movies didn't get a second chance though, because I just know I won't like them any better (too many to list

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Crème Blu-ray · 06-09-2008, 09:17 AM

I gave all of these a second chance and loved them the second time around:

2001: A Space Odyssey
Blade Runner
No Country for Old Men

Titles that I plan to give a second chance once my unwatched count approaches single digits:

3:10 to Yuma
Syriana

I didn't think either of these were bad (which is of course why I'm giving them a second chance). The ending in 3:10 seemed a bit out of left field to me, but the rest of the movie was great. In Syriana, I was rather distracted by the storytelling style, a bit of reality TV meets stream of consciousness.

06-09-2008, 12:58 AM	#1
tqmilymi Special Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Maryland Home Theater Gallery:7 4K collection:509 Blu-ray collection:1558 DVD collection:212 Digital collection:1868 iTunes collection:57 Prime collection:31 Trading Score:140	Movies worth a Second Chance Ever give a movie a second chance? Put another way, did you ever watch a movie - and think it sucked - but watch it again, later, and think it was better - if not the best? If so, why did you consider watching it again? I'm planning on giving Blade Runner a second chance. I watched it a few years ago. It was a VHS copy and the quality was pretty bad. However, I picked the blu-ray up today at Best Buy for $15. I'm hoping it's worth it. Some of the movies I've given a second chance to include Star Wars, Ghostbusters, and Alien. I was young when I first saw them - probably way too young to appreciate them.

06-09-2008, 01:03 AM	#3
jq71586 Special Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Fall River, MA Blu-ray collection:55 Trading Score:29	Hot Fuzz - Thought it was a huge disappointment when I saw it in theaters and watched it again on DVD and love it now. POTC: AWE - Saw it for the first time on blu and put it away for a couple months. I got sick and decided to give it another chance and watched the whole trilogy in a row and while it's still not better than the first POTC, but at least I like it now. Last edited by jq71586; 06-09-2008 at 02:22 AM.

06-09-2008, 08:30 AM	#18
MatintheHat Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:The Santa Cruz Mountains	Hellboy. Didn't care for it at all when I saw it on DVD. Recently I saw the kick-ass trailer for Hellboy II and watched Hellboy again on Blu-ray and now I love the movie. Last edited by MatintheHat; 06-09-2008 at 08:34 AM.

06-09-2008, 09:17 AM	#20
Crème Blu-ray Expert Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Silicon Valley Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:323 Blu-ray reviews: 11 Trading Score:3	I gave all of these a second chance and loved them the second time around: 2001: A Space Odyssey Blade Runner No Country for Old Men Titles that I plan to give a second chance once my unwatched count approaches single digits: 3:10 to Yuma Syriana I didn't think either of these were bad (which is of course why I'm giving them a second chance). The ending in 3:10 seemed a bit out of left field to me, but the rest of the movie was great. In Syriana, I was rather distracted by the storytelling style, a bit of reality TV meets stream of consciousness.

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JJ Blu-ray Count Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Miami, FL Home Theater Gallery:99 4K collection:624 Blu-ray collection:1298 DVD collection:31 Digital collection:5 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:203	Casino Royale. Saw it in the theatres, hated it. Saw it again on Blu-ray, now one of my favorites to re-watch. Sunshine. Saw it as a Blu-ray blind buy, was left feeling "meh" at the end. Saw it again, liked it enough to watch it every once in a while. Blade Runner. Another Blu blind meh... ...but after repeated viewings grasped its brilliance and now love to watch it.

06-09-2008, 01:03 AM	#4
TheForce8686 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2006 Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:992 Trading Score:79	Cloverfield was better the second time. I thought it was really aweful in theatres and watched it yesterday and liked it much more. Im hoping the same happens with Indy 4. Im pretty sure I will like it better the second time.

06-09-2008, 01:49 AM	#5
Grant Matrix Banned Member since:Dec 2007 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:1	I like this thread!! I find the older I get, I have to be in a mood for certain movies. For me the biggest disappointing first watch was Harry Potter and the Sorecer's Stone. I actually fell asleep through it. Well on second try it immediatly became one of my favorite movies of all time and prompted me to go and read every book! Other movies I didn't like, but gave a second chance to include Cars and Narnia: Lion Witch and the Wardrobe. Funny thing is, that if it wasn't for Blu I might not have given them a second chance.

06-09-2008, 02:21 AM	#6
elmo Active Member Member since:Feb 2008	i like this thread too. watched donnie darko and thought it sucked and watched it again and . . . thought the same lol also did this with blair witch 1 and thought the same, the 2nd one was good though

06-09-2008, 02:37 AM	#7
Codywan24 Active Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Albuquerque, NM 4K collection:61 Blu-ray collection:274 DVD collection:1 MA collection:3 iTunes collection:557	Indy 4 was much better for me the second time!

06-09-2008, 02:52 AM	#8
mrgreed202 Senior Member Member since:Apr 2008 Blu-ray collection:138	i hope iron man. i came out thinking eh, it was pretty fast paced movie if you know what i mean. i want to see it again so maybe i'll like it alot better then.

06-09-2008, 03:02 AM	#10
MyBlu-rayBrotherEd Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Billings, MT Home Theater Gallery:10 4K collection:132 Blu-ray collection:1057 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:13	Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. The first time I watched it, I wasn't impressed, the second time I watched it I thought it was very clever and well written....laughed my ass off. I only watched it again cuz it was next in line. I watch all my movies in order alphabetically, I know, I'm a freak.

06-09-2008, 03:12 AM	#12
bkbluray Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2007 Location:MN Home Theater Gallery:57 Blu-ray collection:185 Blu-ray reviews:25	Moulin Rouge - just thought it was weird and eccentric the first time, but now I can watch it over and over and never get tired of it. Donnie Darko - Was very confused the first time, but turns out it can be rewatched over and over as well.

06-09-2008, 04:50 AM	#14
MyBlu-rayBrotherEd Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Billings, MT Home Theater Gallery:10 4K collection:132 Blu-ray collection:1057 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:13	I haven't seen Die Hard With a Vengence yet. Do those calibration things work? My TV looks pretty good already.

06-09-2008, 06:16 AM	#16
Petra_Kalbrain Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Vancouver, BC 4K collection:5 Blu-ray collection:561 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:20	The first three 'Harry Potter' films -> the fourth and fifth gave them merit. X-Men 3 -> watching all three in one sitting actually made it impressive. Elektra -> Don't understand why, but it was better the second time. Daredevil -> Same situation as Elektra. The Fountain -> Still don't understand it though. Fargo -> Hated it, then laughed my ass off at it. Happy Feet -> Despised it in theatres, fell madly in love with the Blu-ray Phone Booth -> Change of heart second time around. The Devil's Advocate -> Bored out the first time, fell into it the second time. The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou -> Guess I didn't get it the first time. Man In The Iron Mask -> Leo DiCaprio ruined it the first time, the supporting cast has saved it since. The Village -> Ok, I loved this one from the get-go, but I know half a dozen people who gave it a second chance and were all surprised by their enjoyment of it the second time around.

06-09-2008, 07:49 AM	#17
mugen302005 Active Member Member since:Jul 2007 Blu-ray collection:21 Blu-ray reviews:11	I fell asleep while watching dreamgirls. Later when seeing it again liked it a lot. It even made me search for some more of beyoncee music.

06-09-2008, 08:55 AM	#19
HDJK Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2006 Location:Switzerland Trading Score:2	The most recent ones: - Casino Royal: didn't like it the first time around, rewatched with my wife and liked it, love the BD - Spidey 3: was disappointed at first, rewatched with one of our boys and liked it a lot better, love the BD A lot of movies didn't get a second chance though, because I just know I won't like them any better (too many to list )

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