How long between 2 consecutive viewings of a film on Blu-ray?

[StephenFS]

Varies from film to film.

For something like The Big Lebowski it's around 8 months; for something like Taken it could easily be 5 years.

[Abby is Q]

I'm trying to put a two year limit on repeat viewings. The only exceptions are Christmas/Halloween traditions and if a friend of mine really wants to watch a movie I have watched recently. I find that the longer the gap, the more enjoyable the movie becomes.

This is why I'm getting impatient waiting for the releases of movies like Phantasm and The Pit. They're two of my favorites and it's been about seven years since I've last seen those movies and I desperately want to rewatch them!

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by Abby is Q

I find that the longer the gap, the more enjoyable the movie becomes.

yes, I agree.
Although sometimes I get impatient and can't wait till my revisit of a film in 1 year.

There are certain movies though, like holiday films you said, eg. Home Alone, that I haven't got tired till now of watching them every year.
I'm waiting for that time of year and I enjoy them every single time!

By the way, i'm not sure if it's creepy ( ), but I even write in en excel file that I keep my Bluray list, how many times i have watched each bluray.
In that way, I can have more control of my viewings..
Right now, i see the most times (4) are for these "holiday" films: Home Alone 1 & 2 and Batman Returns.

[Abby is Q]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

yes, I agree.
Although sometimes I get impatient and can't wait till my revisit of a film in 1 year.

There are certain movies though, like holiday films you said, eg. Home Alone, that I haven't got tired till now of watching them every year.
I'm waiting for that time of year and I enjoy them every single time!

I used to not care before. Until during the summer of my junior year of college (I was 23 at the time) and I rewatched movies like NeverEnding Story, Return to Oz, The Road Warrior, The Little Mermaid, and other movies from my childhood that I had not seen in 11-17 years. They not only held up, but were even better than I remembered. Since it had been so long, I retained less from the movies and couldn't remember how the stories unfolded, but the combination of warm, fuzzy nostalgia and genuinely well-made movies made the viewings from that period of time in my life some of the best and most memorable. I want to recapture that magic, which is why I've set a two year limit, but ideally I would wait as long as five years before rewatching a movie.

[frogmort]

I don't have any kind of rules when it comes to watching movies. I just look at them until something grabs me, then I watch it. It could be something new I haven't seen yet, or much, or it could be an old favorite I haven't seen in a long time.

[The Great Owl]

I watched the Blu-ray of Out of the Past at least 10 times within the month after I purchased it. That's saying something, I guess.

Also...

Here's my custom when it comes to Blu-rays with commentary tracks...

1. I watch the feature film with undivided attention.

2. As soon as that film is over, I'll watch it again with the commentary track, but I'll usually be posting on the laptop or something while I'm listening to the commentary track.

So, if a commentary track counts as a second viewing, then I do that all of the time.

[Yojimbo68]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I watched the Blu-ray of Out of the Past at least 10 times within the month after I purchased it. That's saying something, I guess.

Also...

Here's my custom when it comes to Blu-rays with commentary tracks...

1. I watch the feature film with undivided attention.

2. As soon as that film is over, I'll watch it again with the commentary track, but I'll usually be posting on the laptop or something while I'm listening to the commentary track.

So, if a commentary track counts as a second viewing, then I do that all of the time.

I do pretty much exactly the same thing!

I'm pretty improvisational when it comes to movie viewing. I never really know what I'm going to watch until it actually starts spinning in my Blu-Ray player. Of course, there are those movies that one just has to see on release Tuesday like perhaps the latest James Bond movie or a film favorite that is making it's HD debut. I might watch a movie again 3 months later or it might be 3 years later depending. I use this site to keep track of what I'm watching and I'm determined to take out my "Not Watched" list, so that has limited my repeat viewings. I do watch a handful of films on an annual basis though. North By Northwest, The Maltese Falcon and, of course, Yojimbo are films I never tire of and always work for me no matter what kind of mood I'm in.