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

[Blu MacReady]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I will say that, every so often, it's fun to watch a movie several times during the week of purchase, and "live with the movie" for a few days. I used to do this routinely during my VHS and DVD collecting days, when I did not buy as many films each month.

I miss that mentality ever so often, though, and I'll still occasionally spend a few days with a particular Blu-ray after I first watch it.

I used to do the same, especially as a young kid and early teen. Renting a video during a holiday would get played multiple times easy.

Originally Posted by Bates_Motel

I watched my Escape From New York every single day after school for over a month, then switched to The Blues Brothers. Neither film is old to me, even after 50+ viewings.

Did exactly this with Predator, then Young Guns II and Goodfellas. I was about 14-15 and I can still watch these today and not get bored. A load of 80s/90s movies I've watched 50+ times and never get bored. Only owning more movies then I did as a kid means I watch various different films.

Originally Posted by meremortal

No rule. Some movies I'll watch again during the same week and others years can pass before I get around to them again.

This is how I am now and since I started to build a big DVD collection, then BD. I watch whatever I fancy when I fancy and sometimes that could be same film twice in a week.


To answer the original question. The Matrix, Fight Club were watched 3 times one after the other. I happened to buy these on VHS, watched when I got home from college (separate occasions). Blown away, so I watched again with my Dad straight after as he loves movies too. Went straight over to a best mates to watch with them. I guess I wanted to share my experience.

Have done similar nowadays with BDs as I work for myself from home I watch a movie a day in the afternoon as my 'lunch break'. If it's great I might watch the same evening with my wife, who loves movies like I do. Not all movies and not ones we both really want to see.

Why is this? I guess on my own I get totally lost in the movie good or bad, watching with my Dad, or mates when younger, or my wife now, we end up talking about it as it happens pointing out something. I like that too, it's fun but I'm glad I had seen it without interruption.

[Russ103]

Originally Posted by Blu MacReady

Did exactly this with Predator, then Young Guns II and Goodfellas. I was about 14-15 and I can still watch these today and not get bored. A load of 80s/90s movies I've watched 50+ times and never get bored. Only owning more movies then I did as a kid means I watch various different films.

I did the same with Dazed and Confused. The first time I saw it was when it was a 'New Release' rental on VHS. I kept it for about 3 weeks, and watched it at least once a day, every day. Some times I would rewind and re-watch as soon as it was finished. Would have had a massive late fee, but I was good mates with the guy that worked there. Once it was over, I gave him some cash, and he let me keep it and wrote it off as a lost/damaged tape

Did the same with Kevin Smith's Clerks and Mallrats.

Movies are much like music. It's all about the mood. Sometimes I'll watch a movie because of the mood I'm in, and sometimes I'll watch a movie because of the mood I want to be in.

That can mean I tread familiar territory, or it can mean I go way outside my comfort zone.

[Todd Tomorrow]

I often have friends round to watch films with on my projector and I often show them films I recently discovered. This means I may rewatch a film as soon as a week later, but more often it's a month or two. Some films I've watched three or four times in a year that way and then I need to give them a break. I find that if I watch a film I like with someone who has never seen it, it makes me discover them new again. On my own there are films which revisit after a year or two.

[Bluyoda]

I have no system whatsoever. I watch whatever I want, whenever I want to.
That's one of the reasons why I have the movies on BD.

[koover]

I (we) have so many damn movies that I rarely get around to sit down and watch that same film soon after. Plus the family has a choice too.

Right now I have about 75 movies in queue in our theater room but always seem to go get something else to watch. I have no system. I do like to wait quite a while to re-watch anything because my memory is so bad now, it's like watching it for the first time. I have to see everything at least twice no matter what and can remember the movie in detail after that second viewing.

My wife laughs at me all the time because she'll remember everything about any movie we watched 2 years ago. And me? I have this confused, blank look on my face telling her we never saw this.

[imsounoriginal]

Usually on average a few weeks to a few months depending on how light/rewatchable it is, with some heavier movies I can go several years between views. But then something like Deadpool I've seen 3 times in the last month, so...

[PenguinMaster]

I don't think the OP knows what consecutive means.

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by PenguinMaster

I don't think the OP knows what consecutive means.

Huh?
I saw the greek translation, and this is what we would use in Greek to describe this situation.

[traths]

I have so many movies it might take me a year or two to watch a movie a second time.

[GeoffOliver]

I watch Black Christmas like 3 or 4 times every Christmas season, not including the commentary viewings. It helps that I usually watch it with different people each time. I watch Halloween and Halloween II a few times throughout the year. But I rarely watch most films more than once a year. I have a few movies that I have never watched (hello Gangster Squad), and I’ve owned them for years.