I haven’t known what movies to watch lately. Does everyone have their own treasure movies that they’ve seen many times? 😀
I revisit Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind every few years when I wanna get my guts all twisted into knots.
I think when Kaufman is left on his own he’s too much of a bummer and Gondry on his own is just too far out. But somehow they come together in a perfect balance with Jim Carey in perhaps his best serious role, IMHO. The soundtrack really takes it the extra mile.
I appreciate it because Joel and Clementine come off as just two kinda fucked up people having a kinda fucked up relationship; very relatable. Neither is perfect or completely at fault and the film very much leaves it up to your interpretation if they can or should work together. I don’t think it has a happy ending, do you? Compare that to something like 500 Days of Summer where you’re really supposed to sympathize with Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s character but mostly I end up wanting to push him into the mud. Hard.
The subplot between the doctor and his secretary is maybe a little unnecessary? But Kirsten Dunst is amazing so whatever.
Real Genius. It is a movie with a very young Val Kilmer and lasers. That’s all you need to know. Watch it.
- Holy grail
- The only two terminator movies that have been made
- Akira
- Black cat white cat
- Underground
- Casablanca
- Cabaret
- Lotr
- Wall-e
- Totoro (and a bunch of other ghibli movies)
- Pulp fiction
- Life aquatic (because I always forget the story and whether I like it or not)
- Napoleon Dynamite (will never not recommend this to anyone, regardless of cultural snobery)
Probably a bunch more
I’m so glad they stopped at T2 and didn’t ruin it by making a bunch of increasingly ridiculous sequels and TV shows.
Tropic Thunder The Nightmare Before Christmas Hocus Pocus Dr. Doolittle Does Titanic count if I watched it for Leonardo DiCaprio reasons? 😂
I watch TNBC every year, usually for Halloween and Christmas. Used to watch Hocus Pocus for the same reason.
My go to comfort movies are:
Sneakers
Hackers
The Italian Job (2003)
Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)\Note: I didn’t say “Best” or “Favorite” but these are infinitely rewatchable for me with any level of attention paid to them.
Have you ever watched the original ‘The Italian Job?’
Benny Hill as a computer genius is the least funny thing in the movie.
- The Goonies
- Romancing the Stone
- Star Wars
- Bloodsport
- Idiocracy
- Moving
- The Money Pit
- Forest Gump
Big Trouble in Little China. Its my comfort-film.
In steam of consciousness order:
- Young Frankenstein
- Princess Bride
- Double Indemnity
- Nightmare Before Christmas
- The Breakfast Club
- The Fifth Element
- 12 Monkeys
- The Terminator
- Star Wars (first trilogy)
- Harvey
- The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
- Men In Black
- The Incredibles
- Inception
- E.T.
- The Sting
- Grease
- Ghostbusters
- West Side Story
Probably a number of others
First time I’ve seen ‘Harvey’ mentioned here.
I wish I could give more upvotes.
Every kid had that movie on tape or dvd that watched over and over. Mine was Young Frankenstein on beta.
Mine was Ghostbusters. Watched it until the tape broke rewinding it one day.
Madmax…all of them.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier, probably a dozen times.
John Wick 1-4. Saw them all in the theater at least three times a piece. More at home
Event horizon and “god bless America”
Lucky Number Slevin is likely my most watched movie.
Rear window by Hitchcock
There was a time I’d watch V for Vendetta every November 5th, but that’s fallen off in recent years. Still a great movie; it’s one of those few films I think is better than the source material. I have also probably seen Billy Madison 500 times. There are a ton more I could list but those are jumping out in my head
Idiocracy, numerous times.
As time passes, it gets worse (aka reality does. The movie is perfect)
Drömkåken, starring the Swedish actor legend Björn Skifs (also known from the Ouga-shaka song “Hooked on a feeling”). Truly a masterpiece in every aspect; acting, direction, editing, special effects, soundtrack. Pure gold.
