Most Watched Film?

Skerries · 29-08-2014 2:16am #1

to stop this turning into a list thread you have to give 2 lines about the film including if it is actually your favourite film or not and roughly if you can how many times you've watched it

Mine is Aliens, I have watched this many times somewhere in the 20's across the various formats including VHS, DVD and Blu-Ray. I would say it is in my top 2 alongside Blade Runner

hidinginthebush · 29-08-2014 2:19am

Mine is probably Life of Brian. IMO the best comedy of all time, I'm still finding new jokes in it, and it still makes me do a real life laugh out loud to this day.

Adamantium · 29-08-2014 3:52am

Shaun of The Dead. The original Anchorman. Terminator. Collateral
Classics

Peterx · 29-08-2014 9:01am

Grosse Point Blank.
The 80's soundtrack, John Cusack, John Cusack employing all his friends and family on the shoot, a good story with plenty of humour and then the fight scene ending with the pen being mightier than the sword is just..visceral.

And the reason Grosse Point Blank is my most watched movie is because I lent my copy of Run Lola Run to a friend about 7 years ago. Now that's a movie with a soundtrack.

mr kr0nik · 29-08-2014 9:11am

Blazin' Saddles closely followed by The Big Lebowski

cloud493 · 29-08-2014 9:32am

The Avengers, I could watch it over and over.
Stepbrothers or dodgeball, since I've watched them with friends over and over and over.
Layer cake, for the same reasons.

razorblunt · 29-08-2014 9:37am

Die Hard 1/2, The Rock.

Usual Xmas ones: Home Alone 1/2, It's a Wonderful Life, Die Hard 1/2 ;-)

McGrath5 · 29-08-2014 11:32am

The Shawshank Redemption

I am sure somebody else will mention this one too, but I just keep on coming back to this film again and again.
It is just such a fascinating story and the ending always brings a smile to me.

Terminator 2: Judgement Day

My favourite film from my childhood, and I still find just as engrossing to this day.
The CGI still looks very good to this day, and the the set pieces are pure brilliance in how they where executed, especially John Connor's first case sequence with the T1000.

Bacchus · 29-08-2014 11:54am

Probably The Matrix. I remember we got it on DVD at Christmas (first DVD we ever bought) and I must have watched it about 10 times before school started again. I watched it another 8-10 times up to when the sequels were released and since then have probably watched it 2/3 times in its entirety. I've caught bits of it too while channel surfing.

The Jurassic Park and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation VHS tapes were nearly worn out too if I remember right

don ramo · 29-08-2014 12:07pm

The Shawshank Redemption, just a superb piece of film making, probably not my most watched film of my life, that probably some disney movie i watched 100 times back in the day, but cant remember it now, but i generally watch Shawshank at least once a year, its just perfection on a disc:)

Batman Begins, another great film that i think is generally overlooked of the 3 nolan films, ive probably watched it 12 times in the 9 years its been out, for me its the best if nolans batmans, but i am a sucker for origin stories,

Armageddon, now this is just pure cinematic porn, but i tend to fall back on it a lot for those nights where i just want a bit of epic entertainment, but it also has a great story to boot, some epic scenes, 1 or two teary scenes (greatest man i ever knew), its kind of universally hated for some reason, but its just as plausible as a man building a flying suit or a guy who can turn into a giant green rage monster,

Duggy747 · 29-08-2014 1:10pm

Aliens is that one film that I've watched and read up on so much that I pretty much know everything about it and it's production.

Another film I can think of that gets watched all the time, even if it appears on TV, is Fight Club. One of those films that has that constant rewatchability to it for me.

Bipolar Joe · 29-08-2014 4:19pm

Man, I've been thinking about this since the thread started. There's a few movies I watch a couple of times every year, trying to figure out one is hard.

It's probably Star Wars (The OT). I watched them as a kid, and every few months get the urge to watch them again. If anything is gonna beat it out, it'd be Leon: The Professional. I remember taping off the television years ago, I was around eleven or twelve. The ads looked awesome, and I wore the tape out watching it. Great action flick, some of the best performances I've seen from every actor in it. Who would've thought back then that little Mathilda would go on to be in other Star Wars movies I'd end up hating. The world is weird.

1huge1 · 29-08-2014 4:28pm

I'd say for me personally, it would probably be Home Alone or Die Hard 1.

They are always on every Christmas and I never seem to be able to change the channel no matter how many times I've seen them.

Not saying they are my favourite films though.

Theboinkmaster · 29-08-2014 4:57pm

Easily Die Hard as i watch it every Christmas without fail. Best action film ever IMO and have probably seen it about 30 times.

In second place would be True Lies i could watch that film all day long, has everything you'd want in a film. I'd say I've seen it about 15 times.

Skylinehead · 29-08-2014 5:03pm

Definitely as a kid, either Star Wars or, ummm, Twister.

Adamantium · 29-08-2014 5:06pm

don ramo wrote: »

The Shawshank Redemption, just a superb piece of film making, probably not my most watched film of my life, that probably some disney movie i watched 100 times back in the day, but cant remember it now, but i generally watch Shawshank at least once a year, its just perfection on a disc:)

Batman Begins, another great film that i think is generally overlooked of the 3 nolan films, ive probably watched it 12 times in the 9 years its been out, for me its the best if nolans batmans, but i am a sucker for origin stories,

Armageddon, now this is just pure cinematic porn, but i tend to fall back on it a lot for those nights where i just want a bit of epic entertainment, but it also has a great story to boot, some epic scenes, 1 or two teary scenes (greatest man i ever knew), its kind of universally hated for some reason, but its just as plausible as a man building a flying suit or a guy who can turn into a giant green rage monster,

In particular for your mention of Armageddon:

Theboinkmaster · 29-08-2014 5:11pm

Adamantium wrote: »

In particular for your mention of Armageddon:

I think Armageddon is awesome and agree pure cinematic porn is the best way to describe it.

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splashthecash · 29-08-2014 5:15pm

This is Spinal Tap - absolute gem of a film that never gets old. I could even watch the movie with commentary on, over and over again.

longshotvalue · 29-08-2014 6:12pm

Its close between Before Sunset and Lost in Translation. Funnily enough ive watched before Sunset much more than the other 2 films in the series..

GerB40 · 29-08-2014 6:13pm

Goodfellas. "From as far back as I can remember I always wanted to be a gangster" Tony Bennett - 'rags to riches' comes in and the rest is just glorious...

Saipanne · 29-08-2014 6:14pm

Adamantium wrote: »

Shaun of The Dead. The original Anchorman. Terminator. Collateral
Classics

Fail. Read the op.

Deank · 29-08-2014 6:14pm

Withnail and I

/thread.

Adamantium · 29-08-2014 6:49pm

Saipanne wrote: »

Fail. Read the op.

I'm ok, thanks.

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Saipanne · 29-08-2014 9:03pm

Adamantium wrote: »

I'm ok, thanks.

Make a pointless list of reasons why.

Littlehorny · 29-08-2014 9:15pm

As already mentioned Goodfellas, its just so well made.
Have watched Snatch loads of times, Bricktop should have a prequel made about him.
Also have watched Love Actually loads of times, not usually my sort of thing but its a Christmas film with a lot of intertwining story lines in it, just like it.

Bacchus · 29-08-2014 9:26pm

Bacchus wrote: »

Probably The Matrix. I remember we got it on DVD at Christmas (first DVD we ever bought) and I must have watched it about 10 times before school started again. I watched it another 8-10 times up to when the sequels were released and since then have probably watched it 2/3 times in its entirety. I've caught bits of it too while channel surfing.

... and guess what just happens to be on ITV2 right now

Tony EH · 29-08-2014 9:28pm

Got to be either 'Star Wars' or 'Day of the Dead'.

spurious · 29-08-2014 9:30pm

'Harold and Maude' - must have watched it over twenty times and every time I find something I didn't spot the first time. There are so many outstanding perfomances in it - Harold's mother, the weird priest, the army guy, so much fun.

Might fit it in again this weekend.

Have also watched 'Abba - The Movie' at least ten times, many of them in the cinema when it first came out. Sorry, but it's true.

Starscream25 · 29-08-2014 9:34pm

Star Wars episodes 4-6, aliens, terminator, predator, terminator 2, toy story, Conan the barbarian, lost count how many times I've seen each film but a lot I'd say

GerB40 · 29-08-2014 9:51pm

Littlehorny wrote: »

As already mentioned Goodfellas, its just so well made.
Have watched Snatch loads of times, Bricktop should have a prequel made about him.
Also have watched Love Actually loads of times, not usually my sort of thing but its a Christmas film with a lot of intertwining story lines in it, just like it.

I mentioned Goodfellas and to be honest it was a toss up between that and Snatch. Bricktop is fúcking class.. And Brad Pitt deserved an Oscar for his portrayal of the pikey.

AMKC · 29-08-2014 9:58pm

For me its got to be the Original Star Trek films all six of them and then the Next Gen Films.They just have everything you want in a good space film beautifull ships lots of action well in most of them,good acting and most a decent story too. I know The Motion picture is very slow moving but the Enterprise just looks absolutly beautifull in it. Leonard Nimoy actually said he over acted in this that he could have been a bit less stoic. It said he felt he acted too much like a pure Vulcan and did not get to show any emotions in the film till near the end.Its the way the film was written and the director wanted it like that. Being half human he should have been allowed to show a little more emotion in the film.
I have watched all the films at least 30 times maybe even more.

Aliens too is brilliant and some StarWars also.Have watched them films maney times too.

cocoman · 29-08-2014 10:01pm

Both mentioned already.

Withnail & I followed closely by Snatch.

Arghus · 29-08-2014 10:49pm

There's a lot of them from back in my early teenage years- True Lies, The Usual Suspects, Starship Troopers, Goodfellas.

They got the highest mark of commendation my young self could give to any film- A taped version off the tv with the corner of the VHS removed. Those guys weren't getting taped over, under any circumstance. I find it strange to see any of these days. I'd become so accustomed to my D.I.Y versions that the difference in picture quality and the glaring absence of jarring cuts where I'd avoided taping the ads is most disconcerting. I also feel odd when I'm watching them with other people these days, simply because they don't know the plots inside out and most of the dialogue. Their loss.

Some others like Die Hard, Raiders of The Lost Ark or Aliens I'll watch all the way through again for the umpteenth time if I ever see them on a channel. Doesn't matter if I've caught them ten minutes in or towards the end. I'll see the rest again at some stage anyway.

There is one movie that does stand head and shoulders above the rest in terms of times watched- The Matrix. I've watched it over a hundred times, easily. 99% of views were between the age of thirteen and fifteen. I remember that from time to time while utterly bored in school I used to close my eyes and let the movie play in my head. I had it off by heart, completely.

I suppose some of this, or maybe all, had something to do with the teenage anal fixation on wanting to know or never becoming tired of a thing you enjoyed, but it really did blow me away. At that point of my life I had never seen a movie that had state of the art special effects but had ideas and some brains to go along with them. The set design was cool, the music was cool. I loved the way that the action was as much about looking stunning as exhausting. I think whatever you could quibble with the film about, things were presented in consistently visually stunning manner- bullet time, the lobby shootout with the exploding marble pillars, the wall of exploding glass that follows Trinity straight into our faces It was totally slick and moody and the goofy idea of robot v human war, well to my mind back then it was deep.
It means something man.

I haven't watched it in a long, long time and I did eventually see the light- It ripped off so many other influential movies, it's full of pretentious name dropping and it's more trendy than timeless, but I still love it. It's one of the greatest sci-fis ever made and it isn't totally filled with nonsensical action scene followed by another of exactly the same kind. I avoid it these days because it reminds me so acutely of a particular time of my life and in this case maybe the memories are better off stayed remembered than facing the cold light of the day.

tommy2bad · 29-08-2014 11:00pm

Ahh kids these days!
Casablanca and To have and have not, must have watched these about 100 times. Rio Bravo and Adventures of Robin Hood. And I love every classic Disney movie I'v watched them all over and over, having kids is great

Just so you know why here's Lauren Bacall in To Have and Have Not.

The most watched movie for me however is the James Whale classic Bride of Frankenstein. Best. Film. Ever.

cocoman · 29-08-2014 11:02pm

Arghus wrote: »

There's a lot of them from back in my early teenage years- True Lies, The Usual Suspects, Starship Troopers, Goodfellas.

They got the highest mark of commendation my young self could give to any film- A taped version off the tv with the corner of the VHS removed. Those guys weren't getting taped over, under any circumstance. I find it strange to see any of these days. I'd become so accustomed to my D.I.Y versions that the difference in picture quality and the glaring absence of jarring cuts where I'd avoided taping the ads is most disconcerting. I also feel odd when I'm watching them with other people these days, simply because they don't know the plots inside out and most of the dialogue. Their loss.

Some others like Die Hard, Raiders of The Lost Ark or Aliens I'll watch all the way through again for the umpteenth time if I ever see them on a channel. Doesn't matter if I've caught them ten minutes in or towards the end. I'll see the rest again at some stage anyway.

There is one movie that does stand head and shoulders above the rest in terms of times watched- The Matrix. I've watched it over a hundred times, easily. 99% of views were between the age of thirteen and fifteen. I remember that from time to time while utterly bored in school I used to close my eyes and let the movie play in my head. I had it off by heart, completely.

I suppose some of this, or maybe all, had something to do with the teenage anal fixation on wanting to know or never becoming tired of a thing you enjoyed, but it really did blow me away. At that point of my life I had never seen a movie that had state of the art special effects but had ideas and some brains to go along with them. The set design was cool, the music was cool. I loved the way that the action was as much about looking stunning as exhausting. I think whatever you could quibble with the film about, things were presented in consistently visually stunning manner- bullet time, the lobby shootout with the exploding marble pillars, the wall of exploding glass that follows Trinity straight into our faces It was totally slick and moody and the goofy idea of robot v human war, well to my mind back then it was deep.
It means something man.

I haven't watched it in a long, long time and I did eventually see the light- It ripped off so many other influential movies, it's full of pretentious name dropping and it's more trendy than timeless, but I still love it. It's one of the greatest sci-fis ever made and it isn't totally filled with nonsensical action scene followed by another of exactly the same kind. I avoid it these days because it reminds me so acutely of a particular time of my life and in this case maybe the memories are better off stayed remembered than facing the cold light of the day.

I'm watching it now on ITV2.

Tigger · 29-08-2014 11:04pm

Withnail or goodfellas

Deank · 29-08-2014 11:06pm

Tigger wrote: »

Withnail or goodfellas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD2P9Px3enI

Adamantium · 29-08-2014 11:16pm

I think Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade might be the best end to a trilogy of films ever.

I also thought this was the best, as good as Raiders is.

To me it might well be the greatest action adventure movie ever made. The tone is perfect, the stunts real and all on location.

The set pieces, Venice, flaming sewer full of rats, arirship, castle, running into Adolf Hitler in Berlin (jesus it sill gives me the tension, into the Lion's den) Middle East Tank Battle, City of Petra, Leap of Faith, Holy Grail and them bursting through the high walls of the narrow canyon onto the sunset

Plus Alison Doody and Motherflippin James Bond himself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X576-G5GT3g

Sorry for the stretched look

pheasant tail · 29-08-2014 11:26pm

I love some of them rare gems that just keep getting better the more you watch them. The more times I watch Take Shelter and Donnie Darko the more I seem to like and get out of them.

callaway92 · 29-08-2014 11:32pm

I'd assume it's either Fight Club or Superbad for me.

City Of God, 50/50, Pan's Labyrinth and Casino Royale not too far off I'd say though.

Dirty Dingus McGee · 29-08-2014 11:39pm

Jaws and Cliffhanger.

Both of them seem to be on TV a lot and I always tune in when they are on.

I've watched each of them more than 10 times I would say.

roadsmart · 29-08-2014 11:42pm

The blues brothers. Must have seen it 40 times by now. Incredible music and cast.

Adamantium · 29-08-2014 11:43pm

callaway92 wrote: »

Casino Royale

This was only Bond film that I felt an emotional connection, Eva Green and Daniel Craig chemistry is off the the chain, and cared about what was going on, man that surprise 4th act when you think it know its over and then it keeps going, I first watched it in the cinema and it shook me, that gut punch last 20 minutes. An incredible action film, and one of the few with legitimate heart, Like a man's Notebook.

It felt like a film that wanted to be made and not simply as part of a long running series. It felt like a non franchise film in a franchise.

Everything about the movie is godly, even some of my favourites, i can pick out a thing or two but not this one, it was like a revelation first time and it's better every other time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eje28TK4D00

Muppet Man · 29-08-2014 11:50pm

For me, pulp fiction. No matter how often I have seen it, always will watch it again when it's on TV. Must have seen it at least 20 times.

Muppet man

agent graves · 30-08-2014 12:38am

the first matrix.. I watched it so many times I knew every line..
also arnie's one liners.. some where so bad they were good.. ya cant beat 90's action films.

e_e · 30-08-2014 1:49am

I've seen Princess Mononoke at least 7 times now, around 4 times on DVD, a couple of times on TV and once in the cinema. A couple of other Miyazaki movies come close to that number. I can't think of anything else (since my childhood VHS days anyway) that I've watched as much.

dreamers75 · 30-08-2014 1:50am

Blues Brothers

Soundtrack and the fact its hilarious make it very rewatchable.

tomaussie · 30-08-2014 2:12am

Surely movies watched as teenagers will be high on the list because of all the free time and when you're a teenager and you like something you really really like it.

So THE MAN WITH TWO BRAINS for me. I have watched it more than 30 times and can quote each line before it is said in the movie. Whenever I get stopped at a random police check I still say 'no officer, I dront dink'.

Next would be WEIRD SCIENCE which I've only seen about 10-15 times and can also quote most but not all of it.

Neither movie are classics but they are to me.

Adamantium · 30-08-2014 4:41am

I have to say I'm really in love with Super 8.
It's Stand by Me meets ET.
If Abrams can do the same thing here, with Star Wars, he'll wow the world.

Very emotional affecting and oddly mature/dark and I've been through some similar suffering in recent years, so many parts of it got to me.
The young actors are astounding capture that all the time in the world, yet helplessness feel like mentality before we hit the teenage years. All those little awkward moments that rarely get thrown up on screen anymore. The thing is just full of passion and sensitivity and is made all the more powerful by how simply Abrams stages the movie.

Elle Fanning stole every scene she was in.

The complaints about it being derivative are moot. I really couldn't care because every type of film has been done before, everything is a permutation of something that came before in some respect. They never make mainstream coming of age adventure films like this anymore that aren't in the American Pie/Superbad mould, of "get drunk and get bitches", and it's a pity (not saying I don't enjoy them either, I love them) It's great to get a sincere, earnest tale every so often with a lack of post modern irony. There's a lot of tension and old school film making and gradual unfurling of the tale with wonderful characterisation

The more I watch this film I was surprised see how talented Abrams is at his original material and he should much more of this, rather than restarting old series.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiJRkzCQJJc

tommy2bad · 30-08-2014 8:46am

e_e wrote: »

I've seen Princess Mononoke at least 7 times now, around 4 times on DVD, a couple of times on TV and once in the cinema. A couple of other Miyazaki movies come close to that number. I can't think of anything else (since my childhood VHS days anyway) that I've watched as much.

It's My Neighbor Totoro in our house, with Monoke a close second. Gran-kids are great too

IvaBigWun · 30-08-2014 10:53pm

Adamantium wrote: »

This was only Bond film that I felt an emotional connection, Eva Green and Daniel Craig chemistry is off the the chain, and cared about what was going on, man that surprise 4th act when you think it know its over and then it keeps going, I first watched it in the cinema and it shook me, that gut punch last 20 minutes. An incredible action film, and one of the few with legitimate heart, Like a man's Notebook.

It felt like a film that wanted to be made and not simply as part of a long running series. It felt like a non franchise film in a franchise.

Everything about the movie is godly, even some of my favourites, i can pick out a thing or two but not this one, it was like a revelation first time and it's better every other time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eje28TK4D00

Now you've made me want to watch it again!

Hands down the best Bond film off all time. Considering its only been out a few years I must have watched it it around 10 times.

And it will now be 11 by Monday.

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