Ghost and Mr. Chicken been watching since my recorded off TV Tape, old VHS copy , DVD and finally BR...damn I love this movie....they even used Bonami still cracks me up!
I love that Groundhog Day is on your rewatchable list. For me it's a number of WWII movies: Battle of Britain Ice Cold in Alex 633 Squadron The First of the Few The Glenn Miller Story Cinematography A Man For All Seasons Lawrence of Arabia Too many musicals to mention. But a favourite is Brigadoon. Comedy: The Quiet Man The Bell Boy The Sleeper Young Frankenstein Support Your Local Sheriff The General The Big Store
Jaws The Shawshank Redemption If either of these two films are on TV, regardless of how far into it, I will watch them. I think I even own the Jaws dvd and have never watched it, but have countless times on TV since I bought the disk. Honorable mention to; Predator Alien Aliens
I go for Love Parade because of the scarcity of Lupino Lane and Lillian Roth on DVD. I forgot to add "It's A Gift" to my original list.
The two most perfect action movies ever made...Predator & Aliens. I still think Aliens is Cameron's most fully realized film.
The Great Escape Battleship Independence Day The Final Countdown Rear Window - including the Christopher Reeve TV remake and "Disturbia"
Some faves, Trading Places The Man With Two Brains Ghostbusters Event Horizon 48 HRS Back To The Future Priceless!
I don't know, a very big percentage of everyone's lists so far I would say not only wouldn't I want to see them again, but I could barely tolerate to see them the first time. I admit I haven't seen every movie listed here so far, but the majority I have seen and only a handful I would happily watch again. The Pixar series I agree with mostly, When Harry Met Sally agree, ELF agree, Groundhog Day half-agree though not that thrilled. Some not mentioned that come to mind that I have seen multiple times and still would watch again anytime: The Harry Potter films A Clockwork Orange Chronicle Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) The Graduate A Christmas Carol (George C. Scott version) Who Framed Roger Rabbit The Paper Chase I know there are others I am forgetting to mention, but this will do for now.
Here are some that I've seen at least 5 times each, at least twice in an actual movie theater. * = seen it at least 10 times Casablanca* North By Northwest* Rear Window The African Queen The Sting* Rebecca Ninotchka The Big Sleep Yellow Submarine Star Wars Ragtime Duck Soup The 39 Steps The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Fantasia Annie Hall This Is Spinal Tap Strangers On A Train The Maltese Falcon* M The Great Escape The Blue Angel A Night At The Opera White Heat The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre Love And Death Hoop Dreams Rocky Horror Picture Show Most of this is thanks to two things: (1) we didn't have a TV; and (2) I lived next to the Cornell University campus when Cornell Cinema was in its heyday.
Wow, the list linked in the OP is weak. Out of 86 films listed, I counted 13 that I could see being on my list. There were more that I had never seen and don't plan to, many more that I had seen once and that was my quota. The ones on the list I could see being on mine: Airplane (saw it multiple times,loved it, probably done) Mean Girls Napoleon Dynamite Best In Show Spirited Away (planning to see it on big screen in a couple of weeks, Fathom Events is doing a Miyazaki retrospective, absolutely LOVE this movie) Lord Of The Rings (great to look at, and my kid loves it) Ratatouille (tastes lightningy) Who Framed Roger Rabbit (a visual orgy) Bridesmaids (funniest movie in past 10 years) My Cousin Vinny Office Space Harry Potter (seen the whole sequence multiple times, and doubtless will do so a few more times) Finding Nemo (my kid was obsessed, between ages 2 and 4 I probably saw it an average of 2-3 times per week)
These are the first that come to mind... A lot of foreign language films: Amarcord Diner des Cons Amelie Mic Macs Love and Anarchy Seduction of Mimi La Dolce Vita Tanpopo English language films: Goodfellas Casablanca Life of Brian Radio Days The Longest Day The Big Lebowski A Hard Days Night
For me, these hold up to repeated viewings due to the fact that they're all less driven by plot than by character, or they feature superb cinematography / music / dialogue / acting / direction that hold your interest even when you know every scene and every plot twist by heart: Open Range Casablanca Summertime Dr. Zhivago A Hard Day's Night Help! Jaws The Music Man It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World To Catch A Thief Lawrence Of Arabia Rear Window Vertigo My Fair Lady The Last Picture Show The Thin Man (and all of its sequels with William Powell and Myrna Loy) Saving Private Ryan
My sentimental favorite is Blast From The Past. Brendan Fraser and Alicia Silverstone are just so watchable in this film, as well as Dave Foley. Sue me.
