What film did you watch last night?

[MontyVeda]

I don't get it - why would you watch movies again that you hadn't enjoyed the first time round?

...

I remember finding David Lynch's Dune utterly underwhelming the first time round, but it's a film held in such high praise by SF critics and many of my peers that I figured I must be missing something. I must have watched four times over the years, hoping to see what they see, but each time it only underwhelmed me a little more than it previously did.

I turned Bill & Ted's Big Adventure off after ten minutes the first time, told some friends how rubbish it was, only to be told otherwise. Gave it a 2nd chance and loved it

Sometimes we're just wrong, other times not.

 

[Adam4868]

I remember finding David Lynch's Dune utterly underwhelming the first time round,

Once was enough.....it's shite.

I turned Bill & Ted's Big Adventure off after ten minutes

Needs to be watched under the influence....you'll see it in a whole new light 😁

 

[SpokeyDokey]

The Ledge on Netflix.

Utter dross and I have no idea why I watched it all the way through.

Rubbish acting.

Rubbish plot.

And farcical climbing scenes.

Avoid!

 

[Electric_Andy]

I don't get it - why would you watch movies again that you hadn't enjoyed the first time round?

The only times that I have done it is when I had forgotten that I had watched them before. My usual reaction is to become increasingly irritated then shout at myself and stop watching once I finally realise.

I've watched movies again and found that first time around, maybe because I was a kid or sleepy/drunk whatever. I see sides of characters or the plot that I missed the first time. Maybe I'm just thick and it takes longer for me to understand, I don't know!

 

[ColinJ]

I've watched movies again and found that first time around, maybe because I was a kid or sleepy/drunk whatever.

Watching movies when drunk - that will never do!

One Monday evening, nowt much on TV so I walked down to the local video rental shop. I rented a rather exciting sounding thriller. It wasn't bad, not quite as entertaining as I'd hoped though.

A few days passed... Friday evening, nowt much on TV so I walked down to the local video rental shop. I rented a rather exciting sounding thriller. It seemed vaguely familiar, but I stuck with it for an hour. No, it seemed really familiar and I was anticipating every twist in its complex plot. It took me another 20 minutes to remember that it was the same DVD I'd rented 4 days earlier!

Two weeks later, nowt much on TV so I walked down to the local video rental shop. I rented a rather exciting sounding thriller, walked out of the shop and got 50 yards up the road only to stop dead in my tracks and do the mightiest facepalm of my life... aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!

Yes... excessive alcohol consumption was involved!

 

[silvervanplumberman]

Just watched The Northman. That was 2 hours I’m never getting back. I real don’t see why it has a 7.3 ratting on IMDB. AWFUL film.

 

[DaveReading]

Sometimes we're just wrong, other times not.

No, we're never wrong.

De gustibus non disputandis est.

 

[Gwylan]

No, we're never wrong.

De gustibus non disputandis est.

et coloribus..

What colour is your bike?

 

[mustang1]

I don't get it - why would you watch movies again that you hadn't enjoyed the first time round?

The only times that I have done it is when I had forgotten that I had watched them before. My usual reaction is to become increasingly irritated then shout at myself and stop watching once I finally realise.

Yeah it sounds kinda weird now that you mention it!

Uhm, I'm not sure. I had a feeling it would be better the 2nd time round.

 

[Badger_Boom]

Watching movies when drunk - that will never do!


Yes... excessive alcohol consumption was involved!

My brother and I once spent a convivial evening in the pub with friends before heading home via a kebab shop while somewhat the worse for wear. When we got in, one of us recalled seeing a trailer for Monty Python and the Holy Grail earlier in the day so we settled in for a good laugh.

We sat through a good hour of Excalibur before we realised we might be watching the wrong thing.

 

[vickster]

I saw Top Gun: Maverick. O2 freebie Monday
It felt like watching the first one again!
If you like fast airplanes and fit blokes stripped to the waist then it might be for you

 

[stephec]

@vickster has beaten me to it by about twenty minutes.

Top Gun: Maverick = Top Gun with extra cheese.

 

[mustang1]

Once upon a time in Hollywood.

An all-star cast! But ya know what? I wasn't too impressed and then i came to the realisation that i dont really like tarantino movies a whole bunch. Sure I used to watch them when i went out with the guys but I didnt really like any of them. In fact they were all kinda silly.

So thats it then, no more tarantino movies for me.

 

[mustang1]

I saw Top Gun: Maverick. O2 freebie Monday
It felt like watching the first one again!
If you like fast airplanes and fit blokes stripped to the waist then it might be for you

Oh yeah i forgot i watched that! Three times! Yeah that was a REALLY good movie (but I should have limited myself to just two showings).

 

[stephec]

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011)

I'm aware of the film title in that there's been previous versions of the book, but I haven't see any of them or read the book so treated it as a standalone film.

It was a good cast and well acted, a good piece of entertainment.

7/10.