How often do you rewatch old movies you've seen before?

*CyberCubed* · 03-24-2017, 06:47 PM

With the exception of some of my favorite movies that I rewatch way more often than any normal human being should, other movies I only watch like once a decade.

There are a lot of movies I really liked that I haven't rewatched since the early 2000's. That's over a decade ago now. Other movies I had sitting on my DVD/blu-ray shelf for years that I never really opened or watched. I really want to change this and go through some old movies again.

I know for other people movies are "one and done" because they feel watching something a second time isn't suspenseful when you know what's going to happen.

*ssjup81* · 03-24-2017, 06:53 PM

Whenever I'm in the mood for it. It was more frequent in the past, but not as much lately.

*MsMarvelDuckie* · 03-24-2017, 08:48 PM

Fairly often actually. I recently rewatched Secret of NIHM andLast Unicorn just because the mood struck. I often rewatch my superhero flicks or various horror or sci-fi films. And I've probably seen Spaceballs more times than any human has a justifiable right to. Mr Duckie likes to rewatch Boondock Saints at least once a year.

*TheCanadiandrome* · 03-24-2017, 08:56 PM

When it comes to Ghostbusters, BTTF trilogy or some Batman movies, when ever they're on tv I usually whatch

*Prowler* · 03-24-2017, 09:07 PM

I don't really keep track but it's pretty rare nowadays.

*Wildcat* · 03-24-2017, 10:34 PM

A few times a year maybe or if nothing else is on that I'd wanna see first.

After awhile I do think you get a little burned out from even your favorites. Gotta give yourself a break or it looses is appeal. Imo anyway. Gotta clear your mind of it sometimes.

*Jephael* · 03-25-2017, 05:57 AM

I used to love watching VHS copies of Jim Carrey and movies and my favorite Disney films over and over again until the tapes wore out. Nowadays I'll watch a DVD once and put it away with the other movies I've collected. Perhaps someday I'll watch them with my niece and nephew or maybe some new friends I make here and there. It's all up in the air at this point.

*Wesley* · 03-25-2017, 10:32 AM

I like rewatching some old films if I haven't seen them in a few years, as I'll probably have forgotten most of what happened in them by then.

*MrPliggins* · 03-25-2017, 10:55 AM

Almost never. About 99% of my movie/video game shelf hasn't been used in years. The other 1% has been used maybe once in the past year.
I think these days, with streaming available, it's really easy to sit down and watch something you haven't seen before. Usually when I get a chance to sit and watch some tv, I check out Netflix or Prime for something I haven't seen.

*AT-Man* · 03-25-2017, 01:38 PM

Not nearly as often as I used to.

*Slade* · 03-25-2017, 11:39 PM

Not a lot now days, but depends on the movie.

But, I have kids, they'll watch the same movie three times in a row, or at least let it play that many times.

*Allio* · 03-25-2017, 11:42 PM

on the norm, I may watch 1 movie once every few years.

kaptainmyke · 03-26-2017, 10:01 AM

Constantly, every day. I have been collecting out of print and rare movies for years. Some of my favorites come from the Shaw Brothers vault and old Fred Williamson movies. Blaxploitation and Kung Fu all the way!

*THGhost* · 03-29-2017, 09:29 AM

Rarely, unless it's bonus features such as commentary tracks.

*Krutch* · 03-29-2017, 10:02 AM

I rewatch television I've seen all the time. More often than new content, actually.

But movies? Ehhh... sometimes I'll catch them twice in theatres. Classics I grew up with (Star Wars, TMNT, Evil Dead, etc...) i'll rewatch from time to time. Usually if I rewatch a movie, I'm trying to learn something from it so I'm not really watching the movie as I am looking at camera placement, blocking, stuff like that.

*Andrew NDB* · 03-29-2017, 11:16 AM

The answer is, "Probably not enough to justify my buying them in the first place."

*CyberCubed* · 03-29-2017, 11:55 AM

I just rewatched Men in Black for the first time in what has to have been 15 years. I then watched Men in Black III which came out in 2012, an entire decade after Men in Black II back in 2002...and Will Smith looked exactly the same.

I seriously don't know how, but Will Smith just doesn't age.

*TheSkeletonMan939* · 03-29-2017, 11:56 AM

He finally started to show his age a little in MIB III. But yeah, I don't know if it's makeup magic or if he just naturally looks young.

*CyberCubed* · 03-29-2017, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheSkeletonMan939

He finally started to show his age a little in MIB III. But yeah, I don't know if it's makeup magic or he just naturally looks young.

Well Suicide Squad just came out last year and he doesn't look much older in that movie either.

*The Deadman* · 03-29-2017, 01:38 PM

Depends on the movie, if it's one I really like, I'll watch it over and over.

03-24-2017, 06:47 PM	#1
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 41,050	How often do you rewatch old movies you've seen before? With the exception of some of my favorite movies that I rewatch way more often than any normal human being should, other movies I only watch like once a decade. There are a lot of movies I really liked that I haven't rewatched since the early 2000's. That's over a decade ago now. Other movies I had sitting on my DVD/blu-ray shelf for years that I never really opened or watched. I really want to change this and go through some old movies again. I know for other people movies are "one and done" because they feel watching something a second time isn't suspenseful when you know what's going to happen.

03-24-2017, 08:48 PM	#3
MsMarvelDuckie I Married a Duck! Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: The bowels of Hell, Texas(otherwise known as Decatur) Posts: 8,772	Fairly often actually. I recently rewatched Secret of NIHM andLast Unicorn just because the mood struck. I often rewatch my superhero flicks or various horror or sci-fi films. And I've probably seen Spaceballs more times than any human has a justifiable right to. Mr Duckie likes to rewatch Boondock Saints at least once a year. __________________ "You IDIOTS! You've captured their STUNT doubles!" -from "Spaceballs" "Where Science ends, magic begins." -Spiral, Uncanny X-Men #491 My various stories and fan-fics are now here- https://m.fanfiction.net/u/4770494/#end

03-24-2017, 08:56 PM	#4
TheCanadiandrome Big, Bad & Bold Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Inside the Technodrome; Shredderville; Saskatchewan Posts: 19,618	When it comes to Ghostbusters, BTTF trilogy or some Batman movies, when ever they're on tv I usually whatch __________________ Add me: PSN/XBL; Nintendo Network ID: BDS-3.1.6; Switch FC: SW-3378-5206-8020 TMNT Fan Club: http://sot.ag/4jZR0 Visit My Wish List: http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=30904 My Collection: http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=40276

03-24-2017, 10:34 PM	#6
Wildcat Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: AZ Posts: 3,255	A few times a year maybe or if nothing else is on that I'd wanna see first. After awhile I do think you get a little burned out from even your favorites. Gotta give yourself a break or it looses is appeal. Imo anyway. Gotta clear your mind of it sometimes. __________________ Nothing can survive the will to stay alive, cause if you try, you can do anything.

03-25-2017, 05:57 AM	#7
Jephael That whack job behind you Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania Posts: 8,088	I used to love watching VHS copies of Jim Carrey and movies and my favorite Disney films over and over again until the tapes wore out. Nowadays I'll watch a DVD once and put it away with the other movies I've collected. Perhaps someday I'll watch them with my niece and nephew or maybe some new friends I make here and there. It's all up in the air at this point. __________________ "I like it. Simple, but effective!" Raphael; The Mean Machines - 1988 www.jephael.com

03-24-2017, 06:53 PM	#2
ssjup81 Foot Elite Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Central Virginia (Back in the US) Posts: 4,697	Whenever I'm in the mood for it. It was more frequent in the past, but not as much lately.

03-24-2017, 09:07 PM	#5
Prowler Emperor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 8,909	I don't really keep track but it's pretty rare nowadays.

03-25-2017, 10:32 AM	#8
Wesley Mad Scientist Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Republic of Ireland Posts: 1,589	I like rewatching some old films if I haven't seen them in a few years, as I'll probably have forgotten most of what happened in them by then. __________________ Donatello: The tracker! It might work. Donatello goes to the back of the Turtle Van Raphael: Shrewd move, Donatello. If we ignore the problem, it might go away by itself. (from The Mean Machines) Last edited by Wesley; 03-25-2017 at 10:41 AM.

03-25-2017, 10:55 AM	#9
MrPliggins Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,006	Almost never. About 99% of my movie/video game shelf hasn't been used in years. The other 1% has been used maybe once in the past year. I think these days, with streaming available, it's really easy to sit down and watch something you haven't seen before. Usually when I get a chance to sit and watch some tv, I check out Netflix or Prime for something I haven't seen.

03-25-2017, 01:38 PM	#10
AT-Man I SEEN IT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: FIN Posts: 2,206	Not nearly as often as I used to. __________________ Through the Golden Door

03-25-2017, 11:39 PM	#11
Slade god status Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Louisiana Posts: 3,291	Not a lot now days, but depends on the movie. But, I have kids, they'll watch the same movie three times in a row, or at least let it play that many times. __________________ Do not concern yourself with what I've already done: rather tremble at the thought of what I am about to do. Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth. http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=48140

03-25-2017, 11:42 PM	#12
Allio Foot Elite Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4,085	on the norm, I may watch 1 movie once every few years. __________________

03-26-2017, 10:01 AM	#13
kaptainmyke Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 256	Constantly, every day. I have been collecting out of print and rare movies for years. Some of my favorites come from the Shaw Brothers vault and old Fred Williamson movies. Blaxploitation and Kung Fu all the way! __________________ http://www.kaptainmyke.com

03-29-2017, 09:29 AM	#14
THGhost Puppet Master Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: UK Posts: 2,825	Rarely, unless it's bonus features such as commentary tracks. __________________ - - - 1990 > OotS > TMNT 2014 > Turtles Forever > TMNT III > SotO > TMNT 2007 "Can't we all just get along?" - pennydreadful "...bitchy people are what make fan forums insufferable when they don't need to be." - B-Man "Act like freakin' adults for goodness sake." - Jester "Tough guys with tiny voices." - Commenter 42

03-29-2017, 10:02 AM	#15
Krutch Like, stupid rich. Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Rawkzone Posts: 2,805	I rewatch television I've seen all the time. More often than new content, actually. But movies? Ehhh... sometimes I'll catch them twice in theatres. Classics I grew up with (Star Wars, TMNT, Evil Dead, etc...) i'll rewatch from time to time. Usually if I rewatch a movie, I'm trying to learn something from it so I'm not really watching the movie as I am looking at camera placement, blocking, stuff like that.

03-29-2017, 11:16 AM	#16
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 29,273	The answer is, "Probably not enough to justify my buying them in the first place." __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]

03-29-2017, 11:55 AM	#17
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 41,050	I just rewatched Men in Black for the first time in what has to have been 15 years. I then watched Men in Black III which came out in 2012, an entire decade after Men in Black II back in 2002...and Will Smith looked exactly the same. I seriously don't know how, but Will Smith just doesn't age.

03-29-2017, 01:38 PM	#20
The Deadman Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,989	Depends on the movie, if it's one I really like, I'll watch it over and over. __________________ Last Movie Watched: Hell House LLC (2015). Last TV Show Watched: Adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog (S1:E29).