All of these movies my family sits down and watches at least once a year:
Harry Potter series… All of them.
LoTR/ Hobbit… All of them.
Paul
Strictly Ballroom
Princess Bride
Music Man 1962 version
Court Jester 1955 with Danny Kaye
I have seen Kung Pow: Enter the Fist over a hundred times easily
Chosen one!
IM COMING
Every time I drive by a Taco Bell I have to sing, “Taco Bell, Taco Bell, product placement with Taco Bell.”
My kids think I’m insane.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail or The Fifth Element.
The Matrix. No other movie is even close
Yup. Insane movie.
Crazy how dog shit all the movies after the first are, though.
Monty Python’s The Holy Grail
I have a few that will be very close as I decided a bit over a decade ago to limit myself to one rewatch a year of each to stop myself sucking all the joy out of them:
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Alien - my favorite survival horror
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Aliens - my favorite Nam movie
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Jaws - my favorite version of Moby Dick, although I really like Godzilla Minus One take on Jaws
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Jurassic Park - best big stompy monster film for me
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Lord of the Rings - this is always over Christmas. Its not faithful enough for me to the books but it still manages to be an outstanding Trilogy.
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Emperors New Groove - favorite body swap film
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Kung Fury. It’s a short film, so maybe that’s cheating. Regardless, I love the writing. It’s the perfect blend of absurdity and over the top action. It’s a Swedish made film that’s a satire of 80’s cop and Kung fu movies. Free to watch on YouTube.
Sounds cool, I’ll have to watch this the next time we have seen absurd movie night.
I think Lotr movies.
Airplane!
Didn’t expect to see that one here, but good choice
As a child: Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer
As a university student: Heat, Léon, 2001
As an adult, before kids: Sicario, Brick
As an adult, after kids: Cars
What I wish my answer was: Koyaanisqatsi
you might love Baraka
I DO love Baraka. One day, I’ll get to see a 70mm print of it.
KOYAAAAAAA
NISQATSIIIIIIIII
It’s been a while… but the most I have watched is The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Still know all the songs by heart :)
Spirited away… Something about the first opening notes of the piano when that movie starts always moves me and fills me with such warm feelings.
Honestly most studio Ghibli movies I’ve watched a lot… But man… Spirited away does something to me.
Strangely enough Shawshank Redemption
TNT used to be a non-stop Shawshank Redemption loop.
Yep you nailed it. And flipping through the channels we could never seem to not stop on it, hence the reason we’ve probably watched the ending maybe 50-60 times usually starting at random places.
- Princess Bride
- Muppet Christmas Carol
- Lord of the Rings
- The Beauty and the Beast
- The Sword in the Stone
- Dumb and Dumber
- Young Frankenstein
- Nightmare Before Christmas
The Life Aquatic. I just absolutely adore the sad, disappointed and fragile characters. Fuckin hilarious!
