Movies Movie rewatches that held up

[ciro64]

I first watched Avatar in my 13 years old. I instantly considered it the best movie of all time. I felt unusually immersed by it, especially with the big screen and 3D glasses. I even shaked at the climax scene. (Although I do tend to shake when I'm mildly nervous for some reason lol, but that was the only time that happened in a movie)

As time I went by I kept hearing how this movie was just a cliche fest tech demo.

I rewatched again a few days ago. While I no longer hold this as the single best movie ever made, it does a extremely good job at making you feel immersed, even without the 3D and stuff. Yeah it has cliches, but sometimes it's more about the flavor you're applying to it rather than the cliche itself. I don't feel like the movie needed to be anymore complex. The world feels real and populated, and so does the experiences of the main character. Also I like that general character, as much of a comic book villain he is. Wouldn't have it any other way.

PS: Haven't watched 2 yet. I missed my opportunity by not watching it on the theaters.

 

[Cris_Agev]

I had the same feeling as you. It was my first 3D movie and went with some friends, I left with a feeling close to "I'll never wash my eyes again".
With time my opinion of the movie lowered, like yours did, just in a more severe way. It's just an impressive display of visual technology.

 

[ciro64]

With time my opinion of the movie lowered, like yours did

It's not that mine lowered, but I watched a lot of movies since then, many which are excellent at their own categories. It just became hard to rank movies.

EDIT: But if I have to pick one anyway it's Terminator 2.

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

There's one movie that sucks me right in every time I watch it, for reasons that I largely cannot explain or understand:

This movie is a walking cliche, a dime-a-dozen sort of affair, and yet... It rules.

It soars through the incredible acting talents of Alessandro Nivola, Abigail Breslin and the entire cast, which breathe life and soul into this film. Like, I have no problem believing the relationship between this stranged father-and-daughter duo, and the characterization is incredibly strong while remaining subtle (the shot of the 13-year-old Janie smoking a cigarette while waiting to see if her washed up dad is going to take her in is incredibly effective at setting up the mood for these two).

I should have hated this movie by pretty much every metric, yet I love it more than Wildlike (an excellent film which I also adore, headlined by a great lead duo wandering the breathtaking Alaskan wilderness in an almost silent affair).

Sometimes it's the independent or minor stuff that reminds us that, unbelievable as it is, there's a part of Hollywood that still writes love letters to the medium through the use of great, relatable stories and mundane locations, without effects or great pretensions, just with great actors and actresses stealing their roles.

 

[Cris_Agev]

It's not that mine lowered, but I watched a lot of movies since then, many which are excellent at their own categories. It just became hard to rank movies.

EDIT: But if I have to pick one anyway it's Terminator 2.

A big like to that edit.

 

[fmsynthetic]

I was in my 20s when I saw Avatar and I thought it was one of the biggest wastes of time and money I'd ever seen. It hurt my eyes and my face. I still feel the same way.

For me it's this movie. It gets better the more I watch it, because I'm older every time and it's about getting older.

 

[heywusuh]

I was in my 20s when I saw Avatar and I thought it was one of the biggest wastes of time and money I'd ever seen. It hurt my eyes and my face. I still feel the same way.

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For me it's this movie. It gets better the more I watch it, because I'm older every time and it's about getting older.

this movie whole ost was interpreted by a brazilian btw lol... awesome pick! but I also luv avatar ngl

 

[JPchicre]

Some classic movies i only Really liking more on re-watch, got older and could appreciate more elements of them. Films like Citizen Kane, Casa Blanca and 8½. Some more "modern" movie that hold up on re-watch are

Never really liked JC's Avatar myself, but it is certainly a beautiful looking film, and the visuals haven't really aged despite being more than 15 years old, in fact CGI has gotten worse, with CG studios being given more work load and less time by producers. Even the Silent Hill movie had good CG for the time.

 

[heywusuh]

these for me:

The Virgin Suicides (1999)

A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.

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Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)

Alex Kerner's mother was in a coma while the Berlin wall fell. When she wakes up he must try to keep her from learning what happened (as she was an avid communist supporter) to avoid shocking her which could lead to another heart attack.

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[RebelofDaNeonGod]

 

[heywusuh]

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videodrome mentioned ♡

 

[JustLooking123]

I think Inception is the one for me.

 

[Stingy Perry Stingy Perry]

The first Disney animated movie I saw on theater’s The Lion King that movie got me spellbound.
A few years back during the pandemic where I spent more time at home that at work I got curious and watched the live action version.

For me it was okay-ish at best, it’s probably me setting my expectations for that one and it failed me. Gone are those animated expressive faces that I love and that colorful savanna. It was replaced by “realistic” high budgeted cgi. It’s just probably me because it’s really earned a lot of money on the box office.

I rewatched both movies a week ago and compared it. Oh man the live action couldn’t even hold to the original not even close. For me the original voice actors really did a master class performance, Jeremy Irons’ scar is so iconic that his line “Kill him” still sends shivers down my spine whenever I hear it.

 

[Dark_Fact]

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I first watched Avatar in my 13 years old. I instantly considered it the best movie of all time. I felt unusually immersed by it, especially with the big screen and 3D glasses. I even shaked at the climax scene. (Although I do tend to shake when I'm mildly nervous for some reason lol, but that was the only time that happened in a movie)

As time I went by I kept hearing how this movie was just a cliche fest tech demo.

I rewatched again a few days ago. While I no longer hold this as the single best movie ever made, it does a extremely good job at making you feel immersed, even without the 3D and stuff. Yeah it has cliches, but sometimes it's more about the flavor you're applying to it rather than the cliche itself. I don't feel like the movie needed to be anymore complex. The world feels real and populated, and so does the experiences of the main character. Also I like that general character, as much of a comic book villain he is. Wouldn't have it any other way.

PS: Haven't watched 2 yet. I missed my opportunity by not watching it on the theaters.

Terminator 2

 

[freebie#47]

Spaceballs....I'm a fan of Mel Brooks movies, and this movie still cracks me up every time I watch it.

Also Ghostbuster...the first one still is best one.

 

[Viviana Santos]

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I absolutely love the atmosphere and symbolism of this movie.

 

[fmsynthetic]

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There was a time when I really liked Cronenberg, but as I grow older and become more invested in the ethical content of films, I find his movies kind of empty of any kind of improving moral ethic. They're very technically impressive, but if they're devoid of moral character then they should at least be wildly entertaining like Troma movies, and they're too self-serious for that.

I guess I just can't come around to Cronenberg's seemingly nihilist ethical perspective anymore. Videodrome is a really impressive movie though, and I love the poster. I just don't know if I can ever watch it again without my conscience getting to me.

Drive is also a movie you can let wash over you, and I actually can't remember a Nicholas Winding Refn film I didn't get something out of. Although again, as I become an old man I'm beginning to find them morally questionable/ethically empty. They're still extremely impressive films.

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Spaceballs....I'm a fan of Mel Brooks movies, and this movie still cracks me up every time I watch it.

Also Ghostbuster...the first one still is best one.

Ghostbusters may be the greatest comedy film ever made, doubly so because there's no singular genius behind it, it's just pure lightning in a bottle. I laugh at a thousand little moments every time I think about it.

 

[Patapolis]

for me, it's the good, the bad, and the ugly. it was a great movie then, and it still is today.