Why do people re-watch movies?

[Gunslinger08]

I've never understood this.

Comedy - you know all of the jokes.
Drama - you know where the climax is and how it's resolved.
Horror - similar to drama, and you know where the "make you jump" parts are.
Action - you've seen all the cool special effects already, heard all the one liners, etc.

Why re-watch, unless you've forgotten?

 

[Shawn]

For the same reason people watch reruns.

 

[Gunslinger08]

Originally posted by: Shawn
For the same reason people watch reruns.

I don't watch reruns. Why do they?

 

[Ichigo]

Have you ever listened to the same song more than once? -_-;;

 

[jmcoreymv]

I usually forget most of the movie after 6 month to a year, so its like watching a new movie.

 

[Heller]

Originally posted by: joshsquall

Originally posted by: Shawn
For the same reason people watch reruns.

I don't watch reruns. Why do they?

they enjoy them?

 

[mooglemania85]

for the gratuitous T&A and sex scenes

 

[compnovice]

Did you ever do it with the same girl twice? Why?

 

[mb]

You sound like a boring person OP.

 

[IGBT]

Originally posted by: Shawn
For the same reason people watch reruns.

..or re-read a good book. If it's good it's worth revisiting from time to time.

 

[cherrytwist]

Originally posted by: joshsquall
I've never understood this.

Comedy - you know all of the jokes.
Drama - you know where the climax is and how it's resolved.
Horror - similar to drama, and you know where the "make you jump" parts are.
Action - you've seen all the cool special effects already, heard all the one liners, etc.

Why re-watch, unless you've forgotten?

Comedy - often jokes become funnier the more you hear/see them
Drama - to relive the experience or gain a new perspective on the film
Horror - eh, I don't watch much horror unless it's exceptional. In which case, I watch it again because it's exceptional.
Action - same as Horror

In general, I don't understand the thinking that movies aren't meant to be watched more than once (porn excluded).

Ever read a book more than once or look at a piece of art several times?

Often times I find that my perception of movies, like books and art, changes over time and experience.

There's a saying "any book worth reading is worth reading twice". It's the same with movies.

 

[Howard]

I can't get tired of Terminator 2.

 

[Xyclone]

Originally posted by: Howard
I can't get tired of Rush Hour 2.

fixed!

 

[bunnyfubbles]

I watched Back to the Future when I was really little, loved it, mostly understood the plot and what not. Rewatching it again these days and I can appreciate jokes such as "I'm sure in 1985 plutonium is available at every corner drugstore, but in 1955 it's a little hard to come by." When I was little I didn't even know that was supposed to be a joke, now I find it pretty funny. It's like watching a new movie within one you've already seen, and it makes it even better.

Granted those situations are pretty unique.

I like the explanation already used regarding listening to songs over again, movies/TV are the same way. But just like with songs you need to do it sparingly or else it gets old, although I'd argue that the videos/movies/TV gets older quicker because it takes a lot more time to invest in - so you do have some point in watching them over and over and over.

A good way to keep it fresh is to try and watch the movies with others, especially if they haven't seen the movie yet because the experiences can be contagious.

 

[RadioHead84]

cause they still cause enjoyment?

 

[Mucho]

I can watch comedies ( Simpsons, Green Acres, Gilligan's Island etc. ) over and over however, not dramas.

 

[Alone]

To catch things you missed the first time around.

 

[IGBT]

Originally posted by: Howard
I can't get tired of Terminator 2.

..I'll watch that atleast twice a year.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: joshsquall
I've never understood this.

Comedy - you know all of the jokes.
Drama - you know where the climax is and how it's resolved.
Horror - similar to drama, and you know where the "make you jump" parts are.
Action - you've seen all the cool special effects already, heard all the one liners, etc.

Why re-watch, unless you've forgotten?

Why do you re-eat the same things you've eaten before? Why not try something new for every meal?

 

[SirStev0]

Originally posted by: Heller

Originally posted by: joshsquall

Originally posted by: Shawn
For the same reason people watch reruns.

I don't watch reruns. Why do they?

they enjoy them?

seriously ... didn't think this was such a hard concept.

 

[3NF]

To imagine yourself in that moment.

Don't you ever imagine yourself working out in the middle of Siberia, fighting the 10 foot giant, and winning the eye of a hot girl while watching Rocky IV?

 

[dighn]

That is precisely why I don't rewatch anything that I enjoyed by plot anymore.
Of course many things don't fit under that category, like comedy. Can you really remember all the jokes?

 

[JulesMaximus]

The same reason you re-touch yourself every night.

 

[meltdown75]

Because they are not as cool as you.

 

[waggy]

i have watched Band of brothers at least 5 times.

some movies are worth watching more then once. some are not worht even once heh