Re: You haven't seen a film until you've seen it twice(?)
Tbh, I think it's true.
A 2nd viewing can make or break a movie. I've seen a few movies that I liked on 1st watch, then wondered how the hell I liked it in the first place once I'd gotten a 2nd watch. One thing I've noticed though... if first viewing is at the cinema or at home. I have a fondness toward movies more, when my first viewing was in a cinema rather than at home. An example is Man Of Steel. It's not a super great movie... yet my first viewing was at the cinema... and I feel that if my first viewing was at home, I might not like it as much as I do now. |
Re: You haven't seen a film until you've seen it twice(?)
I'm usually not confident that a film is a favourite if i haven't rewatched it as so many films have went up or down the second time. Saying that i've barely been rewatching movies over the past year and a half, there's just so many i want to see that i can't really justify spending much of my movie watching time watching something again.
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Depends really. Sometimes i have mixed feelings towards a movie so i rewatch is a must. But if a movie is rubbish then i stay way away.
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Re: You haven't seen a film until you've seen it twice(?)
I think it depends on the film. Some films, stuff that is light and a little dumb, you can only see once and get everything you are going to get out of it in that one viewing. Other films almost require multiple viewings.
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Re: You haven't seen a film until you've seen it twice(?)
I think many films are written with the idea that you will watch it multiple times. The two I can think of off the top of my head are both by David Lynch. I would like to know if anybody was able to decipher what was going on in just one viewing. I really think that Lynch wrote the film in a way that would require you to watch it more than once and require you to think about it to make sense. Something non-linear like Momento or Sixth Sense or even Angel Heart might not require two viewings to understand what happened, but they are fun to watch to see what you might have missed. When halliwell was publishing his movie guide he used to say that one of the factors he considered was whether the movie could be watched multiple times and still entertain. I'd rather watch a good movie ten times than go out and watch movies that have not been recommended. I have several films that i have watched 5, 10, or even more times.
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Originally Posted by Diehl40 (Post 1697842)
The two I can think of off the top of my head are both by David Lynch. I would like to know if anybody was able to decipher what was going on in just one viewing.
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Originally Posted by BoxOfficePoison (Post 1697844)
Which movies?
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Re: You haven't seen a film until you've seen it twice(?)
Don't disagree with a lot of movies need watching 1st but you at least need to like it 1st time around. I find TV series even more so for the 2nd time around you will get it a lot more after a binge watch.
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Originally Posted by MickfromRedlands (Post 1698822)
Don't disagree with a lot of movies need watching 1st but you at least need to like it 1st time around. I find TV series even more so for the 2nd time around you will get it a lot more after a binge watch.
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Re: You haven't seen a film until you've seen it twice(?)
I totally agree. But it also depends on the film, I mean I'm not going to plan on re-watching a total train-wreck of a movie for the sake of "Maybe it's better on second viewing...?", when it's pretty obvious that a train-wreck is a train-wreck is a train-wreck.
I would be down to re-watch a film I don't like, but I wouldn't be down to re-watch a bad film (unless it's hilarious). |
Originally Posted by Okay (Post 1698827)
I totally agree. But it also depends on the film, I mean I'm not going to plan on re-watching a total train-wreck of a movie for the sake of "Maybe it's better on second viewing...?", when it's pretty obvious that a train-wreck is a train-wreck is a train-wreck.
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Originally Posted by Dani8 (Post 1698828)
Films I think are outright bad I immediately forget. It's usually the films I wanted to love but didn't enjoy I'll give a second chance, especially after reading positive comments from posters I think have good taste.
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I think it depends on the film. For instance every time I watch Sin City I like it more. Same with the movie Bound.
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Re: You haven't seen a film until you've seen it twice(?)
Originally Posted by BoxOfficePoison (Post 1698845)
Originally Posted by Dani8 (Post 1698828)
Films I think are outright bad I immediately forget. It's usually the films I wanted to love but didn't enjoy I'll give a second chance, especially after reading positive comments from posters I think have good taste.
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Re: You haven't seen a film until you've seen it twice(?)
If I really like a movie I watch it again. Sometimes right away. Some movies I have seen countless times. Good movies IMO are worth watching more than once.
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Re: You haven't seen a film until you've seen it twice(?)
Welcome, Stirchley!
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Originally Posted by BoxOfficePoison (Post 1700013)
Welcome, Stirchley!
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If you want your mind blown. revist a movie several years later, after you have changed. It's like watching something new, especially if complex themes are involved. It says more about you and how you now observe things compared to how you remember the plot and in particular the character interactions.
For example when I first saw casino I had never experienced true love, manipulation, control and had only a basic understanding completely lacking life experience, perhaps I decade later I revisited the film and a new appreciation was born. the film is brilliant in its character study. I found character I had "liked" vile, repulsive and scarily accurate. |
I agree with the topic. Some movie deserves multiple viewing to fully appreciate it. Fight Club is one example.
On the other hand, some movie depreciates after multiple viewing - for example: Deadpool. |
I've seen several movies that I have only seen once, glad I saw them, but have absolutely no desire to sit through them again.
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