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Russy and Knox mentioned films that they liked but didn't need to own cos once you've seen 'em.....thats it.
Some films really are like that....I have some. Films you are proud to own, and really enjoyed, but you never wanna watch again....well....not for a damn long time.
Russ said Magnolia.....good choice I think.
You're allowed....err.....3 choices ...no UP to three choices.
What you got on your shelf that you have seen, enjoyed and is always gonna be dust covered?
The green mile is one for me, watched it and bought it cause its a great film, but not the kind of film you watch lots of times...
Loved crouching tiger, but found i can't watch it again...
Unbreakable - Once you know the ending, could you really watch it again with the same sense of mystery?
The English Patient, definately.
Rich :¬)
memento, great film though
Kalifornia is probably the only film in my collection that i'd put into this type of catagory, was quite disturbed by the film tbh...
TiG
The Core - ok to watch once, but would suck a second time.
Hackers
Aliens 3
Aliens 4
gooood choices peeps :)
I can watch Green Mile over and over though...although I understand people who can't.
Memento is another good choice.
I'd say A Beautifull Mind....
List of watch once and throw away to the "never cross my eyes again" section of the shelf is as follows ;
Unbreakable
6th Sense
Universal Soldier 2
I could also add them bundles of about 10 films you get in a "pack" with such quality titles as octopus, octopus 2, sharks, spiders, spiders 2 and such other QUALITY films :D
Replicant
6th Sense
Hackers 2
The Usual Suspects
Great film, but once you know the end, what's the point?
(Having said that, I bought it...)
1. Crying Game.
2. Erin Brockovich
3. Usual Suspects would have been top of the list but its already been mentioned.
Shawshank
Its a film that needs to be seen once.
Gone with the wind - Brilliant film, one of the best ive ever seen, but its SOOOO LONG!
One word.....
Unbreakable
Any M. Night Shamylan (sp?) film ;)
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Shawshank, Sixth Sense, Green Mile, Donnie Darko to an extent, Vanilla Sky... all great films that I own on DVD but don't watch very often, if at all.... don't want to spoil the memories I have of the first time I watched the films and was blown away by them.
Ahh, i loved Vanilla Sky, even devoted a chapter of my dissertation to it ;)
So is the consensus that you can't watch a 'surprise ending' film a second time because it's lost it's magic? I'd happily watch some again (The Usual Suspects is a great example), because some of them don't JUST rely on the ending to make the film worthwhile (M. Night Shamylan films...)
The Magdalene Sisters and Lilja 4 Ever - both absolutely brilliant films, but too harrowing to watch more than once.
Leon, great film but i dont want to see it again any time soon
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Arrrgghhhhhhhh I agree with Zak on something!
My girl loves it though!
Umm ... Star Trek Nemesis. Haven't seen it since the cinema, despite having the DVD.
I gotta say that the LOTR trilogy are films that are nice to watch once on the big screen but not so sure I'd like to sit thru them again. Same goes for the Spiderman. And almost any Indian film, good to watch once but thats deffo enough.
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one of the greatest films ever.
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Fantastic film! Had to get ANOTHER copy cos I wore the first one out! Now trying to get the international version for the deleted scenes.
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YEAHHHHHH
at LASSSSSST ;)
My entry for this would be 2 fast 2 furious. Its was a waste of film reel and now its a waste of a disk imo.
I would say anything scary, like the Ring or the Eye.
Maybe watch once, for curiosity's sake... then never again!
I think the extended editions of Lord of the Rings could wear thin quite quickly too (especially if you watch them in marathon fashion).
For me, it'd probably be Phonebooth. I was absolutely blown away by that movie, and I'd like to keep that impression. :)