milovany Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 NOT counting listening to or watching kids movies with your little ones. (I can't count the number of times I've listened to Cars.) :auto: No, I mean movies that you watched for you -- including when you were back in high school and on from there. Mine would be either Grease or Coal Miner's Daughter. I don't know why I liked CMD so much -- but I watched that over and over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 It's a Wonderful Life...every year, several times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam L. Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 I have watched a number of movies repeatedly - so honestly I don't know which one I have watched the most - but the one I though of off the top of my head when reading your post was "Mr. Holland's Opus" I look forward to reading what others consider their favorites. Pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 (edited) Pride and Prejudice. Colin Firth. Sigh... Edited May 25, 2010 by Mamabegood Colin Farell? What the heck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dansamy Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Labyrinth and Legend. Pretty even between them. I can more closely recite Labyrinth though because my dd also likes it and watches it pretty frequently as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Raiders of the Lost Ark DD the Elder's name was inspired by Raiders, and her first name said with her middle initial make a state name (the latter was inadvertent ;)). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Likely a tie between Rocky Horror Picture Show and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Either Bashu, the Little Stranger by Bahram Bayzai, or Breathless by Jean-Luc Godard. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dansamy Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Either Bashu, the Little Stranger by Bahram Bayzai, or Breathless by Jean-Luc Godard. Bill Why am I not surprised? :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jld Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Sound of Music, lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 The Godfather. I can't wait for someone to say Groundhog Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funschooler5 Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 The Goonies. I saw it over 50 times when I was a kid (yeah, I counted). I don't think I could ever break that record. I can recite the whole movie by heart, including the opening credits. I've annoyed a lot of people by doing that. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funschooler5 Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 The Godfather. I can't wait for someone to say Groundhog Day. :lol: I've seen Groundhog Day several times (it's one of my all-time favorite movies), but it's not the one I've seen the most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna in Texas Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Raiders of the Lost Ark DD the Elder's name was inspired by Raiders, and her first name said with her middle initial make a state name (the latter was inadvertent ;)). :D Just when I think I know, I read Goonie's, Bill and Ted, or The Sound of Music. I watched those tons of times before I was 20. I was thinking Dirty Dancing. Most of the movies after 20 were definitely kid related. I'm trying to think of movies from the past decade or so, that I wanted to watch. I've seen Kill Bill and Moulin Rouge many times, though not lately. I've seen In Bruges about a dozen times in the past year, so that one comes out ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlbuchina Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 The Princess Bride by S. Morgenstern. Chapter 1. Buttercup lived on a small farm... Yea, it's that bad. No one will watch it with me anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dansamy Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 The Princess Bride by S. Morgenstern. Chapter 1. Buttercup lived on a small farm... Yea, it's that bad. No one will watch it with me anymore. :lol: That's our house withh dd and I both watching Labyrinth. The males of the house all immediately find something really interesting to do.....outside. "Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered, I have fought my way here, to the castle beyond the Goblin City to take back the child that you have stolen...." "Excuse me, did you just say hello?" "No, I said 'allo, but that's close enough!" :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanestMomInMidwest Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Rocky Horror Picture Show has to be up there since I used to go watch it every weekend in Berkeley in my late teens/early 20's. Yes, I dressed up, brought props, the whole nine yards. now you know.:blushing: It may be a tie with The Blues Brothers. I know that movie by heart. I made my dh take me to the Daley Center and Lower Wacker Drive just because of that movie. He was embarrassed when I said "hut, hut, hut" in Daley Plaza and refused to drive me around to the South Side & Northern burbs to try to find landmarks. I often say (out of the blue) "we're on a mission from god" and hum the theme to Rawhide. TMI? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Back when films came on enormous disks - I used to rent a booth in a fire-trap shop in Taipei to sit and watch it. More recently I've seen Persuasion a few times, and Shakespeare in Love. Oh. The West Wing. I've watched the last episode of season one and the first few of season two quite a few times. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicksMama-Zack's Mama Too Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 The Usual Suspects. Once you have that "ah-haa!" moment then you want to go back and see all the clues that you missed the first time. I really enjoy the director's commentary on some films, so I will watch the movie again with that running. I'm always amazed at how much thought the directors put in every second of filming. S*x and Lucia I've watched multiple times. It's another non-linear storyline with layers and layers. Other movies I've enjoyed multiple times: Pulp Fiction Clerks Road to Perdition K No Chick-Flicks here.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyinLA Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 (edited) 5 or 6 times, but there are probably a few of those. I'm really ashamed to admit it, but it's movies like: Legally Blonde (I really just can't resist this dumb movie) Never Been Kissed (and I love this one too) Working Girl (old with Melanie Griffith/Harrison Ford) Eight Below (and I still cry every time) Titanic There are also those few I've seen WAAAAYYYYYYY too much of thanks to dh like FORREST GUMP!! That man will watch Forrest Gump every time it is on tv, and that one with Tom Hanks and WILLLLSSSOOOOONNNNN (Castaway I think). Both of those drive me nuts now! I can't BELIEVE I forgot to add Dirty Dancing to my list. I can't seem to resist watching at least parts of it every time it's on tv! Edited May 25, 2010 by StaceyinLA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyThreeSons Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 I've watched White Christmas just about every year ever since I can remember. When I was a kid, we had it on while wrapping presents. Second place would probably be a close count among The Sound of Music, Casablanca, Remember the Titans, and The Wizard of Oz. Remember the Titans is much newer, obviously, but it comes on TV here at least once a month, it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahamamama Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 (edited) Shall We Dance? My Big Fat Greek Wedding The Man Without a Face Princess Bride Also, we like Foyle's War (a WWII series). We watch those over and over and over.... Edited May 25, 2010 by Sahamamama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Lord of the Rings Pride and Prejudice (BBC) Cars (that was rerunning a lot during my Mononucleosis Film Festival.;) ) Star Wars Episode 4 Musicals--White Christmas, Singing in the Rain, The Sound of Music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 It's a tie between How the Grinch Stole Christmas and the Charlie Brown Christmas movie. Dh watches those every year with the dc. I don't like watching movies over and over, but dh does. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Stripes, Airplane, Star Wars... just a few of the movies I have endured at least a dozen times. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Probably Grease although some of it is because of watching it with my oldest dd. I've also seen The Wizard of Oz and The Sound of Music quite a few times each - they're constantly on television which helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Pride and Prejudice. Colin Farell. Sigh... For me, it's Bridget Jones' Diary. Colin Firth. Sigh ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey Mom Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Gone With the Wind Godfather 1 & 2 School of Rock :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Oh, let's see. I'll show my age a bit. Movies I've seen more than 5 times: Animal House Caddyshack Blues Brothers Starwars - the first three The Indiana Jones movies - especially the 3rd Dirty Dancing Top Gun The first Harry Potter National Treasure (really only 3 so far, but I expect to see it a few more times.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soph the vet Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 The Princess Bride by S. Morgenstern. Chapter 1. Buttercup lived on a small farm... Yea, it's that bad. No one will watch it with me anymore. Love that movie. "Stop that incessant rhyming, and I mean it! Anybody want a peanut?" I have to fast forward through the shrieking eels and the fireswamp with rodents of unusual size or my dd7 freaks out. The torture scene too...none of my dc have seen the torture scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchfire Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 I don't know exactly, but I'd guess one of the following: Star Wars Star Trek IV The Breakfast Club Love Actually (this one would win if it weren't so much newer than the other three) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebug42 Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Gone With the Wind or maybe The Ten Commandments. I remember watching both without fail in our household growing up. Vivien Leigh is who inspired me to be an actress although when I was 9, I just wanted to be Scarlett. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Raiders of the Lost Ark and Aliens - I quote the lines while watching, which means I have to leave the room. Terminator 1 - got to love a classic coming up close in the running: Pirates of the Caribbean - I found the script online, not that I need it now Reign of Fire - Christian Bale, Gerard Butler, and fiery beasts (dragons) all in one movie :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayle in Guatemala Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 I'm thinking Pride and Prejudice (the good one with Colin Firth) at different times and in snippets here and there. In the theater Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, since I had a huge crush on Christian Slater. I saw it more times than I can count in the theater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie in VA Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Pride and Prejudice. Colin Farell. Sigh... Do you mean Colin Firth? The BBC version, iow, the RIGHT version? :) Love that one! *SIGH* is right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 The Sound of Music. close runner ups: To Kill A Mockingbird It's A Wonderful Life Star Wars Finding Nemo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfarm Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 For me it was Twister. That was during my storm chasing period and I loved the excitement of it. The effects were a little hokey, but there's something about being on a chase that really gets my adrenalin crackling. When dd was little, the librarian at story hour once asked who was afraid of storms. I was surprised when dd raised her hand. When called on and asked why exactly she was afraid, dd responded, "Because if a big storm is coming and we are in the car, my mommy always has her head hanging out the window looking for rotation. One of these days she is going to drive us into a ditch!":glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 I have seen all the classic John Hughes movies at least 50 times each...the Breakfast CLub,Weird Science, 16 Candles, etc..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo2 Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 The Princess Bride Dirty Dancing Girls Just Want to Have Fun (with Sarah Jessica Parker) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooblink Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 No question, Lord of the Rings. At least 20 times back-to-back extended version. I can quote much of it by heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mejane Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 The Shawshank Redemption The Godfather Saturday Night Fever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJsMom Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 It's a Wonderful Life, my mom plays it every year several times starting on Thanksgiving. Of my own choosing, I'm one of those crazy people who like old musicals. I love Rogers & Hammerstein's Cinderella and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. I grew up watching them with my favorite aunt and I force my children to watch them with me now.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof1plustwins Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Forrest Gump The Shining (original) Dumb and Dumber Titanic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CroppinIt Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 When I was little, I saw Return of the Jedi too many times to count. Loved that movie! As an adult, I'd have to say For Love of the Game or Field of Dreams. See a pattern there? :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in the Country Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Heathers The Purple Rose of Cairo Raising Arizona The Muppet Movie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in CA Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 (edited) Both main characters are smart (I hate movies where everyone's dumb), *and* it's got Harrison Ford (enough said ;) ). ETA: Also Sleepless in Seattle & You've Got Mail. Edited May 25, 2010 by Julie in CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeannie in NJ Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Casablanca The Ten Commandments dh and I will drop anything to watch these movies whenever they are on tv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usetoschool Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 The Princess Bride (my name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father...said when swatting flys around here) Pride and Prejudice Persuasion Singing in the Rain Grand Hotel (I vant to be alone...) Casablanca Gone with the Wind Star Wars Raiders of the Lost Ark White Christmas It's a Wonderful Life all the Marx brothers movies the Road movies (Hope and Crosby) Sabrina (the Harrison Ford one) and weirdly Remember the Titans (it was just on tv last week and every time we watch it we try to figure out why we like it so much and can watch it over and over and never get tired of it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AprilTN Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Orange County Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiff in TX Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 A League of Their Own You've Got Mail Christmas Vacation The first two I watched constantly during college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWOB Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 (edited) This is embarrassing, but here they are, in no particular order: Napoleon Dynamite Fargo Forest Gump Dirty Dancing A Christmas Story These are the only movies I can really watch over and over, well, these and the Star Wars movies. Edited May 25, 2010 by wendilouwho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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