Some people want to be able to watch a movie “for the first time” all over again. Others want to forget a rubbish one. If you could remove just one movie from your memory, which would it be?
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Ayy
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That’s the one I was thinking
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Grave of the Fireflies is very special in that it is peerless work of cinematic art and yet I cannot in good conscience recommend that anyone watch it.
It’s just so bleak and sad.
With that in mind, may I recommend the Korean film Snowy Road?
Dunkirk comes close but not quite as sad as GotF
I don’t know of any other movie that is universally as praised, but also that no one has a desire to rewatch. It’s brilliant, I recommend it to many, but there’s no way I’m subjecting myself to that again, I don’t have that kind of strength!
I was in my early 20s and still hopeful about the world and my future and the meaning of life when I first saw it. After nearly 20 years I don’t think my psyche could handle Grave of Fireflies again.
May I recommend Snowy Road?
Tucker and Dale vs Evil
I haven’t laughed at a movie like that in years. I would like to again
Just ordered the blu ray last night! It’s been on my radar for years, but never watched it.
We’re renting a cabin this Halloween and it’s on our watch list for sure!
looks at comments Really? No Requiem for a Dream? Eff that movie.
Ayyy…that’s the film that came to mind straight away of one I’d love to forget. Such a messed up story.
For those that haven’t seen it, the film is technically excellent. Nothing wrong at all there. The tale it tells is quite unnerving.
The film is a masterpiece. The fact that people would rather have never watched it is due to how well executed it was. Personally, I still enjoy watching it every couple of years.
That movie is a tool, a very useful tool.
My friends kid started smoking weed and getting into trouble at 14 he was bitching about it to me and I said “Make her watch Requiem, I’m a grown ass man who did drugs and that movie makes me scared of drugs”
Few weeks later he had to pick her up from a friends house when the parents caught them smoking a joint after dinner at a sleepover.
She was all surprised he wasnt yelling and screaming and said “So, am I in trouble?” He just said “Nah, lets go home and watch a movie.”
That’ll do it.
I’d lobby to show that movie to every middle school to scare the shit out of them, it is so freakin good. It should scare you.
Yup. No waivers!
That movie fucked me up for a long time.
Try watching it for the first time. Alone. At night. While housesitting in an unfamiliar house. 😱
Actually not far off from how I watched it. Lol I had a friend with though.
ATLA live action. It’s already almost gone from my memory but not quite all the way gone.
There is no ATLA movie in Ba Sing Se…
There are too many to choose!
And the award goes to:
Lord of the Rings. If I can only choose one, then Return of the King.
Honourable mentions:
Avengers Endgame (watched it at a midnight screening at a Infinity-War/Endgame double bill and it was one of the best experiences ever)
Tron legacy: unlike many movies, it completely drew me into its world, with the visuals and music.
Nolan batman films: probably Dark Knight
I never got the hate for Tron: Legacy.
Its still one of my favorite movies to watch on Bluray on the big tv with the volume up too loud when I have the house to myself for a night.
You know what? I think I’ll do exactly that this weekend! In a dark room with the cold and cranked up, it’s an absolute banger
Matrix 4
for a long time, I was like if I had a wish, it would be to see the Matrix movies like the very first time.
after seeing the 4th, my wish is to clear Matrix 4 out of my mind.
Matrix 4 felt like a direct-to-video sequel.
It more or less was to be honest.
If I remember correctly the wachowskis were about to lose some rights to Warner Bros or Warner had to remake to not lose rights or so.
Therefore the one Wachowski sister did that one… That’s similar to a lot of the direct to dvd sequels that are done by disney. They remain to hold the rights.
(Please correct me if I am wrong)
Fucking Elf. I hate that fucking movie and yet due to the people I was hanging out with at the time somehow ended up seeing it 5 times. Didn’t like it the first time, spent the whole time annoyed the second, don’t know why or how I tolerated it 3 more times, but I’m never watching that shitty fucking movie ever again and wish I could bleach it the fuck out of my skull.
You watched elf 5 times? I’m sorry but I’m laughing here, you dumbass lol
Yeah that movie is all kinds of godawful
Dumbass is almost too nice lol. I was really wanting to hang out with people at the time. I stopped hanging out with them once I couldn’t tolerate it anymore. Decided being alone was more fun.
The first one that comes time mind is the one I’ve watched the most times and pretty much know by heart: The Princess Bride.
That said, I wonder how much of my love for the movie is nostalgia. Maybe it would ruin it for me. But it would be interesting to find out.
“You got money?”
“Sixty five.”
“Psh… I never work for so little. Except once! And that was a very noble cause.”
Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
Came here to say this. Love this movie and it’s unique premise.
Cannibal Holocaust. I’m reminded of it every time I see a tortoise. If you’re an animal person, do not watch it.
All of the animal torture scenes were completely in bad taste. I met Ruggero Deodato once. I told him that I really respected how raw and violent Cannibal Holocaust was, and the legalities behind the movie were fascinating, but that the animal cruelty is beyond reproach, truly disgusting.
Fucking Serbian Film. And eff your post for reminding my stupid brain that that film exists. /s
Fucking trash movie. Not even shocking. Just complete garbage.
A Serbian film… That ending I just cant… It is the only movie I actively tell people to avoid. My wife and I like to watch the most mind-fuck movies imaginable, but that one took it a step too far. We literally just stared at the screen for like 5 min after it was over.
Salo was for a long time the ultimate clout getter in conversations about fucked up films. A Serbian Film shit all over that upon its release. I actually think Salo is a bit interesting as a commentary on power and abuse, if not completely over the top, but ASF has little if any redeeming value. If it is trying to make any point it completely fails in making it because the content of the story is so awful It’s impossible to reflect on what that could even be.
Nice! I had it on my list, but hadn’t seen salo yet, thanks for the reminder!
I agree. Saw a lot of fucked up films, but “A Serbian Film” I will never watch again. Similar feeling about “Irreversible” and this one endless scene…
I was reading the comments and realized that most people would want to forget a good movie so you can enjoy it again for the first time. But the first thing my negative ass thought of is “well I really wish I could remove the movie Tusk from my mind”.
Shit, same tho. They brought him a fucking fish at the end. What. The. Fuck.
Interstellar - Movie and Music
That’s my all time favorite.
