Movies No One Wants to See More Than Once

[Hiraeth]

I agree with some on the list that I've seen. But another film in particular that I saw once long ago was a Persian film called The Stoning of Soraya M. You can probably imagine why based on the title alone. The worst part is that the film was based on a true story. And yeah, the ending was brutal. Never again.

 

[Amargith]

I actually rewatched Schindlers list repeatedly as a child. Cruel, yes, but so captivating as well. And the girl in the red jacket...that was a stroke of genius to use.

Dogville on the other hand made me wanna blow my brains out - both due to the pacing and the content itself.

Brokeback mountain was wonderful but i wouldnt feel a need to see it again.

One that should be on that list but isn't: Legends of the Fall. I saw it repeatedly but it left me sad and melancholic for days after each time.

 

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I wouldn't mind seeing The Road again. It's a bit depressing since it seems like even with the somewhat positive ending, there's really nowhere left to go, no chance of longterm survival for anyone. It's really just Mad Max minus the sensationalism.

If you look at it in a twisted way it's a love story in the sense Viggo's character loves his son and is trying so desperately to keep hope alive in a world that really has none left. I felt like Viggo Mortensen really played the father as someone who hadn't given up inside and was just going through the motions because of his son. He seemed hopeful simply because his son still lived. That was enough for him not to give up. I suppose he might of just been putting on an act when he spoke of carrying the fire. That's why I'm curious to read the book to delve deeper into his character's mind.

 

[OrangeAppled]

I just saw Dunkirk. Interesting, but wouldn't want to watch it again. There's very little dialogue and no character development. It's all action, albeit not the dumb variety. I find that mentally draining. Plus the whole miserable nature of the situation and struggle for survival is a big downer. I felt depressed afterwards.

 

[WatchlessThyme]

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and Girls Don't Cry. The imagery is too intense and triggering. I'm very much an empath and believe what we consume through our eyes has an effect on our souls. Never again.

 

[Doctor Cringelord]

Paul Blart Mall Cop

 

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Paul Blart Mall Cop

Lol Well yes just as I wouldn't want to eat again at a restaurant where I contracted food poisoning. Of course, I knew to avoid this particular fare in the first place.

 

[Doctor Cringelord]

The Star Wars Holiday Special

 

[Totenkindly]

The Star Wars Holiday Special

... to be honest, I never got through the first viewing yet.

 

[Doctor Cringelord]

... to be honest, I never got through the first viewing yet.

I actually watch the rifftrax edition every year

 

[ceecee]

Hmmm August Osage county, I couldn't watch again but I thought it was excellent, what's eating Gilbert grape and boys don't cry ...

It was good but I don't want to watch it again. Same with The French Lieutenants' Woman. Not hating on Meryl Streep in any way, she's aways stellar, just those specific movies as a whole. I'd also include Seven, Boyhood and Life is Beautiful.

 

[Abcdenfp]

It was good but I don't want to watch it again. Same with The French Lieutenants' Woman. Not hating on Meryl Streep in any way, she's aways stellar, just those specific movies as a whole. I'd also include Seven, Boyhood and Life is Beautiful.

"Looks up the French lieutenants woman"
totally agree on seven, it's like gone baby gone, the end just tears me to pieces.
house of sand and fog as well , there is just no need to watch again but acting was superior and story was awesome

 

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The Star Wars Holiday Special

We must never speak of this abomination again! Ever!

 

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I actually watch the rifftrax edition every year

Wtf is wrong with you?

 

[Z Buck McFate]

I agree with these on the list: Blue Valentine, Dancer in the Dark, Dogville, American History X, and Grave of the Fireflies.

I'm not especially seeing it with Brokeback Mountain. It's sad, but I feel no aversion to watching it again.

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I'd add to the list The Bad Sleep Well. It's Akira Kurosawa's (loose) adaptation of Hamlet. I found this version particularly wrenching. Good, but wrenching.

Also: Turtles Can Fly

 

[Hiraeth]

Also Precious. That movie was miserable from beginning to end. Such a downer.

 

[Red Memories]

The Lovely Bones

amazing movie, amazing book. can't handle it more than once.

 

[StrawberryBoots]

The remake of Beauty and the Beast. I was held captive and forced to watch it against my will. I can't stand all that high pitched singin'!

I want to clarify my previous comment about Beauty and the Beast (March 2017). I don't like a lot of dramatic singing in movies. I find, it's an unnecessary distraction. However, being a techie nerd with an eye for complexities, I was impressed with the movie production. I thought it was well done. I liked it much better than the original 2D Disney animation.

I would recommend it to feelers and thinkers with well-developed feeling.

 

[Tellenbach]

Sweet Bean. It's a very good film about strangers coming together and becoming friends, but it's also one of the biggest tearjerkers.

The main character is a japanese leper who was abandoned by her parents as a child and left at a leper colony. She tells this story about a blouse that her mom had stayed up all night to sew for her using the most precious material. They had to remove all her belongings at the leper colony and burn it so she never saw her blouse again.

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

Cannibal Holocaust.