Question - good movies you can only see once

"505Turbeaux" (505turbeaux) 01/29/2015 at 16:17 • Filed to: movielopnik

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I was having a conversation last night with some friends, and I figured I would ask Oppo. What movie did you see exactly once, thought it was great, but would never see again? I think Leaving Las Vegas. Super good, Cage and Elisabeth Shue were on, but god DAMN does it make me depressed. So what do you have Oppo?

CalzoneGolem > 505Turbeaux 01/29/2015 at 16:19

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Requiem for a Dream. Really powerful movie. Never need to see it again.

#asstoass

505Turbeaux > CalzoneGolem 01/29/2015 at 16:20

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that was actually the movie a friend picked, and I totally agree

Saracen > 505Turbeaux 01/29/2015 at 16:20

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Schindler's List.

crowmolly > 505Turbeaux 01/29/2015 at 16:21

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Even though TBS and TNT show it every other hour:

The Shawshank Redemption.

Once you know how everything goes down the movie is not as powerful. The first time you see it it's fantastic.

phenotyp > 505Turbeaux 01/29/2015 at 16:22

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was one of these, for me. Saw it in the theater. Left stunned. Never want to see it again. I feel like it'd just put me in a real bad headspace.

505Turbeaux > Saracen 01/29/2015 at 16:22

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yup, this. One time only

ttyymmnn > 505Turbeaux 01/29/2015 at 16:23

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Saving Private Ryan . I could not go through that again.

505Turbeaux > crowmolly 01/29/2015 at 16:23

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see I have watched it numerous times. You are correct it loses something, but still a good watch 2-3 times.

505Turbeaux > phenotyp 01/29/2015 at 16:23

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agreed there too

CalzoneGolem > 505Turbeaux 01/29/2015 at 16:23

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Harold and Maude. I just couldn't stop watching this teenager and granny falling in love. Also, Jag hearse.

Flat Six > 505Turbeaux 01/29/2015 at 16:23

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Thinking of recent movies that I thought were good but never want to see again:

Locke: too tense, only one actor

Into The Woods: too much singing

Borderline:

Under the Skin: would just fast forward to Scarjo nudie bits

505Turbeaux > CalzoneGolem 01/29/2015 at 16:24

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lol I would watch it over and over for the Jag, but that is what we have the interwebs for

Funktheduck > CalzoneGolem 01/29/2015 at 16:24

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You beat me. I've seen it several times because in high school I was one of a couple people with a copy. Lots of people wanted to see it but didn't want to watch it alone. I've never done drugs. That movie may be why.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > 505Turbeaux 01/29/2015 at 16:24

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Memento, because once you know, you know.

Jcarr > 505Turbeaux 01/29/2015 at 16:25

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American History X

Great movie, hard to watch.

Klaus Schmoll > 505Turbeaux 01/29/2015 at 16:25

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Schindler's List and Downfall are obvious choices but, to me, Drive belongs on that list as well.

CalzoneGolem > Funktheduck 01/29/2015 at 16:25

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I saw it in college. When it was over I called my mom and told her I loved her. I also cried alone in my dorm. Fuck that movie.

Funktheduck > 505Turbeaux 01/29/2015 at 16:25

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Requiem for a dream

Donnie Darko

All the Matrix movies

Any heist movie.

Any M. Knight shamalanakfjena movie

505Turbeaux > Jcarr 01/29/2015 at 16:26

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totally, dat curb kick makes me cringe just thinking about it.

jsemerica > 505Turbeaux 01/29/2015 at 16:26

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Happiness

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt014761…

Really good, but only once..

Jcarr > 505Turbeaux 01/29/2015 at 16:26

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That exactly what I was thinking. That and little Eddie Furlong's demise at the end.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > 505Turbeaux 01/29/2015 at 16:27

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Seven

The Pacific (not a movie, but close enough)

Alfalfa > 505Turbeaux 01/29/2015 at 16:27

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Seven. I hated that ending...

TotallyThatStupid > 505Turbeaux 01/29/2015 at 16:27

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The Usual Suspects.

505Turbeaux > Flat Six 01/29/2015 at 16:27

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good picks

505Turbeaux > ttyymmnn 01/29/2015 at 16:27

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agreed

505Turbeaux > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 01/29/2015 at 16:28

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truth

Funktheduck > CalzoneGolem 01/29/2015 at 16:28

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That movie is one of the few movies that has stuck with me once the credits roll emotionally.

Jcarr > ttyymmnn 01/29/2015 at 16:28

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I actually really like rewatching that one.

Klaus Schmoll > phenotyp 01/29/2015 at 16:28

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Good pick! It really fucks with you.

505Turbeaux > Jcarr 01/29/2015 at 16:28

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kills me

Jcarr > Klaus Schmoll 01/29/2015 at 16:29

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Do Downfall parodies count? Cause I could watch those over and over again.

505Turbeaux > Alfalfa 01/29/2015 at 16:29

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haha 2 sevens in as row. One more for blackjack!

Mercedes Streeter > 505Turbeaux 01/29/2015 at 16:29

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Maleficent.

It wasn't a bad movie by any means (though, it's borderline inappropriate for small kids). I enjoyed watching it. But the movie has the same re-playability as the campaign of a Call of Duty game. On my second viewing, I was asleep 15 minutes in.

505Turbeaux > Mercedes Streeter 01/29/2015 at 16:30

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yeah I was wondering about that. My little girls can make that decision on their own later in ife if they want to see it!

phenotyp > Klaus Schmoll 01/29/2015 at 16:30

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There are the obvious ones (Schindler's list, Saving Private Ryan, Leaving Las Vegas, etc), then there's that one, for me. Not because it's about the physical destruction, but the mental and emotional. I loved it and I hated what it did to me.

Klaus Schmoll > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 01/29/2015 at 16:30

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I had to watch that several times in small portions just to follow the story. Kept messing with my head. But yes, once you've seen it all there's no reason to do it again.

Flat Six > jsemerica 01/29/2015 at 16:32

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Yeah pretty much anything by Todd Solonz. Or Harmony Korine

Klaus Schmoll > Jcarr 01/29/2015 at 16:32

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Nah, those are priceless!

CKeffer > 505Turbeaux 01/29/2015 at 16:33

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Grave of the Fireflies is a great movie, the animation is superb, and story extremely moving......unfortunately it's also one of the most depressing things ever committed to film. Schindler's List is likewise a beautiful story and excellent movie, but also such a downer.

Aaron M - MasoFiST > TotallyThatStupid 01/29/2015 at 16:33

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I think The Usual Suspects and Fight Club are both examples of movies you have to see at least twice...because watching it the second time is a completely different experience, and imo not a worse one.

Mercedes Streeter > 505Turbeaux 01/29/2015 at 16:35

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Also, either one of the Great Gatsby films. Everyone knows the endings, so you're just watching the cinematic interpretations of what happens until the end. So once you watch it once, there's no reason to watch again.

ttyymmnn > Jcarr 01/29/2015 at 16:35

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I can't. Too much of a punch in the gut. Brilliant film, but one and done for me.

505Turbeaux > Mercedes Streeter 01/29/2015 at 16:37

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and Leo, in one. I cant even...

Alfalfa > Flat Six 01/29/2015 at 16:39

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Okay, this is something that I just think is ridiculous, because I've heard multiple people say it about Into the Woods and Les Mis: did you not know what the movie was going into it? I mean, if you don't care for musicals, why did you go see a musical?

Sejji > CalzoneGolem 01/29/2015 at 16:44

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Came here to post this. I've never seen it. I asked friends in high school to watch it again w/ me, and no one would ever take me up on it!

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > 505Turbeaux 01/29/2015 at 16:45

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Some Terry Gilliam films, I was glad to see them but I never need to go back. Zero Theorem, Dr. Parnassus are like that for me. I could have skipped Tideland altogether.

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > 505Turbeaux 01/29/2015 at 16:46

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Honestly, one of my favorite "I have the house to myself" weekend things to do is order a pizza, open a bottle of Jack, and watch "Leaving Las Vegas".

I guess I'm just a twisted fuck.

(My vote is What Dreams May Come)

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > 505Turbeaux 01/29/2015 at 16:46

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Some Terry Gilliam films, I was glad to see them but I never need to go back. Zero Theorem, Dr. Parnassus are like that for me. I could have skipped Tideland altogether.

505Turbeaux > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 01/29/2015 at 16:48

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haha at least you are drinking while doing so. It puts me off the sauce for a week

505Turbeaux > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 01/29/2015 at 16:48

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since I havent seen any, I will skip Tideland and watch the others

Flat Six > Alfalfa 01/29/2015 at 16:53

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Meryl Streep was awesome, and I thought the musical arrangements were really cool with all the counter melody. So, verdict: good movie. However 2+ hours of that made for kind of a long movie so I don't want to see it again.

...also I ashamedly did not know that it was a musical when I bought the tix.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > 505Turbeaux 01/29/2015 at 16:54

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Johnny Depp and Benicio del Tores are phenomenal but that movie is just too messed up to watch more than once.

505Turbeaux > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 01/29/2015 at 16:56

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yes, I have only seen it once as well. I agree

Coachrotte33 > CalzoneGolem 01/29/2015 at 17:18

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Came to say the exact same thing.

Coachrotte33 > CalzoneGolem 01/29/2015 at 17:20

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Came to say the exact same movie. Also, Donnie Darko

Jcarr > Klaus Schmoll 01/29/2015 at 17:21

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Good, gives me an excuse to post this classic:

Coachrotte33 > 505Turbeaux 01/29/2015 at 17:21

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Came to say the exact same movie. Also, Donnie Darko

505Turbeaux > Coachrotte33 01/29/2015 at 17:22

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yeah, that is a tough one for sure

chrisw9808 > 505Turbeaux 01/29/2015 at 17:23

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SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) > Klaus Schmoll 01/29/2015 at 17:29

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Drive is most certainly not on that list for me. I've seen it at least a half dozen times.

Klaus Schmoll > SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) 01/29/2015 at 17:43

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Doesn't that put it off the list of movies you see once but never again?

SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) > Klaus Schmoll 01/29/2015 at 17:47

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Yes. "... certainly not on that list"

I don't have many movies that I really like that I won't rewatch though. I find that there are always things I've missed the first time around or something like that. As a general rule, if I wouldn't watch it again I probably didn't like it at all.

Jeff-God-of-Biscuits > 505Turbeaux 01/29/2015 at 18:01

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Oldboy, the original version. Can't even recommend it for everyone, as it has some seriously messed up storyline. There was another, the movie itself had one of the most beautifully filmed opening scenes I have ever seen. About a child falling out a window. Willem Dafoe was in it, but I can't remember the title. I don't think I was able to watch the entire movie either.

Jeff-God-of-Biscuits > 505Turbeaux 01/29/2015 at 18:08

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If you are into soo horrible it's amusing, look no further. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt129637…

the FP: rival gangs battle to the death via dance dance revolution.

Killing-Machine > Jeff-God-of-Biscuits 01/29/2015 at 18:34

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Antichrist is the movie you are thinking of.

Killing-Machine > Jeff-God-of-Biscuits 01/29/2015 at 18:35

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Antichrist is the movie you are thinking about

El Rivinado > 505Turbeaux 01/29/2015 at 20:11

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A bit of an obscure film, but Henry: Portrait of a serial killer. Probably my favorite horror film and one of the most underrated, but the images it displayed on the screen. My god.

Jeff-God-of-Biscuits > Killing-Machine 01/29/2015 at 20:54

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Yeah, I think that was the name. Pretty gruesome movie, with gorgeous cinematography.

bubblestheturtle > 505Turbeaux 01/29/2015 at 21:16

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The Sixth Sense.

Agrajag > 505Turbeaux 01/29/2015 at 22:15

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I've no desire to see Tideland, but the rest of his work is outstanding.

Agrajag > 505Turbeaux 01/29/2015 at 22:21

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Dead Poet's Society. Kurtwood Smith's acting at the end tore me apart. I bought the movie because I loved it so much, but I haven't watched it again.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Klaus Schmoll 01/30/2015 at 00:50

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Along those same lines, "The boy in the striped pajamas".

Jeff-God-of-Biscuits > 505Turbeaux 02/08/2015 at 10:40

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Coming in a little later after a browse... Traitor, if you have not seen it, is really good. Don Cheadle in that one.