Messages: 56869 Location: Owings Mills, MD
Registered: October 2003
Did it again last night!
Thu, 15 August 2019 13:23
Scrolling through TV channels looking for a Nat Geo, Animal Planet, or A&E anything and there it is: 'Taken'.
Don't know how many times I've watched this, but it seems to be the kind of movie you can come in anywhere and still find lots of action. Neeson is awesome in this, the first of the three in the series, and the only one that reached this level of interest for me.
What do you think of this one, and can you name any others that you can watch over and over?
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
- Buddha
I like that one too. Also for repeat viewing, I like the first two Terminator movies, first two Alien movies, No Country for Old Men, and Apocalypse Now.
Messages: 13684 Location: Southern Oregon Coast
Registered: September 2009
Re: Did it again last night!
Thu, 15 August 2019 17:08
Stan, I haven't seen that movie, but at my age I might have forgotten that I have. In fact, it generally takes me three nights to watch an entire movie, and when it is over I have already forgotten the beginning. :>) Take care, pal. Karl
Messages: 15370 Location: San Diego, CA
Registered: November 2003
Lots and lots
Thu, 15 August 2019 20:21
For me, too. I also really enjoyed all the Bernie Rhodenbarr ones.
The only two other authors I've read as many books would be Michael Connelly and James Lee Burke.
Messages: 8837 Location: The Little Red Dot
Registered: November 2007
Several movies I like to watch over.
Thu, 15 August 2019 20:25
Godfather I & II (can't decide which one is better)
Dead Poets Society
Forrest Gump
Bournes Identity, Supremacy, Ultimatum
Deja Vu (I still have trouble with the timeline of events)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (to feel young again)
The Birdcage (was my first encounter with Nathan Lane)
And I've watched Taken at least 10 times.
Nothing above that's too difficult to sit through.
Messages: 8088 Location: GMT -6
Registered: December 2003
Re: Did it again last night!
Fri, 16 August 2019 00:03
I have that scene from when he says, "...remember me? We spoke three days ago." He had just had the dude read, "good luck." I literally have that 12 minutes on DVR. I love the entire movie but that scene is epic.
Messages: 26738 Location: Australia
Registered: November 2003
Hmmm,...I can taken or leaven Taken, Stan...>
Fri, 16 August 2019 01:43
I haven't really seen Neeson in anything great for quite some time.
Fillums I like to re-watch? Quite a few - these are off the top of my head:
Cast Away (like yourself, I can start anywhere in this one and happily watch the rest).
The Man Who Would Be King
Pan's Labyrinth (watched it three times in the last three months!)
Zulu
Big (I dunno, it's just a satisfying movie).
Raiders of the Lost Ark (by far the best of the series, with Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade also being re-watchable. Not the others, and certianly not Indiana Jones and the Smartass Kid and the Screaming Woman).
Saving Ryan's Privates.
A.I. (no-one seems to like this {too soppy?}, but I've re-watched it a fair bit).
A few of the Dirty Harry films.
Leon: The Professional
Downfall - really well done.
Messages: 4719 Location: G'day mate
Registered: December 2005
Watching twice?
Fri, 16 August 2019 04:17
I very rarely do this, but I think I will soon watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy for the second time. I watched High Noon recently, which was the third time, at intervals of about 20 years.
I don't seem to find time for the many films I'd like to see for the first time!
Messages: 24131 Location: Warwickshire, UK
Registered: October 2006
I forgot to add...
Fri, 16 August 2019 04:32
Re-watches:
Erin Brokovich
The Green Mile
Shawshank Redemption
Road to Perdition
Raging Bull
A Bronx Tale
The Cruel Sea
Get Carter (original)
Pelham 123 (original)
...and so many more
"After the game, the King and the pawn go into the same box." ~ Old Italian proverb
Messages: 24131 Location: Warwickshire, UK
Registered: October 2006
I forgot to add...
Fri, 16 August 2019 04:34
Re-watches:
Erin Brokovich
The Green Mile
Shawshank Redemption
Road to Perdition
Raging Bull
A Bronx Tale
The Cruel Sea
Get Carter (original)
Pelham 123 (original)
Conspiracy
Schindler's List
When Harry Met Sally (if only for that one scene!)
My Cousin Vinny
...and so many more
"After the game, the King and the pawn go into the same box." ~ Old Italian proverb
Messages: 5343 Location: North Carolina
Registered: January 2004
Only one movie I enjoy watching multiple times...
Fri, 16 August 2019 06:42
The Great Escape. I'm fascinated by Steve McQueen's character, Virgil Hilts, aka The Cooler King. Maybe because I'm always getting in trouble, too. ;-)
Messages: 13684 Location: Southern Oregon Coast
Registered: September 2009
Re: Only one movie I enjoy watching multiple times...
Fri, 16 August 2019 11:18
Aah, The Great Escape. Yep, Scott, one of the best of all times. Along with that I would also mention The Magnificent Seven. Both from the same time frame, and both with Charles Bronson and Steve McQueen (do believe that James Coburn was in both, as well). All my best, pal. Karl
Messages: 56869 Location: Owings Mills, MD
Registered: October 2003
Came up with 18 more...
Fri, 16 August 2019 21:17
...that I'd watch any time they're on (I know I'm missing some others):
A Few Good Men
The Blues Brothers 1 & 2
Trading Places
Ferris Buehller's Day Off
The Shawshank Redemption
Blazing Saddles
The Green Mile
Casablanca
The Maltese Falcon
The Big Lebowski
The Producers
Pulp Fiction
Men In Black 1 & 2
Groundhog Day
Chinatown
Die Hard
Notice these aren't artsy or very deep; just entertaining.
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
- Buddha
Messages: 56869 Location: Owings Mills, MD
Registered: October 2003
...and how could I forget...
Sat, 17 August 2019 23:19
...My Cousin Vinnie?
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
- Buddha
Messages: 6781 Location: Toronto
Registered: November 2003
'Persuasion' (1995)
Tue, 20 August 2019 07:29
Hi Stan,
For me, it is 'Persuasion' (1995). It is one of the lesser-known Austen adaptations, but easily the most realistic-looking one. For example, the indoor nighttime scenes were filmed by candlelight alone, and the actors wore as little makeup as possible. Other Austen films or series, like 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Sense and Sensibility', which both came out in the same year, give the impression of "I have been transported into an amazing fantasy land," but 'Persuasion' says "I actually believe that this is happening right in front of me."
A quiet film full of many details and wonderfully subtle classical acting, I find that there is always something new to discover with each viewing and it is like an old friend to me.
Raymond
p.s. Continuing to pray for you, and hope that you are doing ok, my friend.
