Movies that you watch over and over again

[WWGD]

Sidenote:In the comments under the video you posted someone said his character Homey D. Clown was very funny too, so I searched for it on the tube. And I found a sketch compilation, incredibly funny :
(and a young Jim Carrey is also playing in some of the sketches)

Best of Homey D. Clown Vol. 1-In Living Color

I think it was an extremely underrated show. I would laugh every time it showed as well as in the reruns. I wonder how a similar shiw would fare today.Strangely,Damon Wayans went on to more serious, straight-laced roles after the show. I guess you can say that he did not proctologize the viscosity of his fecal derriere ;).

 

[newbiegirl]

I watch Tim Burton's "Nightmare Before Christmas" regularly, especially around Halloween. Best movie soundtrack ever in my book.

ZapperZ me too, I’ll be watching it soon. How did you find Corpse Bride I thought the animation was good and the gothic-romance plot 🎞

 

[bhobba]

Good Will Hunting - watch it at least once every six months. Love the scene where Will Hunting is in the bar and dismantles the obnoxious twit that was trying to put down his friend played by Ben Affleck. I always rewind it and watch it a few times while watching the movie. Laugh at the reviews that say he was an undiscovered genius - Gerald Lambeau was a genius - Will Hunting was another Ramanujan or perhaps Feynman ie a Magician that even geniuses can't go where they go. This is a central part of the movie that reviewers don't seem to get, it makes me shake my head. The parallels and differences between Hardy and Ramanujan seem lost on them as well - Ramanujan lived for math, Will Hunting didn't really care that much - he was interested in it - but it was not his deep passion.

Thanks
Bill

 

[Klystron]

Good Will Hunting - watch it at least once every six months. Love the scene where Will Hunting is in the bar and dismantles the obnoxious twit that was trying to put down his friend played by Ben Affleck. I always rewind it and watch it a few times while watching the movie. Laugh at the reviews that say he was an undiscovered genius - Gerald Lambeau was a genius - Will Hunting was another Ramanujan or perhaps Feynman ie a Magician that even geniuses can't go where they go. This is a central part of the movie that reviewers don't seem to get, it makes me shake my head. The parallels and differences between Hardy and Ramanujan seem lost on them as well - Ramanujan lived for math, Will Hunting didn't really care that much - he was interested in it - but it was not his deep passion.

Thanks
Bill

A powerful insightful movie with impressive writing from two young actors evidenced by their Oscar and with excellent supporting roles by Robin Williams, Minnie Driver, and Stellan Skarsgård.

I thoroughly agree that Damon's character is not a mathematician. He likes mathematicians and is mildly intrigued by their struggles to comprehend what he sees so easily. The scenes where he solves connected graphs in his head demonstrates that he visualizes these problems in N-dimensional geometry and simply selects a solution that "Hardy" (Skarsgard) will accept.

I have only watched "Good Will Hunting" once in theatrical release. Two issues keep me from purchasing the DVD.

Spoiler: Reasons I watched the movie just once.

The profound way the death of his wife affects William's character including painting to cope with loss hits close to home. The highly personal comments Damon makes about child abuse, offhand during a counseling session, also strike home. Damon's character is lucky IMO to still be able to think and speak so adroitly.

When Damon/Affleck list choices faced by a boy confronting a drunk sadistic father -- something about 'choose to be hit by a belt, fist or stick' -- I thought, "Lucky wimps! They get a choice?". A large crescent wrench (adjustable spanner) suprised slammed against the temple hurts more due to the sharp edges and the helical thread. True, a heavy fist deep in the gut causes more physical upset and some lasting damage; but if the child enjoys thinking and the father hates intelligence then blows to the head cause the most problems in my experience.

 

[pinball1970]

A powerful insightful movie with impressive writing from two young actors evidenced by their Oscar and great supporting roles by Robin Williams, Minnie Driver, and Stellan Skarsgård.

I thoroughly agree that Damon's character is not a mathematician. He likes mathematicians and is mildly intrigued by their struggles to comprehend what he sees so easily. The scenes where he solves connected graphs in his head demonstrates that he visualizes these problems in N-dimensional geometry and simply selects a solution that "Hardy" (Skarsgard) will accept.

I have only watched "Good Will Hunting" once in theatrical release. Two issues keep me from purchasing the DVD.

Spoiler: Reasons I watched the movie just once.

The profound way the death of his wife affects William's character including painting to cope with loss hits close to home. The highly personal comments Damon makes about child abuse, offhand during a counseling session, also strike home. Damon's character is lucky IMO to still be able to think and speak so adroitly.

When Damon/Affleck list choices faced by a boy confronting a drunk sadistic father -- something about 'choose to be hit by a belt, fist or stick' -- I thought, "Lucky wimps! They get a choice?". A large crescent wrench (adjustable spanner) suprised slammed against the temple hurts more due to the sharp edges and the helical thread. True, a heavy fist deep in the gut causes more physical upset and some lasting damage; but if the child enjoys thinking and the father hates intelligence then blows to the head cause the most problems in my experience.

Holy cr4p man your post was horrific.
I had a loving family and should remember it was not so bad as a kid at home.

 

[Klystron]

Holy cr4p man your post was horrific.
I had a loving family and should remember it was not so bad as a kid at home.

Oh, sorry. Should I delete the post? The movie is excellent and worth discussing.

The core of the script concerns overcoming child abuse and loss. Damon's character shows practical smarts by becoming a janitor at an Ivy league college in order to devour all those books after work for fun and to self educate. His tendency to physically attack perceived enemies seems counter-productive in such an articulate character. Personally, the idea that abused children grow into abusers is malarkey. Gus van Sant probably meant those scenes as holdovers from Damon's childhood and to contrast the janitor's personal life with the clean quiet university corridors he despises.

 

[pinball1970]

Oh, sorry. Should I delete the post? The movie is excellent and worth discussing.

The core of the script concerns overcoming child abuse and loss. Damon's character shows practical smarts by becoming a janitor at an Ivy league college in order to devour all those books after work for fun and to self educate. His tendency to physically attack perceived enemies seems counter-productive in such an articulate person. Personally, the idea that abused children grow into abusers is malarkey. Gus van Sant probably meant those scenes as holdovers from Damon's childhood and to contrast the janitor's personal life with the clean quiet university corridors he despises.

No please don't apologize. It was distressing to read but don't delete.
Some films are just great but others chime with us because of our past experience, good and bad.

 

[pinball1970]

Oh, sorry. Should I delete the post? The movie is excellent and worth discussing.

The core of the script concerns overcoming child abuse and loss. Damon's character shows practical smarts by becoming a janitor at an Ivy league college in order to devour all those books after work for fun and to self educate. His tendency to physically attack perceived enemies seems counter-productive in such an articulate person. Personally, the idea that abused children grow into abusers is malarkey. Gus van Sant probably meant those scenes as holdovers from Damon's childhood and to contrast the janitor's personal life with the clean quiet university corridors he despises.

Feel good film? Over and over.'It could happen to you' Great film. Nicholas Cage, brilliant. Everything that is good and bad about people but I recommend it.
I always watch it with Indian food a few beers on a Friday night with good friends.
How true is it? Apparently it's based on some real events.
Watch it!

 

[bhobba]

Oh, sorry. Should I delete the post? The movie is excellent and worth discussing.

Oh no - it was an excellent analysis - more insightful than my effort. English, literature, film analysis etc is not my strength - only average - nor was I that interested in it while at school - but more interested these days. I actually failed it at HS and technically did not graduate because I did no work. The other subjects I did were all science/math based and because I have a natural affinity with them had no trouble passing with no effort - in fact I got a credit average - but not in English. Jordan Peterson, whose intelligence I respect, while not agreeing with all he says, was asked what he did not know. Immediately he said - Physics, Quantum Physics, and Math. Since Quantum Physics is part of Physics I guess he meant especially Quantum Physics. He is the exact opposite to me - still I find what he writes and says interesting. Why some people are good at some things and only average at others, even though they have a high IQ overall, has always been a mystery to me. Will Hunting seemed a 'Magician' at everything - Feynman was a Magician at math at physics, very good at any branch of science as evidenced by his research in Biology, but probably not a Magician, and like me only average at English. That's probably why he only had an IQ of just 128 (some say 125) - the test he did was more oriented to testing humanities type skills rather than logic type skills. He got the highest score in Math and Physics Princeton had ever seen, but the lowest score in the Humanities they had ever seen in their PhD admission test.

Thanks
Bill

 

[pinball1970]

I am not sure I would watch the film Infinity about Feynman over and over.
The focus is on his relationship with Arleen rather than the Science.

 

[OmCheeto]

I am not sure I would watch the film Infinity about Feynman over and over.
The focus is on his relationship with Arleen rather than the Science.

Thanks! I didn't even know that movie existed.

I watched the PBS Nova program about him several times: Last Journey of a Genius
Original broadcast date: 01/24/1989
I don't think I'd heard of him before that came out.

 

[pinball1970]

Thanks! I didn't even know that movie existed.

I watched the PBS Nova program about him several times: Last Journey of a Genius

There are not that many films about scientists. 'The imitation game.' with Cumberbatch I recommend rather than 'Theory of everything,' that came after.
Damn busters is the other famous one that have seen again and again.

Paul Dirac would be a good subject for a film I always thought.
If you have not read 'The strangest man' I recommend it.
Is there one about Einstein? There is a series called 'Genius' that is pretty good.
I'll have a search around.

Edit: A beautiful mind! How could I forget that?! That is one can watch over and over.

 

[DennisN]

'The imitation game.' with Cumberbatch I recommend

Yes, I really, really liked that one too!
Which wouldn't be a surprise to someone who knows me, since I like Cumberbatch¹, computing and cryptography and I am also very interested in history incl. WW2. In short, it's my kind of movie . And I also think the acting was excellent.

Trailer for those lucky ones who have not seen it yet:
¹ And I am a big fan of the Sherlock tv series (a modern version of Sherlock Holmes), where Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman and others also are excellent.

Trailer for those lucky ones who have not seen it yet:

 

[DennisN]

Hi all thread participants, if you would like to nominate twenty (20) of your favorite movies in this new PF thread it would be very much appreciated!

Nominate 20 movies here:
http://www.physicsforums.com/threads/pfs-favorite-movies-poll-nominations.979455/

 

[Johnny Yuma]

The Court Jester...Fargo...Sideways...Being There...Dr. Strangelove...Freeway... and last, but not least, Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion.

 

[OmCheeto]

The Court Jester...Fargo...Sideways...Being There...Dr. Strangelove...Freeway... and last, but not least, Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion.

Weird.
3 of these are some of my favorites: Fargo, Being There, Dr. Strangelove
Whilst the other 4, I've never even heard of.
Thanks!

 

[Johnny Yuma]

One more...A Kiss Before Dying. Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter and 2 women I forgot.

 

[Irene Z]

The Mask! Going back to it once in a month, and have had a week-long binge on watching it lately (virtually, every evening). Awesome.

 

[jk_er_gamma]

Inception.
If I forget to watch it for more than 2 years, it might feel like I'm missing a "kick."
If I get to that point, I'd better hope my present reality is worth being an illusion.

 

[osilmag]

James Bond
The Prestige
Sherlock Holmes
Bourne Series
Lord of The Rings

 

[Bystander]

Given "current events," re-watched AQOTWF, and The Last Emperor; worth the time.

 

[Klystron]

AQOTWF

Had to look that acronym up: "All Quiet On The Western Front".

I strongly remember reading the English version of Erich Remarque's first novel, the sequel, more dimly. Not certain I saw the movie, or perhaps cannot distinguish "All Quiet.." from so many other war films / novels such as "The Guns of August" and Hemingway's "A Farewell To Arms".

Good choices, all, considering life once again imitates Art in current history making events.

FTR I never liked the novel or movie but "A Separate Peace" set during WWII borrows heavily from Remarque's AQOTWF before 'falling down the stairs'.

I do recommend the anti-war books "Johnnie Got His Gun" and "The Execution of Private Eddie Slovak" but have not seen the movies.

[oops, forgot thread title. Next post is better.]

 

[Hornbein]

I have never watched a TV show twice. The only movies I've seen more than once are The Wizard of Oz and Casablanca, and that was years ago.

The only books I have read twice are The Ring Trilogy and Catch-22, and those readings were thirty years apart.

Music is the only thing I repeat. At the most extreme I heard Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band hundreds of times when it was the only record I owned.

 

[Bystander]

"Johnnie Got His Gun" and "The Execution of Private Eddie Slovak"

Johnnie, so-so movie; Execution , not popular at TAMU (Rudder Tower) where I post-doc'd, and "duller than dirt" on-screen...my recollection is falling asleep halfway through both the movie and the book. Books? The Good Soldier Schweik, Jaroslav Hasek, an unfinished masterpiece, still in my library, as is Johnnie...not so Eddie...I never throw books away.

 

[Klystron]

Johnnie, so-so movie; Execution , not popular at TAMU (Rudder Tower) where I post-doc'd, and "duller than dirt" on-screen...my recollection is falling asleep halfway through both the movie and the book. Books? The Good Soldier Schweik, Jaroslav Hasek, an unfinished masterpiece, still in my library, as is Johnnie...not so Eddie...I never throw books away.

Thanks for the info. I read 'Johnnie' and 'Eddie' long time ago. Speed read. Might dislike them now. WWII era "Catch 22" book and movie much better, though Heller's cynicism grates.

Did not like "Tin Drum". Strongly recommend Lothar-Gunther Buchheim's "Das Boot" novel and film. Watch director's cut in German. Compelling realistic war film true to novel. English version also good as Wolfgang Petersen had original cast voice both versions.

 

[Bystander]

Lothar-Gunther Buchheim's "Das Boot" novel and film.

Yes!

 

[Bystander]

recommend Lothar-Gunther Buchheim's "Das Boot"

Sharks and Little Fish/Hai und Kleine Fisch(?sp), Wolfgang Ott; don't think it ever made the screen, may have inspired L-GB's work.

 

[strangerep]

I think [Homey] was an extremely underrated show. I would laugh every time it showed as well as in the reruns. I wonder how a similar show would fare today.

I reckon The Academy should've had Homey waiting in the wings behind Chris Rock, then sneak out and execute his trademark when the latter made a too-offensive joke. (He would have been funnier than Will Smith...)

 

[strangerep]

Did not like "Tin Drum".

Me neither, though I probably failed to understand it correctly. Young boy trying to squeeze up into his baby sitter's <ahem>. How on Earth did that get past the censors?

Strongly recommend Lothar-Gunther Buchheim's "Das Boot" novel and film.

I watched the movie and then, much later, the TV series, mainly captivated by Lizzy Caplan who seems incredibly skilled at playing nutcases of varying severity. I was surprised when she turned up in True Blood.

But I wouldn't watch Das Boot again -- too depressing.

 

[Klystron]

Me neither, though I probably failed to understand it correctly. Young boy trying to squeeze up into his baby sitter's <ahem>. How on Earth did that get past the censors?

IDK. I cannot stomach Gunter Grass, never watched the film. Also dislike J.D. Salinger of "Crapper in the Rye" fame.

I watched the movie and then, much later, the TV series, mainly captivated by Lizzy Caplan who seems incredibly skilled at playing nutcases of varying severity. I was surprised when she turned up in True Blood.

Oh wow. First I learned about the TV series. Thanks. I liked True Blood despite not being much of a fantasy fan. Anna Paquin always turns in brava performances despite sounding like Holly Hunter after crashing her car in J. G. Ballard's "Crash". Deep South and sexy with it.

But I wouldn't watch Das Boot again -- too depressing.

Yep, no argument. Maybe next time I watch Kaptain-Lieutenant survives the war?