Which movie do you watch every time it's on?

United States
August 10, 2007 7:52pm CST
Today I spent cleaning my living room and as I was sorting my box of DVDs and putting them back in alphabetical order I thought about my favorite movies ever. There are several movies that I watch every time I'm flipping channels and I see that they are on. Even if I own the DVD I'm still compelled to watch. Braveheart is my favorite (that's how I came up with my user name) but there are many others. My favorites are Gone With the Wind, Wizard of Oz, Sound of Music, Amadeus, Dave, THe American President, The Godfather movies, Goodfellas, Finding Nemo, Office Space, all of the Harry Potter movies, Baby Boom. I just can't resist them! What our your favorite movies? The ones that you just watch over and over again?
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@Jaytech (2251)
11 Aug 07
I don't really need to watch my fav movies when they're on tv because I tend to buy the dvd's to the good movies. Although the movies quoted so far in this discussion are excellent, especially Goodfellas & Pulp Fiction. My curent fav movie that I'll add to the discussion is Once Upon a time In The West by Sergio Leoni, it's fantastic even if it is old :)
• Philippines
11 Aug 07
my favorite movies are Prince of thieves by Kevin Costner, Lion King , Jungle Book, First i would say why Prince of Thieves is on of my favorite because of the sitting "back to the nature" the action also is great, so much fencing and shooting arrows to the enemy is great you know and the soundtrack is so cool by bryan Adams.. The Lion King why because of the story which is not far from reality. he run from being king because he think he the one who kill his father but only to find out later on as his father visit him in a vision and convince him to go back and be the ruler of the pride land
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• United States
12 Aug 07
Prince of Thieves was a really good movie that I forgot all about. I remember seeing that one at the movies and I loved it. And now that you've got me thinking about Kevin Costner it reminds me that I always watch The Bodyguard and Dances With Wolves whenever they are on. I also love the Lion King. Makes me cry every time.
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11 Aug 07
I am the same even when i have them on dvd. Any Carry On film I will always watch. You may not be familiar with these, they are old British comedy films. I absolutely love them and were brought up on them as a child. I am addicted to The Descent at the mo, so if its on I am there. Also Casino, Goodfellas, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and any Hammer Horror film. I have been so engrossed with Heroes, Dexter and Jericho lately I seem to forget about all my favourite films. As I am on school holiday now I am making it my mission to catch up and enjoy my best films again. Cheers.
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@MikeMe (100)
• United States
11 Aug 07
I'm a movie lover from way back. Used to love all those old Hammer Horror movies with Christopher Lee as Dracula. I remember going to the movie house and watching "Jaws" and "Tommy". Movies I never fail to watch when I'm flipping channels and they are on? "Tombstone" Gawd I love that movie. That was Kurt Russell's defining role and one of Billy Bob Thornton's first. Movie has one of my favorite quotes, "You tell 'em I'M coming...and hell's coming with me! You hear! HELL'S COMING WITH ME!". I also never miss "Grease", "The Shawshank Redemption", and "Blazing Saddles" (maybe the most quotable movie ever, after another movie I never miss, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail") Oh, and "Unforgiven", "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" and "The Wedding Singer" AND, "The Godfather". Then, of course, there's the Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
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• United States
12 Aug 07
Yeah! Great movies. Shawshank Redemption is outstanding but I never see that one on TV. Im going to have to buy that one on DVD. Blazing Saddles I need to rent. I remember going to the movies with my parents but I think I was like 5 or something when it came out and I was coloring in a coloring book or something. I remember my parents laughing hysterically over that one. I always watch the Wedding Singer too. Thanks!
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@sanju21 (135)
• United States
11 Aug 07
Well i am an absolute movie buff and love quality movies.Movies for me is an art and so i like movies which has a startling conclusion or has some materials in it which can stir up your thought processes and will lead you to think atleast for few moments after the movie has concluded.Judged by this factor some movies I definitely want to see as many times as possible are Schindlers list for its vivid and so lively presentation of the naked truth of the Jewish holocaust and similar pattern movies like Life Is Beautiful,Hotel Rwanda.Among the lightspirited moviestuffs,Lord of the rings trilogy/pirates of carribean stand out as the best for me.
• United States
11 Aug 07
Well you wouldn't know it to look at my original list, but I also love movies that make me think too. I also love Schindler's List. It sounds weird to say I love a movie about something so horrible, but it was a good movie that helped to teach me about something I didn't know much about. Gandhi is another movie that I love that helped me to learn a lot. Great post! Thanks!
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• United States
11 Aug 07
I would never miss gone with the wind. When my daughter and I know it will be on TV, we make a night of it, a girls night, with popcorn and a shared time. But my favorite is Out Of Africa. Of coure the childen think it is boring, so they leave the room.One night I started to watch the old version of The King And I, I could not believe it all the children sat and watched it with me. The same for The Joy Luck Club. My son even cried.
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• United States
11 Aug 07
Oh yeah, The King and I is one that always sucks me in too! I love the scene where they're dancing and that big poofy skirt of hers is swishing around and the song is just awesome too.
@venshida (4836)
• United States
11 Aug 07
Its the Color Purple. I just love that movie.
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@katisaurus (1038)
• Canada
11 Aug 07
Easy peasy. Remember the Titans, Grease, School of Rock, Wizard of Oz, It Takes Two, Mean Girls, Maid in Manhatten, and several others. I can also watch Harry Potter over and over again without getting bored, which is nice, because I love Harry Potter.
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@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
11 Aug 07
Great movies you mentioned out here, makes me wanna open my player and watch a movie!;) Anyways, movies that make me wanna go watch them are those that I find interesting tow hat. Biographies of prominent people, that helped shape the world and even turn it upside down. Box-office hits, dramas that made me teary-eyed and comedies. Some of these on my lists are LOTR(1,2&3), JFK, Lethal Weapon(1-4), Godfather(1,2&3), Big Momma(1&2), Jackie Chan films(am a big fan of his) and A walk in the Clouds.
@xnipher (544)
• Philippines
11 Aug 07
I love Disney's original movies..... I love the movie "Pixel Perfect".... ohh it is very sad and it is a science fiction movie...
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• United States
11 Aug 07
Grease - One of my fav movies
Grease and Joe Dirt are two that pop to the front of my head! I watch them every single time they are on. They are just classic and timeless! Now, as for favorite movies...I have to say I LOVE Con Air, Braveheart is also one of my favs, Gone with the Wind is another of my favs, Face/Off, Pulp Fiction...just a few of my favs.
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@coolmailraj (2460)
• India
11 Aug 07
Hi. Yes there are some movies which you feel like watching every time they are on, no matter how many times you have already gone through it. One such movie is "Vivah". i watched it first time on 28th of the last month and by now I have watched the full movie at least 11 times. Now I own its D.V.D. as well As the CD. Other than that I like Independence day a lot.
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
11 Aug 07
When I was a kid, it was "It's A Wonderful Life". That was long before it went into the public domain and started being shown on every station a dozen times every year. It was shown rarely and so was a treat, as it is a great, classic movie. It is shown so often now, that I completely avoid it. For me, that is the key. Movies I don't own on DVD or that bring back childhood memories, movies that are shown only once a year or infrequently - those are my favorites. The "Wizard of OZ" was a wonderful, magical experience when we were kids. My children don't have the same response to it now that we have a DVD of it and it can be seen anytime. It is no more special to them than any other movie or TV show.
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• United States
11 Aug 07
If I had one movie that I would drop anything and watch on T.V. and do anytime I see it, it is Boondock Saints. But I also have watched Dodgeball, The Matrix movies, and Bruce Almighty has come on a lot lately.
@MrsFrizzle (1963)
• United States
11 Aug 07
I love Father of the bride one and two. I atch them all the time. I also like Son in law even though it is not the best movie in the world I just love it. Also I would watch anything with Will farell in it over and over again.
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• United States
12 Aug 07
I love the first Father of the Bride movie. I even love the original one, but I prefer the new one. That reminds me, I also watch Meet the Parents whenever I see that one on.
• United States
20 Aug 07
Hiya there.,,I am a movie fanatic..and especialy horror movies,,but ones that have been on television,,i had to think..Wizard of Oz is my fav all time movie and watch every year when its on..and Harry Potter movies..Grease,,,and lets not forget the oldies..like Nosferatu..its a silent black and white vampire movie..and the other B&W like dracula and frankenstein..laural and hardy..and my ABSOLUTE FAV PAIR...Abbott and Costello!! i would watch them every Sunday when i was younger..and i went on ebay and bought every single episode..lol..Ohh and all the Christams cartoons and movies..like Charlie Brown and year without a Santa Claus..and Scrooge..all of them and the one with Bill Murry..Scrooged..lol..Girll i could go on forver..but i will spare you lol..take care!
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• United States
20 Aug 07
OMG that Nosferatu movie scares the crud out of me! LOL! When I was a kid my dad rented it on film (like a reel and a projector) from the library and played it at my brother's birthday party. I swear I didn't sleep for a month!
@freak369 (5113)
• United States
11 Aug 07
Groan .. I am going to catch some heat for this!!! Ice Age, Dazed & Confused, Hellraiser, Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle, American Pie and pretty much any of the John Hughs films like 16 Candles, Breakfast Club and Weird Science.
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• United States
12 Aug 07
I love all those John Hughes movies too. Yes, I am a child of the 80s. Dazed and Confused... I love that one too. I actually saw it at the movies.
@irishmist (3814)
• United States
20 Aug 07
Oh this is a hard one. Well my very few favorites of all time would be: Somewhere in time, Titanic (any), Hustle & Flow, but my all time Favorite. I Would have to say "Forest Gump". It makes me cry everytime I watch it. This movie is so touching.... humm now it kinda reninds me of "On Golden pond".
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@wiccania (3360)
• United States
11 Aug 07
I could watch Fried Green Tomatoes over and over again. Also, The Exorcist, The Godfather Trilogy, the original Star Wars Trilogy, Of Mice and Men, The Green Mile, Forrest Gump... Another big one is When Harry met Sally. One channel aired a marathon of that movie over and over again on New Year's Eve... and I watched it. The marathon. Not just the movie once. Anytime I see that it's on, I watch it.
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@wiccania (3360)
• United States
12 Aug 07
I finally saw it for the first time a couple of years ago myself. It's so great. I never really got into Sleepless in Seattle, though.
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• United States
12 Aug 07
I finally saw When Harry Met Sally this year. Yep, it took me all these years to finally see it and I loved it. That reminds me: I also love Sleepless In Seattle.
@3lilangels (4639)
• United States
11 Aug 07
ones that i watch everytime they are on t.v. would be dirty dancing,breakfast club,e.t.,grease,pretty woman,lost boys,baby boom,finding nemo i found absoulely adorable,and there so many more but those are the main ones that i have seen counless times.
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• United States
11 Aug 07
Ooooh yeah, Dirty Dancing and Breakfast Club! I love those too.
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