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What's a movie you can watch often and it never gets old?

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The Fifth Element
- wow the 5th element for me too. Always thought I was weird but his movie is great
  also tropic thunder lol

The Big Lebowski. Simultaneously ridiculous and incredibly sophisticated. People who think its "just" a stoner comedy may have some more viewings to go 🙂
- Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
- I never realized it was considered a stoner comedy! It's quite a bit better than one I've seen in that category!
  
  It gets the stoner comedy reputation as the dude is stoned throughout. He's a character in the movie though, not then full tone. That's probably why it's so good. It blends so many genres with an interesting interweaving plot and wonderful dialogue.
  It's a deserved reputation as it's great to watch stoned. Especially when the dude is confused and so are you. Or the psychedelic sequences. However it's also not deserved as it's so much cleverer than that with differen levels. A stoner comedy doesn't normally have a coherent plot and levels.
- Don't be fatuous.

Office Space
- I could set the building on fire....
- PC load letter? What the fuck does that mean?
- It's wild how relatable it still is nearly 30 years later.

Life of brian
- I raise you The Holy Grail.
  
  Blasphemer! You're only making it worse for yourself!
  
  The Meaning of Life; Jabberwocky & Brazil if you're adventurous (Gilliam's hand directing, these last 2).

Groundhog Day
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Megamind
Pirates of the Caribbean (2003)
The Princess Bride
- The thing about Groundhog Day is that you only have to watch it once to have seen it several times.
  
  I live that movie every damn day
- Wish they'd make a new release for the 4k version of Pirates. From what I've heard the one out now is pretty bad in terms of color grading and detail.

Blazing Saddles
Monty Python and the Holy Grail

The good old Blues Brothers boys.
- "No, ma'am, we're musicians."

Idiocracy
There’s something about that close-to-home dystopian outlook that calms me. Now go away, I’m batin’!
- I like money.
- Its a little darker but have you seen god bless america?
  
  I have not, but I’ll check it out some time. The trailer makes me think of NBK.
- I liked it a long time ago, but last time I watched it I didn't enjoy it nearly as much. The eugenics annoys me far more than it used to, and most of the humor is just crass and doesn't have a meaning. They aren't using it to say anything larger.
  Meanwhile the themes of the movie are anti-capitalist (sort of, without the philosophy of considering why it causes issues) and anti-populist. It has something to say, but I feel like they're far too careful to say it. Its got a veil of critique, but without wanting to make too many waves, because it's still a big budget capitalist movie at the end of the day.
  I feel like it makes a lot of people feel smug and turns them into reactionary anti-establishment conspiracy theorists, because it only says "this is bad and stupid" but doesn't give you anywhere to go with that.

Hackers. Yes, it's corny - cheesy, even - but it had a great cast with awesome chemistry, and it did a great job at capturing the zeitgeist of hacker/punk culture. Plus so many memorable quotes...
- Hack the planet!
  
  CLI + VR and specially GPUs to be able to hack in those UI... For a moment while watching Superman (2025) I had those flashbacks (Luthor's employees in fight scenes).
- You are forgetting the soundtrack! Its still amazing and slaps!

Lord of the Rings
Die Hard

Alien
Aliens
Too bad they didn't make any more of them.
- Romulus is better than it has any right to be. The Alien 3 “Assembly Cut” is also decent. Not good, but not awful.
- Yup really glad they never Resurrected the franchise
- Best movies ever? Maybe. Maybe.

Big Trouble In Little China.
Marathon Man [Dustin Hoffman, Lawrence Olivier] seems to have been designed for multiple viewings. A character seen briefly in one scene turns up later in the movie. A quick telephone call becomes incredibly important but you have to be paying close attention to every minute.

The Royal Tenenbaums
The Princess Bride
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Hot Fuzz
The Big Lebowski

Clue.
Sometimes my friends and I just sit around quoting it until we've made it through the entire movie, so maybe there's no point in rewatching it, but we do anyway.
- It... it... flames. Flames, FLAMES, on the side of my face!

For me it's The Matrix.
I never like to retread old ground, but this one's an exception. It's hard to overstate how much it blew our minds 26 years ago. I might have a soft spot for it too because I was raised sheltered and it was the first rated R movie I saw.
- It's a shame they didn't make any sequels. The creators probably decided it was a complete story rather than milk it to death like Star wars. Guess that's for the best!
  
  Indeed. (Reloaded does have its moments, but yeah.)
- I saw The Matrix a few times in theaters and watched it regularly when the dvd came out.
- I know they say it has nothing to do with them and their transitioning... but nothing can change my mind on how the whole movie can be seen as a struggle to choose who you really are...

Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy,The big lebowski, Dogma, Pulp fiction, Conspiracy,

Liar, liar.
Nearly every single line in that movie that Jim Carrey delivers is not only funny but his delivery and antics are a work of art. It's like watching Messi dribble the soccer ball. Cary ewles gets an honorary mention for playing the straightman and absolutely killing it.
- What’s wrong with me?!
  I’m getting what I deserve I’m reaping what I sow—
  
  I'm so glad my gift could bring them closer together. My plan to phase myself out is nearly complete.

The Princess Bride
Shawshank Redemption
Hot Fuzz
Penguins (of Madagascar): The Movie

My Neighbour Totoro

The Thing (1982)
It’s my favorite movie of all time and I watch it every October.
- I watched this for the umpteenth time just last night! Always a good one.
  
  Looks like i just found my people.

Super troopers
Harold and Kumar go to white castle
Ghost busters

Clerks
- In a row?!
- Try not to suck any dicks on your way to the parking lot.

Evolution.
It knows what it is, and nobody in it is under some illusion that they're making some masterpiece of cinema. That is not at all a criticism or even backhanded compliment. I like when the actors have fun with the things they're working on. I mean, who doesn't love seen behind the scenes of Ian Mckellen slapping a dummy of Sean Aston around.
It's fun, it's ridiculous, and it leans into it a bit.
Plus they came up with the Thanos Weakness a long time before the avengers fans. ::: spoiler spoiler (it's the butthole, they attacked a giant alien anus with soap to save the day) :::
- Oh shiiit, I used to love this movie as a kid/teen. Time for a re-watch I think.
- Anti dandruff shampoo!

Kung Fury
- Tank you.

Rear Window
The Princess Bride
Joe vs the Volcano
Idiocracy
- Rear windows is such a fantastic film. It surprised me how well it holds up.

Blade Runner
I'm surprised this hasn't been said already and would expect it to be one of the top comments.

Hot Fuzz.
Pride and Prejudice (the one with Kiera Knightley).

The greatest cinematic masterpiece of the 21st century, of course: Shrek
- Some...

Mad Max: Fury Road

Fight Club

The Blues Brothers
Rat Race
Airplane!
The Big Lebowski

Super cliche answer but:
The Shawshank Redemption

Big Lebowski
Station Agent
LOTR Triology
Office Space
Jurassic Park
UHF

A Knights Tale
Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Young Frankenstein
The Matrix
The Big Lebowski

Mel brooks the history of the world part one
That and spaceballs

For me is the Back to the Future trilogy but I usually watch just the first one..every year
- Same! I usually watch the first one once a year, but I try to get the fully trilogy in.

Snatch
- I think I like more Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Lord of the Rings (whole trilogy)
Jurassic Park
Tropic Thunder
Escape from New York
Zombieland
The Crow
- Zombieland is mine!!

The good, the bad, and the ugly.

Joe Versus The Volcano.
Also another vote for The Princess Bride

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Jurassic Park
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Harry Potter films

Life of Brian

Ironically enough, Groundhog Day.

Singing in The rain
Casabianca

Lord of War
Total Recall (1991)
Casino Royale (2006)
Seven Psychopaths
The Nice Guys (2016)
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

Sabrina
Galaxy Quest
Fifth Element
Joe vs the Volcano
Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist
LOTR Two Towers (extended, for more Ents)

Mrs. Doubtfire

Kill Bill
- What I wouldn’t give for Tarantino’s single-film supercut. 😞

Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure

Jurassic Park
Office space
Mean girls
The devil wears prada
Emperor's new groove
Lilo & stitch
Wall-E (and most Pixar movies)
Airplane
Monty Python and The Holy Grail
Edit: forgot about Ghibli movies, watch them constantly too, specially spirited away and totoro

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