Good films you couldn't watch more than once

[CheekyShepherd]

This is an idea that came to me while I was watching A Clockwork Orange:-

The following films I think are fantastic. But I could never watch them again becaudse of the following reasons:

A Clockwork Orange A superb film, one definately worthy of the 1971 Best Picture Oscar. However, like Alex's plight in the film. I just feel really sick when I watch it, probably as Kubrick intended.

Midnight Express Definately the Best Film of 1978, however, I cannot bear to sit through it again to see William Hayes punishing sentence within a Turkish Prison. When I watched it initially, I felt like I was there with him. The true story factor also adds extra whack.

Platoon This film really depressed me. I felt sick during some of the scenes. Very surprised it won the Best Film Oscar. It's a good film, but not the least bit uplifting!

[Bullet Tooth Tony]

I'm gonna say The Insider as it was a good film with good performances but I just couldn't sit there and watch it again.

Add Jeepers Creepers to that list, just cause the last 20 mins of the film sucked big time.

[Reigh Kaufman]

I couldn't force myself to sit through To Ride With the Devil or The Firm (Tom Cruise version). Both good films but not my cup of tea.

[EBastard]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by CheekyShepherd:
Platoon This film really depressed me. I felt sick during some of the scenes. Very surprised it won the Best Film Oscar. It's a good film, but not the least bit uplifting!</font>Wow,I couldn't be more different from you,Cheeky.Not only do I catch Platoon whenever it comes on TNT,TBS,HBO,or Cinemax,I got the SE DVD and the regular version.

All I need is the movie poster and I'm set.

Now for me, it's One Flew Over The Cuckko's Nest;2nd best Nicholson performance ever.My only problem...the ending was pretty sad.I told my Mom a little while back that the movie wasn't sad,but thinking back on it the ending did get to me though.

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[flowrchild]

It took me 3 years to watch Schindler's List after it came out, and I doubt I can ever sit through it again. It is a wonderful movie, but just toooo heavy to sit through for repeated viewings.

[Ender]

I would say Requiem for a Dream would have to top the list. Never before have I so desperatly wanted to turn off a good movie.

[Nate6]

I agree with RFAD.

[Scarface98.9]

Long, important movies aren't the type of movies to watch more than once, like Schindler's List or Gandhi, since there's not much reason to watch again

[VicVega]

A Clockwork Orange
Dog Day Afternoon
Traffic

[bmain77]

Traffic: I absolutely loved the flick, picked up it on dvd and it has sat on my rack ever since. For some reason I just haven't had the urge to pop it in yet.

Magnolia: Probably in my top 20 if not top 10 list of all time fav films and after watching it 2 or 3 times just again haven't felt the need to watch it again. I've watched the Magnolia Video Diary on the 2nd disc more than I have the actual movie.

Sixth Sense/Unbreakable: See above.

[frog]

Barfly
Leaving Las Vegas

[Bryce Canyon]

Lolita
2001: A Space Odyssey(but I might watch certain scenes)

[fortyoneshots]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by EBastard:
Now for me, it's One Flew Over The Cuckko's Nest;2nd best Nicholson performance ever.My only problem...the ending was pretty sad.I told my Mom a little while back that the movie wasn't sad,but thinking back on it the ending did get to me though.

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One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest was slightly depressing, but it was such a powerful movie. Lots of meaning, and great performances by Jack Nicholson, Danny de Vito, Brad Dourif, and Christopher Lloyd. The whole cast was great, but these are the only people whose names I know.

I don't think there has ever been a great movie that I wouldn't watch again. Maybe I'm just different.

[Jason Voorhees]

A Clockwork Orange for me as well, Wonderful film, striking, powerful, and well crafted: But I just can't watch it again..

[[SD] Bob Plisskin]

I love Apocalypse Now Redux, but I put the DVD in the other day and got an hour and a half into it and just couldn't be arsed watching anymore. Great film, just the second half is long-winded.

&lt;OB&gt;

[The Postmaster General]

i've seen cuckoos nest dozens of times.

others I haven't had repeated viewings of -

CAST AWAY

SCHINDLER'S LIST

QUIZ SHOW

GODFATHER

GONE WITH THE WIND

CITIZEN KANE

[James Logan]

I agree with CAST AWAY. I also liked PAY IT FORWARD a lot, but I don't think I could watch it a second time without falling asleep.

[Ender]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by bmain77:
Traffic: I absolutely loved the flick, picked up it on dvd and it has sat on my rack ever since. For some reason I just haven't had the urge to pop it in yet.
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Probably you were already completely blinded by the overuse of blurry, crappy colored lenses the first time around and had no further need to view the material.

[daredevil0214]

Lord of the Rings

Apocolypse Now Redux

Citizen Cane

quiz show, actually no, because i can watch this movie dozens of times and not get sick of it.

[Hannibal21]

A Clockwork Orange is the only one I can think of right now.

[EdibleCannibalX]

The original Apocalypse Now was brilliant, as was Redux, but I just can't watch Redux more than twice. I've seen it twice, and it's a brilliant movie. I can't watch it more than once in a while.

[miguel_montes]

I know I'm gonna be bitch-slapped for this one, but "The Harry Potter" movies...

G.I.Jane...

almost, almost, .... 2001

That's what I remember. For now...

[sunshine327]

I agree on Leaving Las Vegas, excellent film but depressing as fu*k. I can re-watch the begining of the movie, before he gets to Vegas, but after that I cant take it.

Also, Alive. Great movie, but you only have to watch it once to get the idea.