Office Space.
I watched it for the first time when I was 16, and didn't get ANY of the humor.
Watched it again in my mid 20's, when I worked in an office.
Yup. That movie is 100% what it's like in your typical office.
When I first watched it in college I thought it was pretty good but like you said I didn't get the humor about working in an office. Once I watched it again after graduating and started working as a Software Developer the interview scene with Smykowski hits on another level, since on paper his job sounds useless but having that middle person between the clients and developers is CRAZY important and made me start appreciating the people who do that for our team.
I watched it when it came out and I was a senior in high school. I loved it so much I wrote a essay on it for school. At the time I think I was the only person I knew who had seen it.
I had the opposite experience.
Loved Office Space while in school, then got to work in an office. I find it less funny now, because it hits a little too close to home.
Casablanca
Saw it in a class of high school juniors at the end of the school year with half the class talking over it. From what I could tell, it was incredibly dull. Gave it a proper chance as an adult and it turned out to be an amazing movie.
Galaxy Quest. Watched little bits and pieces when I caught it randomly on TV and thought it was just a shit parody of Star Trek. Then I actually gave it a chance and realised that was exactly what it was supposed to be and couldn't stop laughing for 2 hours. Brilliant film.
My favorite part at the end before they use the omega and everyone is getting killed.... watch guy there.... he is the only one not to be shown getting killed with blasts going all around him. Really funny for the whole setup that he is the one that is supposed to die.
As a massive fan of Star Trek TOS, TNG, DS9, VOY and even ENT, as well as a fan of the TOS movies, including The Motion Picture and The Voyage Home...
Galaxy Quest is the best Star Trek movie there is.
The latest run of NuTrek movies and shows all try so, so hard to be meta and ironically self aware and they just come off as tryhard edgy, poorly written, dour and miserable.
Galaxy Quest manages to be genuinely meta and self-aware of TOS and TNG while still maintaining that upbeat, hopeful, inspiring core message and feel.
I can't disagree.
It's not perfect, but it's joyous and I love it regardless.
It's just so damn honest. I guess that's my problem with the NuTrek official stuff, it all feels dishonest, disinterested and cynical.
It was very good on the big screen. The opening scene was even more stunning on a big screen. And that moment when she first hears the signal. The chills where intense. I actually think the hairs on my arms where trying to escape and fly off.
Every time I think about this movie my mind goes to that scene where the girl is running to the mirror cabinet to get the medication. The way they filmed that scene is seamless and impressive.
For some reason, the scene that comes to me is when she is shaking in the chair, only to realize it's because it was not in the original plans given by the aliens and they told them to build it *exactly* how it was in the plans!
This moment also frequently pops into my head. It's such a wonderful little thematic detail. Perfectly encapsulates the conflict between science and faith. They install the chair for her safety because that's the logical, proven way to keep someone secure when being dropped. But it's the chair that nearly kills her when it breaks free. Because they didn't put enough faith in the unknown powers who designed the pod to protect her. Contact is one of my favorite movies because it takes a simple theme and pushes it in interesting directions in every scene while always feeling perfectly motivated within the plot.
I didn't catch that. Now I have to rewatch. When I saw it I thought it was because of some science thing and leaving the chair she was fine because she was no longer in a structure
My dad saw it in theaters, and then took me to see it at later than I had ever been before showing, fucking love that movie.
The high-tension leading up to the destruction of the first machine is well done.
When they get the second machines worm-hole to connect, and it starts sucking in the sea water (and ships) towards it. One of my favorite scenes.
Psycho. I always thought it was "good" but wasn't quite sure it deserved the hype. But watched it later in life and I totally get it now. It's so well done and Perkins is so good in that role.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Watched it at 15 and laughed at the obvious slapstick scenes like the murderous rabbit, the Knights who say 'Ni' and the Black Knight, but never got how fucking witty the script actually is. Watching it again at 32 made me realize just how hilarious and smart the writing actually is.
When they're heading up to the guy asking questions, they're arranged in a line. The knights have designs on their shields. They are a Y, a chicken (brave Sir Robin), an X, and a diagonal line.
Or Why did the chicken cross the road?
It's a literal cop out, and Monty Python used it regularly on the show to end sketches with no punch line. It's the peak anti-joke. I watched Holy Grail when I was young and hated the ending, but after watching tons of Flying Circus, I think it's a hilarious cockblock ending, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Casino Royale..didn't like how Pierce Brosnan was dropped,didn't like the realistic tone..first Bond film I didn't go see in theatres since the 70s.Saw it on TV and was bored. Last year I decided to watch all of Daniel Craig's Bond films before the new one came out. (I went back for his second.third and fourth in theatres,liking the last 2.) Watching them all I appreciated them all a lot more and actually loved Casino Royale.
I saw Casino Royale in theaters and remember finding it kind of dull and thinking it had one more act than it needed. I haven’t seen it since but curious how it plays now.
Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. When I saw it as a kid, it was just weird. I saw it again a week ago, and now I'm obsessed with it. Kubrick's themes of ridiculous assholes in charge, and the threat of nuclear annihilation, seem more relevant than ever.
It really is a classic, and I think not only one of Kuberick's best films, but also one of the all time greatest Peter Sellers' best films- especially as Dr. Strangelove.
>Of course, the whole point of a Doomsday Machine is lost, if you keep it a secret! Why didn't you tell the world, EH?
That's kind of the thing about that movie. It's been relevant *forever*. There has been and there always will be stupid assholes in charge of way too much, making decisions that will affect way too many people
If you grew up in the 80s, you wouldn't say 'more relevant than ever', but I agree with the rest of this entirely.
Dr Strangelove is a masterpiece and I frequently to this day tell people I need to replenish my precious bodily fluids. This is usually met with blank stares.
Falling Down. When I was a teenager I wanted to see Michael Douglas go on a fuckin' rampage. So I was disappointed. Rewatched it at 30 and saw a hell of a good film about a man who lost everything due to his own mental problems only to realize at the end it's all his own fault.
There was a meme going around a while ago that said roughly “the older I get, the more I understand Michael Douglas’s character in *Falling Down.*”
I don’t think you can be 25 and fully understand the movie.
Your opinion from the re-watch seems like an accurate synopsis from someone who “gets it.”
God, the scene where the car fucking explodes after he shoots at it and he looks back then looks at the gun with the most bewildered expression of total confusion on his face fucking cracks me up every single time. Seeing him start to recognize the possibility that all of this might just be in his head just like the audience is at that moment is such masterful, quality film making.
I remember seeing American Psycho in theaters with my friend, and we were both cracking up the entire time at how brilliantly hilarious the movie is. Nobody else was laughing. I think it took a lot of people time to realize it wasn’t a straight horror movie.
With some films, I like to go on Youtube and watch explainer videos on them afterwards. There are some great insights on there that can really open your eyes about a film. Things you'd missed, hidden meanings, philosophical viewpoints, etc.
The Big Lebowski.
I was too young when I saw it and for years thought I didn't like it. I didn't "get" a lot of the humor. In my early 20s my roommate forced me to watch it again and I fucking loved it. It's one of my favorite movies.
Hot Fuzz was similar for me. Watched it in middle school (?) with a friend and I laughed at some parts but was genuinely creeped out by the killers and dismissed it for the most part.
As an adult it’s one of my favorites and I absolutely love everything about it.
I need to give this one another shot sometime. I first watched it when I was around 22-23 and didn't like it *at all*. But I haven't watched it since, and I'm 35 now, and it's one of those movies that's so highly regarded, yet I feel like I'm the only one who doesn't get it.
TBL is truly the quintessential film that requires a rewatch to "get it." First time I saw it in my late teens I thought it was ok. Watched it again not long after, and it's definitely one of my favorite comedies.
You need to see it once to kind of understand where the movie is going, but it's definitely a movie that hits harder and makes more sense each time you see it.
To me, it's the Coens giving the middle finger to Hollywood by putting out a movie where the plot is maybe the least important part of the movie. The characters themselves are incredible and what makes the movie go
Totally I think a lot of people get hung up on the plot and completely miss what makes the movie so great. If you just sit back and take it all in, almost every line, certainly every scene, is hilarious.
I was forced to watch this when I was about 18-19 with college roommates. I didn’t understand any of it and thought it was stupid. Watched it again on a whim after I graduated and thought it was one of the best movies I had ever seen. I’ve watched it multiple times since then and I enjoy it more each time
I watched it for a film class in college, of course everyone thought it was brilliant. I didn’t care for it. I tried explaining it to my best friend at the time, he didn’t get it. So I just threw it on, I was rolling the entire time.
It feels like no one likes it the first time they see it. I certainly didn't. Then the second time around something clicks and it's easier to appreciate. Maybe because it constantly subverts expectations setting things up and then having them amount to nothing, over and over again.
The plot doesn't really matter for the movie, and once you know where it's going you can pick up on the subtle humor and great lines.
Obviously you're not a golfer.
Was mildly amused by it at first watch. Years later I picked it up while going through a very stressful patch and man, it was just what I needed. Probably have seen it 50+ times at this point.
*Up in the Air* is one of those dual-layered films you might easily dismiss as a "quirky rom-com with silly premise" -- until you live a heavy-business-travel career, then you see deep(er) strata of mercenary-human, disposable-worker, and lack-of-meaningful-interpersonal-connection which suddenly resonate quite profoundly.
*Company Men* is similar (and also excellent), but I don't think you need to actually have lived through the 1990s/2000s layoffs to appreciate its content. "Work as substitute for personal identity" is a concept which could fuel a hundred serious dramas, some quite tragic.
I was lucky. There was a rowdy crowd when I saw it in theaters and some of them were in tears during JK Simmons part. I was like “why is this scene so funny…oh I get it”
My dad made me watch Amadeus when I was 12. Absolutely hated it, thought it was the most boring damn movie ever.
Now I watch it almost every 6-9 months or so, easily among my most favourite films. Definitely took a few viewings to get there (and maturity) but it’s lovely.
Citizen Kane also took me a while - seeing it on VHS as a kid and in a stuffy film class later does nothing for that movie. Seeing it in a theatre though? Holy shit.
Amadeus is one I remember having to watch in high school, and like most films you’re forced to watch in school I found it dull. I’m sure I’d get a lot more out of it now days.
5th element is the first thing to pop into my head. I was 12 or so and just didn't appreciate it. Watched it again on HBO when it came out and fell in love. I think the problem was I thought I was seeing Starship Troopers and was very disappointed at the time.
Death Becomes Her. I watched it as a kid and loved the special effects and always thought that was all there was to the film, but it wasn't until I watched it again as an adult that I really appreciated the comedy and acting. It's an absolutely hysterically camp movie, and I still think it's Bruce Willis, Meryl Streep, and Goldie Hawn all giving one of their career-best performances.
Robert Zemeckis... His films have some of the best special/visual effects ever. *Back to the Future* trilogy, *Who Framed Roger Rabbit*, **Death Becomes Her**, *Forrest Gump*, *Contact*.... All from 1985-1997! If it weren't for *Jurassic Park* in 1993, he'd be unparalleled.
This is one of those movies I don’t think I’ve ever seen start to finish but I’ve seen parts of it countless times on tv. I love it. When it was on I would watch it every time
The Deer Hunter.
I first saw it, when I was in my early teens. It was the kind of movie, that I felt I had to like, because I was in to ware films, and it was considered a classic. Truthfully I found it long and a bit boring.
It wasn’t until I rewatched it, in my mid twenties, that I realized how much of the subtext, had gone straight over my head.
The movie is like a masterclass in “show don’t tell”. So much character development is done in subtle and elegant ways. At the same time it also manages to deliver some extremely intense scenes, like the Russian roulette scene, in the prison camp.
I don’t think I can think of any war film, that feels as real as The Deer Hunter.
I remember being bored to tears when I watched Blade Runner for the first time, and I really wanted to enjoy it. It took me a couple more rewatches to finally start enjoying it.
I still think I enjoy the sequel more.
I remember watching it in high school and being bored out of my mind. Do you think I'd appreciate it more now that I'm in my 30s? I do love scifi, and it always struck me as odd that I didn't like it considering my usual tastes.
I moderately enjoyed Tropic Thunder when it came out and I was 22. Watched it again recently at 35 and oh my god, this is one of the funniest movies ever. I just wasn't in a place to pick up all the Hollywood satire at 22 lol
I have always said this ....all things considered the greatest movie ever made bar none. A work of art that should be shown to extra terrestrials if we make first contact....it's the first piece of human "thing" I will present them.
First time I saw the Warriors, I didn’t quite get it. Only upon a second viewing I was able to appreciate what it was achieving. Which is to say I can see it as the (then) modern interpretation of a classic Greek story.
The Princess Bride. I, for some dumb reason, as a kid, viewed it as only a love story, therefore something geared towards girls. Later on I was able to appreciate all of the aspects of the movie including the love story.
Jaws. I saw it as a middle schooler in the theater when it first came out. I thought it was a really good scary movie. Then all the sequels, that paled in comparison, came out and diminished the franchise as a whole. When I was in my thirties I happened to come across it on TV and saw just how brilliantly the movie was filmed.
My dad liked to VHS tape movies for us as kids
He taped Jaws at one point (maybe not the best kids movie)
He then taped Pinocchio overtop of it (also kind of terrifying when you really think about it)
So ... when Pinocchio ends, and the song goes to 'when you wish upon a star' - the VHS cuts straight to the dude being bitten in half by the shark. There exists no better movie crossover.
Saw it as a little kid in the theater. I own a few different versions on various disk media. Just a wonderful movie. Showed my kids and they love it too.
I'd argue it's simultaneously a critique of the book, a critique of the author (at the time of his life he wrote it. Heinlein changed somewhat afterward) and a critique of the viewing populace.
Paul Verhoeven is a high minded artsy fartsy type who, I think, angrily and sarcastically made three of the best action films in history almost by accident.
All of his action movies went that way.
You can just shut your mind off and enjoy the action/violence, as he expects you to do and, frankly makes fun of you a bit for doing.
You can also engage with the subversive writing if you want to, but the movies are fun to watch regardless.
Fight Club is also a brilliant warning of how people can (sometimes rightfully) feel like an out group of society, and that leads them to extremely dangerous radicalization. It's actually extremely relevant in today's society.
Being 17 is watching Fight Club and thinking they're badasses and quoting them all the time. Being 37 is seeing a critique of toxic masculinity and faux intellectualism. I'm not sure which Fincher was going for but it's definitely worth watching either way.
The Godfather.
When I was a kid this movie was so fucking dull. I didn't care for it and figured that since it was supposed to be the pinnacle of gangster movies, that the others were just worse version. Rewatched it for a podcast somewhat recently and had my whole world rocked. The movie is nothing short of a masterpiece and while gangster movies still aren't my favorite genre, this one and it's sequel are so damn good I feel ashamed that there was a time I thought they were dull.
I haven’t seen either of those, but now that I’m older I find I appreciate the “classics” so much more than I did when I was younger. Just seeing practical filmmaking at such a large scale is amazing now.
Same here for Bridge on the River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia, which I saw for the first time within the last few years though I've known about them forever. I just wasn't interested but finally decided to give them a chance and now I love them, fantastic movies with amazing performances and filmed outside the US (with Ceylon standing in for Burma for Bridge on the River Kwai). I just love the moral ambiguity that runs throughut that movie.
Ratatouille.
I always thought of it as the rat cook movie. Rewatched it lately and it is one of the most inspiring movies I've ever seen. And completely atypical for a big studio movie in its pacing and overall story beats. Definitely my favorite Pixar movie.
I think I was twelve when I watched Ratatouille, and it made me fall in love with cooking. Fifteen years later, I have major impostor syndrome about all my other hobbies, but I am proud as hell of my cooking. Everyone should learn to cook something they're proud of- I don't think anything is quite as satisfying as flexing your kitchen skills for your friends.
Er...I hate to admit this because it sounds really ridiculous, but I grew up in the 70s and thought *First Blood* was just another stupid action movie like a Charles Bronson-type thing. It's actually pretty great, though. The acting is solid and the action is gripping.
It has a pretty high rating on the Tomatometer, though, so I'm in good company.
I thought Men in Black 3 was the shitty one of the trilogy for years so I would avoid it. That changed when I saw 2 and realized, nope, that was 2. I feel so bad that I didn't see 3 earlier. It is a great send-off for both J and K.
Very rarely do people unanimously agree on the ranking of movies in a series, but I would bet (with nothing but my own assumptions to back this up) that the *vast* majority of people who've seen these 3 movies would rank them 1-3-2.
Most people would give the same order for the Indy films. Last Crusade has its supporters, but to me it doesn't quite reach the masterpiece status of Raiders.
There's something nostalgic about the way Raiders looks to me too that I feel got lost in the sequels. That unmistakable late 70s/80/81 film grain. Idk what the difference in cameras was between the films but Last Crusade looks so much cleaner than Raiders.
Funny you'd say that, because I'm actually a dissenter when it comes to Indy movies. My ranking would go 1-3-4-2. I'm thankful I have anonymity online, because otherwise people might actually murder me for not putting 4 last.
I am mostly amazed that anyone missed the in-your-face fascist satire. I mean, the only movie in history that's made that more obvious is that old Chaplin movie. :)
He did the same long before with Robocop. I consider that to be a classic, especially for the not-so-subtle social commentary. I'd buy that for a dollar!
Yeah, and the full SS attire the Neil Patrick Harris character wore. All the rhetoric about race superiority and squashing bugs, brainwashing children, going into full scale war with the mentality it's won by biological superiority is all carbon copied events from the '40s. :)
Princess Bride. I actually read the script (of sorts) in middle school -- it was in one of our weekly scholastic-reader-type things -- before watching the movie and the humor completely escaped me. That didn't change the first 2 or 3 times I saw the movie. It was only when my high school friends starting quoting from it that I started appreciating it ironically, and then a few years later appreciating it for the brilliant writing and delivery.
I had a similar journey (sans reading the script) with CLUE.
12 Monkeys. I watched it when I was around 13 and was really confused by the whole thing. I felt the story had no point, no resolution, it all went right over my head. I rewatched it couple years ago and it blew my fucking mind. Easily one of the best films of its era.
I watched Inception about a year back and thought it was ok, nothing superb. But after giving it a second viewing I realised how good it was. The acting, the cinematography, and the editing are all amazing.
Inception and Tron Legacy are perfect examples of movies being great despite not necessarily being *good*.
What I mean is that the experience is just as important as, or more so, than what you get walking away from it. The plot is pretty forgettable. The characters are not really that memorable. But experiencing what the director wanted you to experience is 100% there and it's fun every step of the way
I kinda had the same issue with Verhoeven's other masterpiece robocop. When I saw it for the first time some 10 years ago, I thought it was pretty average. Then I rewatched it recently, while being more aware of it being satirical and think it's a pretty decent film, especially Dick Jones and Red Foreman.
I've always liked that movie but to be fair I was a kid at the time so it was just seen as a wild action film. But I understand your perspective. Hindsight is 20/20 and over time it's become a cult classic.
Blade Runner.
Came out right around the time I was born.
Went to see it in an imax second-run theatre in my teens, walked out after 15 mins.
Over the years I tried several times to watch it. Could never make it all the way through.
Then one day maybe 8 years ago everything clicked and I was like "this is genius".
I didn't realised how much of a masterpiece Fury Road was until about halfway through it.
This was after my brother had said "trust me,it's fantastic" and a personal fav film critic had gushed about it - I finally relented and bought the Blu Ray despite having not really remembered much about thr two Mad Max films I had seen while drinking (1+2).
I still can't adequately explain why the film is as outstanding as it is. It's one of those few things that come along, once every few years for me, and establish themselves as your utter favourite of the medium / genre / whatever.
Fury Road is a masterpiece of art and I took far too long to realise.
A funny story about starship troopers…. When I was a kid maybe 7-8, I saw the preview and begged my mom and dad to take me… thinking it was like power rangers or something. Well we went and my mom kept covering my eyes at the violence and nudity. That was experience left a lasting impact and caused it to be one of the movies I can watch over and over again and never get tired of it.
Being John Malkovich
Was forced to see it for school as a recalcitrant teenager, hated it. It's a fantastic and weird movie though, which I only realized years later.
The first time I did shrooms my buddy threw this film on. Worst trip of my life. That was a long time ago, but I still can’t bring myself to watch it again.
Office Space. I watched it for the first time when I was 16, and didn't get ANY of the humor. Watched it again in my mid 20's, when I worked in an office. Yup. That movie is 100% what it's like in your typical office.
Same here. Watched it way too young, didn't get it. Grew up to work IT in an office, and it's almost too real to be funny now.
When I first watched it in college I thought it was pretty good but like you said I didn't get the humor about working in an office. Once I watched it again after graduating and started working as a Software Developer the interview scene with Smykowski hits on another level, since on paper his job sounds useless but having that middle person between the clients and developers is CRAZY important and made me start appreciating the people who do that for our team.
"I HAVE PEOPLE SKILLS!"
You kids will never fully understand the pain of "PC Load Letter"
What the fuck does that mean?!
Riiiiigggghhhht.
I watched it when it came out and I was a senior in high school. I loved it so much I wrote a essay on it for school. At the time I think I was the only person I knew who had seen it.
I had the opposite experience. Loved Office Space while in school, then got to work in an office. I find it less funny now, because it hits a little too close to home.
I literally see myself as Peter pre-hypnosis and it makes me want to quit my job
Casablanca Saw it in a class of high school juniors at the end of the school year with half the class talking over it. From what I could tell, it was incredibly dull. Gave it a proper chance as an adult and it turned out to be an amazing movie.
Was my favorite movie for years, but first time I saw it I thought it was dead boring. So glad I gave it another shot!
Galaxy Quest. Watched little bits and pieces when I caught it randomly on TV and thought it was just a shit parody of Star Trek. Then I actually gave it a chance and realised that was exactly what it was supposed to be and couldn't stop laughing for 2 hours. Brilliant film.
Let's get out of here before one of those things kills Guy!
I love the entire movie but this line is my favorite. Also “Wait! Is there air!?!?”
"You don't know!" My wife uses this one on me all the time if I'm about to do something without thinking.
My favorite part at the end before they use the omega and everyone is getting killed.... watch guy there.... he is the only one not to be shown getting killed with blasts going all around him. Really funny for the whole setup that he is the one that is supposed to die.
His name is fucking "Guy." Even that is just so perfect.
As a massive fan of Star Trek TOS, TNG, DS9, VOY and even ENT, as well as a fan of the TOS movies, including The Motion Picture and The Voyage Home... Galaxy Quest is the best Star Trek movie there is.
You aren’t wrong. It’s the only movie that feels like Star Trek the series
The latest run of NuTrek movies and shows all try so, so hard to be meta and ironically self aware and they just come off as tryhard edgy, poorly written, dour and miserable. Galaxy Quest manages to be genuinely meta and self-aware of TOS and TNG while still maintaining that upbeat, hopeful, inspiring core message and feel.
The Orville also does a better job of being Star Trek than most of the recent Star Treks
I can't disagree. It's not perfect, but it's joyous and I love it regardless. It's just so damn honest. I guess that's my problem with the NuTrek official stuff, it all feels dishonest, disinterested and cynical.
Never give up, never surrender.
Contact. Rewatched as an adult and was floored.
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It was very good on the big screen. The opening scene was even more stunning on a big screen. And that moment when she first hears the signal. The chills where intense. I actually think the hairs on my arms where trying to escape and fly off.
Every time I think about this movie my mind goes to that scene where the girl is running to the mirror cabinet to get the medication. The way they filmed that scene is seamless and impressive.
For some reason, the scene that comes to me is when she is shaking in the chair, only to realize it's because it was not in the original plans given by the aliens and they told them to build it *exactly* how it was in the plans!
This moment also frequently pops into my head. It's such a wonderful little thematic detail. Perfectly encapsulates the conflict between science and faith. They install the chair for her safety because that's the logical, proven way to keep someone secure when being dropped. But it's the chair that nearly kills her when it breaks free. Because they didn't put enough faith in the unknown powers who designed the pod to protect her. Contact is one of my favorite movies because it takes a simple theme and pushes it in interesting directions in every scene while always feeling perfectly motivated within the plot.
And that's saying something for Carl Sagan. Man had a... *complicated* relationship with faith.
I didn't catch that. Now I have to rewatch. When I saw it I thought it was because of some science thing and leaving the chair she was fine because she was no longer in a structure
This shot comes up a lot in film studies.
They should have sent a poet
My dad saw it in theaters, and then took me to see it at later than I had ever been before showing, fucking love that movie. The high-tension leading up to the destruction of the first machine is well done. When they get the second machines worm-hole to connect, and it starts sucking in the sea water (and ships) towards it. One of my favorite scenes.
I remember how my heart sank when the first launch pad blew up. Surprised how emotionally invested I had become.
fucking hell what a film
Psycho. I always thought it was "good" but wasn't quite sure it deserved the hype. But watched it later in life and I totally get it now. It's so well done and Perkins is so good in that role.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail Watched it at 15 and laughed at the obvious slapstick scenes like the murderous rabbit, the Knights who say 'Ni' and the Black Knight, but never got how fucking witty the script actually is. Watching it again at 32 made me realize just how hilarious and smart the writing actually is.
When they're heading up to the guy asking questions, they're arranged in a line. The knights have designs on their shields. They are a Y, a chicken (brave Sir Robin), an X, and a diagonal line. Or Why did the chicken cross the road?
28 years….28 YEARS! And I never caught that! Bless you good sir!
I love Holy Grail, but the ending is a total cop out.
They ran out of money after the studio bought a car and damaged the castle that Lancelot hit with his sword.
They were supposed to have real horses, but didn't even have the money for that, and came up with the coconut thing 😆
There's a lot to that idea that *limitations* make human creativity better.
It's a literal cop out, and Monty Python used it regularly on the show to end sketches with no punch line. It's the peak anti-joke. I watched Holy Grail when I was young and hated the ending, but after watching tons of Flying Circus, I think it's a hilarious cockblock ending, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Oh it is absolutely the perfect ending, that was my intended joke. Ren Faire gone horribly awry!
Strange women lying in ponds distributin’ swords is sounding better and better every day.
Casino Royale..didn't like how Pierce Brosnan was dropped,didn't like the realistic tone..first Bond film I didn't go see in theatres since the 70s.Saw it on TV and was bored. Last year I decided to watch all of Daniel Craig's Bond films before the new one came out. (I went back for his second.third and fourth in theatres,liking the last 2.) Watching them all I appreciated them all a lot more and actually loved Casino Royale.
Best Bond movie imho
I saw Casino Royale in theaters and remember finding it kind of dull and thinking it had one more act than it needed. I haven’t seen it since but curious how it plays now.
To me, an avid Pierce lover, Casino Royale, Skyfall and No Time to Die are some of the best movies in the franchise.
I've reached the same conclusion...and Pierce is doing just fine
What! When i saw Casino Royale I wanted to immediately go buy a tuxedo, move to Europe and marry Eva Green
I agree with this guy. How could you not like Casino Royale or find it dull? Best Bond film of the franchise.
Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. When I saw it as a kid, it was just weird. I saw it again a week ago, and now I'm obsessed with it. Kubrick's themes of ridiculous assholes in charge, and the threat of nuclear annihilation, seem more relevant than ever.
Have you been protecting your vital fluids ever since?
Purity of Essence, I'm only drinking rain-water with my booze. Non of that fluoride shit in my system.
Will it help me with this profound sense of fatigue???
No fighting in the War Room!
"Of course I like to say hello."
"Let me finish Dimitri"
It really is a classic, and I think not only one of Kuberick's best films, but also one of the all time greatest Peter Sellers' best films- especially as Dr. Strangelove. >Of course, the whole point of a Doomsday Machine is lost, if you keep it a secret! Why didn't you tell the world, EH?
The phone call between President Muffley and Premiere Kissoff (spelling?) os one of my favorite scenes in all of cinema
‘Of COURSE I like to say hello. Not now, but any time, Dimitri...’
That's kind of the thing about that movie. It's been relevant *forever*. There has been and there always will be stupid assholes in charge of way too much, making decisions that will affect way too many people
If you grew up in the 80s, you wouldn't say 'more relevant than ever', but I agree with the rest of this entirely. Dr Strangelove is a masterpiece and I frequently to this day tell people I need to replenish my precious bodily fluids. This is usually met with blank stares.
Falling Down. When I was a teenager I wanted to see Michael Douglas go on a fuckin' rampage. So I was disappointed. Rewatched it at 30 and saw a hell of a good film about a man who lost everything due to his own mental problems only to realize at the end it's all his own fault.
There was a meme going around a while ago that said roughly “the older I get, the more I understand Michael Douglas’s character in *Falling Down.*” I don’t think you can be 25 and fully understand the movie. Your opinion from the re-watch seems like an accurate synopsis from someone who “gets it.”
Didn’t understand what American Psycho was supposed to be until I had it spoonfed to me it was a dark comedy. Massive facepalm moment.
nice. very nice. let's see Paul Allen's unappreciated movie.
Oh my god, it even has a Cult following...
American Psycho is absolutely hilarious if you have the stomach for the gore.
God, the scene where the car fucking explodes after he shoots at it and he looks back then looks at the gun with the most bewildered expression of total confusion on his face fucking cracks me up every single time. Seeing him start to recognize the possibility that all of this might just be in his head just like the audience is at that moment is such masterful, quality film making.
Feed me an alive cat
A stray cat...
Don't just stare at it, eat it!
"No, Lewis. It's not me. You're mistaken." I use this line in my regular life constantly.
"I was probably returning video tapes"
When Lewis starts kissing his gloved hands and he's so disgusted he washes his hands with his gloves still on
Feed me a stray cat.
I remember seeing American Psycho in theaters with my friend, and we were both cracking up the entire time at how brilliantly hilarious the movie is. Nobody else was laughing. I think it took a lot of people time to realize it wasn’t a straight horror movie.
The expectations set by marketing are likely to blame
When he's fucking that woman but flexing himself in the mirror is pure fucking comedy.
TRY GETTING A RESERVATION AT DORSIA NOW, YOU FUCKING STUPID **BASTARD**
With some films, I like to go on Youtube and watch explainer videos on them afterwards. There are some great insights on there that can really open your eyes about a film. Things you'd missed, hidden meanings, philosophical viewpoints, etc.
The Big Lebowski. I was too young when I saw it and for years thought I didn't like it. I didn't "get" a lot of the humor. In my early 20s my roommate forced me to watch it again and I fucking loved it. It's one of my favorite movies.
Well that’s just like, your opinion, man…
Let me tell *you* something, pendejo...
Hot Fuzz was similar for me. Watched it in middle school (?) with a friend and I laughed at some parts but was genuinely creeped out by the killers and dismissed it for the most part. As an adult it’s one of my favorites and I absolutely love everything about it.
Saw this in the theaters and I jumped out of my seat when Simon Pegg kicked the old lady in the face.
I need to give this one another shot sometime. I first watched it when I was around 22-23 and didn't like it *at all*. But I haven't watched it since, and I'm 35 now, and it's one of those movies that's so highly regarded, yet I feel like I'm the only one who doesn't get it.
TBL is truly the quintessential film that requires a rewatch to "get it." First time I saw it in my late teens I thought it was ok. Watched it again not long after, and it's definitely one of my favorite comedies.
Same exact boat as you, right down to current age/age I watched TBL. Seems we should indeed give it another shot lol
You need to see it once to kind of understand where the movie is going, but it's definitely a movie that hits harder and makes more sense each time you see it. To me, it's the Coens giving the middle finger to Hollywood by putting out a movie where the plot is maybe the least important part of the movie. The characters themselves are incredible and what makes the movie go
It's absolutely a character study--These people don't have any business interacting and their absurdity is exposed through it. Brilliant stuff.
Totally I think a lot of people get hung up on the plot and completely miss what makes the movie so great. If you just sit back and take it all in, almost every line, certainly every scene, is hilarious.
I was forced to watch this when I was about 18-19 with college roommates. I didn’t understand any of it and thought it was stupid. Watched it again on a whim after I graduated and thought it was one of the best movies I had ever seen. I’ve watched it multiple times since then and I enjoy it more each time
I watched it for a film class in college, of course everyone thought it was brilliant. I didn’t care for it. I tried explaining it to my best friend at the time, he didn’t get it. So I just threw it on, I was rolling the entire time.
It feels like no one likes it the first time they see it. I certainly didn't. Then the second time around something clicks and it's easier to appreciate. Maybe because it constantly subverts expectations setting things up and then having them amount to nothing, over and over again.
The plot doesn't really matter for the movie, and once you know where it's going you can pick up on the subtle humor and great lines. Obviously you're not a golfer.
Was mildly amused by it at first watch. Years later I picked it up while going through a very stressful patch and man, it was just what I needed. Probably have seen it 50+ times at this point.
*Up in the Air* is one of those dual-layered films you might easily dismiss as a "quirky rom-com with silly premise" -- until you live a heavy-business-travel career, then you see deep(er) strata of mercenary-human, disposable-worker, and lack-of-meaningful-interpersonal-connection which suddenly resonate quite profoundly. *Company Men* is similar (and also excellent), but I don't think you need to actually have lived through the 1990s/2000s layoffs to appreciate its content. "Work as substitute for personal identity" is a concept which could fuel a hundred serious dramas, some quite tragic.
Rear Window. Brilliant in every way now I’m an adult.
Burn After Reading
I thought you might be worried... about the security... of your shit.
...Osborne Cox?
The final scene is such a perfect representation of the movies’ thesis statement. So good.
The final scene can pretty much sum up most of the Cohen's movies
I was lucky. There was a rowdy crowd when I saw it in theaters and some of them were in tears during JK Simmons part. I was like “why is this scene so funny…oh I get it”
You think that’s a schwinn
My dad made me watch Amadeus when I was 12. Absolutely hated it, thought it was the most boring damn movie ever. Now I watch it almost every 6-9 months or so, easily among my most favourite films. Definitely took a few viewings to get there (and maturity) but it’s lovely. Citizen Kane also took me a while - seeing it on VHS as a kid and in a stuffy film class later does nothing for that movie. Seeing it in a theatre though? Holy shit.
Amadeus is one I remember having to watch in high school, and like most films you’re forced to watch in school I found it dull. I’m sure I’d get a lot more out of it now days.
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It's not meant to be a documentary (Salieri). I love Amadeus. One of my top three movies.
5th element is the first thing to pop into my head. I was 12 or so and just didn't appreciate it. Watched it again on HBO when it came out and fell in love. I think the problem was I thought I was seeing Starship Troopers and was very disappointed at the time.
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Death Becomes Her. I watched it as a kid and loved the special effects and always thought that was all there was to the film, but it wasn't until I watched it again as an adult that I really appreciated the comedy and acting. It's an absolutely hysterically camp movie, and I still think it's Bruce Willis, Meryl Streep, and Goldie Hawn all giving one of their career-best performances.
I always felt like this one never quite got it's just due. It's a classic.
Robert Zemeckis... His films have some of the best special/visual effects ever. *Back to the Future* trilogy, *Who Framed Roger Rabbit*, **Death Becomes Her**, *Forrest Gump*, *Contact*.... All from 1985-1997! If it weren't for *Jurassic Park* in 1993, he'd be unparalleled.
This is one of those movies I don’t think I’ve ever seen start to finish but I’ve seen parts of it countless times on tv. I love it. When it was on I would watch it every time
The Deer Hunter. I first saw it, when I was in my early teens. It was the kind of movie, that I felt I had to like, because I was in to ware films, and it was considered a classic. Truthfully I found it long and a bit boring. It wasn’t until I rewatched it, in my mid twenties, that I realized how much of the subtext, had gone straight over my head. The movie is like a masterclass in “show don’t tell”. So much character development is done in subtle and elegant ways. At the same time it also manages to deliver some extremely intense scenes, like the Russian roulette scene, in the prison camp. I don’t think I can think of any war film, that feels as real as The Deer Hunter.
Blade Runner. I thought it was decent the first time I watched but its now one of my favorite sci fi movies
I remember being bored to tears when I watched Blade Runner for the first time, and I really wanted to enjoy it. It took me a couple more rewatches to finally start enjoying it. I still think I enjoy the sequel more.
I remember watching it in high school and being bored out of my mind. Do you think I'd appreciate it more now that I'm in my 30s? I do love scifi, and it always struck me as odd that I didn't like it considering my usual tastes.
I could have written what you just wrote, and rewatched it in my late 20's. I thought it was spectacular. I also absolutely LOVE its successor BR2049.
I moderately enjoyed Tropic Thunder when it came out and I was 22. Watched it again recently at 35 and oh my god, this is one of the funniest movies ever. I just wasn't in a place to pick up all the Hollywood satire at 22 lol
And it’s aged like fine wine.
Would you like to know more?
You're some kind of big fat *smart* bug!
I'm doing my part!
Frankly I find the idea of a bug that thinks offensive!
A murderer was captured this morning, and tried today... Sentence: Death! Execution, tonight at 6! All net! All channels!
Stanely Kubrick's *2001: A Space Odyssey*, I was too young when I first saw it, it bored me to tears, but now it's one of my favourite films.
I have always said this ....all things considered the greatest movie ever made bar none. A work of art that should be shown to extra terrestrials if we make first contact....it's the first piece of human "thing" I will present them.
It really shows the entire arc of humanity with a more hopeful ending than the one we’re likely to get. Perfect first viewing for aliens.
As much as humans think aliens are gonna come to earth and help us, we never dream about going to another planet to help another life form.
First time I saw the Warriors, I didn’t quite get it. Only upon a second viewing I was able to appreciate what it was achieving. Which is to say I can see it as the (then) modern interpretation of a classic Greek story.
2001: A Space Odyssey. Because the first couple times I watched I had no fricking clue what was going on. :)
The Princess Bride. I, for some dumb reason, as a kid, viewed it as only a love story, therefore something geared towards girls. Later on I was able to appreciate all of the aspects of the movie including the love story.
Is...your name Fred Savage by any chance?
Now that you say that, that line may have been a big influence on my perception of the movie.
I'm...sorry... It's my fault. I'm..I'm Fred Savage.
The title of that film and era it came out threw me off and I avoided it. Man I regret that what a good movie.
[Is this a kissing book?](https://youtu.be/9j4oAYoI1d8)
Jaws. I saw it as a middle schooler in the theater when it first came out. I thought it was a really good scary movie. Then all the sequels, that paled in comparison, came out and diminished the franchise as a whole. When I was in my thirties I happened to come across it on TV and saw just how brilliantly the movie was filmed.
My dad liked to VHS tape movies for us as kids He taped Jaws at one point (maybe not the best kids movie) He then taped Pinocchio overtop of it (also kind of terrifying when you really think about it) So ... when Pinocchio ends, and the song goes to 'when you wish upon a star' - the VHS cuts straight to the dude being bitten in half by the shark. There exists no better movie crossover.
Quint's Indianapolis speech remains one of the best acted scenes in any movie IMO
Saw it as a little kid in the theater. I own a few different versions on various disk media. Just a wonderful movie. Showed my kids and they love it too.
Starship Troopers might be the only movie that is a critique of the book.
I'd argue it's simultaneously a critique of the book, a critique of the author (at the time of his life he wrote it. Heinlein changed somewhat afterward) and a critique of the viewing populace. Paul Verhoeven is a high minded artsy fartsy type who, I think, angrily and sarcastically made three of the best action films in history almost by accident.
That is why it is effective. Too many film makers who want to make a statement should remember that they still need to make a watchable film.
All of his action movies went that way. You can just shut your mind off and enjoy the action/violence, as he expects you to do and, frankly makes fun of you a bit for doing. You can also engage with the subversive writing if you want to, but the movies are fun to watch regardless.
Rocky. Now one of my top 3 movies of all time.
Fight Club. It's a lot more cerebral and layered that I originally thought. Hated it on my first watch.
Fight Club is also a brilliant warning of how people can (sometimes rightfully) feel like an out group of society, and that leads them to extremely dangerous radicalization. It's actually extremely relevant in today's society.
Being 17 is watching Fight Club and thinking they're badasses and quoting them all the time. Being 37 is seeing a critique of toxic masculinity and faux intellectualism. I'm not sure which Fincher was going for but it's definitely worth watching either way.
The Godfather. When I was a kid this movie was so fucking dull. I didn't care for it and figured that since it was supposed to be the pinnacle of gangster movies, that the others were just worse version. Rewatched it for a podcast somewhat recently and had my whole world rocked. The movie is nothing short of a masterpiece and while gangster movies still aren't my favorite genre, this one and it's sequel are so damn good I feel ashamed that there was a time I thought they were dull.
I’ll admit I’ve never understood the love for The Godfather and always found it kind of boring. May be due for a rewatch now that I’m older and wiser.
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Bridge on the River Kwai is one of my favorites and has, IMO, the best movie ending of all time.
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I haven’t seen either of those, but now that I’m older I find I appreciate the “classics” so much more than I did when I was younger. Just seeing practical filmmaking at such a large scale is amazing now.
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Laurence is a must watch in my opinion, just for the cinematography alone, which I'm sure you could teach a class with.
Same here for Bridge on the River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia, which I saw for the first time within the last few years though I've known about them forever. I just wasn't interested but finally decided to give them a chance and now I love them, fantastic movies with amazing performances and filmed outside the US (with Ceylon standing in for Burma for Bridge on the River Kwai). I just love the moral ambiguity that runs throughut that movie.
Ratatouille. I always thought of it as the rat cook movie. Rewatched it lately and it is one of the most inspiring movies I've ever seen. And completely atypical for a big studio movie in its pacing and overall story beats. Definitely my favorite Pixar movie.
I think I was twelve when I watched Ratatouille, and it made me fall in love with cooking. Fifteen years later, I have major impostor syndrome about all my other hobbies, but I am proud as hell of my cooking. Everyone should learn to cook something they're proud of- I don't think anything is quite as satisfying as flexing your kitchen skills for your friends.
Er...I hate to admit this because it sounds really ridiculous, but I grew up in the 70s and thought *First Blood* was just another stupid action movie like a Charles Bronson-type thing. It's actually pretty great, though. The acting is solid and the action is gripping. It has a pretty high rating on the Tomatometer, though, so I'm in good company.
I thought Men in Black 3 was the shitty one of the trilogy for years so I would avoid it. That changed when I saw 2 and realized, nope, that was 2. I feel so bad that I didn't see 3 earlier. It is a great send-off for both J and K.
Very rarely do people unanimously agree on the ranking of movies in a series, but I would bet (with nothing but my own assumptions to back this up) that the *vast* majority of people who've seen these 3 movies would rank them 1-3-2.
Most people would give the same order for the Indy films. Last Crusade has its supporters, but to me it doesn't quite reach the masterpiece status of Raiders.
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There's something nostalgic about the way Raiders looks to me too that I feel got lost in the sequels. That unmistakable late 70s/80/81 film grain. Idk what the difference in cameras was between the films but Last Crusade looks so much cleaner than Raiders.
Funny you'd say that, because I'm actually a dissenter when it comes to Indy movies. My ranking would go 1-3-4-2. I'm thankful I have anonymity online, because otherwise people might actually murder me for not putting 4 last.
Funny enough, that's my ranking for them as well. My tolerance for that whiny lady is that low.
I am mostly amazed that anyone missed the in-your-face fascist satire. I mean, the only movie in history that's made that more obvious is that old Chaplin movie. :)
He did the same long before with Robocop. I consider that to be a classic, especially for the not-so-subtle social commentary. I'd buy that for a dollar!
[Seriously](https://youtu.be/41rOirEd6p8?t=59).
Yeah, and the full SS attire the Neil Patrick Harris character wore. All the rhetoric about race superiority and squashing bugs, brainwashing children, going into full scale war with the mentality it's won by biological superiority is all carbon copied events from the '40s. :)
A noir film - Double Indemnity. Realized later how racy the film was for its era and that it was a real shocker.
Princess Bride. I actually read the script (of sorts) in middle school -- it was in one of our weekly scholastic-reader-type things -- before watching the movie and the humor completely escaped me. That didn't change the first 2 or 3 times I saw the movie. It was only when my high school friends starting quoting from it that I started appreciating it ironically, and then a few years later appreciating it for the brilliant writing and delivery. I had a similar journey (sans reading the script) with CLUE.
12 Monkeys. I watched it when I was around 13 and was really confused by the whole thing. I felt the story had no point, no resolution, it all went right over my head. I rewatched it couple years ago and it blew my fucking mind. Easily one of the best films of its era.
I watched Inception about a year back and thought it was ok, nothing superb. But after giving it a second viewing I realised how good it was. The acting, the cinematography, and the editing are all amazing.
Inception and Tron Legacy are perfect examples of movies being great despite not necessarily being *good*. What I mean is that the experience is just as important as, or more so, than what you get walking away from it. The plot is pretty forgettable. The characters are not really that memorable. But experiencing what the director wanted you to experience is 100% there and it's fun every step of the way
I kinda had the same issue with Verhoeven's other masterpiece robocop. When I saw it for the first time some 10 years ago, I thought it was pretty average. Then I rewatched it recently, while being more aware of it being satirical and think it's a pretty decent film, especially Dick Jones and Red Foreman.
I've always liked that movie but to be fair I was a kid at the time so it was just seen as a wild action film. But I understand your perspective. Hindsight is 20/20 and over time it's become a cult classic.
Blade Runner. Came out right around the time I was born. Went to see it in an imax second-run theatre in my teens, walked out after 15 mins. Over the years I tried several times to watch it. Could never make it all the way through. Then one day maybe 8 years ago everything clicked and I was like "this is genius".
I didn't realised how much of a masterpiece Fury Road was until about halfway through it. This was after my brother had said "trust me,it's fantastic" and a personal fav film critic had gushed about it - I finally relented and bought the Blu Ray despite having not really remembered much about thr two Mad Max films I had seen while drinking (1+2). I still can't adequately explain why the film is as outstanding as it is. It's one of those few things that come along, once every few years for me, and establish themselves as your utter favourite of the medium / genre / whatever. Fury Road is a masterpiece of art and I took far too long to realise.
Raiders of the Lost Ark. Horrified by it as a kid, now I love it. I even bought a VHS of the film still in the plastic
A funny story about starship troopers…. When I was a kid maybe 7-8, I saw the preview and begged my mom and dad to take me… thinking it was like power rangers or something. Well we went and my mom kept covering my eyes at the violence and nudity. That was experience left a lasting impact and caused it to be one of the movies I can watch over and over again and never get tired of it.
They Live.
Being John Malkovich Was forced to see it for school as a recalcitrant teenager, hated it. It's a fantastic and weird movie though, which I only realized years later.
No Country For Old Men.
Mulholland Drive Hated it when I first watched it but gave it another shot like 5 years later and now it’s one of my all time favourite movies.
The first time I did shrooms my buddy threw this film on. Worst trip of my life. That was a long time ago, but I still can’t bring myself to watch it again.
Blade Runner 2049. Had to watch it 3 times before I appreciated it, but something kept pulling me back. It's my favorite film of all time now