Revisiting Old Movies

[naomi24]

Do you ever watch old movies again - or are you a 'watch once and that's that' kind of person?

After many years we revisited 'The Green Mile' last night. I'd forgotten how utterly superb it is.

[anneasquith]

In our house for what seems years now. The Goonies . A classic .

[Arksided]

Dolores Claiburne Is also brilliant with Kathy Bates.

[Ken4155]

Another film i have watched several times is Apocalypto. It is sub-titled but that shouldn't put anyone off as it really is a good film. A peaceful tribe of Mayans is attacked by a band of warriors for sacrifice and slavery. Bear Paw hides his pregnant wife and young child in a deep hole but is then captured during the ensuing battle.
And, if i go further, i risk spoilers......

Though the actors are unknown (to us at least) the film was directed by Mel Gibson.

[Ken4155]

Arky, King wrote DC and Gerald's Game in the same year - '92 - and he eerily references the former in the latter. Quite spooky, really.

[Arksided]

Gerald's Game is one of the few I’ve never heard of.

[pixie374]

I will rewatch certain films- The Green Mile is one, it's a great film. Never got into Shawshank...
I also like The Life of David Gale, Apollo 13, Love Actually, My Sisters Keeper... they keep you thinking after they have finished.

[mallyh]

i've watched Zulu loads of times another film i love is dances with wolves and the bodyguard .

[douglas9401]

Not a film, but I do revisit The Sopranos regularly in the vain hope that the ending will have been changed after all the time I invested. :-)

[Ken4155]

Gerald's Game; husband and wife in their secluded holiday shack performing a bit of 'kinky' bedroom Olympics (she is handcuffed to the bed) when he suffers a massive heart attack and dies. And the story begins........

[Arksided]

Thanks I had just looked it up.

[choux]

But of course.Good movies are similar to comfort food. I find the genre that suits my mood at a given time and indulge myself.

[pixie374]

It's OK, not spectacular.

[tiggerblue10]

I've only seen Cujo once, couldn't watch it again. Another SK book/film.

[tiggerblue10]

The original Poseiden Adventure is on, on Ch5 now if anyone is interested. I've seen that a few times along with The Towering Inferno. Two classic disaster movies.

[piggynose]

2 flix I could never tire of watching are Amelie+ the good, the bad+ the ugly!

[Arksided]

I finally watched 'The Green mile' brilliant I almost changed my mind when I saw its three hours long but thought I'd have an 'Intermission'... I didn't.

[weecalf]

Sunshine Boys the original with Walter and George for me

[MissTerious]

My list

Schindlers List
Dr zhivago
An officer and a gentleman
Dirty Dancing
The king and I
Love actually

And probably others!

[davebro]

I ONLY watch old movies - I do enjoy an old Western in the afternoon, Randolph Scott or Audie Murphy. I must have watched "The Tall T" a dozen times.

Burt Lancaster's "Valdez is Coming" used to be on twice a week but seems to have fallen out of favour. Burt was a great actor - so many superb films.

[naomi24]

Oh, yes. Schindler's list. That has to go on the list. I've been privileged to visit his factory in Poland where it all happened - and exceedingly privileged to lay a stone on his grave in Jerusalem.