For me, it has to be Boogie Nights (1997) When I first watched it, I thought it was fun movie but nothing more but when I watched it again, I realized this movie has everything. Great acting, editing, soundtrack, cinematography, has comedy, action, sex, drugs and has a deeper meaning of the importance of family and human companionship. Watching Dr. Octopus dancing to Jessie’s Girl while buying drugs is kind of badass. What’s your pick?
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riegspsych325 t1_ixmaeyy wrote
Big Lebowski. I either didn’t understand it or felt like I was left out of several inside jokes when I first watched it. It almost left a bad taste in my mouth until a few months later when I had an itch to watch it again. And when I did, everything just clicked
c_binghamton t1_ixmbo99 wrote
I know this film is still amazing for one viewing but Mad Max Fury Road. There are so many layers and everything we shown has an arc. I find a little something new each time I watch it.
LarsUlrichIsHere t1_ixmbyde wrote
Overrated stupid movie
LarsUlrichIsHere t1_ixmc0on wrote
Ok... each to their own
Opposite_Addition_81 t1_ixmcdrt wrote
That’s just like uh your opinion man
michaelscarn1313 t1_ixmcmfc wrote
This happens to me with certain comedies. In particularly “The 40 Yr Old Virgin”. Maybe because it was first big movie that Judd Apatow directed but I didn’t quite connect with it the first time through. However on repeated viewings it’s become on of my favorite comedies. Similar thing happened with “The Other Guys”.
McFigroll t1_ixmcohb wrote
Dune (2021). I love sci-fi but i left that film wondering what the big deal was all about, still not sure why I thought that. Usually, i would leave it at that but i felt i had to watch it again. I went again the following weekend and appreciated it a whole lot more, the visuals, soundtrack and the world are amazing.
aLoneSideline t1_ixmcvr8 wrote
Midsommar. First time felt bad for the guy (I know, I know)
Second time had deep compassion for the lead and realized I had missed the entire point first time round and had taken the movie way too literally.
Typical_Humanoid t1_ixmd4sx wrote
Found the Eagles fan.
LarsUlrichIsHere t1_ixmdapj wrote
Jeep_Girl_2000 t1_ixmdd0w wrote
Agreed. When the Shoveler finally flips out and resorts to violence I realized I was watching a much deeper movie.
LarsUlrichIsHere t1_ixmddea wrote
It its. I have no problem with that
ClarkDungaree t1_ixmdpaw wrote
You human paraquat, to use the parlance of our times.
Haunting_opinion90 t1_ixmduse wrote
The hateful 8 by Tarantino
Content-From-Reddit t1_ixmdv3z wrote
I had a very similar experience. They showed us a sneak preview of it while I was in college and when it was over I wondered what the hell I just watched. I didn't think it was funny, I didn't think it had a story, it was just 2 hours of my life.
A couple years later for whatever reason I decided to give it another try and I liked it a little bit more, but I still didn't think it was good. It took about three viewings for everything to click and then I thought it was a masterpiece.
sliperiestofthepetes t1_ixme3j3 wrote
Grosse point blank
Blackfist01 t1_ixme46j wrote
I was thinking similar.
With me, I liked falling down as s teen because it was just a well acted movie, as an adult watching it several times i was like "woah! This makes far too much sense to me"
Content-From-Reddit t1_ixme6m5 wrote
I know not understanding a David Lynch movie on the first go-around is nothing particularly unusual, but it took me a very long time to understand Lost Highway. Hell, for all I know I still don't, but at least I know I really enjoy it now. I just kept giving it another try, after another try because I think the soundtrack is one of the best ever. And eventually I started putting all the pieces together.
Blackfist01 t1_ixmea4j wrote
I had the complete reverse reaction as I understood more about it.
Arbor-Trap t1_ixmef1b wrote
Pi by Darren Aronofsky
LauraPalmersMom430 t1_ixmef1v wrote
The Witch
LarsUlrichIsHere t1_ixmermw wrote
“Go, prick thy face, and over-red thy fear, Thou lily-liver’d boy.”
Content-From-Reddit t1_ixmeu4u wrote
Also, to reply directly to OP's choice of boogie nights, that was another one that didn't click for me. I think in my case, that tends to happen with movies that are more character studies or character-driven rather than something with a more traditional plot. If I'm not aware of that going in I end up focusing more on where I think the story is going rather than how the characters are reacting and evolving. And once I make it to the end of the movie and realize the plot wasn't particularly important, I just end up getting confused.
Lign_Grant t1_ixmeuul wrote
Pirates of the Caribbean At World's End. Complicated as hell, too much going on. But once doing the third viewing, it's so satisfied. There're many set-up and pay-off which is hard to notice if you only watch it once.
AstariaEriol t1_ixmew5n wrote
Primer. You need a diagram to understand the time travel.
TheMeticulousNinja t1_ixmfdzz wrote
Memento
Interesting_Green580 t1_ixmfuow wrote
The Matrix.
jforeman1976 t1_ixmgmyo wrote
The Dark Knight Rises
Competitive-Finger26 t1_ixmhjo2 wrote
One Cut of the Dead
Predestination
Both deserve and almost require a second viewing to really appreciate everything going on.
jargjangle t1_ixmhsd6 wrote
The Transporter. I didn’t get it and walked out at the cinema but have enjoyed watching it several times since.
straightupslow t1_ixmidhb wrote
All I can remember about this movie is trying to explain to my wife that they can move forwards literally while traveling backwards in time and she just couldn’t comprehend what I was saying. Now - I’m not even 100% sure I was right. I would absolutely have to watch it again.
madman84 t1_ixmie9r wrote
That to me is the defining feature of most Coen brothers movies. On first watch they strike you as kind of funny/strange but nothing special. But something sticks with you and if you watch it again it really opens up and then gets better with each subsequent rewatch.
scrubjays t1_ixmir4m wrote
This happened to me with No Country for Old Men. I was so busy watching LLewelyn and the sherriff I did not really pay attention to Anton Chigurgh, who is really the, for lack of a better word, 'heart' of the movie.
HidingInSaccades t1_ixmisg1 wrote
Cheers! This one!
ZebraBorgata t1_ixmiubu wrote
I loved it upon first watch but absolutely had to rewatch it and liked it even more afterward
radewagon t1_ixmiuko wrote
Agreed that you need a diagram. That said, if you need a diagram to understand it, then the filmmakers did a poor job of telling the story.
Primer is an awful movie.
behold_the_man t1_ixmiykh wrote
I’ve watched it 7 times and I still have no idea what happens in the last 20 minutes
ZebraBorgata t1_ixmj0m2 wrote
I didn’t like Boogey Nights and I tried hard to like it because a buddy of mine worked on the film and was promoting it.
shark_snak t1_ixmjbym wrote
Tinker Tailor Solider Spy.
Slow but great, I had to watch multiple times to learn the character names and what is actually happening.
ZebraBorgata t1_ixmjmfz wrote
I loved Grosse Point Blank and have seen it probably 10 times. In the movie Cusack’s character is returning for his 10yr high school reunion….and it happened to coincide with my own HS 10yr reunion. I think that made it more enjoyable
ExtremelyOnlineChap t1_ixmjr3q wrote
Millers crossing. I love the movie but it’s a bunch of fast talking gangsters and the plot takes a lot of twists and turns. I didn’t fully appreciate it until probably 3rd viewing haha
ZebraBorgata t1_ixmk2iu wrote
Wow, go back and watch Falling Down now. The funny thing is, all the crap that gets Michael Douglas’s character angrier and angrier is so much more worse today. If he didn’t like how things were going in 1993 he’d absolutely despise the world today.
ZebraBorgata t1_ixmkfll wrote
That was true for me too. I lightly enjoyed the movie the first time around but definitely didn’t react like others were reacting to it. But now I’ve seen it many many times and just love it!
FelixGoldenrod t1_ixmkxti wrote
Blade Runner. I definitely expected it to be more action-packed the first time I watched it in high school, and thought it was okay afterwards. Several viewings later, I think it's a nearly-perfect film.
chadnormal t1_ixmm90c wrote
The Fountain, by Darren Aronofsky. It took me 12+ viewings to figure it out. Such a great movie. There is a commentary out there where Aronofsky says there is a hidden meaning and it took a while to decypher it. Highly recommend that one!
chadnormal t1_ixmmis1 wrote
Love that one! I watched the shit outta that when I was an angsty high schooler
sliperiestofthepetes t1_ixmmmwr wrote
I never really liked john cusack. But having dan akroyd in it made me watch
bonedappletit t1_ixmmrzg wrote
Literally? On an opinion based question?
swissarmychainsaw t1_ixmmwq7 wrote
Avatar.
Oh, no wait that movie just sucked.
MacGyver_1138 t1_ixmn58m wrote
I'm 100 percent with you on this one. I was a big Sci fi fan going in the first time, and thought I knew what to expect. It ended up being so different than I expected that I didn't really like it at first. Since then, I've come to realize just how great it is. It's a rare occasion where the movie is also significantly superior to the movie for me.
chadnormal t1_ixmncgn wrote
Totally gets better with every viewing! It came out when I was looking after my 2yo son. I'd put it on while he was falling asleep for naptime like once a week. Watched it a bunch. I appreciated it way more after that. Did you see the theory >!that Neil (Robert Pattinson) is the Kid (character name Maximilien - last four letters lien - backwards is neil)!<There's some good YT videos about it. I like to believe the theory.
chadnormal t1_ixmniow wrote
So goddamn good..!
“What you doing?”
“…Walking.”
“Don’t let on any more than you have to.”
“...In the rain.”
ZebraBorgata t1_ixmnyj2 wrote
I loved the interaction between Cusack & Dan A. I generally enjoy anything Cusack is in. However my personal opinion of Cusack is that he’s a douchebag. Now I have to tell a story. A few years back he was at a film convention where people could pay to have a photograph taken with him. It cost like $75. Cusack worse a large baseball cap and large sunglasses. You could show the photo to any movie fan and they’d have no idea it was Cusack behind the hat & glasses. What a dick.
Fabulous_Ad_1842 t1_ixmo240 wrote
The Searchers.
QuipLogic t1_ixmom9f wrote
>!Only problem with that theory is that if your entropy is reversed then you wouldn’t age. So it wouldn’t be possible for Neil to be in the same time frame as his younger self. If there are two of you then you are both the same age because you de-aged the amount of time that you would’ve aged.!<
>!If somehow the reverse of entropy doesn’t reverse your age and you can go back and meet a younger version of yourself then Neil would’ve had to been traveling back in time for years (over a decade) for him to be back in that point in time!<
Quazatron t1_ixmpijx wrote
I watched it at the theatre in full 70mm glory, but I knew what I was going to watch and loved every minute.
Fessir t1_ixmq39i wrote
Jackie Brown also gets better the older you get. Not saying you need to be old to get it, but having at least a perspective on aging is invaluable. A lot of stuff in this movie doesn't register until you realise everyone is way too old to be doing what they're doing and are kind of stuck in their life.
It's not just Jackie and Max. Even stoner hoe Melissa and 21 Jump Street impression cop Ray Nicolette should have outgrown their shit, but haven't for one reason or another.
Quazatron t1_ixmq5vk wrote
I keep seeing this movie mentioned, but never got to finish it. I just sort of doze off after a few minutes, even though I love Terry Gilliam's work. I guess I need to try again.
HitmanSK007 t1_ixmskvl wrote
Prisoners. I absolutely loved the movie the first when my brother just randomly put it up. But when I watched it the second time, it was so obvious how much at the top of their game everybody in it was. Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano, Hugh Jackman, Terrence Howard would have all gotten Oscar nominations if it were up to me. And of course Roger Deakins and Denis Villeneuve let them to do their thing.
AstariaEriol t1_ixmsq0w wrote
That’s fair. Media is subjective. I really like how complex and interesting it is with such a low budget.
MovieMike007 t1_ixmtj6k wrote
Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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brownarmyhat t1_ixmvdj0 wrote
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. One of those movies where upon first viewing I had my eyes on the destination instead of appreciating the journey.
atleastitsnotgoofy t1_ixmw3y3 wrote
Punch Drunk Love.
nomadofwaves t1_ixmwcsb wrote
The Prestige
neverknowswhattosay t1_ixmx4k4 wrote
Michael Clayton. It’s just a very oddly structured movie that doesn’t resemble many other films. The story that would be the driving plot of 95% of most movies (lawyer taking on the big company) is seen through the eyes of a bit player who’s life is falling apart around him. It’s not quite a legal drama and the criminal aspects are played so nonchalantly that it can’t even reasonably be called a crime thriller. The main antagonist’s first scene has her drying sweaty pits in a bathroom stall.
First time I saw it, I liked it but was left a bit baffled. Now I’m convinced it’s the best film of 2007 (same year with There Will Be Blood and No Country for Old Men) and one of the top 5 American movies since 2000.
edashotcousin t1_ixmzm5v wrote
Blade Runner 2048 I really didn't get it at first. It felt too long and convoluted then I rewatched a few times and it took such a hold on me. Made me look at Denis in a whole new light
Low-Cantaloupe9426 t1_ixn4ldw wrote
A lot of the Quentin Tarantino movies. Sometimes it takes multiple viewings for me to see everything and break it down.
afireintheforest t1_ixn521s wrote
“Call it.”
afireintheforest t1_ixn5lyj wrote
I remember the first time I watched it, I saw this version where the scenes where chronologically ordered. When I saw it a second time, the correct way, I was totally confused. What the hell was that version I watched?
Provav OP t1_ixn7ym9 wrote
How so?
Agitated-Fig-2343 t1_ixn8ig6 wrote
I saw the movie at the theater in 98 ,I was like What the hell am I watching? 5 years later a buddy from work tells me that he was on the floor laughing watching the big Lebowski ! What ? How ? Why ? Ok get a grip ! So got a DVD of the movie and holy crap it was hilarious ! 😂 ! It is now among my favorite movies !
foodfightbystander t1_ixna7q8 wrote
My favorite comment about Office Space is "I watched it in high school and thought it was a comedy. It wasn't until I watched it years later I realized it was a documentary".
urban_snowshoer t1_ixnbju9 wrote
Being John Malkovitch.
The first time I saw it was really weird and I didn't entirely get it. When I rewatched it a lot later, it made a lot more sense, to the degree a movie like that can make sense.
NomadicDevMason t1_ixnd6i6 wrote
The first time I watched it I got it from blockbuster because it was on a promotional rack and I watched it alone sick while in bed. My dad came in to check on me because I was laugh coughing so loud he got scared.
DigitalOpinion t1_ixnf4ys wrote
Star Wars. Original Trilogy.
Hated it as a kid. Thought it was overrated and dated. (Born in the 80's)
One day it was on TV and it all clicked. There are little details you can notice each watch through. Example, Vader torturing Han to send his pain backward through time so Luke will come. Like it or hate it, the magnitude of its brilliance is undeniable.
damienkarras1973 t1_ixngbeo wrote
IT FOLLOWS
one of those strange movies, that things click more on repeated viewings, those blink and you'll miss it stuff. The movie since its so open to interpretation, raises more questions that another view might answer.
one movie for a FACT takes multiple views to fully appreciate? "City of The Living Dead". Honestly didn't like it on a first viewing. Many years later when I started getting into Fulci's films and bought Zombie 2 i revisited it again and it grew on me with repeated viewings.
Now I fully appreciate the unintentional and unintended humor in it.
Again I had started to get into Roger Corman flicks and was going thru the catalogue it literally took a few viewings to fully appreciate how good, the people he hired did for films like Piranha 78, Humanoids From The Deep, and even the hilarious mutant of Forbidden World (once you get past that boring opening space battle).
mrnesbittteaparty t1_ixnj82w wrote
Mulholland Drive is I think the best example of this. It’s pretty much incomprehensible on first viewing but reveals so much more when watched multiple times. Below is I think the best approximation of what Lynch was going for but who knows.
https://medium.com/outtake/a-deep-dive-into-mulholland-drive-via-the-hulk-c0c0e4db2d60
anunfriendlytoaster t1_ixnm4do wrote
Interstellar Batman v Superman
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Diligent_Dharma_1086 t1_ixnnfn0 wrote
Barry Lyndon
I can't remember the first time I watched it but I remember not enjoying it, partly because I watched a VHS copy on a 24" low def tv and partly because I think as I aged I grew to appreciate slow paced, beautifully shot films over action films. The film certainly isn't for everyone but it's cinematography is still unbelievably stunning to this day (groundbreaking at release). I know most people will disagree, but I think it's Kubrick's finest film.
Diligent_Dharma_1086 t1_ixnnwx5 wrote
Which version did you watch, the first time I saw it was the studio broadcast TV edit that made absolutely no sense; I thought the movie was awful for years before I saw Gilliam's cut.
Miserable_Track_1885 t1_ixno1f4 wrote
Interstellar. I loved it the first time I watched it, but every watch since has made me fall in deeper and I always leave with something else to read about.
Diligent_Dharma_1086 t1_ixno8n2 wrote
I'm a huge Kubrick fan and have watched this one numerous times, it still doesn't quite click for me, in my opinion it's his weakest film.
AsimovLiu t1_ixnozgj wrote
It sure takes a lot of viewing to understand the mumbled dialogue under epic music. Villeneuve went to the Nolan Academy of Shit Audio Mixing for this one.
yunbld t1_ixnpr6x wrote
Primer is more about the vibes.
ProbablyBoredHaha t1_ixnptp7 wrote
Good Time with Robert Pattinson. I watched it sober and liked it but then I watched it on mescaline and really felt what they were going for. Their character is always in a rush, always rushing people so it gives you the feeling of panic, anxiety, and makes you feel extremely uncomfortable. Same thing with Uncut Gems it makes you feel the anxiety. Movies that can do that are examples of expert film making.
ProbablyBoredHaha t1_ixnqf4c wrote
I'm pretty sure that's every Kubrick fan's opinion
ProbablyBoredHaha t1_ixnqmyi wrote
The stormtrooper smacking his helmet on the door
gemini2525 t1_ixnrsiz wrote
The Prestige (2006)
fruitporridge t1_ixns2t1 wrote
The movie was too long
DigitalOpinion t1_ixnslhj wrote
True. There's also the kitchen sink. I've never seen it myself though.
Redararis t1_ixntpes wrote
I mean the first time I saw it, it appeared to me completely disjointed and unnecessary, the second time I saw a nice study in human sexuality. And yes, Kubrick has made better films.
Klotzster t1_ixnzeu3 wrote
I went into it as a "how do we deal with aliens" movie. Next time I took the time to see "how do we communicate and understand aliens, and get them to understand us"
skjl96 t1_ixo2so4 wrote
skonen_blades t1_ixo3oir wrote
Word, me too. I'd seen Miller's Crossing, Blood Simple, Barton Fink and Fargo and was expecting another taut, tight, beautiful, complex, layered plot that would blow me away and what I got (to me that first time) was an aimless mess that meandered hither and thither before sort of petering out and just grinding slowly to a halt and then some credits. Silly characters and set pieces but it seemed slapdash and dumb. Random. Like they rolled the dice and failed. Like the magic had left their creative powers. SUPER disappointed.
Then two years later after listening to everyone rave about it, I was like "Man, what am I missing?" and watched it again only to go "OOOOOOHhhhhh, I get it now. Right. Great film." It's probably the only film I've had that experience with, I think. Or at least the one that I did the biggest 180 on.
NonuTheGOAT t1_ixo6nph wrote
+1. Saw No Country and Lebowski when I was a teenager and fucking hated them. Now they're two of my faves. They're art films disguised as studio movies.
Outrageous_Tank_8356 t1_ixo6w4g wrote
Sherlock Holmes , it took me 3 times to appreciate it .
Outrageous_Tank_8356 t1_ixo7q5a wrote
It took me several tries to watch it all the way through, I kept falling asleep..lol. Its a good movie but its far from a perfect movie ...that would Raiders of the lost ark
Outrageous_Tank_8356 t1_ixo834n wrote
It might be OK if you could understand anything Bane says ...
Spiritual-Signal4999 t1_ixo85ee wrote
Phantom of the Paradise, Full metal Jacket, Eyes Wide Shut, Psycho, Inception.
Outrageous_Tank_8356 t1_ixo8ctl wrote
Its not Kubrick that's the problem... I hated it because I can't stand Cruise
Outrageous_Tank_8356 t1_ixo8ss6 wrote
Whats fun to do with Pulp Fiction is to watch the chapters in the correct sequence... So Bruce Willis saying Zeds Dead should actually be the end of the movie..
Outrageous_Tank_8356 t1_ixo95ru wrote
Huh? There wasn't time travel in the Original SW trilogy..
thorped077 t1_ixoef6l wrote
Coen Brothers are good at that.. A Serious Man is an excellent watch too.
I recall Donnie Darko being multiple watches as well.
flipped_normal t1_ixog7um wrote
Luke was seeing the future when he was meditating on Dagobah and saw his friends suffering. Vader tortured Han so Luke could see it and follow it to Bespin.
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DigitalOpinion t1_ixogtx6 wrote
Agreed. It's just another way of illustrating the way the force works...
Vader tortured Han on Bespin to lure Luke there. Before that though, Luke senses that his friends will be in danger even though the pain hadn't taken place yet. Vader understood the force and took advantage of this bizarre paradox.
Han says "they didn't even ask me any questions". This is because Vader knew the pain alone would be enough for Luke to sense it (at a previous moment in time).
Master-Mycologist747 t1_ixogxe8 wrote
Harry Potter and the Half Blood prince
throwaway1112020732 t1_ixohj19 wrote
Sixth Sense. Watched it for the first time when I was 7-8 years old? I really liked it but that's it, liked it. Cool horror movie for a kid. I'm 30 now, rewatched it recently, felt like a different film. So powerful, so beautiful, so perfect. Thar car scene had me sobbing, and that ending. Straight to my Top 3 fav movies.
PopularPKMN t1_ixoiwaj wrote
This was one of the only movies I've ever fallen asleep to.
shark_snak t1_ixojc1l wrote
Haha true. You should give it another shot
ClarkDungaree t1_ixojo92 wrote
We’re quoting high class, legendary screenwriting, not that schlocky hack.
sliperiestofthepetes t1_ixortjy wrote
Yeah he always seemed like a douche. Thats why i steered clear of his movies
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iamstephano t1_ixp2syh wrote
I don't really think David Lynch movies are supposed to be understood as much as they are supposed to be felt.
SomeBitterDude t1_ixp3c32 wrote
Make sure you go back to Raising Arizona too
shoelala100 t1_ixp4073 wrote
If u liked boogie nights you should check out Wonderland. It’s the Val Kilmer version of the same story (abit more violent)
Calm-Hovercraft9858 t1_ixp5uqr wrote
Love that movie
Equal_Feature_9065 t1_ixpb0i1 wrote
Licorice Pizza. It has all the trappings of a nostalgic, romantic dramedy but has the audacity to evoke something other than melodrama or charm. It’s just, like, stinky. Idk. It’s just going for such a unique feeling that you don’t get in any movies. Everything’s just kinda off. There’s a almost imperceptible underlying sense of dread throughout. It’s kinda like when someone’s telling a childhood story and halfway through kinda realize… wait… this was actually all kinda fucked up. And now they’re trapped because memory doesn’t work that way. Memory sanitizes. Took me at least viewings to wrap my head around what this movie was going for. Now I love it.
chanman876 t1_ixpccvh wrote
Boogie nights just has so many characters and stories that it’s hard to keep up with the first time. But it feels so good on repeated viewings. I don’t thinks there’s a film that can make me experience a wider range of emotions than boogie nights.
jmarchese01 t1_ixpddmg wrote
Tenet
SantaRosaJazz t1_ixpju2a wrote
Me exactly.
SantaRosaJazz t1_ixpjyi7 wrote
That’s exactly what I always say about Lynch. I regard his work the way I’d regard a painting.
pzoloishigh t1_ixpp6c6 wrote
Donnie darko
Tyrionthedwarf1 t1_ixpqva9 wrote
Alien (1979) when I was younger I did not like the slow place of the first middle half of the movie. After I watched it again later, I greatly appreciated this deliberate slow pacing and the awesome cinematography and world building of this movie.
diabetesjesus t1_ixpw3lp wrote
Same for me. I walked in to a 70mm showing on accident and only found out by second guessing the guy in the ticket booth about the price.
And I mean 70mm, not IMAX. It was wild and one of the best experiences in the theater that I ever had.
CnlJohnMatrix t1_ixq67l4 wrote
You have to be older and faithfully married to understand what this movie is truly about.
cold_chillin661 t1_ixq8dtk wrote
Donnie Darko
Far_Administration41 t1_ixq9i7z wrote
I had no trouble at all, but my hearing a fairly shot, so maybe that filtered out some of the tones.
Pjoernrachzarck t1_ixqb842 wrote
This is the answer. I don’t think anyone’s first viewing of Blade Runner is their favorite. It’s just… too much to take in, too dense with all that is going on, and yet maybe a little too bare on plot to fully propel you inside before it is over.
But watch it again, and maybe just a little less focused on surprises and twists and revelations, just to experience what they created there - there is absolutely nothing like it, and probably never will be. Every time I rewatch it, I want it to go slower, for all the things that it gives you.
CaptainLysdexia t1_ixqh4nh wrote
The Grand Budapest Hotel. I can't even recall why I didn't like it the first time, but I had clearly just totally misinterpreted what I saw. Gave it a re-watch couple months ago and absolutely loved it.
CaptainLysdexia t1_ixqhdkn wrote
If you ended up enjoying it the second time around, check out his other film, Upstream Color. It's a bit of a mind-fuck, as well.
CaptainLysdexia t1_ixqhs6n wrote
Mike Judge is kind of brilliant in that way. Idiocracy was a goofy, fun movie when it first came out, but as countless people have noted in the past several years, it's starting to feel like an accurate depiction of where we're headed.
CaptainLysdexia t1_ixqhzxu wrote
Agree, and if nothing else, the poor audio mixing pretty much demands a second viewing just to try and catch the dialogue. I do think it's brilliant though.
RavioliGale t1_ixtoedy wrote
I feel like I've understood Inception less the more I've watched it.
traindodge t1_ixtp47s wrote
I’m a big Coen head now but that was my experience with A Serious Man. All these years later I can’t get that movie out of my head and it holds up each time.
VrinTheTerrible t1_ixma938 wrote
Falling Down
I remember a friend asking me if i liked it as we left the theater the first time. I said I really couldn't tell. After a few more viewings (I worked at the movies back then), I decided I did, but it took me a while to get there.