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[–] Yamainwitch@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

The Fountain, it's one of those movies that just absolutely blew me away and I had to have it but I'm just never quite in the emotional state to revisit yet I still recommend. It's breathtakingly beautiful and devastating. What Dreams May Come is a very close second, but I feel like after Robin Williams' death it's even more so, but the movie itself is just so beautifully done and heart wrenching.

[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

The Fountain is one of my all time favorite movies.

[–] jasparagus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I loved the fountain, too. It is so incredibly beautiful, and I'm glad to own it for the same reasons. I also can't imagine when I'll want to watch it again...

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

The most intense movie I’ve ever seen

[–] weirdbeardgame@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've got a solid one. Source code (2011), with Jake Gyllenhaal. And there's a really specific reason for it. Because I really do love that movie and definitely crack a smile when I see it in my libary. It's that I just end up watching Inception instead.

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

“They Shall Never Grow Old” is one I can’t watch because I’ll just cry the entire time, but I still bought it.

[–] valen@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Grave of the Fireflies by Studio Ghibli. I love Ghibli movies, and this one was very moving, but if you've seen it you know why I won't watch it again. Very powerful.

[–] DaleGribble88@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That was the single most impactful movie that I've ever seen in my life. It changed how I view the world, war, poverty, etc. But it is so heartbreakingly painful to watch, I'm not sure if I ever want to watch it again. Especially because my, at the time, 4 year old son was asleep in the room with me while I watched. After a certain point, I just paused the film, held him in my arms, and wept.

[–] RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

It's the best movie you'll watch once and never again.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Dogma (1999). It's a silly movie with a rubber poop monster.

[–] mysoulishome@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

But I’m a fucking demon. Love Jason Lee in that…and Alan Rickman RIP

[–] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Black Dynamite.

It's one of the funniest movies of all time, but I don't have a DVD player.

[–] IronicDeadPan@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

HA! I THREW THAT BEFORE I LEFT THE MOON!

[–] ZeroCool@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

“I'm declaring war on anyone who sells drugs to the community.”

“But Black Dynamite, I sell drugs to the community!”

[–] Yamainwitch@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

This is one of the greatest lines in cinematic history, hands down.

[–] Maven@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Have you ever seen the Dolomite movies? They're CLASSIC blaxsploitation and are definitely a big inspiration for Black Dynamite. I'm deeply in love with all of them.

[–] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I never saw them but I'll look them up. Which is the best one?

[–] Maven@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

There's 4 generally that are the big ones. The Human Tornado is a sequel to Dolomite but otherwise they can be watched in any order that you feel like.

Dolemite - An absolute classic but can be hard to watch given how extremely cheap it is. Some of the funniest moments of the whole series though they're mostly unintentional.

The Human Tornado - Basically Dolemite if it had a good budget. The jokes hit so good on purpose this time. Notably, both Dolemite movies are also a critique on how racist cops are, including commentary on planting drugs and assuming every black guy with money got it illegally.

Petey Wheetstraw: The Devil's Son in Law - A straight up comedy through and through. Absolutely nothing deeper on this one. Petey Wheetstraw makes a deal with the devil and spends the 2nd half of the movie trying to get out of it. Purely stupid fun.

Disco Godfather - A weirdly intense yet still funny breakdown on inner city drug problems and how rich people will poison local cities with drugs for their own benefit.

One really funny thing about all of these movies is that the main actor Rudy Ray Moore owns a night club in every single one and half of them include multiple minutes of his actual stand up routines.

[–] IronicDeadPan@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Requiem for a dream

Pi

Memento

[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

The animated LotR

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The Whale.

Very happy to own it, watched it in 4k. Will keep it forever. It will be a very long time until I watch it again. It was amazing, but if you've watched it you know why.

[–] mysoulishome@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Do you have a teenage daughter? I think that was one of many reasons that movie fucking killed me. I was sobbing on the plane watching it

[–] RememberTheApollo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Schindler’s List.

Saw it one time. It’s a helluva film. I have no desire to watch it again. Same with Saving Private Ryan. Own it, seen it maybe twice, but both the films had enough impact that I don’t feel the need to watch them.

[–] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

I've got The Room on DVD that sits proudly on my shelf

[–] jasparagus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Schindler's List - incredible movie, beautiful case, no way I want to rewatch it any time soon.

[–] Addv4@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

Metalocalypse:The army of the doomstar.
I watched a ton of metalocalypse when I was younger, and was really annoyed when it got canceled on a cliff hanger. Cut to just a while ago, they finally made an end movie, which I watched as soon as it was available, yohohoho. I went ahead and bought the Blu-ray, just because I am so glad that they could get it financed and wanted to make sure that stuff like that would continue to be encouraged. I'm not gonna say it is the most intellectually stimulating plot, but it has played a part in shaping my darker humor.

[–] Yprum@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Snakes on a plane. I still haven't watched it but I had to get it just for XKCD...

[–] tomi000@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

How often do you need to watch the same movies for 'dont really watch' to be a category?

[–] weirdbeardgame@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

If it's easier. You can think of the scenario being when browsing you have this reaction. "Yup! That's a good ass movie" Skips to the next one everytime you see it.

[–] Diabolo96@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

I never watch a movie more than once unless it's just happens to be already playing, and even then it depends if it's actually worth watching a second time.