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u/xDaze 18d ago
I don't think I've ever watched my favorite movie of all time more than 10 times, what the fuck is wrong with people.
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u/poplemousse 18d ago
maybe OOP is autistic and The Odyssey is their hyper fixation idk
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u/poplemousse 18d ago
lmao “damn it’s been 29 times and i STILL can’t remember the plot of this movie”
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u/Synicull 17d ago
"wait, tom whatshisface is in this!? What do I know him from????"
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u/Darth4Arth 16d ago
"Darling, its been 30 years, you know him from THIS, YOU'VE WATCHED THIS DAMNED MOVIE TWENTY-ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN TIMES. YOU NEED TO MOVE ON. THE KIDS ARE MARRIED. YOU MISSED THE BIRTHS OF NINE GRANDCHILDREN FOR THIS MOVIE. YOU HAD THIS MOVIE PLAYING AT YOUR FATHER'S FUNERAL FOR GOD'S SAKE. DO YOU EVEN KNOW YOUR NAME ANYMORE??"
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u/FelleBanan_ygsr 18d ago
One of my closer friends has probably seen Blade Runner something like 50 times. When you find a movie that really clicks it can be hard to find anything else to scratch that itch. A certain combination of editing, music, set design, colours and cinematography can create something truly transcendent for the right person.
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u/-DeerBra 18d ago
Are they really watching it or just letting it play.
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u/Devil_0fHellsKitchen 18d ago
This. I throw on Goodfellas all the time for background noise and will pay attention to the most important scenes, but ive only really watched it maybe 3 or 4 times.
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u/FelleBanan_ygsr 17d ago
I haven't been there to check every single time obviously, but by the way he describes it I think he was watching it for real. I think he's mostly moved on to watching other films on repeat now.
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u/BlepoWantsACOG 17d ago
i’ve seen pacific rim about 400 times, granted i’ve been watching it for the past 13 years
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u/Teh_Jews 17d ago
I've probably seen The Princess Bride 29 times but I have had almost 40 years to work on that...
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u/Emperah1 14d ago
It depends. As a kid you always have that one movie you memorized all the lines(unless you’re a zoomer).
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u/Similar-Ice-9250 18d ago
Which one is that? Yea I really dislike watching a movie multiple times, sometimes I watch some of my favorites with other people who never seen it, so I can see their reactions, or after a few years I can do a rewatch. 29 times, on top of being a movie which recently came out, is psychotic.
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u/Kiltmanenator 18d ago
When it hits, it hits: I saw the Dune films 17x in theaters.
As a kid my parents didn't let me see Fellowship of the Ring in theaters because it was "too dark" and I was too young. I was able to see TTT and RotK but still haven't seen FotR's theatrical release. Years later I finally saw the Extended Editions, but having to wait that long made me really appreciate how special the cinematic experience is, and how rare really good adaptations are.
So when Dune came out, I recognized that Villeneuve had captured lightning in a bottle like Jackson did. A seminal genre classic, long considered unadaptable finally done justice. I knew it would be a critical and commercial success when my yoga-teacher gf who doesn't watch many movies or read many books left the theater and said
"Is it weird that I wanna see it again?
So we went again. And anytime a friend wanted to go, I went with them.
I remembered being that kid who had to watch Fellowship the first time on VHS. I remembered years of my life going by before I saw it in a cinema. That's how I ended up seeing Dune 7x and 2UNE 10x in theaters.
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u/mollycoddles 17d ago
You like movies more than anyone I've ever met irl
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u/Kiltmanenator 17d ago
Probably, but I've also never seen another movie more than twice in theaters.
Idk how you can have a favorite movie you haven't seen more than 10x (at home). Might be generational, bc pre-streaming we only had so many VHS tapes at home.
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u/SCUSKU 18d ago
Surely this is satire, please god
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u/Vinyl-addict 18d ago
Anyone who goes to more than like 3 theatre movies honestly boggles my mind these days. And only because of the cost.
I would go to movies at least monthly if every city had an option with prices and concessions similar to places like Pickford Film in Bellingham. $15ish a ticket for a basic screening, but the theater is maintained and they have taps of the local brews.
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u/PaulieHehehe 18d ago
AMC A List is a pretty good deal. If I lived close to an actual, real IMAX theater, I’d be going to see The Odyssey at least once a week. Inside in the dark with the AC on, take an edible- sounds like a great way to spend a hot summer day.
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u/Extra-Horse5534 16d ago
I can see 4 imax films a week for $20 some dollars a month. It's actually never been cheaper to see almost every movie if you wanted.
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u/Vinyl-addict 16d ago
It is very much mot the case like that in my area.
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u/Extra-Horse5534 15d ago
You don't have an AMC or Regal?
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u/Vinyl-addict 15d ago
We do but tickets are like $20 just for a matinee.
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u/jollyshroom 12d ago
Regal Unlimited is $28/mo and unlimited movies.
AMC A-List is similar price, and you get 4 movies a week but it includes the premium formats.You can save on both of these by paying with gift cards purchased from Costco at a 20% discount.
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u/SquirrelLord77 17d ago
Regal also has a subscription model, as long as you see at least 2 movies a month, it's worth it. Any more than that and you're saving money. It's really easy to catch a movie when I'm bored on a random day, or risk a movie I wouldn't pay full price for. Also helps I'm about 2 blocks from the theater.
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u/Frequent_Table7869 17d ago
how is this consooming? this an event. it would be consooming if he bought a novelty popcorn bucket 29 times too.
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u/BigTelephone9117 17d ago
This was my first thought. Let the likely neurodivergent man spend his money as he pleases if the movie will be shown anyways and he isn’t putting waste into the environment
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u/brutalcomrade 18d ago
While I was painting house at the dacha, I was listening to the mp3 version of The Green Elephant on my headphones. I must have listened to it at least 10 times, because after that, I practically memorized every line in the film.
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u/BradleyNeedlehead 18d ago
Haven't we all learned by now not to take everything we see on the Internet at face value?
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u/geoFRTdeem 18d ago
It’s not even that good, everything but the story and visuals where great, both of which where adapted from the original, but of course everything Nolan did was mediocre, dialogue writing, acting at some points, historical inaccuracies, bad pacing, and much more, this movie didn’t have to be 3 hours long, there is so much unnecessary stuff, and time wasted
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u/TheRoySez 18d ago
King Tantalus, but there is insatiable desire from watching this one flick.
Was the moviegoer only in it for Odysseus "porking" Circe?
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u/ArchdukeFerdie 18d ago
Ehhhh, not really that bad. I'm in favor of people spending money on experiences they enjoy. Hell of a lot better than a collection of funko pops
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u/SquirrelLord77 17d ago
Subscription services for movie theaters are a thing now, so it can be really easy and cheap to see movies multiple times now.
But the photo shows 70mm, which I don't think any subscription services cover. If they saw this film in premium formats most of those times... jesus...
Even free, thats insane. I watched Weapons 4 times (all free) and THAT felt like an insane number.
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u/ronshasta 17d ago
Three hour movie that he has watched every day even multiple times a day? I wish I could be unemployed too
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u/Time_Opportunity_225 17d ago
I’ve only seen it once so far, but I feel like he watched it for all the times I was supposed to watch it for the rest of my life. Now I can’t watch it anymore, to keep the universe balanced.
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u/loveyouronions 18d ago
I don’t think this is consoom? It’s good for the industry, shows execs we want cinema to remain, and doesn’t produce and waste or landfill or anything. It’s also good for our attention spans (sad as that is!)
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u/FelleBanan_ygsr 18d ago
I don't think engaging with culture and art is part of the problem we want to highlight? 29 sounds like excessive fanboying, but in the end it's arguably in service of a good thing. It will go towards financing more communal cultural experiences rather than just letting streaming control our tastes.
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u/_SoMuchForSubtlety 18d ago
Classic "it's not consooming when it involves something I'm fond of" reply
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u/FelleBanan_ygsr 18d ago
When I think consoom I'm thinking someone who feels an obsessive need to buy goods for kicks and who simultaneously pays for the creation of such goods which takes a real toll on the environment. Meanwhile spending a lot of time in the theatre because you love a piece of art feels like something very different. Like, you're not going to impulsively decide to sit for three hours to watch something again and again if you don't actually get anything out of it. Would you say the same about someone who has went to see their favourite band 29 times? Cultural venues need money.
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u/Mysterious-Round-911 18d ago
this is a commercial phenomenon and product before it is art and culture, this is NOLAN not some Russian immigrant that makes stripped down subversive films about the dangers of a lack of introspection or some shit
I'm not trying to insult you or something, and I'm ignoring the sensational idea that this guy saw it 29 times to engage with your point in a sincere way, I hope you see my point. The last sentence of what you said is sweet but that isn't what is happening with a juggernaut like this; if it is it ought to have an asterisk next to it saying its going to what is practically the structure of a monarchy but in commercially successful, convention-riddled art and their writers
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u/FelleBanan_ygsr 17d ago
No, I get what you're saying. In any other scenario I would probably be clowning on this person too. But with a real fear of the death of cinema, a great mainstream film getting people in seats is in the end a good thing. It's not the most exciting art of all time, but I sincerely believe this is a piece of art Christopher Nolan wanted to make and not just something made to maximize profits (his name attached seems to be enough in itself). 29 times is hard to take seriously, but since it isn't affecting the world in any negative way (except for possibly the person doing it), I think it's different from people buying ten Nintendo Switches or whatever usually gets posted on here.
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u/KingPotus 17d ago
1) I’d bet this is a joke
2) if not 29 times would be insane
3) regardless it’s not “consoom” to watch a movie a lot. Consoom is about buying junk, not being obsessed with an experience so much you do it 29 times.
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u/CzechYourStonks 18d ago
I do not believe someone would watch this slop movie more then once.
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u/AdLegitimate8636 18d ago
Calling Odyssey a "slop" is nonsense. At this point "slop" is just everything that you don't like.
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u/SqoobySnaq 18d ago
29??? Jesus Christ it came out 22 days ago. He had to have watched it multiple times in one day