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Some people want to be able to watch a movie "for the first time" all over again. Others want to forget a rubbish one. If you could remove just one movie from your memory, which would it be?

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[–] cowpowered@lemm.ee 46 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

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[–] Slappula@lemmy.zip 40 points 1 year ago

Memento. But first I'd tattoo "Don't trust 'Memento'" on my stomach.

[–] Bilbo@hobbit.world 37 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The Matrix. Blew my fucking mind the first time I saw it. It's awesome on repeat viewings, but that first watch is magical.

[–] shutz@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Could you imagine forgetting The Matrix, but not the sequels?

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[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Mark Wahlberg's planet of the apes.

It featured Helen Bonham Carter in full monkey makeup.

It awoke something inside of me that I wish had remained sleeping.

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[–] Acid@startrek.website 24 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I’m surprised no one has mentioned Fight Club as a thing to rewatch with no memory that would be amazing.

For a film I’d want to erase cause it was awful I’d go with the last Jedi I genuinely hated that film. Or Star Trek into darkness hated that also.

[–] solostand@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Honestly, rewatching Fight Club when you already know the twist and can see all the small details that lead to it is, imo, even more fun that to forget it and watch again.

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[–] kinther@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Tucker and Dale vs Evil

I haven't laughed at a movie like that in years. I would like to again

[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 1 year ago

I got scared because I thought you were gonna say you hated it. Great movie

[–] ch00f@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Just ordered the blu ray last night! It’s been on my radar for years, but never watched it.

We’re renting a cabin this Halloween and it’s on our watch list for sure!

[–] pandacoder@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

ATLA live action. It's already almost gone from my memory but not quite all the way gone.

[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

There is no ATLA movie in Ba Sing Se...

[–] MrZee@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The first one that comes time mind is the one I’ve watched the most times and pretty much know by heart: The Princess Bride.

That said, I wonder how much of my love for the movie is nostalgia. Maybe it would ruin it for me. But it would be interesting to find out.

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[–] Boiglenoight@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (7 children)

looks at comments Really? No Requiem for a Dream? Eff that movie.

[–] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ayyy…that’s the film that came to mind straight away of one I’d love to forget. Such a messed up story.

For those that haven’t seen it, the film is technically excellent. Nothing wrong at all there. The tale it tells is quite unnerving.

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[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (4 children)

That movie is a tool, a very useful tool.

My friends kid started smoking weed and getting into trouble at 14 he was bitching about it to me and I said "Make her watch Requiem, I'm a grown ass man who did drugs and that movie makes me scared of drugs"

Few weeks later he had to pick her up from a friends house when the parents caught them smoking a joint after dinner at a sleepover.

She was all surprised he wasnt yelling and screaming and said "So, am I in trouble?" He just said "Nah, lets go home and watch a movie."

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[–] jasondj@ttrpg.network 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Ironically…Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

I don’t remember anything about it. I saw it after chugging a bottle of Robitussin DM and rented it thinking “Oh, Jim Carey, this’ll be hysterical”.

It wasn’t.

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[–] Icalasari@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Spirited Away. I'd love to see that movie again for the first time. So beautiful and magical

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[–] BlueLineBae@midwest.social 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was reading the comments and realized that most people would want to forget a good movie so you can enjoy it again for the first time. But the first thing my negative ass thought of is "well I really wish I could remove the movie Tusk from my mind".

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[–] Kallioapina@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fucking Serbian Film. And eff your post for reminding my stupid brain that that film exists. /s

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[–] Shard@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind

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[–] tamiya_tt02@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Your Name, a beautiful anime movie. I was legit floored the whole way through. I'd watch that with new eyes in a heartbeat.

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[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fucking Elf. I hate that fucking movie and yet due to the people I was hanging out with at the time somehow ended up seeing it 5 times. Didn't like it the first time, spent the whole time annoyed the second, don't know why or how I tolerated it 3 more times, but I'm never watching that shitty fucking movie ever again and wish I could bleach it the fuck out of my skull.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You watched elf 5 times? I'm sorry but I'm laughing here, you dumbass lol

Yeah that movie is all kinds of godawful

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[–] Why9@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There are too many to choose!

And the award goes to:

Lord of the Rings. If I can only choose one, then Return of the King.

Honourable mentions:

Avengers Endgame (watched it at a midnight screening at a Infinity-War/Endgame double bill and it was one of the best experiences ever)

Tron legacy: unlike many movies, it completely drew me into its world, with the visuals and music.

Nolan batman films: probably Dark Knight

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[–] kuneho@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Matrix 4

for a long time, I was like if I had a wish, it would be to see the Matrix movies like the very first time.

after seeing the 4th, my wish is to clear Matrix 4 out of my mind.

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[–] DRx@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (5 children)

A Serbian film... That ending I just cant... It is the only movie I actively tell people to avoid. My wife and I like to watch the most mind-fuck movies imaginable, but that one took it a step too far. We literally just stared at the screen for like 5 min after it was over.

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[–] AgentGrimstone@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Cannibal Holocaust. I'm reminded of it every time I see a tortoise. If you're an animal person, do not watch it.

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[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Meet the Feebles

My parents thought it was the muppets. I watched it when I was 6.

I still get Vietnam flashbacks.

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[–] Tathas@programming.dev 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

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[–] Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I developed a moderately effective technique to suppress memories to the point where they're functionally removed. Perhaps not coincidentally, I don't know of any movies I want to forget.

[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

“…also, I’ve forgotten the technique”

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[–] ch00f@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

“I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said, "Forget everything you know about slipcovers." So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were.”

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[–] isthingoneventhis@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Probably the ring +/- the adjacent films. Absolutely fucked me up for most of my childhood where I had issues falling asleep, looking under covers, etc. Not as bad now but certain things will trigger me still and it takes a few days to get back to normal.

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[–] joneskind@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Interstellar - Movie and Music

That’s my all time favorite.

[–] ForeverAGnome@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Interstellar. I'd love to watch it for the first time all over again. I was so completely enthralled by it but also so heavily affected by it. It's one of those that stuck with me for weeks. Incredible movie.

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[–] semperverus@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Star Wars Christmas Special

[–] electrogamerman@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wait, that means I could remove my wedding film and forget everything about my ex?

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[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

So tough. Three choices:

Enter the Void

Not4Sale - TV Sheriff and the Trailbuddies

Freddie Got Fingered

All three are the most incredible masterpieces I’ve watched for the first time while on LSD.

I think I’d go with Enter the Void.

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[–] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

The Book of Eli.

THAT THRILL throughout the whole movie, you feel that there's something odd, but you can't quite put your finger on it, and towards the end you know that something big needs to happen, or else...

And then it happens, but isn't it too late...?

And when you finally know what it is, then it is priceless, you feel like you should have seen it all the time, but you just couldn't.

And then you want to see the whole movie once again, immediately, in order to collect all the little hints and see them right... the whole plot gets a new meaning after you know.

But if I could forget it, and start newly without knowing, that would be soo nice.

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[–] swordsmanluke@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago (8 children)

I have watched Star Trek: Insurrection three times.

I know this only because three separate friend groups have all confirmed that I watched the movie with them.

I have no recollection of the film whatsoever.

So apparently, that one.

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[–] StarkillerX42@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Irishman. The fact that I lost 3 hours to that pointless slog is so painful I'd rather just forget all about it. I'll never get those 3 hours back, but at least the regret will be gone.

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[–] hardaysknight@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

The Truman Show fucked me up bad as a kid

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Probably something like An American Tail so I could enjoy it for the first time again after randomly stumbling upon it on my external hard drive.

[–] kometes@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

The English Patient. And I want my 14 hours back. (i know it wasn't 14 hours but it felt that way)

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