# good movies that you wouldn't watch mor than once **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 20, 2006, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-movies-that-you-wouldnt-watch-mor-than-once/369462 "2006-08-20T18:06:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BluePitbull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9bcb4/32.png) [@BluePitbull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BluePitbull)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2006, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-movies-that-you-wouldnt-watch-mor-than-once/369462/1 "2006-08-20T18:06:47Z")
or rewatch for a long time. Depressing movies: Schindler’s list, Grave of the Fireflies, Passion of the Christ Mystery: 6th Sense, Usual suspects Just because they are too long: Lord of the Rings Trilogy ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2006, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-movies-that-you-wouldnt-watch-mor-than-once/369462/2 "2006-08-20T18:08:59Z")
Schlinder’s List was the first one I thought of. Movie length isn’t a criteria for me though – I’ve watched the LotR trilogy several times, but not all in one sitting. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2006, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-movies-that-you-wouldnt-watch-mor-than-once/369462/3 "2006-08-20T18:34:14Z")
I appreciate the spirit of the OP, but I have trouble labeling a movie “good” (or better) unless I’m sure I’d watch it again. Maybe not right away, especially if there’s a suspense nature to it, but eventually. Even knowing what happens won’t spoil a “good movie” because there’s more to see and understand on subsequent viewings. My favorite movies are the ones I’ve seen multiple times and continue to find new things there. So if a movie isn’t worth seeing again, it’s not a “good movie” as far as my tastes go. Not arguing, just stating a preference. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2006, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-movies-that-you-wouldnt-watch-mor-than-once/369462/4 "2006-08-20T19:13:27Z")
I’ve watched **Schindler’s List** more than once. The one I probably won’t watch again is **The Notebook**. I had an inkling what was going on, but that didn’t stop me from sobbing uncontrollably after that scene in the garden, when he tells his children, “I can’t leave her. She’s my sweetheart.” ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2006, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-movies-that-you-wouldnt-watch-mor-than-once/369462/5 "2006-08-20T19:15:22Z")
_Dogville_. Amazing movie, but I don’t think I’ll ever want to watch it again. Having said that, in general terms I agree with **Zeldar**. I joined a movie fansite recently, where you grade a bunch of movies on a scale of 1 to 5 and then it recommends other movies you’ll probably like (and so far it’s been damn good), and I found that it’s really hard for a movie to make 5 unless I’ve seen it a few times. I’m pretty sure _Nightmare Before Christmas_ will make 5 after a couple more viewings, for example. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2006, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-movies-that-you-wouldnt-watch-mor-than-once/369462/6 "2006-08-20T19:20:03Z")
[QUOTE=AuntiePam] Schlinder’s List was the first one I thought of. Movie length isn’t a criteria for me though – I’ve watched the LotR trilogy several times, but not all in one sitting. [/QUOTE] I went to an all day party once that consisted of watching all three movies. It was actually pretty fun. My list includes _Dances With Wolves_ and _Sophie’s Choice_ Both were excellent but I just can’t put myself through that emotional torture again. It has nothing to do with the sort of thing Zeldar was talking about…knowing what is going to happen, etc. It’s just that I’m an emotional wuss and stuff like that can actually put me into a depression that lasts for days or even longer. ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2006, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-movies-that-you-wouldnt-watch-mor-than-once/369462/7 "2006-08-20T19:21:42Z")
I thought that **Natural Born Killers** was an exceptional piece of filmmaking. I will never watch it again.