I May Have Used Up Raiders of the Lost Ark

[Toucanna]

@Miller

It’s not exactly a documentary…A female character who had enough depth of character that she didn’t disappear when she turned sideways wouldn’t have been that much of a stretch.

+1. If the filmmaker had to mess with Buttercup’s characterization and make her less dumb but still “feminine”, they could have taken inspiration from Russian folk tales about “Vasilisa the Brave”.

@Carmady

Buttercup was hardly passive before that…Besides, I always thought the audience was supposed to agree with Buttercup, not with Westley. “Why didn’t you wait for me?” Buttercup (and the audience) respond “well, you were dead.” “Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it”…

I appreciate your bringing this up. It’s been so long since I’d seen the film. That said, what I wanted Buttercup to tell Westley was, “This marriage is not my choice. I’m being forced into it.”

@Jenaroph

I’ve always kind of counted the way the book portrays her as a plus, actually. Lemme 'splain. No, there is too much, lemme sum up:…so it’s not so much that Westley takes care of because she’s a woman, but because she happens to be none too bright, which could apply to anyone. And he loves her despite her being stupid, which is kind of sweet. {snip}

LOL! Okay, I get it now. Thanks for bringing it up.

[Irishman]

@Toucanna

I appreciate your bringing this up. It’s been so long since I’d seen the film. That said, what I wanted Buttercup to tell Westley was, “This marriage is not my choice. I’m being forced into it.”

Except she wasn’t being forced into it at first, it was mostly “Hey the prince likes me, he’s got money, and Westley is dead, so I’ll never love again, so why not?” The Prince’s sleezy nature wasn’t exactly in the open at that point.

But yes, there is a fair bit of blame on both of them.

[salinqmind]

The Matrix. Went from unable to understand what the hell they were talking about, to understanding the story, to watching enough times so I am able to recite whole scenes along with the actors. Enough! My own fault, because it’s been on TV so many times and I always said, hey, Matrix, cool! and sat there and watched it again. One too many times.

[Elendil_s_Heir]

Perhaps the Princess Bride discussion might go in another thread…?

[pseudotriton_ruber_ruber]

Godfather for me. Thery’re running a marathon on TV now, and I know every line (of I and II).

[shijinn]

@Elendil_s_Heir

I’ve almost reached this point with Groundhog Day. For several years I watched it just about every actual Groundhog Day, but then I realized I was growing bored and/or irritated with the movie. I never want to do that.

the idea of stealing that bloody groundhog and taking it for a joyride is making more sense with each passing year innit?

[rowrrbazzle]

I used up It’s a Wonderful Life the first year or two it was on TV incessantly.

The Wizard of Oz, just from the many times I saw it on TV over the years starting in the 1960s.

Last year I used up The Ten Commandments. I sat down and watched it (as opposed to just having it on in the background while I websurfed) the last time it was on our local ABC station in 720p. I said to myself, “I don’t have to see that again.”

I’ve nearly used up 3 of my favorites (which I have on DVD): Becket, A Man For All Seasons, Fantasia.

[Sister_Vigilante]

@Billy_Baroo

Hold on, you’re implying you’ve watched more than 5 minutes of RHPS without a slice of toast in your hand? Holy smoke.

I never did the props. And like I said, I think I used it up.

[Irishman]

I rented Rocky Horror once. Gad, that’s a dreadful flick. Without the crown interaction, it’s already used up.

I used up Raiders of the Lost Ark as well. Somewhere along the line the implicit religiousity now really irks me. Plus the point about the submarine ride. And likely a few other details.

[Inigo_Montoya]

Peter Jackson’s megalithic treatment of The Lord of the Rings. I loved the books, I loved the movies (and just rolled with PJ’s liberties without criticism). I still admire the work, the cinematography, the epic-ness, the FX, and the immersion. But, and maybe it’s because I never have the time to dedicate to a 3-4 hour movie without thinking of some other thing I ought to be doing, I fail to get sucked into the flicks anymore. It bugs me. It’s like building a drug tolerance to the point where you just can’t get high anymore.

[Jackmannii]

@MovieMogul

For me, it was (is) The Third Man. The zither music drives me nuts

That’s one of the reasons I couldn’t sit through it once.

[Spoke]

I enjoyed E.T. when it first came out, but it only took a couple of subsequent viewings to “use it up.” If I watch it today, it just seems infuriatingly cloying.