# Movies You Loved But Don't Want to See Again **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 28, 2004, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-loved-but-dont-want-to-see-again/277032 "2004-11-28T20:03:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MacSpon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@MacSpon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacSpon)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2004, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-loved-but-dont-want-to-see-again/277032/1 "2004-11-28T20:03:36Z")
On reading the [thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=243269) about acclaimed movies that people don’t want to see … it occurred to me that there’s another interesting category in a similar vein: movies that you’re seen and loved … but never want to see again. In fact, movies that you’d change the channel to avoid. I have a couple of these. I very much enjoyed _ **ET** _ - but I don’t ever want to see it again; and it has nothing to do with the recent “upgraded” version. In fact I really couldn’t say why I avoid it now; it’s just one of those films where I automatically think, “Been there, don’t need to go there again. Ever.” Another one is _ **Lawrence of Arabia** _, but here my reasons are rather different. That one was a film that affected me so strongly that I’m actually a little afraid to put myself through the experience again. Anyone got any other examples? Movies that you love, but avoid? ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2004, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-loved-but-dont-want-to-see-again/277032/2 "2004-11-28T20:07:13Z")
Boys Don’t Cry. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2004, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-loved-but-dont-want-to-see-again/277032/3 "2004-11-28T20:10:26Z")
_Die Hard II._ The first movie I can see again, but knowing what’s going on in the second movie just spoils it completely for me to watch it a second time. ---
**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2004, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-loved-but-dont-want-to-see-again/277032/4 "2004-11-28T20:23:37Z")
I love re-watching my favorite movies, but one that I love that I watch rarely is **Equus**. It’s a pretty heavy and depressing movie. ---
**Author:** ![kiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7feea3/32.png) [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2004, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-loved-but-dont-want-to-see-again/277032/5 "2004-11-28T21:27:39Z")
_Schindler’s List_ _Silence Of The Lambs_ [The Accused\* The subject matter of each says it all. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2004, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-loved-but-dont-want-to-see-again/277032/6 "2004-11-28T21:52:32Z")
> [@FilmGeek](#): > > Boys Don’t Cry. Bingo. The one film that always comes to mind whenever this topic is broached. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2004, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-loved-but-dont-want-to-see-again/277032/7 "2004-11-28T22:55:16Z")
I really liked **Tokyo Godfathers** but I find it really hard to concentrate on subtitles, so I doubt I’ll ever watch it again. On the other hand, \*\* One True Thing\*\* was very good - but also very painful. I saw it the year it came out and haven’t been able to watch it again. ---
**Author:** ![Scruloose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2004, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-loved-but-dont-want-to-see-again/277032/8 "2004-11-28T23:32:45Z")
**Seven** , **The Usual Suspects** and **The Sixth Sense**. Great movies all, but they only work for me once. If **The Matrix** didn’t have the action scenes that it did, I’d add it to the list. ---
**Author:** ![MacSpon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@MacSpon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacSpon)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2004, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-loved-but-dont-want-to-see-again/277032/9 "2004-11-28T23:34:05Z")
> [@](#): > > The one film that always comes to mind whenever this topic is broached. Whoops. Is this a frequent subject, then? :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Talon\_Karrde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Talon\_Karrde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talon_Karrde)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2004, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-loved-but-dont-want-to-see-again/277032/10 "2004-11-28T23:40:10Z")
Grave of the Fireflies ---
**Author:** ![Kiminy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Kiminy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiminy)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2004, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-loved-but-dont-want-to-see-again/277032/11 "2004-11-28T23:47:24Z")
A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) I’m glad I saw the film, but it kept me awake thinking about it for more than a week, and even more than a year later, it still bothers me. I seriously doubt I would ever consider watching it again. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-loved-but-dont-want-to-see-again/277032/12 "2004-11-29T00:08:39Z")
> [@MacSpon](#): > > Whoops. Is this a frequent subject, then? :smack: Aw, no worries, if it weren’t for recycled topics we’d all have a lot less fun. ---
**Author:** ![Alias](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e4f/32.png) [@Alias](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alias)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-loved-but-dont-want-to-see-again/277032/13 "2004-11-29T00:45:01Z")
DANCER IN THE DARK!!! I wish I could erase the end of that movie from my brain and replace it with a sappy, silly ending. Braveheart. Never again. Requiem for a Dream. I loved this movie when I saw it, but I’ll never watch it again. I didn’t have the heart to tell this to the person who bought me the DVD for Christmas a few years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-loved-but-dont-want-to-see-again/277032/14 "2004-11-29T14:08:51Z")
_Saving Private Ryan_ I saw it in the theater and was greatly affected by it. Very much a “there but for the grace of god go I” feeling, especially about the first act. I really don’t want to see it ever again, for fear that I’ll become jaded to the emotional impact it had on me. ---
**Author:** ![tim314](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim314/32/3468_2.png) [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-loved-but-dont-want-to-see-again/277032/15 "2004-11-29T14:12:16Z")
> [@Scruloose](#): > > **The Usual Suspects** and **The Sixth Sense**. Really? I can watch those over and over (especially _The Usual Suspects_). ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-loved-but-dont-want-to-see-again/277032/16 "2004-11-29T16:46:13Z")
The German movie _Funny Games_. Watching it again would be torture. ---
**Author:** ![kelly5078](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6f9a4e/32.png) [@kelly5078](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kelly5078)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-loved-but-dont-want-to-see-again/277032/17 "2004-11-29T17:03:44Z")
Schindler’s List: Too much to take The Lion in Winter: Have developed a strong aversion to the soundtrack My Fair Lady: Have developed a strong aversion to Rex Harrison Dark Victory: Don’t know why; it just bores me now Dr. Strangelove: I think it’s the overall grayness that gets to me. And Slim Pickens. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-loved-but-dont-want-to-see-again/277032/18 "2004-11-29T17:09:55Z")
I’m totally with you on _E.T._ I know it’s because the day I saw it in the theater was the crappiest day of my (then relatively young) life. I’ve never watched it since. _Sleepers_. Ugh. Disturbing. And I’m also with **Agrippina** on _Equus_. We watched that in my high school drama class. Never want to see it again. _Welcome to the Dollhouse_. Traumatic. For those of you who know the film, let me say that it was filmed in my hometown, and I have the same last name as the main character. That’s therapy just waiting to happen. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-loved-but-dont-want-to-see-again/277032/19 "2004-11-29T17:16:58Z")
I’m a habitual re-watcher. There’s almost no movie I _love_ that I wouldn’t watch again. (and again. And again. Ask me how many times I’ve seen Monty PYthon and the Holy Grail, or Aladdin.) Maybe I’ll think of one… ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2004, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-loved-but-dont-want-to-see-again/277032/20 "2004-11-29T17:28:57Z")
(Did you really think I’d be able to keep this to 50 words or less?) It’s a rare thing for me to walk out of a movie theater and _then_ start crying. I cry during the occasional movie, but it isn’t all that common. _The Butterfly Effect_ is one such movie, and I can’t right now recall another that had me crying as I walked to the car. I was distinctly not prepared for the curveballs it threw. As with _Good Will Hunting_, the first few (at least) times I watch it again, if I do, will have to be alone. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-loved-but-dont-want-to-see-again/277032.md?page=2)