# The ONE movie that will always make you stop channel surfing **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 27, 2010, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-movie-that-will-always-make-you-stop-channel-surfing/548235 "2010-07-27T21:42:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-movie-that-will-always-make-you-stop-channel-surfing/548235/61 "2010-07-28T03:11:01Z")
I agree, there are a lot of good ones here, but probably the top one that I’ll stop for is _Stripes_. Lotsa fun. ---
**Author:** ![Ruffian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71e660/32.png) [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-movie-that-will-always-make-you-stop-channel-surfing/548235/62 "2010-07-28T03:16:49Z")
Oooh, this is really tough for me. I have three consistent channel-surfing-stoppers, so I had to imagine that _Jaws, The Fifth Element,_ and _Aliens_ were all on at the same time. Which one would I tune in to? My gut reaction: _Jaws_. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-movie-that-will-always-make-you-stop-channel-surfing/548235/63 "2010-07-28T03:18:37Z")
Goodfellas. It seems to be on all the time somewhere along the basic cable spectrum. I even saw it on Lifetime once. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-movie-that-will-always-make-you-stop-channel-surfing/548235/64 "2010-07-28T03:21:20Z")
> [@Ruffian](#): > > Oooh, this is really tough for me. I have three consistent channel-surfing-stoppers, so I had to imagine that _Jaws, The Fifth Element,_ and _Aliens_ were all on at the same time. Which one would I tune in to? > > My gut reaction: _Jaws_. Oooh, a real quandary! I’d go with 5th Element, because I enjoy the humor so much. I also enjoy the visuals, and Milla Jovovich, but I repeat myself. ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-movie-that-will-always-make-you-stop-channel-surfing/548235/65 "2010-07-28T04:47:36Z")
**Clue**. Infact, I accidentially came upon it the night before one of the biggest exams of my college career, and rather than study/sleep, I HAD to watch the whole rest of the movie. It pretty much fucked up my life. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-movie-that-will-always-make-you-stop-channel-surfing/548235/66 "2010-07-28T04:51:51Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > > [@Electric\_Warrior](#): > > > > _National Treasure_ :o > > Me too. 🙂 I have it on DVD, but it doesn’t matter. If I wander across it on cable, I’ll still watch it, no matter how much has already been shown. I’m the same way. I have _Die Hard_ on DVD, but it’s cool when I catch it on TV because I’m not expecting it. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-movie-that-will-always-make-you-stop-channel-surfing/548235/67 "2010-07-28T04:57:41Z")
King Kong (The original version - not either of the remakes.) ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-movie-that-will-always-make-you-stop-channel-surfing/548235/68 "2010-07-28T05:12:31Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > Fried Green Tomatoes > > Kathy Bates rocks, as does Jessica Tandy. And Mary Stuart Masterson and Mary-Louise Parker. > > I love all of it! I’ve been looking for that video dvd - I’ve found it once, and it was $20 or something - I thought it should be like $6 since it’s been out so long. I’ll probably have to break down and shell out - it really is a great movie. My choice based on what I actually do would have to be “Forrest Gump” - I know there are many criticisms of the movie, but I just find it so damned entertaining. ---
**Author:** ![Kkrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Kkrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kkrose)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-movie-that-will-always-make-you-stop-channel-surfing/548235/69 "2010-07-28T05:43:20Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > > [@Rebo](#): > > > > Fried Green Tomatoes > > > > Kathy Bates rocks, as does Jessica Tandy. And Mary Stuart Masterson and Mary-Louise Parker. > > > > I love all of it! > > I’ve been looking for that video dvd - I’ve found it once, and it was $20 or something - I thought it should be like $6 since it’s been out so long. I’ll probably have to break down and shell out - it really is a great movie. [Amazon](http://www.amazon.com/Fried-Green-Tomatoes-Extended-Anniversary/dp/B000EF5NAS/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1280295597&sr=1-1) has it starting at $6.98. It is on of my all time favorite movies. However, for this thread, I have to pick My Cousin Vinny. Everytime I see it, even if it is almost over, I watch it. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-movie-that-will-always-make-you-stop-channel-surfing/548235/70 "2010-07-28T06:44:24Z")
Fandango. ---
**Author:** ![Hallucinex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba9def/32.png) [@Hallucinex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hallucinex)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-movie-that-will-always-make-you-stop-channel-surfing/548235/71 "2010-07-28T07:28:06Z")
> [@woodstockbirdybird](#): > > **Groundhog Day**. Probably seen it 20 times just because it was on when I was channel surfing. I can think of a few, but this was the first one that popped into my head when I saw the thread title. ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-movie-that-will-always-make-you-stop-channel-surfing/548235/72 "2010-07-28T07:46:40Z")
There are a handful for me, but if they were all on at once, I’d choose Blazing Saddles over the rest… Makes me laugh every time I watch! ---
**Author:** ![BigDadWolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@BigDadWolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigDadWolf)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-movie-that-will-always-make-you-stop-channel-surfing/548235/73 "2010-07-28T12:38:35Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Kelly’s Heroes. Kelly’s Heroes for me too - great story, great characters, great action and funny as hell. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-movie-that-will-always-make-you-stop-channel-surfing/548235/74 "2010-07-28T12:46:58Z")
Willow. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-movie-that-will-always-make-you-stop-channel-surfing/548235/75 "2010-07-28T12:53:17Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > _Eraserhead._ (If they ever show it on TV . . .) Did ya ever spring that on unsuspecting friends? Were they still friends when it was over? I actually did it to a church singles group. They did not excommunicate me, but it took a long time before I was trusted to recommend a movie again! My answer to the title- CARRIE. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-movie-that-will-always-make-you-stop-channel-surfing/548235/76 "2010-07-28T12:54:50Z")
**The Big Lebowski.** ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-movie-that-will-always-make-you-stop-channel-surfing/548235/77 "2010-07-28T12:59:18Z")
> [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](#): > > Fandango. _Gasp!_ Really? **Hazle** … my sister!!! I love [love](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=413047&highlight=Fandango) love that movie, Kevin Reynolds is an old family friend, but I never see it on TV. Oh boy, we gotta talk! ---
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-movie-that-will-always-make-you-stop-channel-surfing/548235/78 "2010-07-28T13:02:06Z")
For some reason I haven’t been able to work out, Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992). ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-movie-that-will-always-make-you-stop-channel-surfing/548235/79 "2010-07-28T13:06:46Z")
**Predator.** ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-movie-that-will-always-make-you-stop-channel-surfing/548235/80 "2010-07-28T13:10:41Z")
I’m going to switch from Repo Man to Evil Dead. Thanks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-movie-that-will-always-make-you-stop-channel-surfing/548235.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-movie-that-will-always-make-you-stop-channel-surfing/548235.md?page=5)