Films that are worth watching twice (Or more) (19 titles)

Akira Collection

It took 8 years to make, directed by the writer/artist of all 6 graphic novels of the same name, this really is a masterpiece in every sense of the word. It may be a little hard to digest for newcomers, the rich, layered plot, dealing with evolution, the after effects of war, gang crime etc, demands a second or third viewing, but even if only watched once the film is a guaranteed experience that no one can ever forget, and is a large, detailed and intelligent plot told through the eyes of teenagers, and is therefore super cool and even young children find it near impossible to turn off. Rich colours, some of the greatest animation of all time, every frame a hand painted master work. The film is simply magnificent. (This dvd has irritating subtitles - hearing impaired only - so be warned - also only contains the new dub, which is also bad.)

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• Akira Collection (2 discs) on DVD (1988)
  Starring: Mitsuo Iwata,  Nozomu Sasaki,  Mami Koyama
  Director: Katsuhiro Otomo
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  In 1988, the landmark Anime film Akira, by director Katsuhiro Otomo, defined the cutting edge of Anime around the world. By today's standards, Akira remains a landmark achievement in cel animation and retains the explosive impact of its highly detailed animation and its intensely violent saga of ..read more »
  
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Stand By Me

Nowadays television is becoming more popular than cinema, it's less of a teenage gimmick, the plots are thick and layered, there's more time to get to know characters etc - and as a result, films are getting longer, substance however is being replaced by special effects and films often leave you feeling cold and are easily forgettable. Stand by Me, made in the 80's, set in the 50's, manages to be a film aimed at adults, yet it's about children, and therefore children love it too. However, despite it not being a long film, it hits all the right bases to make you feel as though you've grown with the characters, and by the end, it's as though you spent years in the little town of Castle Rock and lost a piece of your childhood there. A beautifully effortless film.

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• Stand By Me on DVD (1986)
  Starring: River Phoenix,  Corey Feldman,  Wil Wheaton
  Director: Rob Reiner
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  Based on Stephen King's novella THE BODY, director Rob Reiner's STAND BY ME is the disarmingly tender and subtly sublime story of four kids on the precipice of early adulthood who embark upon a quest. There's Gordie (Wil Wheaton), the intelligent, creative one with the obviously bright future. His ..read more »
  
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Fight Club

An ambitious masterpiece, pulled off with precision and such attention to detail that it bridges the gap between commercial art and just plain art. The result is that some people hate it - it's too different, too dark, too offensive. If that's the case for you, I feel sorry for you because you missed out on an incredible experience that changes with every viewing. Absolutely bloody brilliant - a thrill ride from start to finish. I couldn't take my eyes off it.

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• Fight Club on DVD (1999)
  Starring: Brad Pitt,  Helena Bonham-Carter,  Meat Loaf
  Director: David Fincher
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  FIGHT CLUB is narrated by a lonely, unfulfilled young man (Edward Norton) who finds his only comfort in feigning terminal illness and attending disease support groups. Hopping from group to group, he encounters another pretender, or tourist, the morose Marla Singer (Helena Bonham Carter), who ..read more »
  
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Rope

Realising that this was made in 1948 also makes me realise how little cinema has progressed, and in more ways than one, actually regressed. A fantastic script, controversial, edgy, suspenseful (Obviously) a Hitchcock masterpiece and my personal favourite.

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• Rope on DVD (1948)
  Starring: James Stewart,  John Dall,  Farley Granger
  Director: Alfred Hitchcock
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  Based on the famous Leopold and Loeb murder case (from which two other films, COMPULSION and SWOON, were also derived), ROPE both challenges and terrifies the audience. Alfred Hitchcock disdained the whodunit crime story, which he felt lacked emotional force, and ROPE shows the director's ..read more »
  
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The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

One of the best Hollywood films ever made, and yet not Hollywood at all. It's Hollywood in that it's a film that provides entertainment and little more, but entertainment like this comes rarely in any type of medium. Sergio Leone brings ingenuity and style and takes a Hollywood form and turns it into art. The best Western of all time and one of the greatest films of all time too.

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• The Good, The Bad And The Ugly on DVD (1966)
  Starring: Clint Eastwood,  Eli Wallach,  Lee Van Cleef
  Director: Sergio Leone
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  Set during the American Civil War, the story deals with three mean desperadoes who have their eyes on a $200,000 treasure. Besides battling with the local authorities, they also have to contend with each other...
  
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2001 - A Space Odyssey

Dave, my mind is going - and by this point, you may feel that your mind is going too. A film that changes the form of what exactly a 'film' is supposed to be. Too artsy for some, but that's precisely why its worth it's acclaim. The first viewing I was expecting something I didn't get, and I didn't know what to make of it. Second viewing the magic worked - the tone and pace makes you feel like you're in space. Less a film than a work of Art, but it opens the mind to wonderful thoughts and the world is a richer place because of it.

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• 2001 - A Space Odyssey on DVD (1968)
  Starring: Keir Dullea,  Gary Lockwood,  William Sylvester
  Director: Stanley Kubrick
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  A four-million-year-old black monolith is discovered on the moon, and the government sends a team of scientists on a fact-finding mission while hiding the truth from the public. Later, another team is sent to Jupiter in a ship controlled by the perfect HAL 9000 computer to further investigate the ..read more »
  
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Before Sunrise

A lovely little film with a terrific script. Deals with the subject of new found love and isn't remotely cheesy. A little slice of life, for what it is, it's quite perfect.

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• Before Sunrise on DVD (1995)
  Starring: Ethan Hawke,  Julie Delpy
  Director: Richard Linklater
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  Two young people meet on a train and spend a night falling in love in Vienna.
  
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Cinema Paradiso

Wonderful - the directors cut is probably the better of the two. Think 'Slumdog Millionaire' but at the pace of a good Western and with music by Ennio Morricone.

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• Cinema Paradiso (2 discs) on DVD (1989)
  Starring: Philippe Noiret,  Jacques Perrin,  Agnes Nano
  Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
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  Set in a small Sicilian village, the story depicts three stages in the life of Salvatore, who leaves his village on the advice of his mentor as a boy and returns home many years later as a prominent Roman movie director. He returns to attend the funeral of the town's former film projectionist and ..read more »
  
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Back To The Future

Parts 1 and 2 feel like one long film (One of the most entertaining films of all time) part 3 feels like a disappointing sequel.

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• Back To The Future on DVD (1985)
  Starring: Michael J. Fox,  Crispin Glover,  Lea Thompson
  Director: Robert Zemeckis
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  Features the popular film trilogy BACK TO THE FUTURE, BACK TO THE FUTURE - PART 2 and BACK TO THE FUTURE - PART 3. The first adventure sees a Californian teenager become the innocent victim of a local crackpot's invention - a time machine made from a DeLorean car. He finds himself in his hometown ..read more »
  
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Grave Of The Fireflies

The Japanese aren't very good at making live action films, yet they're notoriously the greatest producers of animation on the planet. Sometimes animation takes you one step out of reality, but this film is based in the real world, a war film set after the atomic bomb. You'll forget it's animated, and yet that's its charm and its beauty. Pulls at the heart strings in all the right ways, and has depth that Disney films avoid in order to compensate for more mainstream audiences.

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• Grave Of The Fireflies on DVD (1988)
  Starring: Tsutomu Tatsumi,  Ayano Shiraishi,  Yoshiko Shinohara
  Director: Isao Takahata
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  A Japanese boy of 14 and his 4 year old sister, attempt to seek refuge from the atrocities of World War II in the small city of Kobe. In post-World War II Japan, a janitor finds a metal sweet container beside a deathly ill boy. The janitor tosses the canister into the night, unwittingly beginning a ..read more »
  
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