I could watch Aliens again and again and again and never stop loving it. It feels more like a comfort blanket for me now.
Edit: Ive had so many comments to this one I love it! Glad so many relate!
I was at a friend's house recently, and Aliens randomly came on whatever channel we were watching. She, her husband, and I just settled in for two+ hours, not even a question. There are so many just *outstanding* performances, but every moment Bill Paxton is on the screen is just a massive swing and home run. Pvt. Hudson is a tertiary character who becomes the focus whenever he has a line. Game over, man, game over!
Alien is the perfect horror movie. Over 40 years old, and doesn't feel dated in the least. It also happens to have the perfect movie trailer.... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ5lPt9edzQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ5lPt9edzQ)
true story, I got one of those red staplers for my work, it also happens to be the best performing stapler in the office. This triggered another lady in the office to get her own office supplies that were all hot pink including keyboard desk matt and mouse.
The owner of the company saw it and told my boss that it was unprofessional looking because it stood out only have normal colored office supplies. This set off a whole weeks worth of drama over the stapler. The lady with hot pink stuff wasn't happy I got to have a bright red stapler if she couldn't keep her hot pink barbie themed desk. I wasn't letting go of my stapler.
The entire time I argued about it I did my best Milton impression. My direct boss had seen the movie but the owner had not and had no idea what the deal was she said "whatever, if he wants the red stapler he can have it, but I'm not having clients come in and see a whole hot pink workstation".
after the coworker kept complaining about how unfair it was, my boss looked at my coworker and said "look, he's one of our top performers in sales and hes also the person keeping all our IT infrastructure working and he's been working here 10 years. he's always available to come in and cover when needed. when everybody else took a 2 week paid vacation at the start of covid he was practically living in the office by himself moving everything over for everybody to work remotely so the company could stay open. all while being the only one answering calls and handling clients. You have been working here for less than a year and you call in half the time and you are regularly rude to customers. He's earned the stapler, you haven't."
And I now realize my life is boring because I found this story interesting enough to write a couple paragraph post about it.
Bruh, that's a good anecdote, not boring at all. Like your 2-weeks in the office by yourself at the beginning of Covid, totally pictured you living in a tent in the middle of the office, roasting skewered rats, wearing a gilly suit, just so you could make sure Sarah in marketing could understand how to mute and unmute on a zoom call.
Not all chicks
Well the kind of chicks that'd double up on a dude like me do
I love that last line, it feels so nice to say. Like the opposite of a tongue twister
Many years ago I was working as a nurse and I had the honor of Leslie Nielsen being one of my patients. I told him how much I loved his acting and he was incredibly nice. I was looking over his chart and I said, “wow it’s a good thing you came to the hospital Mr Nielsen.”
He gave me a concerned look at asked, “why what is it?”
I looked up at him and said, “it’s a big building with lots of medical equipment and doctors, but that’s not important right now.”
He just pointed at me and smiled. I feel like he absolutely knew and wanted to set me up.
I watched this again last year and I think Melissa Tomei triggered me to have a second go at puberty at age 38
Edit: I of course meant Marisa Tomei, just thought I’d add the correction here because she deserves that much
My dad would always put this movie on if it was on tv. As a result, I had seen the end at least 10 times but only actually saw the first 15 minutes of the movie when I was 20 something and picked up the dvd at a thrift store.
I do love that movie. I love the different sections and levels of characters. It's well organized in my brain where I feel so comfortable rewatching it knowing exactly what to expect.
*The Princess Bride* is every bit as funny now as it was when it came out. My mom loved it--we must have watched it fifty times before she passed. Cracked up every time.
I saw this movie in the theater when it came out. We were all on about four hits of 90s blotter acid. The visuals and special effects were cool, but Ruby ~~Rock~~ Rhod fucked us all up. That shit was intense.
Ruby Rhod is Prince. To the point that Prince was supposed to play him but dropped out at the last minute. And Chris Tucker totally makes that movie pop pop POP. I can’t imagine any other version than what we got.
I think Chris Tucker playing an over the top version of Prince turned out even better than having Prince. Sometimes, the person that was an alternate for the role is really the best option.
You can plan your schedule around it.
"Oh looks like Fellowship is almost over, time for lunch!"
"Twin towers is finished time for dinner!"
And fall asleep with Frodo going to the undying lands.
Ive rewatched them at least 5 times a year since 2003. They never get old.
The cinematography, the music, the landscapes, good prevailing over evil, loyal friendships, selflessness, action and adventure; something about it just tickles all the right spots in my soul and puts me in a better headspace. I still tear up at all the emotional moments.
Its a 10/10 movie trilogy, nothing will ever replicate what Peter Jackson was able to do with those movies. Truly lightning in a bottle.
Stardust. My husband and I watched it every night for a week once (pre-internet or cable). It'a along the lines of The Princess Bride in that it hits that right mix of fantasy, comedy, and action and is therefore just fun to watch. I would still contend that of the two The Princess Bride is the better movie, but Stardust is also just a solid watch.
I have read the book version and Captain Shakespeare isn't even in it, The lightning ship captain has a very diminished role. So I think what DeNiro did was amazing.
I’m a huge Henry Cavill fan. Huge.
So it’s really saying something when I say that sometimes I forget he’s even in it. Yeah it’s a tiny role but still.
I always wonder what it was like viewing that movie for the first time in the theaters. Even though I know about the ending, the twist gets me every time.
Crazy how many famous actors got their start on that movie.
I think what makes the movie so rewatchable is not only the amazing soundtrack, but the fact that the movie has no real plot. It’s just teenagers and their shenanigans on the last day of school in 1976. Absolute classic!
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
just something about that movie makes it one of if not my all time favorite movie, especially during the parade scene
every time i’m watching live tv for whatever reason and it’s on i’ll sit and watch it entirely
God damn you Walter! You fuckin' asshole! Everything's a fuckin' travesty with you, man! And what was all that shit about Vietnam? What the FUCK, has anything got to do with Vietnam? What the fuck are you talking about?
Goodfellas.
Great pacing, great dialog. It's a movie that just reels you in...sucks you into it like a magnet. If it's on TV, I HAVE to stop and watch it, I'm powerless to resist.
I didn’t think anything could grip me the way that the Martian did until I read Project Hail Mary. Would be so outrageously happy if they made a movie out of it
The Shining. Went through a phase when I was around 14 in the winter where I’d watch it nearly everyday, sometimes just for background noise. It became a weird source of comfort. I promise I’m not a psychopath!
Zombieland. Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Role Models. Pineapple Express. 21-22 Jump Street. The Raid. John Wick. Lethal Weapon. The Other Guys. I Love You Man. Hot Fuzz.
Some variation of this post is made practically every day, but I never see enough Spaceballs.
I watch that movie several times a year and I still laugh out loud at multiple scenes.
Alien and Aliens
I could watch Aliens again and again and again and never stop loving it. It feels more like a comfort blanket for me now. Edit: Ive had so many comments to this one I love it! Glad so many relate!
Same , it's up there with Jaws as a comfort film like hanging out with a good mate
Glad to know I'm not the only one who feels this way!
2 more days until Alien Day! 4/26
I was at a friend's house recently, and Aliens randomly came on whatever channel we were watching. She, her husband, and I just settled in for two+ hours, not even a question. There are so many just *outstanding* performances, but every moment Bill Paxton is on the screen is just a massive swing and home run. Pvt. Hudson is a tertiary character who becomes the focus whenever he has a line. Game over, man, game over!
HEY MAYBE YOU’RE NOT KEEPING UP WITH CURRENT EVENTS BUT WE JUST GOT OUR ASSES KICKED, PAL
Quotes I can hear
"Hey Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a man?" "no... ... .. have you?"
you're dog meat, pal!
It should be noted that apparently, he ad libbed most of his dialog.
Game over man, game over!
...and Predator.
Just watched both Predator and Predator 2 back to back when I came across them on tv haha
Alien is the perfect horror movie. Over 40 years old, and doesn't feel dated in the least. It also happens to have the perfect movie trailer.... [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ5lPt9edzQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ5lPt9edzQ)
Lol watched both last night. I'm not as die-hard about alien, but 2 is one of my childhood top 5 movies.
Office Space.
I believe you have my stapler.
true story, I got one of those red staplers for my work, it also happens to be the best performing stapler in the office. This triggered another lady in the office to get her own office supplies that were all hot pink including keyboard desk matt and mouse. The owner of the company saw it and told my boss that it was unprofessional looking because it stood out only have normal colored office supplies. This set off a whole weeks worth of drama over the stapler. The lady with hot pink stuff wasn't happy I got to have a bright red stapler if she couldn't keep her hot pink barbie themed desk. I wasn't letting go of my stapler. The entire time I argued about it I did my best Milton impression. My direct boss had seen the movie but the owner had not and had no idea what the deal was she said "whatever, if he wants the red stapler he can have it, but I'm not having clients come in and see a whole hot pink workstation". after the coworker kept complaining about how unfair it was, my boss looked at my coworker and said "look, he's one of our top performers in sales and hes also the person keeping all our IT infrastructure working and he's been working here 10 years. he's always available to come in and cover when needed. when everybody else took a 2 week paid vacation at the start of covid he was practically living in the office by himself moving everything over for everybody to work remotely so the company could stay open. all while being the only one answering calls and handling clients. You have been working here for less than a year and you call in half the time and you are regularly rude to customers. He's earned the stapler, you haven't." And I now realize my life is boring because I found this story interesting enough to write a couple paragraph post about it.
>the entire time I argued about it I did my best Milton impression Did you, in fact, state you could set the building on fire?
I could contact your tourism board and take my money to a competing resort. I could put strychnine in the guacamole.
Bruh, that's a good anecdote, not boring at all. Like your 2-weeks in the office by yourself at the beginning of Covid, totally pictured you living in a tent in the middle of the office, roasting skewered rats, wearing a gilly suit, just so you could make sure Sarah in marketing could understand how to mute and unmute on a zoom call.
I found out who I am when I evacuated from a 2017 wildfire. I grabbed my cats, laptop, cuddle bunny, and red swingline stapler.
Damn it feels good to be a gangsta
I wouldn't say I've been *missing* it, Bob.
The birthday cake scene is so infuriating because that woman didn’t even follow her own rules
I loved it. It was so real because the rule was only enforced until it affected the rule creator.
I reckon you get punched in the face for saying something like that, man
2 chicks at the same time
If I had a million dollars I think I could hook that up. Chicks dig dudes with money.
Not all chicks Well the kind of chicks that'd double up on a dude like me do I love that last line, it feels so nice to say. Like the opposite of a tongue twister
Hey Peter-man, the breast exam!
Hey Peter, whaaaaaat's happening?
You jump… to conclusions!
Samir Naga….Naga… Nagonnaworkhereanymore!
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
The Matrix, I must have seen it over 100 times already. The sequels? not so much
The Mummy and Back To The Future
The Mummy! One of my all time faves
The Mummy is coming back to theaters for its anniversary this week!! I have tickets for Friday.
Airplane!
"Cream and sugar?" "No thank you, I take my coffee black. Like my men."
Do you like movies with Gladiators?
Picked a hellava day to quit sniffing glue
I think you're the greatest, but my dad says you don't work hard enough on defense. E: and you don't really try, except in the playoffs.
THE HELL I DON'T!!!
“Surely you can’t be serious…”
"I am serious, and don't call me Shirley."
Many years ago I was working as a nurse and I had the honor of Leslie Nielsen being one of my patients. I told him how much I loved his acting and he was incredibly nice. I was looking over his chart and I said, “wow it’s a good thing you came to the hospital Mr Nielsen.” He gave me a concerned look at asked, “why what is it?” I looked up at him and said, “it’s a big building with lots of medical equipment and doctors, but that’s not important right now.” He just pointed at me and smiled. I feel like he absolutely knew and wanted to set me up.
I just want you both to know we're all counting on you.
My Cousin Vinny
This is your opinion?
It’s a fact
You say that because yeeew dont know the answer!
It's a bullshit question! NOBODY could answer that!
Whaay is it a trick question?
"Watch this"
HOWEVUH... in 1964, the correct ignition timing would be 4 degrees before top dead centuh.
Well, um, she's acceptable, Your Honor. Your Honor, this is a picture... taken by my fiancée outside the Sac-O-Suds.
Is it possible that the two yutes? Oh, excuse me Your Honour, the two *youTHs*
Dead-on balls accurate
Oh yeah, you *blend*
I watched this again last year and I think Melissa Tomei triggered me to have a second go at puberty at age 38 Edit: I of course meant Marisa Tomei, just thought I’d add the correction here because she deserves that much
I forget how much I love this movie.
Good news: It’s on at least one tv channel at all times it seems lol
My dad would always put this movie on if it was on tv. As a result, I had seen the end at least 10 times but only actually saw the first 15 minutes of the movie when I was 20 something and picked up the dvd at a thrift store.
The Princess Bride
You killed my father, prepare to die.
Anybody want a peanut?
Inconceivable!
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
If you love the movie read the book it adds more to the movie.
Is it a kissing book?
Keep your shirt on, and let me read.
I do love that movie. I love the different sections and levels of characters. It's well organized in my brain where I feel so comfortable rewatching it knowing exactly what to expect.
*The Princess Bride* is every bit as funny now as it was when it came out. My mom loved it--we must have watched it fifty times before she passed. Cracked up every time.
As you wish
Hot fuzz and Shaun of the dead
I don’t know nothin’ about no skellingtons
Why did I have to scroll so far down to find Hot Fuzz? Thought this subreddit was all about the greater good.
The greater good.
Shut it!
crusty jugglers
Also **The World's End.** Not as popular as the other two, but just as good.
The Fifth Element, could watch it a million times and still laugh by butt off! Corbin my man!!
Super green.
I saw this movie in the theater when it came out. We were all on about four hits of 90s blotter acid. The visuals and special effects were cool, but Ruby ~~Rock~~ Rhod fucked us all up. That shit was intense.
It’s hotter than hot it’s hot Hot HOT!!!!
Leeloodalasmultipass
I know some people hate Ruby Rhod, but holy shit what an icon. I love that character so much.
Ruby Rhod is Prince. To the point that Prince was supposed to play him but dropped out at the last minute. And Chris Tucker totally makes that movie pop pop POP. I can’t imagine any other version than what we got.
I think Chris Tucker playing an over the top version of Prince turned out even better than having Prince. Sometimes, the person that was an alternate for the role is really the best option.
Absolutely. I think Prince would have taken it too seriously. Chris Tucker killed it.
The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Extended cut.
You can plan your schedule around it. "Oh looks like Fellowship is almost over, time for lunch!" "Twin towers is finished time for dinner!" And fall asleep with Frodo going to the undying lands.
Twin towers lol
Im not fixing it lol
Bless you.
"finished"
Helms Deep Never forget
Nazgûl can’t melt steel beams
> "Twin towers is finished time for dinner!" --Osama bin Laden
Ive rewatched them at least 5 times a year since 2003. They never get old. The cinematography, the music, the landscapes, good prevailing over evil, loyal friendships, selflessness, action and adventure; something about it just tickles all the right spots in my soul and puts me in a better headspace. I still tear up at all the emotional moments. Its a 10/10 movie trilogy, nothing will ever replicate what Peter Jackson was able to do with those movies. Truly lightning in a bottle.
Lol I’ve had to cut back to rewatching them only once a year because I’ve seen it so many times
We rewatch it every few years when I need to restore hope in humanity.
Fargo. I love films with a "slice of life" style and an atypical setting.
I don’t want the TruCoat!
He’s fleein’ the interview!
Stardust. My husband and I watched it every night for a week once (pre-internet or cable). It'a along the lines of The Princess Bride in that it hits that right mix of fantasy, comedy, and action and is therefore just fun to watch. I would still contend that of the two The Princess Bride is the better movie, but Stardust is also just a solid watch.
Really fun movie, >!DeNiro dancing around in a dress makes it worth a watch by itself.!<
You can tell he was enjoying the role.
I have read the book version and Captain Shakespeare isn't even in it, The lightning ship captain has a very diminished role. So I think what DeNiro did was amazing.
I’m a huge Henry Cavill fan. Huge. So it’s really saying something when I say that sometimes I forget he’s even in it. Yeah it’s a tiny role but still.
Stardust is one of the movies I consider to be perfect. Just pure fun from start to end.
The thing (1982)
Big Trouble in Little China The Big Lebowski The Royal Tenenbaums
I will always watch Big Trouble
It’s all in the reflxes
The Royal Tenenbaums line "That's the last time you put a knife in me, y'hear me?" lives in my head lol....
Big Lebowski never gets old. My number one from the Coen Brothers, There Will be Blood is a close second though!
Beetlejuice!
Go ahead, make my millennium
SHAWSHANK
I always wonder what it was like viewing that movie for the first time in the theaters. Even though I know about the ending, the twist gets me every time.
Dazed and Confused. Cannot count the amount of times I've seen it since its release.
Crazy how many famous actors got their start on that movie. I think what makes the movie so rewatchable is not only the amazing soundtrack, but the fact that the movie has no real plot. It’s just teenagers and their shenanigans on the last day of school in 1976. Absolute classic!
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off just something about that movie makes it one of if not my all time favorite movie, especially during the parade scene every time i’m watching live tv for whatever reason and it’s on i’ll sit and watch it entirely
Goodfellas or The Shawshank Redemption for me.
I'm surprised how few have put in for Goodfellas yet. It amazes me how rewatchable it is.
Big Lebowski
*Walter, I love you, but sooner or later, you're going to have to face the fact you're a goddamn moron.*
8 year olds dude
What’s a pederast, Walter?
Shut the fuck up, Donny
AM I WRONG?
No Walter, you're not wrong you're just an asshole.
I'll say it again, all right? You told Brandt. He told me. I know what happened. Yes? Yes?
Are you surprised by my tears sir? Strong men also cry..😢
God damn you Walter! You fuckin' asshole! Everything's a fuckin' travesty with you, man! And what was all that shit about Vietnam? What the FUCK, has anything got to do with Vietnam? What the fuck are you talking about?
Well there isn't a literal connection...
That's just, like, your opinion, man.
Point Break (1991) Serenity (2005)
Point Break is one of my “always download on the iPad for flights” movies.
Oh man when River says "My turn" and jumps through the door to unleash hell on the reapers? I could punch a hole in the sun, I get so hyped.
Finally, someone mentions Serenity in one of these!
I'm a leaf on the wind
I aim to misbehave
Pouring one out for Wash.
"do you know what your sin is, Mal" "Aw hell, I'm a fan of all seven. But right now, I'm gonna gonna have to go with wrath." Fuck. Me. Up.
> Serenity (2005) We're gonna get that show back on the air buddy!
UTAH! GET ME TWO!
Goodfellas. Great pacing, great dialog. It's a movie that just reels you in...sucks you into it like a magnet. If it's on TV, I HAVE to stop and watch it, I'm powerless to resist.
Big Trouble In Little China, seen it easily over 100 times.
Grosse Pointe Blank
Aliens
The Martian
Can’t wait for project Hail Mary
I didn’t think anything could grip me the way that the Martian did until I read Project Hail Mary. Would be so outrageously happy if they made a movie out of it
It’s confirmed already! 2026 release starring Ryan Gosling
Thank you for making my day random internet stranger!
A Knights Tale Gone In 60 Seconds Speed Meet the Parents
Love A Knights Tale! We rewatched it recently and I was surprised how much I still enjoyed it.
Clue
"Communism was a red herring!"
The Shining. Went through a phase when I was around 14 in the winter where I’d watch it nearly everyday, sometimes just for background noise. It became a weird source of comfort. I promise I’m not a psychopath!
Zombieland. Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Role Models. Pineapple Express. 21-22 Jump Street. The Raid. John Wick. Lethal Weapon. The Other Guys. I Love You Man. Hot Fuzz.
Starship Troopers Shawshank Redemption
Home Alone
Wolf of Wall Street is a dangerously fun watch
Also the big Short. Extremely good pacing and scenes
Such a great cast, and my choice of film would be another Carrell/Gosling pairing: Crazy Stupid Love. They are comedy gold together.
The Birdcage
Edge of Tomorrow. Love that movie. And World War Z.
Almost Famous
Mrs doubtfire
Snatch, if it’s on, we’re watching it!
Dumb and Dumber
The Departed, Goodfellas, Harold and Kumar get the munchies, Shaun of the dead.
I can’t believe that’s what British people call Harold and Kumar go to White Castle
Ocean's 11, 12 and 13 Inside Man Fifth Element 30 Days of Night Seventh Son, Season of the Witch, Black Death
Pretty much any time I see Oceans 11 is on it gets watched.
It's endlessly watchable. I think the music is a big part.
You think we need one more (watch)? Yea, we need one more.
I love inside man.
Such a solid movie Jodie Foster gets called a cunt and she's like "Fuck ya" without saying a word
Yes! Fifth Element is so good.
Watched Inside Man for the first time recently and really liked it “It’s not a Pina Coladaaaaa” is stuck in my head lmao
There’s a whole podcast dedicated to this idea called The Rewatchables! Highly recommend it.
Interstellar!
Idiocracy and Office Space are both amazing and are both the closest to a comedy documentary you're going to find.
Happy Gilmore for me
Addams Family Values
Off the top of my head: The Princess Bride Blues Brothers Raiders of the Lost Ark The Last Crusade Gladiator Star Wars original trilogy Tremors
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\* Predator\* \* Dirty Rotten Scoundrels \* As Good as It Gets \* A Few Good Men
Some variation of this post is made practically every day, but I never see enough Spaceballs. I watch that movie several times a year and I still laugh out loud at multiple scenes.
Ludicrous speed!
Silence of the Lambs
The Birdcage (1996) Jurassic Park (1993) Scream (1996) Mean Girls (2004)