Mine would be Annihilation while very stoned.
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Interstellar
Lord of the rings The lure awe and wonder of the first watch when I was young
A high that just cant be beat
Princess Mononoke.
I was maybe 10 years old when I first watched it on a pirated DVD copy.
The best way to watch any movie
Predestination
Lord of the Rings. In cinema, but the extended cut.
I watched the CinemaWins (on youtube) videos for LOTR and it motivated me to watch them again but with my mind sort of turned off and focused on the present moment, so that, for example, I can focus on the greatness of the Moria scene instead of thinking “here comes the Balrog”. It made me appreciate the greatness, emotion and impact of some scenes again.
I’d love that, but I don’t know if my butt could handle being in a theater seat that long.
The extended editions do have intermissions built in, at least.
Memento
Saving Private Ryan or The Shawshank Redemption.
Both outstanding movies and heavy hitters as far as the visuals and storyline go. Getting to experience the landing in France, the terror of the knife fight, the satisfaction as the warden and Hadley got their comeuppance… yeah, that would be fantastic to experience again.
Jurassic Park
Harry Potter. All of them. I’m currently reading the books, and I know that when I’m done I’m going to be so disappointed that there’s nothing left to experience the first time.
If you haven’t listened to Jim Dale’s audiobook version, it’s a great way to have a third way of revisiting that story!
How to Train Your Dragon
I still get that knot on my throat in the first flight sequence, that movie is perfect for me. I want to feel it like it was the first time.
In terms of being able to enjoy that massive reveal behind the whole plot, The Sixth Sense or The Usual Suspects.
In terms of being able to just enjoy the whole storyline without any prior knowledge, The Godfather (parts 1 and 2) or Se7en.
The Matrix
Saw it in the theatre knowing nothing about it other than that the poster looked fun.
Was not expecting a philosophical mind fuck.
Same, the “what is the Matrix” marketing was so mysterious and effective.
Just rewatched the matrix a few days ago. I swear I forget all the main details until I watch it every 6 years or so haha. It’s good, some effects are really showing their age now though.
Vanilla Sky. That movie is a bizarre trip even when you do know what’s going on. But when you don’t, it’s a positively surreal experience.
Trainspotting
Tarsem Singhs “The Fall”
It is still to this day the most powerful piece of art I’ve seen. I wish I could recreate that experience. I still remember thinking, at about a quarter of the movie through, that this was the best movie I’ve ever seen, and it got better and better. The theater was packed, everyone there was completely drawn into the movie and you could feel the room sharing emotions, it was powerful enough, here almost 20 years later, I can still feel that connection.
