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Some people want to be able to watch a movie "for the first time" all over again. Others want to forget a rubbish one. If you could remove just one movie from your memory, which would it be?

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[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Meet the Feebles

My parents thought it was the muppets. I watched it when I was 6.

I still get Vietnam flashbacks.

[–] LimitedExpress@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hello fellow Feebles watcher. I was about 12 when my parents left me home with this lovely "kids classic" to amuse myself.

I'm sure this movie is to blame for a lot of my... quirks....

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[–] Caboose12000@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

oh my God

I'd never heard of it so I looked up the synopsis on Wikipedia and holy **** I cannot believe the sheer volume of horrible things happening. every fucking line I was going "dear Lord, it gets worse???" I cannot imagine seeing this as a child. how did your parents not realize how fucked up it was and turn it off in the first couple minutes? I am astounded something like this even exists, what could possibly be the audience for this? people with a craving to just watch the world burn??? I simply do not understand. truely, you are most deserving of being at the top of this thread. if there were only one forget-a-movie pill made for all the world to share, I would give it to you, no question. my condolences for your murdered childhood innocence after watching that. holy fuck.

[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Lol thank you for your sympathies. I don't know the exact conditions for how my parents came into possession of this movie, but I was left to view it in its entirety without interruption. I appreciate the brains capacity to repress traumatic events - I only remember bits and pieces. Upon watching it as an adult, I was shocked to realise it was much worse than I remember.

[–] Bilbo@hobbit.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Matrix. Blew my fucking mind the first time I saw it. It's awesome on repeat viewings, but that first watch is magical.

[–] shutz@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Could you imagine forgetting The Matrix, but not the sequels?

[–] jasondj@ttrpg.network 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ironically…Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

I don’t remember anything about it. I saw it after chugging a bottle of Robitussin DM and rented it thinking “Oh, Jim Carey, this’ll be hysterical”.

It wasn’t.

[–] Astroturfed@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Who hates that movie? I mean if you don't like indie romcoms... It's definitely not your standard Jim Carey flick.

[–] jasondj@ttrpg.network 3 points 1 year ago

It’s probably a great movie. But it’s a terrible film to watch when you’re robotripping and expecting a comedy.

[–] bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 2 points 1 year ago

But it’s the perfect movie to forget… because you’ll just up watching again anyway.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Mark Wahlberg's planet of the apes.

It featured Helen Bonham Carter in full monkey makeup.

It awoke something inside of me that I wish had remained sleeping.

[–] elbarto777@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Ape* makeup. Not monkey. Ape. Have you forgotten the scene in which Mark Wahlberg's character called them monkeys and one of them got on him and corrected him?

[–] Acid@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago

I’m surprised no one has mentioned Fight Club as a thing to rewatch with no memory that would be amazing.

For a film I’d want to erase cause it was awful I’d go with the last Jedi I genuinely hated that film. Or Star Trek into darkness hated that also.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So tough. Three choices:

Enter the Void

Not4Sale - TV Sheriff and the Trailbuddies

Freddie Got Fingered

All three are the most incredible masterpieces I’ve watched for the first time while on LSD.

I think I’d go with Enter the Void.

[–] jackie_jormp_jomp@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd go with Freddie Got Fingered so I could experience it for the first time again

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Excellent choice. If you haven’t seen the other two and are okay with doing acid, put them on with no context while tripping. It’s worth it.

[–] jackie_jormp_jomp@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Man if I could find acid anymore I'd love to. Magical stuff.

Will still check em out though, thanks for the recommendation.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

Wish I could beam ya some. Snagged a vial when one was available, and that’s probably enough for the rest of my life hahaha

[–] Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I developed a moderately effective technique to suppress memories to the point where they're functionally removed. Perhaps not coincidentally, I don't know of any movies I want to forget.

[–] fbmac@lemmy.fbmac.net 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have been reminded of events that I intentionally blocked out, and the resurfacing memories typically come with memories of me intentionally going through the process to forget them. Also, I've had fewer intrusive thoughts of momentary shame from long-distant social faux-pas, which is what I think I usually use it for. I don't think I've ever suppressed the memory of a substantially lengthy piece of media though; I don't think the technique is that effective over reasonable time scales.

[–] Slappula@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

Memento. But first I'd tattoo "Don't trust 'Memento'" on my stomach.

[–] BlueLineBae@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was reading the comments and realized that most people would want to forget a good movie so you can enjoy it again for the first time. But the first thing my negative ass thought of is "well I really wish I could remove the movie Tusk from my mind".

[–] DaGeek247@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Shit, same tho. They brought him a fucking fish at the end. What. The. Fuck.

[–] pythonoob@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

Star wars sequels

[–] Kallioapina@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Fucking Serbian Film. And eff your post for reminding my stupid brain that that film exists. /s

[–] cowpowered@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

[–] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The X-Files: I Want to Believe

I fucking hated this film. The Mulder and Scully parts didn't feel like "oh, they finally got together". They felt like slash fanfic. "we had a kid off screen and ~~it died~~, feel sad for us. Oh, also, we finally fucked." Stupid, stupid.

Edit - kid was given up for adoption, not died.

[–] TheDoctorDonna@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I thought they sent the baby away for his own safety.

[–] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's been 20 years, I can't be 100% certain. I searched and I can't find any mention of it. All of the plot summaries don't discuss it.

[–] TheDoctorDonna@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Thank you! I was having no luck on DDG.

[–] StarkillerX42@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Irishman. The fact that I lost 3 hours to that pointless slog is so painful I'd rather just forget all about it. I'll never get those 3 hours back, but at least the regret will be gone.

[–] IveGotRedOnMe@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

This movie was so bad and the worst thing about it was how everyone was praising it. Are they all just pretending to like it cuz it’s Scorsese?? It was such a piece of shit movie!

[–] safesyrup@feddit.ch 1 points 1 year ago

A Serbian Film

[–] missveeronica@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 year ago

Battle Royale 2 or Waiting 2.

Both of them were sequels to movies I loved that nearly ruined the first one retroactively. Usually I just chock it up to bad movie, but those two were beyond painful to watch.

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Probably something like An American Tail so I could enjoy it for the first time again after randomly stumbling upon it on my external hard drive.

[–] RalphWolf@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm an avid movie watcher.

  • Atonement
  • Melancholy
  • Devil Dog
[–] umulu@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

You should have given the reason. Details gentlemen!

[–] LilPappyWigwam@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Gasper Noe's IRREVERSIBLE. It's brilliant and amazing and so very traumatic. But in more ways than I expected.

https://youtu.be/OZL-JkOhGVY?si=Cz_Brp8lpoyeNqKc

[–] APassenger@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Gravity.

Every day, Gravity.

[–] Case@unilem.org 1 points 1 year ago

Requiem for a Dream - Especially now, later in life when I see addiction in so many people in my personal life.

It is a powerful movie on the various ways addiction can take hold of your life, even with doctor prescribed medication.

That being said, unless you're into the final scene with Jennifer Connoley, it's not something you'd necessarily want to watch again.

Side note, if you did enjoy it and want a look into mental health issues in a similar lense, among other things, Pi is a great movie by the same guy.

[–] dth@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

'a star is born'.

triggered back my suicidal tendencies so badly after 2 years.

[–] swordsmanluke@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I have watched Star Trek: Insurrection three times.

I know this only because three separate friend groups have all confirmed that I watched the movie with them.

I have no recollection of the film whatsoever.

So apparently, that one.

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[–] Gallardo994@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I'd go with Back To The Future. Cozy and fun.

[–] Colour_me_triggered@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

~~There are so many candidates. It is genuinely impossible to pick just one. But anything I watched on the recommendation of someone who refers to a snack as "a bit naughty" is on the list for being dull. I would keep "the human centipede" and remove "love actually". I would remove the English patient, but I've only ever been able to watch the first 10 minutes before falling asleep so it isn't taking up much room.~~

Edit: nope, the Truman show. My English teacher made us watch it 20 times looking for religious symbolism as a film analysis project. I'd gladly forget it.

[–] kowcop@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Crystal Skull for me.. the first 3 Indiana Jones movies are near perfect, but all in different ways.. but the thing that ties them together is action, adventure, a simpl-ish story, some treasure, and they are beautiful. I was so pumped for Crystal Skull.

I was away for work, had a free night and there was a cinema a stroll away. I got a 6 pack of wild turkey and coke and started walking only to find it was about a 90min walk.. I was 6 turkeys deep but this was going to be magical, right? Nope, it was the biggest disappointment of a movie I have ever seen, then I had to walk 90mins back to my hotel reliving it.

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