Three Times
I see a lot of films. A couple of weeks ago, I went to the theater five times in five days. It’s tough to explain to people how good a film is. One way I can explain is when I see a film multiple times. Seeing a film twice doesn’t mean anything in my book. I saw The Departed twice just to make sure it was as bad as I thought. I saw Superbad twice to see if I missed something the first time. It’s still not that great. But seeing a film three times in the theater means I truly dig it. Baby Mama is the most recent film to receive three viewings. The previous film was Knocked Up. They tend to be comedies, because I’m usually laughing so hard the first time, I need at least a second viewing to hear all the lines I missed. Usually, I’ll go a third time just to hear someone else laugh. Don’t worry I still crack up the third time. I can think of two films that I saw four times in the theater, American Beauty and Reality Bites. Both films really spoke to me. I don’t know how much the latter holds up, but I’m sure the first one still does. American Beauty is the last Oscar winner that I gave a shit about. Check out Baby Mama and let me know if it makes you laugh as hard as I did.
