Xixax Film Forum

okay, with the TOP 25 ever thread looming nearer, i was mentally going over what i would consider being "my favorite movies ever", which brought me to the question Is it possible for something so recent to be one of the best movies that i've ever seen?  
meaning, Punch-Drunk Love, which (with the exception of everybody who got their dvds early), most of us have only seen a few times.  is it possible for initial impact of that to edge out the love of a childhood movie seen 100s of times like Back To The Future or ET?  and if not, it seems like a bulk of my movies are going to be ones i grew up loving because those have stayed with me.  whereas after skimming a lot of the top 5 lists, it seems that a bulk of the favorite films are from the 90s or more recently.  
so the REAL question is, whether it be renting an old classic for the first time, or seeing something in the theatre that blows you away "Is it possible for a movie you've only seen once or twice, to be your favorite movie ever?"  (or should it be?)  or should these be reserved for the films that have stayed with you for years and stood the test of time and you've watched over and over again.  thats my question.

This was my first concern, as I don't know where to place All The Real Girls. My attitude for this is that even though I would put it in my top ten, I must watch it at least one more time to be sure. So I will rank it lower than my gut feeling.

It's barely an exact process, but one does the best one can.

I'm thinking the rule should be minimum 2 watchings to call something your Favorite.

minimum 5