Movie club -book club style but for movies

DrTyore

Hey all

So a lot of people around my various outings have book clubs, and although I like reading, I don't much wanna do that. I do however love movies, and was wondering if there would be other weirdos like me interested in such a thing?

I figure:

Pick a movie of majority interest (everyone think of a suggestion or two, vote)
Congregate at my place (big couch, great TV, downloaded movies)
Potluck food (nothing too heavy, popcorn / pizza maybe, but don't go nuts).
Schedule - up for debate, once a month? Bi-weekly?
Watch it and discuss afterwards

Anyways, anyone heard of something like this? Interested in it? Suggestions?

Mark

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id like in from a distance...

doing it IRL would be dope, but i think it could work from far away?

DrTyore

costanza;341691 wroteid like in from a distance...

doing it IRL would be dope, but i think it could work from far away?

It probably wouldn't be hard to set up a skype thing or something, maybe watch it and video call for discussion.

Mark

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DrTyore;341692 wroteIt probably wouldn't be hard to set up a skype thing or something, maybe watch it and video call for discussion.

Mark

I would be in for that for sure !

Also, Ill be home over xmas, so maybe I could make it out for a couple.

SuperNed

DrTyore

SuperNed;341696 wrote:o

Confused?

I just mostly find that I see movies that are less heard of, or not popular. Doesn't mean they aren't good though. I'm not imagining us all getting together and watching "The Dark Knight Rises" or "Avengers", but not a lot of people have seen movies I really enjoyed, and would see as more appropriate for this kinda venue... things like

Foreign Films
Oldboy
A Wednesday
The Chaser

Indie / cult movies
Troll Hunter
Memento
Eraserhead

Classics
Cool Hand Luke
Casablanca
Bullit

Documentaries
King of Kong
The Corporation
Food INC.

Of course, fun ones / themed ones and even blockbusters aren't off the list - as I said, get suggestions and vote seems fair. But I get frustrated seeing some great movies, and nobody else has.

Mark

GTA Poker

In for da pronz

SuperNed

King of Kong rocks :)

DrTyore

GTA Poker;341702 wroteIn for da pronz

Personally been loving the parody porns that Vivid puts out... more hilarity than titillation though...

Mark

Milo

Can we watch this one?

<iframe width="640" height="360" src="Man of Steel - Official Trailer #2 [HD] - YouTube" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Hobbes

Milo;341738 wroteCan we watch this one?

<iframe width="640" height="360" src="Man of Steel - Official Trailer #2 [HD] - YouTube" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Still can't embed youtube. :D

KVu3gS7iJu4

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im in for any porn review , i consider myself an expert in that genre of film

also, im in for alot of movies.. dont particularily care for indie type films (hipster flicks) or toronto film festival movies, but i enjoy everything else!

Milo

costanza;341740 wroteim in for any porn review , i consider myself an expert in that genre of film

How can you be an expert if you never see the ending?

Movowelling

DrTyore;341686 wroteHey all

So a lot of people around my various outings have book clubs, and although I like reading, I don't much wanna do that. I do however love movies, and was wondering if there would be other weirdos like me interested in such a thing?

I figure:

Pick a movie of majority interest (everyone think of a suggestion or two, vote)
Congregate at my place (big couch, great TV, downloaded movies)
Potluck food (nothing too heavy, popcorn / pizza maybe, but don't go nuts).
Schedule - up for debate, once a month? Bi-weekly?
Watch it and discuss afterwards

Anyways, anyone heard of something like this? Interested in it? Suggestions?

Mark

Would work if we lived in same city. I love 'film'
I actually thought of doing something like this years ago with the tv series Northern Exposure. It really takes a dedicated group though and i wish you luck.

Hobbes

Milo;341742 wroteHow can you be an expert if you never see the ending?

They all have the same ending .... HAPPY. :D

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Milo;341742 wroteHow can you be an expert if you never see the ending?

Hobbes;341745 wroteThey all have the same ending .... HAPPY. :D

DrTyore

Movowelling;341743 wroteWould work if we lived in same city. I love 'film'
I actually thought of doing something like this years ago with the tv series Northern Exposure. It really takes a dedicated group though and i wish you luck.

Well, if the Skype thing works with Costanza there, maybe with you too?

We should PM movie picks that one another would recommend.

Mark

trigs

DrTyore;341699 wrote Foreign Films
Oldboy
actually saw this one while i was in korea. definitely a fucked up movie but good. i'll never get over the octopus scene though.
A Wednesday
The Chaser

Indie / cult movies
Troll Hunter
Memento
awesome movie although obviously not great replay value. definitely a cool idea for a plot though.
Eraserhead

Classics
Cool Hand Luke
Casablanca
Bullit

Documentaries
King of Kong
The Corporation
one of my favourite docs (i'm kind of hippy-ish though). i have the book too. also a good read.
Food INC.
good one as well. makes me not want to eat anything ever again (eating is overrated anyway).

i'd be interested in this but probably couldn't make it out too often.

Tonychanman

While IRL would be great, it only works for people in the area. For those of us abroad, could we not assign a movie to watch by a certain date, we all watch it and then return to the forums and discuss?

DrTyore

Tonychanman;341797 wroteWhile IRL would be great, it only works for people in the area. For those of us abroad, could we not assign a movie to watch by a certain date, we all watch it and then return to the forums and discuss?

I've hinted at such an arrangement...

I would suggest skype calls though - I haven't a lot of skype experience, but I believe it is possible to use it to multi-way call?

Mark