The NSC movie club: Start watching! (check page 2)

[SpZ]

A long time idea that i have had is having something similiar to nsc for movies/tv shows. Of course this is not really viable and therefore i present you the NSC movie (and tv show?) club.

The idea is simple, yet modern. Remember the old days when book clubs were popular? I don't either, but that doesn't stop me from thinking that they are a good idea... only if reading wouldn't take so much time. However movies and tv shows are perfect for it, not too long, but enough to speculate and discuss about. They are also easily accessible online and we all watch something anyway, why not share it with others?

The basic idea is to pick a movie and have everyone watch it in a certain time (2 weeks?). During that time we can also discuss and rate them. I am not sure how the movie selection should work, but i expect most people to watch different movie types anyway and if someone doesn't like the sound of some movie title, he/she can simply pass on it.

Another idea (I think) nati had on msn was that if we decide to also do tv shows, we could watch the pilot episode of several shows and later rate them. The winning show then gets the nsc movie club for the show to follow and people who want to can continue watching and discussing it.

Another possibility is live watching. I know that conor and someone have done it. That could be fun and engaging way to share the enjoyment (or well dissapointment).

So any joiners?

 

[takeru]

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Woooo xD
Though I think there should be more emphasis on LW (Y) (live watching), as it's much wooger to actually discuss WHILE we're watching the film

And yeah, the rating thing would be funny I wasn't being serious at the time, but it could be cool xD

EDIT: Yay for edits

 

[94ayd]

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Don't know about that... It sounds fun and all but I'm not as keen on films and these sorta stuff as I am on music but I guess I could give it a try.

 

[berlyda]

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I love the idea We should definitely do this, especially in the summer holidays when there's plenty of time I have a few shows/films in mind already The TV show rating idea sounds fun too
I am most definitely in!

 

[strajker]

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Sounds great if I can, i'm in

I Love movies online watching sounds even better

 

[Keko]

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I love this idea. Sounds great! I think we should start with movies. If successful we should move on to TV shows and finally live watching. That's just my opinion.

 

[SpZ]

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Some more information.

It was agreed that the movie club will have 2 films at a time. It simply works better that way. 1) You have an option to choose which of the 2 sounds more interesting to you and therefore have potentially more fun. 2) It might happen that you have seen some of the movies and in these cases you have something other to watch. 3) And finally it solves the activity issue. We know from nsc that there are people who want everything to go faster than others and now these people can choose to watch 2 movies while the busier ones can stick to 1.

It was decided that 1 of the movies will be a famous blockbuster and the other one an "alternative" movie. The blockbusters will generally be currently in cinemas and you have most likely heard about them. They are mainly comedies, adventures, animated movies or based on famous books. The "alternative" movies can be anything from an independent films, science fiction, non hollywood or old movies. Why not even a documentary? These 2 aren't strict categories and they include a lot of things not listed above. We will also make sure that the 2 movies selected at a time aren't very similiar, for example we don't have a blockbuster action movie and an alternative action movie.

The selection process of the movies isn't clear yet, it depends largely on how much intrest this idea has. If we have only a few people, we can just take turns, but if there is a lot of, it wouldn't work out well. To get this going, I will ask people on msn for suggestions and put up a poll between a few movies to have as our first ones. This is a temporary solution and will be very likely changed by the time we pick new movies again.

We will have live watchings, but it is not a must. Rather think of it as live listenings in nsc. They are fun and you may take part, but in no way they are necessary.

Lastly a little about the tv shows. Because summer just started and most of the shows are on hiatus, it is not a good idea to start watching them now. However in September, when the new tv season starts with a lot of new tv series, we should give it a chance.

 

[SpZ]

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So the time to choose the 1st movies. And we'll start with choosing the alternative one. We have 4 great options:

1) Splice
Elsa and Clive, two young rebellious scientists, defy legal and ethical boundaries and forge ahead with a dangerous experiment: splicing together human and animal DNA to create a new organism.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1017460/
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It's a science fiction/horror movie currently running in the cinemas. It opened last week on a respectable 8th position in the USA.

2) The Hurt Locker
Iraq. Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0887912/
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The movie which won 6 oscars, yet managed to be the worst grossing movie to win the best picture award (the best movie).

3) Black Sheep
An experiment in genetic engineering turns harmless sheep into blood-thirsty killers that terrorize a sprawling New Zealand farm.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0779982/
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A cult horror comedy movie which has won several New Zealandic awards in 2006.

4) The Room
"The Room" is an American black comedy about love, passion, betrayal and lies
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368226/
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The room is a fairly underground movie from 2003.



The movie selection for the blockbusters starts after the poll ends in 2 days.

 

[94ayd]

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Not an alternative kinda guy at all... I would suggest some movies from the 80s (comedies).

 

[Milos-BC]

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The idea is interesting, though with my i-net currently, I'd hardly have any chances to attend that

 

[SpZ]

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Only a few more hours to vote

 

[SpZ]

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So alternative movie poll results:
6 Black Sheep
4 The Room
2 Splice
1 The Hurt Locker

That means Black Sheep won and will be watched. Opening the mainstream movie poll shortly

 

[aletem]

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I bet it will be something interesting!

 

[SpZ]

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Actually suggestions what to include to the mainstream poll are very welcomed. I'm currently considering prince of persia, ironman 2, get him to the greek, perhaps some anime (shrek or how to tame your dragon?), perhaps a drama? Any sort of input is helpful

 

[94ayd]

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I really love American comedies from the 80s, 90s, in which Danny DeVito or Bette Midler start. For instance "Ruthless People" from 1986. Don't know films of what age are prefered.

 

[aletem]

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How about the one with Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, The Proposal?

 

[SpZ]

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Thank you for the suggestions.

Movies running to become the 1st movie club blocbuster

1. The Proposal
A pushy boss forces her young assistant to marry her in order to keep her Visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada.
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The proposal was nominated for a Golden Globe and it was the 16th most grossing movie in 2009.

2. Shutter Island
Drama is set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding on the remote Shutter Island.
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The Shutter Island is currently the 6th most grossing movie in 2010

3. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
A young fugitive prince and princess must stop a villain who unknowingly threatens to destroy the world with a special dagger that enables the magic sand inside to reverse time.
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time currently holds the 4th position in the weekly movie sales chart and it is based on a computer game with the same name.

4. Ruthless People
A couple, cheated by a vile businessman, kidnap his wife in retalitation, without knowing that their enemy is delighted they did.
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Ruthless people got a Golden Globe nomination and it was the 9th best selling movie in 1986.

5. How to Train Your Dragon
A hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely friend of a young dragon himself, and learns there may be more to the creatures than he assumed.
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How to Train Your Dragon is the 3rd best selling movie this year (the most selling animation movie.)

 

[SpZ]

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Anyway is anyone up for live watching? As i think that if anyone wants to do it, it could be wise to appoint a date for it (to get to download the movie before).

 

[Keko]

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Anyway is anyone up for live watching? As i think that if anyone wants to do it, it could be wise to appoint a date for it (to get to download the movie before).

Sure, but only problem I see is downloading decent version of ''Prince of Persia''. That movie just got to cinemas recently. There are cam-cord versions, but their quality is questionable. :?

Anytime fits me as I'm done with school. Perhaps not mornings actually.

 

[berlyda]

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Knowing Heiki, he will have a way Looks like it isn't winning anyway though
I doubt i'll be able to join you for the first live watching, because i have a lot of exams at the moment