river_chaos Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 Hey guys! My university's nerd club is trying to come up with ideas for a movie event to host on our campus sometime in the semester. We've already got one idea for April and that'll be a tribute to the coming Godzilla movie, but with our current selection of movies we're at a brick wall so to speak. We're limited with who has the movie in question or with Netflix. Also, after the movie a discussion forum about said movie must be held in order for it to be a legitimate event. Anyone got any good movies they can suggest? We've done: All Miuzaki movies (Tortorro, Spirited Away, etc.) Summer Wars Wreck It Ralph The Muppets Movie Scott Pilgrim vs the World Any suggestions are most appreciated! Quote
Larz Zahn Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 (edited) Serenity. (and the TV series firefly that it was based off of; if you can talk them into it.) Cowboys and aliens Battleship. battle L.A. Heh, Star Wars. Alien. Aliens. Bolt. Pacific Rim. As you can see, i like scifi. Edited February 6, 2014 by Larz Zahn Quote
LordSpleach Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 Shaun of the Dead Hot Fuzz The World's End Paul The Goonies Sinister Insidious Quote
river_chaos Posted February 6, 2014 Author Posted February 6, 2014 I guess I should have said that we cannot play R rating movies (Christian university, and students/faculty like to bring their kids onto campus). Sorry, Larz; the Aliens series is a definite no Quote
*Jess♥ Posted February 6, 2014 Posted February 6, 2014 this week at my current accommodation, we're having a DVD night and we'll be watching Stardust. Stardust is a wonderful film. Quote
*YoungGuyver Posted February 7, 2014 Posted February 7, 2014 Kill bill. hehe, seriously, Fifth Element. The Time Travelers Wife. Quote
durendal Posted February 7, 2014 Posted February 7, 2014 this week at my current accommodation, we're having a DVD night and we'll be watching Stardust. Stardust is a wonderful film. Surprisingly, in my opinion, the movie is better compared to the book. Or was it because I watched the movie before reading the book. 1 Quote
durendal Posted February 7, 2014 Posted February 7, 2014 Oh yeah. Bambi. You just have to show Bambi. Quote
Larz Zahn Posted February 7, 2014 Posted February 7, 2014 I never liked Bambi. Now or as a kid. It always was depressing. No aliens?? (sigh) what's this world coming too. Are there any other prerequisites? Quote
river_chaos Posted February 7, 2014 Author Posted February 7, 2014 Thanks for the reply guys! @Larz- No, there's no other prerequisites aside from movie rating/content. Quote
*YoungGuyver Posted February 7, 2014 Posted February 7, 2014 this week at my current accommodation, we're having a DVD night and we'll be watching Stardust. Stardust is a wonderful film. Surprisingly, in my opinion, the movie is better compared to the book. Or was it because I watched the movie before reading the book. No Durendal, you are correct. The movie was better than the book. The book fizzled out at the end, simply mentioning that a few more adventures happened before coming to a conclusion. It was as if Mr Gaiman got bored with writing it, and just brought it to his beautiful last page. The movie polished that up Quote
Shin Mefilas Posted February 7, 2014 Posted February 7, 2014 The Dark Crystal The Cube The Abominable Snowman by Hammer Ginger Snaps Planet of the Apes Matongo The Ghost and The Darkness Quote
Larz Zahn Posted February 8, 2014 Posted February 8, 2014 Cube was good. Pretty sure it was ratedR. The same for its sequel. Hey rc, let us know which movie your club picks? Quote
*YoungGuyver Posted February 8, 2014 Posted February 8, 2014 The Man from Earth Jurassic Park Ghostbusters Quote
RazorLaser Posted February 8, 2014 Posted February 8, 2014 The Man from Earth This x 10000! Great film! Quote
*YoungGuyver Posted February 9, 2014 Posted February 9, 2014 Out of curiosity, why not do Schindler's list, or Saving Private Ryan? I find it strange, that some of the greatest movies always get ignored. It's as if they are so good in a way, that their importance almost makes them like homework. As if it artificially becomes a chore, because on some level we know the magnitude of watching it. And yet, watching it is not a chore at all Quote
*guyverfan Posted February 11, 2014 Posted February 11, 2014 the fountain starring hugh jackman. probably only one of only a few romance movies that i enjoyed and watched more than once. i would think it falls in the romance/scifi/mystery genre. has a bit of a twist at the end which would make the movie a great discussion. just be sure you have a few box's of cleenex laying around the place. Quote
Guest Jupiter-Prime Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 My wife and I recently saw Divergent. I thought that movie was really good. Wasn't sure I'd like it or not, but turns out I loved it. Kind of want to see it again. I heard they are already working on a part 2 or something like that. Quote
*Chernaudi Posted April 19, 2014 Posted April 19, 2014 Not much of a movie watcher, but some of my favorite movies were Tea with Mussolini, Moonstruck, and the Audi Truth in 24 films. All of them were rated PG (at least the televised/theatrically released Truth in 24 movies) for war violence, profanity and crude humor (Tea with Mussolini), profanity and suggestive themes (Moonstruck) and profanity (Truth in 24, some of which is bleeped out--they're motorsport documentary films after all). Let me know what you think, but at least the Truth in 24 films have plenty of "nerdy" stuff in them, if anyone's interested in electronic or mechanical devices. Quote
Guest Jupiter-Prime Posted April 21, 2014 Posted April 21, 2014 Another movie I really enjoyed was Green Street Hooligans. Really a great film that I enjoyed watching. Plenty of fighting and it's also a good story about having your best friends back and either being raised up by them or being pounded in the pavement with them. I really liked Vanilla Sky with Tom Cruise. One of the few romance/drama films that I will watch. Dark Blue with Kurt Russel is a very good cop movie that I enjoyed. Those are just a few more that I've enjoyed. Quote
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