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It's my 30th in a couple of weeks & to celebrate I have hired a venue in Nottingham called the Screen Room, it's the smallest cinema in the country with just 22 seats. I have invited friends & family and all I have to do is choose the films yo watch. I have the venue for 5 hours so can squeeze in 2 films with time for snacks. Choosing 2 films is prooving to be very difficult & I'm looking for inspiration.
What would you choose?
In Bruges, assuming no kids are gonna be there!
Debbie does Dallas.
Hmmm hard to day really so much choice, look at imdb top 100 for inspiration?
angel heart
blazing saddles
Chicks with d!cks 1 & 2.
Hot Rod - my all-time favourite film (although it was on telly last night)
In Bruges +1, great film!
Might be overdone but Fight Club always goes down a treat 🙂
big fish and time bandits 😛
Snatch
2 Cocks in the booty
Kick Ass and Bad Boy Bubby
Calamity Jane and Blade Runner.
Depends on age group but Ferris Buellers Day Off and Blade Runner (the directors cut)
The Graduate.
Moon
Jaws
Top Gun
Con Air
Forrest Gump!!!!! and run fatboy run.
+1 for kick ass. Just finnished watching it and it rocks. Very original.
Brazil
Cloudy with a chance of meatballs.
something for everyone
Not everyones cupppa but always wanted to watch 2001 on the big screen. +1 for ConAir and Cyrus The Virus yeah!
Run fat boy run.
Your banned!
your birthday you choose!
Assuming there are going to be men and women, young and old there, I'd recommend a 2009 French film, The First Day of the Rest of Your Life - it's kind of about landmarks in life and is as funny as it is moving.
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Thelma and Louise followed by a great comedy (not too classic, as everyone will have seen it as million times).
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Where Eagles Dare
Life of Brian
Taxi (the original french one)
if you've got a bit of spare time at the end - C'etait un Rendezvous
If kids are going to be there then a quality animation that adults can appreciate as well is a good option, so I would recommend:
Up
Ice Age
Spirited Away
My Neighbor Totoro
The Incredibles
Cars
Monsters V Aliens
First Tame Your Dragon
All the above I've seen and enjoyed very much, the last one is amazing, the quality of the animation is stunning, it's funny for all ages, and has one flight sequence that'll have you gripping the seat; I had to shut my eyes at one point 'cos my stomach started to turn over!
Dog Soldiers
Evil Dead I & II
Pan's Labyrinth
Zatoichi
No Country for Old Men
Aliens
Bad Taste (gore fest)
Wolf Creek (freaked me out)
Inglorious Basterds
Pulp Fiction
Death proof
Kill Bill I & II
Les triplettes de Belleville (cycling based animation)
Amelie
MicMacs
not that I've been thinking about it or anything!
Spaceballs/Shaun of the Dead
Event Horizon
+1 for Pans Labyrinth!
Goonies every time.
Man on Wire
Starship Troopers
You'll need films which will benefit from being on the big screen and with a proper sound system.
Saving Private Ryan
Aliens
Some of you people are very weird indeed.
Assuming no kids, I'd say fight club and bladerunner. They're not really lady friendly though so if there are girls coming then you best ditch those two and go for In Bruges which is quite good and Wonderful Life.
The Big Lebowski
American Beauty
Kenny
Life of Brian
Morris
Or do something like a mini Bannf Mtn film festival and track down lots of short films of various genres inc sport and stuff. Quite honestly 2 films back to back would have me asleep !
actually the correct answer is that special one with 2 girls and single cu......
IGMC
Italian Job
Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid
Would love to see Where Eagles Dare on the big screen too...
BLADERUNNER
I'm surprised there are so many Blade Runner fans!
I'd go for something actiony/cool/kid-accessible first and then something very funny to pissed people (Life of Brian?) afterwards. I don't think you want anything too heavy or serious for a birthday party.
(BTW, "Breaking Away" is worth renting if you haven't seen it, but I wouldn't bother with full screen to all your mates).
First, show Casablanca.
Then Rear Window or North By Northwest.
Bit of romance, followed by a bit of murder.
Isn't that the usual order?
Some great ideas so far. I agree that I need to make the most of the big screen. I like the idea of the new Star Trek film, I missed it at the cinema and deep down, I am a bit of a trekkie (ideally I would go for the Wrath of Khan but I have to think of my crowd).
Great tip Mr Ed Hornby, I had never heard of C'etait un Rendezvous but I have looked it up and bought it & think it will be a great way to finish.
Just one more then.... Leon? Aliens? Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid? Napoleon Dynamite? The list is endless!
Leon is very good film.
The Good, The and The Ugly.
The Dark Night
Aliens is excellent too.
Honestly there is so many good film and only you know the rest of the audience.
Inside man
best heist film ever
Black Dynamite
Serenity
and +3 for Inside Man
Into the Wild and District 9, or maybe Sideways is more of a birthday-style laugh. Depends on the ages and dispositions of your guests.
The never ending story? I bought that for the wife the other day. She was so pleased .......... not.
We watched Starlight the other day on Film 4 and really really enjoyed it. Its a good allround fairy tale film, bit of adult humour, bit of scariness for the kids and a good little story.
I suppose you need to let us know what ages you are pitching it to.