The UK Forum's Sunday Double Bill Series

[Pooch]

Hi,

I'd like to add another addition to your rules, in that double-bills can also be films that are linked, but not necessarily in a blatantly obvious way. As long as whoever suggests the double-bill explains what the "link" or "theme" is, then that should be allowed too.

They're are plenty of double-bills you could do, that don't necessarily seem obvious as to their links. Examples, could include:

KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE and THE CAT RETURNS (both feature cats as main characters, as well as being Studio Ghibli films)

RIPLEY'S GAME and PLEIN SOLEIL (both are based on Patricia Highsmith novels, but hardly anyone remembers either of the films. Everyone only seems to remember THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY!)

RUNAWAY TRAIN and AMATEUR (and/or THE EEL) (All are Existential action films)

DAS EXPERIMENT and THE BAADER-MEINHOF COMPLEX (Two excellent and rarely-seen German dramas based on true-life events)

FEMALE TROUBLE and SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT (and/or CHRISTMAS EVIL) (An anti-Christmas double-bill!)

THE GIRL NEXT DOOR and THE GIRL NEXT DOOR (Same title, two very, very different films!)

Etc, etc. I'm not here to include myself in the double-bill club, merely offering some interesting and provocative double-bills that some of you might want to consider. My thinking tends to be very much outside-of-the-box.


Pooch

[PK22]

Originally Posted by Pooch

Hi,

I'd like to add another addition to your rules, in that double-bills can also be films that are linked, but not necessarily in a blatantly obvious way. As long as whoever suggests the double-bill explains what the "link" or "theme" is, then that should be allowed too.

They're are plenty of double-bills you could do, that don't necessarily seem obvious as to their links. Examples, could include:

KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE and THE CAT RETURNS (both feature cats as main characters, as well as being Studio Ghibli films)

RIPLEY'S GAME and PLEIN SOLEIL (both are based on Patricia Highsmith novels, but hardly anyone remembers either of the films. Everyone only seems to remember THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY!)

RUNAWAY TRAIN and AMATEUR (and/or THE EEL) (All are Existential action films)

DAS EXPERIMENT and THE BAADER-MEINHOF COMPLEX (Two excellent and rarely-seen German dramas based on true-life events)

FEMALE TROUBLE and SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT (and/or CHRISTMAS EVIL) (An anti-Christmas double-bill!)

THE GIRL NEXT DOOR and THE GIRL NEXT DOOR (Same title, two very, very different films!)

Etc, etc. I'm not here to include myself in the double-bill club, merely offering some interesting and provocative double-bills that some of you might want to consider. My thinking tends to be very much outside-of-the-box.


Pooch

Thanks for the suggestions.


Sidenote: Guys feel free to leave suggestions for rules, also when should this start? A week on Sunday or the one after maybe?

[DaveSimonH]

Originally Posted by PK22

Thanks for the suggestions.


Sidenote: Guys feel free to leave suggestions for rules, also when should this start? A week on Sunday or the one after maybe?

Tomorrow is Sunday, if a bit short notice...
A Sunday movie club sounds like a fun idea. Double bill might be a struggle sometimes, finding members with each film in their collection.

Anyway, put me down for one of the weeks.

[PK22]

Originally Posted by DaveSimonH

Tomorrow is Sunday, if a bit short notice...
A Sunday movie club sounds like a fun idea. Double bill might be a struggle sometimes, finding members with each film in their collection.

Anyway, put me down for one of the weeks.

Tell you what, we'll set up a poll to see what people prefer if you want. You're right in saying a double bill may be hard, I have the two disc rental at LOVEFiLM so perhaps I'm being a bit selfish. We could do one firm choice film and an extra optional film for members who want to make it a double bill? or members could choose which to watch one of the double bill?

[DaveSimonH]

Originally Posted by PK22

Tell you what, we'll set up a poll to see what people prefer if you want. You're right in saying a double bill may be hard, I have the two disc rental at LOVEFiLM so perhaps I'm being a bit selfish. We could do one firm choice film and an extra optional film for members who want to make it a double bill? or members could choose which to watch one of the double bill?

I think as long as the rules are a little loose, ie. you could still join in if you had a blu-ray and a DVD/Netflix/Lovefilm etc.
Two films could promote interesting discussions, if say it was original vs remake, Directors skill compared now with 10 years ago and so on.

[Villiam Hayes]

Originally Posted by DaveSimonH

A Sunday movie club sounds like a fun idea. Double bill might be a struggle sometimes, finding members with each film in their collection.

I think that will be an issue,a lot of the weeks surely members won't have both films but at least they're out there for people to consider.

[Buzz201]

It's an interesting idea, but I think it will be hard to keep up with. Perhaps instead of going for the double bill idea you could have themed seasons with some members picking films to go with the theme.

Also, it could get expensive, perhaps trying to tie seasons or themes in with terrestrial TV broadcasts of films could be a good idea...

[PK22]

So do you guys think we should just make this a 1 movie per week movie club?

[Albatross365]

How about this....the two films are suggested.

People with both watch them, however if someone doesn't have one of the films they could choose a suitable one from their collection and then let the others know why they chose that film....

...or why they couldn't be bothered to watch another one

[chip75]

Originally Posted by PK22

So do you guys think we should just make this a 1 movie per week movie club?

I had an idea, as it might be hard to find films that members of the club all have, what if there was a slightly different approach? Maybe the member who's turn it is to pick comes up with three suggestions?

Number one: a genre.
Number two: an actor/actress.
Number three: a director.

Then members of the club could accumulate points for each one, say 1 point for a genre (as we should all have something of every genre), then 3 points for the actor/actress and 6 points if you manage to get a director as well.

You could even have half points if you only have the DVD.

So a suggestion would go like Science-fiction/Tom Cruise/Steven Spielberg.

So members could chose something like War of the Worlds or Minority Report for 10 points or Close Encounters of the Third Kind or Jaws for 7 points and so on.

Members could keep track of their own points.

I think you've got a nice idea PK22.