originaluddite (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} originaluddite) wrote,@ 2009-09-03 16:44:00 |
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Living Room Double Feature
Lately I have been watching a lot more videos (in disc format) than I have for a long time. It is partly the result of having fewer things to do overall here in Canberra and partly because home cooked dinner followed by a movie is a fun thing to do with ones live-in partner. Also this has got me thinking of a lot of the old movies I have seen and would love to see again. And it has got me thinking of the concept of the double feature.
Petra and I have been watching movies by ourselves - usually one of an evening. But if I were to host a video night for guests (as I have done in the past) I would want to see more than one in a sitting. One leaves you wanting more. Three leaves most guests too tired. Two is the right number of movies to see. But then I also think that movies should be selected to compliment one another while also presenting some contrast. With that in mind I have put together the following list of double features. I have avoided the easy way of simply playing sequels (which in any case too often exceeds just two movies). So here they are. You will notice that some genres and eras are rather over-represented...
* The Wizard Of Oz (1939) with Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (1971)
* Casablanca (1942) with The Third Man (1949)
* War Of The Worlds (1953) with The Time Machine (1960)
* Rear Window (1954) with North By North-West (1959)
* The Pink Panther (1963) with The Party (1968)
* Jason And The Argonauts (1963) with Clash Of The Titans (1981)
* Barbarella (1968) with Flash Gordon (1980)
* Cabaret (1972) with The Boys From Brazil (1978)
* Alien (1979) with Predator (1987)
* The Blues Brothers (1980) with The Commitments (1991)
* The Dark Crystal (1982) with Labyrinth (1986)
* Revenge Of The Nerds (1984) with Real Genius (1985)
* Ghostbusters (1984) with The Golden Child (1986)
* Terminator (1984) with RoboCop (1987)
* Lady Hawk (1985) with Highlander (1986)
* The Breakfast Club (1985) with Heathers (1988)
* Back To The Future (1985) with Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
* The Abyss (1989) with Contact (1997)
* Stargate (1994) with The Fifth Element (1997)
* City Of Lost Children (1995) with Dark City (1998)
* Sleepy Hollow (1999) with The Brothers Grimm (2005)
* Pitch Black (2000) with Serenity (2005)
* Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) with Down With Love (2003)
* Pirates Of The Caribbean (2003) with Stardust (2007)
* Deja Vu (2006) with The Prestige (2006)
Hopefully my pairings will make sense. Of course one could do all sorts of different combinations and I have only listed a fraction of the movies that would be worth seeing at a video night. I am sure other suggestions could be made...
Cross-posted here.
Lately I have been watching a lot more videos (in disc format) than I have for a long time. It is partly the result of having fewer things to do overall here in Canberra and partly because home cooked dinner followed by a movie is a fun thing to do with ones live-in partner. Also this has got me thinking of a lot of the old movies I have seen and would love to see again. And it has got me thinking of the concept of the double feature.
Petra and I have been watching movies by ourselves - usually one of an evening. But if I were to host a video night for guests (as I have done in the past) I would want to see more than one in a sitting. One leaves you wanting more. Three leaves most guests too tired. Two is the right number of movies to see. But then I also think that movies should be selected to compliment one another while also presenting some contrast. With that in mind I have put together the following list of double features. I have avoided the easy way of simply playing sequels (which in any case too often exceeds just two movies). So here they are. You will notice that some genres and eras are rather over-represented...
* The Wizard Of Oz (1939) with Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (1971)
* Casablanca (1942) with The Third Man (1949)
* War Of The Worlds (1953) with The Time Machine (1960)
* Rear Window (1954) with North By North-West (1959)
* The Pink Panther (1963) with The Party (1968)
* Jason And The Argonauts (1963) with Clash Of The Titans (1981)
* Barbarella (1968) with Flash Gordon (1980)
* Cabaret (1972) with The Boys From Brazil (1978)
* Alien (1979) with Predator (1987)
* The Blues Brothers (1980) with The Commitments (1991)
* The Dark Crystal (1982) with Labyrinth (1986)
* Revenge Of The Nerds (1984) with Real Genius (1985)
* Ghostbusters (1984) with The Golden Child (1986)
* Terminator (1984) with RoboCop (1987)
* Lady Hawk (1985) with Highlander (1986)
* The Breakfast Club (1985) with Heathers (1988)
* Back To The Future (1985) with Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
* The Abyss (1989) with Contact (1997)
* Stargate (1994) with The Fifth Element (1997)
* City Of Lost Children (1995) with Dark City (1998)
* Sleepy Hollow (1999) with The Brothers Grimm (2005)
* Pitch Black (2000) with Serenity (2005)
* Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) with Down With Love (2003)
* Pirates Of The Caribbean (2003) with Stardust (2007)
* Deja Vu (2006) with The Prestige (2006)
Hopefully my pairings will make sense. Of course one could do all sorts of different combinations and I have only listed a fraction of the movies that would be worth seeing at a video night. I am sure other suggestions could be made...
Cross-posted here.
