Ultimate DVDs for Parties? 84
Adore333 asks: "I'm hosting a party on new year's eve and was thinking of playing some DVDs in the background (party music over the original soundtrack). I've chosen Trinity and Beyond and Microcosmos as the movies. Even though its likely a bit too late for New Year's Eve, I'd like to hear what media other Slashdot readers would suggest. The films should have great emphasis on visual expression and it would be nice if they were enjoyable as movies as well (like Trinity and Microcosmos). So, what's your ultimate party DVD?"
Porn (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Porn (Score:1, Troll)
Her new stuff with Justin Sterling is just... not very good.
If you're going for acceptable background fucking I think the Tera Patrick "Island Fever" movies are OK. Good photography, decent music (for porn) and it's all straight M/F sex.
If you're going to actually WATCH a movie, I'd say something funny. Simon Wolfe's Naughty Bedtime Stories or Ron Jeremy's or kitschier work.
Duh! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Duh! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Duh! (Score:1)
--Honestly, I *really* don't see the big deal about GGW. Strictly low-class operation, the execs even got into some legal trouble a while back (possibly underage "models" in the shoots, I don't recall.)
Re:Tasteless (Score:2)
"For Francis, this legal trouble is in addition to the 22 counts of racketeering, drugs and other illegal activities he has been charged with in Panama City, Florida.5 If convicted, he faces a possible 30 years in prison. Police raided a condo rented by Mantra this past April and seized 175 hours of footage from spring break parties. Parents have complained that their underage daughters were told to say they were over 18 on camera, and prosecutors say the footage contains alleged
Re:Tasteless (Score:1)
In the Shadow of the Sun (Score:1)
The Qatsi Trilogy (Score:3, Informative)
Re:The Qatsi Trilogy (Score:2)
For the uninitiated too lazy to click on a link, the "Qatsi" movies are a visual tour of man's effect on Earth. If you're watching it from the corner of your eye, you'll miss a lot of the impact of the films.
Re:The Qatsi Trilogy (Score:2)
Re:The Qatsi Trilogy (Score:1)
I've been geeked. or out-geeked or sumtin.
the 'quatsi trilogy (Score:1)
other than that, im a big fan of invader zim, it syncs up to music really well.
Baraka (Score:3, Insightful)
the wizard of oz (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:the wizard of oz (Score:2)
And yes, it rocks.
Re:the wizard of oz (Score:2)
Re:the wizard of oz (Score:4, Informative)
Now-a-days, the word is to pause the CD at 0:00 and start with the third roar.
Re:the wizard of oz (Score:2)
some selections, not all dvd. (Score:3, Informative)
Talking Heads Stop Making Sense [imdb.com]
DJ Q-Bert Wave Twisters [imdb.com]
For movies in general, dvd or not.
#1 all-time best party movie:
Pippi in the South Seas [imdb.com] (no foolin!)
Voltron [imdb.com] (goes with any music)
Kiss Meets the Phantom [imdb.com] - Need I say more?
And then, calm it all down with Bjork's Volumen.
Re:some selections, not all dvd. (Score:2)
o Pippi Longstocking - haven't seen the movie but I LOVED the book when I was a kid
o +1 Voltron reference -- I used to watch the show growing up, and actually made (from scratch) a text-based game on a TI-99/4A 'way back in the day where you could type "FORM BLAZING SWORD" - it was an interactive adventure. Man I wish I still had the source code for that... Lost to time I guess, it was stored on cassette tape.
--Dude, that 1 post alone was almost enough to put you on my Friends list
Underworld - Everythign Everything (Score:3, Informative)
Being a DJ I'm working on making a Demo video to complement my usual demo CD's - early days yet - maybe I'll have something one day....
Re:Underworld - Everythign Everything (Score:1)
Re:Underworld - Everythign Everything (Score:1)
Re:wow (Score:2)
AniMusic (Score:3, Interesting)
Dave Matthews Band - The Central Park Concert (Score:2)
Amazing energy, if you're into DMB.
demo dvd (Score:4, Insightful)
It features PC demos from 1993 to today. For definition of what a demo is check here [oldskool.org]
assorted arty dvds (Score:1)
wavetwisters [wavetwiste...emovie.com] the movie.
bang the machine [naatanet.org] (officialsite [bangthemachine.com] missing?) (fileplanet trailer [fileplanet.com])
random fun from jlist [jlist.com] (anime and art films and more)
random fun from giant robot [giantrobot.com]
Koyaanisqatsi (1983) [imdb.com]
Fantasia (1940) [imdb.com]
Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001) [imdb.com]
Re:assorted arty dvds (Score:3, Insightful)
"The Firebird" (the last piece in the movie) makes a fantastic demonstration of what a home theater setup can do.
The recent remake of "Solaris" is cool, too. The production design and cinematography on that movie is breathtaking, and the Cliff Martinez score is remarkable. The movie itself is so low-key that it's very easy to step away from; there just isn't that much to see besides the cool visuals (and George Clooney's ass, if you'r
Re:assorted arty dvds (Score:2)
This works even without geeks. Each line you remember is one drink, and if you can do the whole scene, you down your glass.
!Matrix (Score:2)
Something's clearly wrong (Score:1)
2- The article is posted 1h45 minutes before midnight, when no shop is open, and too late for online delivery.
"nice to look at" movies (Score:2, Insightful)
The Wall (Pink Floyd)
Baraka
Microcosmos
Matrix
Porn
Stop-m
Ultimate Fighting or Kickboxing
Also, really really dumb action or cheesy old sci-fi movies are ideal for this situation, because you don't have to listen to the crappy dialogue.
One or two (Score:2)
I would suggest NIN: And all that could have been [imdb.com] concert video, as NIN rocks and they use some interesting visuals.
Also, the Rolling Stones Four Flicks DVD is good, though it doesn't have as many songs as one would expect from 4 DVDs(There are repeats on the discs, from different performances).
Scene It? (Score:1)
Classic (Score:2, Informative)
Equillibrium (Score:2, Interesting)
This movie has something called gunkata, which is sort of a martial arts around guns. You'll like it, trust me. This is the first movie since the first Matrix (not sure which came out first) to spark my interest to that level. Terminator 3 was nice, but having watched Matrix and Equillibrium it
Re:Equillibrium (Score:2)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0238380/
--Sean Bean's almost-cameo performance was a pleasant surprise after seeing him as the villain in Goldeneye, and then as Boromir in LOTR. Nothing wrong with his previous work, but it was a definite departure from his "usual" characters.
Re:Equillibrium (Score:2)
I've seen the movie, and while I'm not a martial artist, I used to do a bit.
Kata are used in the martial arts to build reflexes. The only practical point I could ever discern about them beyond that was that in a sparring match (or fight, if you're so-minded), you'll have it well-ingrained in your mind particular collections of patterns of attack, countermoves etc. I mean, they'll be in your muscle-memory, you won't have to think about it, just react. The downside of course being that if you're slow or
Re:Equillibrium (Score:1)
Re:Equillibrium (Score:2)
Oh I agree, it's a great movie, very good acting all around and a neat premise.
I've heard it dismissed as a an "Orwellian knock-off", but really, it is as original as it will get, Orwell got his ideas from somewhere didn't he?. If you haven't read 1984 or Brave New World, you'd probably walk out thinking that the movie is sheer genius, despite the cheezy gun kata and big-boss ending :-)
The weirdest thing... (Score:3, Funny)
Now, I think that this is the trick, I could be wrong, but I turned on the subtitles so that we could read the movie when we couldn't hear it.
By the time Dorry and Marlin were with the sharks I had 20+ drunks sitting still, quitetly watching Finding Nemo!!!! Weirdest thing I EVER saw.
Anecdote asside, turn on closed captioning, more will watch, cause they can read what they can't hear. Unless its just porn, then just turn it up. Either way
Strongbad! (Score:4, Funny)
I recommend the collected works of Strongbad. [homestarrunner.com] I've converted most of 'em to MPGs > VCD (they're SFWs initially). Fun for the whole family!
Re:Strongbad! (Score:1)
the way things go (Score:2, Informative)
The Way Things Go [frif.com] is a half hour recording of the performance of a rube goldberg machine. All sorts of physical and chemical reactions happening in a row. You may have seen the Honda "Cog" advertisement [cableone.net] that ripped it off.
If you have the right mindset, it's riveting from beginning to end.
Re:the way things go (Score:3, Interesting)
it's a tiny tiny bit repetitious in a couple places, due to the choice of plastic bags and tiny a number of times. and, at the risk of destroying the illus
Re:the way things go (Score:3, Informative)
No luck is needed, Amazon has it for under $20 [amazon.com].
Fantastic Planet (Score:1)
Any of these: (Score:2)
Your guests could either listen to the dialogue or the background images of cheesy sci-fi movies would set the 'geek' tone for your party...
GD Movie (Score:1)
GD Movie [amazon.com] *disclaimer: yes, I'm a deadhead.
Dark side of the rainbow (Score:1, Redundant)
It's pretty wild how the audio matches the video.
I guess it really depends on what drugs will be present at your party...
Story of Riki (Score:2)
Remember back when Kilborn hosted the Daily Show, and every time he interviewed somebody he'd play that clip of the dude getting his head smashed and it looking like a watermelon being hit with a baseball bat? It comes from this movie!
Try it out sometime. Good stuff.
Porn for the insane (Score:1, Informative)
ANIMUSIC (Score:1)
Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" (Score:2)
Koroshiya Ichi (Score:1)
Blood, gore, and sadistic violence, sets a very different mood if you can laugh about that sort of thing. (I guess it depends on your company..
Porn Worked Well (Score:2)
Could just be an indication of the types of parties I spin at, but it sure seemed to help people get into the swing of things....
A great movie(s) (Score:1)
Shockingly... (Score:1)
Donnie Darko (Score:1)
Re:Donnie Darko (Score:1)
While this is seriously my favourite movie, I don't think it would be a good movie @ parties, as most wouldnt even understand a good part of it without intently watching it, with sound.
And back to the smurfettes....:D
A little late, but still interesting (Score:2)
Spartacus! (Score:1)
How can you forget... (Score:2)