Marathon brainstorming thread

addicted2dvd · May 27, 2011, 02:35:44 AM

I am sitting here trying to decide on a decent movie marathon to do for June. The only idea I have so far... which I haven't thought out completely. At least here in the states June is when kids get out of school for summertime break. So I was thinking maybe some sort of Summertime Fun Marathon.

Anyone here have any other ideas... or can help me iron out some good details for a Summertime Fun Marathon?

Another idea... maybe a Too Cool for School Marathon (name stolen from one of the DVD sets I have) :p And maybe watch a bunch of High School/College kids comedies?

addicted2dvd · May 27, 2011, 02:51:16 AM

Hmmm... Summer time kids just want to party... how about a marathon of movies where kids let loose for a good time. I am sure there must be enough in my collection for a marathon like that?

addicted2dvd · May 27, 2011, 03:04:13 AM

One last idea... and if I have enough I think I like this idea... not sure what I would call it yet... but Beach movies. Between some of the teen comedies, surfing and skin diving movies I think I would have enough to do something like this.

goodguy · May 27, 2011, 03:16:34 AM

I find myself doing mostly director-centered marathons for some time now with the occasional break for more random movie choices. In fact, I have so much stuff lined up that it will probably last me until the end of the year.

Dragonfire · May 27, 2011, 06:04:11 AM

I think any of your ideas could work.
I don't know that I have any beach movies. Hmmm..now I'll have to look.

Achim · May 27, 2011, 06:48:51 AM

I cannot really help you with those ideas. I don't think my collection wouldf get me very far on any of these... Did you check now, does yours...?

goodguy · May 27, 2011, 08:36:06 AM

Well, Eric Rohmer has made quite a few "beach movies", but I doubt those would be Pete's thing. Then there is the terrific HBO series John from Cincinnati... yeah, I'm not sure I'm really helping here either.

Achim · May 27, 2011, 10:27:03 AM

Well, maybe Surf Nazis Must Die can be considered a beach movie, then this could become interesting again

[spoiler]I don't own it myself, but the title popped into my head when I read Matthias' post.[/spoiler]

addicted2dvd · May 27, 2011, 01:26:25 PM

That seems to be part of the problem... how many movies I got to watch for the marathon. I really need to go through my collection and see what can be worked out. I am thinking maybe a Summertime Fun Marathon... that way the movie don't necessarily have to be a beach movie. Maybe I will have enough movies that way.

Tom · August 08, 2011, 08:02:03 PM

According to our "stickies" we had our last common marathon in December.
Should we do another one before Pete and the others do their October marathon? I usually do not participate in that one, because I hardly watch horror.

addicted2dvd · August 08, 2011, 08:05:36 PM

I could be up for attempting something... though I haven't been much in the mood for movies lately. But I would probably give it a try anyway.

Kathy · August 09, 2011, 12:45:08 AM

I recently picked up a bunch of TV box sets if anyone is interested in watching one of them. The ones I'm most looking forward to:

Home Improvement
Legend of the Seeker
King of Queens
The Man From U.N.C.L.E

Blind buys:

Alias
Felicity
Life on Mars
The Larry Sanders Show
Dirt
Mercy
Invasion

addicted2dvd · August 09, 2011, 01:06:31 AM

Of those... I have season 1 of Home Improvement... Season 1 of King of Queens.

Then I have all 5 seasons of Alias... Life on Mars (if you are talking the US version)... Mercy and Invasion.

Achim · August 09, 2011, 06:06:28 AM

I'll be going to Germany soon, so I don't think I'd be able to join.

Tom · November 03, 2011, 11:40:11 PM

For a November marathon it's probably too late. Also I have the last season of Smallville on the way, which I want to watch next.
But will we do our traditional Christmas marathon again this December?