Articles: Make it A Movie Night to Remember

MAKE IT A MOVIE NIGHT TO REMEMBER

Looking for a family activity that everyone will enjoy?
Thinking of an inexpensive date idea?
Searching for the best girl’s night fun?

Stay in with Sky Movies and these at Home Cinema Ideas

Step 1: Select a Movie

Sky Movies offers over 450 different films each week, so take some time to pick the perfect movie for you and your other viewers. As you browse through the options available consider everyone in the group and what they would be interested in watching. Great options include:

Sequels to movies you’ve already enjoyed.
Movies that reflect the interests of the group such as sports or dancing.
Movies that educate such as historical films or those based on true stories.

Step 2: Design a Theme

After you have selected your movie build your entire night around a theme. For example, watching the classic film Casablanca would perhaps call for a dress up party with the men in suits and the women in dresses. Or, if your film of choice is set in a foreign country ask each viewer to come prepared with a bit of information to share before the movie starts.

Step 3: Create the Snacks

Even if your theme does not bring any special foods to mind, there is always the cinema traditional fare to rely on.

No movie night would be complete without popcorn, but don’t stop there! Allow everyone to customize their popcorn bowl by providing plain popped kernels with a buffet of toppings. Seasoning salts, flavoured butters, caramel, almonds, candies and marshmallows are some favourites that will be had to resist.

Other great options include ice cream floats (ice cream in soda), milkshakes, and a variety of store bought treats.

Step 4: Plan Games

For group movie nights there are several dynamic games that can really get the party going.

Whose Review? After the film have the movie-goers write a review of the movie and put it into a hat. Draw each review out and read it without disclosing the author. See who can guess which review belongs to which guest!
Quotable Quotes. Before the movie begins provide everyone with a sheet of paper. Ask them, as they watch the film, to write down a quote and the character who said it. After the movie, read each quote aloud and see who can guess the most speakers correctly.
Movie Scavenger Hunt. In the days leading up to the film conduct a bit of research and create a scavenger hunt of questions that can be answered throughout the film. A simple Google search of the film’s title should turn up some amazing information. For example, are there any present day stars acting as extras before they became famous? Is there a blooper that was missed during editing?

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