Okay, so we're totally trying to break the attendance record with this one.
The origins of Mt. Everest movie night are well tied to the fact that neither Tommy nor I had seen the big summer blockbuster (Transformers) the year it was founded and thus we decided to show it at a movie night, this necessitated having more movie nights than just our first showing of The Princess Bride and thus a weekly event was born.
This year both Tommy and myself have seen Iron Man (PG-13,2008), but it's pretty much just an awesome movie that should be shared. Also it has a wonderful smattering of nerdy jokes.
-Caitlin Vanasse
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
17 people, 'cause we're cool like that
So there were quite a few less than last week (it was 24 for the official count) I'd like to attribute that to two things:
1. Homework and Engineering tests in the coming week
2. Fewer old nerds attending
Aside from that I deem this a success because most of the people attending had not seen the movie before. Also its always a blast to make fun of ye olde computer graphics and shenanigans.
Toodles,
Caitlin
1. Homework and Engineering tests in the coming week
2. Fewer old nerds attending
Aside from that I deem this a success because most of the people attending had not seen the movie before. Also its always a blast to make fun of ye olde computer graphics and shenanigans.
Toodles,
Caitlin
Mission: Impossible
Alright, this week fulfills one of my primary purposes for Mt. Everest Movie night: to show films that are/were popular when they came out but we might not have seen because our age when they debuted therefore they'll be new and awesome to many people attending.
When Mission: Impossible (PG-13, 1996) first came out I was all of 7 years old and in second grade. My movie viewing of the year included 101 Dalmations, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Space Jam and although those movies mostly hold a special place in my heart there were also these blockbuster movies (Jerry Maguire, Independence Day, and Mission: Impossible among others) that were entertaining, quotable, and in some cases spawned sequels that all flew over my head as a 7 year old.
So to sum things up the entire reason we're watching Mission: Impossible is a selfish one. I never saw it as a child and wonder now what it was all about, especially with M:I 3 having come out only a few years ago, being the self-centered person I am I also assume that other people might have a similar problem, and even if they have already seen it, who would give up the chance to see a pre-scientology Tom Cruise and be reminded of all the reasons we loved him? Or as Tommy would remind you, explosions are fun to watch.
See you at the top of Mt. Everest.
-Caitlin
P.S. I would like to make a note here about who selects movies for Mt. Everest movie night. Whereas he hosts it in his room Tommy has final say over what movies are shown. This means there may be a few weeks where-in a movie will be shown that I won't attend because I'm actually not fond of/opposed to the movie personally. It also means that movie selection usually goes a little like this:
-Caitlin gathers movie suggestions from people, old box office charts, books, podcasts, and teh interwebs.
-Caitlin researches movies that she hasn't seen herself on IMDB as well as asking her secondary movie selection base their opinions of the movies (if they've seen them)
-Caitlin determines where a legal copy of this movie will be obtained for viewing (thank goodness Evans lets us check them out now so we don't have to get NetFlix)
-Caitlin uses said research to create a list of potential movies and reads/presents it to Tommy
-Tommy vetos any movies he doesn't like/want to show as well as asking questions about movies he hasn't heard of or seen
So basically Tommy has the final say, no questions asked, on the movie we see. Caitlin has a small amount of wheedling power, but this is mainly with movies she loves and neither Tommy nor Brandon (Tommy's roomate - his presence has greatly diminished Caitlin's selection power... At least Tommy still needs her feminine influence on movie selection and her sweet promotion powers) has seen, i.e. North by Northwest.
When Mission: Impossible (PG-13, 1996) first came out I was all of 7 years old and in second grade. My movie viewing of the year included 101 Dalmations, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Space Jam and although those movies mostly hold a special place in my heart there were also these blockbuster movies (Jerry Maguire, Independence Day, and Mission: Impossible among others) that were entertaining, quotable, and in some cases spawned sequels that all flew over my head as a 7 year old.
So to sum things up the entire reason we're watching Mission: Impossible is a selfish one. I never saw it as a child and wonder now what it was all about, especially with M:I 3 having come out only a few years ago, being the self-centered person I am I also assume that other people might have a similar problem, and even if they have already seen it, who would give up the chance to see a pre-scientology Tom Cruise and be reminded of all the reasons we loved him? Or as Tommy would remind you, explosions are fun to watch.
See you at the top of Mt. Everest.
-Caitlin
P.S. I would like to make a note here about who selects movies for Mt. Everest movie night. Whereas he hosts it in his room Tommy has final say over what movies are shown. This means there may be a few weeks where-in a movie will be shown that I won't attend because I'm actually not fond of/opposed to the movie personally. It also means that movie selection usually goes a little like this:
-Caitlin gathers movie suggestions from people, old box office charts, books, podcasts, and teh interwebs.
-Caitlin researches movies that she hasn't seen herself on IMDB as well as asking her secondary movie selection base their opinions of the movies (if they've seen them)
-Caitlin determines where a legal copy of this movie will be obtained for viewing (thank goodness Evans lets us check them out now so we don't have to get NetFlix)
-Caitlin uses said research to create a list of potential movies and reads/presents it to Tommy
-Tommy vetos any movies he doesn't like/want to show as well as asking questions about movies he hasn't heard of or seen
So basically Tommy has the final say, no questions asked, on the movie we see. Caitlin has a small amount of wheedling power, but this is mainly with movies she loves and neither Tommy nor Brandon (Tommy's roomate - his presence has greatly diminished Caitlin's selection power... At least Tommy still needs her feminine influence on movie selection and her sweet promotion powers) has seen, i.e. North by Northwest.
More than 20 peeps, yay!
Okay I have a confession to make, I've actually forgotten how many people attended last week. I want to say 24 and I know for sure it was more than 20 people. Which just goes to show with each successive week we are gaining attendees. General opinion of the movie and experience was positive. I think having a comedy was certainly a good choice.
sorry I'm relatively uninspired in this post.
-Caitlin
sorry I'm relatively uninspired in this post.
-Caitlin
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Week three: Office Space
Time for a comedy!
We've been watching too much pseudo serious stuff, it's time for something all comedy. Thus Office Space (R, 1999) which is one of those films, like Airplane and Shrek, that is really much better viewed in a large group and then quoted for all eternity.
I think with the popularity of The Office, Office Space often gets mistakenly compared to or mistaken as the same thing. Although some of the humor is similar, the difference in styles between them and the fact the The office is a television show and Office Space a movie makes the two quite distinct.
If you come I certainly hope everyone enjoys the movie.
-Caitlin
P.S. As a side note those of you who know me know I really try to minimize the number of Rated R films we watch, because really there are plenty of excellent films out there with less sketchy content. Therefore you would all be surprised to know it was me who suggested this movie, this happened for two reasons:
1. I mistakenly thought it was PG-13 when I mentioned it to Tommy and he thought showing the movie was a wonderful idea. I normally would have done better research and discovered my error before suggesting it but
2. I've actually seen this film, and although it wasn't my favorite ever I thought it had all the elements to be a wonderful movie night/crowd film. The question now is if I just happened to see a television version, or it I wasn't paying attention, or otherwise why I didn't notice when I saw it the use of words that would've tipped me off to it's rating.
We've been watching too much pseudo serious stuff, it's time for something all comedy. Thus Office Space (R, 1999) which is one of those films, like Airplane and Shrek, that is really much better viewed in a large group and then quoted for all eternity.
I think with the popularity of The Office, Office Space often gets mistakenly compared to or mistaken as the same thing. Although some of the humor is similar, the difference in styles between them and the fact the The office is a television show and Office Space a movie makes the two quite distinct.
If you come I certainly hope everyone enjoys the movie.
-Caitlin
P.S. As a side note those of you who know me know I really try to minimize the number of Rated R films we watch, because really there are plenty of excellent films out there with less sketchy content. Therefore you would all be surprised to know it was me who suggested this movie, this happened for two reasons:
1. I mistakenly thought it was PG-13 when I mentioned it to Tommy and he thought showing the movie was a wonderful idea. I normally would have done better research and discovered my error before suggesting it but
2. I've actually seen this film, and although it wasn't my favorite ever I thought it had all the elements to be a wonderful movie night/crowd film. The question now is if I just happened to see a television version, or it I wasn't paying attention, or otherwise why I didn't notice when I saw it the use of words that would've tipped me off to it's rating.
19 people, yay!
Okay this is incredibly late, but I had two tests last week so I was studying.
Although I had to leave early to camp out I had a reliable source take count for me and 19 people total made the hike up Mt. Everest to watch Live Free or [decease] Hard with us. Not only is this 5 more than the week before (which could really be attributed to several old nerds who attended) but my favorite thing is that the people who came last week were for the most part different than the people who came to see Princess Bride. This means we're being successful in reaching a variety of audiences, although ideally I would like to have everyone come every week.
The other exciting news of the week is that Tommy acquired a TV last Sunday and was able to show the movie on dual screens which really makes any seat in the room a good one.
The only downside? I had to leave after half an hour and I've never seen the movie before, so it's been bothering me all week! I'll just have to watch it some other time.
-Caitlin
Although I had to leave early to camp out I had a reliable source take count for me and 19 people total made the hike up Mt. Everest to watch Live Free or [decease] Hard with us. Not only is this 5 more than the week before (which could really be attributed to several old nerds who attended) but my favorite thing is that the people who came last week were for the most part different than the people who came to see Princess Bride. This means we're being successful in reaching a variety of audiences, although ideally I would like to have everyone come every week.
The other exciting news of the week is that Tommy acquired a TV last Sunday and was able to show the movie on dual screens which really makes any seat in the room a good one.
The only downside? I had to leave after half an hour and I've never seen the movie before, so it's been bothering me all week! I'll just have to watch it some other time.
-Caitlin
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Live Free or [decease] Hard
The fourth movie in the series, this 2007 film is relatively recent but qualifies for movie night for a couple reasons:
1.)Despite its excessive use of shenanigans, this is an action movie that we enjoy watching even if it is totally unrealistic.
2.) After watching a movie last week that actually involved the concept of true love, we need to appeal to the guys in the dorm with many explosions. Of course the girls in the dorm are a bit more open minded about what movies they enjoy and therefore also have fun watching a good action film.
3.) Despite what I may make you think, I do have a co-host for this movie night and this is one of his favorite movies. Whereas my favorite movie is completely unsuitable for a movie night, his is a perfect pick so we should definitely show it.
4.) Being a relatively recent film people have heard of it and thus will come without excessive use of persuasion on the part of my co-host and myself, thus when they leave satisfied they trust our movie judgment just a little more.
Unfortunately whereas this will actually be my first time viewing this film I cannot provide a more descriptive reason we're showing it, but I hope you do come and enjoy it.
-Caitlin
1.)Despite its excessive use of shenanigans, this is an action movie that we enjoy watching even if it is totally unrealistic.
2.) After watching a movie last week that actually involved the concept of true love, we need to appeal to the guys in the dorm with many explosions. Of course the girls in the dorm are a bit more open minded about what movies they enjoy and therefore also have fun watching a good action film.
3.) Despite what I may make you think, I do have a co-host for this movie night and this is one of his favorite movies. Whereas my favorite movie is completely unsuitable for a movie night, his is a perfect pick so we should definitely show it.
4.) Being a relatively recent film people have heard of it and thus will come without excessive use of persuasion on the part of my co-host and myself, thus when they leave satisfied they trust our movie judgment just a little more.
Unfortunately whereas this will actually be my first time viewing this film I cannot provide a more descriptive reason we're showing it, but I hope you do come and enjoy it.
-Caitlin
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