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Move Over Karaoke...Hello Movieoke

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the hide-your-copies-of-the-holy-grail dept.

cb8100 writes "Fox News is reporting about a new bar game called "Movieoke" in which participants act out scenes from their favorite movies -- karaoke style." Totally not a surprising development, but I imagine this can be quite fun. Or quite terrible depending on who's "Playing".

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  1. Doesn't sound that origonal by HappyCitizen · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Does it really deserve its own name? I mean people have been doing this for ages. They think of a scene and just act it out. Its great fun, but movioke is going a little to far...

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  2. Role-playing? by eddy · · Score: 3, Insightful

    So it's like role-playing but without [most of] the creativity?

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  3. Nah by Golias · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Karaoke: 3 minutes in the spotlight, while people who don't care about the singing can still dance to the track. If you sing badly, it's good for a laugh or two, if you sing well, you just might impress members of the opposite sex.

    Videoke: 3 minutes in the spotlight while no music plays, so everybody must sit quietly while you and your loser drinking buddy attempt to play Mr. Pink and Mr. White from Resevior Dogs. If you act badly, it's beyond tedious. If you act well, nobody cares.

    I think it's obvious which will still be around in 2 years.

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  4. Aw G'wan, you wet blanket by ackthpt · · Score: 1, Insightful
    Does it really deserve its own name? I mean people have been doing this for ages. They think of a scene and just act it out. Its great fun, but movioke is going a little to far...

    For something to catch on it needs an identifiable label, and slapping 'Movie-oke' on it will inform Mr. and Ms. Ignorant Masses that there's a new trend in fun and lively entertainment to follow. Just remember to wear a mack if someone's doing John Belushi from Animal House.

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  5. Wayne's World by H8X55 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Wayne's World has that great scene where Wayne, trying out the vintage Fender Stratocaster is stopped abruptly by the clerk, who points to the "No Stairway to Heaven" sign.

    "What?! No Stairway?!? Denied!"

    The idea is this song is so vastly performed by everyone trying their hand on a new axe, it's become redundant and painful for the guitar shop employees.

    I can already see a "No Jerry McGuire" sign in countless movieoke bars.

    "But you had me at hello!"

    1. Re:Wayne's World by RailGunner · · Score: 3, Insightful
      You know, it's beyond the point where you can impress anyone playing Stairway to Heaven.. it seems like any guitarist worth his or her pick can play it.. yeah, some better then others, but still.

      However, I've found that playing anything axed by Randy Rhoads can really turn some heads.

      Diary of a Madman, Crazy Train, Over The Mountain, Suicide Solution... good stuff.

      So I think you'll see the following happen - anything like Jerry Maguire or Cast Away (WIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLSOOOOOOONNNNN!!!!!!) will get over done (along with anything by DeNiro).. and those that can pull off, say...
      Sling Blade, for example - will be the ones that impress.

      Besides, who doesn't like french fried pertater's with mustard. mmm hmm.

  6. Neal Stephenson picks another one by Remillard · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Maybe it's that I have Stephenson on the brain, having just finished Quicksilver but this news items immediately reminded me of the 'ractive players in The Diamond Age. All it lacks is the helper industry of 'ractors, and the virtual abstraction used in the book.

    Past experience suggests if there is a market for movieoke actors to help, it will arrive. The virtualization part only needs R&D and time.

  7. Re:Movieoke craze already sweeping Canada by Randolpho · · Score: 4, Insightful

    New craze? I dunno... I remember doing Movieoke down in front of The Rocky Horror Picture Show showings...

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  8. It needs a better name by onelin · · Score: 1, Insightful

    movieoke sounds really lame.

    Is there a word for "bad acting?" ...then it might have some relation to karoake, which means off key.

  9. How Original by StrandedOrg · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Yeah, its called "Rocky Horror Picture Show" Been there, done that. But it would be cool to expand on it. Aliens would be a fun movie to do and most people seem to already know all the lines.

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  10. MST3k by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Didn't they do this too?
    And some of the cast of "Who's Line Is It Anyways?"
    They had a sketch/skit with that in it as well.

    Its nothing new.
    >Movieoke's 24-year-old creator, Anastasia Fite
    Uhm, creator? Maybe nothing has been marketed as such before, but its been out and about for years!
    So much prior art you'd think this Anastasia worked for SCO!

  11. Hmm... this idea is only about 25 years old... by generationxyu · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ...as can be seen here...

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