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Move Over Karaoke...Hello Movieoke

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. Movieoke craze already sweeping Canada by frenetic3 · · Score: 4, Funny
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    1. Re:Movieoke craze already sweeping Canada by iminplaya · · Score: 4, Funny

      It's sweeping Oklahoma also. It's called "oke-dokey"

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    2. 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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  2. Tip for bad actors by YanceyAI · · Score: 5, Funny

    Always take the Keanu role. You'll look like a genius!

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    1. Re:Tip for bad actors by corbettw · · Score: 4, Funny

      And it's an easy script to remember:

      "Whoa."

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  3. The actor matters too . . . by shystershep · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, it all depends on the scene, now doesn't it? This, for instance, might be an interesting choice . . .

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  4. Just what the world needs by ralf1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Another way for drunk people to embarrass themselves.

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    1. Re:Just what the world needs by elviscious · · Score: 5, Funny

      I think you mean the dumb drunk people to embarass themselves. Smart drunks just convince their friends how awesome it would be if they were up there doing it.

  5. My wife and I by stoolpigeon · · Score: 5, Funny

    have been doing this for years. We've come up with many creative names for it so the kids don't know what were talking about. I guess we can add movieokie to the list

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  6. I played movieoke. by DrEldarion · · Score: 4, Funny

    I played movieoke once.

    All was well until my friends got too drunk and suggested we perform a scene from "Debbie Does Dallas".

    I have since decided it's not the game for me.

  7. How d'ya do, I see you've met my faithful handyman by The+I+Shing · · Score: 5, Interesting

    At the risk of being modded Redundant because someone else happens to be typing this at the exact same time that I am, we used to do something like this every weekend at the local showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

    Fun!

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  8. Disney's California Adventure by bravehamster · · Score: 5, Interesting

    A couple of years ago I went to Disney's California Adventure with my fiancee. They had this sort of animation adventure house. At one area there was a setup where you could pick a scene from a disney movie and speak the lines as they came up on the screen. It would record your voice and play it back with the recordings synced up to the animation. Pretty fun actually. Mufasa, mufasa, mufasa!

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  9. Nataile Portman by rsmith-mac · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh! Oh! Can I be Anakin Skywalker? Even if I have to lose a hand, it'll be worth it to kiss Nataile Portman. I promiss to even do a bit of improvising, and work in the hot grits.

  10. What we'd actually use it for... by kaden · · Score: 5, Funny

    Early returns indicate top rentals are "Debbie Does Dallas" and "Deep Throat". What, you thought people'd pay money to pretend to be in Star Trek 3?

  11. Please, God.... by switcha · · Score: 4, Funny
    Do NOT offer The Holy Grail.

    This place will turn into a ghost town.

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  12. 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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  13. We had this years ago... by Karl+Cocknozzle · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...It was called "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."

    With that said, please cue up "Wrath of Khan" to the scene where Kirk was on the radio with Ricardo Montebahn...

    "KHAN!!!!!!"

    Oy. I need to find something more productive to do with my afternoons...

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  14. Re:Doesn't sound that origonal by k2dbk · · Score: 5, Funny
    Sure it needs its own name. Think about it: You're wandering down the street, you pass the first bar, which has a sign in the window that says "Now featuring that thing where you act out a movie in front of a green screen and make a fool out of yourself" and keep walking. You pass the second bar where it says "Movioke!" and run inside.

    It's all about marketing.

  15. Obligatory bad joke by Chagatai · · Score: 4, Funny
    Did you hear about the game where you have to sing about movies with Sooners in them that deal with cooking potatoes?

    It's called movieoke-Okie-gnocchi-karaoke.

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  16. Hysterically funny vs tragically dreadful by Moderation+abuser · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is purely a function of the number of pint glasses on your table.

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  17. Re:Hell, it has been around by buck_wild · · Score: 4, Funny

    "--As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."

    Would that be for breakfast, lunch or dinner? Would you serve him with a side salad?

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