Good Movies to Watch When You're Bored
Imagine that it's Sunday evening. TV is dull, you have nothing good to read, and all your friends are busy. What is there to do when you're bored like this? Well, how about watching a movie? There are plenty of good movies to watch when bored that can erase your boredom and give you an enjoyable experience.
Preparing to Watch Your Movie
Before sitting down to select and watch your movie, collect the following items to enhance the experience:
- Popcorn or some other munchable snack
- Soda, beer, or some other delicious beverage of your choice
- A blanket or other snuggling device\
- The remote for the TV and/or DVD player
Don't forget to turn off the lights.
Now, the important question: what good movies to watch when bored should you select? First, you need to determine what genre you are in the mood for. Are you interested in action? Craving a comedy? Hankering for some horror? How about a classic film, one that you can slash off your "Must Watch" list? Whatever the genre, you'll find plenty of films that will suit your tastes.
Here are some ideas for films to watch within those categories, along with some other fun ideas:
Watching a Single Movie When You're Bored
If you only have time or patience for one movie, you better make it a good one. Here is a list of some good places to start within some of the major genres:
Comedy Movies to Watch When You're Bored
- Any Judd Apatow film (Anchorman, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Superbad, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, et al.)
- The Hangover
- Zoolander
- Meet the Parents
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- Ghostbusters
- Clue: The Movie
Action Movies to Watch When You're Bored
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Any Lethal Weapon or Rambo film - Any James Bond film
- The Terminator Series
- Batman Begins and The Dark Knight
- Inception
Animated and Kids Movies to Watch When You're Bored
- Any Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles flick
- The Toy Story Series
- The Shrek Series
- Any classic Disney movie, like Beauty and the Beast, Robin Hood, Aladdin, and The Lion King
Horror Movies to Watch When You're Bored
- The Exorcist
- 28 Days Later, Night of the Living Dead, and other zombie flicks
- The Resident Evil Series
- Any of the Friday the 13th or Halloween series
- The Saw Series
The Marathon, or, The Movie Quest
If you have plenty of time to kill and the stamina to sit through multiple films, consider having a movie marathon. There are many different types of marathons you could run. You could select a series of films, such as Star Wars, Rocky, or Lethal Weapon, and watch all the films of the series one after another. Or you could be more creative, perhaps watching movies from the oeuvre of a director. For instance, try watching the films of Steven Spielberg, perhaps running a marathon of:
- Jaws
- E. T. The Extra Terrestrial
- Jurassic Park
- Saving Private Ryan
- Munich
What is fun about this method is that you can analyze a director's work over time as his or her craft matures. You can thus make movie watching into something more than mindless entertainment.
One other fun idea for a marathon, if you enjoy the fantasy genre, is to go on the "Lord of the Rings Quest." Make sure you have all three 'extended edition' films. Watch them one after another - the total running time will be around 12 hours. By the end of the third movie, you will feel as if you went on the quest with Frodo and the gang - hence calling this marathon a 'quest.'
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