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Move Over Karaoke...Hello Movieoke

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thu Mar 04, 2004 04:48 PM
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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Movieoke craze already sweeping Canada (Score:5, Funny)

by frenetic3 (166950) * writes: <houston.alum@mit@edu> on Thursday March 04 2004, @04:48PM (#8468845) Homepage Journal

Apparently it's a smashing success among morbidly obese teens [albinoblacksheep.com].

-fren
- Re:Movieoke craze already sweeping Canada (Score:4, Funny)
  
  by Lane.exe (672783) writes: on Thursday March 04 2004, @04:49PM (#8468865) Homepage
  
  But this is a *new* craze and that is an *old* joke.
  
  Parent
  - Re:Movieoke craze already sweeping Canada (Score:5, Insightful)
    
    by Randolpho (628485) writes: on Thursday March 04 2004, @05:16PM (#8469279) Homepage Journal
    
    New craze? I dunno... I remember doing Movieoke down in front of The Rocky Horror Picture Show showings...
    
    Parent
    - - Re:Hell, it has been around (Score:5, Funny)
        
        by buck_wild (447801) writes: on Thursday March 04 2004, @11:37PM (#8472413)
        
        "--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?
        
        Parent
- Re:Movieoke craze already sweeping Canada (Score:5, Funny)
  
  by iminplaya (723125) writes: <iminplaya AT gmail DOT com> on Thursday March 04 2004, @04:54PM (#8468977) Journal
  
  It's sweeping Oklahoma also. It's called "oke-dokey"
  
  Parent
Tip for bad actors (Score:5, Funny)

by YanceyAI (192279) * writes: <yanceyai@yahoo.com> on Thursday March 04 2004, @04:49PM (#8468855)

Always take the Keanu role. You'll look like a genius!
- Re:Tip for bad actors (Score:5, Funny)
  
  by corbettw (214229) writes: <corbettw.yahoo@com> on Thursday March 04 2004, @05:12PM (#8469230) Homepage Journal
  
  And it's an easy script to remember:
  
  "Whoa."
  
  Parent
Doesn't sound that origonal (Score:2, Insightful)

by HappyCitizen (742844) writes:

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...
- Re:Doesn't sound that origonal (Score:5, Funny)
  
  by k2dbk (724898) writes: on Thursday March 04 2004, @04:55PM (#8468985) Journal
  
  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.
  
  Parent
- Re:Doesn't sound that origonal (Score:3, Funny)
  
  by Anonymous Coward writes:
  
  Something tells me you are the guy that is always annoying people at parties by trying to act out Frodo and Gollum fighting over the ring on Volcano mountain...
The actor matters too . . . (Score:5, Funny)

by shystershep (643874) * writes: <bdshepherd@gmail. c o m> on Thursday March 04 2004, @04:49PM (#8468861) Homepage Journal

Well, it all depends on the scene, now doesn't it? This [glacombe.com], for instance, might be an interesting choice . . .
- Parent NOT SAFE FOR WORK (Score:3, Informative)
  
  by Andorion (526481) writes:
  
  mostly.
  
  ~Berj
- - Re:The actor matters too . . . (Score:4, Funny)
    
    by shystershep (643874) * writes: <bdshepherd@gmail. c o m> on Thursday March 04 2004, @05:06PM (#8469137) Homepage Journal
    
    Well, I was thinking "actor" in a more gender neutral sense, but . . .
    
    Gender neutral. Oh, dear god, that's not a mental image I want. Excuse while I go slit my wrists.
    
    Parent
Just what the world needs (Score:5, Funny)

by ralf1 (718128) writes: on Thursday March 04 2004, @04:49PM (#8468868)

Another way for drunk people to embarrass themselves.
- Re:Just what the world needs (Score:5, Funny)
  
  by elviscious (681985) writes: on Thursday March 04 2004, @04:58PM (#8469028)
  
  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.
  
  Parent
My wife and I (Score:5, Funny)

by stoolpigeon (454276) writes: <bittercode@gmail> on Thursday March 04 2004, @04:50PM (#8468880) Homepage Journal

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
I played movieoke. (Score:5, Funny)

by DrEldarion (114072) writes: on Thursday March 04 2004, @04:50PM (#8468885) Homepage

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.
- Re:I played movieoke. (Score:2, Funny)
  
  by kfg (145172) writes:
  
  I take it you got, ummmmm, "stuck" playing Debbie?
  
  KFG
- Re:I played movieoke. (Score:2)
  
  by El (94934) writes:
  
  You need to find some female friends.
There will be XXX Movieoke, yes? (Score:4, Interesting)

by mbrother (739193) writes: <mbrother AT uwyo DOT edu> on Thursday March 04 2004, @04:50PM (#8468892) Homepage

Seems like this would be a natural in some clubs in the big cities, at least in the days of Plato's. Or is this too scary to contemplate?
How d'ya do, I see you've met my faithful handyman (Score:5, Interesting)

by The I Shing (700142) * writes: on Thursday March 04 2004, @04:50PM (#8468894) Journal

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!
- Re:How d'ya do, I see you've met my faithful handy (Score:3, Funny)
  
  by Mr. Bad Example (31092) writes:
  
  And to bring this full circle...my usual song on karaoke nights is "Sweet Transvestite".
  
  It's like a Mobius strip of shame.
Well, this would have to be.. (Score:2)

by Gr8Apes (679165) writes:

less offensive than people not being able to sing. At least here, only one aural facet would be present, bad verbal acting. The rest can be easily ignored. With singing, there are so many facets that assault the ears, from not being able to carry a tune, to false notes, to bad rhythm, to... I know there's more...
Disney's California Adventure (Score:5, Interesting)

by bravehamster (44836) writes: on Thursday March 04 2004, @04:51PM (#8468906) Homepage Journal

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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Role-playing? (Score:3, Insightful)

by eddy (18759) writes: on Thursday March 04 2004, @04:51PM (#8468912) Homepage Journal

So it's like role-playing but without [most of] the creativity?
Nataile Portman (Score:5, Funny)

by rsmith-mac (639075) writes: on Thursday March 04 2004, @04:51PM (#8468915)

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.
What we'd actually use it for... (Score:5, Funny)

by kaden (535652) writes: on Thursday March 04 2004, @04:51PM (#8468917)

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?
M*A*S*H Did it First (Score:3, Interesting)

by Urantian (263132) * writes: on Thursday March 04 2004, @04:52PM (#8468941)

I think the TV show M*A*S*H was the first to do it. They had two episodes in which Movieoke was performed while the camp showed a movie. In one scene, Hawkeye and (I think) Trapper John stood in front of the screen, and acted out a Humphrey Bogart scene. In another, everyone in the camp theater participated in the shoot-out at the OK Corral.
Drunk games (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes:

If all we're looking for is embarassing things to do while drunk, why don't I just piss my pants.
Please, God.... (Score:5, Funny)

by switcha (551514) writes: on Thursday March 04 2004, @04:52PM (#8468944)

Do NOT offer The Holy Grail.
This place will turn into a ghost town.
The next American Idol? (Score:2)

by antdude (79039) writes:

The next thing you know is that Fox [fox.com] will be making movie-theme version for American Idol [idolonfox.com] series with people trying to be actors. I wonder who would be a good judge like Simon Cowell. :P
tvokie? (Score:2, Interesting)

by mrbcs (737902) writes:

What's more fun is making up your own lines. I saw a chick do this at a party once... total improv.. very early in the a.m. some old tv show on and she was hilarious.. doin all the lines.. mind you, we were.. umm.. very stoned.. but that was years ago... ;-)
This isn't new. (Score:2)

by andy666 (666062) writes:

There was something like it on TV in the 1980s.
Nah (Score:5, Insightful)

by Golias (176380) writes: on Thursday March 04 2004, @04:53PM (#8468953)

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.
This could be a good tool... (Score:2)

by Vexler (127353) writes:

...for actors who were screened out of a role to submit their own acting later on after the movie is out. They can send it to the casting person and say, "See? Stallone doesn't make such a great Terminator. *I* am the Terminator!!!" (Reference to "The Last Action Hero")
I've participated myself... (Score:4, Funny)

by ciroknight (601098) writes: on Thursday March 04 2004, @04:53PM (#8468963)

Seems to be pretty popular around here for people to try and reinact the most popular scene from the matrix; The one where Neo falls backwards dodging the incoming fire from the agent. It's not too complicated, and can be realitively easy to re-inact given you have the balance nessicary (but of course, you can't keep from hitting the ground as long as he did.. that was movie-magic->time-dilation(); )
- Re:I've participated myself... (Score:3, Funny)
  
  by loucura! (247834) writes:
  
  But have you tried it while someone playing the agent was shooting at you? No? Amateur.
We had this years ago... (Score:5, Funny)

by Karl Cocknozzle (514413) writes: <<kcocknozzle> <at> <hotmail.com>> on Thursday March 04 2004, @04:54PM (#8468965) Homepage

...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...
why (Score:2)

by WormholeFiend (674934) writes:

why are people from all over the world contacting the so-called inventor?

all you need is a large screen, a dvd player, a mic and speakers, since movies on DVD come with subtitles most of the time.

unless his system has some sort of highlighting function to signal to the "actors" when each word is spoken, like those karaoke systems?
Ofcourse I have no desire to try this out... (Score:2)

by GillBates0 (664202) writes:

Movieoke gives film lovers a chance to emulate their favorite stars, from Robert De Niro to Tom Cruise. Participants just choose a scene they want to perform, then get up on a small stage while the scene is projected onto a screen behind them.
Considering the fact that I'm boycotting the RIAA and the MPAA. Haven't seen LoTR yet...just read the book. Don't own a CD/DVD player or TV. Watch a few broadcast channels on my PC (TV Tuner card). Haven't bought CDs/DVDs for about a year now (and download only legal
Date Killers (Score:4, Funny)

by Shadow Wrought (586631) writes: <shadow DOT wrought AT gmail DOT com> on Thursday March 04 2004, @05:03PM (#8469102) Homepage Journal

"Wow, movieoke! Now I can impress her with my knowledge of Monty Python and Star Wars..."
Obligatory bad joke (Score:5, Funny)

by Chagatai (524580) writes: on Thursday March 04 2004, @05:04PM (#8469117) Homepage

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.
Hysterically funny vs tragically dreadful (Score:5, Funny)

by Moderation abuser (184013) writes: on Thursday March 04 2004, @05:05PM (#8469127)

Is purely a function of the number of pint glasses on your table.
Wayne's World (Score:3, Insightful)

by H8X55 (650339) writes: <jason.r.thomas@gBLUEmail.com minus berry> on Thursday March 04 2004, @05:08PM (#8469159) Homepage Journal

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!"
- Re:Wayne's World (Score:4, Insightful)
  
  by RailGunner (554645) writes: on Thursday March 04 2004, @05:30PM (#8469449)
  
  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.
  
  Parent
does this include porn? (Score:3, Funny)

by objwiz (166131) writes: <objwiz@@@yahoo...com> on Thursday March 04 2004, @05:13PM (#8469236)

I know I girl I wouldnt mind acting out a scene with....;=)
karaseiu (Score:3, Informative)

by Richard Allen (213475) writes: on Thursday March 04 2004, @05:23PM (#8469380)

I think they should call it "karaseiyu". Kara means empty and oke means orchestra.

Empty actor, I believe, would be karaseiyu.

Movieoke is cute, though.

I don't know japanese though, any corrections?
WordSpy had this a few days ago (Score:3, Informative)

by MBraynard (653724) writes: on Thursday March 04 2004, @05:33PM (#8469473) Journal

I guess this is one of the places that FNC gets their leads - and it's a good source.
See the word spy entry. [wordspy.com]
Etymologically unsound construction (Score:3, Informative)

by Lost Race (681080) writes: on Thursday March 04 2004, @06:10PM (#8469898)

Augh, BARF!
"Movieoke" is a linguistic monstrosity. Can we please call it something like "karaeiga" instead?
karaoke = kara (empty) + okesutra (orchestra, from English)
karaeiga = kara + eiga (movie)
Seems like an appropriate name, as I'd imagine such a performance would tend to empty a theater quickly. But then again, people seem to enjoy karaoke against all reason, so maybe not.
Hmm... this idea is only about 25 years old... (Score:3, Insightful)

by generationxyu (630468) writes: on Thursday March 04 2004, @08:39PM (#8471248) Homepage

...as can be seen here... [rockyhorror.com]

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Movieoke craze already sweeping Canada (Score:5, Funny)

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Re:Movieoke craze already sweeping Canada (Score:5, Insightful)

Re:Hell, it has been around (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Movieoke craze already sweeping Canada (Score:5, Funny)

Tip for bad actors (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Tip for bad actors (Score:5, Funny)

Doesn't sound that origonal (Score:2, Insightful)

Re:Doesn't sound that origonal (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Doesn't sound that origonal (Score:3, Funny)

The actor matters too . . . (Score:5, Funny)

Parent NOT SAFE FOR WORK (Score:3, Informative)

Re:The actor matters too . . . (Score:4, Funny)

Just what the world needs (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Just what the world needs (Score:5, Funny)

My wife and I (Score:5, Funny)

I played movieoke. (Score:5, Funny)

Re:I played movieoke. (Score:2, Funny)

Re:I played movieoke. (Score:2)

There will be XXX Movieoke, yes? (Score:4, Interesting)

How d'ya do, I see you've met my faithful handyman (Score:5, Interesting)

Re:How d'ya do, I see you've met my faithful handy (Score:3, Funny)

Well, this would have to be.. (Score:2)

Disney's California Adventure (Score:5, Interesting)

Role-playing? (Score:3, Insightful)

Nataile Portman (Score:5, Funny)

What we'd actually use it for... (Score:5, Funny)

M*A*S*H Did it First (Score:3, Interesting)

Drunk games (Score:2, Funny)

Please, God.... (Score:5, Funny)

The next American Idol? (Score:2)

tvokie? (Score:2, Interesting)

This isn't new. (Score:2)

Nah (Score:5, Insightful)

This could be a good tool... (Score:2)

I've participated myself... (Score:4, Funny)

Re:I've participated myself... (Score:3, Funny)

We had this years ago... (Score:5, Funny)

why (Score:2)

Ofcourse I have no desire to try this out... (Score:2)

Date Killers (Score:4, Funny)

Obligatory bad joke (Score:5, Funny)

Hysterically funny vs tragically dreadful (Score:5, Funny)

Wayne's World (Score:3, Insightful)

Re:Wayne's World (Score:4, Insightful)

does this include porn? (Score:3, Funny)

karaseiu (Score:3, Informative)

WordSpy had this a few days ago (Score:3, Informative)

Etymologically unsound construction (Score:3, Informative)

Hmm... this idea is only about 25 years old... (Score:3, Insightful)

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