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Spent $22 on a projector screen for the backyard and it turned our bad movie night into a real event
Bought a cheapo 100 inch screen off the internet 3 weeks ago for $22 and we hung it on the fence behind our place in Mesa. Before that we were all squinting at a laptop on the patio table and half the group just gave up and talked through the whole film. Now we do one terrible movie every Friday, last time it was a shark tornado sequel and people actually brought folding chairs and snacks. The picture is kinda washed out until it gets fully dark but for 22 bucks I am not fussing. What is your go to pick when the screen is bigger than the acting is good?
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sam_murphy3925d ago
Man, my buddy did the same thing two summers back and it changed his whole street. He hooked a bedsheet to the garage door with bungee cords and ran a cheap projector off his laptop, and within a month half the block was showing up with lawn chairs. His rule was simple: the worse the movie, the better the night, so stuff like Mega Shark and anything with a giant snake in it got the biggest laughs. One time a neighbor brought a cooler of root beer floats and people stayed until midnight arguing about the plot holes. For your setup I would go with Troll 2 or The Room if you have not done those yet, they play great to a crowd that is already laughing. Sound quality is the one thing that got him, though, so if your group is big you might want a little speaker because nobody can riff on dialogue they cannot hear.
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