Movies to watch with friends

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When a group of friends get together, any excuse is good to have fun. If there is no plan, or the plan is to do nothing, turning on the TV to zap is option A.

If the right program is not available, It's time to turn to Blue Ray and sometimes VHS or Betamax to find movies to watch with friends.

Horror is one of the favorite genres for this type of meeting, whether spontaneous or planned. The same if you agree in advance to go to the cinema in a group. There is almost always someone who gets more frightened and becomes the object of ridicule. And these types of episodes, it must be said, are very funny.

There is also room for comedy, action and romance. There are groups of friends who become "intellectual" and enjoy films with heavy plots and with outstanding artistic proposals.

In the end, almost any film falls into the category of movies to watch with friends. Although there are tapes that are so bad that they are not even enjoyed in a group.

 Marathon of sagas

Every movie franchise has its fan club. And since best friends always have a lot in common, it's perfectly normal for a large group of "compadres" love, literally, a particular saga.

Among the most popular and, in addition, perfect movies to watch with friends, the following stand out:

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Harry Potter saga

Eight films based on the seven installments with the new most famous wizard in the world as the protagonist. There are even groups of friends who, in addition to organizing marathons to see most or all of the installments of this franchise, also meet to read the books.

The fever with this fantastic universe is far from over. Is currently underway a new sagaFantastic animals), which will serve as an excuse for some years to plan outings to the movies.

Star Wars Saga

Those who treasure the first deliveries of The Wars in their original formats, they can have the luxury of inviting friends to enjoy a truly historical show. Although there are also those who prefer not to use the Betamax or VHS cassettes to visualize A new hope o Return of the Jedi, lest the tape get tangled in the heads of these old gadgets.

Anyway, the world of Star Wars it seems like it's never going to end, so there are movies to watch with friends at the cinema for many years to come.

Fast and Furious Saga (Full throttle)

When in 2001 it was released Fast and Furious, few could intuit that it would become one of the most successful film sequels of the new millennium. After eight installments, it has managed to maintain public interest and survive the death of one of its franchise actors without problems.

The producers have announced that, for now, there will be at least three more films.

Other movie sagas to watch with friends: The Hunger Games, James Bond, Jason Bourne y X-Men. There are also comedies like Infiltrators in class, hangover (Hangover) or The diaryof Bridget Jones.

Terror: the quintessential genre of movies to watch with friends

It is enough for only one member of a clan of friends to propose a horror film to watch in a group, for this to be fulfilled. If some offer resistance, probably the viewing of the scary movie happens earlier than originally planned. And if the meeting is at night, nothing and no one can prevent it.

The spell

Also known as Warren expedient, became one of the most successful movies of 2013. Since then, a terrifying universe grew out of this story. Two deliveries of Anabelle and a second Warren expedient, this time with the subtitle of The Enfield case. Very efficient diabolical terror at the moment of scaring the most skeptical of the spectators.

The Exorcist

But if from movies of demonic possessions it is, The Exorcist by William Friedkin, is the obligatory reference. The whole saga of Warren expedient and other modern movies, are full of references to this 1973 classic.

Much horror gore

Also known like Splatter cinema, with some variants like Slasher movies, is another of the "favorite" genres in friends' gatherings. Especially if it is groups of teenagers or college students of the first years. They are tapes where Deaths by mutilations stand out and blood abounds.

The list of titles within this segment is extensive. Includes the entire saga Saw, as well as works of worship such as The return of the living dead. There are those who consider that Psychosis, Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece also falls into this category.

In recent years, films such as Remove friend o Happy death day.

The super friends

Marvel

Films starring heroes with extraordinary powers born from the Marvel and DC comics, they are also the center of attention. In addition, currently up to five films are released annually within this category, which becomes a recurring excuse to go out in a group.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe tapes are leading the way. Iron Man, Captain America y Spiderman highlights. Not to mention the zenith they represent The Avengers.

To their dc rivals They have not done so well, especially in the last five years. However, almost everyone streamed out to see movies like Wonder Woman, Batman v Superman, Suicide squad o The Justice League.

Author cinema

There are those who gather to enjoy the films of private directors. Within film marketing, perhaps the first director used to sell a movie was Alfred Hitchcock.

 Currently, the filmmakers who most attract groups of friends are Christopher Nolan and Quentin Tarantino. Of the first, many consider his vision of Batman as the best that has been done in superhero cinema, as well as titles such as From y Dunkirk. Of the second, there are many theories that are discussed around tapes such as Pulp Fiction o Kill Bill.

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