How To Have A Great Movie Night When You Cannot Afford The Movie Theater

The theater can be an expensive day out; with the ticket costs and food and drink, it can cost a lot to see the latest blockbuster. Instead of spending money going out, why don’t you have a movie night from the comfort of your home, perfect with friends, for a date or with your family. Here is how to have a great night from the comfort of your own home.

Have a Theme

Why not go one step further and have a movie theme night where you must bring something relating to the movie or movies you are going to watch or wear something related to the theme. For example, if you are having a Disney night with the family or girls, you could all wear your favorite Disney pajamas. If you are having a Harry Potter marathon you could all get your wizarding hats out! This can be a bit of fun and some great picture moments.

The Food

Going to the movies is not complete without food! The best thing about being able to eat at home means you aren’t stuck to whatever your theater sells. You could have movie related food or this could be the perfect time to order from that takeaway you have always wanted to try, or perhaps everyone could bring their favorite food for everyone to share. Popcorn is an essential too, and Indreviews has reviews of the best popcorn poppers for your home for your next movie night.

Setup

This is where you could make it extra special. You could make a fort, or tell everyone to bring their pillows and duvets to make it extra cozy! You could even set up a mini theater. There are plenty of places where you can buy a cheap projector to project the film onto the wall from a laptop or TV. You could get your fairy lights from your room and light some candles if you want to make it extra special for your girls or your date.

Games

Why not make a real night of it and have a game and movie night? This could be a drinking game (for the adults) such as every time a character says their catchphrase or does something, you must drink. If you are struggling for ideas there are so many on the internet to choose whether you watch Lord of The Rings or Marvel. You could play a quiz with trivia from your favorite movies that you are about to watch with a prize at the end, or there are many board games relating to movies such as Harry Potter Trivial Pursuit or Cluedo. For the children you may want to have questions that they need to answer throughout. If you sometimes struggle to get them to sit through a movie, this is great encouragement.

However you decide to do your movie night, do it in style and you may want to stay in more often!