Everybody loves movies. But there's always someone on your list who loves movies way more than the average guy. For that guy, we offer up the following gift suggestions:
Best of Sci-Fi Movies Blu-Ray Box Set
We all know them and we all love them: those science fiction movies that find their way to the Sci-Fi Channel. They’re full of B-list actors, questionable special effects, and plotlines as weak as a spaghetti chain-link fence. But there’s just something great about watching movies with titles like
Mega Shark versus Giant Octopus and
The Day the Earth Stopped, and doing it with a group of buddies and some beer is even better. The Sci-Fi Movie Collection Box Set contains 10 full-length sci-fi movies including blockbusters like
2010: Doomsday and Countdown: Armageddon. Need more? They’re all in stunning Blu-Ray.
$32.49
Amazon.com
Casio Green Slim Projector
If you’ve got a movie lover on your gift list that’s lucky enough to have a room big enough for a movie projector, you’ve got to go all out. Casio has just developed a new line of environmentally friendly projectors called the Green Slim line, and they’re the perfect gift for film fanatics that like their
media projected. Touted as the world’s first high brightness eco-friendly projector, the Green Slim incorporates a Casio developed and patent-pending, mercury-free Hybrid Light Source that uses a combination of lasers and LED technology. It’s also designed to last up to 20,000 hours - that’s 13,333 movies.
Starting at $799.99
GreenSlimProjector.com
Film Festival in a Box
Got a movie buff that’s into the independent, make-you-think type movies? How about one that thinks they know who should win Best Picture? Film Festival in a Box from Indieflix is a new immersive film experience disguised as a game. Each game comes with four indie short films to watch and when the viewing’s over, you can actually log onto
IndieFlix.com and cast your votes for "Best Picture", Best Performance" and "Best Overall Story”. Even cooler is that the filmmakers and actors get to check out your results, too. There are several versions to choose from including everything from pottymouth comedies to zombies.
$14.99
IndieFlix.com
JVC Home Theater
There’s nothing worse than watching a movie at home on your amazing high-def LCD flatscreen using your state-of-the-art Blu-Ray player while listening to the sound through a set of second-rate speakers or worse, through the speakers in the TV. Save someone on your list from this fate by gifting them the JVC TH-BH1 Home Theater Sound System. It’s compact, has all the good stuff crammed into a low-profile sound bar that sits in front of your screen and comes with a 2.4 GHz wireless subwoofer.
$299.95
JVC.com
Vintage Movie Posters
Looking for a way to help that movie lover on your gift list this year decorate their movie-watching lair? How about giving them the gift of vintage movie posters. I’m not talking about college dorm room fare either, I’m talking the real deal. Actual movie posters from the actual historical time period that the movies were shown in. Yeah, they’re cool and old. Get your
Attack of the 50ft Woman and
Bad News Bears Go to Japan posters in all their advertorial glory from the dealers of the International Vintage Poster Dealers Association.
Prices range from $200 to $50,000+
IVPDA.com
Epson Movie Mate 62
So you’ve got someone on your list that likes to take their movies with them wherever they go? Oh, and they aren’t satisfied with watching them on their laptop or the back of a car’s headrest? How about getting them the gift of go-anywhere big-screen entertainment with the all-in-one Epson Movie Mate 62. It's a 2000 lumen projector that’s got a built-in DVD player and dual Dolby® 5.1 Digital DTS® 10 W stereo speakers. Just toss in a movie, turn it toward the side of a barn and push play. They’ll be watching movies on a screen that’s 12x bigger than a 40-in big-screen in no time. Who said size doesn’t matter?
$649.99
Epson.com