Watch Party Like It’s 1999
- A Timspiration Project
I’m always on the lookout for places to find Timspiration for my games, like my Appendix Lit Book Club. Like books, movies can be a treasure trove of content, offering rich visuals, compelling characters, and even plots or twists that can be used in tabletop roleplaying adventures. When it came to finding a theme (love a good theme), the year 1999 stood out unparalleled—a year packed with films, there were over 400 movies release in USA and Canada alone. Some groundbreaking that still resonate today, others…probably could have been left in the 90s.
Don’t ever let any one make you feel like you don’t deserve what you want.
Watch Party Like It’s 1999 is a long-term Timspiration Project to revisit 99 movies from that iconic year. We broke the movies into more consumable sections. We’ll cozy up with a family-friendly movie on the third Sunday morning (for a few months—there weren’t many), then dive into a ‘popular’ or ‘remembered favourite’ on the last Friday of each month, and explore a random gem or turd every Tuesday. We’re not going to google the movies before watching them and will do our best to relive these classics fresh, see if they hold to up today’s sensibilities, and mine them for fresh game inspiration.
Roll credits and let’s find out. Join us on this journey, and let’s see how these films stack up after 25 years.
Movie starts about 11:00am Pacific.
The Iron Giant
September 22, 2024
It came from outer space!
Inspector Gadget
October 20, 2024
The long arm of the law just got a little longer.
Big Daddy
November 17, 2024
Nature called. Look who answered.
Toy Story 2
December 28, 2024
The toys are back in town.
Galaxy Quest
January 19, 2025
Never give up, never surrender!
Dudley Do-Right
February 16, 2025
From the creator of “George of the Jungle” comes a new kind of hero.
Stuart Little
March 16, 2025
The Little Family Just Got Bigger
Bicentennial Man
April 27, 2025
One robot’s 200 year journey to become an ordinary man.
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
May 4, 2025
Every generation has a legend. Every journey has a first step. Every saga has a beginning.
Movie starts about 8:30 Pacific.
American Pie
August 30
There’s something about your first piece.
Fight Club
September 27
How much can you know about yourself if you’ve never been in a fight?
The Blair Witch Project
October 25
There’s something evil hiding in the woods.
The Mummy
November 29
The sands will rise. The heavens will part. The power will be unleashed.
The Sixth Sense
December 27
1…Sight 2…Sound 3…Smell 4…Taste 5..Touch 6…The Sixth Sense.
Man on The Moon
January 31, 2025
“Hello, my name is Andy and this is my poster.”
Office Space
February 28, 2025
Work Sucks.
October Sky
March 28, 2025
Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky.
The Green Mile
April 25, 2025
Miracles do happen. Miracles happen in the most unexpected places.
Blast From The Past
May 30, 2025
Comes the story about a guy in his 30’s, stuck in the 60’s, looking for love in the 90’s.
Mystery Men
June 27, 2025
We’re not your classic heroes, we’re the other guys.
Boy's Don't Cry
July 25, 2025
A true story about finding the courage to be yourself.
Princess Mononoke
August 29, 2025
The Fate Of The World Rests On The Courage Of One Warrior.
Notting Hill
September 26, 2025
Can the most famous film star in the world fall for just an ordinary guy?
The Matrix
October 24, 2025
Free your mind
Movie starts about 8:30 Pacific.
This list will be growing as time goes on. There are over 60 movies in this one. I’ll list a few at a time, add the calendar below if you want all of them. This is the category with dates most subjest to change as life comes up.
- Three Kings – August 22*
- Forces of Nature – August 27
September
- Mickey Blue Eyes – 3
- Arlington Road – 10
- Broke Down Palace – 17
- Pushing Tin – 26*
October
- The Bone Collector – 1
- Idle Hands – 8
- End of Days – 15
- The Ninth Gate – 24*
- Sleepy Hollow – 29
November
- The Summer of Sam – 5
- Election – 12
- Varsity Blues – 21*
- Detroit Rock City – 26
December
- The Hurricane – 3
- She’s All That – 10
- Go – 19*
2025 – January
- Dick – 2*
- The Cider House Rules – 7
- Life – 14
- American Beauty – 21
- Superstar – 30*
February
- The World is Not Enough – 4
- The Talented Mr. Ripliey – 11
- Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me – 18
- Blue Streak – 27*
March
- Never Been Kissed – 4
- Run Lola Run – 11
- The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc – 18
- Any Given Sunday – 27*
April
- South Park: The Movie – 1
- The Boondock Saints – 8
- The Virgin Suicides – 24*
- 200 Cigarettes – 29
May
- Being John Malkovich – 6
- Eyes Wide Shut – 13
- The Best Man – 20
- True Crime – 29*
June
- William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream – 3
- Insinct – 10
- Drop Dead Gorgeous – 17
- Flawless – 26*
July
- eXistenZ – 1
- Bowfinger – 8
- Magnolia – 15
- Three to Tango – 24*
- Trick – 29
August
- Get Real – 5
- Deep Blue Sea – 12
- SLC Punk – 19
- The Insider – 28*
September
- The Mod Squad – 2
- The Wood – 9
- Universal Soldier: The Return – 16
- Entrapment – 25*
- Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo – 30
October
- Girl, Interrupted – 7
- Runaway Bride – 14
- 8mm – 21
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*These indicate Thursdays because, life.
The google Calendar
No 1-5 stars here, we use dice.
Where we do the chatting about the books.