10 Epic Movie Marathons To Pass The Time Right Now
Self-isolation will be over before you know it.
The ongoing global situation has seen restrictions placed on everyday life around the world, bringing virtually every aspect of society to a screeching halt. This has left a whole lot of people with a lot more time on their hands than they've even been used to before, and the danger of cabin fever setting in is becoming increasingly real.
With cinemas closed, many of the major studios have decided to throw their fans a bone by releasing some of their latest movies on home video much sooner than originally anticipated, in an effort to placate those that are having withdrawal symptoms from the theatrical experience.
However, there's no sign of the current measures being eased up anytime soon, and for the huge numbers of people who spend the vast majority of their free time enjoying the magic of cinema regardless of the circumstances, one movie at a time simply isn't going to cut it anymore.
If you're looking for inspiration on how to kill all of this unexpected free time, then there's plenty of epic movie marathons that can be carried out from the comfort of self-isolation. Never mind changing genres, there are countless ways to waste an entire day, two days or as long as a full week without even having to change up the franchise you're watching.
10. Alien vs. Predator
As soon as a Xenomorph skull was glimpsed in the background of Predator 2 in 1990, the two iconic extra-terrestrials were always destined to crossover on the big screen.
Admittedly, there's an awful lot of filler if you decide to take the plunge and watch all twelve of these movies in a couple of sittings. Alien, the James Cameron-directed sequel and John McTiernan's Predator are all stone-cold classics without a doubt, but outside of those three the quality of both the Alien and Predator franchises is wildly inconsistent, to put it mildly.
At some point during Alien vs. Predator: Requiem, you may find yourself questioning the decision to dip into the entire back catalogue given how terrible it is, but with a wide array of sequels, prequels, reboots and re-imaginings that run the spectrum from chilling sci-fi to balls-to-the-wall action and back again, there's worse ways to spend a couple of days than immersing yourself in over 40 years worth of creature features.