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Sean 
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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 Posted - 03/17/2007 : 01:53:07
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I live in remote Australia and the nearest cinema is 700kms away (Broome)! I usually only go there on business and have never managed to fit in a cinema visit in all this time! There's an open air cinema there too - the oldest in the world apparently!
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Shiv 
"What a Wonderful World"
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Posted - 03/17/2007 : 02:32:13
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Originally posted by Shiv
The first film I distinctly remember is Star Wars (I was 9) but it was Clash of the Titans (at age 13) that made the biggest impression on me. My mum fell asleep, but I was entranced by the magic that brought those myths to the screen. I still rate the Harryhausen movies very highly.
Shiv, you're my new favourite fwiffer! That means votes... 
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Check out the accolade I made yesterday... here
Cool, I haven't seen all of these so shall get onto that right away. I haven't really got into accolades but I will make it my mission to work on this one!
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I think great cinema should open your eyes to the world around you - "Munich" springs to mind as a film that sparked a concerted effort to understand more about an almost impossible situation.
Did you come across this George Jonas 'blog' Very interesting insight into the workings of Hollywood.
Anyway, sorry to divert the thread again. More 'first times' from anyone? |
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Tori 
"I don't get it...."
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Posted - 03/17/2007 : 05:02:39
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In the cinema? I believe it was The Little Mermaid. I grew up in Beverly Hills and in Hollywood (I think) there was this fabulous theatre where all of the Disney movies premiered and we always went there the first night.
Nice!!
Despite all of Disneys negative press they still awake my inner child.
Thanks for bringing the thread back Tori, I was meandering!!
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 03/17/2007 : 09:57:42
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My father liked to take us to drive-ins and movies a lot when I was a kid, but I don't remember most of what we went to see when I was very little. But one of the first movies I do remember seeing in a theatre was Mary Poppins. I was 7 at the time and apparently there was a striking resemblance between me and the girl who played Jane - at least that's what people thought. I remember being stopped on the street and asked if I was her, and being fairly amused at it all - having not seen the resemblance myself (and I did see the film several times). She was 3 years older than me at the time, her hair was a much lighter blonde than I had and I was certain I could have sung "Perfect Nanny" better than she did. I even recall telling people that they were silly to think that because I couldn't be her since the girl who played Jane was British and I was American.
Despite all the flaws I can see in that film today, back then it made me want to become a film actress and that ambition stayed with me for many years. Of course, in High School I realized I just didn't have enough talent to make it into a career, but the feeling that films were something very special never left me.
The next movie I recall seeing was Goldfinger. Why my parents took me to see that at age 7 is beyond me today (but wouldn't take me to see Romeo & Juliet four years later because of the nude scene - go figure). It did turn me on to James Bond movies to this day (and yes, I did want to be a Bond Girl because of it). But what impressed me most was that feeling of "wow" at all the action and a feeling of "how did they do that" which I thought was real, and only later understood them to be special effects and stunts. But it felt so big, I was sure that I would always be in love with movies.
I think that feeling was reinforced for me when we took a trip to New York over New Years 1968-1969 and went to Radio City Music Hall to see their stage show and movie. They had a huge song and dance thing before the movie, which I didn't care for and I remember thinking that I would NEVER want to dance on stage. The movie we saw was The Impossible Years with David Niven, and despite my being only 11 at the time, and the movie being only fair, I remember it vividly. I also remember thinking that there was no screen bigger and that seeing any film on that big of a screen would make it seem better.
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Beanmimo 
"August review site"
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Posted - 03/17/2007 : 10:34:29
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Originally posted by Tori
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Originally posted by Beanmimo
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Originally posted by Tori
In the cinema? I believe it was The Little Mermaid. I grew up in Beverly Hills and in Hollywood (I think) there was this fabulous theatre where all of the Disney movies premiered and we always went there the first night.
Nice!!
Despite all of Disneys negative press they still awake my inner child.
Thanks for bringing the thread back Tori, I was meandering!!
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Which part were you Huhhing to. I was quite tired at the time (1.20am ish)and was not typing straight!!
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GHcool
"Forever a curious character."
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Posted - 03/17/2007 : 17:42:39
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Originally posted by ChocolateLady
My father liked to take us to drive-ins and movies a lot when I was a kid, but I don't remember most of what we went to see when I was very little. But one of the first movies I do remember seeing in a theatre was Mary Poppins. I was 7 at the time and apparently there was a striking resemblance between me and the girl who played Jane - at least that's what people thought. I remember being stopped on the street and asked if I was her, and being fairly amused at it all - having not seen the resemblance myself (and I did see the film several times). She was 3 years older than me at the time, her hair was a much lighter blonde than I had and I was certain I could have sung "Perfect Nanny" better than she did. I even recall telling people that they were silly to think that because I couldn't be her since the girl who played Jane was British and I was American.
Coincidentally, a couple of years ago I saw Mary Poppins at the same Hollywood theater Tori says she say Little Mermaid at: the El Capitan. They showed it at a revival and included the lyrics and a bouncing ball at the bottom of the screen and encouraged the audience to sing along. It was a lot of fun. The kids in the audience dressed up like the characters. |
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Chris C
"Four words, never backwards."
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Posted - 03/17/2007 : 18:07:34
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First cinema movie: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Apparently I spent three-quarters of the film asking my parents (in a very loud voice ) "When's the car going to fly?"
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 03/18/2007 : 06:26:10
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Originally posted by ChocolateLady
My father liked to take us to drive-ins and movies a lot when I was a kid, but I don't remember most of what we went to see when I was very little. But one of the first movies I do remember seeing in a theatre was Mary Poppins. I was 7 at the time and apparently there was a striking resemblance between me and the girl who played Jane - at least that's what people thought. I remember being stopped on the street and asked if I was her, and being fairly amused at it all - having not seen the resemblance myself (and I did see the film several times). She was 3 years older than me at the time, her hair was a much lighter blonde than I had and I was certain I could have sung "Perfect Nanny" better than she did. I even recall telling people that they were silly to think that because I couldn't be her since the girl who played Jane was British and I was American.
Coincidentally, a couple of years ago I saw Mary Poppins at the same Hollywood theater Tori says she say Little Mermaid at: the El Capitan. They showed it at a revival and included the lyrics and a bouncing ball at the bottom of the screen and encouraged the audience to sing along. It was a lot of fun. The kids in the audience dressed up like the characters.
Funny - sounds like a Rocky Horror Picture Show for kids! |
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Koli
"Striving lackadaisically for perfection."
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Posted - 03/18/2007 : 11:16:15
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I shall have to be quick, as it's nearly time to put Mother's Day lamb (all the way from NZ, Sean!) in the oven.
My first vists to the cinema were, I think, to see Jungle Book and The Sound of Music. I've already admitted (in another thread) seeing TSOM several times when I was a kid... |
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ChocolateLady
"500 Chocolate Delights"
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Posted - 03/18/2007 : 12:19:02
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I shall have to be quick, as it's nearly time to put Mother's Day lamb (all the way from NZ, Sean!) in the oven.
My first vists to the cinema were, I think, to see Jungle Book and The Sound of Music. I've already admitted (in another thread) seeing TSOM several times when I was a kid...
TSOM can make a real impression on a kid. That opening scene with the beautiful scenery and the feeling that the camera is flying like a bird, can still take ones breath away - even after all these years. Enough to make you want to never leave the theatre, that does.
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damalc
"last watched: Sausage Party"
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Posted - 03/18/2007 : 14:50:04
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boy, there are a lot of landmark movie experiences for me. i remember "Star Wars," and "Superman" being almost sold out in the late 70s. i couldn't understand my father's complaint with having to sit so near the screen. i had a blast.
i remember being horrified to watch a horror film -- i guess that's the point -- until being peer-pressured into watching "Halloween." i didn't sleep right for weeks.
i remember sobbing at the end of "King Kong," starring Jessica Lange, with that thudding heartbeat, (in Sensaround!), getting slower and slower and eventually stopping.
all those helped me like movies but i think the one that really changed the way i watch movies was "Pulp Fiction."
i may have a different answer tomorrow. |
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w22dheartlivie
"Kitty Lover"
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Posted - 03/18/2007 : 15:04:51
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We were quite lucky when I was a kid. My aunt & uncle's grocery store got the weekly film posters (not the nice big theater kind) from the local drive-in and cinema. Every poster had a certificate for 2 free admissions included. So we went to see films all the time, pre-ratings system. I can remember seeing SO many films: Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, True Grit, Cactus Flower, The Sterile Cuckoo, 100 Rifles (Oh MAN, did my uncle hate that one!!), Love Story, MASH, Woodstock, The House of Dark Shadows. The ones that really stand out in my mind from those first few years were Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, The Andromeda Strain, Billy Jack, The Poseidon Adventure, and one really cool night at the drive-in when they played a double feature: The Abominable Dr. Phibes and Dr. Phibes Rises Again.
A few years later, when one of my friends got his driver's license, we went to the drive-in again (those were so cool at some point) and saw a triple bill: Halloween, Jaws and Night of the Living Dead. They may all well be cliched now, but 30 years ago, they were terrifying. I can't even say which one was worse. However, about 10 years ago, I was at the same friend's house on Halloween and we watched it with his aging mother. As Michael Myers was chasing Jamie Lee Curtis and friends through the houses, with that creepy music, his mother decided she wanted some Halloween candy. You know, the little tiny bars, which were in a dish across the living room. She would get up, sigh, clomp across the wooden floor to the bowl by the door, get a piece of candy, clomp her way back, sit down, sigh, crackle the paper as she opened it up, and say "mmmm." This went on for the better part of 20 minutes. Finally I whispered to my friend "Oh, my GOD!! She's in a feeding frenzy!!!!!!!" We both cracked up and she got mad and turned off the tv. I still laugh when I think about it. |
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rabid kazook 
"Pushing the antelope"
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Posted - 03/18/2007 : 16:43:29
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I remember going to see "Clash of the Titans" with my parents and ...
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Originally posted by Shiv
The first film I distinctly remember is Star Wars (I was 9) but it was Clash of the Titans (at age 13) that made the biggest impression on me.
Ah, Clash of the Titans... that brings so much wonderful and tingling childhood memories...
My place lacked cinemas in my childhood, so we were stripped of that joy I read all over internet.... but nonetheless I had gathered numerious fond memories per vhs, tv, satellite...
Incidentally enough, when I now remember it was of all the movies/toons on tv, vhs and satellite, among other that had built my (very unusual now on retrospective) childhood, that I don't remember much of the instances of the horrible war that shook my country, my father drafting and all involved... Wow, if this was my parents sheltering me of the outside world by feeding me vhs movies I now think they're the greatest parents ever...
Also, possibly I'm the girl of that Del Toro's movie... |
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Shiv
"What a Wonderful World"
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Posted - 03/18/2007 : 22:10:57
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Incidentally enough, when I now remember it was of all the movies/toons on tv, vhs and satellite, among other that had built my (very unusual now on retrospective) childhood, that I don't remember much of the instances of the horrible war that shook my country, my father drafting and all involved... Wow, if this was my parents sheltering me of the outside world by feeding me vhs movies I now think they're the greatest parents ever...
Also, possibly I'm the girl of that Del Toro's movie...
Real escapism |
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Shiv
"What a Wonderful World"
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Posted - 03/18/2007 : 22:28:26
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Two horror film stories:
I watched The Exorcist on VHS at a friend's sleepover party. No adults. To this day I'm surprised my friend's mum let us watch it (we were around 15 I think). We were terrified all night, even though we had 'safety in numbers'. No sleep - so my friend's mum had no idea why we were all so quiet the next day (tired and shocked). My mum is an Irish Catholic and although at that age I was beginning to drift, the ritual and 'hell, fire and damnation' in my upbringing made this seem all too real.
The other was seeing Nightmare on Elm Street when I was on hockey tour with my school at age 17. We went to Scotland and played a boarding school team. The school had its own cinema. They put this on for the 'sixth form' students (again, I'm surprised at this since I believe it was an 18 certificate). We had to walk back from the building with the cinema in it to where we were boarded - and boy, were we huddled together in an untypical field hockey formation! We all felt vulnerable without our hockey sticks. If you'd seen us on the pitch the next day you would not have imagined us creeping along, looking left, right and all around and jumping at the least sound! (I was a defense player and was not known for being backward in coming forward, as it were.) The schools roaming Alsation watch dog provided the biggest scare of the walk |
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