I must really see "Forbidden Planet" again. It's probably been at least 10 years since I've seen it. What kind of sci-fi fan am I? lol

"Forbidden Planet? What is it?"

"A movie, starring me. But that's not important now."

I do believe that this was my first as well. I think one of my sisters was forced to babysit me (4-5 years old) during an afternoon and she and a bunch of her friends wanted to see this, so they took me along to a matinee. I remember some guy, who had a hook for a hand, got it ripped off at some point - that freaked me out. The dragon had multiple heads, didn't it? I don't think I've ever seen it since, but those things I still remember.

The first movie I remember seeing in a theater was "The Empire Strikes Back." I was 6. I've spent my entire life going to movies wishing I would could feel again how I felt when I saw that movie! Needless to say that trilogy has been and always will be my favorite films. I guess in some way that's why I felt personally violated by the new Star Wars trilogy. Like Lucas set out to destroy my precious childhood memories.

LOL!

That movie seems to be repeated endlessly on TCM.

i saw all disney on theather, but the most vivid experience was watching batman returns and then jurassic park, i think jurassic park was the best movie experience i had to this day, those dinossaur still live up to today CG animation,with exception to some scenes,mostly the light ones, like the raptors in the kitchen.

I have very fond and vivid memories of the night that my parents and I went to see ESB. I remember waiting in line for about an hour before I could go in the theater and sit down!

I didn't see the Star Wars movies until Return of the Jedi came out in 1983.
I saw all three that day.
Star Wars (1977)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
A friend of mine was awestruck that I hadn't seen any of them up to that point.


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I went to see 'Star Wars" the day it came out in Baltimore. I watched it with 9 or so other souls in the theater. I was amazed at what was on the screen. So, I went home dragged my younger brother back with me (had to wait for him to get home from school) then got into a line that wound for 3 blocks around the movie house. We waited through 2 showings before we made it in. My mom was furious at me keeping him up so late on a school night but, he said it was worth it.

He probably still remembers it as a great day Iron Mike.


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