What was the very first.....

Movie you remember seeing in a movie theater?

For me that would be the original Star Wars (A New Hope) in 1977. I distinctly remember seeing it in the summer so I wasn't quite 5 years old yet but I have several vivid memories of that evening. I remember arguing with my mom because I told her they were putting "gasoline" inside the X-Wing fighters before the final assault on the Death Star and my mom said they weren't really putting anything inside of them and then I replied "duh, yeah they are a pretending. I know!". I also remember some guy sitting behind me saying in Spanish "usa la espada estupido". This was during the scene in the Death Star trash compactor when Luke gets dragged under the water by the Dionaga.

'Fantasia', but not when it was first released in 1940, probably about 1955 aged 5. At a cinema in Bethnal Green, East London

"The Blob". Had to look up the date 1958..Saw some movies before that at the drive in but can't recall which ones

Herbie Rides Again, 1974

I think it was Disney's Pinocchio, but not on its first run (probably obviously). I was probably 4 or 5, so around 1967 or 1968, and got dropped off at the theater with two of my older siblings.

Godzilla, the black and white version. They use to play movies such as this at the matinee, when I was a kid. Probably 1974 or so. Godzilla vs Mothra was a memorable one as well.

I think that's the one with the cute Japanese female twins dressed as fairies or something similar?

My memory is not that good.

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"The Wizard of Oz".

It came out in 1939. I had not come out yet

A lot of those classic films were re-released in theaters in the 50's and 60's so I know you're not that old!

As best as I can remember... Thunderball. I don't think I saw the three earlier James Bond movies in the theater.

I would say 'Jungle Book'. (The original of course).

Star Wars A New Hope for me also.. Just turned 6 and my dad took me for my birthday, Soon has John Williams opening theme boomed out I was mesmerised. Great memories.

Very vague memory of Bambi.

But the first I have real recall of is The Blue Max

Now OG has mentioned Bambi I think that was more probable. I didn't watch this one on release though! Probably mid 60's.

BD-123 it was at The Scala if you remember that?

What was the one eyed monster that Godzilla fought ? I remember the highlight being its eye getting popped. Black and white I believe. I can't find it for the life of me.

Raging Bull in 1980, I was 3 years old.

MASH 1970, I was supposed to fall asleep.
I saw a couple of movies like that when I was around 4 or 5. Mom and Dad got a big laugh for years after that.

Death Race 2000 1975 when I was 7 or 8. I remember we got kicked out of the house because my mom was hosting a baby shower so my dad took us to go see it at a drive in. In the movie I remember hospital staff pushing out patients in wheel chairs for a driver to up his score but he detoured and plowed through the staff instead.

I do believe the first "grown up" movie that I ever saw, was when I was ten tears old and my older brother took me to see Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Even at that age, I think I got most of the jokes. I loved it. The first movie I ever saw one my own, with a date, was Death Hunt with Charles Bronson and Lee Marvin.

The Land That Time Forgot (u-boats & dinos).

I've only watched about 5 or 6 movies in cinemas, and prefer to buy the DVD after it becomes affordable, cheaper, I can choose a volume setting that I enjoy and can watch them as often as I want.

Possibly Away All Boats. Us kids would take the bus and then a street car to this theater called the Rialto, aka The Rat Hole, at the time. A $1 would get you in and popcorn and a drink or two. If we missed the bus on the way home it was a good 2.5 mile walk along a major road.

LOL! Uh..wow.

Goldfinger and Thunderball double feature at a Drive-in I was probably 12 or 13

I'm going to say BoB in 1969 but I also remember Tora! Tora! Tora! on release ...

BoB came out in 69 and Tora came out in 70 so you had great taste in war movies as a kid! Did you also see Patton? That one came out in 70.

That would be my father's taste at that age. & it appealing enough to me to lodge in my memory - I am sure that there are plenty of films that I saw that didn't register although I do also recall Chitty Chitty Bang Bang & the Aristocats from around the same time....
Whilst I have seen Patton I don't recall seeing it in a cinema.

"Billy Jack", 1973. I was 11, had no business seeing that movie at that age.... went with an older brother and his friend.

Parents brought me because they couldn't find a baby sitter.

As far as the movie went I found it grim and scary and of course I didn't understand what was going on.

My first that I remember was Turner and Hooch at the local cinema.

A cartoon made in Disney.

Oh, that one.

The 1976 version of King Kong. Came straight home and made a massive kong footprint in the driveway and then hid in the bushes.

My mum also bought me the book 'The Creation of Dino de Laurentiis King Kong' that i managed to keep up until the mid '90's, and read many times, when i lost it along with a pile of many beloved books, mainly WWII bios, through flooding.

On a side note, Jacksons Kong was probably the most hyped i had ever been for a movie and it totally lived up to it. Not enough to hide in the bushes again though

Beauty and the Beast or The Little Mermaid, one of those Dinsey cartoons

If you could follow what was going on in "Raging Bull" as a 3 year old then you must be a member of Mensa!

I thought Jack Black was seriously miscast and some of the special effects were surprisingly pretty lame considering what a huge budget the movie had.

Considering how camp the '76 Kong was, Jack was acceptable to me. The 'i'm in love with myself' actor was great as well.