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[ban1o]

I could legally drink when Toy Story was released.

Wow the range of ages on this site is amazing

[lilmac]

That's actually a decent topic though, the first movie you saw or remember seeing.

 

The first movie I distinctly remember seeing was either Pinocchio or The Wizard of Oz, I remember seeing them both when I was really little but im not sure which I saw first.

 

I also remember loving the Star Wars movies so much i'd run around the house and yard with a stick and pretend I was Luke Skywalker and re-enact the movies.  But that wasn't until I was a bit older.

 

 

Ghostbusters, in a drive-in theater.

[lilmac]

I just saw Walter Mitty,

 

So my last movie of 2013 was Saving Mr. Banks and my first of 2014 was Walter Mitty, im alright with Banks closing 2013 with me but I wish I could have opened 2014 with something a bit better.

 

I didn't dislike it, but it wasn't particularly memorable either.  It got some decent chuckles throughout, but there were just so many long travel scenes with an indie song in the background that would go in between actual story telling scenes as big filler.  It was also fairly predictable, and it seemed like it was trying to hard to be deeper than it actually was.  The cinematography was fantastic though, and at least it was decent indie music in the background instead of pop songs that take away your suspension of disbelief.

 

It was also really far-fetched at places (that weren't dreams), like him picking up his cell phone on the top of the mountain, or that he was able to even climb that mountain so easily when he was only in decent shape (I've gone on mountain trips, hiking is not an easy stroll).

 

However it did keep me engaged enough, I never really got bored (just ancy during the travel montages waiting for the story to pick back up), and the story was decent enough (despite being predictable).  The acting though was on the verge/in between of good and bad acting, it just seemed kind of bland.

 

The trailer did an awesome job sticking out and sticking to my memory with just one viewing, the movie however I don't think is going to be all that memorable.

 

 

Saving Mr. Banks is my first film of 2014.     Very good movie!

Edited January 2, 2014 by lilmac

[lilmac]

Wow the range of ages on this site is amazing

 

We have a pretty good spread here:

http://forums.boxoffice.com/index.php?/topic/13013-poll-how-old-are-you/

Edited January 2, 2014 by lilmac

[MovieMan89]

My first movie in theaters was apparently Beauty and the Beast and the first I remember seeing was The Lion King. God I love being a 90's kid.

[Plain Old Tele]

Tele FROZEN update:

 

I still haven't seen it.

[lilmac]

I remember going to see Empire Strikes Back and Raiders of the Lost Ark, but for some reason I want to say my first movie experience was a rerelease of Disney's version of Robin Hood

 

 

My parents wouldn't let me watch the ending when the ark was opened.  Kinda ironic since Indy and Marion also hid their faces.  :-P

[ban1o]

We have a pretty good spread here:http://forums.boxoffice.com/index.php?/topic/13013-poll-how-old-are-you/

Never knew that thread existed

[lilmac]

Tele FROZEN update:

 

I still haven't seen it.

 

 

The Still Haven't Seen Frozen crowd needs to form a cult.  We need to band together and support each other.  

[DAR]

I'm sure being a 90's kid was great, but being an 80's kid was another level. Empire, Raiders, ET, Jedi, Temple of Doom, Gremlins, Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, Top Gun, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Batman

[Plain Old Tele]

The Still Haven't Seen Frozen crowd needs to form a cult.  We need to band together and support each other.  

 

Solidarity, my brother.

 

[Incarnadine]

That's actually a decent topic though, the first movie you saw or remember seeing.

 

The first movie I distinctly remember seeing was either Pinocchio or The Wizard of Oz, I remember seeing them both when I was really little but im not sure which I saw first.

 

I also remember loving the Star Wars movies so much i'd run around the house and yard with a stick and pretend I was Luke Skywalker and re-enact the movies.  But that wasn't until I was a bit older.

 

I doubt anyone else will have this one as the first movie they ever saw at the theater...

 

Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)

 

Hard to believe I didn't see it again until I saw it was on TV this year.

[DAR]

Solidarity, my brother.

 

The white guy on the podium is the 1960's Mike Myers to their Kanye

[DAR]

I doubt anyone else will have this one as the first movie they ever saw at the theater... Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) Hard to believe I didn't see it again until I saw it was on TV this year.

I know that soundtrack very well

[iceroll]

Pshht, your old people 80's kid group:

 

[MovieMan89]

I'm sure being a 90's kid was great, but being an 80's kid was another level. Empire, Raiders, ET, Jedi, Temple of Doom, Gremlins, Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, Top Gun, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Batman

You guys had to share all that with the adults though. The 90's were a veritable kid's treasure trove of gems crafted just for us. It was a kid's club and we held exclusive membership.

[DAR]

What's the buzz tell me what's happening. What's the buzz tell me what's happening. What's the buzz tell me what's happening.Why should you want know, don't you mind about the future.

[lilmac]

I'm sure being a 90's kid was great, but being an 80's kid was another level. Empire, Raiders, ET, Jedi, Temple of Doom, Gremlins, Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, Top Gun, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Batman

 

 

I think the 60s kid has us beat with all the Disney classics being released during that time frame.  I agree, watching Neverending Story, Goonies, Karate Kid, ESB, ET, etc as a child was A TREAT!

[The Panda]

The Still Haven't Seen Frozen crowd needs to form a cult.  We need to band together and support each other.  

 

It would eventually disperse because everyone is going to see Frozen.

[DAR]

Pshht, your old people 80's kid group:

 

Yeah well back in my day if you didn't like a film you wrote a strongly worded letter a mailed to the editor of a movie magazine to appear in a future issue. We didn't have all these fancy message boards.