bhryun Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 The very first movie I remember watching was the black and white version of "Black Beauty," way back in 1952ish. I remember I was sick and my mother had put me on the couch in front of the television set, which was a large square box sitting on a table, with a small, round screen. I was totally fascinated and hooked ever more on movies. Link to post Share on other sites
bansi4 Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 nebulatwstd, we had this subject not that long ago. The thread is floating on the boards somewhere. Mongo Link to post Share on other sites
bhryun Posted August 22, 2005 Author Share Posted August 22, 2005 Thank you for the heads up. I'm new to this site. However, I don't see the harm in asking the question again. Link to post Share on other sites
marissaisgod Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 I'm new here too, eep. The first classic film I remember atching is "Gone With The Wind", when I was in the sixth grade. I can't recall the first actual film I watched though, it was probably something horrid like a Barney film or sorts. Link to post Share on other sites
bhryun Posted August 22, 2005 Author Share Posted August 22, 2005 Being one who was raised watching classic films, it would be hard to tell which one was the first I saw. But I've been thinking, it the first classic film I watched would've probably been "Moby Dick" with Gregory Peck. My brother watched "Moby Dick" every single day, and I'm not joking. Every single day. To this day he still loves it and finally went ahead and bought it on DVD. He's a huge Gregory Peck fan. Link to post Share on other sites
tracey65k Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 I was five and Disney re-released "Sleeping Beauty." My Gran took me to see it and I was totally hooked. I wanted to talk to birds and animals and live in the forest with faeries in the worst way...LOL After that, I think it was probably one of the "Herbie" movies at the drive in. Link to post Share on other sites
classicmoviedear Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 The Wizard of July- when I was 3! I grew up with the classics... Tabitha Link to post Share on other sites
classicmoviedear Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 forgot to finish the name....Wizard of Oz....sorry Tabitha Link to post Share on other sites
bhryun Posted August 23, 2005 Author Share Posted August 23, 2005 LOL! "The Wizard of July" -- I'm picturing a Playboy centerfold for wizards, with a new one each month. Thanks for the laugh! The first movie I remember seeing was "Oklahoma." In those days all TV and most movies were B&W. I was only about 6 years old, but I remember sitting in the dark theatre, enchanted by the bright colors up there on the movie screen and the wonderful songs. The "Jud Fry is Dead" number frightened me, though, because it was dark and scary. Link to post Share on other sites
chandler5710 Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 What a fun thread! I have vague memories of seeing a lot of the Disney films in the movies when I was growing up. Believe it or not, though, one of the first films I ever saw that made a tremendous impression on me was Dark Victory - and not the whole movie! Just part 1! I remember asking my mother what happened in Part 2, which I think fell on a school day, or I had been home sick and went to school the next day. Link to post Share on other sites
thomas Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 lets see now it was "the jungle book" you know the disney one with baloo the bear...any way it was small town and i was about 7 and told my parents that i want to go all by myself to see it now here me sitting in gym where they are showing it i knew everyone there but to me i was all by myself. Link to post Share on other sites
thomas Posted February 4, 2006 Share Posted February 4, 2006 lets see now it was "the jungle book" you know the disney one with baloo the bear...any way it was small town and i was about 7 and told my parents that i want to go all by myself to see it now here me sitting in gym where they are showing it i knew everyone there but to me i was all by myself. that day i became a man ....im 46 now Link to post Share on other sites
loveitalianfilms Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 You're right this is a fun thread. The first film I saw in a theatre was Lillies of the Field. I was six and had just started going to Catholic school and there were some more nuns! Link to post Share on other sites
bettyboop Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 The first movie I remember seeing, was the musical " Peter Pan " with Mary Martin. I guess that's because it had such an impact on me. It was more like a play than a movie but I love it so much. I have the video and I still watch it sometimes. Link to post Share on other sites
3s2ges Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 The first movie I saw in the theatre was "Charlottes Web" when I was a kid. Link to post Share on other sites
lzcutter Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 Six years old and bio-dad took me to see "To Kill a Mockingbird". The ending stayed with me. Didn't realize it until I saw the movie again when I was twelve. "Dumbo" is the second movie I remember seeing because of the mad elephant sequence. "Old Yeller", too. Link to post Share on other sites
Melly Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 The first movie I really remember seeing in the theater was Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. I love that movie! Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 "Charley and the Angel" (1973), a Disney film starring Fred MacMurray & Harry Morgan. That's the first movie I remember seeing at a theater (the old Arcade Theater, downtown Paducah, KY). Link to post Share on other sites
MattHelm Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 The first movie I remember was Snoopy Come Home, at a drive-in. What made it so memorable was that I had to pee and rather than take me to the bathroom, my father dumped out his soda and told me to go in the cup. Somehow it ended up all over the windshield and dashboard. Link to post Share on other sites
Jimdave Posted February 5, 2006 Share Posted February 5, 2006 The first movie I saw was "Uncle Tom's Cabin" at the SkyView Drive In in Lexington KY sometime in the late 1940's. I was about 5 years old at the time. Can't remember much of it except Eliza crossing the river on blocks of ice, and Little Eva dying. Link to post Share on other sites
traceyk65 Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 The Wizard of Oz on TV. At a movie theater, probably the re-release of Disney's Sleeping Beauty. I was about 4 and VERY impressed. Link to post Share on other sites
traceyk65 Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 And I remember seeing the first Herbie the Love Bug at a drive in. Don't know wether it was the first run or not, but it was a big thrill to see it in my PJ's. Link to post Share on other sites
Huntress Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 I don't remember...but my mom told me my first movie was "Bridge On the River Kwai". My parents had gone to the drive in to see this, and I guess I cried through the movie till the last 10 mins. My dad said he still can't watch it because he hears me crying!!! LOL I remember seeing "Jaws" when it first came out, at the Orpheum in Flagstaff, AZ. Still scares me today! Link to post Share on other sites
Huntress Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 To Matt, Way too funny! Moments just sometimes stay with us don't they? LOL Link to post Share on other sites
MattHelm Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Huntress, I remember seeing Jaws when it first came out, too ... I was six. My grandparents took us and they always made their own popcorn to take to the movies, so we all walked in with lunch-sized paper bags that had sweaty stains of melted butter seeping through them. Link to post Share on other sites
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