The FIRST film that made a HUGE impression on you

Whether it was the film itself or the experience around it....
Let us know what made you go "wow!" for the first time and really wonder what this movie thing was all about, besides entertainment.....

Mine was:
I always went to movies w/ my father as a child. I never remember being asked what I wanted to see, but we rarely saw children's movies.
One day he took me to see a movie I hadn't heard of: The Right Stuff
From the graphic depictions of testing to each carefully crafted character - I was hooked.
This was something different.
I fell in love with the maverick in Yeager (Sam Shephard), the golden boy pressure of Glenn (Ed Harris); and the neglected Grissom (Fred Ward).
And it had an intermission! (This is when movies still did & you could smoke in a movie theater)
I came out of that theatre full of wonder and still weeping over the loss of the men in the fire featured only as a mere mention at the end.
This was no "Apple Dumpling Gang"

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Permalink Reply by Jo17ie on April 7, 2008 at 7:33pm: When I lived in England every ticket you bought at the cinema after 3pm was an assigned seat, and you had to choose from this screen at the counter where you bought your ticket. point being: we were always ushered to our seats; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by iconoclast11 on April 8, 2008 at 2:23pm: I remember ushers with little flashlights escorting us to our seats.
When in CZ we saw the Big Lebowski in Ostrava CZ in an old theater converted to a dollar movie theater. We sat in velvet burgundy armchairs. FYI the Czecks totally got the humor of that movie even when subtitled.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Frank Godbey on April 7, 2008 at 7:27pm: Dracula... 1931. I've love vampire movies and horror ever since.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by lobogotti on April 7, 2008 at 9:18pm: I was just a kid, but 'Stand By Me' sticks out in my memory.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Relic on April 8, 2008 at 8:35am: I would say that Star Wars and Jaws had the biggest long lasting impact on me as a kid.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Flix_Lover on April 10, 2008 at 3:24am: For me it was Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope. It opened the doors of math and science for me and, subsequently, led me to explore many different subjects relating to aviation and the various NASA and pre-NASA projects.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Replicant Rachael on April 10, 2008 at 10:59am: math? science? NASA? geez! all I got was an unhealthy obsession with SciFi costumes and props.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Flix_Lover on April 10, 2008 at 9:44pm: LOL!!!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Rainy on April 10, 2008 at 7:44pm: Superman! The first Superman! =); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Secret Agent Gal on April 11, 2008 at 8:18pm: Yes, something about the ability to fly places and save people and thwart evil! LOL. A good one.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Peggy on April 10, 2008 at 8:00pm: when I first saw Angel Heart, with Mickey Rourke, I walked out of that theatre not really knowing who I was anymore, or who I thought I was, or who anyone was. To this day that movie still haunts me. Also the first Die Hard Movie. I loved it so much I went back twice to see it again.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Rainy on April 10, 2008 at 8:05pm: did you know they tried to keep it quiet that bruce willis was the star of that show. they made a trailer that kind of "hid" him. they were afraid people wouldn't come see the movie if they knew he was starring in the movie. it just kind of blew up and became a big hit. how cool is that? =); ▶ Reply to This