Your First Motion Picture Seen

[crank]

Another Mary Poppins here. Parents wouldn't let us go see James Bond. too risque.

 

[Cougar]

We went and I was 8 years old and I cried at the end of "Old Yeller" in 1957.

Sad movie! I have no recollection of the first movie I saw. I do remember they showed a newsreel in between features. We had the Rialto theater in town:

The Rialto Theatre is a 1,200-seat theater in South Pasadena, California. Located on Fair Oaks Avenue, it is considered one of the last single-screen theaters in Southern California and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. -- Wiki

 

[Cougar]

Came to the USA from India at age 13 in 1978. Only movie concept was Bollywood musicals. Never seen an American Movie in theaters or an actual Hollywood movie. So I wanted to go see a movie by myself one day and back then a 13 year old can just do that. The billboard outside the theater had two choices. Heaven Can Wait and Grease. I opted for Grease because the poster had Sandy (Olivia Newton-John) and being a 13 year old, I was mesmerized. Greatest movie of all time and still today I love the music and story. I was like American Movies are just like Bollywood Musicals, this is a great country. Can't wait to see the next one.

Then next month I saw Star Wars and I was disappointed. No musical numbers. I am sure Princess Leia can sing. Darth Vader no but I was waiting for a musical number to break out with the Storm Troopers doing some dancing and singing while shooting. Oh well.

I'd call that humor, very dry. Hilarious!

 

[DrumBob]

I don't remember the first one, but I saw War Of The Colossal Beast in a theatre in Brooklyn, NY at around seven, and it scared me silly. I have always liked Grade C horror movies ever since.