What Film Made You Love Films?

[JLant19]

Idk if that's confusing but what film made you grow a love for films? What film made you want to explore more films and find other great films?

I hope this isn't too confusing, I didn't know the best way to word this.

[Mahatma]

For me it was 'Blue velvet'.Drew me in like no other movie.Loved star wars,but it is not in the same league.After blue velvet,I watched Eraserhead since it was the same director,and that may have been my best movie experience ever.Love the sensation when one can't withdraw ones eyes from the movie.The ones I can say that about is:'Great expectations' by D.Lean,'To live and die in LA','Wild at heart' and 'Color of money'.Ofcourse those are the ones I can remember vividly.Not to detract from other movies which I find great (Apocalypse now,Goodfellas,Lawrence of arabia,2001,etc.).

[JLant19]

Originally Posted by Mahatma

For me it was 'Blue velvet'.Drew me in like no other movie.Loved star wars,but it is not in the same league.After blue velvet,I watched Eraserhead since it was the same director,and that may have been my best movie experience ever.Love the sensation when one can't withdraw ones eyes from the movie.The ones I can say that about is:'Great expectations' by D.Lean,'To live and die in LA','Wild at heart' and 'Color of money'.Ofcourse those are the ones I can remember vividly.Not to detract from other movies which I find great (Apocalypse now,Goodfellas,Lawrence of arabia,2001,etc.).

very nice man

[csdot]

im not sure if this is what you mean, but the first movie i can think of where i really appreciated the actual craft of storytelling/filmaking vs just being entertained was probably Rear Window.

[Duffy12]

For me it was a combination of films starting with 'Star Wars' in 1977 and then followed by 'Apocalypse Now'. During that time I would ALWAYS watch Siskel & Ebert At the Movies and read Ebert's movie guides, which then got me off of my Action/Sc-Fi only films kick to the following movies- 'Citizen Kane' and 'A Matter of Life and Death'.


But it ALL started with 'Star Wars' in 1977.


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Also, I should throw in 'Blade Runner' too. Those two monologues on the roof at the end, blew me away the first time that I watched it in the theater.


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[Riff Magnum]

Vertigo and Full Metal Jacket

Saw them both at 12 or 13. First exposure to Hitch and Kubrick and my mind was completely blown. I'd never seen movies like this. Until then i was like any other child of the 80's, being fixated on Rambo, Terminator, and Predator-type movies.

[Mahatma]

Originally Posted by Riff Magnum

Vertigo and Full Metal Jacket

Saw them both at 12 or 13. First exposure to Hitch and Kubrick and my mind was completely blown. I'd never seen movies like this. Until then i was like any other child of the 80's, being fixated on Rambo, Terminator, and Predator-type movies.

Forgot about Vertigo.It is a supreme viewing-experience.Fell more gradually into Full metal jacket which I consider the best warmovie from the grunts perspective.

[Atreyu]

I cannot say it was one special film that made me realize how much I love movies but the advent of home video. I got my first VCR when they originally came out and it had a remote connected to the player with a wire and all it could do was pause. It was a top loader and I still love those to this day.

[JLant19]

Originally Posted by csdot

im not sure if this is what you mean, but the first movie i can think of where i really appreciated the actual craft of storytelling/filmaking vs just being entertained was probably Rear Window.

No man it is!

[JLant19]

Originally Posted by Duffy12

For me it was a combination of films starting with 'Star Wars' in 1977 and then followed by 'Apocalypse Now'. During that time I would ALWAYS watch Siskel & Ebert At the Movies and read Ebert's movie guides, which then got me off of my Action/Sc-Fi only films kick to the following movies- 'Citizen Kane' and 'A Matter of Life and Death'.


But it ALL started with 'Star Wars' in 1977.


- edit-

Also, I should throw in 'Blade Runner' too. Those two monologues on the roof at the end, blew me away the first time that I watched it in the theater.


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I still need to see Blade Runner. After all the people on this site say I'm surprised I haven't yet.

[Riff Magnum]

Originally Posted by Mahatma

Forgot about Vertigo.It is a supreme viewing-experience.Fell more gradually into Full metal jacket which I consider the best warmovie from the grunts perspective.

Yes, and many of the movies you mention are among my favorites. I think it's not so much the movie, but the time when you see the movie that makes it have such an impact. I'm sure any Kubrick film or Hitch classic would've blown my mind at 12.

[JLant19]

Originally Posted by Riff Magnum

Yes, and many of the movies you mention are among my favorites. I think it's not so much the movie, but the time when you see the movie that makes it have such an impact. I'm sure any Kubrick film or Hitch classic would've blown my mind at 12.

Very solid point man.

[LethalStriker]

The Godfather I & II

[mjsmufc99]

The Films which made me love movies are The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy and Jurassic Parks

[Walts Ghost]

For me it was Raiders of the Lost Ark, Back to the Future, and Star Wars. When I was younger I was so entranced by them after my dad showed them to me. After that I became a film junkie. I have literally seen all three of those movies well over 100 times since I first saw them. And the older I got, the more I realized they weren't just action movies and comedies. These were some of the greatest movies produced. Story telling on a grand scale with fleshed out characters, not just one dimensional heroes. A lot of great special effects, stunt work, incredible music, and they were all inavative. I think these three movies hold up better than most movies that are made today. They still sit as my top 3 movies ever.

After that, the most recent movies I can think of that made me love film even more were probably Zodiac, Lord of the Rings, and The Dark Knight. They all took filmmaking to the next level in my eyes

[Filmmaker]

Within about a six month spread in 1977, I saw STAR WARS and CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND. If that wouldn't do it, nothing would.

[Mahatma]

Originally Posted by Riff Magnum

Yes, and many of the movies you mention are among my favorites. I think it's not so much the movie, but the time when you see the movie that makes it have such an impact. I'm sure any Kubrick film or Hitch classic would've blown my mind at 12.

Originally Posted by JLant19

Very solid point man.

Beat me to it.I think most of the things which affects you deeply depends on timing,and your frame of mind at the time.+1

[JLant19]

Originally Posted by pj_campbell

For me it was Raiders of the Lost Ark, Back to the Future, and Star Wars. When I was younger I was so entranced by them after my dad showed them to me. After that I became a film junkie. I have literally seen all three of those movies well over 100 times since I first saw them. And the older I got, the more I realized they weren't just action movies and comedies. These were some of the greatest movies produced. Story telling on a grand scale with fleshed out characters, not just one dimensional heroes. A lot of great special effects, stunt work, incredible music, and they were all inavative. I think these three movies hold up better than most movies that are made today. They still sit as my top 3 movies ever.

After that, the most recent movies I can think of that made me love film even more were probably Zodiac, Lord of the Rings, and The Dark Knight. They all took filmmaking to the next level in my eyes

Zodiac!

[Walts Ghost]

Originally Posted by JLant19

Zodiac!

Zodiac is brilliant! I wish more people loved it. I don't feel like it gets enough love....oh well. I love it!

[JLant19]

Originally Posted by Mahatma

Beat me to it.I think most of the things which affects you deeply depends on timing,and your frame of mind at the time.+1

Yea totally agree