What Film Made You Love Films? - Page 5 - Blu-ray Forum

spaceball-one · 08-14-2022, 11:57 PM

When I was between the ages of 8-10, a combination of Star Wars, The Godfather, Annie Hall, Young Frankenstein, The Exorcist, and Alien jumped started my love of movies, and more specifically 70's movies

thekrouser56 · 08-14-2022, 11:59 PM

Growing up in the 60's in Southern California, we had a television station (WGN from Chicago) that showed movies like "Mysterious Island", "Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein", "The Birds", "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea", "Jason and the Argonauts" . . . These were all the movies that would be so important to me in later life! Still love them all. Can't believe I get to watch these on a home projector on Blu Ray and 4K! Amazing!! First movie I ever saw at a theater was "Mary Poppins", looking back, what a great first movie to see!

Winslow Leach · 08-15-2022, 12:01 AM

PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE made me appreciate the director of the film. I was nine when I discovered this Brian De Palma classic.

I saw PSYCHO two years after PHANTOM; I had already seen other Hitchcock films, but PSYCHO knocked me out.

RESERVOIR DOGS and PULP FICTION were shots in the arm, and made me love film all over again.

Jay H. · 08-15-2022, 12:04 AM

The first movie I saw in theaters was Star Wars (1977). I was 4. The entire experience was amazing to me - yes, I still remember quite a bit of that day - so I would say that was the movie that made me fall in love with movies.

stvn1974 · 08-15-2022, 02:14 AM

The Star Wars OT of course. Star Trek: Wrath Of Khan and Clash Of The Titans were the biggies as a kid. My parents would take me and the little brother to the drive in all the time. We were also the first family in the neighborhood to get a VCR so everyone hung around or house watching flicks all summer.

D00mM4r1n3 · 08-15-2022, 02:22 AM

Star Wars: A New Hope, first film I have any memory of seeing at a theater.

Zivouhr · 08-15-2022, 02:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stvn1974

The Star Wars OT of course. Star Trek: Wrath Of Khan and Clash Of The Titans were the biggies as a kid. My parents would take me and the little brother to the drive in all the time. We were also the first family in the neighborhood to get a VCR so everyone hung around or house watching flicks all summer.

The Drive in with the family as a kid was a lot of fun on a Saturday night, I agree. Those old metal, grilled speakers that lapped over the side window and then roll the window up to keep out the bugs.

The VCR was an amazing invention. I used to record favorite shows all the time with it. The video stores were always fun to visit.

stvn1974 · 08-15-2022, 02:48 AM

Another thing that I always looked forward to as a kid was the yearly showings of Superman The Movie, The Wizard Of Oz and Godzilla 1985. I would sit there in front of the TV getting impatient because the credits at the beginning of Superman The Movie were taking too long. I wanted action and I wanted it now. Funny thing is John Williams' Superman theme is my favorite piece of music in all of film.

Pondosinatra · 08-15-2022, 03:00 AM

Well for every kid from my generation I'd have to say it'd be the opening 5 minutes seeing Star Wars in the theatre...that was from a gee whiz perspective, from a story perspective being 3 years older, I was able to appreciate Empire much more.

RYJAPE21 · 08-15-2022, 01:02 PM

Jurassic Park was the first film that made me realize how awesome films could get… then the Star Wars trilogy took that up a notch.

Gacivory · 08-15-2022, 01:17 PM

The Godfather

drush9999 · 08-15-2022, 01:21 PM

Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark are obvious choices. But before that my first cinema trip was a re-re-re-release of Disney's Pinocchio in the late 70s, probably aged around 4.

Zillamon51 · 08-15-2022, 01:28 PM

My mom was an avid movie-watcher, so films have always been a part of my life. I can't pin my love of movies on any one "gotcha" moment. So here are my firsts:

First movie I have any memory of watching: King Kong 1933 on TV.

First movie I saw in theater: Disney's Bambi.

First R-rated movie: The Shining.

mcrowell415 · 08-15-2022, 01:32 PM

Star Wars
Superman: The Movie
Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Those are my best memories that got me started down the path to what I am now.

dylrichard02 · 08-15-2022, 01:37 PM

Star Wars was the one that hooked me in, followed by The Terminator . Though I cannot understate the impact Blow Out and Blue Velvet (which are my 2 favorite films) had on me.

stvn1974 · 08-15-2022, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drush9999

Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark are obvious choices. But before that my first cinema trip was a re-re-re-release of Disney's Pinocchio in the late 70s, probably aged around 4.

Pinocchio was the first VHS tape my parents rented when we got the VCR. There were so many people crammed into the living room, I swear they bussed some from out of state.

wattsndrive90 · 08-16-2022, 12:22 AM

Alien 1,2,3,Resurrection.
Mulholland Dr.
The X-Files Fight The Future
The Terminator

ikhon · 08-16-2022, 12:36 AM

Star Wars.
Sinbad and the eye of the tiger.

Both in the same year. 1977..

Jennifer Lawrence Fan · 08-16-2022, 02:36 AM

Jurassic Park and Terminator 2.

I remember I was 10 when my mom took me to see T2 in the summer of 91. I also remember it being the hottest day of the year and going into a cool AC theater.

But seeing T2 and Jurassic Park in theaters changed my life.

zen007 · 08-16-2022, 02:51 AM

I can't pinpoint a particular film as it is the overall experience of watching several great films that made me love films.

08-14-2022, 11:57 PM	#81
spaceball-one Power Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2014 4K collection:96 Blu-ray collection:792	When I was between the ages of 8-10, a combination of Star Wars, The Godfather, Annie Hall, Young Frankenstein, The Exorcist, and Alien jumped started my love of movies, and more specifically *70's* movies

08-14-2022, 11:59 PM	#82
thekrouser56 Active Member Member since:Apr 2019	Growing up in the 60's in Southern California, we had a television station (WGN from Chicago) that showed movies like "Mysterious Island", "Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein", "The Birds", "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea", "Jason and the Argonauts" . . . These were all the movies that would be so important to me in later life! Still love them all. Can't believe I get to watch these on a home projector on Blu Ray and 4K! Amazing!! First movie I ever saw at a theater was "Mary Poppins", looking back, what a great first movie to see!

08-15-2022, 12:01 AM	#83
Winslow Leach Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2020 Location:Connecticut 4K collection:55 Blu-ray collection:255 DVD collection:312	PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE made me appreciate the director of the film. I was nine when I discovered this Brian De Palma classic. I saw PSYCHO two years after PHANTOM; I had already seen other Hitchcock films, but PSYCHO knocked me out. RESERVOIR DOGS and PULP FICTION were shots in the arm, and made me love film all over again.

08-15-2022, 12:04 AM	#84
Jay H. Blu-ray Baron Member since:Oct 2019 Trading Score:2	The first movie I saw in theaters was Star Wars (1977). I was 4. The entire experience was amazing to me - yes, I still remember quite a bit of that day - so I would say that was the movie that made me fall in love with movies.

08-15-2022, 02:14 AM	#85
stvn1974 Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jan 2012 Location:Earth Trading Score:18	The Star Wars OT of course. Star Trek: Wrath Of Khan and Clash Of The Titans were the biggies as a kid. My parents would take me and the little brother to the drive in all the time. We were also the first family in the neighborhood to get a VCR so everyone hung around or house watching flicks all summer.

08-15-2022, 02:22 AM	#86
D00mM4r1n3 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jan 2012 4K collection:405 Blu-ray collection:2556 DVD collection:282 Trading Score:12	Star Wars: A New Hope, first film I have any memory of seeing at a theater.

08-15-2022, 02:48 AM	#88
stvn1974 Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jan 2012 Location:Earth Trading Score:18	Another thing that I always looked forward to as a kid was the yearly showings of Superman The Movie, The Wizard Of Oz and Godzilla 1985. I would sit there in front of the TV getting impatient because the credits at the beginning of Superman The Movie were taking too long. I wanted action and I wanted it now. Funny thing is John Williams' Superman theme is my favorite piece of music in all of film.

08-15-2022, 03:00 AM	#89
Pondosinatra Blu-ray Champion Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Calgary, Alberta Home Theater Gallery:45 Trading Score:2	Well for every kid from my generation I'd have to say it'd be the opening 5 minutes seeing Star Wars in the theatre...that was from a gee whiz perspective, from a story perspective being 3 years older, I was able to appreciate Empire much more.

08-15-2022, 01:02 PM	#90
RYJAPE21 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Maryland 4K collection:247 Blu-ray collection:910 Blu-ray reviews:1	Jurassic Park was the first film that made me realize how awesome films could get… then the Star Wars trilogy took that up a notch.

08-15-2022, 01:17 PM	#91
Gacivory Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2016 Location:Los Angeles, California 4K collection:1121 Blu-ray collection:5612 DVD collection:183 Digital collection:25 Trading Score:1	The Godfather

08-15-2022, 01:21 PM	#92
drush9999 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Nov 2016 Location:Sutton Coldfield, England 4K collection:566 Blu-ray collection:6092 DVD collection:488 Trading Score:1	Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark are obvious choices. But before that my first cinema trip was a re-re-re-release of Disney's Pinocchio in the late 70s, probably aged around 4.

08-15-2022, 01:28 PM	#93
Zillamon51 Banned Top contributor Member since:Oct 2013 Location:S.E. Michigan 4K collection:374 Blu-ray collection:2062 DVD collection:664 Digital collection:929 Trading Score:11	My mom was an avid movie-watcher, so films have always been a part of my life. I can't pin my love of movies on any one "gotcha" moment. So here are my firsts: First movie I have any memory of watching: King Kong 1933 on TV. First movie I saw in theater: Disney's Bambi. First R-rated movie: The Shining.

08-15-2022, 01:32 PM	#94
mcrowell415 Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Jan 2021 Location:Des Moines, Iowa 4K collection:521 Blu-ray collection:1422 DVD collection:116 Trading Score:2	Star Wars Superman: The Movie Star Trek: The Motion Picture Those are my best memories that got me started down the path to what I am now.

08-15-2022, 01:37 PM	#95
dylrichard02 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Feb 2019 Location:In the mouth of madness 4K collection:591 Blu-ray collection:2200 DVD collection:271 MA collection:9 Digital collection:10 Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:1	Star Wars was the one that hooked me in, followed by The Terminator . Though I cannot understate the impact Blow Out and Blue Velvet (which are my 2 favorite films) had on me.

08-16-2022, 12:22 AM	#97
wattsndrive90 Active Member Member since:Jan 2022 Location:USA	Alien 1,2,3,Resurrection. Mulholland Dr. The X-Files Fight The Future The Terminator

08-16-2022, 12:36 AM	#98
ikhon Expert Member Member since:Aug 2013 Location:VA Trading Score:25	Star Wars. Sinbad and the eye of the tiger. Both in the same year. 1977..

08-16-2022, 02:36 AM	#99
Jennifer Lawrence Fan Blu-ray Jedi Member since:Aug 2011 4K collection:413 Blu-ray collection:2750 DVD collection:1312 MA collection:305 Digital collection:495 iTunes collection:284 Trading Score:721	Jurassic Park and Terminator 2. I remember I was 10 when my mom took me to see T2 in the summer of 91. I also remember it being the hottest day of the year and going into a cool AC theater. But seeing T2 and Jurassic Park in theaters changed my life.

08-16-2022, 02:51 AM	#100
zen007 Power Member Member since:Oct 2019 Location:Canada Trading Score:1	I can't pinpoint a particular film as it is the overall experience of watching several great films that made me love films.

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