Memorable cinema films from childhood.

Archeron

So what are the earliest films you remember seeing in the cinema as a kid and really enjoying?

For me, like everyone I would guess, there is recollections of a random Lassie film, but the first ever film I remember having an impact on me was "Dragon Slayer"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082288/

I remember it scared the bejaysus out of me because my bro kept pretending to be asleep at the scary parts. Special effects were brilliant too!

I also remember seeing it in the cinema that used to be on Fairview strand on the Northside (I think its a stationary shop now), which for some reason had a huge evil pit right in front of the screen.

Whats your earliest cinema memories?

stiff kitten

the princess diaries, i was nervous of the cinema and laughing at the size of the screen

Ann22

We'd be taken to Disney films like 'Cinderella', 'Lady and the Tramp','Sleeping Beauty', 'Pinocchio', 'Peter Pan', 'Mary Poppins'. The earliest and best memory for me was 'Snow White and the 7 dwarfs'-brilliant:).

dylbert

The earliest films I remember are BMX Bandits and Ghostbusters.

Beeinmybonnet

The NeverEnding Story....Falcor!!!

lord lucan

Star wars-"The empire strikes back" at the ambassador in dublin. Remember being scared ****less by the noise during a big x-wing and tie-fighter battle,convinced they were at the back of the cinema!!

gramlab

dylbert wrote: »

The earliest films I remember are BMX Bandits and Ghostbusters.

Ahhhhhh. BMX Bandits at the Cameo in Cork. Think that was the first I ever went to without a minder/parent. Was a double bill with some film about a shrinking woman I think.

darkdubh

The Black Stallion in 79.I dident get to go see a film again in the cinema till Dirty Dancing,which i think came out in 87.

Run_to_da_hills

Junglebook,
Where Eagles Dare
Longest 100 Miles
Great Escape

Poppy78

ET in Fairview, I was terrified.

Memori

Beethoven 2 was the first proper movie I saw in the cinema.

4zn76tysfajdxp

The Lion King was the first film I saw in the cinema. I don't remember being mad about it but I did like it.

fonpokno

Lion King for me too. It was for someone's 5th birthday party and the whole class went along for it.

Poor Mufasa....

Larianne

Neverending Story. Hated those films. Thought they were crap. Only reason I remember it.

Lirange

Raiders of the Lost Ark and Time Bandits. My two earliest memories but I don't remember which was first.

xanthor

The earliest one i remember was Lady and the Tramp... found it pretty boring.

dylbert wrote: »

..... and Ghostbusters.

The last film i ever saw that had an intermission.

Carroller

The Lion King

And i still love it....

bullets

I remember the first 3 films I was taken to in the Cinema,
but for some reason I dont remember any of the later ones
I was taken to as a child,

I only remember the ones I went to myself
or with friends as a teenager.

First film I saw in the Cinema was Snow White,
Dont know what year I saw it. Was early 80's.
Must of been late arriving to the Cinema's in Backward Ireland
considering its been out since 1937!

2nd Film I saw was the The Karate Kid in 1984, Remember my Grandfather taking me.

Black Cauldron in 1985 was the 3rd film I saw, I remember going there with my Mother
and some friend from the neighbour hood.

Never got popcorn when I was a kid at the cinema for some reason, and I remember
as a kid I never liked it. (love it now) I do remember argueing with the mother about
the sweets, I'd always want and pick up the expensive ones, but she would always put them back. Back then rarely I would get Fruit Pastel's, somtimes I would get Fruit Gums which were expeptionally hard to chew on back then, more often than not
I would get Malteasers. All sweets in the Cinema back then came in Cardboard boxes.

Also memories included the "B" show.
They used to show episodes from the TV show the Monkeys at my local cinema,
and sometimes some animated cartoon that involved Elephants??

I could never find out what the Elephant show/cartoon was.

I know if the late 80's/90's there was a cartoon about some elephants
dressed in clothes etc and one kid elephant was royalty or something but this
was not the same show.

In the 90's I remember dying to see Universal Solider, and
meeting a group of girls beforehand, My Buddy wanted to
watch the film, I was a horney teenager and I knew the girls
were trying to set me up with one of their friends, I thought
it was one of their good looking friends and agreed to go
"meet up" inside, It turned out to be their friend that I was
not attracted to in any way at all. Missed half of the film
over that. (which was no great loss,)

Terminator 2 in the Cinema blew me away when I saw it.
The special effects were fantastic for its time.

~B

Nanook32

For me has to be Jurassic Park...
I always remember it clear as day all the sound effects and everything was soooo real in the movie. I wanted to be a Raptor after that!!! RAAAAR

willy wonka

bullets wrote: »

First film I saw in the Cinema was Snow White,
Dont know what year I saw it. Was early 80's.
Must of been late arriving to the Cinema's in Backward Ireland
considering its been out since 1937!

I think it may have been a 45 year anniversary and it was re-released or something like that, although I remember seeing it and i was very, very young so don't quote me on that!

I remember seeing Star Wars (vaguely) - it may have been re-shown a few years later as I was only 2 in 1977! But I remember watching it and talking about it in the cinema so was definitely older than 2

I saw ET and the bit in the toolshed scared the bejaysus out of me.

Does anyone remember Condorman?

I remember getting a Condorman postcard in the cinema and when I came home I wrote a note on the back to Condorman telling him how much I liked him!! It was probably my first crush. I was 5 or 6.

tommyfitz

I was made bring my sister to Sound of music, it was early 70's.
Thought it would never end. Dont think she liked it either.
Remember going to see Jaws, there was amazing atmosphere in cinema.
Some films have to be seen in Cinema.

sneem-man

I'm a little older than you lot...

Goodbye,Mr Chips and It's a wonderful life are two that spring to mind.

Iggy Pop

tommyfitz wrote: »

I was made bring my sister to Sound of music, it was early 70's.
Thought it would never end. Dont think she liked it either.
Remember going to see Jaws, there was amazing atmosphere in cinema.
Some films have to be seen in Cinema.

I went to see Jaws twice the summer it came out. I remember there were St Johns ambulance fellas in the back as some girls were fainting.:eek:

valarie001

casper

xanthor

Nightmare before xmas, for the wrong reasons. Out of a full theatre, i was the only person who laughed at the short before it.

Nanook32 wrote: »

For me has to be Jurassic Park...

I remember going to Jurassic Park... and probably being the only person in school who preferred The Last Action Hero... Probably the only person on this board too.

bullets wrote: »

First film I saw in the Cinema was Snow White,


Terminator 2 in the Cinema blew me away when I saw it.
The special effects were fantastic for its time.

~B

In those days, i think, Disney films were re-run once or twice a year. I'm pretty sure Jungle Book was a yearly thing until some point well into the eighties, or even early 90s.

Terminator 2 - ah i was just a bit too young for that when it was released.

The surprisingly diligent lady behind the counter asked me what age i was, catching me off guard for 2 seconds. Thankfully,the reflexes kicked in and i blurted out '15' in my broken pimply faced teen voice.
Saw it another two times that summer. When my cousin said he didn't like it that much, i thought he was cracked.

Watched it again a few months ago... i'm not sure how well its aged.

oldyouth

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Mad World in the Stella Cinema in Mt Merrion, Dublin.

That_Guy

The very first film I saw in the cinema was "Thumbelina". Was great at the time.... not so good now.

Slumlion

The neverending story in the savoy
:P

Ivona Tinkle

I went to see Raiders of the Lost ark in the old Fairview cinema with a big bag of sweets , I loved it:D

grenache

Robin Hood-Prince of Thieves in the Square in Tallaght on a trip to Dublin in '91. I remember being so excited going into it, and the film didn't disappoint. Still one of my favourites. Second film i saw was My Girl in the Savoy in Limerick. Wasn't particularly impressed with that one. I was originally in the screen next door about to watch 'Shining Through', a WW2 thriller with Michael Douglas and Melanie Griffiths. But i got so paranoid that the usher would spot i was underage and throw me out, that i couldn't stay there and my sister had to take me out and sit me down next door in front of My Girl. Bad decision!


I didn't get to see Terminator 2 in cinema as my mother thought it would be too violent! But she relented and i got to see it when it came out on video in Feb '92. I must have seen it 50 times since and love watching it.

Lollipops23

Robin Hood Prince of Thieves-

i didn't understand that at the end you couldn't rewind and start again(which i did with my videos) and started crying!:o

livvy

The Goonies - if i remember right.

Sea Sharp

Edward Scissors Hands

candy-gal1

i loved these!!!! and still do first few movies i remember seeing in the cinema! :rolleyes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2CVLWOoNsY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCxzyVfAz3E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5Cvq416zuQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNtbZf0JhmA

Agricola

I was supposed to go see "The Land Before Time" when it came out but there was some problem with the reel or something and they showed "Cocoon" instead.

Longest 2 hours of my whole childhood

Tchaikovsky

'Mrs Doubtfire'.
That "p-p-p-p-p1ss off, Lou!" line cracked me up

DazMarz

The Jungle Book (re-release of the 60's animated film) was the first film I saw in the cinema.

Great film!

ghost_ie

sneem-man wrote: »

I'm a little older than you lot...

Goodbye,Mr Chips and It's a wonderful life are two that spring to mind.

Another older person here. "How the West was Won" in - I think - Cinerama in Talbot Street. Before that I remember going to the old Grafton Street cinema to see cartoons as a Christmas treat