What's the first film you remember seeing at the Cinema?

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 4:45 pm

I got asked this today and the first film I can remember is Jurrasic Park in 1993.

We went on a school trip to watch it

CombatClaret · Post by **CombatClaret** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 4:53 pm

I remember my best friend's dad took the two of us to see Goldeneye. I think it was a 12 and I must have been about 8 or 9, I thought It was the best thing ever

Little did I know I would wait over a decade for another decent bond film.

ClaretEngineer · Post by **ClaretEngineer** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 4:56 pm

Sidney1st wrote:I got asked this today and the first film I can remember is Jurrasic Park in 1993.

We went on a school trip to watch it

I had to wait until it came out on VHS (which i still have!).

Toy Story is the earliest I can remember.

Funkydrummer · Post by **Funkydrummer** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 4:57 pm

Ivanhoe at the Tivoli, Colne Road, circa1960 - sadly no longer there. Was about eight years old.

Thought it was the dog's goulies.

philh2004 · Post by **philh2004** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 5:01 pm

Also Jurassic Park, at Unit 4 in Brierfield!

IndigoLake · Post by **IndigoLake** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 5:05 pm

That's a good question. Going to the cinema was one of my favourite things to do as a kid and I'd go as often as once or twice a week as a student at uni. Only go once every few months now though.

Anyway, back to the question...I can't be sure but the first film that I have a clear memory of seeing is 101 Dalmations. That came out in 1996 but I'm sure I went to the cinema earlier than that. Dennis the Menace (1993) rings a bell but I can't be sure. I wish my memory was better!

1968claret · Post by **1968claret** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 5:11 pm

I think my first film was Disneys Snow White and 7 Dwarves at Brierfield Unit 4

minnieclaret · Post by **minnieclaret** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 5:17 pm

Strange times, late 50s. We use to go and watch the second half of the main film, the 'B' movie, then the first half of the main film. Before a mad dash for the last bus.
The Errol Flynn Robin Hood,1938, is the first memorable one for me. Not positive if it was actually first.
You can't find a film at the cinema over a month old now.

Jeffbfc · Post by **Jeffbfc** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 5:33 pm

Can remember watching Bedknobs and Broomsticks with my Mum.
First film I went to without a parent was Monty Pythons Holy Grail. Brilliant, due to the small budget instead of using horses they had blokes carrying coconuts. Loved watching python as a kid and still do, just a bigger kid.
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WadingInDeeper · Post by **WadingInDeeper** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 5:45 pm

Star wars, at Brierfield in the 1970s.

Goobs · Post by **Goobs** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 5:46 pm

First film I ever saw at the cinema was Bambi at the Nelson Grand.

Holtyclaret · Post by **Holtyclaret** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 5:46 pm

Flash Gordon at bury classic!

NorthIsCool · Post by **NorthIsCool** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 5:48 pm

1968claret wrote:I think my first film was Disneys Snow White and 7 Dwarves at Brierfield Unit 4

Mine too

bfccrazy · Post by **bfccrazy** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 5:51 pm

Power Rangers - I'm sure I'd been before but this is the first I remember.

The first I trotted off with mates to see was Star Wars Episode 5

timshorts · Post by **timshorts** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 5:52 pm

Goobs wrote:First film I ever saw at the cinema was Bambi at the Nelson Grand.

That's 2 for Bambi. I don't know where it was, though.

spadesclaret · Post by **spadesclaret** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 6:08 pm

Another for Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs.

The first I went to unaccompanied by an adult was Disney's Treasure Island in 1950 (Aaarh, Jim, lad)

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 6:18 pm

bfccrazy wrote:Power Rangers - I'm sure I'd been before but this is the first I remember.

The first I trotted off with mates to see was Star Wars Episode 5

New Power Rangers film is out this month I think.

Stevie2112 · Post by **Stevie2112** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 6:22 pm

Chitty bang bang at The Odeon.

Dazzler · Post by **Dazzler** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 6:27 pm

Never been a fan of going flicks;only been about 4 times.
Prefer to watch a movie in the comfort of my own home
I do recall the first time I ever went though,It was the early 70's,I would have been around 8/9/10 years old and went to the old Odeon with pals to watch a new James Bond film.
Can't remember if it was Connery or Moore
Never been a Bond fan either.

Lord Beamish · Post by **Lord Beamish** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 6:28 pm

Walt Disney's 'The Cat From Outer Space', Unit Four, Brierfield. Either that or 'Star Wars'. My memory is too hazy.

Juan Tanamera · Post by **Juan Tanamera** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 6:30 pm

My first memories of going to the pictures was the Saturday morning club in Rawtenstall.
Mostly Looney Tunes and Popeye. Does this count?

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 6:32 pm

It involves the cinema, so I'll let it stand.

evensteadiereddie · Post by **evensteadiereddie** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 6:44 pm

Summer Holiday at the Grand, Nelson.
1963.

The first one I sneaked into a film underage was Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange" at the Unit Four, Brierfield, I think.

Guitargeorge · Post by **Guitargeorge** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 6:47 pm

The Greatest Show on Earth at the Odeon

SloughClarets · Post by **SloughClarets** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 6:47 pm

1st time I remember going with parents was to see THE RESCUERS

First time without parents was HOOK went to cinema in Nelson

Jeffbfc · Post by **Jeffbfc** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 6:54 pm

Lord Beamish wrote:Walt Disney's 'The Cat From Outer Space', Unit Four, Brierfield. Either that or 'Star Wars'. My memory is too hazy.

Now I know the bar scene in Star Wars had some strange creatures, but don't remember a cat that could talk to people due to its special collar

Or do I !!!!!

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dpinsussex · Post by **dpinsussex** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 7:02 pm

Watership down aged about 3. Sobbed my little eyes out

ceborame · Post by **ceborame** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 7:03 pm

The Battle of Britain

Started crying when the German pilots glasses filled up with blood !

Brunlea · Post by **Brunlea** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 7:08 pm

'Zulu' at The Empire Burnley mid 60s- absolutely breathtaking on the big screen.

Jeffbfc · Post by **Jeffbfc** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 7:17 pm

ceborame wrote:The Battle of Britain

Started crying when the German pilots glasses filled up with blood !

Yes did the same when they are sat round the table with half of the seats empty.

Braindead · Post by **Braindead** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 7:26 pm

Star Wars at The Grand Cinema, Nelson in 1977 - I was 5 and excited beyond belief.

holdyourfire · Post by **holdyourfire** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 7:27 pm

Bet you flooded the place,if you started cryin.

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 7:28 pm

Snow White.

Zom Zom · Post by **Zom Zom** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 7:29 pm

Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 7:32 pm

Dante's Peak.

holdyourfire · Post by **holdyourfire** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 7:37 pm

Jeffbfc wrote:Can remember watching Bedknobs and Broomsticks with my Mum.
First film I went to without a parent was Monty Pythons Holy Grail. Brilliant, due to the small budget instead of using horses they had blokes carrying coconuts. Loved watching python as a kid and still do, just a bigger kid.
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Much bigger pal.

Jeffbfc · Post by **Jeffbfc** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 7:39 pm

holdyourfire wrote:Bet you flooded the place,if you started cryin.

You away. if so having a good time

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 7:45 pm

ET at the Unit 4 in Shipley and then The last star fighter at the ABC in Bradford, are the first ones a remember watching at a cinema.

You know you're starting to get a little older when the ABC was demolished years ago to be replaced by an Adams, but they're now in the process of building a cinema on the same spot.

TeesClaret · Post by **TeesClaret** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 7:46 pm

Zulu at Tod cinema (1964 I guess because that was the year of release).

paulus the woodgnome · Post by **paulus the woodgnome** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 7:48 pm

Paint Your Wagon with Lee Marvin. Or Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Odeon Fareham late 60s.

Enola Gay · Post by **Enola Gay** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 7:55 pm

Either the rubbish late-70's/early-80's version of "Spiderman", or the equally bobbins "Saturn 3".

djt2006 · Post by **djt2006** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 8:03 pm

GOAL! The story of the 1966 World Cup

wilks_bfc · Post by **wilks_bfc** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 8:04 pm

E.T. at the Nelson Grand with my dad

Vino blanco · Post by **Vino blanco** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 8:34 pm

Flash Gordon, Roy Rodgers, Hopalong Cassidy etc at the Coliseum in Rosegrove in the early to mid fifties. The clay men in Flash Gordon scared me to death!

Joey is no kant · Post by **Joey is no kant** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 8:42 pm

Zulu watched it twice.

Big_Ears_BFC · Post by **Big_Ears_BFC** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 8:54 pm

Robin hood prince of thieves at Brierfield cinema

Murger · Post by **Murger** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 9:01 pm

The first 1 I remember is Home Alone2: lost in New York at Unit 4 in Brierfield.

Buxtonclaret · Post by **Buxtonclaret** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 9:02 pm

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Can't remember the first, there were a few Disney ones that we were taken to, plus the 'Saturday Morning's pictures with loads of shorts and one Cowboy/War/Adventure film!

But this was one of the first Big Film s I went to.

aclaretinstevenage · Post by **aclaretinstevenage** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 9:06 pm

Zulu. No idea when it was without googling but it was the year of it's release.

Shore claret · Post by **Shore claret** » Thu Mar 09, 2017 9:06 pm

Star wars at an open air cinema on holiday in Turkey, still remember it to this day the opening scene with the star destroyer crawl. Probably is also the reason I have a slight star wars obsession.