Paramount - inside by Therin of Andor, on Flickr
Where I saw ST:TMP in 1979. Sigh. The beautiful art deco Paramount Theatre, Sydney, now demolished.
What was your first experience with a movie?
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Paramount - inside by Therin of Andor, on Flickr
Where I saw ST:TMP in 1979. Sigh. The beautiful art deco Paramount Theatre, Sydney, now demolished.
The first TREK movie i saw in a theater was the original version of TMP. But the first one I saw on home video was TVH in 1987, not long after my parents bought our very first VCR. Which was all the more cool, because I could rewatch parts of the film over and over again...which was a real novelty at that time in my life.
ST09. I was almost 15 years old when I saw it, and I had never watched Trek before. I left the theater feeling somewhat disappointed because it felt too much like an action movie to me.
It wasn't until a year later that I watched TNG for the first time and got hooked on Trek.
It wasn't until a year later that I watched TNG for the first time and got hooked on Trek.
I've never seen Star Trek in a theater. I almost went with my mom to see ST09 in theater, but I didn't.
Anyway, my first Trek movie was TUC during a marathon on Syfy. I had actually planned to watch TVH, but missed it, so we (my brother and sisters and I) sat around the living room and watched TUC. It was boring by the first few minutes, so we got some peppermint sticks and started running and bouncing around and laughing at things that weren't intended to be funny. Even though TVH was a better movie, I think that was a better experience altogether. The next morning we all took our toy phasers into the kitchen and shot at stuff.
Anyway, my first Trek movie was TUC during a marathon on Syfy. I had actually planned to watch TVH, but missed it, so we (my brother and sisters and I) sat around the living room and watched TUC. It was boring by the first few minutes, so we got some peppermint sticks and started running and bouncing around and laughing at things that weren't intended to be funny. Even though TVH was a better movie, I think that was a better experience altogether. The next morning we all took our toy phasers into the kitchen and shot at stuff.
The first ever Trek film I saw was The Voyage Home, which my mother showed me when I was seven.
...and the only one I saw in theaters was the reboot in 09, at the age of 16.
...and the only one I saw in theaters was the reboot in 09, at the age of 16.
Re: What was your first experience with a [Trek] movie?
Really, the title of this thread should be "What was your first experience with a Trek movie?" not "a movie". After all, my first experience with a [Austin Powers] mooooooovie [/Austin Powers] was Bambi in El Paso Texas. Apparently I cried out "Fire! Fire! Run!" to the animals, to the amusement of the other patrons.
Really, the title of this thread should be "What was your first experience with a Trek movie?" not "a movie". After all, my first experience with a [Austin Powers] mooooooovie [/Austin Powers] was Bambi in El Paso Texas. Apparently I cried out "Fire! Fire! Run!" to the animals, to the amusement of the other patrons.
First indoor theater experience was "Swiss Family Robinson" at the age of about five. My parents used to take us to the drive-in theater quite often, though. Fond memories.
Re: What was your first experience with a [Trek] movie?
Well this is posted in the Trek movie forum, so one would assume it's talking about Trek movies.
Well this is posted in the Trek movie forum, so one would assume it's talking about Trek movies.
Well, if we're counting a first experience with ANY movie in a theater then I'd have to say a 1976 or 1977 re-release of GONE WITH THE WIND that was showing in my area. I was too young to remember any details at this point, but my parents took me along with them since they didn't want or weren't able to leave me with a sitter. According to my folks, it was the first time in my life that I ever went into a movie theater.
The first movie I saw in the theater was An American Tale in 1986. I actually remember the experience pretty well, considering I was in first grade.
I had a chance to see AN AMERICAN TAIL in the theater but passed on it to do something else. I didn't get to see it until it came out on cable a couple of years later.
Funny thing is, I haven't seen it ever since.
Another movie I haven't seen in 25 years is The Neverending Story. I saw that one in school. Maybe I'll watch both some time, just for kicks.
I remember that I wanted to go see Transformers: The Movie. I think as soon as my mother saw the PG rating, she decided no. The first PG-rated movie I saw in the theater was Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Another movie I haven't seen in 25 years is The Neverending Story. I saw that one in school. Maybe I'll watch both some time, just for kicks.
I remember that I wanted to go see Transformers: The Movie. I think as soon as my mother saw the PG rating, she decided no. The first PG-rated movie I saw in the theater was Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Boy, this thread just keeps making me feel old.
My first GP-rated movie (and, yes, it was "GP" before it was "PG") was Count Yorga, Vampire at the Midway Drive-In back in 1970 . . . .
And, yep, I had nightmares afterwards.
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Disney's "Winnie-the-Pooh and the Honey Tree" (1966). My comment was "Big TV!"
It ran on a double feature (Disney?, definitely live action) featuring an underwater city. I don't think it was "The City Under the Sea", although that's the right era. Any ideas?
It ran on a double feature (Disney?, definitely live action) featuring an underwater city. I don't think it was "The City Under the Sea", although that's the right era. Any ideas?
I missed the very first STAR WARS movie in the theaters(my mom and dad didn't have a clue as to how enormous the film was going to become and skipped it, thinking it was just another cheesy '70s sci-fi pic) but I've seen every other one since in the theaters...the first being EMPIRE in June of 1980. My dad took me, and I remember him buying some STAR WARS toys for me on the way back at a local drug store. Good times. Good times. 
I missed the very first STAR WARS movie in the theaters(my mom and dad didn't have a clue as to how enormous the film was going to become and skipped it, thinking it was just another cheesy '70s sci-fi pic) but I've seen every other one since in the theaters...the first being EMPIRE in June of 1980. My dad took me, and I remember him buying some STAR WARS toys for me on the way back at a local drug store. Good times. Good times.
I believe that Star Wars was the very first movie I ever saw in the theater with TMP being the next one.
I missed the very first STAR WARS movie in the theaters(my mom and dad didn't have a clue as to how enormous the film was going to become and skipped it, thinking it was just another cheesy '70s sci-fi pic) but I've seen every other one since in the theaters...the first being EMPIRE in June of 1980. My dad took me, and I remember him buying some STAR WARS toys for me on the way back at a local drug store. Good times. Good times.
I believe that Star Wars was the very first movie I ever saw in the theater with TMP being the next one.
TMP was the first big-budget science fiction film I ever saw in a theater. I don't count the original SUPERMAN(1978) because that is a comic-book fantasy.
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I missed the very first STAR WARS movie in the theaters(my mom and dad didn't have a clue as to how enormous the film was going to become and skipped it, thinking it was just another cheesy '70s sci-fi pic) but I've seen every other one since in the theaters...the first being EMPIRE in June of 1980. My dad took me, and I remember him buying some STAR WARS toys for me on the way back at a local drug store. Good times. Good times.
I had heard some buzz about STAR WARS, but really didn't think much about it. My cousin (same age) went, and afterwards he wouldn't leave me be until I agreed to go with him. What a game changer. By the time Empire came out, I was 13 and had my mom drop my sister in me at the theatre on her way to work (8:45 a.m.) opening day. We waited in line for 3 hours just to get in.
As far as first movie, I think it was Bambi. I really don't remember much, but I do know that I have never had any desire to see it again. Not sure why.
