What was Your First Favorite Movie as a Child?

The First Big One

Published on September 5, 2005 By uDigItTheMost In Entertainment

The other day one of my younger brothers told me he bought a new DVD, the movie "The Goonies" for his 2 daughters. I, of course, laughed telling him he bought the movie more for himself than for my nieces.

See, years ago, when my brother first saw "The Goonies" it was a big deal for him. I remember him coming home from the ciniplex with my parents all excited, telling anyone who listened how good it was. I still can see him doing the truffle shuffle.

It got me thinking about the first movie that made me have the same reaction.

Sure, there's movies I liked as a kid, but the first one I saw that made me want to tell everyone how great it was, was "Enter the Dragon".I became at that instant a Bruce Lee fan.

My father took me to go see it and when we got home I ran into the house to tell my mother how great a fighter Bruce Lee was and bragged how fast he was. I still remember where I saw it. It was at one of those old time movie theaters downtown that has long since disappeared.

I can also still remember watching every Bruce Lee movie at home, and afterwards my brothers and I acting like we were martial arts experts. Fake fighting all over the house, imitating every move we just seen. You know how Kung Fu or Karate masters can break boards and bricks. Well, we broke tables, lamps, glasses, plates and windows. And none of them intentionally either.

We were just clumsy as hell. Well my mother put a stop to all that because even though she didn't know Kung Fu or Karate she still showed us her skills with a black belt.

So JU readers, what was the first movie that made you want to tell the world how good it was? Doesn't matter if you don't like it anymore or you think it might be embarrassing to mention. Share it with us. Tell us even if it's a Pauly Shore movie.

Comments (Page 3)

Rightwinger

on Sep 07, 2005

--1977, Age 9: "Star Wars"--

Soon as the movie started, and you seen the scene of the ship slowing flying over, you knew it was gonna be special.

--1982: Age 14: "Rocky III"--

My favorite of all the Rocky sequels just for Mr.T's quotes. I love the scene when he tells Adrian,"I bet you sit at home wishing you had a real man. Well, I tell you what, you bring your pretty little self to my apartment I'll show you what a real man is." Rocky then goes crazy.

--1985: Age 17: "Rambo, First Blood Part II"--

A good one if you just go in wanting to be entertained and not take it serious. Of course saying that I did get all into it when he told Murdock,".. I'm coming to get you."

Our lists are virtually the same...will you be my friend?

uDigItTheMost

on Sep 07, 2005

--Our lists are virtually the same...will you be my friend?--

I don't know .. what's your favorite western?

new-age nomad

on Sep 07, 2005

----Bambi sucked ass....

I hated that shit back in the day.

Trinitie

Rightwinger

on Sep 08, 2005

I don't know .. what's your favorite western

"True Grit"---no contest.

Runners-up: "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", "Young Guns"(maybe kind of lame, but hey---I was young and it made an impression), and "Stagecoach".

bakerstreet

on Sep 08, 2005

For me it was Blade Runner. I had been in awe of the Star Wars movies, as with Raiders of the Lost Ark. Blade Runner, though, was the first "grownup" movie I ever saw. I was twelve, and went with my parents.

Edit: though I guess if you have to pick a "first" it would be star wars. It didn't impact me nearly as much as Blade Runner, though.

bakerstreet

on Sep 08, 2005

""True Grit"---no contest.

Runners-up: "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", "Young Guns"(maybe kind of lame, but hey---I was young and it made an impression), and "Stagecoach".

My favorite western is Rio Bravo.

The best John Wayne movies are the ones where he played alongside another big star, like Dean Martin in Rio Bravo. I loved "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance", but that is more of a Jimmy Stewart movie than a John Wayne movie. I liked "The Cowboys", but without Roscoe Lee Browne it wouldn't have been as good.

I always leaned more toward Clint on Westerns, though. I'd have to say my next-favorite western of all time would be The Outlaw Josey Wales. You can't beat Sergio Leone movies, either. I dunno, westerns are a hard bunch to pick from. SO many good ones.

bakerstreet

on Sep 08, 2005

P.S. The best John Wayne movie, in my opinion, isn't even a Western. I think "The Quiet Man" is the best work he did.

Shovelheat

on Sep 08, 2005

Link

Ionolast

on Sep 08, 2005

Best John Wayne films:

Rio Bravo

The Outlaw Josey Wales

The Searchers (Except for its depiction of Indians)

The Shootist

KellyW0498

on Sep 08, 2005

I can tell you the first "adult" movies I saw as a girl. The first one I remember was "Death Race 5000" I saw it at the drive in with my parents. I don't know why I was taken to see that movie. Not really kidstuff, but it was sort of funny.

The second movie I remember is "Earthquake". They had the theater all rigged up so when there was an earthquake it would start shaking. Very cool back then.

Hooray for Hollywood!

Ionolast

on Sep 08, 2005

"Death Race 5000"

2000

bakerstreet

on Sep 08, 2005

(Icon Psst... The Outlaw Josey Wales was Clint Eastwood.)

I had forgotten about The Shootist, though. I'd put that right up there with his best, probably better than The Quiet Man. It had Opie and Lauren Bacall, and even the guy who played the colonel on M.A.S.H. (tv). Wow, I need to watch that again, good movie.

KellyW0498

on Sep 08, 2005

2000

oops... I guess my memory isn't that great!

Ionolast

on Sep 08, 2005

oops... I guess my memory isn't that great!

(Icon Psst... The Outlaw Josey Wales was Clint Eastwood.)

Neither is mine.

even the guy who played the colonel on M.A.S.H. (tv).

Harry Morgan.

And Scatman Crothers, Hugh O'Brian, James Stewart, Richard Boone, and John Carradine.

uDigItTheMost

on Sep 09, 2005

---"True Grit"---no contest.

Runners-up: "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", "Young Guns"(maybe kind of lame, but hey---I was young and it made an impression), and "Stagecoach".---

Good ones except I never really was a fan of Young Guns. When I was little and I saw True Grit for the first time I loved the whole seen where Robert Duvall told John Wayne, "I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man."

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