What was the first movie you saw the cinema?

[Prowler]

And how old were you at the time?

Astérix & Obelix Take On Caeser in 1999 here. I loved the Astérix comic books when I was a kid. Being 8-9 years old at the time I had to convince my mom(also a big Asterix fan) to take me to see that movie at the cinema. And we did. The movie itself wasn't THAT great, tbh. Astérix consists of several different volumes, all of them being standalone stories/adventures. It was never gonna be fair to the source material for them to make sort a new story and just pick a few elements from the 25-30 or so different Astérix books. It's no wonder that, in the 2nd live action Asterix movie, they went for a volume adaption instead, which was Asterix and Cleopatra. That movie was better overall, imo.

I believe I also saw Toy Story 2 at the cinema in 1999. I was a huge fan of the first movie, but didn't like the sequel as much. That being said, I haven't watched the movie since then and barely remember it at this point. So meh

What about you?

EDIT: Crud, I messed up the title. It should be "at the cinema".

[MrPliggins]

Earliest for me was probably something like Pinocchio or Fantasia. Earliest ticket I still have is "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" from 1988 (I was 10).

[Andrew NDB]

"Aliens." I would have had to have been 5.

[Prowler]

"Aliens." I would have had to have been 5.

How did you manage to get in to watch an R Rated movie when you were 5? Do they allow it as long as you go in with your father or something?

[Andrew NDB]

How did you manage to get in to watch an R Rated movie when you were 5? Do they allow it as long as you go in with your father or something?

Yeah, my parents took me. You can see R-rated movies with an accompanying adult... it's only NC-17 you can't.

[Prowler]

Yeah, my parents took me. You can see R-rated movies with an accompanying adult... it's only NC-17 you can't.

My mother didn't allow me to watch violent movies when I was a little kid. But ofc sometimes I'd watch some improper stuff for my age on TV when my mom was in a different room or sleeping or something. Also, she bought my brother a Mortal kombat game when he was 12 years old or so... I don't think she knew what kind of game it was, really. :lol:

[Utrommaniac]

I feel pretty sure that mine was The Lion King. When I was one year old :lol: .


My dad has two stories from it.

First that the music blew him away. The second was that some guy yelled "WOAH!" at the moment when Scar slammed his paw down on that kangaroo rat after the title screen.


I watched it in the 3D re-release with my first boyfriend. And I'd watch it again if there was another theatrical release somewhere down the line. But on a giant screen.

Bathe me in the soundtrack.

[Prowler]

I barely remember the two Lion King movies tbh. Even though I was born in 1990, I don't consider The Lion King a mark of my childhood. I mean, I liekd the 1st movie when I was a kid sure, but not as much as Space jam or Toy Story. And then ofc there's games like Mario, Sonic, Zelda, Star Fox, Street Fighter, etc and ofc cartoons like the Turtles that helped shape my childhood.

[CyberCubed]

No idea, but it was very likely Batman 1989 and then TMNT in 1990. I was 4-5 years old...lol

[Prowler]

No idea, but it was very likely Batman 1989 and then TMNT in 1990. I was 4-5 years old...lol

TMNT 1990 was the first movie my brother saw at the cinema, actually. He was about 7 years old or so. :D

[CyberCubed]

It's kind of funny that I was taken to movies and developed an interest in TMNT as a 4-5 year old. You'd think at that young you'd have no idea what you are watching, but that's when I get into it. But then I heard it's the same for people in other fandoms, like those who got into Power Rangers, Pokemon, etc. at 4-5 years old, so i guess kids can comprehend what they're watching even as infants.

[Prowler]

It's kind of funny that I was taken to movies and developed an interest in TMNT as a 4-5 year old. You'd think at that young you'd have no idea what you are watching, but that's when I get into it. But then I heard it's the same for people in other fandoms, like those who got into Power Rangers, Pokemon, etc. at 4-5 years old, so i guess kids can comprehend what they're watching even as infants.

Well I was about 5-6 years old the first time I watched Turtle Tracks and then the following 30-40 episodes or so to it. my love for the Turtles began there. It's not liek that cartoon was that complicated for kids anyway.

[TurtleWA]

Earliest for me was probably something like Pinocchio or Fantasia. Earliest ticket I still have is "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" from 1988 (I was 10). I wish I would have saved my ticket collection. I tossed all the tickets about fifteen years ago. Good job holding on to that!

My mother didn't allow me to watch violent movies when I was a little kid.
Yeah I wasn’t allowed to watch R rated movies either. I remember trying to watch Die Hard and Pretty Woman. No luck.

So to answer the question. I remember three different movies. Not sure which was the first.

‘Bambi’ was released in theaters again around 1988 so maybe that movie was my first. However ‘oliver & company’ and ‘the land before time’ also had 1988 releases so I’m not sure. I was five years old in 88.

Also seen ‘secret of the ooze’ at the cinema and that was awesome. Except my Dad fell asleep. And I remember seeing ‘the sandlot’ for my tenth birthday, my mom took me and some friends.

[Prowler]

I wish I would have saved my ticket collection. I tossed all the tickets about fifteen years ago. Good job holding on to that!


Yeah I wasn’t allowed to watch R rated movies either. I remember trying to watch Die Hard and Pretty Woman. No luck.

So to answer the question. I remember three different movies. Not sure which was the first.

‘Bambi’ was released in theaters again around 1988 so maybe that movie was my first. However ‘oliver & company’ and ‘the land before time’ also had 1988 releases so I’m not sure. I was five years old in 88.

Also seen ‘secret of the ooze’ at the cinema and that was awesome. Except my Dad fell asleep. And I remember seeing ‘the sandlot’ for my tenth birthday, my mom took me and some friends.
I think I first watched Die Hard when I was 12 or so, actually.

Pretty Woman was R rated?! I barely remember the movie, but you sure about that?

[TurtleWA]

I think I first watched Die Hard when I was 12 or so, actually.

Pretty Woman was R rated?! I barely remember the movie, but you sure about that?

Yeah it’s R but not for violence like Die Hard but for Sexuality and language. I was around 8 trying to watch those movies. I was probably around 12 or 13 when I actually got to see them from beginning to end. Pretty Woman was lame and Die Hard was awesome.

[Prowler]

Yeah it’s R but not for violence like Die Hard but for Sexuality and language. I was around 8 trying to watch those movies. I was probably around 12 or 13 when I actually got to see them from beginning to end. Pretty Woman was lame and Die Hard was awesome.


I honestly cannot for the life of me remember if sex in that movie was explicit or not. Anyway, I didn't care for the movie much. It wasn't really my thing. Die Hard however, was great indeed.

[TurtleWA]

I honestly cannot for the life of me remember if sex in that movie was explicit or not. Anyway, I didn't care for the movie much. It wasn't really my thing. Die Hard however, was great indeed.

Some ratings surprise me. I would have thought ‘arachnophobia’ was R by the way it freaked me out as a kid. Yet it’s only PG-13.

[newfan]

It's kind of funny that I was taken to movies and developed an interest in TMNT as a 4-5 year old. You'd think at that young you'd have no idea what you are watching, but that's when I get into it. But then I heard it's the same for people in other fandoms, like those who got into Power Rangers, Pokemon, etc. at 4-5 years old, so i guess kids can comprehend what they're watching even as infants.

They can get into these things, just they don't always pick up on everything. A lot of kids around that age like this kind of thing.

For me, Sleeping Beauty, must have been re-released or something cause that movie certainly was before my time. I think I was about 5. I thought the cinema was wonderful, didn't get to go as much as my children do.

[Mayhem]

I want to say it was something like the original release of The Rescuers, back in 1977 or 1978 (depending on release schedule in the UK). I can remember going to see Empire Strikes Back, Fox&Hound and Return of the Jedi at the cinema though.

[Vicky82]

Jurassic Park, I was 11 years old. I think The Lion King was the 2nd movie I saw at the Cinema.

[SS Kakarot]

I'm not 100% sure, but I think DuckTales The Movie when I was 4 or 5 years old. :D

[CyberCubed]

Jurassic Park, I was 11 years old.

You didn't see any movie in theaters prior to 11 years old? Kinda surprised, that's rather late.

[AT-Man]

I think it was TMNT 2: Secret of the Ooze.

[Vicky82]

You didn't see any movie in theaters prior to 11 years old? Kinda surprised, that's rather late.

Yeah that because there's no Cinema in my town, the nearest Cinema was in the next town and it's not a great town (the old cinema was in a bad area). My parents arn't into seeing movies in Cinemas that much especially my Dad and as my Mum can't drive she wasn't comfortable going to that town alone without my Dad because she's pretty nervous, so I couldn't go. The only time I could go to the Cinema was with my cousins whenever my family went on holiday to see them. So I saw Jurassic Park with my cousins.

I started going a lot more when a new Cinema opened in that next town (I think it opened in 1999) and it's in a better area of that town.

[DarkFell]

My most memorable experience was seeing Terminator 2 in 1991. I might have seen other movies before T2, but I don't remember them.

[Prowler]

I'm not 100% sure, but I think DuckTales The Movie when I was 4 or 5 years old. :D

WOW thanks for th nostalgia bomb of the day, man. I didn't see that movie at the cinema but used to own it on VHS when I was a kid and loved it. Same for Tiny Toons How I Spent My vacation and A Goofy Movie btw.

[Powder]

I have no idea, really. Probably some Disney animation in the early 90's. One of the earliest I can clearly recall going to is Muppet Treasure Island (I was barely 3 months into being 5 years old at the time) but I'm certain others preceded it. Just not sure what. I want to say Lion King, but I'd have been 3 & a half, & I dunno if I was being taken to movies that young.

It was a lot more fun going as a wee one, I'll tell you that much.

[Prowler]

I have no idea, really. Probably some Disney animation in the early 90's. One of the earliest I can clearly recall going to is Muppet Treasure Island (I was barely 3 months into being 5 years old at the time) but I'm certain others preceded it. Just not sure what. I want to say Lion King, but I'd have been 3 & a half, & I dunno if I was being taken to movies that young.

It was a lot more fun going as a wee one, I'll tell you that much.
I've never been much of a cinema goer myself. Tickets can be rather pricey and nowadays it's so easy to watch movies that came out a few days ago that I don't feel compelled to watch a movie at the cinema anymore unless it's really an epic sort of movie. Last movie I saw at the cinema was The Hobbit in 2012 already.

Well, a lot off things were a lot more fun when you're a kid. That goes for video games and cartoons/anime in general as well.

[newfan]

I still like a trip to the movies.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

I didn't go much to cinemas as a child, but I recall watching TMNT III, Hotshots II and live-action Flintstones in cinemas.

[NinjaPug]

The earliest movie I can remember seeing in theaters was Ernest Goes to Camp.

[CyberCubed]

Fun fact: At the ripe old age of 32, I've never paid for my own movie ticket in the theater. Every single time I've gone to the theater (which nowadays is usually about 5-6 times a year), I've had someone else pay for my ticket.

I know this might sound bizarre to a lot of people, but it's the truth. Not once did I have to pay for my own ticket.

[Krutch]

I'll give the good and the bad.

First movie I ever saw in theatres: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
(ooooh yeah...!)

First movie I saw without parental supervision: Spice World (1997)
(oooooh no....!)

[Allio]

Technically Dick Tracy (I was born 1990), but I was a baby and my mother wanted to see the movie so I was taken along with her.

Though my earliest memory is The Lion King (4)

[PApagreg]

I had to research this and apparently it was Antz when I was 3 years old.

[newfan]

All you youngsters :)

[Anarchistguy]

TMNT III when I was 9 years old

[ssjup81]

The first movie I ever saw in the theaters, according to my mother, was ET. The first movie that I can actually remember seeing was either Heathcliffe the Movie or An American Tale. Pretty sure I was around 4 or 5 with both of them. Maybe they came out the same year. An American Tale I know I ended up seeing twice. My mom took me and my neighbor took me at some point too.WOW thanks for th nostalgia bomb of the day, man. I didn't see that movie at the cinema but used to own it on VHS when I was a kid and loved it. Same for Tiny Toons How I Spent My vacation and A Goofy Movie btw.Man, I TOTALLY forgot about the Ducktales movie! I saw it in the theater. Man, I don't remember a thing about it, unfortunately...just that I liked it at the time. I've only seen it once.

Fun fact: At the ripe old age of 32, I've never paid for my own movie ticket in the theater. Every single time I've gone to the theater (which nowadays is usually about 5-6 times a year), I've had someone else pay for my ticket.

I know this might sound bizarre to a lot of people, but it's the truth. Not once did I have to pay for my own ticket.So....you've never been on a date?

[Mayhem]

All you youngsters :)
You must have missed my post ;)

[newfan]

You must have missed my post ;)

Think I did :) sorry.

[ranger_scout]

I think the first one I ever saw in theaters was the 1991 re-release of One Hundred and One Dalmatians. I was four years old. It could've been something else prior to that, but I could wrong.

[ABrown]

This would just be a guess, but the first "movie" that I remember seeing was He-Man/She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword in 1985. It wasn't really a movie, it was the first five episode of She-Ra that were cut and pasted together so that it could be aired in the theater. Sort of like if TMNT "The Epic Begins" would've aired in the theater.

[Utrommaniac]

Ha, with that in mind, 101 Dalmations was actually the first movie I ever watched. On VHS, though. And as I called it "doggie movie".

It was followed by The Great Mouse Detective because it was on the end-of-movie trailer. To this day, my family still quotes "Where's the list" in Vincent Price voice, and "Finish it, Flaversham!"

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

I believe I also saw Toy Story 2 at the cinema in 1999..

It debuted in Portugal in January-February 2000, so it must have been later:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120363/releaseinfo?ref_=tt_ov_inf

[Raph's Girl]

With a parent (my mom): E.T... I was 2

Without a parent: 1942's Lassie Come Home. It was a special re-release for kids who's parents were off in the persian gulf war. I was 10

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

With a parent (my mom): E.T... I was 2

ET is great.

[SS Kakarot]

WOW thanks for th nostalgia bomb of the day, man. I didn't see that movie at the cinema but used to own it on VHS when I was a kid and loved it. Same for Tiny Toons How I Spent My vacation and A Goofy Movie btw.

I also had all three of these movies on VHS and watched them a lot! :D

[Fishface]

Ha, with that in mind, 101 Dalmations was actually the first movie I ever watched. On VHS, though. And as I called it "doggie movie".

It was followed by The Great Mouse Detective because it was on the end-of-movie trailer. To this day, my family still quotes "Where's the list" in Vincent Price voice, and "Finish it, Flaversham!"

A bit off topic but the voice of Pongo was actually my great uncle. (I'm assuming you saw the original. I wish I could have met him.........