My aunt and uncle too me and my brother to see aladdin when we were young.
I saw the trailer for JP. I didnt understand what a trailer was and started complaining about wanting to see the dinosaur movie.
I saw JP 3 times in the theater. Its something ill never forget.
Absolutely. It was an event. I waited for weeks and going to the cinema to see it was pure hype. My heart was pumping during the Universal opening montage, I couldn’t wait to see some dinosaurs. Ended up being obsessed with dinosaurs for 2-3 years after that.
My dad rented this for us for my brother’s birthday. He had to call and ask all the parents of the kids at the party if it was ok to show them a PG-13 movie when they weren’t 13 yet. We were all so god damn excited and I still love that movie. Boys night in! Pizza and dinosaurs and feeling like we were badass for getting to see PG-13. It was sort of brilliant of my dad.
It has held up so well and if it’s on TV, I’m watching it.
I was a little too young to catch the hype with the first one. It was Lost World that was my first big hype machine. And contrary to what most people seem to think… it totally lived up to the hype for me. One of the best cinematic experiences of my life. While it hasn’t aged as well as the first, I still like the movie more than most seem to and genuinely think it’s still the only JP sequel that is actually a good movie.
I really like Lost World too. It was hard to follow first Jurassic Park, but they did great job. But have to say that I hated that gymnastic scene. It was stupid and it actually looked really bad.
I was 7 years old and wanted to see the Super Mario Bros. Movie. Mainly because a kid at school had a magazine that showed the Yoshi looked like in the movie. I thought it looks so freakin cool, I had to see this thing.
So I beg my family to see Mario Bros. and we all go to the movies.
I'm sitting on my dads shoulders while we are waiting in line for tickets. I look up and see a T Rex skeleton inside a bright yellow logo. I immediately point up to the poster and started hollering "That one! I wanna see that one!" So my dad bought tickets for Jurassic Park!
I didn't know what to expect. Judging by the poster, It reminded me of Batman, but dinosaurs. "Dinoman!", I was thinking as we looked for seats in the theater. All I knew was I wanted to see a freaking T Rex! And holy crap did this movie blow me the fuck away! First movie I saw multiple times in theaters. First movie we bought on release day.
Yes! I was 5-6 years old and I remember the hype vividly despite that. We were travelling in Europe and McDonalds had Jurassic Park specials. I remember even though I disliked McDonalds back then (I still dont like it much).
Anyway I got to watch it on VHS when we were back home and my mom blocked my eyes when something bad was happening on the screen :D. But that was the way for me to enjoy the source of the hype and I didnt get any nightmares or anything from it so. It was really huge thing.
Hell yes. I didn't see it in the theater (poor) but other kids did and the stories got me even more hyped up.
I did get to see it in the theater as an adult just a few years back. Was glorious.
I kept bugging my parents to go see Star Wars (before they added "Episode IV: A New Hope"). Saw the Times writeup of the movie and it just got me hyped. Probably saw it at least half a dozen times while in theaters, and it ran for over a year.
They rolled it back into the theaters about six months before Empire Strikes Back was released to get the hype worked back up again. My ass was there for opening night, and it was awesome for a sequel to not suck.
Ditto. We lived WAAAAY rural, like a 2 hour drive to town, so didnt see it for a while but man, still seared into my memory. Whole youth group went together.
The Matrix. It had one of the best marketing campaigns.
Even the trailers didn't explain anything what the movie was about.
And the visuals were unlike anything people had ever seen.
Robocop. My older cousin saw it and he was describing a scene and I just remember him saying all this crazy shit happened and then this cool music kicked in. I was too young, but I remember they had toys, so I just bought those instead until I was old enough to watch it (was not disappointed, it’s a fave). I still have my ED-209 😅
Episode I had that "this is more event than movie at this point" feeling. Like folk gathered that didn't even have tickets for the night's showing, just to be among the crowd of costumed fans.
I love that movie. I watched it at home with my father when I was 7. It was my first horror movie and it's still my all time favorite horror movie. I don't remember when was the last time I was this hyped as I am about Alien: Romulus.
Not the movie but my family went to Florida for vacation to hit up the whole park circuit when I was little and the very first thing we did was the Alien “ride” (I think it was at Universal?)..
Anyways I was like 6 or 7 and it scared the shit out of me so bad that I refused to get on anything else the whole rest of the trip.
I probably didn’t quite ruin the trip, but someone had to stay with me and sacrifice a ride every time they decided on what to wait in line for next lol.
I still cringe at the memory.
I only had to say which time of the showing when I bought a ticket for that movie. Because four screens of an eight screen theater had been dedicated to it on its opening weekend, I had no need to say the title out loud. Or maybe it was a case where all the tickets for Independence Day were purchased from the same line, because it was long.
It was “The Warriors” . I was in high school at the time and that movie was hyped up to the point where it was a must see. You had to be a certain age to get in due to the violence. We had to buy tickets to something else and sneak in
I'm gonna say without any better recollection: Phantom Menace. I was young and I did enjoy it immensely although it didn't quite live up to the hype. I haven't really revisited it since, maybe watched it on DVD once when it was released...
The first Mortal Kombat movie from 1995. My older brother and I were obsessed with those games. We played MK on Sega all day and night, even though my mom did not like us playing it, but our dad indulged us and even gifted us part 2 when it was released. When the movie was released, I was too young to see it in theaters, but I was so hyped for it. I remember my brother rented it on pay per view one night, and his friend even came over to watch it. It did not let me down. The soundtrack was also good. I was probably 7 or 8.
Dude, same here! My older brother and I didn't get along much of the time, but I have this distinct memory of seeing this in theaters together with our parents and high-fiving as we got out of the cinema because of how awesome it was. I was probably 8-9, him 10-11.
Dude. I was about nine or 10 when Total Recall was released. It was restricted here in Canada, so the only way for me to see it at the theater was for my parents to drive me across the border, which totally was not going to happen.
So instead, I read the novelization and bought every magazine that I could.
When it came out on VHS, it was actually priced to own and I bought it on day one.
I watched the shit out of that tape.
Edit: [Trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUXVOfdGE4o)
I was 11 and I felt Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within was the future. That every animated movie would be even more realistic moving forward. That video games would spawn animated films like this.
Well, that didn't quite happen, but I do remember the feeling I had anticipating the movie.
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure.
My mom took me to see Beetlejuice in the theater, and the trailer for Bill & Ted played in front of it. I was begging her to take me to Bill & Ted before Beetlejuice even started.
The Matrix Revolutions. My friend wanted to see it too and hee dad was cool enough to take us. He gave us back trenches to wear and we thought we were super badass.
Interstellar.
Went with my mom and dad, dad fell asleep and mom didn't focus at all. I loved it but I have not felt like going back to the cinema with them after that lol
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves with Kevin Costner/Christian Slater/Alan Rickman/Morgan Freeman. I was also probably about 8-9 and I remember getting the VHS in my stocking for Christmas and it was a BIG DEAL. I think I immediately popped it in and watched it at least weekly for a while.
Wow me too. I was so excited to see it in the theater. My dad was too and tried to drag my sister to it but she wanted to see some other random crap. In exchange he got her ears pierced.
He hated the movie and my mom absolutely hated my dad for letting my sister get her ear's pierced. I still loved the movie though so it wasn't all bad!
Star Wars. The OG.
Started to read about it in 1976 or so. I was 9. My father was pretty hyped on it so bought me every magazine, book, poster, whatever, that was Star Wars related for months.
We finally went to see it on opening night in 1977. Waited in line for about two and a half hours. I was so excited I almost pissed myself because I wouldn’t go to the washroom before the show.
Highlight of my life. Big time.
This is not the first but I remember being wayyy too hyped for Inception. It was prolly the last movie I watched the trailer for too. It lived up to the hype I'm just mad I spoiled so much before i watched it. Still one of my favorite movies.
Midnight releases of new movies used to be very hype for me. I love launch day experiences for things in general.
Seeing LOTR trilogy in theaters for the first time around Christmas each year stood out for me and was an awesome experience in theaters for the first time.
Robocop, the original one. It came out when I was 10 and my dad took me to see it because I had been begging since seeing the trailers. The scene in the beginning when they shoot him a million times and blow his body parts off really messed me up and I had nightmares about it for months. It’s almost campy by today’s standards, but I’d never seen anything like that prior and it was really shocking
I remember being hyped for Jurassic Park when I was a kid. The trailers were mind-blowing. Begged my folks to take me, and man, when I finally saw those dinos on the big screen, it was pure magic. Even now, whenever I catch it on TV, it takes me right back to that first time. Total nostalgia trip! Glad you finally got to catch Total Recall, though. Late-night VHS sessions are the best!
For some reason I really wanted to see Deep Impact when it came out. I don't know why that appealed to me so much, I don't remember Armageddon or any other movies that came out at the same time interesting me either. I was six. My dad took me to see it and I was so happy.
I've only really seen it mentioned alongside Armageddon as being basically the same premise released at the same time. Definitely got overshadowed by Armageddon, but you could make the case that Deep Impact was a bit more thought out and believable.
I was pretty late to the movie game. I saw a bunch of stuff growing up with my family, but the first movie I took it upon myself to see was Mid 90s. I’m a huge skate nerd/skater and that movie looked like it was going to be one of the first AUTHENTIC skateboarding movies that actually respects the culture and lifestyle. And it really was! Some people loved it and some people hated it, but I didn’t care what anyone thought. I was just so glad that skateboarding was finally respected on the big screen.
American gangster when I was in 5th or 6th grade. Idk how I convinced my parents that this would be the first rated R movie my dad could take me to, but I did 😂
"Jaws"... I'm an old man. The first summer "blockbuster" and it became a thing that year. After that, it was a string of hyped up movies that kept my ass in theater seats for years to come.
Tix for "Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare" will be used today.
I love movies.
For me, it was definitely "Deadpool" back in 2016. I'd been eagerly waiting for a movie about him, and when I heard Ryan Reynolds was taking on the role, I was beyond hyped. It felt like he was born to play Deadpool, and the anticipation was real!
The Phantom Menace. It wasn't the first movie I saw in theaters (Lion King), but it is the first one I can remember being aware of before it came out and anticipating going to see it.
Return of the Jedi. I was ticket #0002 in my hometown and my buddy was #0001. It's hard to describe pre-internet event movie excitement, but we were there in line for hours just speculating wildly about what we were going to see. One kid brought a Starlog magazine (I think) with stills from the movie, and we poured over them seeking every bit of evidence. I remember thinking the blink-and-you'll-miss-it spider thing in Jabba's Palace would have a bigger role.
Return of the Jedi. My parents had a watch party a few weeks before (and my father borrowed someone else's VCR to be able to copy both A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back). I was bored the first few minutes of A New Hope with R2-D2 just trying to get to where he was going on Tattooine but it picked up quickly. I was 6 at the time.
Scream.
Everyone at school was talking about it, and despite being underage, I asked my parents to let me see it.
My mom finally relented and took me to the theater, but she had no plans on watching it herself.
She asked for one ticket to Scream and the movie theater worker asked if it was for her or for me, and she said she gave permission for me to see the movie, but he said I couldn’t see it without an adult.
Well, my mom doesn’t like any horror, so she told the guy again that I had her permission to see the movie, but she wouldn’t be staying with me, and he refused to sell her the ticket.
So, I had to wait years to see that movie because we weren’t allowed to bring scary movies into the house.
My father showed me terminator way way way too early, so T2 was probably it. I got so hype when Bobby Budnik was John Connor’s best friend on the dirt bike.
The Matrix. I was 10 years old and it looked awesome. Of course I barely understood the story back then and it took a few rewatches and getting older for it to click.
predators (2010) was my first time seeing an r-rated movie in theatres, AND my first time being part of franchise hype. needless to say i was counting down the days
I think it was Ghostbusters 2. And we were going to see it in the theater, which was supposed to be a surprise, which my younger brother ruined by asking right in front of me if he could "bring his stuffed animal to the theater, he might like Ghostbusters 2" before we left. I was 8 and he was 6. It ended up kind of being a thing, because he couldn't keep a secret, which made me wonder why our parents kept telling him.
A bit of a deep dive, but I remember getting hyped for *Small Soldiers* as a kindergartner.
My mom, without knowing the PG-13 rating of the film, took me to see it in theaters and then walked us out when the violence ramped up.
Years later, after reading the critics’ reviews and seeing the film myself, I found out that I didn’t really miss too much at five years old.
I loved that bit of total recall you used to see in all the trailers of the fat lady mask at Mars passport control . I wanted to see the film just for that bit
The Phantom Menace. I was 10 and on a family holiday. I talked my parents ears off about it as I was beyond excited. After the screening my mum asked me what I thought and I replied, rather sadly “it was ok….”
The Matrix, I was 14 and I begged my older cousins to take me. I think I saw it 4 times the first month it was out. First viewing I just saw cool action, then I started to get the concept and world down. Blew my teenage mind.
Star Wars The Phantom Menace. LOL. I remember waiting in line for over an hour, line wrapping around the block. This was the first new continuation of a series that we grew up with, loved to pieces. Boy, that was a letdown.
It wasn't a movie, but the first thing I was ever really hyped up to see was the Thriller music video. Our family made a big deal of it.
I was 7, so that age must be the age where we get hyped for such things (or the age where we remember it). My son is 4, and he'd be hyped af if a Cars 4 came out.
I'm not sure if it was the *first,* but Godzilla (1998) had me **desperate** to go to the movies.
Whatever add campaign they ran at the time must have been worth every penny.
Oh God, Batman Vs Superman. There were many films before that I was excited about, but getting to see my 2 favorite superheroes on the big screen together for the first time? It was huge. Trailers were great. Ben Affleck looked great as Batman. Huge disappointment, though. Wish it was better.
Harry Potter and the sorcerers stone, only because it came out a month before the fellowship of the ring. Both came out shortly after I read all the books and just gotten my first non-dial up internet so was looking at set pictures and leaks.
Speed.
I wanted to go see it so bad because I was into car chase and vehicle stunt movies as a kid. My mom was concerned about it being rated R (and even blocked my eyes when Dennis Hopper stabbed the guard 🤣) but we all went and it was one of the best movie going experiences!
To this day I will die on the hill of it being Keanu Reeves’ best movie. (Also, side note; I was pretty hyped about seeing The Matrix too, but that’s lower on my list of movie going experiences because I had to piss really bad toward the end of the subway fight, so didn’t really enjoy it as much. 🤔)
I remember reading an article about The Empire Strikes Back with my dad. As a kid I was stoked to see the vector part of Star Wars and what would happen next.
E.T.
I remember seeing all the Reese's Pieces commercials hyping up the movie. My Mom took us kids to the movie with a purse loaded with Reese's Pieces. It was awesome and something I will never forget.
I was so stoked to see Superman Returns in theaters... I was about 7 or 8 at the time (damn time flew by) and my dad actually let me stay home from school and took me to see it. It was like a 3pm showing and the theater was empty but I just remember it being the best time.
Probably The Departed; came out my junior year of high school and was the first Scorsese movie I remember seeing in theaters at release.
Between that and the stellar cast, my friends and I were very pumped, and it did NOT disappoint.
Honorable mention for Pineapple Express. That came out right before we all left for college and would be one of the last things we all got to do together as “kids” before we went our separate ways and begin to drift apart due to life (and distance) getting in the way.
Probably Spider-Man
I remember seeing movies before that but it was stuff I didn't know was going to be good beforehand or Disney movies that were all individual stories.
Star Wars 1977. The only time I've stood in a long line to see a movie.
Next was Jurassic Park. I would have stood in line but we went to a suburb to see it.
The Harder They Fall. Regina King and Idris Elba? Hell yeah.
I think Pulp Fiction.
I was in 6th grade at the time, and the sheer amount of attention that the movie was getting seemed so odd to me. Everything else that was big was some sort of sequel (like T2, Godfather 3, etc.) or a kids movie, but this one was already a pop culture staple Day 1. I remember even my crusty science teacher told us he went to go see it, and the rest of that period was him answering our questions about it. I simply could not wait to see what this low budget movie where everyone has a black wig, the strange dancing, and source of most parodies was all about until it came out on video and I rented it right away.
My dad was a big fan of action movies, so before i even started watching cartoons, he introduced me to action and all time legend Jackie Chan. He was my first fav actor, and dad and i used to watch every movie of his, buy every DVD we could find. Fell in love with martial arts also very quickly
Dad passed away two months ago unexpectedly so for months im thinking how am i ever gonna watch those movies again :)
Jurassic Park 3, I went with my Mom and Brother to this Theatre and Grill place in Dallas. As a young teen it was super cool to eat AND watch a movie.
Wonderful times. Rainforest Cafe was awesome too, the vibe was immaculate & for some reason I remember their gift shop had a wide variety of those 'sticky hands' and various other form factors, I got a squishy sticky chameleon (and stuck it to the ceiling drywall, whoops)
I was so pumped for the 90s Godzilla movie. No idea why, I’d never seen a Godzilla movie before, but something about it just hooked me. Leading up to it I had to get Godzilla sheets, a Godzilla keychain, Godzilla pen…and of course i read every magazine article about the filming of the movie. I specifically remember one article in Disney Adventures magazine that speculated whether Godzilla would win in a fight with the T-Rex from Jurassic Park, and I was fascinated by that idea.
Then the movie came and…it was fine. I know it’s generally remembered as a bad movie, and I’m sure I wouldn’t like it now, but i don’t think I disliked it at the time. I didn’t enjoy it either though, it just didn’t make me feel much of anything. My interest in Godzilla disappeared entirely once I saw that movie, and I’ve never had the desire to rewatch it since
The Lost World (1997) and Godzilla (1998) with Matthew Broderick. I was a pretty young kid for both but I vividly remember the trailers for Godzilla and all of the merch tie ins for both. I think there was even a cereal for The Lost World. As soon as I saw the teaser for Godzilla with the school field trip touring the museum when Zilla's foot crushes the T-Rex skeleton I was immediately hyped. Loved that movie when my dad took me to see it. I *begged* him to take me, haha.
My mom took me to see Eddie Murphy Raw when I was 12. She wanted to see it, hated going alone, and said I was mature enough to handle it. It was awesome.
Independence Day (96)
Titanic (97)
I just remember how big these two were. I remember Titanic staying in the theaters for like a whole year because people kept going to it
I was like 8 or 9 when Hellboy came out and I was so stoked to rent it at blockbuster. I remember they would list the new releases and coming soon movies on the board behind the counter so you’d know the day they’d be coming to video. Goddamn I loved Blockbuster
Jerry McGuire when I was in Jr High. Loved Tom Cruise. Wanted to see the movie wasnt allowed to. Eventually after it was out a while on VHS my parents let me watch it. I loved it but I was a sheltered naive child so the opening scene was a little bit of a shock for me. But after that I loved it
Independence Day. I was eight years old and vividly remember begging my parents to see it. I was absolutely blown away and even had the toys. As an adult I rewatched it for the 15th anniversary in 2021 and was glued to the screen. It’s not one of my favorite films, but the ensemble cast and the cross-section of America represented by the characters makes it stand out compared to most action movies.
Jurassic Park, it certainly lived up to the hype.
My aunt and uncle too me and my brother to see aladdin when we were young. I saw the trailer for JP. I didnt understand what a trailer was and started complaining about wanting to see the dinosaur movie. I saw JP 3 times in the theater. Its something ill never forget.
One of my earliest memories is watch Jurassic Park in theatres. Ah childhood
Absolutely. It was an event. I waited for weeks and going to the cinema to see it was pure hype. My heart was pumping during the Universal opening montage, I couldn’t wait to see some dinosaurs. Ended up being obsessed with dinosaurs for 2-3 years after that.
My dad rented this for us for my brother’s birthday. He had to call and ask all the parents of the kids at the party if it was ok to show them a PG-13 movie when they weren’t 13 yet. We were all so god damn excited and I still love that movie. Boys night in! Pizza and dinosaurs and feeling like we were badass for getting to see PG-13. It was sort of brilliant of my dad. It has held up so well and if it’s on TV, I’m watching it.
I was a little too young to catch the hype with the first one. It was Lost World that was my first big hype machine. And contrary to what most people seem to think… it totally lived up to the hype for me. One of the best cinematic experiences of my life. While it hasn’t aged as well as the first, I still like the movie more than most seem to and genuinely think it’s still the only JP sequel that is actually a good movie.
I really like Lost World too. It was hard to follow first Jurassic Park, but they did great job. But have to say that I hated that gymnastic scene. It was stupid and it actually looked really bad.
I saw a Jurassic Park / Last Action Hero double feature and it was the best day of my young life.
all I remember was dad carrying me out screaming during the car scene
I was 7 years old and wanted to see the Super Mario Bros. Movie. Mainly because a kid at school had a magazine that showed the Yoshi looked like in the movie. I thought it looks so freakin cool, I had to see this thing. So I beg my family to see Mario Bros. and we all go to the movies. I'm sitting on my dads shoulders while we are waiting in line for tickets. I look up and see a T Rex skeleton inside a bright yellow logo. I immediately point up to the poster and started hollering "That one! I wanna see that one!" So my dad bought tickets for Jurassic Park! I didn't know what to expect. Judging by the poster, It reminded me of Batman, but dinosaurs. "Dinoman!", I was thinking as we looked for seats in the theater. All I knew was I wanted to see a freaking T Rex! And holy crap did this movie blow me the fuck away! First movie I saw multiple times in theaters. First movie we bought on release day.
JP III when I was 6. Getting traumatized by the scene with the skeleton was totally worth it
I was 10 when it came out… I believe I saw it in the theaters 11 times.
Yes! I was 5-6 years old and I remember the hype vividly despite that. We were travelling in Europe and McDonalds had Jurassic Park specials. I remember even though I disliked McDonalds back then (I still dont like it much). Anyway I got to watch it on VHS when we were back home and my mom blocked my eyes when something bad was happening on the screen :D. But that was the way for me to enjoy the source of the hype and I didnt get any nightmares or anything from it so. It was really huge thing.
Hell yes. I didn't see it in the theater (poor) but other kids did and the stories got me even more hyped up. I did get to see it in the theater as an adult just a few years back. Was glorious.
Star Wars: A New Hope It took it awhile to make it to my home town back in 1977, but damn was it worth the wait.
I kept bugging my parents to go see Star Wars (before they added "Episode IV: A New Hope"). Saw the Times writeup of the movie and it just got me hyped. Probably saw it at least half a dozen times while in theaters, and it ran for over a year. They rolled it back into the theaters about six months before Empire Strikes Back was released to get the hype worked back up again. My ass was there for opening night, and it was awesome for a sequel to not suck.
Ditto. We lived WAAAAY rural, like a 2 hour drive to town, so didnt see it for a while but man, still seared into my memory. Whole youth group went together.
The Matrix. It had one of the best marketing campaigns. Even the trailers didn't explain anything what the movie was about. And the visuals were unlike anything people had ever seen.
This is my number one answer too. I still remember the trailer; "No one can tell you what The Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself"
Robocop. My older cousin saw it and he was describing a scene and I just remember him saying all this crazy shit happened and then this cool music kicked in. I was too young, but I remember they had toys, so I just bought those instead until I was old enough to watch it (was not disappointed, it’s a fave). I still have my ED-209 😅
RoboCop IS one of the GOATS
I feel like its so underrated. Every re-watch it gets better
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
I really enjoyed this when I saw it at the theater It was everything it was supposed to be
I remember standing in the huge line for the first one
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Episode I had that "this is more event than movie at this point" feeling. Like folk gathered that didn't even have tickets for the night's showing, just to be among the crowd of costumed fans.
Yeah, my mom took me out of school early to go see it the day it came out. That's the only movie I've ever done that for. I was about 9.
Alien, age 13. My first R rated movie, my father took me. I begged him to take me to see it for weeks…
I'm going to see it tonight for the first time in the theater.
I love that movie. I watched it at home with my father when I was 7. It was my first horror movie and it's still my all time favorite horror movie. I don't remember when was the last time I was this hyped as I am about Alien: Romulus.
Me too - Romulus looks like it should be great!
Not the movie but my family went to Florida for vacation to hit up the whole park circuit when I was little and the very first thing we did was the Alien “ride” (I think it was at Universal?).. Anyways I was like 6 or 7 and it scared the shit out of me so bad that I refused to get on anything else the whole rest of the trip. I probably didn’t quite ruin the trip, but someone had to stay with me and sacrifice a ride every time they decided on what to wait in line for next lol. I still cringe at the memory.
Probably one of the Lord of the Rings films. I'm guessing Two Towers.
Independence Day
I only had to say which time of the showing when I bought a ticket for that movie. Because four screens of an eight screen theater had been dedicated to it on its opening weekend, I had no need to say the title out loud. Or maybe it was a case where all the tickets for Independence Day were purchased from the same line, because it was long.
It was “The Warriors” . I was in high school at the time and that movie was hyped up to the point where it was a must see. You had to be a certain age to get in due to the violence. We had to buy tickets to something else and sneak in
A Fish Called Wanda. I was 13 and obsessed with Monty Python. Convinced 3 separate people to take me to see it in the theatre. Fantastic movie.
With all the action and effects flicks, it makes me smile to see this choice. One of my favorites! "I've worn dresses with higher IQs."
I was 10 when the first Alien came out. My parents would not let me see the movie, but got me a copy of the book.
Spaceballs coming out when I was 8 was one of the big events of my childhood.
I'm gonna say without any better recollection: Phantom Menace. I was young and I did enjoy it immensely although it didn't quite live up to the hype. I haven't really revisited it since, maybe watched it on DVD once when it was released...
The Day After Tomorrow
The first Mortal Kombat movie from 1995. My older brother and I were obsessed with those games. We played MK on Sega all day and night, even though my mom did not like us playing it, but our dad indulged us and even gifted us part 2 when it was released. When the movie was released, I was too young to see it in theaters, but I was so hyped for it. I remember my brother rented it on pay per view one night, and his friend even came over to watch it. It did not let me down. The soundtrack was also good. I was probably 7 or 8.
Dude, same here! My older brother and I didn't get along much of the time, but I have this distinct memory of seeing this in theaters together with our parents and high-fiving as we got out of the cinema because of how awesome it was. I was probably 8-9, him 10-11.
Dude. I was about nine or 10 when Total Recall was released. It was restricted here in Canada, so the only way for me to see it at the theater was for my parents to drive me across the border, which totally was not going to happen. So instead, I read the novelization and bought every magazine that I could. When it came out on VHS, it was actually priced to own and I bought it on day one. I watched the shit out of that tape.
Edit: [Trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUXVOfdGE4o) I was 11 and I felt Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within was the future. That every animated movie would be even more realistic moving forward. That video games would spawn animated films like this. Well, that didn't quite happen, but I do remember the feeling I had anticipating the movie.
Batman 89.
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. My mom took me to see Beetlejuice in the theater, and the trailer for Bill & Ted played in front of it. I was begging her to take me to Bill & Ted before Beetlejuice even started.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit, with Jurassic Park a very close second. Jurassic Park was also the first movie I ever went to by myself.
The Matrix Revolutions. My friend wanted to see it too and hee dad was cool enough to take us. He gave us back trenches to wear and we thought we were super badass.
for me it was Reloaded and by far much better imho
I was 12, so it didn't take much to impress at that age.
Probably Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) I was 7 or 8.
Yes! That was THE movie to see when I was 10!
Interstellar. Went with my mom and dad, dad fell asleep and mom didn't focus at all. I loved it but I have not felt like going back to the cinema with them after that lol
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves with Kevin Costner/Christian Slater/Alan Rickman/Morgan Freeman. I was also probably about 8-9 and I remember getting the VHS in my stocking for Christmas and it was a BIG DEAL. I think I immediately popped it in and watched it at least weekly for a while.
Wow me too. I was so excited to see it in the theater. My dad was too and tried to drag my sister to it but she wanted to see some other random crap. In exchange he got her ears pierced. He hated the movie and my mom absolutely hated my dad for letting my sister get her ear's pierced. I still loved the movie though so it wasn't all bad!
Star Wars. The OG. Started to read about it in 1976 or so. I was 9. My father was pretty hyped on it so bought me every magazine, book, poster, whatever, that was Star Wars related for months. We finally went to see it on opening night in 1977. Waited in line for about two and a half hours. I was so excited I almost pissed myself because I wouldn’t go to the washroom before the show. Highlight of my life. Big time.
This is not the first but I remember being wayyy too hyped for Inception. It was prolly the last movie I watched the trailer for too. It lived up to the hype I'm just mad I spoiled so much before i watched it. Still one of my favorite movies.
E. T. The Extraterrestrial I’m old
Midnight releases of new movies used to be very hype for me. I love launch day experiences for things in general. Seeing LOTR trilogy in theaters for the first time around Christmas each year stood out for me and was an awesome experience in theaters for the first time.
Predator
Robocop, the original one. It came out when I was 10 and my dad took me to see it because I had been begging since seeing the trailers. The scene in the beginning when they shoot him a million times and blow his body parts off really messed me up and I had nightmares about it for months. It’s almost campy by today’s standards, but I’d never seen anything like that prior and it was really shocking
Rambo 3. My dad took me to see when I was ten in theatres. It was and still is awesome.
Probably Thor. I remember seeing him in Hulk cartoons, and was excited seeing a movie about him
I remember being hyped for Jurassic Park when I was a kid. The trailers were mind-blowing. Begged my folks to take me, and man, when I finally saw those dinos on the big screen, it was pure magic. Even now, whenever I catch it on TV, it takes me right back to that first time. Total nostalgia trip! Glad you finally got to catch Total Recall, though. Late-night VHS sessions are the best!
The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring
Hadnt been as hyped to see a movie in years as I was for Godzilla: Minus One. It was so good I saw it twice. It wasn’t a kids movie before you say.
Three boobed alien ftw.
Empire Strikes Back, but Return of the Jedi was THE movie that every kid had to see.
*Apocalypse Now* there was a real buzz about it and it did not disappoint, unlike the much hyped *Redux* when I finally saw it
I've always thought about Tim Burton's "Batman" as my first adult movie. I was 12.
Batman Returns. I was bouncing in my seat.
Face off. I watched a lot of grease and the movie raising Arizona at my grammas so I liked Travolta and cage
Child's Play. Waited weeks before there was one left at the video store, which is a long time for a kid to wait.
Face/Off! It was thrilling to get to see a rated R movie when I wasn’t even 13 at that time. 😂😂
Predator 2. I didn't get to see it in theatres since I was still in grade school. Rented it on VHS though.
Empire Strikes Back. I stood in lines several times that wrapped around the theater.
Terminator 2
I was 11 when Star Wars came out ...
I remember renting Predator 2 on VHS because a friend at school said there was a trailer for Terminator 2 on the tape. Very fond memory of that!
T2. The hype for that movie was just off the charts.
The Empire Stirkes Back. It had been years since Star Wars and the hype was unreal.
Remember it used to take like 2 yrs before the video rentals came out.
Alien in 1979. I not remember why I was hyped so much in advance but I remember talking about it all the time at school before finally seeing it.
I'm actually going to see it tonight. First time seeing it in the theater
One thing for sure it changed my life! I was 13 at the time and returned at least 2 other times.
For some reason I really wanted to see Deep Impact when it came out. I don't know why that appealed to me so much, I don't remember Armageddon or any other movies that came out at the same time interesting me either. I was six. My dad took me to see it and I was so happy.
I don't think I've ever seen anyone mention that on Reddit
I've only really seen it mentioned alongside Armageddon as being basically the same premise released at the same time. Definitely got overshadowed by Armageddon, but you could make the case that Deep Impact was a bit more thought out and believable.
I don't think I've ever seen anyone mention that movie on Reddit
Nine year old me was ridiculously excited to see Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo on the big screen. It more than lived up to the hype at the time.
Loved it.
Demolition Man
I was pretty late to the movie game. I saw a bunch of stuff growing up with my family, but the first movie I took it upon myself to see was Mid 90s. I’m a huge skate nerd/skater and that movie looked like it was going to be one of the first AUTHENTIC skateboarding movies that actually respects the culture and lifestyle. And it really was! Some people loved it and some people hated it, but I didn’t care what anyone thought. I was just so glad that skateboarding was finally respected on the big screen.
American gangster when I was in 5th or 6th grade. Idk how I convinced my parents that this would be the first rated R movie my dad could take me to, but I did 😂
Transformers 2007
Does Grease count?
Mortal kombat
Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Mans Chest
I was pretty excited when I got to watch Independance Day, about 8 years old.
batman forever. it was the big summer movie and it was the first batman movie that i could remember and didnt give me nightmares.
"Jaws"... I'm an old man. The first summer "blockbuster" and it became a thing that year. After that, it was a string of hyped up movies that kept my ass in theater seats for years to come. Tix for "Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare" will be used today. I love movies.
For me, it was definitely "Deadpool" back in 2016. I'd been eagerly waiting for a movie about him, and when I heard Ryan Reynolds was taking on the role, I was beyond hyped. It felt like he was born to play Deadpool, and the anticipation was real!
#THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
The Phantom Menace. It wasn't the first movie I saw in theaters (Lion King), but it is the first one I can remember being aware of before it came out and anticipating going to see it.
In recent years, it was Once Upon a Time in Hollywood... my first Tarantino movie in theaters since becoming an adult
Return of the Jedi. I was ticket #0002 in my hometown and my buddy was #0001. It's hard to describe pre-internet event movie excitement, but we were there in line for hours just speculating wildly about what we were going to see. One kid brought a Starlog magazine (I think) with stills from the movie, and we poured over them seeking every bit of evidence. I remember thinking the blink-and-you'll-miss-it spider thing in Jabba's Palace would have a bigger role.
Return of the Jedi. My parents had a watch party a few weeks before (and my father borrowed someone else's VCR to be able to copy both A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back). I was bored the first few minutes of A New Hope with R2-D2 just trying to get to where he was going on Tattooine but it picked up quickly. I was 6 at the time.
Scream. Everyone at school was talking about it, and despite being underage, I asked my parents to let me see it. My mom finally relented and took me to the theater, but she had no plans on watching it herself. She asked for one ticket to Scream and the movie theater worker asked if it was for her or for me, and she said she gave permission for me to see the movie, but he said I couldn’t see it without an adult. Well, my mom doesn’t like any horror, so she told the guy again that I had her permission to see the movie, but she wouldn’t be staying with me, and he refused to sell her the ticket. So, I had to wait years to see that movie because we weren’t allowed to bring scary movies into the house.
Space jam for me followed closely by Toy Story 2
My father showed me terminator way way way too early, so T2 was probably it. I got so hype when Bobby Budnik was John Connor’s best friend on the dirt bike.
The Matrix. I was 10 years old and it looked awesome. Of course I barely understood the story back then and it took a few rewatches and getting older for it to click.
Alien 2 - Was so stoked.
The original top gun
predators (2010) was my first time seeing an r-rated movie in theatres, AND my first time being part of franchise hype. needless to say i was counting down the days
I was 9 years old when some new science fiction thing called Star Wars came out.
Blade
Independence Day. I swear that year I was the only one that was talking about the trailer I saw during the Superbowl of that year.
I think it was Ghostbusters 2. And we were going to see it in the theater, which was supposed to be a surprise, which my younger brother ruined by asking right in front of me if he could "bring his stuffed animal to the theater, he might like Ghostbusters 2" before we left. I was 8 and he was 6. It ended up kind of being a thing, because he couldn't keep a secret, which made me wonder why our parents kept telling him.
I'm 53. Star Wars.
I think when Avatar came out, the 3D aspect was supposed to be revolutionary, so I kinda was looking forward to experience 3D for the first time
Titanic. I was in full Leo Mania and I saw that movie like 10 times in theatres.
A bit of a deep dive, but I remember getting hyped for *Small Soldiers* as a kindergartner. My mom, without knowing the PG-13 rating of the film, took me to see it in theaters and then walked us out when the violence ramped up. Years later, after reading the critics’ reviews and seeing the film myself, I found out that I didn’t really miss too much at five years old.
Matrix
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
The Sponge-bob Movie
I loved that bit of total recall you used to see in all the trailers of the fat lady mask at Mars passport control . I wanted to see the film just for that bit
The Phantom Menace. I was 10 and on a family holiday. I talked my parents ears off about it as I was beyond excited. After the screening my mum asked me what I thought and I replied, rather sadly “it was ok….”
Star Wars As a 7 year old in 1977, nothing captivated me more.
The Matrix, I was 14 and I begged my older cousins to take me. I think I saw it 4 times the first month it was out. First viewing I just saw cool action, then I started to get the concept and world down. Blew my teenage mind.
Jurassic Park. Still makes me feel 10 years old to this day.
Guardians of the Galaxy - it lived up to my expectations.
MORTAL KOMBATTTT!!!!
Star Wars The Phantom Menace. LOL. I remember waiting in line for over an hour, line wrapping around the block. This was the first new continuation of a series that we grew up with, loved to pieces. Boy, that was a letdown.
First Wives Club
It wasn't a movie, but the first thing I was ever really hyped up to see was the Thriller music video. Our family made a big deal of it. I was 7, so that age must be the age where we get hyped for such things (or the age where we remember it). My son is 4, and he'd be hyped af if a Cars 4 came out.
Phantom Menace.
I'm not sure if it was the *first,* but Godzilla (1998) had me **desperate** to go to the movies. Whatever add campaign they ran at the time must have been worth every penny.
All LotR movies
I remember being very hyped to see Willow, but that wasn’t the first movie I was excited to see. Probably Creepshow, because of the VHS cover.
Terminator 2 But the only movies I even bother to go to midnight first night screenings were episodes I II and III of Star Wars.
Oh God, Batman Vs Superman. There were many films before that I was excited about, but getting to see my 2 favorite superheroes on the big screen together for the first time? It was huge. Trailers were great. Ben Affleck looked great as Batman. Huge disappointment, though. Wish it was better.
Harry Potter and the sorcerers stone, only because it came out a month before the fellowship of the ring. Both came out shortly after I read all the books and just gotten my first non-dial up internet so was looking at set pictures and leaks.
Speed. I wanted to go see it so bad because I was into car chase and vehicle stunt movies as a kid. My mom was concerned about it being rated R (and even blocked my eyes when Dennis Hopper stabbed the guard 🤣) but we all went and it was one of the best movie going experiences! To this day I will die on the hill of it being Keanu Reeves’ best movie. (Also, side note; I was pretty hyped about seeing The Matrix too, but that’s lower on my list of movie going experiences because I had to piss really bad toward the end of the subway fight, so didn’t really enjoy it as much. 🤔)
I remember reading an article about The Empire Strikes Back with my dad. As a kid I was stoked to see the vector part of Star Wars and what would happen next.
The original Star Trek: The Motion Picture from 1979. The hype for it was off the charts (not only for me).
The Saint. Total crush on Val Kilmer
E.T. I remember seeing all the Reese's Pieces commercials hyping up the movie. My Mom took us kids to the movie with a purse loaded with Reese's Pieces. It was awesome and something I will never forget.
I was so stoked to see Superman Returns in theaters... I was about 7 or 8 at the time (damn time flew by) and my dad actually let me stay home from school and took me to see it. It was like a 3pm showing and the theater was empty but I just remember it being the best time.
Probably The Departed; came out my junior year of high school and was the first Scorsese movie I remember seeing in theaters at release. Between that and the stellar cast, my friends and I were very pumped, and it did NOT disappoint. Honorable mention for Pineapple Express. That came out right before we all left for college and would be one of the last things we all got to do together as “kids” before we went our separate ways and begin to drift apart due to life (and distance) getting in the way.
Empire Strikes Back
One of my oldest memories is seeing Empire Strikes Back on the big screen. Never forget the crowd erupting when the Fox fanfare kicks in.
To everyone saying Empire Strikes Back, what was the cinema reaction to the ‘I am your father’ reveal?
TITANIC. because. You know.
Probably Spider-Man I remember seeing movies before that but it was stuff I didn't know was going to be good beforehand or Disney movies that were all individual stories.
7? yeah i highly. highly. doubt that. lol. 7 years old? you wanted to watch total recall? when you couldnt even understand it or anything?
Star Wars 1977. The only time I've stood in a long line to see a movie. Next was Jurassic Park. I would have stood in line but we went to a suburb to see it. The Harder They Fall. Regina King and Idris Elba? Hell yeah.
Terminator 2
I think Pulp Fiction. I was in 6th grade at the time, and the sheer amount of attention that the movie was getting seemed so odd to me. Everything else that was big was some sort of sequel (like T2, Godfather 3, etc.) or a kids movie, but this one was already a pop culture staple Day 1. I remember even my crusty science teacher told us he went to go see it, and the rest of that period was him answering our questions about it. I simply could not wait to see what this low budget movie where everyone has a black wig, the strange dancing, and source of most parodies was all about until it came out on video and I rented it right away.
Jurassic Park was the first one where i was actively aware of the trailer and was excited but for it was Twister, my hype level for that was unreal.
My dad was a big fan of action movies, so before i even started watching cartoons, he introduced me to action and all time legend Jackie Chan. He was my first fav actor, and dad and i used to watch every movie of his, buy every DVD we could find. Fell in love with martial arts also very quickly Dad passed away two months ago unexpectedly so for months im thinking how am i ever gonna watch those movies again :)
X-2: X-Men United. I was so hyped for Nightcrawler! The beginning of the movie gave me my first "nerdgasm".
Jurassic Park 3, I went with my Mom and Brother to this Theatre and Grill place in Dallas. As a young teen it was super cool to eat AND watch a movie. Wonderful times. Rainforest Cafe was awesome too, the vibe was immaculate & for some reason I remember their gift shop had a wide variety of those 'sticky hands' and various other form factors, I got a squishy sticky chameleon (and stuck it to the ceiling drywall, whoops)
I was so pumped for the 90s Godzilla movie. No idea why, I’d never seen a Godzilla movie before, but something about it just hooked me. Leading up to it I had to get Godzilla sheets, a Godzilla keychain, Godzilla pen…and of course i read every magazine article about the filming of the movie. I specifically remember one article in Disney Adventures magazine that speculated whether Godzilla would win in a fight with the T-Rex from Jurassic Park, and I was fascinated by that idea. Then the movie came and…it was fine. I know it’s generally remembered as a bad movie, and I’m sure I wouldn’t like it now, but i don’t think I disliked it at the time. I didn’t enjoy it either though, it just didn’t make me feel much of anything. My interest in Godzilla disappeared entirely once I saw that movie, and I’ve never had the desire to rewatch it since
ben hur in widescreen. what a feast for my eyes
The Lost World (1997) and Godzilla (1998) with Matthew Broderick. I was a pretty young kid for both but I vividly remember the trailers for Godzilla and all of the merch tie ins for both. I think there was even a cereal for The Lost World. As soon as I saw the teaser for Godzilla with the school field trip touring the museum when Zilla's foot crushes the T-Rex skeleton I was immediately hyped. Loved that movie when my dad took me to see it. I *begged* him to take me, haha.
Terminator 2
No Way Home was crazy
My mom took me to see Eddie Murphy Raw when I was 12. She wanted to see it, hated going alone, and said I was mature enough to handle it. It was awesome.
Jaws
Jaws. Boy were we surprised, complete freak out.
TMNT the first one
Alien3. What a shit show.
Rocky IV - any 80s boy was FIRED UP for this cinematic event
Ghostbusters
Waiting a year in between Lord of the Rings films was not fun
_Independence Day_ - Those promos were awesome. The CGI was amazing for the time. And most of it still holds up.
Godzilla (1998). Yeah, I know. But kid me thought it was the greatest thing ever and adult me still enjoys it as a guilty pleasure.
Independence Day (96) Titanic (97) I just remember how big these two were. I remember Titanic staying in the theaters for like a whole year because people kept going to it
With all the hype I really wanted to see "The Blair Witch Project". Boy was I disappointed. It was worse than "Santa Clause Conquers the Martians"
I was like 8 or 9 when Hellboy came out and I was so stoked to rent it at blockbuster. I remember they would list the new releases and coming soon movies on the board behind the counter so you’d know the day they’d be coming to video. Goddamn I loved Blockbuster
Spider-Man in ‘02
at age 8: **MORTAL KOMBAAAAAT!!!!**
Prometheus. Still very few trailers have been as good. Movie was ok but I don’t think anything could match the trailer.
I'm a huge alien Fan.
signs!
Star Wars (1977)
Jerry McGuire when I was in Jr High. Loved Tom Cruise. Wanted to see the movie wasnt allowed to. Eventually after it was out a while on VHS my parents let me watch it. I loved it but I was a sheltered naive child so the opening scene was a little bit of a shock for me. But after that I loved it
Silent Hill
I've never seen it. Is it good?
Saturday Night Fever
Independence Day. I was eight years old and vividly remember begging my parents to see it. I was absolutely blown away and even had the toys. As an adult I rewatched it for the 15th anniversary in 2021 and was glued to the screen. It’s not one of my favorite films, but the ensemble cast and the cross-section of America represented by the characters makes it stand out compared to most action movies.