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[beelikej]

Ack, fell asleep on the couch. Sat up, changed the channel because I don't know what the hell the tv was on and I fell right into the sleepover in Grease ('Look at me, I'm Sandra Dee'). No going to bed straight away now. First film I ever saw in the cinema, *chinhands*
What was your first cinema experience?

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[bflyw.livejournal.com]

OMG - I don't know how many times I've seen grease :-)

I don't know what was my first film - but I do remember watching Xanadu at Lillestrøm kino (Lillestrøm cinema) before it was closed in 1987. (A new, modern, 5 screen cinema was opened in Lillestrøm in 2005) Xanadu was released in 1980, and films always came late to Norway - and Lillestrøm was not at all first in line for the film rolls in Norway - so I guess I could have been around 7 - 8 when I saw it.

I also remember going to Colloseum (the largest screen in Oslo) to watch E.T when I was 9 years old. It had "12 Year" rating in Norway, which means you had to be 12+ to see it alone, or 10+ too see it in company of grown-ups. The ticket control man looked at me asking me my age - and my dad lied and said "10". The guy then said he was asking me and not my dad - and I was so scared I couldn't say a word. I only nodded when he asked me if it was true that I was actually 10.

Also - there was scenes in there that scared the crap out of me. I had nightmares for months! Hehe - I often had nightmares when I was a kid.

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

I was about 8 when Grease came out, my mom took my brother and me to "the big city" to see it. The film was rated PG13 in America, but all ages in The Netherlands;)
Having to lie to get in would have scared me too, but obviously the rating for ET was not without reason;) I'm surprised Grease didn't have any restrictions; the language is rather raunchy, but I didn't realize that at the time, only upon reviewing later;)

[tmn1966.livejournal.com]

The first one I remember is Mary Poppins. It was summer time and I remember that my sister and I had been out playing and my mom called us in to get ready and I was a little miffed that we had to clean up and put on fresh clothes, but it was worth it once we got to the theater and the movie started. I was enthralled.

And oh man, I've watched Grease so many times, I couldn't even begin to count! My friends and I had the soundtrack memorized and would dance around and sing in her basement for hours to it. :)

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

Aaahw, Mary Poppins, that is a marvelous first cinema experience (and much more age appropriate than Grease;)

I got the Grease OST double LP for my birthday the year after I saw the film, but it didn't include any lyrics sheets, so I had to make up the songs when singing along. Only years later did I notice I didn't quite get all the double entendres and 'adult' language right. *g*

[tanisafan.livejournal.com]

In the theater? Beauty and the Beast *g*.

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

Oh shush, young one. :-p But you do know about Grease, right? RIGHT? (Either way I'm putting it on our attic-watch list;)