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ST Poll -- What was the first movie that really got you interested in movies?

Posted by znufrii Jan 28 '13, 11:15

The Usual Suspects. Also was the first time I listened to a director's commentary, part of the 2-VHS collectors set.

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Not 'interested in movies' per se, but The Man Who Wasn't There really made me sit up and notice lighting for the first time. - Dr.Vermin Jan 28, 12:06 1
- And to answer the original question while continuing in the Coen Brother vein, it was probably Raising Arizona. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jan 28, 12:08
movies, what are movies? -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 28, 11:52
Trust was the first movie that made want to explore non mainstream movies. Not like "critical eye vs enjoyment" but like "holy crap." -- nm - Amanda Jan 28, 11:50
North By Northwest -- nm - David Jan 28, 11:43 6
- We got this on Blu-Ray about a year ago.....that was a fun movie. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 28, 11:47 5
  - There is a hidden rule in Hollywood. If at any point a character is named George Kaplan, they are not who they claim to be. - David Jan 28, 11:58 4
    - In Hudson Hawk, George Kaplan was exactly who he claimed to be -- nm - Roger More Jan 28, 11:59 3
      - I'll have to take your word for it since I'm still repressing that memory. -- nm - David Jan 28, 12:11 2
        
        Coming soon to HWDYK.com! -- nm - Roger More Jan 28, 12:14 1
        
        yeah! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 28, 12:18
easy rider (huh, you can just get a camera and ride around and make a movie?) but really I think I was more into TV -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 28, 11:38
Depending on exactly what you mean, either Terminator 2 or Se7en. -- nm - Reagen Jan 28, 11:36
Usual Suspects for me too -- nm - ceregon Jan 28, 11:35
The Deer Hunter -- nm - JenBro Jan 28, 11:33
I think it was when I got my first vcr of my own and had my own video card from the local video store. circa 1986 so - CQ Jan 28, 11:32 4
- I watched Breakfast Club in a class in HS and remember feeling like I was watching in on myself. - Mel Profit Jan 28, 11:35
- that being said, I think Dead Poet's Society was the movie that made me realize the effect a movie could have -- nm - CQ Jan 28, 11:33 2
  - This. I very nearly became a teacher because of that movie. - spamlet Jan 28, 11:35 1
    - "And that was when I realised that movies are full of crap" -- nm - Roger More Jan 28, 11:38
Maybe, Goodfellas or Reservoir Dogs. Hard to say. -- nm - Krusty Jan 28, 11:29 1
- i might change my answer. i think Godfather probably changed my idea of what a "great" movie was -- nm - charlie Jan 28, 11:30
always dug movies but Star Wars was a turning point in my appreciation for the culture and business of movies and moviemaking. - Diva Jan 28, 11:27
Pinocchio when I was a tkye. Star Wars was the game changer though -- nm - charlie Jan 28, 11:25 1
- probably didn't become "critically engaged" until high school. maybe Lawrence of Arabia at the Uptown? -- nm - charlie Jan 28, 11:28
Blue Velvet, probably. I saw it in the theater during my senior year of high school. -- nm - Kim Pine Jan 28, 11:25 6
- I'm still thinking it was Mulholland Drive for me. - Mel Profit Jan 28, 11:26 5
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    - I went on a serious Lynch binge after that. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 28, 11:36 2
      - it was a weird few years. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 28, 11:49 1
        
        Hee. -- nm - Kim Pine Jan 28, 12:17
  - And Memento. - Mel Profit Jan 28, 11:30
Spielberg, Scott, Scorsese and Cameron films -- nm - Jovian Jan 28, 11:24
I can't pick out the exact movie, but something around 2003-2004 clicked. - MDH Jan 28, 11:23 1
- Rush Hour is not an acceptable answer -- nm - charlie Jan 28, 11:26
What change me from seeing movies to being truly a fan of them as in seeking out what was just locally playing, wasn't a single film but that I - JD Jan 28, 11:21
It was either Blade Runner or Aliens -- nm - prayformojo Jan 28, 11:20 1
- heh. Going from seeing Star Wars to Alien really opened my eyes to the vast potential of movies. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 11:21
I was always into movies but Scream made me want to pursue it further - J-Nexus Jan 28, 11:19
I can't remember. And on top of that, I can't nail down a definition. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 11:18
Z -- nm - amoxy Jan 28, 11:18
Ineterested? Unknown. In love with? Star Wars. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 11:17
You could say Spielberg/Lucas/Zemeckis/Arny/Gibson, but the movie that made me say "I want to write movies like that" was Sneakers. -- nm - Max Jan 28, 11:17
How can you define that? I mean, I've watched movies as far back as I can remember. - musubi Jan 28, 11:17 11
- the moment when you perspective changed from a passive enjoyment of movies to one of critical engagement. - znufrii Jan 28, 11:21 7
  - I never seem to watch them as closely as many do around here. - groiny Jan 28, 11:22
  - Are you like this in real life? - musubi Jan 28, 11:22 5
    - I have met him, and yes he is. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 11:45
    - you say that like it's bad. -- nm - loosilu Jan 28, 11:41
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    - I do remember in 1997 thinking "I'm never not going to be able to watch movies without thinking about acts, page counts, and box office numbers." -- nm - Max Jan 28, 11:24
    - *shrug* -- nm - znufrii Jan 28, 11:23
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  - funny that a lot of people gave some very interesting answers, given that the question was so incomprehensible, then? -- nm - znufrii Jan 28, 11:36 1
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