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When was the FIRST time you saw this movie? Where were you? What did you

posted 8 years ago by shango7200
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think. Did your opinion change years later?

ME
1) I was high school age. First release Winter 1978 (?) in a Mall movie theater on Long Island. A Pink Panther cartoon ran first. Audience seemed to love it. Scared the sh*t out of me.
2) HBO / cable. Early 1980s. Still liked it a lot and enjoyed seeing it 2, 3,4, 5 times!!!
3) DVD era. Adulthood. A staple in my movie library. A classic. Fascinating commentary by the director ! I was VERY happy to show this to a few people WHO NEVER SAW IT BEFORE in recent years! They LOVED the ending and did not see it coming!

Next......................

"In every dimension , there's another YOU!"

[–] modica (4169) 4 years ago

Just saw it for the first time tonight. I can't believe I never saw it before. Loved it.

[–] Druff (1796) a month ago

I remember it being a big deal when it was new, but I would have been only 9 and not able to see it. I was more sheltered than a lot of my friends, PG movies were no-go until I was a couple years older. I remember everyone talking about it, I remember reviews saying "better than the original in every way," (I'd never even heard of the original,) I remember my sister's Fotonovel, I remember the Mad magazine spoof. But I didn't get to actually see it myself until after we got our first VCR in 1982. I probably saw it that year, could have been the following year.

I've probably seen it at least four more times since then. At least once on DVD, at least once on blu-ray and this is my second time watching it on the 4K UHD I bought two years ago. I've always loved it.