My First Movie Theater Experience

My friend Suzanne has challenged us - "What's the first movie you remember seeing at a theater? Write about how you felt it... the movie, the big screen, the volume, the crowd, etc. Do you enjoy going to theaters now? What is the last movie you saw at a theater?"

The first movie I remember seeing at a theater was also the first time my parents let my brothers and I go by ourselves. Being the oldest (and the only girl) I was given enough money for my two brothers and I to get candy from the machine because it was cheaper. They dropped us off at the Jefferson Theater in Falls Church, Virginia and we were so very excited! We were going to see Mary Poppins! I decided we'd better find seats first since it was busy and then I'd take one of my brothers at a time to get the candy. So, first Bill and I went to the machine. We put our money in, made our selection and out came TWO candy bars!!! We were surprised and even more excited and said "Let's see what happens the next time." It happened AGAIN!!! Well, you can just imagine what we were thinking! This was in the day that you felt guilty if you DIDN'T tell someone! So we went back and got my youngest brother and told him he'd better be quiet or we might not get to keep the candy. Sure enough, it happened AGAIN! And no one came and got us, no lightning bolt fell out of the sky and we didn't get in trouble! WOW!

To this day I can remember only that part of the outing. I don't remember seeing the movie or going home or anything. But I must have enjoyed it because I got my mom to buy me the whole sheet music book for my piano recital and learned two songs from it - Feed the Birds and Let's Go Fly a Kite. (I remember the recital too and how nervous I was!) I still love the movie and the songs!

As for the last movie I saw in the theater, Steve and I treated ourselves recently and saw Ironman. For a comic book movie it was pretty good! And it was a great time of distraction and relaxation when we really needed it. Before that, the last movie we saw in the theater was the new James Bond, Casino Royale. Talk about eye candy!!! (And I'm really not into that kind of stuff.) But I enjoyed that movie so much that I bought it on DVD as soon as I could! Hehe! I also love Vin Diesel's Triple X which is an action adventure movie. And of course, Lady and the Tramp is my all time fav! Others are Monsters, Inc. and Cars. A good suspense/mystery movie is always a good candidate too! And the old time westerns are the best!

I think I love movies don't you?