#30: What is the first movie you can remember watching as a child, and is it a good memory or bad?
We discussed hobbies in the last go-around. Watercolor painting and karate were up there, but they couldn't compete with David Schmidt's jet bike mechanics. This week, David asks:
What is the first movie you can remember watching as a child, and is it a good memory or bad?
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I have two movies that came out the same month in 1980 but I don't recall which I saw first so I'll go with the one that was most memorable, The Empire Strikes Back. I probably saw Star Wars on HBO before that at home, but for Empire my family was first in line outside the movie theatre on the sidewalk. We brought a board game of Battleship and played on the sidewalk while waiting and watching the line wrap around the block behind us. After Empire I got Star Wars bed sheets, Yoda Underoos, and every action figure I could get my hands on.
Star Wars: A New Hope. I fell in love with that world and never looked back. My mom made me a Princess Leia costume for Halloween '77. One of my fondest childhood memories is my mom taking me out of school to go see Return of The Jedi. So Star Wars will always hold a special place in my heart.