Movies you wish you could've seen in the theater

[brutus]

but didn't because either you weren't born yet or too young or just didn't see it for some reason.

My number 1 movie is definitely Aliens. What I would give to have seen that in the theater. My uncle was able to see it in the theater and he still says it was one of his most favorite cinematic experiences ever. Said the appearance of the queen was jaw dropping at the time. My other choices would be...

Jaws
Empire Strikes Back
Predator
Robocop

[iv3rdawG]

http://forums.comingsoon.net/showthread.php?t=40040

Lately a lot of my favorite films have actually been played in theatres so I've been able to see them. Still I need to see Pulp Fiction, BTTF 1 and 2, Alien and Aliens along with Jurassic Park.

[JBond]

I got to see the Alien rerelease but not Aliens, so thats one of two I wanted to see. I also recently missed Back to the Future showing at a local theater, that would have been cool...

[kurt wagner]

2001 Space Odyssey
JAWS
Aliens
Back to the Future
Pulp Fiction
The Wizard of Oz
Touch of Evil
The Godfather 1, 2, & 3

I'm sure there's more I'd love to see on the big screen... I wish studios would rerelease classic films from 10-15 years ago rather than making crappy remakes and sequels.

[Tzarinna]

The Lion King :mad: :(
The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
The Fountain
Altered States, I was 9 when it came out and I'm sure I wouldn't have a clue what was going on. Crazy ass movie.
Twister

[Where's my elephant?]

Back To The Future

I saw the 2nd and 3rd in theatres but never saw the 1st one since I was 4 when it came out. I only saw two movies (Care Bears Movie,Cocoon) in theatres at that time.

Star Wars IV-VI
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Ghostbusters
Princess Bride - Saw it on HBO and Showtime many times after it came out though.
Big Trouble In Little China - Saw it on Showtime after it came out.

R rated movies in my lifetime that came out before I hit the big 1-7 in 1997:

Pulp Fiction
T2 - Saw it a year later on laserdisc on Super Bowl day at the house of a work friend of my dad.
Robocop
Goodfellas
most Friday The 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street movies
Creepshow - Kind of the Grindhouse of it's day if you think about it. ;)
all Lethal Weapons but 4 since I saw the fourth one in theatres when I was 17
Batman - PG13 but my mom thought I was just too young (8 at the time) for it.
Die Hard movies
Godfather trilogy
Raging Bull
The Untouchables
Scarface
Dog Day Afternoon
all those Eddie Murphy comedies of the 80s
Fast Times At Ridgemont High

[Scorpio82]

Definitely Star Wars. But it would have to have been 1977 when no one saw the awesomeness coming.

Also would've been nice to see Raiders, Ghostbusters, Jurassic Park, and Toy Story as well.

[Knerys]

Jurassic Park.

[Deexan]

Batman Begins

[DragnFire22]

Batman Begins

....?

[HaDoKen]

terminator and terminator 2

[Deexan]

....?

It puzzles me too, i have no idea why i never went to see it. Guess i was just going through a period of not going to the cinema...i wasn't caught up by any hype and Batman & Robin had had the same effect on me that it had on the rest of the world so my attitude at the time must've been: *shrug*

[Tornado]

Hmm...

- the 60's Bond films
- Back to the Future
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- 2001
- Terminator 2

I'm sure there are others too.

[DragnFire22]

Raiders, Terminator 2, Dazed and Confused, Sleeping Beauty, A Trip To The Moon, Winchester '72

[Ramplate]

Saw all the above that I wanted in the theater :D

My brother took me to all the Bond films when I was a kid - at least every one from You Only Live Twice (1967) and up through Moonraker

[Knerys]

I'd love to see Ben-Hur in IMAX. :D

[Ramplate]

I'd liketo have been in the theater for the first showing of Frankenstein - that was quite a shocker back in the 30's

[gar0781]

The Terminator(glad I was able to see T2 in the theater. Incredible experience)
Aliens
Ghostbusters
Jaws
'89 Batman(parents thought I was too young at the time to see it)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Rocky IV
The Matrix

[brutus]

Feel kinda bad for those that didn't get to see T2 in the theater.

[MasterChief117]

Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back and any of the Indy films besides 4. I wish I could have seen those in theater.

[Big-Lead5]

Red River Angels With Dirty Faces The Seachers Wite Heat

[HaDoKen]

Feel kinda bad for those that didn't get to see T2 in the theater.

bit too young at that time unfortunately

more to add -

Rocky I to IV..forget V
Batman and Batman Returns
Nightmare Before Christmas
Final Fantasy Spirits Within
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Blade Runner

[Two-Face]

Superman The Movie
Batman 1989
Batman Returns
The Godfather Part 1&2
All the Moore, Dalton & Coonery Bond Films
Robocop 1 and 2
Rocky 1,2 and 3
The Terminator
The Pink Panter movies

[Doomsday]

I've seen a lot of my favorite films on the big screen in theaters that play classic films. The only one I'm really looking for is Raiders of the Lost Ark, and I've missed the opportunity three different times due to work, sick, forgetfulness, etc. I have seen a few like Lawrence of Arabia, Unforgiven, Gone with the Wind, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, just off the top of my head.

[Ramplate]

there's another series I saw i the theater - The Pink Panther - good stuff - yeah it was a fun movie going experience

and speaking of the original Star Wars films - guess where I was when I smoked my first Doobie? :hehe: yup 4 rows from the front watching Droids cross the desert lol

[gar0781]

Feel kinda bad for those that didn't get to see T2 in the theater.

I agree. Probably my most favorite movie experience EVER, now that I think about it. Epic movie. Its too bad some people here didn't get to experience it.

Anyways, forgot to include Predator and Predator 2 in my list.

[chewie]

T2 was one of the more enjoyable times I've had at the theater also. I was 12 at the time and just got sucked in.

My dad always talks about seeing Star Wars at Grauman's on opening weekend. That wouldn't have sucked too bad.

[JBond]

T2 is one of the oldest movies I remember seeing. I guess I was 9 at the time. I remember it was the most expensive movie at the time and it showed. I still remember being jaw-dropped at the scene where Arnold takes out the cops with the machine gun and stuff.

[MasterChief117]

My parents went and saw T2 on their wedding anniversary and Robin Hood(Kevin Costner). Thats kind of sad when ya think about it.

[brutus]

T2 is one of the oldest movies I remember seeing. I guess I was 9 at the time. I remember it was the most expensive movie at the time and it showed. I still remember being jaw-dropped at the scene where Arnold takes out the cops with the machine gun and stuff.

The whole movie was filled with jaw dropping scenes. T-1000 walking through the prison door, Arnold shooting its head in half at the elevator, driving the semi off the street during the chase,ect. This movie had alot of hype before its release and it sure lived up to it. Jurassic Park is the only other movie that had the same effect on me in a theater.

[JBond]

Ditto. That and Goldeneye.

[moviespud]

Classic:
Lawrence of Arabia
Casablanca
The Third Man
Any Hitchcock- esp Psycho and The Birds
Bridge on the River Kwai

Modern-
Pirates of the Carribbean- 1 & 3
Spider-Man 1
Minority Report

[MasterChief117]

Any of the Terminators would of been great to see in theaters in my opinion.

[memphisbutcher]

2001
Jaws
Psycho
Godfather I and II
I have seen most of these on a projection but to be able to see them when they came out would be great, especially for the crowds reaction to Jaws.

[The Walrus]

The Fountain, Moulin Rogue!, Children of Men, and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Also, in a way, Fight Club might've been interesting.

[krushgroove19]

i always wanted to see fight club in a theater... it just seems like a more intimate experience there, whereas on my couch it's a lot easier to tune movies out.

[Fiverrabbit]

Surf's Up

[BoyScoutKevin]

The two best vampire films of the '80's. "Fright Night" and "Lair of the White Worm." I've now seen both films. "Fright Night" on TV and "Lair of the White Worm" on dvd w/ director's commentary, but I'd have liked to seen both films in a crowded theater, if only to see the audience's reaction.

[Dhamon22]

Equilibrium. Just watched it last night. Enjoyed it immensely.

[MasterChief117]

Saving Private Ryan would have been nice to see in Theaters.

[Boro]

Serenity

[Klimber]

Breakfast Club. It had just come out in early 1985 and I went to the movies with my father and brother and for some strange reason my father let me pick the film we would watch and so I overruled my brother and instead of watching one of the best movies of the 80's we watched to my eternal shame...Ghoulies.

[JBond]

They're going to show the first three Bond movies at a theater where I live this month. So I can cross Goldfinger off of my list.

[Ashift30]

Being 46, I have been blessed to have seen almost all of the above when they came out. I am missing out on many of the newer flicks because I don't have time to see them all.

Jaws and Aliens on opening weekend would be just as intense as you seeing The Dark Knight. It was a different time and we were not in sensory overload.

I would have loved to have seen the classics on opening day. Casablanca, African Queen, Topper, Arsenic and Old Lace, and Gunga Din would be mine.

[gar0781]

Yeah, Aliens would have been awesome to see in the theater. People must have been blown away when that came out.

[Starwars411]

Star Wars - The Original Trilogy (I did see the Special Edition of Empire in theaters, but I'd love to see the older ones)

Lord of the Rings 1 and 2

Gladiator

Fight Club

The Matrix

Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction

[Deexan]

The Fountain, Ghostbusters, Heat, The Shawshank Redemption, Airplane! (can't imagine there ever being a moment during a screening of that last one without somebody being in hysterics!)