What movies influenced you and when did you see them?
I tried to create a personal movie history using all the sources I had available (own records, websites listing television broadcast dates etc.).
1986
- Me born
1993
- Raider of the Lost Ark on TV. I watch my VHS recording so many times that my dad starts considering it ”unhealthy” and gets rid of it. A film geek is born.
1994
- You Only Live Twice (TV --> VHS). It was when watching this all time best Bond movie for the 15th time when I said ”When I grow up, I want to go to Japan”.
1995
Goldeneye in cinema with my dad. It was the first 16 rated film I saw in cinema. The "hand censorship" hits a few times during the film (note that this was the uncut print).
1996
- A Chinese Ghost Story on TV. The first Hong Kong film I see.
- Point of No Return (1993) on TV. I watch it secretly when my parents are sleeping. I still remember the excitement from the risk of getting caught. Other films I remember watching secretly as a kid; Robocop, Basic Instinct, Commando.
1998
- Titanic (hey, I was 11, forgive me!) twice in cinema. When was released on VHS me and a girl from upstairs have a competition who can watch it more times. I lose, despite watching it close to 10 times.
1999
- Seven Samurai on TV. The first Japanese film I see.
2000
- Bounce ko gals on TV. To some extent, it changes my life.
2001
- Jackie Brown and Pulp Fiction on TV. After Pulp Fiction the next day in school was a nightmare because I couldn’t think of anything else than the film...
2002
- The first import dvd; The Killer (Universe). It doesn’t play on my PS2, so I get Hard Boiled (Fox Lorber) instead. Some months later I buy the HK Video edition of The Killer.
2003
- Kill Bill Vol. 1. I don’t shave for two weeks, because I want to look older than I am (the film was rated 18, and I had to travel over 120 km with my friends (all underage) to see it in another city because it was not yet playing in my hometown.I couldn’t take any risks. Later I see it three or four more times in my hometown).
2004
- First Visa orders (Zatoichi and Kill Bill Vol. 1 R2J / yesasia)
- First Shaw Brothers film (The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter)
- I see Azumi and fall in love with Aya Ueto
- First anime (Ghost in the Shell and Akira) (assumably in 2004, possibly before, can’t confirm the year).
2005
- Taifu Club. Later in becomes my favourire movie of all time.
- Sex and Fury opens my eyes to 70’s JP exploitation
- My first time custom subbing; All About Lily Chou-Chou.
- Seven Samurai in cinema. There’s only four other people, and two of them leave during the half time. But I never forget this experience.
- First time attending a film festival (Helsinki International Film Festival). Films I see include Kamikaze Girls, 3-Iron and GitS 2: Innocence.
2008
- First time attending a midnight film festival (one night, seven films). Films I see include Three the Hard Way and Which Is Stronger, Karate Or the Tiger?
- I discover 1980’s JP TV high school action genre (Sukeban Deka, Rebellion League of Girls in Sailor Uniform etc.) and it costs me a lot of money...
Personal movie history
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1979 - Born (I don't think you want anymore detail than that!)
1990 - First '12' cert film at cinema: GREMLINS 2. My Mum took me and swore to the cashier I was 12 when I was 10. I memorised a fake birthday in case. Strangely enough I get the feeling I saw this before I caught up with the original on tape. Maybe it was the trailer or schoolyard word-of-mouth that persuaded me.
1990 - First '18' cert VHS retail: ENTER THE DRAGON (cut). Got this cheap because of a distributor clearout when Parkfield folded. My Dad wouldn't have normally allowed me an '18' but crucially he seemed cool with the idea of Bruce Lee and old Kung Fu movies. He figured it was just lots of guys in pyjamas chopping at each other and thus harmless.
1991 - First '18' cert VHS rented: PSYCHO II (I got away with this because it was a pre-cert that still had the cinema's 15 rating attached - and, yes, I talked my mum into it telling her it "was" a '15', which was technically true. From here I went trhu all the "classic" horror titles... Elm St, Friday the 13th, Halloween, etc... Used to invite my friends round for screenings)
1994 - First '15' cert film at cinema: ON DEADLY GROUND (cut). Saw this with a friend. He'd already started sneaking into '15' films the year before but it took me me a while to pluck up the courage. I was convinced I didn't look '15'. Got in no bother. I don't think I chanced my luck hanging around in the foyer to buy any concessions... probably raced straight into the dark.
1996 - First '18' cert film at cinema: FROM DUSK TILL DAWN. Went by myself for this one. Left school early one afternoon. Changed my clothes and off I went. Same cinema as above. My dearly departed fleapit where there were usually only two employees serving - both ageing women who I don't think cared enough to pester me about my underageness. When the '18' card appeared on screen I felt I'd lost my virginity.
1990 - First '12' cert film at cinema: GREMLINS 2. My Mum took me and swore to the cashier I was 12 when I was 10. I memorised a fake birthday in case. Strangely enough I get the feeling I saw this before I caught up with the original on tape. Maybe it was the trailer or schoolyard word-of-mouth that persuaded me.
1990 - First '18' cert VHS retail: ENTER THE DRAGON (cut). Got this cheap because of a distributor clearout when Parkfield folded. My Dad wouldn't have normally allowed me an '18' but crucially he seemed cool with the idea of Bruce Lee and old Kung Fu movies. He figured it was just lots of guys in pyjamas chopping at each other and thus harmless.
1991 - First '18' cert VHS rented: PSYCHO II (I got away with this because it was a pre-cert that still had the cinema's 15 rating attached - and, yes, I talked my mum into it telling her it "was" a '15', which was technically true. From here I went trhu all the "classic" horror titles... Elm St, Friday the 13th, Halloween, etc... Used to invite my friends round for screenings)
1994 - First '15' cert film at cinema: ON DEADLY GROUND (cut). Saw this with a friend. He'd already started sneaking into '15' films the year before but it took me me a while to pluck up the courage. I was convinced I didn't look '15'. Got in no bother. I don't think I chanced my luck hanging around in the foyer to buy any concessions... probably raced straight into the dark.
1996 - First '18' cert film at cinema: FROM DUSK TILL DAWN. Went by myself for this one. Left school early one afternoon. Changed my clothes and off I went. Same cinema as above. My dearly departed fleapit where there were usually only two employees serving - both ageing women who I don't think cared enough to pester me about my underageness. When the '18' card appeared on screen I felt I'd lost my virginity.
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I'm amazed you guys can remember this far back. I'm surprised you don't mind doing it Mark, given your morals about many other things.
I don't have a clue what my first 18 was. My parents were strict. I didn't see my first 15 until I was well 15 (I don't think so anyway). My parents would've never let me lie about my age. I remember asking my Mum if I could see Die Hard, aged 15 and she wouldn't let me.
I also remember really wanting to see Batman, aged 11 and then being really annoyed when it was bumped to a 15 on video. Oddly it's still 15 to this day, despite being 12 in the cinema.
Any idea why it is still a 15?
It was even classified again last December, still 15 (for something called "Online"). If they can give Dark Knight and Casino Royale a 12 rating, they can sure give this a 12 rating!
p.s - I saw Titanic and Water world twice at the cinema.
I don't have a clue what my first 18 was. My parents were strict. I didn't see my first 15 until I was well 15 (I don't think so anyway). My parents would've never let me lie about my age. I remember asking my Mum if I could see Die Hard, aged 15 and she wouldn't let me.
I also remember really wanting to see Batman, aged 11 and then being really annoyed when it was bumped to a 15 on video. Oddly it's still 15 to this day, despite being 12 in the cinema.
Any idea why it is still a 15?
It was even classified again last December, still 15 (for something called "Online"). If they can give Dark Knight and Casino Royale a 12 rating, they can sure give this a 12 rating!
p.s - I saw Titanic and Water world twice at the cinema.
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1979: Born
1983/1984: - Earliest memory of the cinema was watching Return of the Jedi in a relatively empty cinema, spent most of the film rounding around the aisle entertaining myself, but in 1984 I sort of started to become obsessed with films, all types of films.
1985: I see The Big Boss and Enter the Dragon round my Uncle's, still too young to be classified as a true fan, but the name and image of Bruce Lee was burnt into my mind from a young age. This was the year my parents first exposed me to an 18 rated film, t'was The Dead Zone. I finally got the chance to see Gremlins on VHS as well, I remember when that hit UK cinemas and there was a big double page spread about it in The Mirror that really captured my imagination. Back then you had to wait at least 4-6months for films to travel from Cinema to rental VHS. Those months waiting for Gremlins felt like a lifetime, but my Aunt finally got hold of a pirated copy (stright copy of the rental, so good quality) and that's where I lost my Horror-Comedy cherry! :-D
1986: I used to go with my brother to the local video rental store, which was family run and the owner was pretty flexible about what he'd rent out to me because he knew I was fairly mature at 7 when it came to literature and film. I rented and watched The Big Boss, Enter the Dragon and Fists of Fury. Back then The Big Boss made a real impression on me, it was the final image of Lee flying through the air.
1987/1988: A whole spate of wartime based films came out: Empire of the Sun, The Last Emperor, Hope and Glory, Wish you Were Here etc all came out in '87 and I caught all of them on VHS (which may have been in 88 ). I remember being rather depressed by the realism and working-class bleakness showing in Hope and Glory and Wish You Were Here, but was a big fan of Empire of the Sun.
1988/1989: I'm not sure what year Police Story 2 came out, but I remember the day it came out on rental VHS in the UK my parents rented it (VERY unusual for my parents to rent a foreign film, regardless of whether it was dubbed or not, I can only assume they did so because my uncle recommended it) but I distinctly remember the scene in the cafe when that stuntman goes through the pane of glass crotch first. I may have been exposed to chan back when Police Story 1 came out, but this was really the first time Jackie Chan's name was burnt into my brain.
1989: Although I'd been exposed to many adult films, I'd always been a bit of a pussy when it came to straight horror - The Thing and The Entity really scared the shit out of me when I watched most of them in a room full of my family. 1989 was the year I watched a horror film on my own: Nightmare on Elm Street 3 - which I know is more a horror comedy, but after that I watched all the Nightmare films and rented all the Friday the 13th films and really got into horror in a big way. In a way 1986 became a really important film you for me in 1989, as many "80s classic" horror films came out in 1986.
I also watched Manhunter for the first time, which to this day is one of my all time favourite films.
Bloodsport hit my local video store (same guy i mentioned before recommended it to me), this was when I became a JCVD fan, watched all his films to date at that point (which was like, Black Eagle, No Retreat No Surrender, and Bloodsport). Followed Van Damme's films religiously for a good while.
1990: The year I really became a HK film nut, mostly based around martial arts. Channel 4 had the infamous season of HK action and I watched every single Jackie Chan film they showed (Armour of God, etc), but other classics like Mr Vampire, Spooky Encounters, Zu. I remember phoning up all my local video stores asking about Zu on VHS but no one had a clue what I was talking about. I started renting every video from my local stores that had Jackie Chan in it, and I was exposed to all the "three brothers" films.
This was also the year I became a really serious film fan, a day didn't go by without me watching at least one film. Batman came out in the UK and I went to watch my first 12 with my mother. This was the last time I ever went to the cinema with my mother alone.
1991: Akira is released, first MangaUK title, first anime film for me (I literally watched as it was being placed on the rental shelves and snatched it up right away), didn;t understand most of it, but the imagery and vibe blew me away. From this point I rented every MangaUK title that came out for a few years and became a serious Anime nut. I was even a member of the Manga club (anyone remember that? Collecting those Manga tokens from buying the videos?).
91 was the year I branched out from Jackie, JCVD. and Bruce obsession to all forms of DTV action, Norris, Seagal, Rothrock, Billy Blanks, Avedon, Dudikoff, Don Wilson, hell I even watched Lorenzo Lamas films!
I caught my first 15 at the cinema this year as well: Highlander II. I remember me and my m8 getting to the ticket booth and the cashier accepts out order for 2 tickets and we're thinking "we're in! we did it!" then the cashier asked for adult ticket prices! We didn't have enough money and had to leave. We got in ok the next day though.
1992/1993: I would rent and watch everything, almost every iconic film that came out in these years I'd see, regardless of whether they would be banned or not (local video van would always deal in dodgy pirates). This year my m8's friend borrowed a big bag of foreign videos which was a veritable goldmine for film freaks like me, really obscure stuff like the German VHS release of Texas Chainsaw Massacre pt.3. There was also a bunch of crazy Japanese films like Robot Ninja, which was great fun for a kid back then. It also had an uncut US VHS of Evil Dead, which was a big deal back then when only the tame UK VHS version was around.
1993 - 1995: One of my local stores did a "7 films for 7 days for £7" deal that me and a friend would go halves on, we saw every single horror title in that place through this deal. Really crap DTV stuff and all. I would visit my local video van for the 1hr every night he parked on the our estate, I became known to the locals as the kid who'd seen almost every title in the place and was regularly asked for recommendations.
Around 1996 I sort of withdrew from being a film obsessive a little for the next 3 years, as I concentrated more on TV shows and higher education. I got back into cinema big time around 1999 when I got a computer capable of playing DVDs, and was always buying from HK DVD etailers. This was where I became a hardcore asian film fan, all HK, Korea, Japan at the same time.
1983/1984: - Earliest memory of the cinema was watching Return of the Jedi in a relatively empty cinema, spent most of the film rounding around the aisle entertaining myself, but in 1984 I sort of started to become obsessed with films, all types of films.
1985: I see The Big Boss and Enter the Dragon round my Uncle's, still too young to be classified as a true fan, but the name and image of Bruce Lee was burnt into my mind from a young age. This was the year my parents first exposed me to an 18 rated film, t'was The Dead Zone. I finally got the chance to see Gremlins on VHS as well, I remember when that hit UK cinemas and there was a big double page spread about it in The Mirror that really captured my imagination. Back then you had to wait at least 4-6months for films to travel from Cinema to rental VHS. Those months waiting for Gremlins felt like a lifetime, but my Aunt finally got hold of a pirated copy (stright copy of the rental, so good quality) and that's where I lost my Horror-Comedy cherry! :-D
1986: I used to go with my brother to the local video rental store, which was family run and the owner was pretty flexible about what he'd rent out to me because he knew I was fairly mature at 7 when it came to literature and film. I rented and watched The Big Boss, Enter the Dragon and Fists of Fury. Back then The Big Boss made a real impression on me, it was the final image of Lee flying through the air.
1987/1988: A whole spate of wartime based films came out: Empire of the Sun, The Last Emperor, Hope and Glory, Wish you Were Here etc all came out in '87 and I caught all of them on VHS (which may have been in 88 ). I remember being rather depressed by the realism and working-class bleakness showing in Hope and Glory and Wish You Were Here, but was a big fan of Empire of the Sun.
1988/1989: I'm not sure what year Police Story 2 came out, but I remember the day it came out on rental VHS in the UK my parents rented it (VERY unusual for my parents to rent a foreign film, regardless of whether it was dubbed or not, I can only assume they did so because my uncle recommended it) but I distinctly remember the scene in the cafe when that stuntman goes through the pane of glass crotch first. I may have been exposed to chan back when Police Story 1 came out, but this was really the first time Jackie Chan's name was burnt into my brain.
1989: Although I'd been exposed to many adult films, I'd always been a bit of a pussy when it came to straight horror - The Thing and The Entity really scared the shit out of me when I watched most of them in a room full of my family. 1989 was the year I watched a horror film on my own: Nightmare on Elm Street 3 - which I know is more a horror comedy, but after that I watched all the Nightmare films and rented all the Friday the 13th films and really got into horror in a big way. In a way 1986 became a really important film you for me in 1989, as many "80s classic" horror films came out in 1986.
I also watched Manhunter for the first time, which to this day is one of my all time favourite films.
Bloodsport hit my local video store (same guy i mentioned before recommended it to me), this was when I became a JCVD fan, watched all his films to date at that point (which was like, Black Eagle, No Retreat No Surrender, and Bloodsport). Followed Van Damme's films religiously for a good while.
1990: The year I really became a HK film nut, mostly based around martial arts. Channel 4 had the infamous season of HK action and I watched every single Jackie Chan film they showed (Armour of God, etc), but other classics like Mr Vampire, Spooky Encounters, Zu. I remember phoning up all my local video stores asking about Zu on VHS but no one had a clue what I was talking about. I started renting every video from my local stores that had Jackie Chan in it, and I was exposed to all the "three brothers" films.
This was also the year I became a really serious film fan, a day didn't go by without me watching at least one film. Batman came out in the UK and I went to watch my first 12 with my mother. This was the last time I ever went to the cinema with my mother alone.
1991: Akira is released, first MangaUK title, first anime film for me (I literally watched as it was being placed on the rental shelves and snatched it up right away), didn;t understand most of it, but the imagery and vibe blew me away. From this point I rented every MangaUK title that came out for a few years and became a serious Anime nut. I was even a member of the Manga club (anyone remember that? Collecting those Manga tokens from buying the videos?).
91 was the year I branched out from Jackie, JCVD. and Bruce obsession to all forms of DTV action, Norris, Seagal, Rothrock, Billy Blanks, Avedon, Dudikoff, Don Wilson, hell I even watched Lorenzo Lamas films!
I caught my first 15 at the cinema this year as well: Highlander II. I remember me and my m8 getting to the ticket booth and the cashier accepts out order for 2 tickets and we're thinking "we're in! we did it!" then the cashier asked for adult ticket prices! We didn't have enough money and had to leave. We got in ok the next day though.
1992/1993: I would rent and watch everything, almost every iconic film that came out in these years I'd see, regardless of whether they would be banned or not (local video van would always deal in dodgy pirates). This year my m8's friend borrowed a big bag of foreign videos which was a veritable goldmine for film freaks like me, really obscure stuff like the German VHS release of Texas Chainsaw Massacre pt.3. There was also a bunch of crazy Japanese films like Robot Ninja, which was great fun for a kid back then. It also had an uncut US VHS of Evil Dead, which was a big deal back then when only the tame UK VHS version was around.
1993 - 1995: One of my local stores did a "7 films for 7 days for £7" deal that me and a friend would go halves on, we saw every single horror title in that place through this deal. Really crap DTV stuff and all. I would visit my local video van for the 1hr every night he parked on the our estate, I became known to the locals as the kid who'd seen almost every title in the place and was regularly asked for recommendations.
Around 1996 I sort of withdrew from being a film obsessive a little for the next 3 years, as I concentrated more on TV shows and higher education. I got back into cinema big time around 1999 when I got a computer capable of playing DVDs, and was always buying from HK DVD etailers. This was where I became a hardcore asian film fan, all HK, Korea, Japan at the same time.
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The studio has to resubmit it for classification, the BBFC won't just revisit a film on their own decision and think "well this can be a lower rating". I guess the UK distributors never felt the need to resubmit it.bradavon wrote:Any idea why it is still a 15?
It was even classified again last December, still 15 (for something called "Online").
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1978 – born
Enjoyed watching some Burt Reynolds films as a kid like Smokey and the Bandit and Cannon Ball Run. Probably the first time I saw Jackie Chan.
1988. Saw first Jackie Chan film, Armour of God.
Robocop (1988/1989)
The first 18 rated VHS I ever saw. Watched it with my dad. Watched a lot of other 18s with him as well. He did watch some of them first to see if they were suitable.
1991? Watched the infamous HK movie season on channel 4 too. The first was the Asian horror season over Christmas. (Zu warriors, Spooky Encounters, Rouge, Spiritual love and Mr vampire). It was repeated again two years later. I managed to track down a copy of Spooky Encounters from Shaolin Video. It was such a bootleg.
Terminator 2 (1991)
The first 15 rated film I saw in the cinema I was wearing a T2 t-shirt and we all looked really keen so they let us in. Can’t remember if we had fake IDs or not. The second best cinematic experience I ever had.
1992? Watched the Jackie Chan season on channel 4 over Christmas (Police story, Police story 2, Wheels on meals, Project A and Project A part 2). The Asian film seasons over Christmas were something I really looked forward to. Sadly they stopped.
I also saw the Akira Kurosawa and Takeshi Kitano seasons when they were on. I can’t remember if they were on BBC 2 or Channel 4 though. BBC2 did have a kung fu night when they showed the Prodigal Son. Does anyone remember when these were on?
The Crow (1994)
The first 18 rated film I saw in the cinema. Definitely got in with a fake ID this time. Probably the best cinematic experience I ever had.
Didn't you see any on TV or at a friend's house. I remember watching robocop again at a friend's 10/11th birthday party. Murphy getting his arm shot off really freaked out one of them.
Enjoyed watching some Burt Reynolds films as a kid like Smokey and the Bandit and Cannon Ball Run. Probably the first time I saw Jackie Chan.
1988. Saw first Jackie Chan film, Armour of God.
Robocop (1988/1989)
The first 18 rated VHS I ever saw. Watched it with my dad. Watched a lot of other 18s with him as well. He did watch some of them first to see if they were suitable.
1991? Watched the infamous HK movie season on channel 4 too. The first was the Asian horror season over Christmas. (Zu warriors, Spooky Encounters, Rouge, Spiritual love and Mr vampire). It was repeated again two years later. I managed to track down a copy of Spooky Encounters from Shaolin Video. It was such a bootleg.
Terminator 2 (1991)
The first 15 rated film I saw in the cinema I was wearing a T2 t-shirt and we all looked really keen so they let us in. Can’t remember if we had fake IDs or not. The second best cinematic experience I ever had.
1992? Watched the Jackie Chan season on channel 4 over Christmas (Police story, Police story 2, Wheels on meals, Project A and Project A part 2). The Asian film seasons over Christmas were something I really looked forward to. Sadly they stopped.
I also saw the Akira Kurosawa and Takeshi Kitano seasons when they were on. I can’t remember if they were on BBC 2 or Channel 4 though. BBC2 did have a kung fu night when they showed the Prodigal Son. Does anyone remember when these were on?
The Crow (1994)
The first 18 rated film I saw in the cinema. Definitely got in with a fake ID this time. Probably the best cinematic experience I ever had.
I don't have a clue what my first 18 was. My parents were strict. I didn't see my first 15 until I was well 15 (I don't think so anyway). My parents would've never let me lie about my age. I remember asking my Mum if I could see Die Hard, aged 15 and she wouldn't let me.
Didn't you see any on TV or at a friend's house. I remember watching robocop again at a friend's 10/11th birthday party. Murphy getting his arm shot off really freaked out one of them.
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I remember seeing ETD at a young age, enjoying it but not really appreciating it until much later.
Except there are submissions for 1992, 2004 and 2008, so it has been resubmitted, three times. Thanks though.Shingster wrote:The studio has to resubmit it for classification, the BBFC won't just revisit a film on their own decision and think "well this can be a lower rating". I guess the UK distributors never felt the need to resubmit it.
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The first time I saw this on TV (I'm not sure how old I was), I felt physically sick and went all dizzy, it affected me so badly I felt like I was being the one shot to death, this is why kids shouldn't watch 18's haha.APPINESS wrote:Robocop (1988/1989)
The first 18 rated VHS I ever saw birthday party. Murphy getting his arm shot off really freaked out one of them.
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Goldeneye in cinema with my dad. It was the first 16 rated film I saw in cinema. The "hand censorship" hits a few times during the film (note that this was the uncut print).
1995
Goldeneye in cinema with my dad. It was the first 16 rated film I saw in cinema. The "hand censorship" hits a few times during the film (note that this was the uncut print).
I also have nice memories of this film. It was on TV summer 1998 (when I was 11). I recorded it, but my dad wanted to watch it with me to see if it was suitable for me. I knew it wouldn't be, so I waited till he forgot about it. I'd only dare to watch it when my parents were out of town. It was the most notorious violent movie ever made, haha.gasteropod wrote:The first time I saw this on TV (I'm not sure how old I was), I felt physically sick and went all dizzy, it affected me so badly I felt like I was being the one shot to death, this is why kids shouldn't watch 18's haha.APPINESS wrote:Robocop (1988/1989)
The first 18 rated VHS I ever saw birthday party. Murphy getting his arm shot off really freaked out one of them.
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I sometimes remember trivial things from decades ago but couldn't tell you what I did five mins ago.bradavon wrote:I'm amazed you guys can remember this far back.
You what?I'm surprised you don't mind doing it Mark, given your morals about many other things.
That's pretty strict. Your mistake was in asking.My parents would've never let me lie about my age. I remember asking my Mum if I could see Die Hard, aged 15 and she wouldn't let me.
Ah, yeah. All my friends from the neighbourhood who were a bit older than me went to see this and me being only 9 got left behind. That sucked.I also remember really wanting to see Batman, aged 11 and then being really annoyed when it was bumped to a 15 on video. Oddly it's still 15 to this day, despite being 12 in the cinema.
Because it's never been resubmitted for a new certificate. Warners are obviously content with keeping the '15'.Any idea why it is still a 15?
Online is for (legal) downloads. There's an option where you can submit a video work for a classification without the requirement of it being screened for the BBFC. This means it can re-pass with the same ceritficate as before if it's the exact same version that has previously been passed with that rating. Batman is an example.It was even classified again last December, still 15 (for something called "Online").
I wouldn't brag.p.s - I saw Titanic and Water world twice at the cinema.
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A Double bill of Rabid & Deathdream were the first "X" films i saw at the cinema.i was 13,i followed these up pretty quickly by seeing Saturday Night Fever,Scum,Game Of Death, a double bill of Death Race 2000 & Enter The Dragon and rounded it off with another double bill of Last Tango In Paris & Emily 
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Lol... he watched Robocop first and then thought "yeah, that's fine". My parents had no interest in the films I wanted to see so they didn't know what I was watching and I downplayed any violence-horror elements. My Dad who was quite strict (and hates violent films himself) rented me Child's Play 2 back in 1991 (when I was 11) because I told him it wouldn't be that bad for me. As it was only a '15' he took my word for it.APPINESS wrote:Robocop (1988/1989)
The first 18 rated VHS I ever saw. Watched it with my dad. Watched a lot of other 18s with him as well. He did watch some of them first to see if they were suitable.
Reminds me my first '18' film was actually Robocop. I saw it when I was 10 at a friend's brithday party. I'd never seen a really violent film before and had a hard time with a couple of the strongest moments (like Murphy's death).
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What is hand censorship?HungFist wrote:1995
Goldeneye in cinema with my dad. It was the first 16 rated film I saw in cinema. The "hand censorship" hits a few times during the film (note that this was the uncut print).
I can be like that sometimes too, just not over specific years I saw certain films.Markgway wrote:I sometimes remember trivial things from decades ago but couldn't tell you what I did five mins ago.
I'm honest, sometimes too honest. I thought you were tooMarkgway wrote:That's pretty strict. Your mistake was in asking.
.I thought that but wasn't sure about the new submission.Markgway wrote:Because it's never been resubmitted for a new certificate. Warners are obviously content with keeping the '15'.
Thanks. There's also this rather odd Video submission by "On Demand Management":Online is for (legal) downloads. There's an option where you can submit a video work for a classification without the requirement of it being screened for the BBFC. This means it can re-pass with the same ceritficate as before if it's the exact same version that has previously been passed with that rating. Batman is an example
http://www.bbfc.org.uk/website/Classifi ... enDocument
I first thought it's the same Online version but it's 4 years earlier and not from Warner. Otherwise the only one of the original submission was in 1992 and obviously that's only 3 years later.
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Ok, I can't give as much of a dated history as you guys, but I can give some of the films that I know had an impact...
Star Wars
When I had a baby-sitter before I started school, they had this on VHS. I think I watched it every single day I was at their place. So much so that at the age of 3/4 I had basically memorised the script. I think I can probably blame this film for me becoming 1) a film geek 2) very much interested in space and astronomy.
Gremlins
Think I saw this in the cinema at a young age (not sure about the cinema part), and do recall it scaring the shit out of me and it giving me nightmares!
Back To The Future 2 & 3
I guess I really like part 1, but part 2 and 3 were a great and surprise cinema experience. If I recall correctly part 3 came out in the cinema literally weeks after part 2. When I was young cinema outings were not that common and my parents surprised me and my brother by taking us to see both of them within weeks of each other!
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
My first video!! Fantastic film, which i loved and watched many times. The mix of cartoon and live action made it brilliant for me!
Project A
My first entry into Hong Kong cinema. My parents used to record all the Jackie Chan films that were shown late night on Channel 4 when they had a Jackie Chan season going. I couldn't believe the action in these films, as I had been used to the JCVD style of action. It took me a while to source more HK films, but once I got into it I never looked back!
The Crow
It astounded me back in my late teen years. I was into metal/goth things, and the gothic look of this had me salivating. Stereotypical I know, but it is a fecking awesome film to boot!
A Tale Of Two Sisters
Only the 2nd film I can ever remember that immediately after i finished watching it the first time, I put it straight back on for its 2nd viewing (the 1st film was Police Academy 3 - Citizens on Patrol... I was young). The film had me at Hello. Complex, a mind fuck with great twists... everything about it was incredible.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
How awesome was it seeing a full on wuxia film on the big screen? Made me feel rather smug that I had already been watching films of this style for years, while all the other wannabes were giving all the talk as if they had been!!
Contact
This film fills me with absolute wonder and fantasy every single time I see it. Coming from an astronomy education background, where one of my main interests was SETI, Jodie Foster's discovery in this film is my academic wet dream, my absolute fantasy for what I could discover and be involved in. I now no longer work in the astornomical field and every single time I've seen this film since I left or knew I was leaving it has left me completely depressed and wrought with emotion. There are incredibly few films that have that much of an emotional impact and response on me.
There are tons of other film that I know are among my favourite films that haven't been mentioned, but these films I think were more the defining moment sort of films, rather than just a list of my fave films. I've probably missed some films out...
Star Wars
When I had a baby-sitter before I started school, they had this on VHS. I think I watched it every single day I was at their place. So much so that at the age of 3/4 I had basically memorised the script. I think I can probably blame this film for me becoming 1) a film geek 2) very much interested in space and astronomy.
Gremlins
Think I saw this in the cinema at a young age (not sure about the cinema part), and do recall it scaring the shit out of me and it giving me nightmares!
Back To The Future 2 & 3
I guess I really like part 1, but part 2 and 3 were a great and surprise cinema experience. If I recall correctly part 3 came out in the cinema literally weeks after part 2. When I was young cinema outings were not that common and my parents surprised me and my brother by taking us to see both of them within weeks of each other!
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
My first video!! Fantastic film, which i loved and watched many times. The mix of cartoon and live action made it brilliant for me!
Project A
My first entry into Hong Kong cinema. My parents used to record all the Jackie Chan films that were shown late night on Channel 4 when they had a Jackie Chan season going. I couldn't believe the action in these films, as I had been used to the JCVD style of action. It took me a while to source more HK films, but once I got into it I never looked back!
The Crow
It astounded me back in my late teen years. I was into metal/goth things, and the gothic look of this had me salivating. Stereotypical I know, but it is a fecking awesome film to boot!
A Tale Of Two Sisters
Only the 2nd film I can ever remember that immediately after i finished watching it the first time, I put it straight back on for its 2nd viewing (the 1st film was Police Academy 3 - Citizens on Patrol... I was young). The film had me at Hello. Complex, a mind fuck with great twists... everything about it was incredible.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
How awesome was it seeing a full on wuxia film on the big screen? Made me feel rather smug that I had already been watching films of this style for years, while all the other wannabes were giving all the talk as if they had been!!
Contact
This film fills me with absolute wonder and fantasy every single time I see it. Coming from an astronomy education background, where one of my main interests was SETI, Jodie Foster's discovery in this film is my academic wet dream, my absolute fantasy for what I could discover and be involved in. I now no longer work in the astornomical field and every single time I've seen this film since I left or knew I was leaving it has left me completely depressed and wrought with emotion. There are incredibly few films that have that much of an emotional impact and response on me.
There are tons of other film that I know are among my favourite films that haven't been mentioned, but these films I think were more the defining moment sort of films, rather than just a list of my fave films. I've probably missed some films out...
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Honest, not stupid!bradavon wrote:I'm honest, sometimes too honest. I thought you were too
That's for TV rental.Thanks. There's also this rather odd Video submission by "On Demand Management":
The last time the film was submitted for screening was before the '12' cert existed. The rest are just on-paper submissions. You fill out the form, pay the fees, and that's it.Otherwise the only one of the original submission was in 1992 and obviously that's only 3 years later.
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What did you do with the rest of the hour?degeneration wrote:Star Wars
So much so that at the age of 3/4 I had basically memorised the script.
It was a '15' at the cinema so unless you were born circa 1969...Gremlins
Think I saw this in the cinema at a young age (not sure about the cinema part), and do recall it scaring the shit out of me and it giving me nightmares!
It was 9 months after.Back To The Future 2 & 3
If I recall correctly part 3 came out in the cinema literally weeks after part 2.
I thought it was shit... lolA Tale Of Two Sisters
Only the 2nd film I can ever remember that immediately after i finished watching it the first time, I put it straight back on for its 2nd viewing (the 1st film was Police Academy 3 - Citizens on Patrol... I was young). The film had me at Hello. Complex, a mind fuck with great twists... everything about it was incredible.
And it's Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol. 8)
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1982 Me born
1989 (?) Can't remember the first film I recall at the cinema, it was either Honey I Shrunk The Kids (great fun) or The Little Mermaid.
Before that though I think I watched some classic Disneys on VHS like Pinocchio and Sleeping Beauty.
1993 The first "12" film I saw at the cinema (when I was 11). I think it was Mrs. Doubtfire - it must have been rated that way by the local council.
Also around that time I asked my dad if I could watch Beetlejuice when it was on TV, he decided it wasn't suitable and wouldn't let me.
1995 My first Bond experience at the cinema - it was Goldeneye. Great film, enjoyed it
Also saw my first foreign film - strangely, 3 Colours: White on Channel 4. It was a "15", I felt grown up
1997 (?) Remember watching an Italian film on Channel 4 called "Learning To Fly" - a quirky little movie about a filmmaker who turns into a cartoon
1998 Saw Rush Hour, probably my first exposure to Jackie Chan movies, then rented JC movies (Mr. Nice Guy, Rumble In The Bronx etc) from Blockbuster and HK films from my local library which were my first entries into HK cinema, Tiger on the Beat, Wing Chun etc and then started collecting MIHK VHS. Police Story, Bullet In The Head, A Chinese Ghost Story... in Film Studies (2000) I felt quietly smug I knew quite a lot about HK cinema and had seen ACGS before
1999 My first "18" at the cinema was American Beauty I think (I was 17). I watched it with my dad.
Watched Police Story 2 on TV (actually I recorded it). It was uncut and subtitled (the first JC film I saw in Chinese and I was blown away. It seemed new and exciting.
1999? My first Bruce Lee films, The Big Boss and Game of Death. I remember renting a video where I saw the uncut Bruce trailers and nanchuku footage for the first time - brilliant.
1998? My first Wong Kar Wai film, Chungking Express, it was on TV. This was followed by Fallen Angels.
2000 Saw Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon at the cinema.
2001 My first DVD Player - I started off buying lots of HKL DVDs and it was a joy to see Fist of Fury, Big Boss, Police Story properly, and from there I can't believe I watched films like Wizard Of Oz, Gone With The Wind, Robocop et al for the first time.
I think I saw Seven Samurai around this period - possibly on the BFI DVD, it was amazing.
2002 Saw Hero at the cinema - I was about the only one in the cinema
2004 My 2nd DVD Player - still bought HKL/PA DVDs when they exsisted, Musa, Bang Rajan etc.
1989 (?) Can't remember the first film I recall at the cinema, it was either Honey I Shrunk The Kids (great fun) or The Little Mermaid.
Before that though I think I watched some classic Disneys on VHS like Pinocchio and Sleeping Beauty.
1993 The first "12" film I saw at the cinema (when I was 11). I think it was Mrs. Doubtfire - it must have been rated that way by the local council.
Also around that time I asked my dad if I could watch Beetlejuice when it was on TV, he decided it wasn't suitable and wouldn't let me.
1995 My first Bond experience at the cinema - it was Goldeneye. Great film, enjoyed it
Also saw my first foreign film - strangely, 3 Colours: White on Channel 4. It was a "15", I felt grown up
1997 (?) Remember watching an Italian film on Channel 4 called "Learning To Fly" - a quirky little movie about a filmmaker who turns into a cartoon
1998 Saw Rush Hour, probably my first exposure to Jackie Chan movies, then rented JC movies (Mr. Nice Guy, Rumble In The Bronx etc) from Blockbuster and HK films from my local library which were my first entries into HK cinema, Tiger on the Beat, Wing Chun etc and then started collecting MIHK VHS. Police Story, Bullet In The Head, A Chinese Ghost Story... in Film Studies (2000) I felt quietly smug I knew quite a lot about HK cinema and had seen ACGS before
1999 My first "18" at the cinema was American Beauty I think (I was 17). I watched it with my dad.
Watched Police Story 2 on TV (actually I recorded it). It was uncut and subtitled (the first JC film I saw in Chinese and I was blown away. It seemed new and exciting.
1999? My first Bruce Lee films, The Big Boss and Game of Death. I remember renting a video where I saw the uncut Bruce trailers and nanchuku footage for the first time - brilliant.
1998? My first Wong Kar Wai film, Chungking Express, it was on TV. This was followed by Fallen Angels.
2000 Saw Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon at the cinema.
2001 My first DVD Player - I started off buying lots of HKL DVDs and it was a joy to see Fist of Fury, Big Boss, Police Story properly, and from there I can't believe I watched films like Wizard Of Oz, Gone With The Wind, Robocop et al for the first time.
I think I saw Seven Samurai around this period - possibly on the BFI DVD, it was amazing.
2002 Saw Hero at the cinema - I was about the only one in the cinema
2004 My 2nd DVD Player - still bought HKL/PA DVDs when they exsisted, Musa, Bang Rajan etc.
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The BBFC passed it with an uncut '12'. When a lot of morons, er, parents complained several local council reduced the rating to a 'PG'. Later the film was re-released as a 'PG' with 13 secs of cuts for innuendo (and even that was still lenient).grim_tales wrote:1993 The first "12" film I saw at the cinema (when I was 11). I think it was Mrs. Doubtfire - it must have been rated that way by the local council.
Used to??grim_tales wrote:I used to love the humour, songs and parodies
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