you know, i’ve NEVER seen Lion In Winter, and it’s supposed to be really excellent. ok, now i should find it.
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If you like historical period drama with great acting and dialogue, then LiW is the ticket.
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Video from 2077 on the 100th anniversary of the movie’s debut:
Originally titled “A New Hope” it was hastily renamed “Star Wars” to take advantage of the hype surrounding Ronald Reagan’s defense shield initiative which had led to Nikita Kruschev’s surrender. But perhaps the most amazing thing was that the movie had its debut in China. Yes, that’s right, and people came from all over the world to a Chinese theater to see it in person, long before television or the internet would allow viewing movies from the comforts of home.
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It’s really worth a watch. I preferred Katharine Hepburn as Eleanor of Aquitaine to Glenn Close, but I preferred Patrick Stewart to Peter O’Toole as Henry II.
If you’re a Dalton fan I say the 1968 version is a must watch, perfect on a cold winter’s eve with a hot toddy.
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Timothy Dalton is, IMHO, the most underrated Bond.
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And he’s in The Rocketeer.
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Everyone makes mistakes. 
JK, I enjoyed The Rocketeer when I saw it in theaters and I’ve avoided ever revisiting it as I’m almost certain it’s been visited by the suck fairy.
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I seem to remember the advertisements on TV played during The Muppet Show. Sound right to anyone?
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Have some respect for the man, his name is BRIAN BLESSED!
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I saw ROTJ when I was 4, in a cinema in an Northern English town that used to be a nightclub where the likes of Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles had performed. I think I was at the right age for the Ewoks but it was Leia who had the biggest impact on me. She got to shoot blasters and wear dresses, I wanted to be like her, despite all the people around me telling me I was a boy.
I transitioned soon after I left my parents home 18 years later, but I still haven’t dressed up as Leia 
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Like many others who’ve posted, I saw it in the summer of '77, when I was 18. My friends and I had been working at a summer camp so no trailer, news stories, or other hype to prepare us for what was to be THE GREATEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE TO THAT POINT. All we knew was that there was a new space movie out that was really good. With the first scene of the Star Destroyer sailing across the screen, the soundtrack booming, and the giant text scrolling, my jaw dropped and didn’t close until sometime later that evening. Holy shit on a shingle, I’d never seen anything like that before, I felt like Ralphie with his new BB gun. I went on to see it 27 more times before the year was out, each with the same jaw dropping impact. It would probably still have the same impact if that dumbass hadn’t spoiled it with those “extra” scenes. But still, what a great movie - thanks for reminding me of one of the best times of my life! And Bev, if you’re out there, I’m sorry I was so crabby about going in the first place …
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I was 17. I remember waiting in line to buy tickets for a show that was in a couple/few hours. Waited around Boston until we could go int.
I wasn’t impressed.
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I saw it at the Smith Haven mall… in 1997. I’d vaguely heard of star wars before that, but somehow despite being a sci fi and fantasy fan I’d never seen any of it before the rerelease (I was 10 at the time).
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Playing fake Errol Flynn. With a great fridge hilarious quote, "Who are they going to believe? A cheap crook, or the number-three box-office star in America?”
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It’s great reading all these memories! Also somewhat gratifying that many BBers are closer to my age than I thought. (BTW I was 11 and saw Star Wars at the Broadmoor Theater in Baton Rouge, LA.)
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Saw this in the same palace theater in which I saw Star Wars. As a then-13 year-old it was fun, but it was no Star Wars.
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Totally agree. The Living Daylights was my first Bond movie (I think I might have seen it in the theater as a kid) and it will always have a special place in my heart. Dalton was cool as a cucumber but had enough comedic timing, a great combo.
Btw I watched all of Flash Gordon 1980 last night — oh my god! Don’t know how I managed to avoid it for so long. Max von Sydow as Ming the Merciless really stole the show for me. It’s hard to understand what they were trying to go for, as it feels like a film that could have been made, stylistically, in the 1940s or 50s. It seems to have influenced David Lynch’s Dune, and probably much else. Fairly esoteric themes and symbolism throughout as well, obviously tickling my fancy (the stylized Masonic motifs everywhere were hard to miss). Can’t wait to see what films bb sends my way next — between Quest for Fire and now this over the past few weeks, we are on a roll!
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Its probably because both films were produced by Dino DiLaurentis and probably used some of the same people for set design and costuming…and Max von Sydow.
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Virtually the same story here. 5 y.o., saw it while visiting family in Michigan - one of my older cousins worked at the local theater and got us tickets. I had no clue what I was in for, but it changed my life for years. (along with comic books and MAD Magazine, also discovered that summer)
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Just wait till you see the sequel! That ending will really send you for a loop.
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