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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD? VHS. I was with my parents, at home.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it? I had a few friends that had seen it and said it was good. I was 13, so I don't remember a whole lot.

3 - How was your first viewing experience? It was good. I don't remember being scared by it, but my sister definitely was. I definitely thought the face mask part was awesome.

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since? No idea on this one. Probably about 5.

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share? Just that I'm thankful my dad liked horror movies and let me watch it.

I haven't seen Silence of the Lambs in years. I'm talking 90s. I can't even remember seeing the whole movie. I'll put it on my watch list. I will say that I think Manhunter is the best in this series. I'll check out that new TV show that airs soon.

1. The first time I watched it was probably when I was five on vhs.

2. None, I just watched it. I did not really have any friends.

3. My first viewing experience was great, I really enjoyed it.

4. I have re-watched it dozens to hundreds of times, this movie is awesome.

5. The only memory I can think of was that I tried to imiate Hannibal, in terms of his manners.

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You may have already seen it; but in case you haven't, I thought Red Dragon was very good. It has Edward Norton and Hopkins. Was a suspenseful chess game I thought.

The film which made Hannibal Lecter a popular name for audiences worldwide. Certainly a landmark in films of that era.


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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did the "twist" make you jump out of the seat?

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD? One of the few movies that I saw more than once in the theatre.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it? I've always liked ghost movies, so I was anxious to see it.

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did the "twist" make you jump out of the seat? I thought it was great. Still do. I didn't expect the twist, but I also had no clue what the movie was about, going into it, other than ghosts.

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since? A few. I don't own it, and I own a lot of movies. So I guess that says something.

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share? When I took my sister with me to see it, the theatre blinked the lights on and off before the film started, mimicking supernatural activity. I thought that was great, and hoped it was a sign of a coming return of theatre parlor tricks and humbuggery. Unfortunately, it was just an isolated incident.

Anyone else want to share their first experience with The Sixth Sense?

1. On DVD.

2. Somehow I found out about the twist. Don't remember how.

3. No surprise on the twist. It was obvious seeing the movie. I didn't understand the big deal. The only jump surprise I recall was a scene with someone hanging I think in a room.

4. Zero.

5. None really. Maybe I'll watch it again one day. I don't think it was a bad movie. But I don't remember being really excited about it either.

Anyone else?

Why not...

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

DVD

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

I heard it did well at the box office and people said they liked it but I knew nothing about it before viewing.

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did the "twist" make you jump out of the seat?

No jumps, but I felt entertained throughout the film. I guessed the twist early on so I wasn't really shocked.

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

Probably once on cable.

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

Not that I can remember. I remember thinking it was an "ok" movie, but I didn't feel I had just witnessed an event or a happening like many others did. Perhaps if I hadn't been able to guess the "twist" it would have been different.

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was your first viewing experience?

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?
On TV, on the Saturday afternoon horror show, Dr. Shock.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
No

3 - How was your first viewing experience?
I was enthralled.

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?
Too many to count.

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
Can't think of any.

Hey V? Which movie to you mean? You mean 1954 Gojira/Godzilla, or the '1956' Godzilla, King of the Monsters with raymond burr? In some ways, they are the same, and many diehards would insist they are very different.

You probably mean Gojira, but I'll write about both.


1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

Even though I was a gigantic Godzilla fan, I saw 90% of the pre-1984 Godzilla movies as a kid, except for Gojira (which was not available) and Godzilla, King of the Monsters, which very rarely was shown on TV. I had to miss it every time it was on TV.

I finally saw Godzilla, King of the Monsters on VHS around 2000. And finally was able to see Gojira around 2008 on DVD I rented from Blockbuster Mail.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

I had heard from general media that Gojira was anti-nuclear bomb themed, or even that Gojira symbolized the United States (1954). I got the sense it was more serious than the other Godzilla movies (LOL).

3 - How was your first viewing experience?

Godzilla, King of the Monsters -- I was impressed with the story, the over all look and visual techniques (suited man & minitures, puppet Godzilla head), and the Godzilla roar was different -- it has a 'drag smear dip' pitch bend in it that make it sound very twisted, sick and evilly insane. (Did you all notice the different roar?). I rather enjoyed it.

Gojira -- Gojira was much more difficult to watch. It's dark mood, slow pace and duration (especially where Gojira moves through the city) made me feel dread, misery, distress, helplessness and depression. I imagine that's a taste of what the Nipponese felt during the US fire bombings of their cities (67 Japanese cities, 500,000 Japanese deaths and 5 million more made homeless). By the end of the movie, I was wiped out. It wasn't pleasant at all.

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

Godzilla, King of the Monsters I've seen twice. Gojira once.

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

I have a vague fond memory of seeing the last half of Godzilla with my mom, who stayed with because of Raymond Burr. I saw both movies alone. The American distributor who decided to change Gojira with the Raymond Burr addition did an excellent job with it, and successfully made it an enjoyable movie. Many would say they butchered Gojira and should burn eternally in an atombomb hell. I say they are two different movies, both good and classic.

Anyone else like to share their experience of watching Gojira the first time?

I vaguely remember seeing Godzilla. I don't know if it was the original or Godzilla vs that Moth creature or any other creature. I did put Godzilla back on my movie list a while back because I heard of a remake. I know I didn't see that 90s version which I heard was bad.

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did you like Gary Oldman's take on the Count?

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?
I saw it in the theatre when it came out.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
I remember hearing how bad Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder were.

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did you like Gary Oldman's take on the Count?
I had to agree about Reeves and Ryder. I did like Gary Oldman's portrayal, and Anthony Hopkins as Van Helsing.

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?
I own it, so multiple.

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
None that I can think of.

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

Not sure, probably watched it a few years after release on VHS....

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

Mostly remember the heavy (and deserved) criticism of Keanu Reeves

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did you like Gary Oldman's take on the Count?

This is the movie that made me fall in love with camp, over blown cinema... I really hadn't seen anything as ridiculous or equally amazing as this movie before. Every colour, detail, action and line is delivered with total excess. I guess it would be wrong of me to ignore the women in this movie too. I'm sure I would have been around 14 or so when I first watched this movie and pretty much every woman in it is insanely sexy.

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

Lots.... probably still watch it around once every couple of years or so.

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

Really just love this movie so much.... Over acted, over produced, over saturated colour and lighting, impossibly camp and ridiculous dialogue. Total invasion of the senses that really shouldn't work but I loved it on first viewing and still love it now. Everything a vampire (campire?) movie should be and then some....

Really enjoyed Cary Elwes' performance as Holmwood too.... But I am a huge fan of the Holmwood, Seward and Morris characters in general.

Most over acted line of the movie? There's the bastard! Courtesy of Keanu...

1. VHS

2. No, I was pretty young.

3. I was maybe seven or eight when I first saw it, and I just thought it was really cool. Since then, I think it's a great take on the material, except for some poor casting choices, maybe.

4. A couple.

5. Not really. I think it's a great vision, but it's never really done much for me otherwise.

Anyone else wishes to share their experience with Bram Stoker's Dracula?

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

On TV.

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

No, just heard it was a solid adaptation.

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did you like Gary Oldman's take on the Count?

The experience went really well. I thought this was a top-notch rendition of Dracula and think it is an underrated horror flick

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

Between 10-15 times.

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

Spent many an hour playing the superb pinball companion to this film.

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?
VHS

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
Not really, just who was in the cast.

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did you like Gary Oldman's take on the Count?
Oldman did a good job, but I continue to watch it because of Anthony Hopkins.

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?
Probably 50 times.

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
I watch it with my dad a lot and we always bust out laughing when they are sitting at dinner and Mina asks, "How did Lucy die? Was she in great pain?"

Professor Abraham Van Helsing: Yeah, she was in great pain. Then we cut off her head, and drove a stake through her heart, and burned it, and then she found peace.

Still our favorite part in the whole movie.

1. I first watched this on a dvd that, I believe, my Dad had bought for me. Me, my Mom, and my Dad all watched it together. This was probably nine or ten years ago (I was probably nine or ten), I am not entirely sure (It could have been fewer years than that, I am only giving my best guess). The first time I watched it I did not really like it a lot because I was so used to Dracula (1931), which I loved and watched a lot when I was a kid. After the first couple of times, I started to like it and now it is one of my favorite films.

2. I had not heard anything good or bad about it. Although, it was featured in a horror movie documentary I watched a lot called Monster Mania.

3. I described my first viewing experience in number one. Today, I really enjoy the film. I love how close it is to the book, which I have read. I thought all the performances were great, especially Oldman's and Hopkin's (Hopkin's as Van Helsing was probably my favorite character in the film). Plus, the film has a really good score. I am actually really surprised that a number of people do not like it because I like it so much now.

4. I have probably watched this, no exaggeration, 100-150+ times since. In fact, this film used to be the film I would watch when I was ready for bed (I have always had to sleep with the TV on and I would often put in a movie as well).

5. I have a number of special memories with it, which I have described above.

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1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did the gore shock you?

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

VHS

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

The only thing I knew was that the director was the same guy who had made Bad Taste.

3 - How was your first viewing experience? Did the gore shock you?

Not really shocking. I was surprised at the time how much fake blood was in the lawnmower scene. I watched it with a couple buddies and we laughed through the whole thing.

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

Realistically...probably around 30 times.

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

One of my friends that I watched it with killed himself a few years later and while we watched a bunch of movies back then, I really remember him laughing a lot during that one.

Interesting.

Anyone else?

Is this the Peter Jackson movie? I barely remember seeing it once. I thought the story was pretty bad and the horror aspect wasn't scary but I think it was over the top. I can't remember much except a lot of blood and a crazy large monster at the end. I saw it on Fear Net I believe.

Hey V, now that the 100 years of horror is done, how about more of this?

1. None of these...FearNet.

2. I had heard something from one of my older sister's ex-boyfriends. He was not a horror fan, and he didn't like it. But the way he described it sounded great to me, so I decided to give it a shot.

3. I laughed through nausea, I know that much. It didn't shock me, but I can't act like I'm made of stone.

4. I've seen it over 5 or 6 times now. Love it.

5. I showed it to one of my high school boyfriends, and he "coincidentally" broke up with me the next day. About a year ago, I ran into him at the bar and he said that he had dumped me because the movie freaked him out and I was "too hardcore" for him. I found that hysterical.

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I now realize that this thread is super old. Sorry. :/

LOL! I'm sorry, I just can't imagine a guy breaking up with a girl because she picked out Dead Alive to watch, and that meant she was "too hardcore". I guess everybody's different and anything is possible, but seems a bit convenient to blame a movie someone picked out or likes. It's not like your favorite movie was Faces of Death, or the Bad Lieutenant. It's impossible to take Dead Alive seriously, it's just too goofy. I recommend you don't believe anything that guy had ever said, Cara. :) I can't imagine dropping someone over a movie... I think I would really have to believe they enjoyed cruelty.

1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?

2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?

3 - How was your first viewing experience?

4 - How many times have you re-watched it since?

5 - Any special memories associated with it, that you wish to share?

Hmm, have to pass on this one. I've never seen it.

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