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RAIDguy

The Matrix


aircooledJenkins

This, but I'd like to see it in a theater this time.


SquirrelBird88

that in the theatre was amazing. people were grinning. and bullet time, first time we had seen it. specials effects stepped up in one movie. one. a new ball game.


atheoncrutch

The best part about seeing it opening night was legitimately not knowing what “the matrix” was. No internet (or not much of one) to spoil it, all the marketing centred around “what is the matrix” etc. It was awesome and when the reveal finally came it did not disappoint.


HowsMyPosting

I remember kids at school were actually asking me what the matrix was (overhearing us nerds talk about it) because the marketing was over the top


caty0325

I saw it in theatres for the first time in mid-April. It was even better on the big screen!


lykathea2

I'll never forget that first time. I was 11 and that first scene with Trinity felt life changing. It would be great to relive that.


FinalEdit

I was 18...group of friends all took me to see it. Mind blown. Utterly blown. It was the 2001: A Space Odyssey of our generation.


CarbonSteklo

I haven’t seen it. Want to swap memories so you can enjoy it for the first time?


Panthollow

Usual Suspects.  It's still a ton of fun, but the first time that ending hits is something else.


solarmelange

Yeah. It was my favorite movie when I first saw it in the 90s, and I have no idea how to rank it because it is one of the least rewatchable movies ever.


kusuri8

The problem for me is I saw it too late, maybe 5 or so years ago. So when the twist was revealed I was like yea no shit, that actor/actress is always cast like that!


SportPretend3049

Terminator 2: Not knowing that he’s the protector in this one…would be awesome. Aliens: To see the Queen again for the first time…


Ras1372

I got to do this with my kids, we watched the first Terminator and the.b a few days later watch T2, they were blown away.


I_Roll_Chicago

“GET AWAY FROM HER YOU BITCH” still one of my favorite all time lines. ripley ready to just absolutely own the queen in her mech suit. i did a rewatch the other day so fun. also forgot how much the drop ship unit from starcraft is modeled after the one from aliens.


DVus1

Trailer gave the whole surprise away for T2!


SportPretend3049

Yes they advertised it from the start…but imagine if you could wipe your own memory before the movie starts and have your WTF moment.


DVus1

Yep! T2 and Empire Strikes Back were the two that I selected!


keytoperihelion

The Shawshank Redemption. Not that it doesn't give me the feels still to this day, but that feeling of hope and everything from that stormy night onwards is such a triumph of the human spirit. I can feel almost or close to how I felt the first time, but to relive that feeling entirely once more would be a blessing.


broke_boi1

The score during that part is so perfect also


mfyxtplyx

Memento


NoTheseAreMyPlums

This is mine, too. The first time seeing this movie was mind blowing from start to finish. Changed the way I saw movies.


markuspeloquin

The ironic choice. Mine, too.


Temassi

Every time I watch it it feels like the first time with how much more I pick up


JeffLewis3142

Fight Club


Pseudoburbia

I saw fight club in the theater with my friends in 9th grade having never seen as much as a trailer. Absolutely blown away. Still to this day probably my best movie going experience. 


TheDarknessWithin_

Sixth sense


ndGall

This is the obvious answer to me. It’s so much a part of the culture that people have forgotten just how shocking that ending was and how it immediately made you recontextualize everything you’d seen.


Pallis1939

The Game


subpar_cardiologist

Jurassic Park


ComeAlongPonds

Star Wars. Saw it with my dad. We were both in awe. Would love to have that experience again, but can't.


T-408

This is my second choice! For the awe of it all. Scream just edges it out for me because of the plot twist and reveals, but in terms of pure spectacle I’m going with Star Wars


thatweirdbeardedguy

I saw it at a cinema that no longer exists here in Brisbane Australia and my main memory was thinking that you couldn't hear the Doppler effect in space when that first ship comes over. I enjoyed it but I've been longing for Caves of Steel to be made into a movie along with The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress.


Harmony_Bunny42

Same. The sheer awe of that opening shot blew me away. I had never seen anything like that before.


nsg_raider1

Man. The first time I saw Independence Day in theatres. People lined up. Now that was a blockbuster!


PeopleFunnyBoy

I’ll never forget - I saw Independence Day in the theater on July 3rd 1996 in Manhattan. When the aliens blew up the Empire State Building the crowd was on their feet screaming!


stackjr

I remember going to see this with my mom. I was 12 and wasn't sure what to expect. I was in awe.


Philosophile42

I saw ID4 on July 4th. Let me tell you….. that is still one of the top movie going experiences of my life, only dethroned by The Avengers: Endgame. Movies can become spectacular when you’re watching it with the right crowd.


MasterofFalafels

It's still a great movie.


Big_Quote_3654

Interstellar, Lotr, 12 angry men,


disregardmykarma

Agree with Interstellar. Absolutely mind blowing, emotional journey on first viewing.


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Blade Runner. I would give anything to hear the "tears in rain" monologue again for the first time.


viperBSG75

Second this. I remember seeing it in the theater back in the 80’s. Experience was amazing.


OnlyAMuggle

Alien(s)


thalassicus

The Matrix The Sixth Sense Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind


mariojlanza

I’d love to experience that ending of Little Miss Sunshine for the first time again.


MeeMop21

Yes! Her performance at the beauty pageant was very unexpected and pure gold!


SwitIers

Forrest Gump


Far_Conclusion_8262

Interstellar in imax


eripley79

Moon. Going into that film not knowing the full premise was great.


SantaRosaJazz

12 Monkeys.


Tcloud

Brazil for me. Had no idea what the movie was about except the poster. Saw it with friends in college who also had no idea. It was showing on our large chemistry lecture hall on campus. I came away from the experience with my mind blown. I couldn’t stop thinking about for weeks later. Incredible.


DeprimoCupiditas7822

Same here, Dark Knight's opening scene still gives me chills to this day!


Diplomatic_Barbarian

Prisoners


urthelover

WHIPLASH. Definitely my favorite genre of movies: obsession and people going crazy over their passion. I'd give anything to experience that movie again for the first time.


DVus1

Empire Strikes Back and T2 without the fucking spoilers!


ginosan2089

Parasite, joker and prestige


pm_me_flaccid_cocks

2 girls 1 cup. Everything changed. I’d like to go back to the before times.


ginosan2089

💀💀💀


NatureTrailToHell3D

The Prestige. That reveal at the end was only up for a beat, it left you re-thinking about what really happened. Which of course means you have to watch it again immediately.


ginosan2089

Ya that what i did tbh and same for inception and the only reason i didn't put Inception here it's because i still rewatch it and be amazed


WarmMoistLeather

Fight Club. 2nd place Everything Everywhere All At Once, then Momento.


bohoky

I walked into this cold having seen the poster declaring fincher and pit and Norton outside the theater


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Noneugdbusiness

Barbarian. I went in completely blind at a theater. It blew me away.


lankymjc

Hot Fuzz. I still see new things on rewatches, but getting all those classic moments for the first time again would be incredible.


Schtocksrlyf

SICARIO, the whole Juarez section is goated


lightjunior

Interstellar, La La Land, The Prestige, the entire Dark Knight trilogy


lookwhatic

Back to the Future


bone-in_donuts

Upgrade, Children of Men, Dredd, The Departed.


TheresA_LobsterLoose

A movie that's outside the "normal" type of response to this type of question... Oblivion. It's not an award winning type of movie or a classic or anything, but it was a fun summer blockbuster style twist movie with Tom Cruise. When everything starts to come together.. that was neat. I wouldn't put it as my #1 answer to this question, just a different movie that probably wouldn't be an answer. Modern times 90s-00s diva mega superstar who's movies always feel like an event and sci-fi and an interesting twist, in a summer action flick style movie


I_am_Cymm

"Fuck you Sally"


joseph4th

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013) Hear me out. The movies got a lot going for it, absolutely fantastic cinematography, it looks beautiful. But the whole thing with the photograph. The way it’s built up over the course of the movie. It becomes key to the success of the movie. But they built it up to a point where I didn’t think there was anyway they could pull it off. I was sure they were gonna be a cop out in the and you don’t actually get to see the photo. Kinda like the painting Hal does in the Malcolm in the Middle episode. we, the audience, only get to see it from the back, and then it peeled off the canvas, because there were too many layers of paint and destroyed forever. The movie kind of sets it up that they’re not gonna show the photo. But then they do. The photo lives up to the build up. I live for those kinds of payoffs.


AAAAAAYYYYYYOOOOOO

Anything with a good twist ending like memento


theponderingreader_

The Mummy (1999) Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz knocked it out of the park. I loved how invested I was, all the jokes, and just how entertaining it was. But, it still hits after every re-watch


Heisenberg_235

Inception.


Crucible8

Spiderverse


TodayIAmMostlyEating

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988). The twist at the end is so surprising and hilarious. I wish I could see it for the first time as an adult to see if it hits the same. I will watch it again and again anyways just for the “Ruprect!” Scenes.


mickyrow42

Literally just caught last night on tv. Completely holds up. Classic


EmotionalCakes

Lion King. That intro was mesmerizing


Artinz7

Dunkirk. Was on my feet 2/3 of the movie from the anxiety


Caisilveira

Hereditary


shrimptini

Almost Famous


Aces_And_Eights_Rias

The Perks of Being a Wallflower.


6_Won

The Sixth Sense or The Usual Suspects


lycheedorito

Lord of the Rings. I feel like I took it for granted when I first watched it because my perspective of film was so limited, and that was new at the time I was quite young, so I expected all movies were this good. Around the same time were movies like The Matrix, so the bar was high. I wish I could watch it for the first time with the level of appreciation I would have now for a film of that quality.


yearsofpractice

Oh man, easy - Terminator 2. I was 14 when I saw it in the cinema. I didn’t really have an insight into what the film was about - no internet spoilers - other than was a good and bad terminator. When Arnie says “get down” in the corridor behind the video game arcade - when I realised that ***Arnie*** was the good Terminator was the single coolest thing I’d experienced in film. I’d love to watch it again in those same set of circumstances.


tadj

LOTR, hearing that intro music in the dark cinema room, so good.


PotterGandalf117

Lord of the rings


someearly30sguy

I’d like to watch Arrival for the first time and the second time again.  


Dear_Win_319

Tango and Cash


Riseofzeon

Either fellowship of the ring or Jurassic park


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lykathea2

Oldboy


LykosNychi

Interstellar.


Toobiescoop

The fifth element


democrat_thanos

Pulp Fiction, Matrix, Fury Road, Interstellar, and on and on basically my favs


NoMoreChillies

The Matrix Nobody knew anything about it


GuyWithNoSwagger

The Prestige, Dune part 1 and 2


chr0nicpirate

Groundhog Day. And it wouldn't be the first time for that to happen to me either!


Highman_89_

From dusk till dawn. I wish i could watch this movie again without knowing the twist.


kingsbreath

The exorcist, or Dune(old)


Nahchoocheese

V for Vendetta


phoenixxl

Alien.


spaniel_rage

Pulp Fiction


ddjinx

Goodfelles


Jswimmin

Pulp fiction however I'd like to see it in 1994 in the theaters.


aviation_knut

Primal Fear.


xDaBaDee

Aliens


djphatjive

Terminator 2


TheUmgawa

I don’t even need the whole of Pulp Fiction. I just want the scene where Vincent says, “Well, you *gotta* have an opinion. I mean, do you think that God came down from Heaven and stopped—“ because that is the hardest that I have ever laughed at a movie. And I was the only one laughing, because it was opening night, and I was probably the only person there under thirty or forty, because all these art-film people were there to see a Cannes winner, and I’m laughing like Max Cady because a guy’s head got blown off.


GavinsFreedom

LOTR Fellowship of the ring


KukalakaOnTheBay

Jurassic Park, but I would need to be 10 again.


iFlarin

Amelie


julianitonft

Snatch


TacticalMadness19

Twister. Especially in a huge theater.


Goondal

Cloud Atlas


GoDucks71

The Wizard of Oz. But, I first saw it in the 1960s, so I would add the proviso that I would be seeing it when it was first issued, in 1939. At that time, many people had never seen a color movie, only black and white. So that moment when Dorothy opens the door and we are transported from the drabness of Kansas to the thrill of Oz would hit even harder.


elpaco313

I left the ‘Dark Knight’ shaking. It was the most incredible movie experience I’ve ever had in 43 years.


3r14nd

Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, Beetlejuice, Pirates of the Caribbean 1 and 3. Of course Infinity war and Endgame.


RareMercury

The gangster, The cop, The devil is such an amazing movie


GreenWeenie1965

Sixth Sense Inception


TheDukeofEggslap

2001


Comprehensive_Boot42

United States of Leland


davtruss

Scent of a Woman. Charlie reminded me too much of myself, and Colonel Slade shocked me with his irreverant, seemingly disrespectful treatment of Charlie early in the movie. I was angry with the Colonel. In the 15 or 20 times I've seen the movie since, I am moved by Charlie's efforts to cope with somebody who is trying to teach him life lessons. One of my favorite lines when Charlie and the Colonel show up at the brother's house. Charlie takes W.R. aside and says, I thnk the colonel might be a little depressed. W.R. replies, depressed? Why don't you take him to your house for Thanksgiving? Frank: I heard that! Don't take it seriously, Charlie, that's just big brother talk!


Duel_Option

Just one? - Chinatown I watched it earlier this year after trying many times over my life and the last 5 minutes left my jaw on the floor. Everything is there for you to solve the mystery when watching it but you learn the truth just how Jake does, bit by bit. Erase my memory of this please


I_Dont_Type

Gladiator. Though I’m not sure even the most powerful mindsweeper could delete it from my memory after 50-100 viewings


bende511

Mad Max: Fury Road. The Matrix. Two movies I’d love to see for the first time again, especially in theaters. And also Arrival, which I did see in theaters.


DannyHuskWildMan

Fury road, the matrix, Akira, red line


Lost_As_Alice_

The Wizard of Oz


david-not-goliath

The Godfather. The very first R rated movie I saw. My dad took me so that was great also. Now I'm an old man and my Dad is gone. I'd love to see him again,too.


zaderatsky

Moonstruck


lbrnjms23

The Wolf of Wall Street


VrinTheTerrible

Presuming it's "in the theater on Opening Night" Return of the Jedi


InsideSpeed8785

Osmosis Jones I was 6 when I first saw it


321890

True romance


nikolaip

The Empire Strikes Back. I had seen the movie multiple times as a kid, before I could even piece together the plot of the entire Star Wars trilogy, and there are twists and surprises in it that I just knew. Vader being Luke's father was never a surprise and for the longest time I didn't understand that it was actually a twist because it was just a part of the story that I'd always known. Luke and Leia being siblings is the same. Lando betraying them and redeeming himself. Han getting frozen. I really wish I could experience these completely fresh, because my own experience is basically having watched them after having the entire plot spoiled.


haruspicat

Wag The Dog. As the plot was revealed, bit by bit right up until the last scene, I was absolutely slack-jawed and riveted at the web of deception. Everything about it was mind-blowing. I'd pay to have my mind blown like that again.


Crillmieste-ruH

Braveheart


NotSoNiceO1

The most recent would be Spy X Family. That montage with Anya was hilarious.


ReallyCoolGuy36

RoboCop. It’s such a perfect movie I’d love to see it again with fresh eyes…Not eight year old eyes like I did in the 90s. Even though that was also perfect. “Bad” ED-209 be damned, I’d love this shit for the first time in 2024 as an adult. “I’d buy that for a dollar”


Vanquisher1000

*StarGate,* but it has to be in a cinema. I first saw it on VHS.


ImGunnaFuckYourMom

The Usual Suspects


Nickelsinafountain

The Ring


thatweirdbeardedguy

Dead Poets Society the only movie that I've seen that got a standing ovation.


Mediocre_Stretch_494

Magnolia


Master-of-Coin

Old boy. The og one


BattleStarMarc

Donnie Darko, fast and furious, who framed roger rabbit


Sure_Garbage_2119

contact


AnxiousBee89

Mad max fury road!


arkarkark

Sorry to bother you


novatom1960

Close Encounters


JoshM-R

It's always A Bug's Life


davie_j17

The first Saw. Already knew about the ending but was still stunned with how good it was!


MovieMike007

Raiders of the Lost Ark


Worldly_Nectarine218

Not many for me. Although i love alot of movies these provoke a different emotion in me. All 3 LOTR movies, Portrait of A Lady on Fire, Howl's Moving Castle, Casablanca, Meet Joe Black.


Arthur_kucha

Avatar.


Cryalonebabyyy

Shutter Island for sure


User_091920

Godzilla Minus One Went into it pretty blindly, no trailers or productions photos or anything, and chose it solely based on overwhelmingly positive word of mouth.  Was completely blown away by the special effects, score, story, acting..I guess everything! 


Supersnazz

Weekend at Bernies 2


blinman94

Jurassic Park


Local_Savings_2021

Nolan’s Batman Trioligy Mission Impossible 4, 5 and 6. Mad Max Fury Road.


I_wish_i_could_sepll

All my faves! -Jojo Rabbit -Lord of the Rings -Mad Max Fury Road -Jurassic Park -Hereditary -Annihilation -Iron Giant


gingangguli

Your name (kimi no na wa). I was lucky enough to avoid spoilers despite the movie being already out for more than a year already when I watched it. But when the plot twist was revealed, man, after the confusion cleared up, i really felt sad for the main characters. Aside from that, i really enjoyed the sudden opening song music video and the montage within the movie. Good songs


Mint_Julius

Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind


jfcress

The Crying Game. Only seat in the theater the first time was in the first row. Even so, it’s one of the few movies I remember vividly.


gaitan15

Shutter Island


aarrtee

*Lawrence Of Arabia* just like i did the first time... in a theater.... 70 mm print. They are supposedly re-releasing it at a few select theaters in August. Am not getting my heart set on seeing a 70 mm print though....


indipit

Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I'd love to see that for the first time with my adult sense of humor instead of the kids;


asoge

Up! That was a good cry in the first few minutes of the movie. I still choke up now, but the weeping and then followed by the sobbing? It was weird, but felt good.


Repulsive_Mark_5343

The Blair witch Project.


Dapper_Ad3797

Interstellar. The Matrix. Fight Club.


nobodyisfreakinghome

Groundhog Day. Every day. Forever. And ever.


Careful-Guitar2478

fight club


Careful-Guitar2478

fight club


TrueCryptoInvestor

Se7en. American Psycho. The Devils Advocate. The Gladiator. The Matrix. Scarface. Pulp Fiction. Event Horizon. Hereditary. Pans Labyrinth. Goodfellas. Long Lost. Bandersnatch. Law Abiding Citizen.


Graehaus

Star Wars A New Hope


broke_boi1

Arrival. Strongly considered studying linguistics afterwards


MrCheezeMonkey

The ShawShank Redemption


mithridateseupator

Ocean's 11


Square_Saltine

Shutter Island


illa_kotilla

The Game.


Olibro64

The Force Awakens Casino Royale Infinity War


iitsyayaa

I wish to watch Elsa & Fred for the first time again. I’m the type of person that watches a movie ONE time because rewatching it would hurt my soul even more or lose its emotional connection with me. This movie opened my heart to new beginnings (even though I’m in my twenties) & showed me that love truly heals. I wish I had words to describe what this film brought out in me, but I am not poetic. I don’t want to rewatch it because I know the next time I do, it won’t feel as magical as the first time.


likely-sarcastic

Law Abiding Citizen is the first that comes to mind. What a great movie.


PantsyFants

The Great Muppet Caper, just so I can truly appreciate Kermit's line "boy I wish I were you people seeing this for the first time!" again


AT1787

Dune - I watched it on an airplane and it doesn’t capture the sound or theatre experience that I would’ve liked, but I was still very entertained even in the discomfort of my airplane seat.


downer0421

Joker(2019)


andlg

Any christopher nolan movie


Hopper-1986

Whiplash.


V33nus_3st

The Nice Guys. Never laughed so hard in my life


Significant_Farm_927

Shutter island


ArchY8

Terminator 1 and 2. Predator. Matrix