Blood for the Baron!

Yes, I did. Now I think about it, I think it was when we came over to Aussie on holiday, I was 12. Also Footrot Flats at my Nana's local cinema in Whakatane.



Cracker of a film.

I used to be a 1hr each way trip to see a movie. Another I do remember was Platoon. Even though I was too young to see it, the folks took me as they knew I was into War movies and books.

The staples were Star Wars and Indy. Oh, and James Bond. First one was Octopussy IIRC.

Wolfie, if you can Download Footrot flats, do it. Classic Kiwi kids film. If you can't LMK and I'll send you a copy.

Cheers Chops I will take a look at getting it tonight

For me it used to be a rare & very special event to go & see a movie @ the cinema as a kid.

Dad always seemed to be @ work on the farm & Mum couldn't drive, so going to see both Return Of The Jedi & Ghostbusters with them are events which stand out in my memory.

In fact Ghostbusters was an important life event for me.. in primary school, being dyslexic, I was a late developer when it came to reading.
I found it hard & the educational books they tried to teach me with were extremely simplistic &.. well.. just plain uninteresting.
I'd been given some birthday money &, for some totally inexplicable reason, I spent it on the Ghostbusters novelisation.
I progressed so well in my reading lessons, reading that book, that going to see Ghostbusters @ the cinema was my reward... It's because of Ghostbusters that I learnt to read!

Thundershot wrote:For me it used to be a rare & very special event to go & see a movie @ the cinema as a kid.

Dad always seemed to be @ work on the farm & Mum couldn't drive, so going to see both Return Of The Jedi & Ghostbusters with them are events which stand out in my memory.

In fact Ghostbusters was an important life event for me.. in primary school, being dyslexic, I was a late developer when it came to reading.
I found it hard & the educational books they tried to teach me with were extremely simplistic &.. well.. just plain uninteresting.
I'd been given some birthday money &, for some totally inexplicable reason, I spent it on the Ghostbusters novelisation.
I progressed so well in my reading lessons, reading that book, that going to see Ghostbusters @ the cinema was my reward... It's because of Ghostbusters that I learnt to read!

Ironically, I too bought the novelization of Ghostbusters, I tool it to school to read as my "Personal reading book" and to this day I still have never managed to complete it