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My first ever date was to see the movie Closer. Neither of us had any idea what the movie was about (I think he just wanted to see Natalie Portman and I wanted to see Clive Owen), and it was horribly awkward. The movie was a great one, in retrospect, but at the time it was much too intense for a date movie.
But hey, the guy turned out to be an asshole anyway, so no big loss.

I didn't go on a real date until college, but it was with this gorgeous sweet guy who I'm still friends with today. We saw South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut. We cracked up and made out alternately throughout the whole thing. He gave me the movie as a birthday present a couple of years ago and we cracked up again (no making out).

Weeeeell, the future Mr. Meh and I went to the theater to see Serenity pretty early on in our dating relationship. Wasn't until later that I found out that he thought I was dragging him to a RomCom (he had only seen the posters of a waify River Tam) and was prepared to tough it out because that's the kind of thing you do when you are first dating.

Of course Serenity opens with that glorious long tracking shot of a spaceship and all kinds of cowboy wonderfulness. I think it was at this point that he realized that our relationship might actually go somewhere.

My first boyfriend in college asked me out after we watched Repo Man together, and kissed me for the first time after we watched A Fish Called Wanda. He was a mediocre boyfriend, but he had great taste.

And the boy I'm seeing right now is a classics major who seduced me by bringing over a bottle of wine and the first season of Rome. It takes two hours to watch every episode because he likes to pause it and show off his history knowledge. It's pretty adorable.

Believe it or not, the first movie date [I remember] was in high school and it was Batman Forever and also at a drive-in (in ME, though, not MN). My boyfriend and I were in a Suburban with his two sisters and a guy one of them was dating. We could barely see the screen to begin with, so we put down a blanket in the way-back and made out while listening to some of the shittiest dialogue put to film.

Jesus, I have no fucking clue. My first 'date' was swimming in the river at my house and first real kissin' in the tall grass in the fields later. What WAS that guys name? Hmmm. Dunno. Dumped him for a Jordan Catalano post haste.

However, The BF (first BF since divorce, so it is a first something) and I came together over watching DVD's (his) of the Tudors this fall. Soft core Porn and Costume Drama? Sign me up!

My first date movie was The Lion King. Seemed like a fun light-hearted good time. Then Mufasa dies in front of Simba. I turned to my date and we were both crying. Damn Disney and there emotional manipulation! But, it was actually a really good date. We stayed together for a while.

Valentine's Day came around 2 months in to a new relationship, and I knew it'd work out when he suggested we go as hokey as possible and go see Daredevil on opening night.

There may have been some making out involved, too.

First date I was on was in high school. We saw Arthur. Worst. Date. Ever.

I have to come out of overlord hiding because this is a good one. My first movie date was with a boy who asked me out in 9th grade and he had his learner's permit so he came and picked me up with his dad riding shotgun the whole time. We went to see that Richard Dreyfuss movie called Lost in Yonkers and it was so fucking boring that all we did the whole time was joke about the whole audience being composed of old people white Q-tip puff ball heads. I think he held my hand at some point, but whatever. I didn't like him I was mostly just flattered that a boy asked me out on a date. And that was the first and only time we ever went out.

One of the worst dates I ever had was with a guy named Sherrod (for serious!) who was an electrical engineer. My dad was his boss. I was visiting my dad at work and I was really bored so I flirted with this rather dorky but just the teeniest bit attractive (or at least not repulsive) guy until he asked me out. We went for dinner to some craphole chain place (Applebees, maybe) and it didn't take long until I could tell that he was amazed at his luck to go out with me but that I was out with an extremely boring dork. Then he took me to see The Net--Sandra Bullock suspense flick where she gets her identity stolen. The internet was still fairly new to most of us, so I think all the internet stuff in the movie was cutting edge at the time. Pretty forgettable movie, though. What I mainly remember about that date is trying to scare conservative Baptist Sherrod off with crazy stories and antics and leaping out of his car and yelling "rock on!" when he drove me home.

A better date was the first time my eventual husband kissed me after we watched When Harry Met Sally on VHS at his apartment. That was very sweet and a much better movie.

Twilight.

I knew, when I convinced him to watch it, and we did, and we laughed harder than we had EVER laughed in our entire lives...I knew it, people. He was it. There was something so damn us about watching that on my bed, on my shitty laptop. I'll never, ever forget it.

Oh and the first movie we actually watched in a theater was 28 Weeks Later. Zombies and Twilight, people. We were so meant to be.

The first date-date that my partner and I went on: Boys Don't Cry. We had already made out, but this date was to mark the start of something more official and romantic and happy. WHY did we see this particular film? I think it was the last week it was playing, we both wanted to see it, it fit into our schedules, etc.

Afterwards, we went to a coffee shop and just huddled together, traumatized. Not a fun date, as the film hit close to home for both of us (for different reasons), but it was definitely a bonding experience.

I remember in high school or college wasting the last afternoon I had on break with my long-distance then-boyfriend going to see Event Horizon. I hated it SO MUCH and the fact that I sat through it and didn't walk out ruined my mood and soured our good-bye. Humph. I may still be grumpy about that.

Also, Twister is indelibly imprinted on my brain as a make-out movie. Whenever I visited same ex-boyfriend in high school, we'd go upstairs to his room to "watch a movie" so we could make out. It was always his copy of Twister -- I've half-seen it SO many times.

First date ever: Chocolat. Talk about romantic. Sadly though I was way too young and so was he. We held hands, and then went and had dinner with his parents. God, I do not miss being a young teenager...

I HAVE THE WORST!

Houseguest

Freshman year of highschool.

Leah somethingerother. Can't remember her name. Don't really care. Didn't really like her, but asked her out anyway. She made a move on me in the theater, and I went with it. Watched the movie a few years later and realized I didn't miss much, but if I had opted to, instead, pay attention to the movie, things would have been a lot less complicated a week lateer.

I can remember that kissing her reminded me of my aunt's house. My aunt has a lot of animals and there's this unique smell. It's not unpleasant or foul. It's just odd...one of those smells that you know is a combination of things that, by themselves, probably smell pretty OK, but are just unusual when combined. Well kissing her tasted like one of those smells and I didn't enjoy it as much as a 15 yr old boy should.

We "dated" for like a week.

Then I broke up with her...on her 16th birthday.

Fuck her. She kisses like she brushes her teeth on my aunt's dining room floor.

Jay, bingo, thanks

Kolby....I TOO had a date involving Jurassic Park at the theater. Then, the next weekend....Ace Ventura. Huzzah!!!

The young dont date thats for the recently divorced.

I've been on a few movie dates that were less than memorable. But I will always remember my first date with my college bf. It was our first official date, and we went to see Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. (Yeah, we're both dorks.) It snowed that day, and we almost died getting run off the road by a big rig, but we made it to the theater, which was almost totally empty. And about halfway through the movie, he reached over and quietly took hold of my hand. It seems stupid now, but it melted my heart at the time, because then I knew he liked me. And whenever I watch that movie, I always think of him.

Oh man, what was the name of that Ray Liotta/Madeleine Stowe stalker flick in the early 90s? THAT was my first movie date.

The only thing memorable about it (I was already planning on jumping this guy for the long-term, so it was kind of a done deal) was that he excused himself to hit the restrooms--coincidentally, during the one sex scene in the movie.

I have wondered TO THIS DAY if he pre-screened the movie before taking me to it (I was a virgin at the time and he was definitely hoping not to scare me off).

This was actually fairly recent and it was hands down the worst date I've ever been on. We went to see Watchmen at a grown-up theater where you're allowed to drink. My date got himself absolutely hammered, made a scene and stormed out of the theater within the first 40 minutes. He stomped around the lobby for an embarrassingly long time, made skin-crawlingly awful passes at the bartender and then got all handsy with me. It was AWESOME! We were on a double date with another couple (his friends) just for added awkwardness. I totally should have gotten a taxi and ditched his ass instead of trying to contain the situation. No good deed goes unpunished. I'm just thrilled that I've never had to see him again.
I still have no idea what got him so upset.

My first date was that quality Tom Cruise vehicle...Legend. Yeah, there were unicorns and Tim Curry as the devil and a lot of uncomfortable silence.

Lots of good dates at the drive in over the years-we try to go once a year. We were watching Sky High when a fog rolled in that was so thick everything but the screen vanished. It was both cool and extremely spooky.

My most memorable movie date was Stargate, mostly because Mrscreosote went into labor during the movie (although she didn't have to go to the hospital for a few hours after.) So, um thanks James Spader, Kurt Russell and that Michael Jackson looking guy?

First movie moment with boy I liked: Senior year of high school right before Christmas, the boy I liked came over and we watched It's a Wonderful Life since neither of us had seen it before. I was on a chair, he was on the couch, I think my dad was in the room, too. Magical moments.

My first "real date" was a dance in middle school. A friend had talked me into going to a previous dance, without a date, and one of the prettiest girls in school kept asking me to dance that night (I had then and still to this day no clue WHY). A few months later, when another dance approached she asked me to take her. It was all awkward and bizarre but great. I was pretty befuddled because she had made fun of me for years. So, you know, we're back to Ms. Larson's introduction.

Alas, I digress.

My first "movie date" was, oh man, what the hell was the name of that movie? Curly Sue? Something like that, I think. I was in tenth grade, she in ninth. Being the awkard type I am, we only held hands throughout, but it was pleasant enough. She dumped me three weeks later for a cooler guy with his own car. *shrug*

I can't really classify any of my other movie-dates as good or bad.

It wasn't our first date, but I do tend to attach a narrative significance to the first movie I see with someone I'm dating. Plus, although it was the second time that we went out, the first time wasn't much of a "date." I was 16. The movie was The Lawnmower Man. That's not exactly a positive harbinger for a relationship, is it? I've made a point of choosing first movies more carefully since.

Ok. I'll bite. My first movie date was to see The Gladiator with my then boyfriend and a couple of friends. Hated every damn minute of that movie, and stand by that. It was awkward. We might have held hands. I think that's the night he kissed me on the forehead instead of properly kissing me goodnight. Dodged a bullet there. God my taste in men was awful.

First kiss was during first date with second boyfriend, in my parents' living room freshman year of hs. Watching Good Will Hunting. Also awkward, but in a cute way.

Worst date movie is Freddy Got Fingered. Yeah, first kiss boy dragged me to this one. I got to pick every movie we watched for 3 months after that. So in the end, epic win.

Most awkward movie to watch on a date was Magnolia. That has waaaayyy too much going on to watch with someone you barely know. And this guy was 10 years my senior and we were in his apartment my sophomore year of college. He also introduced me to The Shape of Things on our first date in my dorm. That is actually maybe more awkward than my previous choice, come to think of it. Man, I should have seen the end of that relationship coming.

Oddly enough, my happiest memory of a movie date is not for a good movie. My current bf, hopefully someday Mr.Sings, and I went to see The Black Dahlia with a group of friends. It was the first time I made a move on him and we got together not long after and have stayed together since. I like to think ScarJo's boobs brought us together, lol.

Wow, this may be the most I've ever de-lurked to say. Rock on.

First was supposed to be American Beauty with a friend, but ended up seeing something else totally forgettable because he was 40 minutes late.

Best was seeing Star Wars 2 Attack of the Clones with a very cute young man who took his shoes off and wriggled his bare feet on the back of the chair in front of him. It should have repulsed me, but I guess I admired his impulsiveness.

Worst was The Talented Mr. Ripley where the guy I was cruising brought his recently un-exed girlfriend...since you know, we were "just friends." Nothing like the sting of rejection to make sitting through a long, crappy movie worse.

My first official "date" took place at the movies, and it was to see Hot Shots: part deaux.
Really.
I was 13 or so, and I had a massive crush on the guy, and he held my hand and trailed his fingers over my wrist during the movie and I could barely breathe. So as the movie was ending, I turned and kissed him for all I was worth. It was hot.

Last I heard he was a cage fighter. AWESOME.

Absolute first movie AND date with my boyfriend of now 6 years was to see 13 Going on 30. Terrible, I know, but at least it was harmless and not awkward. But I was also 16 and afraid of getting carded for an R movie.

BEST movie experience ever with my boyfriend was (and is) Milo and Otis. We found out we had both loved it as kids, but hadn't seen it in years, so we rented it. I was worried that we'd be disappointed, but it was unbelievably hilarious and heartwarming all over again. I partially, nay, wholly have to thank the man responsible for that amazing and totally drug-induced voice-over work, the adorable animals (love you, fox!), and all those crazy Japanese responsible for its production for the success of our relationship.

Ok, I'll read all y'all dates later when I am not at work, but here's mine.

First: Me and this boy I liked (and liked me back! squeee) went to watch Daredevil (or was it Elektra?)... with my friend sitting on my side, and his friend sitting on his side. It was so awkward. Also, Daredevil was fucking awful.

Best: hmm... I'm going to see Avatar in 3D later with the boyfriend of a year and a half (it's my longest relationship)... so that should be awesome. It's also the first movie we've seen together in the theater, as hard as that is to believe. I don't usually believe in going to movies with my dates...

Worst: Um. Daredevil?

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First movie date: Sleepwalkers in high school with a girl I ended up dating most of my high school career. It was a shit-balls awful movie, but I think that was kinda the point since she picked it out and we sat in the last, aka make-out, row and sucked face most of the evening. Not bad, but that chick was an uber-bitch.

Best was probably in college when an older girl I had had a humongo crush on forever and had just started to date suggested we go see Good Will Hunting. She picked me up, we smoked a joint, watched the movie, which was great, and then in the car outside the movie theater she told me that she loved that movie and had seen it before and took me because she wanted to share it specifically with me since she knew I loved movies. It melted my heart on the spot...sigh. Wonder where she is now...

i was quite the regular at subway in high school and flirted for months (i was a rather inept flirter) with one of the sandwich artists. he finally asked me out, and we ended up going to see cliffhanger. on top of the movie knocking my IQ down by a couple of deciles, the guy had sprinkler hands, and he kept trying to maul me with those sweaty paws, which was less offensive than the fact that he LOVED cliffhanger and good ole sly stallone. of course b/c i was worse at breaking things off than i was at flirting, i ended up avoiding subway for months afterward, much to the chagrin of my sandwich cravings ):

One crappy movie date I've had was the one that never happened. I was about 16/17, and I really liked this guy, so was super thrilled when he asked me to the movies/dinner. He asked me what I wanted to see, and said I didn't mind, he could choose. He chose 'Norbit'(!). I really should have taken that giant ass clue and run away then.
Anyway, I got all gussied up and arrived at the cinema about 10 minutes early. He wasn't there, so I sat down and waited. And waited. And waited. For 90 minutes. Finally I accepted he was never going to show, and I drove away crying, only to get a ticket for driving through an orange light. When I got home, I called him and coldly asked why he never showed. He'd been playing competitive bowls with his friends. Guess I dodged a bullet. When I told my awesome parents, and they took me out for cocktails to ease the pain.
A couple of weeks later, he called and asked me to 'Wild Hogs'. As if.

VK, Titanic was my first date movie too! I didn't like my date very much, but I was sixteen, and had never been asked out on a date before, so I figured if I said "no," there was something wrong with me. He clammily held my hand the entire time, and tried to french me on my front porch as we said goodbye. Unfortunately, that was my first kiss. It was traumatic enough that I waited another two years before attempting to kiss someone again, and that time, I had the good sense to try it with someone I was actually attracted to.

My first date movie was Robin Hood – the Kevin Costner version. I can hear you all laughing from here! I know it was hideous. And also quite awkward. I was in high school and my date was sensationally hot but very shy (Swim team. Divine body but I still have no idea about his personality!)
Still, to this day I have a strong affection for the instrumental soundtrack of that movie (not the Brian Adams song. Never that song!).
Worst date movie – This guy insisted I watch Das Boot with him (on video – I’m not quite that old). I still hate that fucking claustrophobic movie.

First dinner and a movie? Jackass 1.

Dinner was Kraft Mac n' Cheese and salad.

I have evolved, thankfully.

My very first date of all time was pizza at Godfather's followed by Good Morning Vietnam. I would like to point out that I was nine years old at the time. We were chaperoned by my date's older (much older, old enough to be his mom) sister. Awk-waaard!

My first date with my husband was amazing Mexican food followed by... COLD MOUNTAIN. I didn't know! I didn't know it was a love & war movie! Really not suitable for a first date. I'm glad he gave me another chance.

We enjoy making out to Fight Club.

I had an AWFUL movie experience in high school. I thought I was going out as "friends" with a guy I knew through some other folks. We saw Shrek, which has some adult jokes, but I think we can all agree is a kids movie. This furthered my thought (and hope) that it was just a night out as friends. Nope. He accosted me and wanted to make out during half the movie and was the worst kisser EVER. Tongue and spit all over my face, interrupting my enjoyment of the movie and my sour patch kids, ugh. He turned out to be rather strange and creepy and is one of the few people I have actually rejected on Facebook...twice!

Fourth date with a promising girl, hadn't had a girlfriend in years, went out to watch Atonement, both of us couldn't stand the pretension..we sat way up in the back and chatted, made out briefly and cuddled, left the theater feeling good, but she texted me a few hours later, saying she didn't want to see me again..

I was pretty happy when Atonement lost most of its Oscar chances

Mid 30s..no ltr, wife or girlfriend, as for Women, still can't understand em.

Oh, and I also saw My Life, the movie where Michael Keaton is dying of cancer and recording messages for his family, with a boyfriend in the midst of an extended and painful breakup. What were we thinking? Dating and movies don't mix for me, apparently. My husband dislikes going to see movies, so maybe that's why we are such a success.

First date. I was 15, he was 21. He took me to Bladerunner, the Directors Cut. He asked me during the movie if he could hold my hand, I shuddered nervously and stammered, "Sorry, just friends, ok?" We ended up going out for two years.
After all he did have good taste in movies. During this time he never failed to enjoy reminding me of that awkward moment.

First: All the Pretty Horses my junior year of high school - I really liked Matt Damon so I went with a guy I wasn't exactly interested in who then took me to Arby's for lunch.

Worst: The third Pirates movie. I went with my boyfriend at the time, and he invited a few people we worked with, none of whom knew we were dating at the time. Kind of awkward. I went to get us popcorn and he gave it to the people we were with; two of the people with us were very flirtatious with each other, and my ex told me later they'd been holding hands the entire time even though they weren't involved at all, while the ex refused to do anything like that with me, because people might realize we were involved. And then the movie was kind of stupid, and there was a scene towards the end that made me think they'd ripped off The Litle Mermaid.

I have a friend who has incredible stories of debauchery and mayhem, which he loves to retell in crowded (often reasonably quiet) spaces at an incredible volume. We often have to lean over during the "How I Ripped My Coat While Climbing Into The Graveyard With That Barchick For A Blowjob" story and whisper, 'Inside voice, Daniel, inside voice'.

Anyway, I kind of want to have a beer with SAD ROCKSTAR for that reason.

First movie date was Copycat, and I pretty much picked a weird time to lean in for a kiss (during the "Sigourney leaving her apartment, agoraphobic scene"). Very funny. So very young. So very stupid.

Weirdly, I also had a whole host of Twister sexual experiences when I was younger. I have been incapable of denigrating that movie since.

My first date ever was to go see ˆStardustˆ, which I still think is one of the loveliest movies I've ever seen. We had been friends for a while before we started dating, and he did everything right that night - paid for our ice cream, pre-bought the tickets, and snagged my hand about halfway through the movie. Adorable.

And then my second official first date - with the guy I spent a year with - was to Guy Ritchie's ˆRocknrollaˆ, which, me being a Guy Ritchie fan, I absolutely loved. I think that's two pretty solid date movies right there. Fond memories for both dates and guys.

It was either The Night Porter or Montenegro. Or possibly a double-feature of both. Either way, it was boring and uncomfortable (I may have been - barely - old enough to see those movies, but I was certainly not mature enough).
I suspect the boy in question wanted to 'warm me up' and had been advised by his wingman that arty soft porn was the answer. It wasn't. Being somebody else would have been the answer. Specifically, his wingman. (Who was clearly a tool, but damn, he was a hot one).

NotNot my date, but, I was on my way into a movie with my girlfriend when a friend of mine just happens to be coming out. He was on a first date with a girl.

They saw 8mm. Priceless.

Best movie date: The Hangover, with the current boyfriend. He laughs like a muppet when he gets into hysterics, and it cracked my ass up the entire time.

Worst movie date: The Patriot with the most BORING GUY IN THE WORLD. The movie was sold out, so I suggested we get a bite to eat while waiting for the next show which was about an hour later. He wanted to wait in the theater. So we did. On a bench. For 50 years we waited. With him not instigating a single conversation, I had to keep asking him questions like he was on a job interview.

The date was awful, but not bad enough for him, because the next day he called wanting me to attend a "hot tub party." GAH.

First (also worst) : Stargate, which I actually watched and she actually hated. As noted, teenage boys are so dumb, especially geeky ones too scared to make a move despite 10000 signs that it'd be well received, not least of which being that she came with you to see STARGATE. D'oh!

Last : Persepolis, which we both watched, because it was great and because a mature relationship between thirty-somethings doesn't require movie makeouts (though it doesn't hurt, either).

Best : A tie. I totally didn't see one iota of The Big Lebowski the first time due to the wonderful distraction of a long time friend with whom I had a very lovely summer fling.

I saw There's Something About Mary with that very same girl, in the first row of a smallish theatre in upstate NY, and laughed so hard at the, ahem, zipper scene that i couldn't stop... I think the theatre was laughing more at/with me than the movie. I was kind of high on life that summer.

Doctor Controversy >> That's impressive: an 11-year span between on and off and on again.

@Reba --- No, if you see an Indiana Jones movie with an archaeologist and s/he doesn't laugh, RUN. You have found a humorless pompous douchenozzle/bag.

I saw Last Crusade during its theater release, with the rest of the field crew. We had a great time, but we were laughing in all the wrong places.

First date with husband: Shakespeare in Love.

Didn't spend a night apart for 14 months thereafter. Pretty sick, really. Eleven years later we have a ten year old son and are still together, though godtopus knows we've almost split up half a dozen times. Last year we actually separated for 5 months.

Damn Shakespeare.