The return of our ‘Films Films and Me’ feature and Derek T from New Hampshire takes us through the films that have made up some key movie watching moments.

1. The First Film I Saw At The Cinema -
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982). I was four when it came out. I was enthralled. My mom likes to tell the story about how, at the end of the movie, I was in tears and she sat me in her lap. I told her "I'm not crying, I'm just pouting". I don't remember too much about the experience aside from this, but I do remember owning a pile of E.T. merchandise. I still have my vinyl covered E.T. plush and E.T. bubble-bath. The other films I remember seeing when I was in my early movie-going phase were The Care Bears Movie (1985), The NeverEnding Story (1984), Return of the Jedi (1983) and Gremlins (1984), so I ha
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