I have no care in my significance to you. I have much bigger and better things to think about. I'd definitely much prefer it if you just saved yourself the trouble and flat out ignored me. But let's be honest here, you never will...
Probably The Phantom Menace or Toy Story 2, definitely something in 1999-2000. First one I can properly recall though was the first Spider-Man film in 2002.
I’m sure I’d gone before it, but the early cinema trip I remember best was my Dad taking me to see the Spy Who Loved Me in 1977 when I was 10
I remember being perplexed by the idea that you could download a film via the internet - something which a friend did for TPM. Given that it was dial-up, think it took something like 3 days. Still, it didn't diminish the coup.
I used to love it, absolutely loved going. Genuine buzz. Have to say I pretty much avoid it these days. Sad really.
I remember the days of downloading music through Napster, searching for good stuff being shared from the 90's home of high-speed Internet, Sweden - taking 20 minutes to download a single track via 56.5k modem was pretty good then.
Napster was a bit too early for me, I ended up using the 100%-guaranteed-to-destroy-your-PC Limewire a lot. Have a guess what happened to that computer...
It was like a Comic Relief skit, with the cast of 'The Big Bang Theory' doing a parody of Jurassic Park I have to say I haven't seen Rogue One or The Last Jedi, I can't really stand Star Wars (though Empire Strikes Back wasn't bad)
Indeed. It was a revolution. I went from a keen record colector, frantically sifting through record shops/charity shops/record fairs/nick nack affairs etc to finding rare as rocking horse available at the click and around 20 mins of the clock. It felt like a liberation at the time me as it opened up many possibilities and crucially stopped me caring abouta material product: the physical record and it emphasised my true love - the actual music. Of course, there were many pitfalls. Aside from the copywright/royalties connundrum, working for your music had higher rewards I think. Working as in searching, finding, costing music. The thrill of the chase and the pre-internet research too. It was ace looking back.
Did Her Majesty's government seize it after you fell foul of a rogue, have-a-go hero's honeytrap for East Yorkshire predators?
It still is great, things are even easier to hear now, with streaming from youtube from 2006 or so and then Spotify. I started with Audiogalaxy and Winmx and went from there. The research is definitely part of the fun as well, because with so much to look at you need to get directions. Prior to that I did some of what you talk about, looking for second hand copies in shops, though I also used libraries. The difference with the internet, apart from the really rare stuff, is it opened up the world.
I think my main lament is the saturation that enveloped my listening/learning. Instead of working with what I'd (relatively) worked for, I soon had masses of music that I dipped in/dipped out of - hardly listened to/ didn't get the bigger picture. I suppose the cliche 'like a kid in a sweetshop' is apt. However, like most things of reward: the answer is complex and has a range of outcomes.
Incredible film. The 3 disc blu-ray special edition is worth every penny it looks stunning. Also has a brilliant documentary called the hearts of darkness which is a must see.
