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My father was too I suppose. I think that it was mostly due to him wanting to watch a particular movie himself and I was allowed to watch with him. I saw Hang 'Em High, High Plains Drifter, The Outlaw Josey Wales, all the spaghetti westerns, Johnny Guitar, and all sorts of other westerns and war movies as a kid. Unless it starred John Wayne. My dad did not like John Wayne. He especially hated The Green Berets. Occasionally, my wife will record a western or war movie off of TCM. About half way through, I often remember the entire plot, though I have no specific memory of seeing the film.
I remember watching The Red Balloon during the school day in elementary school. I guess my teacher was feeling lazy that day.

I remember seeing Empire and Return of the Jedi in the theaters. Empire may have been the first movie I saw in a theater. I showed my daughter Star Wars when she was 4 years old. My wife and I didn't sleep very well for the next few nights - Darth Vader was a prominent figure in my daughter's dreams.

I really liked Raiders as a kid. I remember reenacting the scene with the bald guy getting chopped up by the airplane using star wars figures or G.I. Joes. It will be awhile before I'll be able to show that movie to my kids.