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For the Very First Time (1991)
The most memorable movie your friends never heard of
I should preface this by explaining my rating of 19/10. If I'm being honest, it's probably a 7/10 and not as good as my all-time favorite movies. But I saw this movie on TV I think around 1993, when I was around the same age as the characters. So my rating is tied into how it make me feel at the time, and how it brings be back to that time. When a movie functions as a time machine, that's worth a few extra points. I recorded the movie onto VHS and it travelled with me over several moves. I finally transferred it to my computer, although that was probably not necessary since someone else put it on YouTube. I don't think I've watched it in its entirety since then, apart from a few scenes here and there as I was doing the transfer. A few scenes are with me still, including the opening scenes when JFK is elected, the dad's understated acting when he opens the bedroom door, and of course the book-signing scene. I would like to find a better copy of the movie to watch, as my VHS version (and the one on YouTube) are showing their age, or maybe that's what makes the movie so charming.