Pokemon: The First Movie!

Here’s something different. It’s Pokemon: The First Movie!

The film hit U.S. theaters in November of ‘99, and it’s what made me a Pokemon fan. I had some cursory knowledge of the franchise thanks to my Pikachu-obsessed nieces and nephews, but I never paid much attention to it until this movie hit DVD.

See, back in 2000, I purchased a computer. I guess that would’ve been my second bought-by-me computer. In any event, it was my first computer with a DVD drive, and since I was well behind the curve with DVDs, that computer also doubled as my first DVD player.

Naturally, I rushed out to buy my first DVDs. Ended up at a Circuit City with an absolutely terrible selection. After an hour of frustrated browsing, I left two discs.

One was Run Lola Run, which was a pretty great movie, but not necessarily one that anyone needs to see twice. To this day, I don’t think I’ve ever played that DVD.

The second was Pokemon: The First Movie, bought as a lark just so I could see what all the fuss was about.

That silly film turned me into a pretty dedicated Pokemon fan.

Tonight’s survey:

Do you remember the first DVD you ever bought?

What was it, and what were the circumstances?

Share memories, in the comments!

PS: I’m posting this early because I might not be around tonight, and I don’t trust WordPress’s scheduled post feature to actually work.