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I remember the first movie I ever watched at a movie theater. It was The Sound of Music, and I must have been five or six years old. We didn't watch many movies when I was a kid, but once I entered college I must have gone to a movie theater at least once a week. I've got lots and lots of good memories at the movies; not only of the movies themselves, but of people and events that happened there, like sneaking into a second movie after the first movie ended or getting my first French kiss.

Now that I have kids, nights at the movies are few and far between for Alfie and me, which makes them all the more precious. The kids are just starting to enjoy full length movies (complete with the scary parts), so I was really happy when General Mills generously provided me with 4 free tickets and a box of free General Mills cereal -- perfect for our making some new Movie Moments! Stay tuned for my report on which movie we chose to watch and how our movie night went. Thanks General Mills!


Make your own Movie Moments!
Here's a great deal: starting in November, General Mills' Cereals is going to help you and your family create your own Movie Moments! You can receive a free movie ticket when you purchase two specially marked packages of General Mills’ Cereals. After purchasing two cereals, visit generalmills.com/moviecash to enter the code found inside each box of cereal and print your free movie certificate good for admission to any movie.

Participating brands include select sizes of: Honey Nut Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Lucky Charms, Trix and Reese’s Peanut Butter Puffs.

To find a participating theater near you, log onto
http://emoviecash.com/dis_locator/.



Win It!
One lucky Bonggamom Finds reader will win a Movie Moment Prize Pack, courtesy of General Mills and MyBlogSpark, consisting of:

* 4 e-movie cash certificates ($12 each) redeemable at participating theaters (click here for a list of participating theaters).
* 1 coupon for a free box of General Mills cereal

To enter, simply leave a comment on this post and share your favorite movie moment. Was it when you spilled popcorn all over your boss, or the first movie you ever saw, or the first time you kissed at the movies? Don't forget to leave an email address or some other way of contacting you!

For extra entries, you can do any or all of the following (please leave a separate comment for each extra entry):

1) Grab my button -- it's on the left hand sidebar, or click here to get it -- and post it on your blog! (leave a comment here with a link to your site).

2) Blog about this giveaway and include a link to the giveaway post (leave a comment here with a link to your post).

3) Tweet this giveaway (leave a comment with a link to your tweet). Here is a sample tweet you can copy and paste:

Win a night at the movies from General Mills and @bonggafinds http://tinyurl.com/yl7qzn4


Maximum of 4 entries per person. Prize good at participating theaters and stores only. This giveaway ends at midnight PST on November 14, 2009.; I will draw a winner at random on November 15 and post the winner's name on the comments section soon after. For additional giveaway rules, click here. Good luck!


I received my own Movie Moments Prize Pack -- thanks, General Mills and BlogSpark! -- but no monetary compensation. The views and opinions expressed here are my own.

55 Comments, Leave yours here:

Mami2jcn on November 2, 2009 at 10:23 AM said...

Favorite movie moment: Watching E.T. at the drive-in (one of the last drive-in theaters around at that time) in the back of the family station wagon, wearing footed pajamas.

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Mami2jcn on November 2, 2009 at 10:24 AM said...

I blogged about this:

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moushka on November 3, 2009 at 10:46 AM said...

We were at the drive-in, I was in between my brothers in the back seat. We were watching a disney movie (can't remember which one) and suddenly some bats flew out of a box. I jumped so high and in the process spilled my soda all over my brothers. I always figured it was pay back for all the mean boy things they did to me.....LOL!

AStarrA on November 3, 2009 at 1:39 PM said...

My fav movie moment was when my boyfriend (now husband) and I saw Face Off together. It was the first movie we saw together. I believe I still have the stub too.
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AStarrA on November 3, 2009 at 1:40 PM said...

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Theron Hesper on November 3, 2009 at 8:00 PM said...

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Wendi P on November 3, 2009 at 8:07 PM said...

Definitely going to the Drive-Ins as a kid. Getting there prior to the sun going down and playing on the play structure. Then trying to position the speaker inside of the window. Good Times!

mytwogirls on November 3, 2009 at 9:22 PM said...

I loved when my daughter was small she insisted on sitting in my lap the whole movie and snuggling up.

mytwogirls on November 3, 2009 at 9:26 PM said...

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Vicky C. on November 3, 2009 at 9:35 PM said...

My favorite movie moment was when I got $100 from my brother for graduating and I treated everyone to see Star Wars. That was fun. It might have been ghostbusters. I'm not sure. I did a group movie thing both times. Both fun!

Vicky C. on November 3, 2009 at 9:37 PM said...

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Vicky C. on November 3, 2009 at 9:38 PM said...

whoops. i post wrong previously. Guess I'm tired.
Here is my tweet.
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JC on November 3, 2009 at 11:52 PM said...

Favorite movie moment was the first time my parents took us to the new theater in town. It was fun and exciting!

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AStarrA on November 4, 2009 at 5:27 PM said...

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janetfaye on November 4, 2009 at 9:30 PM said...

My favorite was the fun of watching Star Wars with my son.

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AStarrA on November 5, 2009 at 1:55 PM said...

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Tamara B. on November 5, 2009 at 5:58 PM said...

I remember taking my oldest son to his first movie which was ET he was so mesmerized he didn't move throughout the movie once. I still have his big stuffed ET that he use to sleep with when he was a little boy.
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Unknown on November 5, 2009 at 10:20 PM said...

I loved titanic when they were at the front of the ocean looking out. amypugmire@live.com

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Unknown on November 5, 2009 at 10:27 PM said...

My favorite is probably just before my son was born. I was 8.5mo pregnant and we went to the opening Premiere of Pirates of the Caribbean 2, and my son was kicking and rolling all through the movie, then was calm that night(which he usually was kicking and rolling and keeping me up!)

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Unknown on November 5, 2009 at 10:28 PM said...

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Pinckney4 on November 6, 2009 at 12:35 PM said...

One of the movie moments I remember was on one of my first dates with my now husband. We went to see Dr. Zhivao, and the theater was very cold. All of the snow on the movie made it feel even colder!!!

AStarrA on November 6, 2009 at 2:47 PM said...

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SavingDiva on November 6, 2009 at 10:25 PM said...

At age 12 (5 days before I turned 13), I was allowed to watch Jurassic Park. It was/is one of my favorite movies. I went to see it with two of my friends. we thought we were SO cool watching a PG-13 movie without our parents.

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AStarrA on November 7, 2009 at 2:30 PM said...

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Unknown on November 7, 2009 at 4:32 PM said...

my husband and i used to celebrate the end of our week on wednesday night (just to be original). we would stop and buy wendy's, smuggle it in in our coats and go to the dollar theatre. those were some great dates. i just always worried that i was dripping ketchup and mayo down my shirt in the dark!

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AStarrA on November 8, 2009 at 4:35 PM said...

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Janet and Maya on November 9, 2009 at 12:19 AM said...

One of my favorite movie moments was seeing Smokey and The Bandit at a drive-in (yes, I'm THAT old, hehehe). I was dating someone with a Mustang convertible. We had fun at the movie, and then fun screeching out of the theatre - who wouldn't drive fast after seeing that movie ;)

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Janet and Maya on November 9, 2009 at 12:20 AM said...

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AStarrA on November 9, 2009 at 2:17 PM said...

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AStarrA on November 10, 2009 at 2:31 PM said...

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Suburban Stepmom on November 10, 2009 at 10:14 PM said...

A great movie experience for me was Seeing Disney's Beauty and the Beast. My mother took us to a theater that looked like a Broadway show theater complete with the box seats. For some reason that night the theater was empty (probably a weeknight). Watching the red drapes pull apart and the beginning of the movie complete with beautiful colors, singing, and the storyline made me fall in love with it. I will never forget that night.

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Shannon said...

One of my most memorable movie moments was when my husband decided that my 3 year old was old enough to sit through a movie that her older sister wanted to see. Thankfully we were the only ones in the theatre because she didn't sit the whole movie! My oldest daughter was SO happy to go to the theatre to see Toy Story, though!

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lawinthemiddleofnowhere on November 11, 2009 at 6:23 AM said...

My favorite movie moment was wearing my Halloween costume to the theatre! Fairy wings and all!

AStarrA on November 11, 2009 at 5:24 PM said...

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AStarrA on November 13, 2009 at 2:49 PM said...

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Ginny on November 14, 2009 at 8:32 AM said...

I'd have to say that my most memorable moment was when I took my now 12 year old to her first movie. I took her to 102 Dalmatians. We got there a bit late, so when we went to go into the theater you could hear dogs barking. My daughter took off running to get out of the movie. I was carrying stuff & she had popcorn. She threw it, popcorn went everywhere.

Luckily there was a lady that was near the doors, so she stopped my dd from getting out. Once I explained to her that it was a movie & dogs weren't there, she went in & enjoyed the movie. I never even thought to explain what a movie at the theater was. I think she was 4 at the time.

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Unknown on November 14, 2009 at 11:29 AM said...

My favorite movie I saw in the theater was ET, I remember as a kid, everyone sobbing when ET was dying, and cheered out loud when he came back to life, what a theater full of people with so much up & down emotion, what a movie can do!!

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Amy L on November 14, 2009 at 1:33 PM said...

My favorite movie moment was when we took our 3 little ones to see Prancer. It was a snow day and the schools were closed. Since the theater wasn't far from our house we braved the snow, and we were the only ones in the theater! It was so fun to watch our own "private" screening of a great Christmas movie!

Amy L on November 14, 2009 at 1:36 PM said...

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Cori Westphal on November 14, 2009 at 2:21 PM said...

My very first date was at the movies! I was 12 or so and we went to the movies, just a bunch of kids. I ended up holding hands with a boy named Ray. I couldn't begin to tell you the name of the movie since I was only thinking about holding hands with a boy for the first time! He's now a good friend and happily married to someone else but it's still a very fond memory!

Cori Westphal on November 14, 2009 at 2:23 PM said...

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AStarrA on November 14, 2009 at 4:54 PM said...

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bonggamom on November 17, 2009 at 10:37 AM said...

This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to everyone who entered, and congratulations to the winner, comment #6: AStarr!

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