I was exposed to a lot of fucked-up stuff as a kid, but I think the first R-rated film I distinctly remember watching was probably Pulp Fiction when I was about six or so.
Die Hard
Alien (1979) - Still gives me the creeps, but Sigourney in her undies was pretty cool… at the time.
First one I saw in a theater was I think tales from the crypt demon knight
I caught the original Alien in '82 or '83 when it came on cable, wow talk about a film that will leave an impression with you. The chestburster scene haunted me for a long time as a kid, especially afterwards finding out that the reactions of the actors at the table were real. They did not know what was going to happen in the scene, only John Hurt and the crew.
The whole of ‘Alien’ is great, its simply an excellent film. It takes a story that previously would have been tackled by a shoddy B movie production, uses proper actors: Hurt, Skeritt, Stanton, Kotto, Holm and Weaver (even though she was a rookie then, its obvious she was good), great score and sound fx and great realism esp. considering its set in the future, space travel etc. you can believe every bit of it because it looks so real. (the only dodgy bit is when the chestburster wriggles across the table) Its got these great little touches all throughout, the best being Ash turning out to be a robot. “He’s a robot, Ash is a goddamn robot!” Ive always thought Weaver was quite cool in her knickers at the end.
You could tell she had major '70s bush, too.
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My first R film was Aliens. I somehow talked my Mom into taking me and a school chum to see it in the theater. When the scene came around where they open a vent in the ceiling and discover a whole brood of them my friend quite literally ran screaming from his seat. Entertaining stuff!
Still like the first Alien more, actually have that old Kenner doll your talking about Jizzwad. Comes with a hilarious poster of two kids “enjoying” the Alien doll and another one of some cartoony interpretations of scenes from the film. The idea that someone thought 8 year olds would be seeing the first Alien movie and would rush out to buy action figures is quite amusing.
Can’t quite remember the year, but my Mum tok me to see the original ‘Rollerball’ film just after it came out.
I saw it again recently and was blown away with the quality of the movie.
An excellent story, well written, acted and directed. I love how the effects and concept of our future still hold water today; sure James Caan and his outfits DO look a little 70s, but I would recommend this film to everyone.
Regards,
Jason A.
1st movie
1977 Saturday Night Fever
My cousin and I tricked my grandmother to go to this one (in Florida). I didn’t really know what it was about…my grandmother wasn’t happy after the movie…hehe.
2nd movie
Not sure why my dad brought me to see this:
1978 straight time
Straight Time[hr] Dustin Hoffman — like many ingenious actors — wanted to direct, but he didn’t have the temperament for it. However, when First Artists (a company offering a roof to Paul Newman, Barbra Streisand, Steve McQueen, and Sidney Poitier, among others a la the original United Artists) offered him the chance to develop his own material, Hoffman came aboard and planned to make Eddie Bunker’s novel No Beast So Fierce his first step toward auteurship. He worked with a number of writers, including Alvin Sargent, and Jeffery Boam (and if IMDb.com is to be believed, Michael Mann) and begun the project in earnest. But the toll of directing and starring turned out to be too great, leading Hoffman to hand the reigns over to Ulu Grosbard, a close friend and previous collaborator. It’s an interesting “what if” to consider the outcome had Hoffman continued Straight Time (1978), because his performance and the material is excellent. It’s just that there’s some slack and some Hollywood-izing of certain sequences that modestly taints the whole. Because the film has fallen under the radar, it’s rediscovery on DVD is something of a revelation — it’s one of Hoffman’s greatest performances in a rather good movie that comes pretty close to being a masterwork. He stars as Max Dembo, an ex-con on the loose in Los Angeles. Upon release he goes to a temp agency and meets Jenny Mercer (Theresa Russell), a straight-arrow immediately attracted to the parolee. He also goes to hang out with old friend Willy Darin (Gary Busey), who’s married and has a kid, and while Willy’s wife (Kathy Bates) doesn’t like Max’s influence, Willy doesn’t need much encouragement to start shooting up in Max’s apartment. But the burnt book of matches left in his place is all Max’s parole officer Earl Frank (M. Emmet Walsh) needs to take him in, and so Max loses his on-the-level job and decides that he could give a rat’s ass about staying straight after a night in lock-up. He gets reacquainted with another ex-con, Jerry Schue (Harry Dean Stanton), who’s got a rich wife and who’s sick of being something of a kept man. The two go on a crime spree, which Max tells Jenny about, and she doesn’t run away. But Max is arrogant while on the job, and he often ignores Jerry’s stopwatch (cops are expected to be on the scene in three minutes). And when Max brings in Willy, things go from cagey to uncomfortable. Eddie Bunker was a real-life con who spent some time in San Quentin and, at the time of filming, was on methadone. And though his story may offer a bit of aggrandizing, he knew the real scene, and as such there’s a verisimilitude to Straight Time that is usually lacking from heist pictures. The emotions and actions are deeply felt and realistic, and though some of the scenes may be flabby, the end result is stunning, and well worth the rediscovery the DVD offers. Warner Home Video presents Straight Time in a good anamorphic transfer (1.85:1) with the original monaural audio (DD 1.0). Extras include a revealing commentary by Grosbard and Hoffman, who mentions that he studied Jean Renior’s [url “http://www.dvdjournal.com/quickreviews/r/rulesofthegame_cc.q.shtml”]The Rules of the Game, his favorite film, before setting out to direct. Also on hand is the vintage featurette “Straight Time: He Wrote it for the Criminals,” with Bunker the main focus (23 min.), and the film’s theatrical trailer. Keep-case.
yeah, pretty intense for a 8 yr old. [tongue] I thought it was cool at the time…must rent this one!