The thrill of your first "R" film...

[XRds1Bnce16]

Everyone, at one point in their life (except for the young ones), have passed from the constrained and sheltered world of less intense films to the exciting new world of R-rated films, which open the doors of such things as "Pervasive graphic violence", "strong language", "nudity", "adult situations", and the like. So what was your first R movie experience? Did you find it inviting or horrifying? How old were you? How did you see the film?

My first R film was brought to me by good ol' grandfather (who is as big a movie fan as myself). The film was entitled "Deep Rising" and it's about as R as you can get. I remember I was terrified of the film while I watched it, half of it from around a nearby wall. For those of you who haven't seen it (which I now watch frequently as it is quite good), the plot revolves around a group of me who transport people across the sea for money, as it is their business. On this particular outing, they're transporting a band of robbers who plan on robbing a giant ocean liner. However, when they reach the ocean liner, they find all the passengers brutally killed (in R-movie fashion) and a few survivors--the owner of the ship and a pick-pocket who had been locked in the ship's freezer prior to the disaster the struck earlier and I neglected to mention until now for no immediate reason. In this disaster lots of people die and one unfortunate woman even gets sucked down a toilet and explodes just for the fun of it. Anyway, back to present. The heavily armed robbers (who are now down one due to one getting an axe in the head from the confused ship owner) discover that there was indeed no money on the ship since the owner had gone bankrupt by building it. They also find out that they are at the mercy of a giant octopus thing with about a million tentacles, each with a set or razor sharp teeth at the end. The rest of the movie basically consists of the people fighting off the monster, most of them getting devoured, and one even gets spit back out (very yucky). Nowadys such things really wouldn't bother me, but I think I was this when I was about 12 so it was bloody horrifying.

[reincarnationofjonspants]

I can't remember my first R rated movie! I was a sheltered child and grew up with PG and PG-13 movies. I was never really interested in more complex plots of that of Pocahontas. :? My brother however watched his first rated R movie around the age of 10.. Robo-Cop. :?
I never payed attention to ratings when I hit teenage years so I just watched whatever I heard was good or looked good. So I probably watched my first R movie without even knowing it. :roll: :lol:

[MoosieFate]

Dirty Dancing at my friends house a LONG while ago... :roll: not quite a horrifing experience there. Boring, yes, but traumatizing? puhlease :roll:

[Mousebounce]

Used Cars was my first. I don't think my mom realized that this was a bit of a dirty movie. And of course good ol' dad took me to see Hair when I was a youngin. That was a bit dirty too.

[Thomas Anderson]

My parents never bothered about me watching movies when I was younger. They knew I was responsible enough to watch anything, so they let me.

I remember seeing the Exorcist when I was about 10, and also the Nightmare On Elm Street movies, and they never scared me or affected me in any way. Me and my friends used to go down to the video shop on weekends and my dad would get such movies out for us, and we where only about 10, still at primary school. They're only movies after all; you can see worse on the evening news.

You hear of movies influencing people, usually teenagers (Matrix -> Columbine etc), but I think a person would have to be twisted in the first place to actually do anything like that. That's why my parents never bothered about me watching them, because they knew I was mature enough not to copy things I'd seen.

[Sara]

I remember watching Arachnaphobia and the first Jurassic Park at elementary school when I was about 9 I guess... Oh and Jaws I at a birthday party of a friend, around that same age. It's not really like it scarred my life forever or anything :).

But then again - those ratings never really mattered over here. We grow up with porno prime time on the cable... soooooo..... :P

[Thomas Anderson]

I remember watching Arachnaphobia and the first Jurassic Park at elementary school when I was about 9 I guess... Oh and Jaws I at a birthday party of a friend, around that same age. It's not really like it scarred my life forever or anything :).

But then again - those ratings never really mattered over here. We grow up with porno prime time on the cable... soooooo..... :P

All 3 of those movies where only PG rated here I think, lol.

[Sara]

I remember watching Arachnaphobia and the first Jurassic Park at elementary school when I was about 9 I guess... Oh and Jaws I at a birthday party of a friend, around that same age. It's not really like it scarred my life forever or anything :).

But then again - those ratings never really mattered over here. We grow up with porno prime time on the cable... soooooo..... :P

All 3 of those movies where only PG rated here I think, lol.

ah well... I don't know about PG/R/whatever-ratings - they were pretty scary for 9 years old anyway ;)

[Thomas Anderson]

I think the movie rating system is stupid. Some movies get highly rated for "bad language", but who decides what is "bad"? Then they rate movies with sex in to 18, but at 16 here sex is legal; so that should be changed.
Violence and gore is fair enough to be highly rated, but I think that the 18 should be scrapped in favour of a 16 rating.

It is also obvios that certain people pay them off to get lower ratings. There is no way that by usual standards Jaws or Jurassic Park where only PG. They would scare a lot of younger children. Then there's Spider Man, which was 12 rated, but to get more money out of it they created the worlds most stupid idea; the 12a rating. This allows children under 12 into 12 movies, meaning they spoil it by screaming and shouting and running in and out of the room. Lord Of The Rings is worst though; The Fellowship had a lot of violence in it, including clear decpitations and stabbings and stuff, yet it got a PG rating. Methinks movie directors payoff the BBFC for specific ratings.

[XRds1Bnce16]

I think the movie rating system is stupid. Some movies get highly rated for "bad language", but who decides what is "bad"? Then they rate movies with sex in to 18, but at 16 here sex is legal; so that should be changed.
Violence and gore is fair enough to be highly rated, but I think that the 18 should be scrapped in favour of a 16 rating.

It is also obvios that certain people pay them off to get lower ratings. There is no way that by usual standards Jaws or Jurassic Park where only PG. They would scare a lot of younger children. Then there's Spider Man, which was 12 rated, but to get more money out of it they created the worlds most stupid idea; the 12a rating. This allows children under 12 into 12 movies, meaning they spoil it by screaming and shouting and running in and out of the room. Lord Of The Rings is worst though; The Fellowship had a lot of violence in it, including clear decpitations and stabbings and stuff, yet it got a PG rating. Methinks movie directors payoff the BBFC for specific ratings.

Over here the rating system is becoming a lot more lenieunt. Movies like Undercover Brother and Austin Powers are getting away with PG-13 ratings when they could very easily be R. However, probably because they're comedies, they get off the hook.

The system however is very strict when it comes to action films. If you watch the director's commentary and bonus footage on The Transporter DVD, they explain that much was cut from this movie to escape the R rating, while The Transporter really isn't that bad in the first place.

[Captain Walrus]

The system however is very strict when it comes to action films. If you watch the director's commentary and bonus footage on The Transporter DVD, they explain that much was cut from this movie to escape the R rating, while The Transporter really isn't that bad in the first place.

Depends what you mean by bad. Tis a terrible film! :wink:

Keep On Rockin'

[XRds1Bnce16]

The system however is very strict when it comes to action films. If you watch the director's commentary and bonus footage on The Transporter DVD, they explain that much was cut from this movie to escape the R rating, while The Transporter really isn't that bad in the first place.

Depends what you mean by bad. Tis a terrible film! :wink:

Keep On Rockin'

I mean the content really isn't that bad (no really strong language, not too violent, very little sexual content, etc.) And I think it's a great film, but that's me.

[jenn1189]

My friends and I were scary movie freaks when we were young. I remember seeing The Omen, The Shining, Nightmare on Elm Street, A Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Children of the Corn, Psycho...all when I was quite young, like 10 or 11. I wouldn't stay in a hotel until I was in my 20's thanks to Psycho and I wouldn't go in my room by myself at night for about a year after seeing Children of the Corn. LOL.

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what's an R movie? is it the same as an 18? :?

[Miracle]

I think the first R movie I saw was The Rock with Nic Cage and Sean Connerey. There was so much swearing in that movie. I was probably 13 or 14.

Stephanie

[RS8MB0R8]

Aliens - I was 8, and my dad wanted to scare the crap out of me - I loved it and still do! :lol:

[XRds1Bnce16]

what's an R movie? is it the same as an 18? :?

Over here, children under the age of 18 can't get into an R film in a theater unless they're accompanied by a responsible adult.

[RS8MB0R8]

Even with a responsible adult, its supposed to be illegal to let under-18s into an 18 rated film over here - no-one really enforces it though cos I went to see Alien Resurrection when I was 13! Anyone can see any film if they want to in this day and age.

[Martin]

we have ratings in austria but these are regarded more as guidelines- no-one cares when a 12 year old goes to hannibal or the ring or texas chainsaw massacre...
my first violent film i went to see in a cinema probably was "jackie brown"

[Shaun]

Terminator 2 when i was like 5......i think thats the first one anyway

we rent a lot of R-rated movies....mostly war movies, horror movies, and stuff like that

ive only seen one R-rated movie at a theater and that was T3

[Christine]

My first R-rated movie was 'Breakdown' with Kurt Russell - first R movie I really watched the whole way through, everything else had been just clips for a brief period of time until my dad kicked me out of the room or something. :)

My first PG-13 movie (in the theater) was Mrs. Doubtfire - what a good movie! I still love it.

[Cowgirl77]

I think the first R-movie I saw was Candyman - it totally freaked me out and to this day I can't get myself to say Candyman in front of the mirror :shock: :lol:

But just like we don't bother with censorship here, we don't really bother with R/PG or whatever-ratings.

[Rina]

But just like we don't bother with censorship here, we don't really bother with R/PG or whatever-ratings.

Yeah we can watch whatever we want! But I do think they should
make up rules for all those crappy Danish movies though... Jeeeez!!! :roll: Warning signs!

I can't remember my first R-movie, but E.T. scared the crap out of me.
I was only six. Still hate the creature! :usa