My first R-rated movie at a house was The Shining.
First one in a theater... not sure. Maybe Varsity Blues or I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. Because high schoolers have winning taste.
Yesterday, my life's like, 'Uh-oh, pop quiz!' Today it's like, 'rain of toads.'
Xander ,'Beneath You'
Buffista Movies 6: lies and videotape
A place to talk about movies--old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.
Gris - Jun 03, 2008 3:02:24 am PDT #6164 of 10000
Hey. New board.
DavidS - Jun 03, 2008 5:30:56 am PDT #6165 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
To xylophone jazz.
Vibraphone, darling.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 03, 2008 5:37:22 am PDT #6166 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The novel that Screaming Mimi was based on was one of THE primary touchstones for the giallo genre (among others, Bava's The Girl Who Knew too Much and Argento's Bird with the Crystal Plummage steal various chunks of the story).
t /Euro-horror geek
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 03, 2008 5:52:15 am PDT #6167 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Aliens is the first R-rated movie I can definitely remember seeing at the theater rather than on cable, but I've been a serious horror movie fan since middle school. I'm sure saw A Nightmare on Elm Street and other similar feel-good movies long before it was legal for me to do so.
ETA: Nope, I remembered going to see Silver Bullet with my mom in '85. Of course she, as the adult, was the one all jittery and nervous afterwards.
Strega - Jun 03, 2008 6:27:50 am PDT #6168 of 10000
Vibraphone, darling.
See, that makes the whole thing even dirtier!
Laga - Jun 03, 2008 7:40:08 am PDT #6169 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I watched Aimee & Jaguar last night. What a great movie! Even though I'd read the book it still broke me like a broken thing. I'm sure my current living situation had a lot to do with it but I started sobbing towards the end and could not stop until well after the credits were over. I had to crawl in bed with the (very confused) dog before I finally calmed down.
Fred Pete - Jun 03, 2008 7:57:56 am PDT #6170 of 10000
Ann, that's a ferret.
I also saw Screaming Mimi over the weekend, followed by Blair Witch Project.
Screaming Mimi is a hoot, all Freudian and things. Recommended for fans of the unusual. (And Philip Carey, the male lead, is gorgeous in a preppy male model way.) The vibraphonist is at least Red Norvo, who may not be one of the great jazzists but is at least more than competent. Plus Gypsy Rose Lee in a supporting role with lesbian overtones, singing "Put the Blame on Mame."
My first R-rate movie was a different Bo Derek movie, 10.
Laga - Jun 03, 2008 9:04:48 am PDT #6171 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Gypsy Rose Lee in a supporting role with lesbian overtones, singing "Put the Blame on Mame."
sold!
DavidS - Jun 03, 2008 9:06:55 am PDT #6172 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The vibraphonist is at least Red Norvo, who may not be one of the great jazzists but is at least more than competent.
He's considered a major jazz vibes player.
Laga - Jun 03, 2008 9:08:24 am PDT #6173 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Screaming Mimi doesn't seem to be available on DVD ::pout::