Your First....

I remember as a kid when it came to movies it was always rather simple up until I was about 12/13 years old. We would go to the local video rental store, me and my sister would pick out the "family" movie, and my parents would pick out their "parents movie." I still remember many a night in which I would lay in bed listening to the explosions, yells, dialogue, and other noises which echoed throughout our house as my parents watched their film. I was often curious about R-rated films, but very cautious when it came to violence, for the longest time I couldn't stand the site of it (now my top 100 list would argue quite near the opposite).

One day my parents decided it was time for a bit of a change. We rented Speed, a film they had seen a couple of years earlier and decided wasn't too violent, and watched it as a family. Sitting down, and watching Speed was a dual experience. I was constantly worried that extremely violent moments would happen around the corner, and at the same time I was insanely captivated by the story at hand. I vividly remember my reactions to each scene. The deaths still stick with my memory as certain characters I just didn't want to go, and wasn't used to seeing them. It's a unique experience watching your first true R film. The amount of realism, and yet absurdity, combined to present this intense product was sort of an eye opener for me in the world of film. I have to say, as first time R-Rated films go, I'm not sure any other film would capture all the new emotions I felt as vividly as Speed did.

So, out of curiosity, what was your first R-Rated film?