Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 60

Alex · 07-18-2006, 10:13 PM

Just now, 25 years later, it occurs to me that "Strip Off" is redundant.

€uroMeinke · 07-18-2006, 10:27 PM

My friends dad took us to see Zardoz when it opened - My first R rated film - we were big on James Bond so it was a must. With all the topless women I think I had a sustained erection for the duration of the film

wendybeth · 07-18-2006, 10:31 PM

Some of the scariest movies I ever saw were on network tv, and those gave me more nightmares than anything I saw in the theatre or drive-in. (NA, €uro and I had a convo about Trilogy of Terror when I was visiting- anyone else remember that?)

Alex, your parents showed great wisdom in not allowing you to watch the A-Team.

Alex · 07-18-2006, 10:54 PM

Oh, I watched it anyway. I just wasn't allowed to.

I also wasn't allowed to steal the quarters out of my mom's laundry so that I could play Super Mario Brothers at the IGA all afternoon either. But I did that too.

Cadaverous Pallor · 07-18-2006, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Oh, I watched it anyway. I just wasn't allowed to.

I also wasn't allowed to steal the quarters out of my mom's laundry so that I could play Super Mario Brothers at the IGA all afternoon either. But I did that too.

I suddenly want to see pictures of Alex when he was a kid, hanging out at the arcade.

Of course then I'd have to pull out my kiddie pictures and that might not be as fun.

Cadaverous Pallor · 07-18-2006, 11:08 PM

And just for the record - my parents let me watch anything and everything.

Moonliner · 07-19-2006, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

And just for the record - my parents let me watch anything and everything.

But what kind of access did you really have to media? With Netflix, blockbusters, Internet, cable and Tivo I think my kids have access to a lot more mature material than kids of your generation. Plus the content has changed. When I was a kid the only thing I was "forbidden" to watch was the three stooges. There was no nip-tuck or WWF coming into your home on a daily basis. TV, even basic cable was for the most part not too bad for kids but I do think the relentless violence, hate and adult issues you see on shows like the Shield or SVU is not something kids need to see.

Gemini Cricket · 07-19-2006, 07:10 AM

My family was one of the first people in Hawai'i to test out cable in our homes. We moved to a condo when I was 5 or so and had cable installed. Oceanic Cablevision.
My sister and I watched it non-stop. We had WTCG (now TBS) and HBO (which showed porn late at night) and others. My parents were never around so we figured out a lot about things by watching TV. We watched movies ('Suspiria', 'Play Misty for Me', 'The Island of Dr. Moreau' etc.) that went unexplained which in hindsight probably wasn't good for us.
(Now that I think of it, I may have seen my first X rated film before my first rated R film. IN fact, 'Conan' may not have been my first R film, it may have just been my first R film in the theatre...)

Moonliner · 07-19-2006, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

My family was one of the first people in Hawai'i to test out cable in our homes. We moved to a condo when I was 5 or so and had cable installed. Oceanic Cablevision.
My sister and I watched it non-stop. We had WTCG (now TBS) and HBO (which showed porn late at night) and others. My parents were never around so we figured out a lot about things by watching TV. We watched movies ('Suspiria', 'Play Misty for Me', 'The Island of Dr. Moreau' etc.) that went unexplained which in hindsight probably wasn't good for us.
(Now that I think of it, I may have seen my first X rated film before my first rated R film. IN fact, 'Conan' may not have been my first R film, it may have just been my first R film in the theatre...)

HBO NEVER showed X-rated porn. Just the slightly naughty soft-core R-rated Immanuel type stuff. I remember the first time I went to a real x-rated theater. The part of the leading man was being played by a cucumber.

Gemini Cricket · 07-19-2006, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Moonliner

HBO NEVER showed X-rated porn. Just the slightly naughty soft-core R-rated Immanuel type stuff. I remember the first time I went to a real x-rated theater. The part of the leading man was being played by a cucumber.

The one I still remember seemed to exceed R by a fingerbang and an oral examination... so to speak. But I'll take your word for it. Back then, I thought any prolonged nudity = X. ???

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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	And just for the record - my parents let me watch anything and everything. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	My family was one of the first people in Hawai'i to test out cable in our homes. We moved to a condo when I was 5 or so and had cable installed. Oceanic Cablevision. My sister and I watched it non-stop. We had WTCG (now TBS) and HBO (which showed porn late at night) and others. My parents were never around so we figured out a lot about things by watching TV. We watched movies ('Suspiria', 'Play Misty for Me', 'The Island of Dr. Moreau' etc.) that went unexplained which in hindsight probably wasn't good for us. (Now that I think of it, I may have seen my first X rated film before my first rated R film. IN fact, 'Conan' may not have been my first R film, it may have just been my first R film in the theatre...)
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