1 - Do you remember when you first watched it? Theater, VHS or DVD?
I first caught it on VHS. This fucker right here...
...a friend of mine hired it and loaned me the tape and said I just had to see it.
2 - Did you get any feedback (from friends or media) prior to watching it?
I had heard nothing really before watching it. Don't think it was even mentioned in a lot of the issues of Fangoria I had at the time. It had slipped under my radar and I went into this one fairly blind aside from my friend telling me it had some great gore.
3 - How was the viewing experience?
It was like nothing I had ever seen before. It had all the gore and graphic violence that other horror flicks I'd watched at the time promised but never delivered. I found the story and characters really captivating. Loved the tense claustrophobic atmosphere too. I was pretty blown away and it still remains one of my favourite films.
4 - How many times have you rewatched it since?
Countless times and three different versions.
5 - Any memories associated with it, that you wish to share?
Like fortunato mentioned it's a film that holds a lot of nostalgia for me. Brings me back to younger care free times (like a lot of the movies in this thread have/will continue to do) and experiencing the classics for the first time.