When I think about other movies that desensitized me to this level of violence and gore, the movies that pop into my head are:: Alien (1979) – The dinning hall scene, The Deer Hunter (1978) – The Russian roulette scene. Including Scarface, all of these movies were released in a 5 year period during the late 70s early 80s. I don’t think these movies are more violent than their modern counter parts, rather I think these were all some of the first ultra violent/gory movies I saw. I guess you can’t under estimate the impact something as simple as a movie can have on your psyche.