Annoyed by nudity in Movies?

Bull-hockey. I can list a thousand movies (both family friendly and otherwise) that DON'T have nudity in it.

What about when Herby makes whole movies with no pants at all?

You mean the sentient race car Herby?


Threw up in my mouth a little. So pornographic! a2k may ban me for posting such a lewd, raunchy photo!

I had forgotten he sometimes wore a tie.

When I about 10 years old I went to a movie with 3 other neighbor kids. We could walk to a local theater for a matinee and about every Saturday the four of us gathered our allowances and headed over to the New Glen for kid-friendly movies. One afternoon, the main feature was a movie called 'Macabre' , we settled in with our popcorn, watched the cartoons and previews then the movie started. It was a black and white movie about a 'kidnapped' child and at one point in the film, the police are searching thru a mortuary opening caskets looking for the victim. About then, one friend stood up, eyes glued at the screen and yelled "I have a heart condition" and we all ran out of the theater.

I'm still in touch with one of the kids and called her recently when 'Macabre' was being shown on late night TV. She and I laughed at the memory, the thing is,,,,,as an adult watching that movie it was pretty tame but the tension over those caskets was more than our 10 year old selves could handle. The boy who said he had a heart condition actually did have a heart murmur but he's still with us today. We just simply got scared and bolted.

At todays theaters the special effects and sound can practically deafen you, I avoid the extremely loud flicks, but many people love them......

You missed the point. Girl Scouts are not prudes but most groups of 8 year old girls usually don't clamor to see violent movies. Obviously I didn't know your sisters love slasher movies.....Next I suppose you will tell me that your grandmother was a Harley mechanic and wrote true stories for soldier of fortune.
To be fair, I am usually bored by some of the movies my 6 year old granddaughter enjoys, but I probably would have enjoyed them when I was her age.

The girl scout who lives with me is 13 now. There is a big difference between an 8 year old and a 10 year old.

I think it is pretty normal for preteens to "clamor" for violent movies. My daughter has been drawn to some pretty violent anime for the past few years. It is a challenge for a parent to know where to draw the line... but there is no question that many preteens want this type of material.

One of my daughter's favorite animes is called "Death Note". It is pretty dark stuff. It deals with murder and lust for power. The story is a boy who is given the ability to kill (i.e. murder) any person, simply by writing down their name in a demonic notebook. He can specify the nature of the death as well. He starts out killing for justice, people who deserve it, but the story is really about consequences and the corruption that comes with absolute power. My daughter is certainly old enough for it in that she understands the story and can discuss intelligently the point that power comes with consequences.

A couple of years ago, her aunt bought my daughter a "Death Note" notebook and quill (marketed with the show). I was not quite sure it was appropriate. My daughter thought it was funny and appreciated the gift.

My point of this rambling is that yes... many people, including preteens and teens really enjoy stories about violence, or sexuality. The question for adults is what is appropriate at what age... there is a difference between Austin Powers and 50 Shades of Grey.

When my sons were teens, I made some bet with them (I forget if it was grades or something else). If they succeeded, I would take them to a movie. They thought it was hilarious to drag me to Jackass 3D. This is a completely tasteless, immature movie... it delights in going to the depths of bad taste.

Here is the problem, it was hilarious. I enjoyed it in spite of myself as excrement was flung, a little person was super-glued to a large hairy man, and people were repeatedly hit in the groin. My sons kept saying "dad, you are laughing" and I kept denying it... but I couldn't help myself. It low-class and briliant.

I am not the only person who felt this... Jon Stewart also loved it (I was very happy when he said this)

Low brow humor and bad taste are enjoyable.

We agree

Umm??? Speechless?!

No, I don't think so.....just exasperated.......

I would still love to see an example of a movie that was otherwise good other than the fact that it had too much nudity. Maybe Titanic (although whether that movie was good is an open question).

No es bueno! ¡ Qué asco!

Me and several dozen other movie goers like Titanic.

And Katie Winslet's briefly bare breasts annoyed you?

Edit: I apparently got my Kate's mixed up.

It would have annoyed me a crap ton as ... it would have been out of place for Katie Holmes to have a out of the blue cameo just to show us her breasts. That would have been really really weird and arbitrary.

Katie Holmes WASN'T in Titanic (1997).

What the hell are you talking about?

If you people are complaining because there is nudity in movies that you would have otherwise enjoyed, I can kind of understand. It would be interesting to know which movies you are talking about. If you are complaining because other people are enjoying nudity in movies you wouldn't have enjoyed anyway... then you are just being hypocritical.

In the Titanic (a movie that some people think was good), there is a scene where Rose (played by Kate Winslet) is shown topless while Jack draws her. That is really the only answer I can think of (since most movies now don't have any nudity).

Hence my question, did Kate Winslet's briefly bare breasts in the movie Titanic annoy you?

Good grief?! STOP IT! Stop reading into things and assuming things. There was/is no indication that Edgar was posting that he was annoyed by the nudity in movies, let alone Titanic.


It's safe to say ... knowing Edgar to whatever degree one knows someone else on the internet for several years? He wasn't annoyed by such pedestrian display of breasts in that one relatively insignificant scene in Titanic.

Read my posts again. I never said nudity should not be allowed in films.