I was once told that nobody liked soft porn. Porn lovers hated it because it was,... well 'soft' and porn haters hated it because it was porn. Enter Peter Winterbottom - a man who wants to make a bit of R-18 porn (the full frontal, penetrative kind) but who doesn't want people to think that he actually wanted to make porn, so he tries to convince people that one of most boring films of all time is an explicit, yet subtle exploration of a relationship. No doubt the closet, porn-loving, anti porn guys will love this movie. 'Is that porn you are watching dear...I thought you hated porn.'......'No honey, it's actually a very tender exploration of the physical act of love. I am definitely not watching it because its the only film I could rent at Blockbuster where I could see all the naughty bits.' The reality is that if someone hadn't managed to convince some idiot that they could show full sex in a film, this would have never been made. As a concept (excluding the bodily fluids) its not even a story - Two kids meet, listen to some music, have sex...not exactly Dickens! However if you add the, 'you can see them actually do it' factor into the equation its makes the film a marketable project.
I must confess I watched it because it was the first film I heard of that showed real sex and tried to take itself seriously. More fool me for my curiosity. If anything the film made me feel a little uncomfortable. It was voyeuristic and I couldn't help but think that the two leads got duped into the roles in the belief that showing a couple of their orgasms might make them big stars. It seems a little immoral that no-one told them it would probably ruin their careers, which to date it seems to have done.
Anyone who tries to legitimise this film is either on the right end of a paycheck or is too gutless to say that they enjoyed watching a couple of actors exploited.
I can handle the fact that a Mac Donalds is Mac Donalds, but don't try and serve it to me on some fine china and tell me its fine dining.
I hope the actors sue Winterbottom for even hinting that they should make this film and I hope people see this film for what it is. There's no benefit moaning about the graphic nature of the film....it literally says on the box what to expect, so if you don't wanna see sex save some of your life and money and give this a miss. It would be nice if someone noticed that this is exactly what it claims not to be. A dumb turd of a movie that shamelessly exploits the human urge to watch a bit of fornication. It's a shame the sh#@!y director didn't have the decency to be honest about his intentions...I am sure the small inde' budget would have been enough for some skint couples around the world to let him watch them have sex and film it.
A patronising concept, and one flaccid sausage of a movie. It will be less painless telling your other half that you'd like to watch some porn now and again - I don't think anyone with a brain could be fooled by this movie!
I must confess I watched it because it was the first film I heard of that showed real sex and tried to take itself seriously. More fool me for my curiosity. If anything the film made me feel a little uncomfortable. It was voyeuristic and I couldn't help but think that the two leads got duped into the roles in the belief that showing a couple of their orgasms might make them big stars. It seems a little immoral that no-one told them it would probably ruin their careers, which to date it seems to have done.
Anyone who tries to legitimise this film is either on the right end of a paycheck or is too gutless to say that they enjoyed watching a couple of actors exploited.
I can handle the fact that a Mac Donalds is Mac Donalds, but don't try and serve it to me on some fine china and tell me its fine dining.
I hope the actors sue Winterbottom for even hinting that they should make this film and I hope people see this film for what it is. There's no benefit moaning about the graphic nature of the film....it literally says on the box what to expect, so if you don't wanna see sex save some of your life and money and give this a miss. It would be nice if someone noticed that this is exactly what it claims not to be. A dumb turd of a movie that shamelessly exploits the human urge to watch a bit of fornication. It's a shame the sh#@!y director didn't have the decency to be honest about his intentions...I am sure the small inde' budget would have been enough for some skint couples around the world to let him watch them have sex and film it.
A patronising concept, and one flaccid sausage of a movie. It will be less painless telling your other half that you'd like to watch some porn now and again - I don't think anyone with a brain could be fooled by this movie!