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Wasn't really a comedy... and concerning the nudity

posted 16 years ago by violetgemstone
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On the dvd it says that this is a "hilarious, irresistibly genuine comedy" but I never really laughed, especially as the movie got further and further in. It was more of a mature movie than a comedy. It was genuine for sure though.

And concerning the nudity, I dunno.. I just felt like, for a serious and mature movie like this, it was a bit much. The sex scene with Kim was necessary in the movie of course, but some of the other nudity was, in my opinion, excessive. It just took away from the intense tone that should be there.

Although all things considered, there was progressively less nudity as the film went on, just like the mood got more mature. So it could be done like that on purpose or something.

Opinions?

[–] ENDora_OF_THE_LINE 16 years ago

I agree that this should not have been marketed as a comedy. That's kind of a trick.

And I didn't mind the nudity, I have a hard time even recalling any of it. I guess this movie is just supposed to be real and the nudity makes it more so. It's also a movie for and about adults, so why not include it if it makes sense? i dunno

[–] TinsleTown 16 years ago

I didn't even know this was supposed to be a comedy till i came to this page! It was dead serious, especially towards the end...and the ending..what was that? it was not a dramatic ending where audiences were let in even further the lives of michael and jenna when they made up. the ending was just like, they finished a sentence or a chapter but not the book.

this movie was nice though,simple. it looked just a lil over a tv movie.

[–] user-27776 16 years ago

ya I didnt read the box, just watched the movie on cable. Silly how they rate and explain movies. Not a comedy but it did have some funny things only because I can relate to many... or Know frends who have been there... So when I look at it that way its kind of funny in some twisted way..

As far as sex, sex always sells, Kim and the chick that the long haired guy was banging were HOT!

[–] Ryojin20 16 years ago

i thought the sex scenes with Eric Christian Olsen were unneeded and stupid. It did not add anything to the story and it kinda killed the mood. Zach Braff and Rachael Bilson's sex scene was fine, because it helped move the story. And who cares if sex sells, that doesn't mean it needs to be there.

[–] offenes_meer 16 years ago

Yeah, Sex sells ... but who cares about sex scenes anyway - apart from Americans.

Books had instant replay long before televised sports. B. Williams

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[–] fallenproductions 16 years ago

No... his sex scene just showed more indepth about his character. By no means in his life is he maturing and accepting the norm. He's not settly down, he's going and having raw no-strings-attached sex with woman. and I mean, i may be "weird" or something, but from experience, myself and my partner has usually been nude during sex...

[–] Ryojin20 16 years ago

"No... his sex scene just showed more indepth about his character."

Not really, his sex scene kinda ruined the flow of the movie.

[–] evil_henchman 16 years ago

"I have a hard time even recalling any of it."

Same here. :D I can't think of one scene.

//Edit

Never mind, I just recalled the one scene with Cindy Sampson, yeah there is nudity for a few secs. Nothing worth mentioning IMHO (which is probably the reason why I already forgot).

btw: When having sex many people are nude or partially nude, so it's not that big of a stretch... Fully clothed people having sex, now that's weird! :P I need to find some movies with that and criticize them because of it. :P

[–] Grade_Zero 16 years ago

I disagree on both points. Just because it wasn't an endless string of brainless sex and/or drug jokes doesn't automatically mean it isn't comedy. There was plenty of humour in it, it was just very subtle.

The sex scenes/nudity involving the longer haired guy who's name escapes me were a representation of his character. He was pretty immature; sex was all he cared about, and all he wanted the girl for, hence why he runs off when meeting the parents comes up. It is there to contrast with Zach Braff's character, who is generally not like that, and to show what he is in danger of becoming should his little fling continue.

[–] snes4u 15 years ago

What is the intent of the original poster (the true intent)?

This movie is not a comedy. You should curse whomever tricked you into believing it was. This is a drama (for big people who do not mind thinking too much).

Grade_Zero has reason.

The sex scenes were necessary to juxtapose the other characters' traits, social situations, lifestyles, and cultural ligatures.

Peace

[–] allisonarf 15 years ago

No, this is not a romantic comedy. It's a drama. I never laughed once. I could have done without the nudity (there apparently was originally even more nudity, if you check out the deleted scenes). I think the naked man and naked women were there just for shock/exploitative value. It had nothing to do with the story.

[–] uwmasianfilm 15 years ago

I think that it is interesting that people hone in on the nudity as being pointless rather than the violence, which to my mind was much more pointless. Was the jealous boyfriend scene (over a girl named Izzy I think) where he punches the guy who was sleeping with his girlfriend supposed to be funny? It certainly had no purpose in the movie, and made his character come across as a despicable stalker creep. On the other hand the sex and nudity were very much a part of the overall theme of love, betrayal, and, yes, sex.

Not a very good movie though, and only funny for a total of maybe one second. I think whoever wrote the DVD case synopsis didn't bother to actually watch the movie. I'm still waiting to see a good movie set in my hometown.

[–] elderlandwurm 15 years ago

to the poster who said only americans cared about nudity:

Do you even watch foreign films? I mean REALLY? what about television? 9 Songs, Baise Moi, and Irreversible come to mind. Just from watching British television I know that sex is a hell of a lot more accepted over there than it is here. You're more likely to see someone get shot to death than a single breast on prime time TV.

Would a sitcom about a lesbian who owns a sex shop even fly over here? I doubt it. Neither would the nudity from HEX.

Please really think next time you decide to make americans out to be sex addicted (I might be but we're definitely at the bottom of the curve on this one).

[–] london777 8 years ago

to the poster who said only americans cared about nudity:
Firstly, he said they only cared about "sex" (not "nudity"). Revealing Freudian slip on your part.

Next, I think you misunderstood what he meant. Admittedly he wrote ambiguously (maybe English is not his first language, although it is often hard to tell with Americans), but I think from the context he was agreeing with you, that depictions of sex (and nudity for that matter) are more likely to give offence in the US than in Continental Europe. (The UK is, as in so many social issues, somewhere in the middle.)

[–] ilahilda 9 years ago

The sex scene with Mike and Kim was OK, but the one with his friend and his gf was tacky.

[–] drrclavan 12 years ago

My complaint would be there wasn't ENOUGH nudity in this movie. Especially the sex scene with Kim might have lasted an hour or so if it were up to me.

[–] salomobiel 12 years ago

I haven't seen a remotely funny scene in the entire movie, let alone "hilarious".. It was more like a heavy drama with all the screaming, bah.