Nudity Gratuita
I had intended to write a post for Halloween but seeing as how this is the fifth of November, I’m sure you pretty much figured out I didn’t. At first I was going to write something about the ongoing efforts to move Halloween to the last Saturday of October. But when I went to get the latest information I saw this!
After I gave up my attempt at a petition, which I started first by the way, and threw my support behind this other petition that was getting much better traction, they go and wuss out on me! So then I thought maybe I would write something about horrible ideas for all the “sexy” costumes. Then I saw that a lot of people were already doing that. At that point I gave up and just decided to watch old scary movies for Halloween week. It was while I was watching these movies that I noticed something that gave me an idea to write about.
Before I tell you what that is, I wanted to let you know that I’ve enjoyed an increase in followers here recently. So to celebrate that, I’m going to write something that will probably make several of them scramble for the unfollow button. Just can’t leave well enough alone, can I?
The thing that I noticed while watching the old scary movies fits nicely with the fact that I really haven’t written anything to fit squarely in my Grinding This Small Cogs Gears and I Have A Dirty Mind category in awhile. What’s that? Just get to it? OK, sheesh. If you haven’t already divined it from the Latin title and the featured image of a nubile young Phoebe Cates, I noticed there used to be a lot of gratuitous nudity in movies, and now, not so much.
You can call me a pig of a man if you want but I have to say, it was nice to be kicking back with a bucket of popcorn and a 500 gallon cup of soda, watching a nice R rated movie, just enjoying the action when, POOF, out of nowhere came some boobs! Not integral to the plot of the movie, but just because. These days you have hardly any gratuitous nudity in the movies anymore. I mean sure, you can watch a raunch fest and you’ll see plenty of it. Of course, you can go on the internet and see all the nudity (and more) that you want. That’s not what I’m taking about though. I would just like to see the return of a little surprise nudity when I’m not looking for it.
I remember when watching a movie on HBO and seeing this…
…meant you were going to at least get some side boob action.
You know what that advisory means now?
Yup! Freaking man butt! Maybe that will work for you ladies and gay guys out there, but not for this straight pig of a man. So what do you say Hollywood? Bring back some of that good ole gratuitous nudity would you? Because seeing boobs is really enjoyable, and on those rare times you get this jewel…
… it just really makes my day. Hope I didn’t lose too many followers with this one.
22 thoughts on “Nudity Gratuita”
Back in the 70’s my husband was a sound engineer for motion pictures, and when he wasn’t working on a “real” movie, he’d do some nudies. Today, they would barely be classified as porn, but back then…..Anyway, one of the producers needed some ‘sound effects’ so I recorded a whole reel (yes, reel) of hilarious dialogue that no one in any world would ever say during sex I got 10 whole dollars and the guy got enough sounds and noises to cover him for about 150 movies. When I think about it, it still makes me laugh all these years later. So maybe, in the movie you saw, it was me doing the ‘talking’!
That is so awesome! Too bad you can’t get residuals on that dialog!
You should do a post on whether the post caused a loss of followers!
As for the post, my husband would probably agree with you.
That’s a great idea! I will do that, or at least update this one. Your husband sounds like a wise man.
Speaking on behalf of your female readership, (which probably dropped down to me, Barbara and Kathy after this post) I say it’s about time “freaking man butt” had equal time. I’ve seen enough boobs to last a lifetime…
Amen sister! (Always assuming this doesn’t wind up in the trash again)!
I have no problem with equal man butt time, but equal means man butt and boobies in the same movie. It doesn’t mean only showing man butt from now on out to “make up” for all the boobies that came before.
And there will never be enough boobs to last my life time! 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nQT5SQon6Q
Probably just lost the last three of you with that one!
Nah, I’m too old to be offended by boobs – or frontal nudity for that matter. But watching ‘sex’ in a movie feels like an invasion of privacy (of the characters). I have a male friend just like you who loves to see the occasional boob (or many boobs for that matter). But don’t you find it boring after a while?
If it was boob after boob after boob then maybe I would find it boring – maybe. But that’s the beauty of gratuitous nudity, it’s just an occasional random thing.
Lee,
Boob tube. Don’t know why, but that popped into my head so I had to write it. Didn’t lose me as a follower. It takes more than gratuitous nudity to lose me. Glad you got your BN fix…I guess. *rolls eyes* ~ Mona
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Glad to hear I didn’t lose you! As of now I haven’t lost anybody, but I’m sure that could change.
Well, I may be late, but I’m still happy to be here, no ifs, ands, or butts of any kind. It does seem like the casual boob flash has gone the way of the dodo’s breast, probably because, as you said, you can see so much more online, but it would be nice to see a throwback to the old days when Cinemax was appropriately nicknamed “Skinemax”.
However I am deeply upset that you skipped over what really mattered; specifically, what movies did you watch? Q: The Winged Serpent? Shallow Grave? Amazon Women On The Moon?
Let’s just say all those films I’ve listed have two things in common.
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I remember the days of Skinemax well! Reminds me of the time when I was a kid and figured out how to wire the cable to steal the premium channels just so my friends and I could watch. I was watching more main stream classics like Halloween, Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, etc… However, I think I need to check out your suggestions if they have the two things in common to all the others.
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Yes! Thank you for your support!
Really, you need to be watching HBO original shows for that kind of T&A now, eh? They seem to have found their niche. 😎
P.S. Love your style of writing here, it reminds me of another blogger who just goes about this whole meandering, fourth-wall thing and it kind of just sounds like your in a conversation with the guy. 😁
P.P.S. I mean me. 😉
Thanks Tom! I’ve actually been told not to break the fourth wall when writing but it’s just how I write. Some people, like yourself, enjoy it, and say the same thing. They like feeling they’re in a conversation. I’ve been absent from the blogoshpere the last two weeks but I am going to get over to your site and check out your conversations soon.
Fantastic! Looking forward to many more conversations with ya, through our double fourth walls! 😂
For your nudity watching pleasure, you should follow Mr Skin. They tell you where all the sideboob and bush is in random movies and how to avoid man buns… actually he will tell you how to avoid man butts, man buns are unavoidable.
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Thanks for the tip! If we could find a way to avoid the man buns that would be worth a fortune!
“Of course, you can go on the internet and see all the nudity (and more) that you want.” I think this gets to the crux of it. Gratuitous nudity was a gift to young men who couldn’t see it otherwise. It helped justify the price of admission. Showing my age here, but pre-internet and VCRs, the only way to see nudity (other than a real person) was to walk into your 7-11 and buy a magazine. And then there was the possibility that someone you know would see you.
That is true. It was a treat as a young one to get a surprise of getting a glimpse of the forbidden fruit. With the internet today, I’m sure the young ones think it would be pretty tame. Guess I’m showing my age too.