The guys from the first movie went to Thailand for a
wedding. They had a few drinks then woke up the next morning with no idea where
they were or what happened the night before, and they had to piece it all together
in order to find a friend they’d lost somewhere along the way.
Same basic plot as the first movie, just with different
details in a different setting.
Oh, there was a scene with some penises.
The gang finds a strip club in Bangkok where they’d
apparently been the night before. They were talking with one of the girls, and,
well, she turned out to have a penis, as did all the “girls” there.
Early in the scene, before the big “reveal”, I knew they
were going to have penises. It just seemed the obvious thing to me. So, then
when I did see the penises, they had basically no impact. I assume it’s
supposed to be hilariously shocking. Or shockingly hilarious? It was neither.
Was it just that I saw the “joke” coming so it wasn’t funny?
Am I jaded? Or just immune to the humor of the penis?
I had started watching some artistic foreign film last night, but it was sort of slow and it just didn’t keep my interest. So, I looked for something else and found this:
Yes, there is such a movie. And yes, I did watch it.
Yes, there are nude nuns in it. And yes, there are some guns. (They’re not tiny, but they’re not all that big.)
Yes, there is some bad acting in it. And also some mediocre acting.
It’s about a nun who, after being exploited by drug trafficking priests, becomes an “avenging angel”.
It lags quite a lot in the middle, I think mainly due to a lack of story development—a lot of attitude and no plot, perhaps a failed attempt to build suspense. And some weird editing effects. And a lot of prominent “background” music.
It’s not great. Then again, it’s not the worst thing I’ve ever seen.
At one point I had the thought that perhaps it’s trying to be Kill Bill with nuns and bare breasts. And if that was the intention, well, it didn’t come close.
Oh, hey...I learned a new word: nunsploitation. It’s not in the movie; it was in some review I skimmed.
It’s a film based on a true story about a group of teens who plan to kill a friend who is a bully.
I found the acting often dull and unengaging. But I think it may’ve been a conscious choice by the director—a way of showing these teens’ lack of connection with “normal” emotions.
Or maybe I just found the characters annoying.
Anyway, the film was okay. I think the film’s use of nudity was quite interesting.
There were a couple of sex scenes with nudity, but I found the nudity there to be rather un-sexy. Again, that may’ve been a directorial choice to show that these characters had sex, but it wasn’t especially exciting or urgent or anything.
Or maybe I’m just reading that into it. I was kind of tired last night.
But there were other times in the film where a character, one in particular, was just naked—in the bathroom, or getting out of bed, or once talking on the phone. And that choice seemed to me to be very reasonable, normal, realistic. But, as this was a movie, I was aware that other viewers might find it unusual. I suppose most folks just aren’t naked much, despite my numerous calls for it here in my naked blog.
In the season/series finale there was unexpected full (but brief) frontal male nudity. There were a couple of other glimpses of penises, which mostly seemed like it could’ve been sloppy editing, or more likely something that a censor missed while blinking. But in the last episode the opening night of an all-nude play called Staccato—which is referred to for 11 prior episodes—occurs.
(This is actually 2 separate, unrelated clips...with German subtitles.)
The show aired on Logo, a digital cable TV channel with programming geared toward the LGBT community.
I don’t know that channel. I don’t know how heavily it was edited for airing. There was some profanity, but not tons. But the nudity was just a little surprising for what seemed like a typical TV show. I mean, they could’ve done without the nudity, but it certainly made sense for the character, etc.
It reminded me a bit of The Full Monty, except they did show the big “reveal”.
Anyway, I rather enjoyed the show (you know, the program) and would love to see the film or play now.
I don’t expect that there’d necessarily be nudity. And, despite what some might think, not everything in my life is about nudity. I’m actually curious about the characters and what happens next.
During my second semester in college I had a English professor who one day in class somehow got on the topic of Sigourney Weaver being naked at the end of Alien. It was kinda awkward.
I hadn’t seen the movie at that point, although I had seen the sequel, Aliens.
Anyway, this professor was going on and on about it. It started with how her nudity represents vulnerability, and how it makes the moment that much more suspenseful, etc. And then he ended up talking about how Sigourney Weaver was a beautiful example of womanhood.
That was the awkward part. I mean, if he had started drooling and giggling uncontrollably, it wouldn’t’ve seemed out of place, ya know. Well, maybe out of place in the classroom, but not in his bit about Sigourney.
So, here’s the scene.
The thing is, she’s never actually naked.
Sometime later, when I actually did watch the film, I was disappointed. Thanks to this professor, I was expecting a naked Sigourney Weaver at the end of the film. In my disappointment, I didn’t think the moment was about creating more suspense; I thought it was about how the studio wouldn’t pay what she was asking to go topless.
Oh well, she’s naked in some other movies, or at least topless. So, I got over the disappointment.
So now, thinking back, the professor made a valid point...two, actually. A character facing some danger while unclothed, or, perhaps, scantily clad, might be more suspenseful. While clothing itself may not be heavy enough to provide substantial protection from some alien monster or whatever other threat one might face, being uncovered, all that skin, would probably make one feel exposed, vulnerable.
AND, Sigourney Weaver is a beautiful example of womanhood.
Of course, in my freshman year of college, I wasn’t able to truly appreciate either point. To me, then, it was: naked lady??? Yes, please!!! But, Sigourney Weaver? Eh...she’s a little old isn’t she?
Yeah, I was kinda stupid. As I have matured, so have both my understanding that nudity isn’t just a sex thing, and my feeling that Sigourney Weaver isn’t too old. She’s still hot.
Well, okay...she’s clearly had a bit of work done here.
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