Really embarrassing movie moments

LorMal wrote: »

Bah! You should experience the mortification when a sex scene comes on when you are watching a film with your teenaged kids. I always get a sudden urge to go out to fill the coal bucket.

Good plan. Better off leaving them to fap in peace

Robsweezie wrote: »

Any sex scene with parents in the room.

Or parents-in-law. Or potential paramours because it highlights what you both want to be doing but aren't.

Deleted User wrote: »

In fairness, he was miles better than Russel Crowe in Les Miserable -- and Crowe claims to be an actual singer and is the headliner of his own band.

Yeah, but Crowe is a gobshíte who probably thinks he's great at everything and everyone is afraid to disagree with him. :pac:

The Room, all 99 minutes of it.

It's so bad, it's good.

Maireadio wrote: »

No way, man, no way. That is class.

'Say Anything' is a strange, enjoyable film.

Oh no I think that scene is really cringeworthy. I don't mind a grand romantic gesture but if someone did that, I'd be thinking "wtf is he doing now?" Actually I'd probably be thinking, he'd been watching too many 80s romantic comedy dramas.

In fairness I haven't seen the whole movie, I just know that scene.

Sleepy wrote: »

I think "deeply flawed characters" is giving the writing far too much credit. It's akin to trying to find substance in Entourage; which, when you think about it, is the male version of Sex and the City where instead of the main characters constantly seeking shoes, labels and rich men, they're after cool cars, drugs and beautiful women.

Mrs Sleepy used to be a fan and many of my female flatmates over the years would have been into it so I've seen most of the series and in all of it I only ever laughed once. To be fair, that one scene was a brilliant bit of comedy but the show sadly never repeated the standard:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHuminW-t34

I completely disagree that the show nevered reached the standard of the above-clip. It's a great scene but is only one of many.

Now fair enough if you didn't find the show funny, what's funny is subjective and nobody is wrong in what doesn't make them laugh. But the show isn't just about making people laugh so if you are only judging it by that criteria then that's unfair, IMO.

The show is packed with oodles and oodles of clever references and witty writing that requires you to use your brain. The last two seasons are my least favourite as this is when the show began to get a bit over the top but there was still quality in there.

The characters are absolutely deeply flawed. They are frequently shown in a less-than-flattering light and behave in less-than-exemplary ways. It's what makes them interesting to me.

And watching a talented actress like Cynthia Nixon make a prickly, defensive character into a relatable, funny, sympathetic person was a joy to behold. SJP was also great for the first half of the show until her acting became a bit over-the-top. And the fact you've summed up all the characters looking for rich men and clothes shows you haven't paid that much attention, as Miranda is a character who wasn't like that at all! Her main love in the show was much less well off than her and dumped her because he couldn't match her lifestyle.

Your view of the show is a popular one, of course, but I believe it's a lazy one for guys though you seem to have seen a fair bit of it so I guess that's different. My fella held that view but had never really watched it. I have the boxset so would have it on sometimes. He was amazed how witty he found it. It was much better than he expected it to be. And he is not somebody to say he likes something when he doesn't.

SATC is just a show that people glibly have a go at without actually having much knowledge of it. I'm someone who never criticises a show I've never or barely seen. I wish more people would do the same.