Really embarrassing movie moments

17-06-2016 04:37PM

Leo Millions Confetti wrote: »

When my brother was about 14, he, my sister and I were watching some programme about a bakery. All the people working in the bakery were very pretty women, coz you know, it's TV. Anyways there was a bit where they'd done all the baking and the camera panned over all the mixing bowls and stuff and my brother went "Ooooh, I wonder who gets to lick them all out?" and then immediately went bright red and left the room

That's the best thing I've ever heard in my life today!

Sleepy · 17-06-2016 05:32PM

Maireadio wrote: »

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.

Deeply flawed would be putting it mildly, it was hard to find redeeming features in most of them though Charlotte at least seemed to understand that other people in the world had feelings too... I'd have been in the camp that it was a great thing that Carrie cheated on Aidan, he was always far, far too good for her and she'd have ruined his life in the long run.

Like I said, I've seen most episodes and hated the narcissistic, materialistic and, ultimately, rather vapid portrayal of women in it. For such "independent" women, they were incredibly focused on materialistic things and the men, or lack thereof, in their lives. I thought it was tragic that so many women began to look at them as role models at the time it was airing as the central characters were anything but admirable imho.

ToddyDoody · 17-06-2016 05:54PM

How about the one in the Magdelaine Laundries where the girl sees the nun pleasuring the priest.

Then the psychotic girl gets a dose of itching powder and starts shouting "you're a bad man" over and over again at the priest.

smash · 17-06-2016 05:57PM

ToddyDoody wrote: »

How about the one in the Magdelaine Laundries where the girl sees the nun pleasuring the priest.

Then the psychotic girl gets a dose of itching powder and starts shouting "you're a bad man" over and over again at the priest.

Itching powder? It was poison ivy or nettles rubbed all over her clothes. I didn't think it was cringy, it just dragged out too long.

Maireadio · 17-06-2016 06:01PM

Candie wrote: »

My parents would start chanting 'INTERCOURSE!, INTERCOURSE, INTERCOURSE' really loudly, until every last one of us would get up and leave the room in disgust. You got to admit, intercourse sounds a lot filthier than just plain sex for some reason.

Parents. Either think they're 'with it' or else they've misplaced 'it' all together.

When we'd be watching Dallas as children (can't believe we were allowed!), my dad would make kissing noises to embarrass me and my sister whenever a love scene came on. Scarred for life, I tells ya.

Maireadio · 17-06-2016 06:07PM

Sleepy wrote: »

Deeply flawed would be putting it mildly, it was hard to find redeeming features in most of them though Charlotte at least seemed to understand that other people in the world had feelings too

Whilst I'd have to disagree that they had few redeeming features, I don't even see the problem with any TV character having few redeeming features. As long as I find them interesting to watch, that's all I care about. As for Charlotte, nah, she was a stuck up elitist and incredibly rude to her "lessers" at times. She was beauty-queen nice which often isn't very nice at all. Much was made of her ending up with an unattractive non-WASP, but he was still rich.

And she asked Miranda why she broke up with a doctor just because he couldn't give her orgasms. Him being a doctor was deemed more important to her than having a satisfying sex life. I actually find her to be the most shallow character.

There was a small minority of women who wanted to emulate them, but in my vast experience of different friendship groups down the years, this wasn't prevalent. A lot of my friends didn't even like the show. And for the rest of us who liked the show, we had no interest in emulating them and didn't care that they didn't portray independent women very well. They're characters.

ToddyDoody · 17-06-2016 06:14PM

smash wrote: »

Itching powder? It was poison ivy or nettles rubbed all over her clothes. I didn't think it was cringy, it just dragged out too long.

Apologies it was poison ivy. I would have found it a bit cringey.

Cathy.C · 17-06-2016 06:45PM

How has the thread got this far without these two cringetastic gems.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T575Pbo4eWM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goikm-zX9r8

bnt · 17-06-2016 07:03PM

Clint Eastwood ... singing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn8YubD01sk

Elemonator · 17-06-2016 10:01PM

timthumbni wrote: »

Those who watch the room, don't talk about the room. That's the first rule of the room club... Oh hi mark.....

Enough about that. Anyway, how is your sex life?

Tommy Wiseau is a gem.

Birneybau · 17-06-2016 10:54PM

Operatic sex scene at the end of 'Munich'. Good Lord was that misplaced.

munster87 · 18-06-2016 08:39AM

Maireadio wrote: »

When we'd be watching Dallas as children (can't believe we were allowed!), my dad would make kissing noises to embarrass me and my sister whenever a love scene came on. Scarred for life, I tells ya.

Ah you were lucky. Would have been worse scarred if he made full on sex noises

Dolbert · 18-06-2016 10:29AM

Most of Southland Tales

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0IexZXHyCE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCYB0lzoofc

Birneybau · 18-06-2016 10:37AM

Ah, this is where the "Is 'Sex And The City' good or bad?" thread went...

caille · 18-06-2016 09:11PM

Maireadio wrote: »

I'd say the amount of women actually taken in by it is fairly minimal, and if it wasn't those films, it would be something else.

The films are awful but the TV show is great and I loathe and kind of resent the narrative than anyone who was into the show is a materialistic numpty. There were some, yes, but it was a perfect storm of the show and films coinciding with the worst of the Celtic Tiger excesses.

The rest of us judge the show on its merits and recognise that we were just watching deeply flawed characters.

Well said!! Big SATC fan here and loved it on so many different levels.