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Directed by Andy Warhol
Viva and Louis Waldon spend an idyllic afternoon together in an apartment in New York City.
Viva Louis Waldon
Director Director
Andy Warhol
Producer Producer
Writer writer, cinematography cinematography, executive producer exec. producer.
Paul Morrissey
Andy Warhol Films Wicked Video
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Spoken languages.
German English
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Theatrical limited, 12 jun 1969, releases by country.
- Theatrical limited Elgin Theater
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Review by Liz 1
I mean, who hasn't spent two hours talking politics after having bad sex?
Review by erik reeds 10
i purchased the book version of this, which includes the full english screenplay. i will be using this to create english subtitles for this film to go alongside the german dub. i have no idea how long this will take me as it is the first time i've done anything like this. but expect me to post them (along with progress) in the comments of this review.
Review by Hallie 💃 ★★★ 6
I wasn't going to watch this at first because of the fact that it only exists with a German dub and no subtitles, but seeing as I watched Batman Dracula and Couch despite them being excerpts, and that this was Andy Warhol's final directed film, I wanted to see it out of curiosity as well as to be able to talk about both it and him as a whole.
Warhol is now the first director from the 60s New York experimental wave that I've "completed", with "completed" of course being in quotation marks because I've seen everything of his that is available online, but there's so much work that he made during his five-year directorial career that has been lost…
Review by Lee ॐ मणि पद्मे हूँ ★★
I had a nice nap
Review by erik reeds ★★★ 2
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Review by Sarah ★★ 2
Review by Rumsey Taylor ★★ 2
Like every Warhol movie I’ve seen, this is a curio that’s laborious to watch. Two people chat idly some afternoon in a Manhattan apartment and casually engage in intercourse. They chat some more, bathe, and the film ends. The film does retain some power in its historic depiction of explicit sex, and like the loss of one’s virginity is largely, if not decidedly inelegant and self conscious.
Review by reecemoir
absolutely wild that an underground film porno about Vietnam was the start of the golden age of porn
Review by M.M ★★½ 2
Oh come on, doesn't anyone have like English subtitles, hell, even an English dub would do? Who'd be mad enough to sit through a 2 goddamn hour movie (or should we call it artistic porn?) without understanding the dialogues at all, don't get me wrong, but I'm at a loss with german. So anyone with some solution, I would seriously owe you one
Review by charlierees1 ★★★★★
I love porn
Review by Des de Moor ★★½
Like other reviewers here, I watched the unsubtitled German soundtrack version which looks like a VHS rip, taped off-air from German-language satellite arts channel 3Sat. Although I'm not 100% fluent, I know enough German to reassure people that they didn't miss much in the dialogue. It's not Shakespeare, except when they're quoting him.
I couldn't help but compare this with Ray Dennis Steckler's desultory porno films, several of which I've watched recently. If the object was to demonstrate that porn is boring and frustrating, I think Andy Warhol and Paul Morrissey managed to convey this even better than Steckler. The interaction is so individual and of-the-moment, it almost locks other people out by definition. And Warhol seems more interested in…
Review by Envy the Monster
it surprises me that people still go into a Warhol movie expecting to see a movie
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Blue — film review.
Pretty people suit up in skimpy swimsuits under the crystal blue waters of the Bahamas in India's most expensive ($21 million) film to date. Although "Blue" has been promoted aggressively for months, this year's big Diwali holiday release is up against an urban love story and an eagerly awaited big-name comedy that will likely leave "Blue's" revenues high and dry.
By Lisa Tsering , The Associated Press October 21, 2009 6:55am
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Bottom Line: Torrid dance numbers, set to A.R. Rahman’s soundtrack, are the best part of an otherwise watered-down undersea action adventure.
FREMONT, Calif. — Pretty people suit up in skimpy swimsuits under the crystal blue waters of the Bahamas in India’s most expensive ($21 million) film to date. Although “Blue” has been promoted aggressively for months, this year’s big Diwali holiday release is up against an urban love story and an eagerly awaited big-name comedy that will likely leave “Blue’s” revenues high and dry.
Aarav (Akshay Kumar), the playboy owner of a shipping company, and his business partner and best friend, Sagar (Sanjay Dutt), battle over whether to dive for the biggest secret cache of treasure in the Caribbean. When Sagar’s estranged little brother (Zayed Khan) shows up fresh from Bangkok, trailed by a drug lord demanding $50 million, Aarav and Sagar decide to take the plunge and search for the sunken vessel.
Two love interests — elegant former Miss Universe Lara Dutta and the ubiquitous Katrina Kaif — catch the eye but aren’t given much to do besides decorate the scenery: “Are you done talking? Now I’m going to let my gun talk!” Sagar tells Mona (Dutta) during a shootout.
There’s no denying the dedication shown by “Blue’s” cast and crew: Kumar had the film’s title tattooed on the back of his neck; the 50-year-old Dutt, a chain-smoker and hard drinker, overcame a lung condition to shoot his underwater scenes; and Khan did his own motorcycle stunts including a scene shot on a moving train.
First-time director Anthony D’Souza has focused on making a visual, rather than emotional, impact. The story is straightforward and the characters clearly defined, though what happens to them is less than enthralling.
The film’s strengths instead lie in its dazzling underwater choreography by Pete Zuccarini of “Pirates of the Caribbean” and the way Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman’s music is used to accompany the action on-screen, including a disco number starring Kylie Minogue and a sensuous dance with Dutt and Dutta shot completely underwater (a Bollywood first).
But aside from “Blue’s” gorgeous music and stars, the film is just about as compelling as watching an aquarium full of pretty fish.
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by Stephan Ferris ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 11, 2022
This account of sex and substance abuse pulls no punches as it shocks and enlightens.
This debut memoir follows a gay man’s sexual exploration in front of and behind the movie camera as well as his battle with drug addiction.
Ferris, who was born in 1987, had his first sexual encounter with a high school classmate. This boy became his first crush, too, though the author’s already low self-esteem took a hit when his friend betrayed him. Ferris opted for sex with strangers by the time he was at a San Francisco college and soon moved to porn films, performing under the name Blue Bailey. At the same time, he dove deeply into substance abuse, with meth his drug of choice. Before the author was even 20 years old, a doctor diagnosed him as being HIV-positive. He was the one to console his family over this news; it was not the “death sentence” it once was, and those who were “POZ” like Ferris could still have active sex lives. He continued his adult-film career and gained some fame from one particular 2014 movie: Viral Loads . That was mostly due to its marketing campaign, which failed to clarify that star Blue Bailey, who engaged in sexual acts with HIV-positive performers, was POZ himself. Ferris later enrolled in law school and became an attorney. Even with his porn days behind him, his sex life was energetic and occasionally experimental. Sadly, his meth addiction was a never-ending fight; he’d manage to kick it but then fell back into the drug’s merciless trap. He aspired to be an activist lawyer, and that meant staying sober even when temptations surrounded him.
Ferris’ concise account is an unflinching look at his turbulent life that, as he warns readers, teems with graphically detailed sex scenes. He champions sex—and all the fetishes it entails—between consenting partners as well as normalizing gay sexuality. But the author highlights the downsides as well; using “liquid Viagra” on a movie set incited multiple trips to the emergency room, and one unnerving sexual escapade ended with his arrest for murder. None of this is exploitative, as the book’s 77 “scenes” feel like snapshots of the author’s life. Moreover, Ferris’ conversational narration frames all that he experienced in a stylish but uncompromising fashion: “I slip the needle in, thread my vein, and pull the plunger back. A plume of red. I am registered. I am an octopus inking through the water. Red is my safe word. Red means stop. Now, red means go. I am ready. Go.” The author’s support for the gay community and his “POZ brothers” is uplifting, and he brings to light some critical medical issues involving HIV-positive individuals. Much of the book nevertheless wallows in gloominess. His self-confidence, for example, continually wavered, and his meth addiction caused perpetual misery, sometimes leading to suicidal thoughts. Ferris also brushes past certain people in his life, from his barely mentioned partner, Sean, to his loving and sympathetic extended family. On the other hand, he includes a handful of personal photographs along with a copy of his witness statement after his arrest.
Pub Date: Oct. 11, 2022
ISBN: 978-0-9913780-7-4
Page Count: 187
Publisher: Unbound Edition Press
Review Posted Online: Oct. 3, 2022
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by Stephanie Johnson & Brandon Stanton illustrated by Henry Sene Yee ‧ RELEASE DATE: July 12, 2022
A blissfully vicarious, heartfelt glimpse into the life of a Manhattan burlesque dancer.
A former New York City dancer reflects on her zesty heyday in the 1970s.
Discovered on a Manhattan street in 2020 and introduced on Stanton’s Humans of New York Instagram page, Johnson, then 76, shares her dynamic history as a “fiercely independent” Black burlesque dancer who used the stage name Tanqueray and became a celebrated fixture in midtown adult theaters. “I was the only black girl making white girl money,” she boasts, telling a vibrant story about sex and struggle in a bygone era. Frank and unapologetic, Johnson vividly captures aspects of her former life as a stage seductress shimmying to blues tracks during 18-minute sets or sewing lingerie for plus-sized dancers. Though her work was far from the Broadway shows she dreamed about, it eventually became all about the nightly hustle to simply survive. Her anecdotes are humorous, heartfelt, and supremely captivating, recounted with the passion of a true survivor and the acerbic wit of a weathered, street-wise New Yorker. She shares stories of growing up in an abusive household in Albany in the 1940s, a teenage pregnancy, and prison time for robbery as nonchalantly as she recalls selling rhinestone G-strings to prostitutes to make them sparkle in the headlights of passing cars. Complemented by an array of revealing personal photographs, the narrative alternates between heartfelt nostalgia about the seedier side of Manhattan’s go-go scene and funny quips about her unconventional stage performances. Encounters with a variety of hardworking dancers, drag queens, and pimps, plus an account of the complexities of a first love with a drug-addled hustler, fill out the memoir with personality and candor. With a narrative assist from Stanton, the result is a consistently titillating and often moving story of human struggle as well as an insider glimpse into the days when Times Square was considered the Big Apple’s gloriously unpolished underbelly. The book also includes Yee’s lush watercolor illustrations.
Pub Date: July 12, 2022
ISBN: 978-1-250-27827-2
Page Count: 192
Publisher: St. Martin's
Review Posted Online: July 27, 2022
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by Pamela Anderson ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 31, 2023
A juicy story with some truly crazy moments, yet Anderson's good heart shines through.
The iconic model tells the story of her eventful life.
According to the acknowledgments, this memoir started as "a fifty-page poem and then grew into hundreds of pages of…more poetry." Readers will be glad that Anderson eventually turned to writing prose, since the well-told anecdotes and memorable character sketches are what make it a page-turner. The poetry (more accurately described as italicized notes-to-self with line breaks) remains strewn liberally through the pages, often summarizing the takeaway or the emotional impact of the events described: "I was / and still am / an exceptionally / easy target. / And, / I'm proud of that ." This way of expressing herself is part of who she is, formed partly by her passion for Anaïs Nin and other writers; she is a serious maven of literature and the arts. The narrative gets off to a good start with Anderson’s nostalgic memories of her childhood in coastal Vancouver, raised by very young, very wild, and not very competent parents. Here and throughout the book, the author displays a remarkable lack of anger. She has faced abuse and mistreatment of many kinds over the decades, but she touches on the most appalling passages lightly—though not so lightly you don't feel the torment of the media attention on the events leading up to her divorce from Tommy Lee. Her trip to the pages of Playboy , which involved an escape from a violent fiance and sneaking across the border, is one of many jaw-dropping stories. In one interesting passage, Julian Assange's mother counsels Anderson to desexualize her image in order to be taken more seriously as an activist. She decided that “it was too late to turn back now”—that sexy is an inalienable part of who she is. Throughout her account of this kooky, messed-up, enviable, and often thrilling life, her humility (her sons "are true miracles, considering the gene pool") never fails her.
Pub Date: Jan. 31, 2023
ISBN: 9780063226562
Page Count: 256
Publisher: Dey Street/HarperCollins
Review Posted Online: Dec. 5, 2022
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Jan. 1, 2023
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“ Blue Beetle is a film that earns a resounding grito .” – Kate Sánchez, But Why Tho? A Geek Community
“An enriching time at the movies. Blue Beetle might not break the mold, but it does break expectations.” – Robert Daniels, RogerEbert.com
“Finally, there’s Blue Beetle , a live-action superhero movie coming to theaters that is unapologetically full of life, joy, and fun. But don’t mistake it for fluff.” – Kristy Puchko, Mashable
“The emotional force behind the movie is enough to make it worth a watch.” – Alyssa Mora, IGN Movies
“ Blue Beetle is a much better movie than its August 18 release date might indicate.” – Pete Hammond, Deadline Hollywood Daily
“My hope is that the Latino community will turn out in droves to support such a great and deserving film.” – Travis Hopson, Punch Drunk Critics
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How does it hold up against other superhero movies?
“Fast, funny, and fervently earnest, Blue Beetle stands out in an increasingly overcrowded field of superhero movies.” – Alyssa Mora, IGN Movies
“ Blue Beetle stands apart from other films in the superhero genre by embracing family at its core by letting them in on the secret.” – Kate Sánchez, But Why Tho? A Geek Community
“The director and writer don’t exactly break the mold of the superhero film, but they do treat the genre with an endearing fondness for retro qualities that have mostly been lost in recent years. That makes Blue Beetle a breath of fresh air.” – David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter
“It has more heart and humor than most in this well-worn genre. That ought to count for something.” – Pete Hammond, Deadline Hollywood Daily
“Superhero fatigue is real, and it’ll only be exacerbated by Blue Beetle .” – Nick Schager, Daily Beast
Is it one of the better DC movies?
“ Blue Beetle is quite simply the best DC movie in years.” – Travis Hopson, Punch Drunk Critics
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Is it a familiar origin story?
“The combination of Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer’s screenplay and Ángel Manuel Soto’s direction elevate the material from the generic ‘we’ve seen this before’ to an emotional, familial tale highlighting the importance of family and culture.” – David Gonzalez, The Cinematic Reel
“It elevates a somewhat familiar origin story by creating its own identity so hella Mexican American that if it were to be called anything else, it would be: ¡A huevo!” – Yolanda Machado, Entertainment Weekly
“Though it engages with a ‘chosen one’ storyline in a thoughtful, meaningful way, some of its other narrative construction isn’t as clever.” – Courtney Howard, Fresh Fiction
“Written by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer, the film is the laziest sort of mash-up.” – Nick Schager, Daily Beast
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What about the film’s themes?
“ Blue Beetle ingeniously sneaks in necessary, educational messaging through the back door… It’s a notably progressive film.” – Courtney Howard, Fresh Fiction
“Director Ángel Manuel Soto and screenwriter Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer slip in a steady stream of critical jabs at prejudice, income inequality, and militarization, as well as a lovely, cosmic moment of magical realism.” – Bob Strauss, San Francisco Chronicle
“Its political invocations, such as an allusion to the School of the Americas (a major topic to cover in a big-budget film) and a harrowing scene of a raid upon the Reyes home, while overwrought in its use of slow motion, humanizes endangered emigrant families, are daring subplots to add.” – Robert Daniels, RogerEbert.com
“The script sometimes pulls its punches when referencing systemic oppression, and it’s far from a radical indictment of xenophobia or economic and racial inequality in the U.S. But it is surprising what Soto manages to say about these subjects in the package of a major superhero film.” – Alyssa Mora, IGN Movies
“While there are moments discussing the gentrification that’s pushing the Reyes’ out of their home, the film takes the time to show the issue at hand instead of telling the viewer everything.” – Kate Sánchez, But Why Tho? A Geek Community
“Perhaps the realities of day-to-day living in Palmera City, where families like the Reyes who are struggling to make ends meet coexist with tech billionaires like the Kords, could have been further explored if Blue Beetle didn’t devote so much time to trying to implement a world-ending threat.” – Tatiana Hullender, Screen Rant
Is it good for Latino representation?
“As a Latino, it was eye-opening to see the ideologies of a Latino household so elegantly explored on the big screen.” – David Gonzalez, The Cinematic Reel
“This film is unapologetically Mexican-American… but the moments of Latinidad aren’t beating the audience over the head as if checking boxes. Instead, they’re honest portrayals of family life in a Mexican family.” – Kate Sánchez, But Why Tho? A Geek Community
“ Blue Beetle is one of the rare opportunities to celebrate a specific part of the Latin community, and it revels in that specificity, only adding more heart to Jaime’s journey to becoming a hero.” – Yolanda Machado, Entertainment Weekly
“What’s wonderful about Blue Beetle is that it’s so fiercely, brilliantly, loudly Latine… It points to the necessity of representation both in front of and behind the camera as Soto has crafted a community that feels authentic rather than pandering.” – Alyssa Mora, IGN Movies
“One of the nice things to enjoy about Blue Beetle is that it gets points for diversity.” – Danielle Solzman, Solzy at the Movies
“This superhero film powerfully conveys that all stories need to be told and authentic.” – Catalina Combs, Black Girl Nerds
How is Xolo Maridueña in the title role?
“A superstar-making performance.” – David Gonzalez, The Cinematic Reel
“Xolo Maridueña delivers a delightfully refreshing performance as Jaime.” – Alyssa Mora, IGN Movies
“Maridueña’s performance is full of endearing heart and charm, balancing vibrant and vulnerable overtones in the material, providing a deepened connection with the character.” – Courtney Howard, Fresh Fiction
“Maridueña’s performance is as perfectly suited to the sci-fi action scenes as it is to the more tender or comedic ones.” – Tatiana Hullender, Screen Rant
“Maridueña is reasonably charismatic but like his compatriots, he’s habitually reduced to yelling very loudly whenever he’s scared, excited or furious.” – Nick Schager, Daily Beast
What about the rest of the ensemble?
“Such a strong focus on the foundation of family leads to one of the year’s most entertaining ensembles – The Reyes family.” – David Gonzalez, The Cinematic Reel
“Superb casting brings together a crackling ensemble whose members talk over each other, cling to one another, and sling the kind of one-liners that only a relative can get away with. All this clamor, chaos, and warmth makes them feel like an authentic family.” – Kristy Puchko, Mashable
“The group’s chemistry is astounding. This feels like a real family, loudly affectionate, fiercely protective, and prone to excitedly talk over one another.” – Alyssa Mora, IGN Movies
“We’ve not seen anything quite like the closeness of the Reyes clan. This might be a solo superhero story for Jaime Reyes, but it is most definitely a family affair.” – Travis Hopson, Punch Drunk Critics
“The Reyes family is important to the story and the cast behind them helps make the narrative moments in the film that happen between them feel honest… Every interaction between the characters and Jaime feels lived in.” – Kate Sánchez, But Why Tho? A Geek Community
“The supporting cast is appealing across the board… It’s the space given to the Reyes family that makes the movie so enjoyable.” – David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter
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How is the movie’s villain?
“Sarandon plays this part to a campy hilt.” – Courtney Howard, Fresh Fiction
“Her villainous take shines… Similarly to Tommy Lee Jones’s Two-Face in Batman Forever , Sarandon goes to 11.” – David Gonzalez, The Cinematic Reel
“Susan Sarandon is clearly having a great time as evil matriarch and CEO Victoria Kord, but her war-mongering plan never feels like it amounts to a real threat.” – Tatiana Hullender, Screen Rant
“Sarandon summons up a boatload of evil but never sails over the top in a role that could have drifted into complete stereotype.” – Pete Hammond, Deadline Hollywood Daily
“Victoria is a stock big-business baddie.” – Nick Schager, Daily Beast
“Victoria Kord’s motivations ultimately prove to be the weakest element of the film… She’s not a particularly interesting character, which ultimately hinders the climactic confrontation in the final act of the film.” – Alyssa Mora, IGN Movies
How are the action sequences?
“A far cry from the terrible graphics of The Flash , Soto’s action sequences are exciting and impressive. Each fight is well choreographed with not a single shot wasted.” – Yolanda Machado, Entertainment Weekly
“The film’s action sequences are dazzling, aided by a mostly practical suit Maridueña plays in.” – Catherine Gonzales, Awards Watch
“It’s thrillingly action-packed.” – Alyssa Mora, IGN Movies
“On the action and adventure front, Blue Beetle excels… By casting an actor known for martial arts in Cobra Kai , it’s no surprise that Maridueña is fantastic in this action-forward role.” – Kate Sánchez, But Why Tho? A Geek Community
“Though the action sequences are unremarkable, they still carry some vigor because of the movie’s infectiously entertaining ensemble.” – Robert Daniels, RogerEbert.com
What about the visual effects?
“The effects here, all magnetic waves of electric-blue light, plus clomping robot men, provide an old-school rock ’em sock ’em satisfaction. It’s not that the visual flimflam is awesome, exactly. It’s that it’s tactile enough to conjure a sensation of pre-digital kinetic innocence.” – Owen Gleiberman, Variety
“The practical suit build shines brightest among the effects work on the film.” – Kate Sánchez, But Why Tho? A Geek Community
“I was surprised and, I’ll admit, delighted by the special effects of the latest DC film, Blue Beetle . The CGI didn’t take away from my enjoyment of this film.” – Catalina Combs, Black Girl Nerds
“The movie does suffer from uneven visual effects which render the Scarab’s powers less impressive and make Kord Industries seem less imposing.” – Tatiana Hullender, Screen Rant
Are there any other major issues?
“The film’s comedy sometimes falls flat. It’s never a good sign when your film relies on fart jokes.” – David Gonzalez, The Cinematic Reel
“Tthe film’s pacing is often uneven with comedy, primarily from George Lopez, not allowing moments of emotional weight to execute the full somber note that it intends.” – Kate Sánchez, But Why Tho? A Geek Community
“Where my attention was diverted from this fun, family-driven flick was the pace and choppiness of the dialogue… The action was so engaging and well-paced that the dialogue, even in high-stress situations, was uneven..” – Catalina Combs, Black Girl Nerds
“Where Blue Beetle suffers for me is in the design. The suit, being what it is, leans into the problem with many live-action superheroes: It looks silly.” – Kristy Puchko, Mashable
Does it make us hopeful for the future of the DCU?
“ Blue Beetle marks a strong start to a new era of DC superheroes.” – Courtney Howard, Fresh Fiction
“Here’s to hoping that James Gunn and Peter Safran embrace Blue Beetle in their new DC universe.” – Kate Sánchez, But Why Tho? A Geek Community
“This should be the blueprint for James Gunn as he moves forward with the new DCU.” – Travis Hopson, Punch Drunk Critics
“ Blue Beetle is the cinematic VICKS Bibaporrú for the DCU!” – David Gonzalez, The Cinematic Reel
“Give the waning days of the old era of DC movies at Warner Bros some credit for going out in style.” – Pete Hammond, Deadline Hollywood Daily
“If this is the end to Warner Bros’ initial DC era (before James Gunn and Peter Safran reboot the entire franchise), it’s a fittingly banal and cacophonous one.” – Nick Schager, Daily Beast
“I have no idea if this is a one-off film or if the character of Blue Beetle will play an active role in the future of the DC Universe going forward. This isn’t on the cast or crew but it shows the state of DC Films at the moment.” – Danielle Solzman, Solzy at the Movies
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Lots and lots of nudity, bad acting in '80s survival tale.
Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that the main questionable content in The Blue Lagoon is nudity, and there's a lot of it. Both male and female bodies are seen, fully frontal once or twice, and quite a few times Richard's penis and Emmeline's breasts are clearly visible. An argument can be made, and at the time…
Why Age 17+?
Most of the sexual content is from the nudity of children at all stages of devel
Young Richard and Emmeline are briefly shown getting spanked, although not terri
Emmeline finds a keg and tastes a drop from the tap and refers to it as "funny s
Any Positive Content?
Richard and Emmeline, who start out as young children and are teens by the end o
This movie is meant to entertain and titillate and doesn't try to offer positive
Sex, Romance & Nudity
Most of the sexual content is from the nudity of children at all stages of development: infant, toddler, pre-pubescence, and post-pubescence. Both Richard and Emmeline are seen a few times fully from the front, and they're frequently seen swimming naked with Richard's penis clearly visible. A baby boy also swims naked, and his genitalia are fully seen. Emmeline's bare breasts are seen several times, but usually she's scantily clad. The children are shown going through the stages of puberty, noticing their changing feelings and emotions and growing physical attraction to each other. They don't act on those feelings until they're a bit older, but once they discover sex they're shown kissing a few times, and there are several extensive scenes of caressing, mostly innocuously on arms, backs, and the shoulder area, but Emmeline's breast is shown being caressed a couple of times. Actual sex is only hinted at as characters, for example, roll off-camera and are next seen asleep and entwined. More advanced sexual behavior is also hinted at once when Emmeline is nursing their baby, and it's implied that Richard suckles the other breast. We see Emmeline get her first period, have morning sickness, feel the baby move, give birth, and breastfeed. Richard is seen from behind masturbating, and Emmeline later mentions that she's seen everything he does.
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Violence & Scariness
Young Richard and Emmeline are briefly shown getting spanked, although not terribly harshly. They struggle against it (Emmeline bites the spanker) but aren't shown as seriously hurt. A fire breaks out on the ship, and passengers and crew struggle with each other while attempting to escape. Richard slaps Emmeline in the face after she hits him on the head with a coconut. A human skull, a dead body, and a full skeleton are shown. There are several brief glimpses of blood and gore: The apparent remnants of a ritual are briefly seen as an indistinct but small, bloody mass; Richard witnesses a human sacrifice, and although the killing's not shown directly, blood is shown spurting onto the executioner's face; stones flow with blood; a lot of blood is briefly shown in water and some is on Emmeline's hands when she gets her first period; bloody hands are briefly shown from rope burn. Richard and Emmeline attempt suicide together by eating poison berries.
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Drinking, Drugs & Smoking
Emmeline finds a keg and tastes a drop from the tap and refers to it as "funny stuff." Paddy is seen once behaving drunk, comically singing and dancing.
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Positive Role Models
Richard and Emmeline, who start out as young children and are teens by the end of the film, learn to survive on a deserted island. They model self-sufficiency as they provide food and shelter for themselves and a certain amount of cleverness in making their shelter more comfortable and even making tools, weapons, toys, and jewelry. They also model learning how to get along with someone and sustaining a relationship over a long period of time. We see them successfully have and raise a child with no guidance and in near-total ignorance. Paddy is gruff but affectionate and teaches them many survival skills. Richard's father never gives up searching for them.
Positive Messages
This movie is meant to entertain and titillate and doesn't try to offer positive or negative messages.
Parents need to know that the main questionable content in The Blue Lagoon is nudity, and there's a lot of it. Both male and female bodies are seen, fully frontal once or twice, and quite a few times Richard's penis and Emmeline's breasts are clearly visible. An argument can be made, and at the time the movie was released it certainly was, that filming and showing children in the nude (at all stages of development) is inherently wrong, and those who feel that way should steer clear. If nudity is not an issue, the movie is otherwise fairly tame. There are a few extensive scenes of caressing and some kissing as the protagonists are observed following nature's course without any kind of guidance and almost entirely ignorant about human development. There are a few startling images of blood, a moderate spanking, and a human-sacrifice ritual that doesn't show the actual killing but does show a spurt of blood. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails .
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Based on 8 parent reviews
A pedophile’s dream
Great for discussing simple, instictive sexuality, what's the story.
Sailing to San Francisco in Victorian times, Richard (Christopher Atkins) and Emmeline ( Brooke Shields ) are stranded on a deserted island when their ship catches fire and sinks. Only 7 or 8 at the time, they learn to survive, and even thrive, in their tropical-island paradise. They're completely on their own, with very little education, and nature follows its course when their attachment and attraction grow along with their bodies. Years later, an attempt to revisit their first landing site puts them in the greatest danger they've ever faced when they're once again stranded on the open sea.
Is It Any Good?
THE BLUE LAGOON is about eye candy, plain and simple. The main draw is the natural beauty of both the surroundings and the protagonists, which is considerable. The story is interesting and suspense is maintained about their ultimate fate, and there's a nugget of a good idea for a theme in there about how two kids might develop entirely on their own. The underwater cinematography is gorgeous. But it's all severely undercut by director Randal Kleiser succumbing to the temptation of spending too much time on the physical attributes of his stars -- and by Brooke Shields' limited acting ability. Although physically alluring, she just isn't believable as a sexually mature young woman. The whole production walks a thin line between a so-so adventure story and gratuitous titillation.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about nudity in movies. When, if ever, is it OK to show nude people? Does it matter if the person is a child, a teen, or an adult? Does the nudity in this movie make it more entertaining, or is it a realistic depiction of how the two kids might have lived after a shipwreck?
How would you react to how you change during puberty if you didn't know anything about it? Would it seem scary or not really a big deal? Do Richard and Emmeline act realistically?
If you were thriving and happy on a deserted island, would you still want to get back home to civilization? Why, or why not?
Movie Details
- In theaters : June 20, 1980
- On DVD or streaming : October 5, 1999
- Cast : Brooke Shields , Christopher Atkins , Leo McKern
- Director : Randal Kleiser
- Inclusion Information : Female actors
- Studio : Columbia Pictures
- Genre : Romance
- Topics : Adventures , History , Ocean Creatures , Wild Animals
- Run time : 104 minutes
- MPAA rating : R
- MPAA explanation : Strong sexual content, graphic nudity of children/teens, some bloody images
- Last updated : June 7, 2024
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Chronicling Love’s Fade to Black
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By A.O. Scott
- Dec. 28, 2010
There is a song about the thin line between love and hate, but most movies pick a side and stay on it. “Blue Valentine,” a long-gestating project directed by Derek Cianfrance, examines a young couple falling in and out of love, and makes of that thin line a vast and blurry no man’s land. Speaking of music, Leonard Cohen has a song about being danced to the end of love, but Mr. Cianfrance’s characters, Dean (Ryan Gosling) and Cindy ( Michelle Williams ), stumble and crawl in that direction, having forgotten the nimble, playful steps they once knew.
Mr. Cianfrance, who wrote the screenplay with Joey Curtis and Cami Delavigne, begins close to the bitter finale of Cindy and Dean’s relationship, skips back to the winsome beginning, and toggles back and forth between those points, leaving the middle to the audience’s imagination.
When we first see them, this still-young couple is at the start of another day of weary struggle. Dean is a house painter, Cindy is a nurse, and they share their modest house in Pennsylvania with their 6-year-old daughter, Frankie (Faith Wladyka), and a dog whose disappearance is a harbinger of things to come.
But as one narrative strand unravels, another knits together. Ms. Williams and Mr. Gosling, so puffy and tired at first glance, reappear in the blink of an eye as younger, trimmer and more energetic versions of themselves. Six years have been rolled back — the actors had barely a month to accomplish their startling physical transformations — and Dean, working for a Brooklyn moving company, is courting Cindy, whom he first encounters at the assisted-living residence where she visits her beloved grandmother. She has a jerk for a boyfriend (Mike Vogel), another one for a father (John Doman), and a steadfast determination to finish college and go on to medical school.
Dean, with no visible roots or connections, has dreamier, more romantic ambitions. He wants to love a woman the way guys say they do in those great old songs: suddenly, completely and forever.
In the early days, Dean’s willingness to do anything for Cindy strikes her, and us, as charming and brave. He will play the ukulele on a dark street, endure a dinner-table third degree and a savage beating, save what money he can, and commit to a future of accidental but nonetheless devoted fatherhood. But the very qualities that seemed so appealing to Cindy at first are nearly intolerable six years later. She wants him to do something with his life, to show some drive or initiative, but all he wants is to be with her and Frankie. He once looked like the nicest guy she had ever met, and now he seems like the weakest.
He also drinks and whines, while she works herself to exhaustion and rarely smiles. The sexual spark that he tries to recapture with a night away at a cheesy “fantasy” resort motel has turned soggy. What went wrong?
In suggesting an answer to this question, Mr. Cianfrance supplies both too much information and too little. Mr. Gosling is convincing as the run-down, desperate, older Dean, and maybe a bit less so as the younger version, but in any case it is hard to intuit what connects one to the other. The drinking and the violent temper he displays in one overwrought climactic scene seem to come from nowhere, to be willed into being by the director’s narrative conceit rather than arising organically from the character’s life.
Ms. Williams is, as ever, heartbreakingly precise in every scene, but if Mr. Gosling’s character is burdened with too little story, hers is saddled with too much. Mr. Cianfrance is capable of drawing nuances of feeling from his actors, but he does not trust the story enough to let it move according to any internal emotional logic. Instead, a lot of pretty obvious and not always convincing stuff needs to happen. Cindy’s boyfriend and father need to be made into caricatures of male insensitivity, and narrative bombs need to be carefully lighted and detonated, as if ordinary love were not explosive enough.
Viewed from a certain, admittedly uncharitable, angle, “Blue Valentine” looks like a grim, dirty-realist, festival-circuit version of (and sequel to) “Knocked Up.” Like “Biutiful,” another unsparingly harsh movie that opens on Wednesday, it has a naturalism that is almost entirely a matter of visual texture and social milieu. The grainy, washed-out colors of the breakup phase, which contrast with the somewhat brighter palette of the courtship sections, create an illusion of immediacy and rawness that is underlined by the scruffy Keystone State locations. And Ms. Williams and Mr. Gosling are exemplars of New Method sincerity, able to be fully and achingly present every moment on screen together.
But Cindy and Dean remain, for all their sustained agony and flickering joy, something less than completely realized human beings. Mr. Cianfrance’s ingenious chronological gimmick, coupled with his anxious, clumsy plotting, leaves them without enough oxygen to burst into breathing, loving life. A recent German film called “Everyone Else,” directed by Maren Ade (and released in the United States this year), shows, with minimal embellishment and absolute honesty, how potentially fatal fissures begin to develop within a young couple’s relationship. “Blue Valentine” mystifies the emotional logic that Ms. Ade presents with bracing clarity and leaves its audience, along with poor Cindy and Dean, in a muddle of hurt feelings and vague disappointments.
“Blue Valentine” is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). It has swearing, smoking and sex — some hot, some sad.
BLUE VALENTINE
Opens on Wednesday in Manhattan.
Directed by Derek Cianfrance; written by Mr. Cianfrance, Joey Curtis and Cami Delavigne; director of photography, Andrij Parekh; edited by Jim Helton and Ron Patane; music by Grizzly Bear; production design by Inbal Weinberg; costumes by Erin Benach; produced by Jamie Patricof, Lynette Howell and Alex Orlovsky; released by the Weinstein Company. At the Angelika Film Center, Mercer and Houston Streets, Greenwich Village. Running time: 1 hour 54 minutes.
WITH: Ryan Gosling (Dean), Michelle Williams (Cindy), Faith Wladyka (Frankie), Mike Vogel (Bobby) and John Doman (Jerry).
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