Lol, let me ellaborate more on that statement. Movies where the plot revolves around sex than obviously there will have to be nudity. Example Cherry Falls. Honestly Hostel almost HAD to have nudity just because of where they were. Bratislava is nothing but sex and drugs. They went way overboard but quite frankly they had to have at least 1 scene. It's hard to explain but sometimes it is necessary I will admit. But random nudity is just retarted.

Come on, now. Part of the magic of movies is that they can draw you in by representing real life situations, yet throw in bits of the surreal/supernatural so we can witness amazing things to spice up our mundane lives.

Nudity is effective when used right; it represents one of our most vunerable moments in life. Most people feel the most vulnerable when they are nude. It helps build tension, just like being alone. If they actually show a male/female nude in a movie (not just suggest it where they might be wearing clothing) it gives you that much more feeling of reality/vulerability. Granted, it can be overdone, and there are some times when it's not necessary.

As far as Hostel goes, I don't think it was a great flick. I do think people give it way too much grief. It's trying to give a loving throwback to the grindhouse days. Granted, I'm not overly impressed with the job it did, but I appreciate the effort. I'm not so sure how people can worship films like I Spit on Your Grave, Last House on the Left & Bloodfeast, yet say Hostel was the most pointless piece of shit they've ever seen. (although I enjoyed all three afore mentioned movies more than Hostel) I'd go as far to say that in 20 years, Hostel will achieve cult classic status.

So you've seen a lot of "realistic" ghost houses, demon possessions and guys that come back to life after numerous mortal injuries in your time too? Thank goodness...I was beggining to think I was the only one.
Who cares about realism? That's why they're movies, not reality...a journey into the makers/authors imagination. Like a dream, thrown into film...I can only feel that your take on this would severely limit your filmgoing/viewing experiences, I think it's a hurdle you ought to overcome.
I mean c'mon...you're saying you'd never see kungfu hustle...that's crazy.

Oh of course, I really enjoyed that movie. One of my favorite Japnesese films although Tale Of Two Sisters is way up there.

Nudity is used in multiple situations as well, some situations more effective than others. I will never forget the first time I saw the nipple-ectomy in Ichi, that was VERY brutal and continued to keep the film on it's devestatingly vicious course.

Personally I think ToTS was a better movie as well but it was less realistic than Audition.

Are you saying House On Haunted Hill, Exorcist, and Halloween are not reality. House On Haunted Hill is based on true events, I saw it on the history channel awhile back. Although there are scenes that are more extreme than what really happened but shit like that is for real. As for Exorcist, are you saying demon posession isn't real, news flash man, its real. Halloween, obviously the fact that Michael Myers cannot die that is unrealistic. But the main plot a serial killer trying to kill his sister and dominating anyone that gets in his way...Anyways everyone has there own taste bro.

Personally I believe it exists in extremely rare situations but there's no conclusive evidence and it's really a matter of opinion... just like if a certain movie is good or not.

I beleive it exists because of an incident awhile back but I wont get into that. By the way where in MI do you live despare?

You'll get conversation out of this, but not the type I had hoped to continue. Not insulting your beliefs at all, mate, but stating dogmatic beliefs as factual in a movie discussion thread is a sure way to hijack the original point.

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