Earlier this year I used VidAngel to introduce two R-rated movies to my teenage kids. These two films were not sex-romps, but they did have specific scenes that tailored to those with an appetite for such drivel. Hence, I disagree with Steven Greydanus' assessment, because sometimes movies are a hodgepodge of different moments, and a film which contains 95% of material that one would appreciate should not be avoided altogether due to the then-studio's demands to ramp up the sex quota.
Anyway, the results were mixed. The scene where it was successful was An American Werewolf in London, where, there is a pivotal scene taking place late in the film, at a porno theater... I was able to block out the visuals, (though not the background noises, which we tolerated), but the story-driven dialogue in that scene was kept intact. The scene where it was not successful was the classic Bill Murray movie Stripes, where there was a detour from the general proceedings and the cadets made a side-trip to a women's nude wrestling establishment. That scene appeared jagged and haphazard, as it kept the scene but only showed moments where the naughtiness was off screen... that made the dialogue bizarre and jumpy.
I don't think it made me less empathetic to the actors in the industry... but being that the industry is ALREADY at a place where such shenanigans is being downplayed (as evidenced in the many horror movie reboots that have opted to steer from nudity), and that many studios are aiming for the PG-13 imprint (not to mention the affects of #MeToo on the industry), I suspect that the industry (not perfect, there are pockets of lewdness in specific areas) are making adjustments to its final product.
Thanks for sharing, Nick! Several years ago, our family had a filtering service that could read the closed caption dialogue and mute the content we wanted. As with your experiences, the results were mixed: sometimes the filtering worked well; other times, not so much.
You are right in that the entertainment industry has taken some steps to amend its exploitative practices. I have briefly noted these changes in a few posts, but I will likely address them with greater depth and specificity sometime in the future.
Earlier this year I used VidAngel to introduce two R-rated movies to my teenage kids. These two films were not sex-romps, but they did have specific scenes that tailored to those with an appetite for such drivel. Hence, I disagree with Steven Greydanus' assessment, because sometimes movies are a hodgepodge of different moments, and a film which contains 95% of material that one would appreciate should not be avoided altogether due to the then-studio's demands to ramp up the sex quota.
Anyway, the results were mixed. The scene where it was successful was An American Werewolf in London, where, there is a pivotal scene taking place late in the film, at a porno theater... I was able to block out the visuals, (though not the background noises, which we tolerated), but the story-driven dialogue in that scene was kept intact. The scene where it was not successful was the classic Bill Murray movie Stripes, where there was a detour from the general proceedings and the cadets made a side-trip to a women's nude wrestling establishment. That scene appeared jagged and haphazard, as it kept the scene but only showed moments where the naughtiness was off screen... that made the dialogue bizarre and jumpy.
I don't think it made me less empathetic to the actors in the industry... but being that the industry is ALREADY at a place where such shenanigans is being downplayed (as evidenced in the many horror movie reboots that have opted to steer from nudity), and that many studios are aiming for the PG-13 imprint (not to mention the affects of #MeToo on the industry), I suspect that the industry (not perfect, there are pockets of lewdness in specific areas) are making adjustments to its final product.
Thanks for sharing, Nick! Several years ago, our family had a filtering service that could read the closed caption dialogue and mute the content we wanted. As with your experiences, the results were mixed: sometimes the filtering worked well; other times, not so much.
You are right in that the entertainment industry has taken some steps to amend its exploitative practices. I have briefly noted these changes in a few posts, but I will likely address them with greater depth and specificity sometime in the future.