When you review a movie, you have to struggle with an old philosophical concept. Whatever reality is, we all experience it individually. And that experience is filtered and shaped by our differing intellects and emotions and upbringing. Which means the world seems one way to me and another way to you. S o, how can I tell you if a movie is good or if you should see it, when the movie I see isn't the same the movie you see?
It's quite a problem. However, there are times when bridging that divide is simple. When the stark nature of reality is so unmistakable, so undeniable that there can only be one way to understand it. Casual Sex? is just such a thing. I only need to write 4 words and you will know whether this is a movie you will be at all interested in or not. Those words are Lea Thompson gets naked.
If the idea of ogling one of History's Cutest Women appeals to you, you'll definitely want to give Casual Sex? a look. I f not, you can probably give it a pass. Unless you're a Victoria Jackson completest, that is. This is "That Role" for the Saturday Night Live alumnae, the role she was born to play, the role she is better in than anything else she's ever done.
Thompson and Jackson play two friends, one promiscuous and one scared of sex, who both find themselves abstinent. One because she's scared of sex in general and the other because she's scared of AIDS. But they've had enough of the chaste life, so they head out for a week at a health spa. The movie that follows can only be described as a girly sex comedy. Though it got an R rating back in the late 80s, it's tame even by those standards and today, it could almost fit on the ABC Family Channel. The ladies spend their time lusting after hot guys and being lusted after by the not-so-hot of the male sex. One of those not-so-hot is the infamous Andrew Dice Clay, playing a G rated version of his New Jersey horn dog stand-up act. Clay is memorable for showing us he can act and for demonstrating that men did not wax themselves back in the 80s. He's basically a walking carpet when he takes his shirt off.
Among the other notable things about Casual Sex? is the look back it gives us on the horrible fashions of the Reagan era. I know people love to rip on the 1970s, but the bad, music video influenced clothes of the 80s are a sight to behold. It's also interesting to watch a movie where the opening credits are nothing but words on a blank screen, instead of the mini-movies they've become today.
Even though the "sex=death" atmosphere of the late 80s is clearly what inspired the filmmakers, they stay far away from that theme for the most part and settle in to tell us a mildly amusing tale of Victoria Jackson's character becoming comfortable with her own body and Lea Thompson's character well, she really doesn't learn much of a lesson or resolve any issue. She's darn cute though.
Feminists, however, should be warned about Casual Sex?. Even though it's directed by a woman and was written by women, the movie still believes that all it takes is the right man to solve a woman's problems. There is an alternate ending to the film that's more politically correct, and watching it makes the real ending to the movie seem even more odd.
Ultimately, though, all you need to know about Casual Sex? is those previously mentioned 4 words. If you see this movie sitting on the shelf at your local video store, just remember those words and you'll know exactly what to do.
It's quite a problem. However, there are times when bridging that divide is simple. When the stark nature of reality is so unmistakable, so undeniable that there can only be one way to understand it. Casual Sex? is just such a thing. I only need to write 4 words and you will know whether this is a movie you will be at all interested in or not. Those words are Lea Thompson gets naked.
If the idea of ogling one of History's Cutest Women appeals to you, you'll definitely want to give Casual Sex? a look. I f not, you can probably give it a pass. Unless you're a Victoria Jackson completest, that is. This is "That Role" for the Saturday Night Live alumnae, the role she was born to play, the role she is better in than anything else she's ever done.
Thompson and Jackson play two friends, one promiscuous and one scared of sex, who both find themselves abstinent. One because she's scared of sex in general and the other because she's scared of AIDS. But they've had enough of the chaste life, so they head out for a week at a health spa. The movie that follows can only be described as a girly sex comedy. Though it got an R rating back in the late 80s, it's tame even by those standards and today, it could almost fit on the ABC Family Channel. The ladies spend their time lusting after hot guys and being lusted after by the not-so-hot of the male sex. One of those not-so-hot is the infamous Andrew Dice Clay, playing a G rated version of his New Jersey horn dog stand-up act. Clay is memorable for showing us he can act and for demonstrating that men did not wax themselves back in the 80s. He's basically a walking carpet when he takes his shirt off.
Among the other notable things about Casual Sex? is the look back it gives us on the horrible fashions of the Reagan era. I know people love to rip on the 1970s, but the bad, music video influenced clothes of the 80s are a sight to behold. It's also interesting to watch a movie where the opening credits are nothing but words on a blank screen, instead of the mini-movies they've become today.
Even though the "sex=death" atmosphere of the late 80s is clearly what inspired the filmmakers, they stay far away from that theme for the most part and settle in to tell us a mildly amusing tale of Victoria Jackson's character becoming comfortable with her own body and Lea Thompson's character well, she really doesn't learn much of a lesson or resolve any issue. She's darn cute though.
Feminists, however, should be warned about Casual Sex?. Even though it's directed by a woman and was written by women, the movie still believes that all it takes is the right man to solve a woman's problems. There is an alternate ending to the film that's more politically correct, and watching it makes the real ending to the movie seem even more odd.
Ultimately, though, all you need to know about Casual Sex? is those previously mentioned 4 words. If you see this movie sitting on the shelf at your local video store, just remember those words and you'll know exactly what to do.