To Have and Have Not (1944)

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5 Worst Sex Scene Cliches
by SpoutBlog in SpoutBlog on spout.com

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"What is worse about the now-infamous Watchmen sex scene (watch it here), the distracting soundtrack or the explosive metaphor at the climax? Even if intended to be funny, and regardless of its (more-subtle) appearance in the graphic novel, the fire blast as stand-in for ejaculation is so cliché that it has no place in a story that means to shatter conventions. Plus, sexual metaphor is a little unnecessary in a film that already has a lot of nudity and a distinct moment of impotence. Especially at the end of a scene that is quite gratuitous compared to the comic’s depiction, that blast is more a symbol of how incorrectly handled Watchmen is than of the orgasms it’s intended to represent. Between that shot in Watchmen and our recent list of sexiest non-sex scenes, we have had bad sex-sc " [More]

To Have and Have Not on Reel 13
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"A friend recently asked me if chemistry between actors is a real thing. One needs to look no further than TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT to know for sure. In revisiting Howard Hawks’ classic last night on the surprise, last-minute installment of Reel 13, it occurred to me that what makes the movie great is pretty much solely the chemistry between Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Take away Bogart and Bacall and TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT is kind of hollow. I know, I know – it’s based on Hemingway, directed by Hawks with a screenplay co-written by William Faulkner. However, Hemingway’s book is adjusted and truncated for Hollywood purposes (both for practical reasons and in terms of content). The actual plot leftover isn’t strong enough or interesting enough to carry the film on its own. Important things go unexplained. (For example, Bogart’s Capt. Morgan is inexplicably great at everything. He’s a sailor, business owner, diplomat, surgeon, crack shot, ladi ... " [More]

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