My Netflix Queue Just Got Bigger (heehee)

I had one of those days this past weekend where I had some time to myself and a lot of un-fun tasks to avoid, so I started one of those wild journeys down the rabbit hole that is the internets.

I don't remember how exactly, but I found myself perusing nerve.com's lists of the 50 Greatest Sex Scenes and its counterpart, the 50 Worst Sex Scenes.

Lists like these exist for the sole purpose of pissing off readers, and these are no exception. For one, the criteria aren't always consistent. Romps end up in the best category based on hotness, but some also land a spot for being funny (ie, Laura and Ian in High Fidelity). The selections in the worst category land there because they are not hot, but many are there because they are too brutal or perverse. I argue that those don't really count as sex scenes, since they often involve rape or incest or pedophilia. While they may involve implied intercourse of some sort, I just don't think shelving the horrific rape in a movie like Irreversible in the same category as the awkward humping of Colin Farrell in Miami Vice makes sense. They're two very different acts with one very important difference: consent.

But I haven't seen many of these movies, so while I agree with some (Secretary!) and disagree with others (Eyes Wide Shut!), I know that many weekends in my future will be filled with raunch as I measure their rankings to my own. If nothing else, I have to check out Damage with Juliette Binoche and Jeremy Irons. The clip of them spastically rolling around and smacking each other while screwing was so funny I watched it about 15 times.

Comments

[Fm]

I have been trying to find "Secretary" (whose picture you have up) on cable for years, as I wanted to see with someone who I knew would totally enjoy it. I only saw the first half, and never got to see rest.

[Cobblestone]

@FM - Secretary just keeps getting better and better as it goes on. Go rent it and finish watching it!

[FM]

Cobblestone:
I had a feeling that was the case, better and better until final release.

I'm gonna put it on the back burner for the moment. I really want to watch it with my DW at some point in the unforeseeable future.

[sweetney]

umm hi, the foiled library sex scene in Atonement is The Hawt. get on that, nerve.com!

and as for the scene from Damages? FRIGHTENING, NOT SEXY.

[BaltimoreGal]

I did not find Damage sexy. More like stupid. But Secretary is hot, hot.