[tomdkat]

Originally Posted by mighty mint

I think that the "forced" feeling was what they were after or rather a characters desperate need to escape their present reality through forced pleasure. It may have been too long. It definitely is not one of those scenes that you would want to watch with your parents. As others have mentioned already, I am sure that Halle had a large part in how graphic AND how long that scene was...

Sorry for the confusion on what I meant by "forced". I meant someone tried to find a way to work "hot" and torrid sex featuring Halle Berry into the movie. There was no passion. There was no lust. I felt they were cumbersome together in an effort to create desire and lust and it just wasn't there. No tension. If you want to see what I think you're getting at, watch Asylum. There is a scene that has the elements I think you're getting at in the scene in MB.

I can see there being awkwardness between Halle Berry's and Billy Bob's characters but the scene just didn't work AND given how bad it was, they could have dropped a hint and moved on.

The scene in Reloaded was pure crap and IMHO that felt forced as if there "needed" to be a scene like that somewhere so that they could "show their love." I felt that that scene added nothing to the movie and in fact, had they not included it and continued the love pressure it would have made the ending that more intense and effective.

I agree.

Well, here I disagree with you and need to clarify my statement...first, the scene did NOt make her a "star" in my eyes but obviously it made her a star in the eyes of those handing out our man Oscar.

I have to question this. I think her performance in MB is what won her the Oscar, not the sex scene.

Second, that Oscar would beg to differ as to what movie made her a star in the eyes of those who seem to reign supremely in Hollywood. Many actors have had good break out roles but that does not necessarily mean that they will become a star/Hollywood powerhouse.

Agreed, but we're talking about the sex scene in MB, not her overall performance (which is why I think she got the Oscar).

Third, I don't even want to discuss her acting as a Bond girl in DAD as she was one of the worst on record only dethroned by Denise Richards. (I am sure that umainebear will have something to say about that statement)

I didn't say anything about her "acting" in DaD but she made a damned fine Bond girl. I mean look at that rack!

Peace...