What's your tolerance for crude, obscene or gross-out humor in movies?

*CyberCubed* · 03-11-2017, 07:40 PM

A lot of movies, especially comedies, have crude, gross-out or obscene humor in movies. This is mainly in romance or comedy movies, where characters will do or say something so stupid that it'll have you rolling your eyes.

Or characters made crude or obscene sex humor, eating dog poop, touching each others naked bodies by accident, a guy falling on another guys balls, etc.

There's a lot of sick humor in movies. What is your tolerance for this kind of stuff?

*TurtleWA* · 03-11-2017, 07:56 PM

I think it all comes down to the company I'm with at the time. If it's a generally good movie that happens to toss something crude/obscene in, it can get awkward if watching in mixed company. I have a low tolerance for that.

But if it's just me watching and I know going into the movie what it's suppose to be like then high tolerance. There's movies you watch with friends and then you have family movies. I would not watch Human Centipede with family. My girlfriend actually had me turn that one off almost half way through.

I remember watching Austin Powers as a teenager with my parents and that got a little awkward. Recently I started watching the animated movie sausage party, was lame imo. Austin Powers was the best though.

*Powder* · 03-11-2017, 08:34 PM

Definitely a case to case thing for me. Sometimes I love it, sometimes I hate it. Depends on a lot of factors, but there's a time & place for everything.

*Shark_Blade* · 03-11-2017, 08:35 PM

I hate Borat movie.

*Wildcat* · 03-11-2017, 09:09 PM

Depends on the movie.

If it's about crude characters Im fine with it.

If the movie is generally not about that I'm ok with 1 or 2 gross jokes. As long as it's not the whole way through.

~~mrmaczaps~~ · 03-11-2017, 10:01 PM

Very, very, very low tolerance. I prefer movies I can both watch with my folks as well as my niece and nephews or even my grandparents. I prefer to leave a little to the imagination.

*Candy Kappa* · 03-12-2017, 12:16 AM

I'd say I have a pretty big tolerance for gross-out humor, it all lies in the actors performance if it's funny or not.

*ToTheNines* · 03-12-2017, 04:21 AM

Balls to the walls. The only South Park episode that truly disturbed me was the Woodland Creatures one. Which might have had something to do with us watching it on christmas eve.

*ssjup81* · 03-12-2017, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by mrmaczaps

Very, very, very low tolerance. I prefer movies I can both watch with my folks as well as my niece and nephews or even my grandparents. I prefer to leave a little to the imagination.

Pretty much this. I prefer things to be implied.

*BubblyShell22* · 03-12-2017, 06:58 AM

Not a fan of it for the most part. I like movies with a good plot and something I can watch without rolling my eyes at something I don't like.

***First of Two Latin Kings*** · 03-12-2017, 07:12 AM

I actually like things done for shock value, especially for the sake of art or humor. Borat/Bruno didn't bother me.

*ProactiveMan* · 03-12-2017, 08:53 AM

As long as it's funny it's OK.

*MsMarvelDuckie* · 03-12-2017, 11:37 AM

Pretty low tolerance. Crude humor is not my bag. If it's one or two minor instances in an otherwise decent movie I'm ok with it- as long as it's actually FUNNY- but I generally dislike it when the entire movie is like that. The possible exceptions might be a few specific movies like Van Wilder or Waiting, where it is part of the plot, but done well. Deadpool is another one; come to think of it, all the ones like that that I mentioned were Ryan Renolds flicks, so the actors involved might have something to do with it.

***First of Two Latin Kings*** · 03-12-2017, 11:44 AM

Because Ryan Reynolds is such an attractive man. I get it.

Same reason a guy will put up with a lot more crap from a girl who is a 10 than one who is a 6.

*MsMarvelDuckie* · 03-12-2017, 12:06 PM

Actually, I think that is only part of it. He is not just good-looking, but has a lot of genuine comedic talent, as well. Not many actors can pull that off. Brad Pitt couldn't. Same goes for Leo Di Caprio. They are considered among the hottest actors, but could never pull off that kind of low-brow humor. Ryan does. Then again, he has made a career out of it starting with Van Wilder and Waiting before he was "big". So it just seems more "natural" coming from him. Austin Powers did it well, too, and Mike Myers isn't half as attractive (in a conventional sense). So it's more about how the actor presents himself in most cases, I think. Ryan being drool-worthy is just a bonus....

*drgon78* · 03-12-2017, 12:11 PM

Case by case basis.

WebLurker · 03-12-2017, 12:29 PM

Very low tolerance; I don't find it very funny in the first place and it sucks enjoyment out of it for me. There are exceptions, of course, but very few.

*Cure* · 03-12-2017, 03:41 PM

I'm into it. What annoys me are people who constantly complain about things like fart jokes. Farts are funny.

*CyberCubed* · 03-12-2017, 03:42 PM

Also male nudity is never funny. I don't need to see a guy complaining about his balls or whatever in a movie.

I don't know why so many movie writers think seeing a guy naked is funny.

*ToTheNines* · 03-12-2017, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Cure

I'm into it. What annoys me are people who constantly complain about things like fart jokes. Farts are funny.

Farts are funny.

You know what's even funnier? A well placed whoopie cushion.

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Also male nudity is never funny. I don't need to see a guy complaining about his balls or whatever in a movie.

I don't know why so many movie writers think seeing a guy naked is funny.

Homophobe.

03-11-2017, 07:40 PM	#1
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 41,036	What's your tolerance for crude, obscene or gross-out humor in movies? A lot of movies, especially comedies, have crude, gross-out or obscene humor in movies. This is mainly in romance or comedy movies, where characters will do or say something so stupid that it'll have you rolling your eyes. Or characters made crude or obscene sex humor, eating dog poop, touching each others naked bodies by accident, a guy falling on another guys balls, etc. There's a lot of sick humor in movies. What is your tolerance for this kind of stuff?

03-11-2017, 07:56 PM	#2
TurtleWA Foot Elite Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: WA Posts: 2,507	I think it all comes down to the company I'm with at the time. If it's a generally good movie that happens to toss something crude/obscene in, it can get awkward if watching in mixed company. I have a low tolerance for that. But if it's just me watching and I know going into the movie what it's suppose to be like then high tolerance. There's movies you watch with friends and then you have family movies. I would not watch Human Centipede with family. My girlfriend actually had me turn that one off almost half way through. I remember watching Austin Powers as a teenager with my parents and that got a little awkward. Recently I started watching the animated movie sausage party, was lame imo. Austin Powers was the best though. __________________ Find me on Instagram @turtle_wa YouTube @TurtleWA

03-11-2017, 08:34 PM	#3
Powder So tired of this place Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell Ri La Posts: 26,809	Definitely a case to case thing for me. Sometimes I love it, sometimes I hate it. Depends on a lot of factors, but there's a time & place for everything. __________________ I'm convinced that none of you have ever experienced joy

03-11-2017, 09:09 PM	#5
Wildcat Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: AZ Posts: 3,255	Depends on the movie. If it's about crude characters Im fine with it. If the movie is generally not about that I'm ok with 1 or 2 gross jokes. As long as it's not the whole way through. __________________ Nothing can survive the will to stay alive, cause if you try, you can do anything.

03-12-2017, 12:16 AM	#7
Candy Kappa The Agenda of Existing Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vikingland Posts: 14,596	I'd say I have a pretty big tolerance for gross-out humor, it all lies in the actors performance if it's funny or not. __________________ devianArt Instagram Youtube Tumblr Art Blog Patreon

03-11-2017, 08:35 PM	#4
Shark_Blade Emperor Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,902	I hate Borat movie.

03-11-2017, 10:01 PM	#6
~~mrmaczaps~~ Banned Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Maine Posts: 2,619	Very, very, very low tolerance. I prefer movies I can both watch with my folks as well as my niece and nephews or even my grandparents. I prefer to leave a little to the imagination.

03-12-2017, 04:21 AM	#8
ToTheNines [sic] Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 15,098	Balls to the walls. The only South Park episode that truly disturbed me was the Woodland Creatures one. Which might have had something to do with us watching it on christmas eve.

03-12-2017, 06:58 AM	#10
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	Not a fan of it for the most part. I like movies with a good plot and something I can watch without rolling my eyes at something I don't like. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

03-12-2017, 08:53 AM	#12
ProactiveMan Spooky ghost Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Western Australia Posts: 2,266	As long as it's funny it's OK. __________________ ProactiveMan!

03-12-2017, 11:37 AM	#13
MsMarvelDuckie I Married a Duck! Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: The bowels of Hell, Texas(otherwise known as Decatur) Posts: 8,772	Pretty low tolerance. Crude humor is not my bag. If it's one or two minor instances in an otherwise decent movie I'm ok with it- as long as it's actually FUNNY- but I generally dislike it when the entire movie is like that. The possible exceptions might be a few specific movies like Van Wilder or Waiting, where it is part of the plot, but done well. Deadpool is another one; come to think of it, all the ones like that that I mentioned were Ryan Renolds flicks, so the actors involved might have something to do with it. __________________ "You IDIOTS! You've captured their STUNT doubles!" -from "Spaceballs" "Where Science ends, magic begins." -Spiral, Uncanny X-Men #491 My various stories and fan-fics are now here- https://m.fanfiction.net/u/4770494/#end

03-12-2017, 12:06 PM	#15
MsMarvelDuckie I Married a Duck! Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: The bowels of Hell, Texas(otherwise known as Decatur) Posts: 8,772	Actually, I think that is only part of it. He is not just good-looking, but has a lot of genuine comedic talent, as well. Not many actors can pull that off. Brad Pitt couldn't. Same goes for Leo Di Caprio. They are considered among the hottest actors, but could never pull off that kind of low-brow humor. Ryan does. Then again, he has made a career out of it starting with Van Wilder and Waiting before he was "big". So it just seems more "natural" coming from him. Austin Powers did it well, too, and Mike Myers isn't half as attractive (in a conventional sense). So it's more about how the actor presents himself in most cases, I think. Ryan being drool-worthy is just a bonus.... __________________ "You IDIOTS! You've captured their STUNT doubles!" -from "Spaceballs" "Where Science ends, magic begins." -Spiral, Uncanny X-Men #491 My various stories and fan-fics are now here- https://m.fanfiction.net/u/4770494/#end

03-12-2017, 12:11 PM	#16
drgon78 Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2,215	Case by case basis.

03-12-2017, 12:29 PM	#17
WebLurker Hench Mutant Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 360	Very low tolerance; I don't find it very funny in the first place and it sucks enjoyment out of it for me. There are exceptions, of course, but very few. __________________ "Einstein did his best stuff when he was working as a patent clerk!" - Dr. Peter Venkman, Ghostbusters

03-12-2017, 03:41 PM	#18
Cure Y'all need Jesus Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,938	I'm into it. What annoys me are people who constantly complain about things like fart jokes. Farts are funny.

03-12-2017, 03:42 PM	#19
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 41,036	Also male nudity is never funny. I don't need to see a guy complaining about his balls or whatever in a movie. I don't know why so many movie writers think seeing a guy naked is funny.