Importantly, the rim-drive pumpjets eliminate the need for a drive shaft in the rear part of the submarine, thus freeing it up for luxury habitation with a minisub hangar hidden in the tail, where the propeller (‘screw’) would normally be. Twin propulsors allows for less powerful motors in each, and a smaller blade diameter which simplifies procurement.

These can swivel up and down, something not possible with regular shaft-driven pumpjets.

The most noticeable feature is that it is propelled by two rim-drive pumpjets mounted each side of the hull. Like Verne’s Nautilus it has large port holes to wonder at the strange plants and creatures of the depths. You can surface in a tropical lagoon and sip cocktails on the sun deck, or use the launch to explore the island, but it comes into its own below the waves. Fundamentally, it’s a proper submarine that has some of the trappings of a mega-yacht rather than vice-versa. Many of the features are direct references to Verne’s design but otherwise the boat is thoroughly modern and has a dash of Bond Villain thrown in. The Nautilus 2020 is inspired by the submarine in Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. Original artwork - CLICK for HIGH-RESOLUTION The Unbearably Long Self-Indulgent Director's Cut crosses the line from showing abundant nudity to satirise the cliché of rock star excess in biopics to showing nudity for the sake of nudity and so finds itself as the first entry on our list.What better way to blow the Monaco Yacht show out of the water than with your own private luxury submarine? The Nautilus 2020 is exactly what you need if you are a reclusive billionaire with a secret island lair and feel that the mega-yacht scene is a bit too pedestrian. The theatrical release contained more than its fair share of nudity, but the unrated version released on DVD, entitled The Unbearably Long Self-Indulgent Director's Cut, doubled down on the gratuitous nudity and sex, extending a scene of Dewey's band waking up after an orgy in a crowded room of naked people, depicting Dewey reveling in even more coitus and showing Dewey picking up one of the male members of his band. While it failed to recoup its budget at the box office, Walk Hard won over critics and strong word of mouth led to a cult following and significant DVD sales. The film satirises the gratuitous nudity and sex this trope entails by showing the titular rock star, Dewey Cox, engaging in all manners of sexual excess, including orgies and wife swapping. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox StoryĪ hilarious parody of musical biopics, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story skewered the tendency for biographical films about musicians to ignore the music and instead wallow in the excesses of the Rock 'n' Roll lifestyle. It is hardwired into our DNA to enjoy the sexual act, and it's nearly impossible to look away when we see it presented on screen.įilmmakers who portray sex and nudity in their pictures walk a fine line: if you can justify the inclusion of bare skin, like the recent Palme d'Or winner Blue Is The Warmest Colour, a feature that chronicles the love affair between an underage student and her female teacher in graphic detail, then you have earned respectability while also appealing to the baser desires of moviegoers however, if you fail to justify excessive amounts of nudity and sex in your feature, then you have crossed the line from being an artist to a purveyor of smut, like Zalman King.įor your consideration, I present a list of 9 films that crossed the line from art to smut and never looked back, movies that threw as much T & A at the screen as possible for the sake of it: 9 movies with way too much gratuitous sex and nudity.

Ever since humanity learned to doodle on the walls of the caves it called home, we have been treated to depictions of sex and the human body in art.

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