Gen X Journey

Oh my eyes. My eyes. Well that was what I was shrieking out the other night when I flicked on the TV and there were Lisa McCune’s boobs sprawled all over my screen. Not that there was anything wrong with her boobs, it’s just that it felt wrong.

We often caught a flash of boob as she leaned over us to explain something. Lucky there weren’t any boys in that class. They’d had needed a lot of explaining to wouldn’t they? She’d have been run off her feet. I know that Mr D the year 6 teacher often needed a lot of explaining to. We often caught him being explained to and then burst in girlish giggles while he got all blustery and red-faced. Didn’t stop him though.

But I’m off the subject. Lisa McCune’s boobs. She was on a show called Rake about legal people. According to the depiction in Rake legal people can be pretty wanky–particularly barristers if the show is anything like real life and expect that is since it was written by a barrister. Anyway Lisa gets her kit off a couple of times, tosses her bra in a careless way, flashes her boobs around and all the time me being squeamish.

I mean in the grand scheme of things did she really need to flash her boobs? Wouldn’t a bra shot have given us the general idea? Yes she is going to have sex with, and indeed is having sex with, the seedy barrister. Couldn’t she have done a Carrie and done it with her bra on? Having it off added nothing but titillation (sorry bad pun).

Halle Berry getting her top off in the movie Swordfish was also gratuitous. But apparently she got paid a bomb to do it so good luck to her. If I’d have been her though I would have shown Hugh Jackman my boobs for free. The ABC are showing Rake so I don’t think Lisa McCune would have been paid a bomb–she probably did it for the art.

Do you remember The Blue Room–it was all about the art. Nicole Kidman starred in the London production. I think with Daniel Craig. They did the show in various stages of nudity. I would have paid money to see Daniel Craig in any stage of nudity. I saw the Australian production with Sigorney Weaver and Marcus Graham. (Aside here: did you know that Nicole Kidman once went out with Marcus Graham?)

Anyway my husband and I spent the entire production fighting over the one pair of binoculars we’d taken. It wasn’t that one needs binoculars to see Marcus Graham’s assets, it’s just that we were in the cheap seats at the back. My husband wants me to clarify that it was me looking at Marcus’ penis, not him, he was busy perving on Sigorney’s boobs.

Actress Naomi Watts likes to get her top off. You sort of expect it from her because she was in a David Lynch film. Part of the deal when you sign the contract for one of his films–initial the bit where it says you will a) engage in a full on lesbian pash and b) you will flash boobs at least six times during the film’s duration. Some call it art, others call it soft porn, others call it crap.

So Naomi Watts spent a lot of time having meaningful sex with Sean Penn in the film 21 Grams. Now from what I recall the film was outstanding with a message and all, but the bit that sticks in my mind is the size of Naomi Watts’ nipples. They were very, very large and this is before she breastfed two kids. They’re probably the size of saucers now. Sorry I have no idea where that thought came from. However my point is that although I vaguely remember the film, it’s the boobs that were the most memorable.

So I guess from an actress’s point of view getting your kit off is the key to a memorable role. Maybe that’s what Lisa McCune was aiming for. Image