Naked in the 21st Century [DVD]

Too bad I didn't read the other reviews before buying this. It doesn't really say much about naturism, but is supposed to be about one guy's attempt to make a naturist movie, interviews with potential actors, etc. It's very disconnected, and the copy I got kept repeating after scene 11, even though there was a scene 12. Bad value, in my opinion.

I was pleasantly surprised that this movie was really more of a documentary on history of nudism than anything else. And of T.L. Young's personal experiences in a nudist club in Hawaii. Yes, we had conversations about this way back during the college years... Although the quality of the movie is not that of one lucky to be aired on PBS or the History channel (I think), it was a pretty fast moving, comprehensive production, with a touch of humor and an interesting plot. Plenty of innocent nudity, from old film footages and people expressing their feelings about nudism. It was educational and entertaining at the same time.

A well presented real life documentary covering the theme well. Just enough nudity, well presented to keep it all on a high level.

I have issues with what this movie is really about. My hunch is that the director, T.L. Young, wanted to squeeze the most money out of and promote the feature film he was making, "The Naked Place". And so he turned it into two films, the original and this one, a combination pseudo-documetary on the making of the first film and weak documentary on the history of nudism. (As an advance review of "The Naked Place", from the outtakes shown in this "documentary", the acting looks really bad and the plot weak so I'm not surprised T.L. was looking for ways to save his project. I also guess this movie was initially going to be dvd "extras" for the feature film, but if no one buys the first film...?) The "making of" aspect was a farce as you can tell the actors were, yes, acting (poorly) the roles of actors auditioning for, and then acting in, the film. An example of this is a scene with one of the main actresses and her boyfriend, both nude of course, at their home discussing whether or not she should audition for the film. Um, we're supposed to ignore the fact that this was allegedly BEFORE she decided to audition, and there is already a surreptitious cameraman in their living room that they somehow don't notice? More of the same type stuff follows with the auditions, etc. As far as the nudism history, there wasn't anything new brought up that anyone with a brain doesn't already know. It was mostly snippets of "nude news" type broadcasts and some brief glances of vintage nudist films (probably from T.L.'s personal collection). I do have to say that the naturist organizations mentioned might be worth looking in to for those wanting to pursue the lifestyle. Overall there were some nice looking nude actresses, so that's why I gave it 2 stars. But again, the acting is atrocious and the movie itself disjointed.

T.L. Young has done a magnificent job depicting the following: 1. the history of the nudist/naturist movement in America, 2. the history of nudist/naturist film, 3. the state of the nudist/naturist movement today, and 4. humorous fictional elements that keep the viewer interested. If you are seriously interested in the nudist/naturist lifestyle and/or are already a nudist/naturist, I strongly recommend this film.

This is supposed to be about true nudism. However it's just a bunch of paid actors with a HORRIBLE script. About 1/10 of the movie actually gets into the history of nudism, and interviews the owner of a nudist resort, but that's about it. Everything else if not at all about nudism. If you just want to see a couple of naked people, then go ahead and get this, but if you're actually interested in something that's truly about nudism/naturism, then don't bother with this.

Amateur filmakers use their own amateur films to make a point, which is irrelevant to begin with. Please don't bother: this is not serious stuff. And, sadly, it's not even funny. Or sexy. Or entertaining.

More of an undergraduate film school project than anything, it lacked the storyline and quality acting to be a feature film. And definitely lacked the research, insight, and objectivity to be a true documentary. Just a film that was largely disappointing.