The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

I just watched this today for my film class and must say that the only things that irked me about this film was the sexual undertones in one scene and the naked woman. I'll start with how it goes chronologically: -------During the "moon kingdom" scene, there are references to sex quite frequently. Munchausen says that "the heads pursue intellectual things while the bodies have bodily....functions". One of the heads, as he's being carried off by his body says "I don't want to have flatulence or orgasms!", and the disembodied head of the wife of the aforementioned man makes faces and sounds that imply she's "having a good time". Munchausen tells the puzzled little girl with him that "Well, she's in bed with the king.....and.....he's.....uh....tickling her feet." This is a huge innuendo reference, but then it switches to a scene with the king actually tickling his wife's feet (although she is under a sheet as he does it). Next:--------------------In the volcano scene with Vulcan, his wife appears mid-scene. A huge clam comes up and as it unfolds, a ***totally naked woman*** appears. Not surprisingly, it's Venus, the god of love and all things horrendously sensual. Her hands cover her nipples and her hair covers her groin, but her breasts are clearly visible. After the cupids flew down about 3 seconds later, I looked away. About a minute later she's dressed in an "appealing" gown as Munchausen looks flabbergasted. During this, Venus says "hello" in a semi-seductive manner. That scene alone should have made this R or something. Stupid filmmakers. Now that's burned into my mind >:O Anything else? There is the harem scene in the beginning, but almost nothing is visible. Venus also tells Vulcan after Munchausen leaves "Did that excite you?" or something like that. ----------------As for violence, there are quite a few decapitations (but they aren't bloody and are actually supposed to be comical). Other than that stuff, the movie was fine. Oh, and by the way, the movie was actually pretty dumb. It had lots of funny scenes, but wow. Even one of my Monty Python loving friends who watched it with me said "What is this?!?!?" DON'T LET YOUR CHILDREN WATCH THIS! Dirty-minded teens will get a kick out of it though, especially Venus. I didn't. That says something about me, jtlyk. Honestly, I regret watching this movie. I don't say that often, either.

Should of been rated PG-13? Nonsense, most of the violence was portrayed in a unrealistic manner or mostly off screen. The sexuality was a bit more problematic but mostly tame. That aside, the movie was a perfect storm of whimsy and adventure that most kids and adults will enjoy.