Sex, sex, sex!

As a young adult in today's society, I can hardly imagine a time when talking about sex was taboo. But when our parents were our age, a sexual revolution was exploding all around them. "Inside Deep Throat: Theatrical NC-17 Edition" gives our generation the opportunity to catch a glimpse of what a volatile time this was in America. Directors Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato made an extraordinary documentary that focuses on how and why "Deep Throat" became the touted "most profitable film of all time." In a series of interviews and actual footage of the movie itself and the press that surrounding it, "Inside" gives the audience a well-put chronological series of events and consequences that occurred before and after the release of this pornographic film.\nAlmost all the players involved in "Deep Throat" are able to share their version of the price they paid to produce this pornographic film (except for the star herself, Linda 'Lovelace' Boreman, who passed away before the doc was made -- her story is told through archived footage and by her children, family and friends). Banned in 23 states, the movie was made for only $25,000 and, according to the not-exactly-reliable porn patrons from the Peraino mob family, it grossed an impressive $600 million. The film deals primarily with censorship issues during the Nixon administration.\nAlthough the reason for the NC-17 rating is terribly lost on me (maybe because you get to see the scene that made Linda Lovelace a legend), this DVD is full of extras that should have been kept in the film. For instance, the Harry Reems Athletic Club and the Zen of Deep Throat could have fit into the film as a humorous break from the seriousness of the film at times. The problem I found in this film, as with most hip documentaries, it's a bit one-sided. It portrayed those who opposed the release of the pornographic film as uptight, moral fanatics or femi-nazis. And through these extras, I think the directors could have given more levity to the opposition, which they quip is the "curious vs. the bullies." The DVD also features documentary commentary by the directors that gives insight as to how the film identifies itself with the censorship wars of today.\nAlthough I can now say I have witnessed a part of history, I find myself asking "Is that what all the hype is about?' I feel like a naive product of the Paris Hilton and "Girls Gone Wild" generation. "Inside Deep Throat" gives light to our society's wild love for different sexual avenues to be socially accepted and to appease our schoolboy and schoolgirl giggle-ish nature.