Friday Feature: NSFW! The 10 Hottest Scenes in Film History by @destroytheearth

I've argued before that sexiness is a part of great cinema, and if there is one thing that will get people talking it is those particular scenes in those most infamous of films. It may well be just an excuse to get porn up on a big screen, but a well-shot sex scene from Roeg or Cronenberg can get you going more than the filthiest of Gonzo porn and even the most prudish of people will remember an artful sex scene long after they've forgotten the most intriguing of angles. As such, this week's Friday Feature is dedicated to those sections of your DVDs that start to skip with wear from over pausing. We present the ten hottest scenes in film history:

1) Desperado -  Spurring her on



It's a cheap exploitation film with a straight-forward, tried-and-tested sex scene, but by golly it's hot. Salma Hayek's ample talents are clearly on show and all that's left for Antonio Banderas to do is to is ape the audience and drool, which is just fine by the girls as they have plenty to look at. Any scene that can make chin sucking look sexy is okay in my book.


2) A History of Violence - Cheerleader's pom-pom

Officially the first "69" scene in a mainstream film, but this will forever be identified with Maria Bello's muff. Anyone who knew her from ER was suitably stunned and may have pinched themselves once or twice. The hate-fuck from later in the film may be the one that most people focused on, but this scene of a loving couple having an adventurous sex life is far more interesting.


3) Secretary - Assume the position

Secretary - Bend over the desk  |  Movies & TV  |  SPIKE.com

One for the fetishists. Secretary is the definitive mainstream S & M film and whilst its scenes may be rather tame when you think about them, no movie has ever tapped into the minds of the kinky community so well, let alone managed to put "normal" people right there with them... and all this with Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Spader... eww....


4) Brokeback Mountain - The tent



I promised that this would be an unbiased piece about the hottest scenes, not just the ones that get me randy personally. As such, I wanted all three sexualities to be represented; and also there can be little doubt that a lot of men and women find this scene floats their boat. The kissing scene where Ledger almost broke Gyllehaal's nose is worthy of a mention, but the tent scene pips it to the post...just....


5) Bound - I can see again



The instant reaction is to sigh and mumble something about men and lesbian fantasies, however lesbian or not, this scene is hot, and it's obvious why. The Wachowskis actually hired renowned lesbian sexpert Susie Bright as a consultant to make the scene authentic. They also filmed it in a sort of slow-and-sultry low-tech version of bullet time. Not to mention, Jennnifer Tilly and Gina Gershon doing the crotch handango... nice...


6) Wild Things - After tonight, the three of us are not to be seen together ever again



This scene typifies this entire film; it's cheesy, it's tacky, it's exploitative, but somehow it is also an amazing thriller. Denise Richard's stunning assets take centre stage as they are dowsed in champagne by Neve Campbell... there is nothing bad about that sentence....


7) The Talented Mr Ripley - The bath

Another one for the girls. Jude Law relaxes in a warm bath while the clearly-besotted Matt Damon gently splashes the water. Law is aloof, but is clearly teasing the poor boy. Then Law spoils it all by revealing his skinny arse; but hey, whatever gets you going....


8) Walkabout - Skinny dipping



So fond a memory for so many men of a certain age. The key here is, again, surprise. Having watched young "schoolgirl" Jenny Agutter strop and sulk her way around the outback wreathed in sexual tension for what feels like hours, suddenly she's a fully-grown, bare-buttock naked woman and flailing around a billabong while her pre-teen brother perves on, intercut with an aborigine butchering livestock. It's one of those scenes your brain can't quite grasp on the first viewing...


9) Last Tango In Paris - Where's the Lurpak?



The original, the legendary, the dairy-based; there's a lot in this film that pushes the envelope, from Maria Schneider's monologue about her first orgasm to Brando's violent and personal outbursts serving as foreplay. Nevertheless, the butter scene remains one of the most controversial in film history. Just don't try it at home....


10) Mulholland Drive - Self-hate-fuck

    

I'm sure many will maintain that I am insane for not choosing the scene where Laura Harring and Naomi Watts get it on, but I think that scene is rather obvious. The opening to the film's epilogue again has that shock factor as you realise that everything you've seen so far may well just be Watts' twisted masturbatory fantasy. The emotion of utter hopelessness she portrays as she frigs herself on her couch possesses a powerful and sexy edge of self destruction.


Thanks to @binarydad for suggesting the article and sorry I didn't include the custard scene from Young Adam