Aroused

2013

Action / Documentary

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 31% · 13 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 33% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.2/10 10 759 759

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Plot summary

Get up close and personal with 16 of the most successful women in the adult film industry as they shed their clothes for an intimate photo shoot with director Deborah Anderson. As questions are asked, personal stories about their lives are revealed, from why they chose the business of sex to how they got into it in the first place. These porn stars have always been discreet about their private lives in the past, yet Anderson has a way of opening up a dialog allowing them to share more than just their naked skin on screen. Their true inner vulnerability is touching, yet the characters they have created are confident and intoxicating. Once you hear their stories, you'll never look at them in the same way again.

Director

Deborah Anderson Photo
Deborah Anderson

Top cast

Teagan Presley Photo
Teagan Presley as Self
Ash Hollywood Photo
Ash Hollywood as Self
Tanya Tate Photo
Tanya Tate as Self
Lisa Ann Photo
Lisa Ann as Self
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633.85 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 9 min
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1.27 GB
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English 5.1
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by R T 6 / 10

A watchable documentary about the pron industry, with

A watchable documentary about the pron industry, with a photographer interviewing 16 different porn stars and photographing them, all of which plays out like most porn docs are known to do. Essentially there's the initial sex-positive vibe of it all, how they love sex and are exhibitionists, but we eventually get a few tears or a quavering voice about the industry, as it obviously has a dark side. I mean, I hate to sound dismissive about it, but this is literally the story every time, and I just can't get worked up over this stuff playing out as it has for the past 40 years in every other behind the scenes look we've had. For every one gal who does porn and then moves on, there's the person who has it ruin their lives and that seems to be just the nature of the business. It's a very middle of the road film, filled with no real surprises. You kinda know of this is your thing or not, so proceed accordingly.
Reviewed by R T 6 / 10

I read a few of the reviews while

I read a few of the reviews while I was watching this and a phrase that leapt out at me was "desperately feminist". While mostly a misguided sexist sentiment, there's a sort of truth to it too. Most of the reviews are very defensive of Deborah Anderson's execution of her exploration into the world of porn models. I wouldn't attack her for being pretentious or arrogant. Her perspective is represented in the film and it is a far cry from being objective... but few praised documentaries are. Some criticize the film even objectifies the models - and that's where I have separate myself from these other viewers. There's absolutely this primal disgust people have with the subject of pornography. It riles people up. This film discusses that and then we see the other side get extremely defensive about their own position. And sadly this is why nothing constructive about the subject material ever seems to take place. That aside, the documentary talks a little about the business. It is a business and it is managed very efficiently. It is a dying business as nudity has become so prevalent Miley Cyrus offers nudes of herself frequently - and piracy is making it an industry that cannot operate as widely as it has been. There's a good documentary in that exploration right there. But in this one, it's much more a coffee table discussion with 16 models and spliced together quickly. It's hard to get to know any particular model very well because they just don't have the screentime. Worse, towards the end, structure almost completely goes out the window as the models offering what some could call soapboxing takes over and becomes a 20 minute lecture of why civilians are more screwed up than them. It was disappointing to see the structure the film had otherwise just kind of melt away for a more ambiguous discussion about the dark side of the industry and the defensive hostility it arises. As this is a civil conversation, that darkness is not talked about in explicit detail, but then again TMZ openly reports on HIV outbreaks in porn and every time a porn model ends up involved in homicide or attempted homicide (War Machine nearly killing Christy Mack, anyone?) does the film need to get into it when we all know the story anyway? This "review" is already longer than any of my others because there's good discussions to be made both about this film and about its topic (Who remembers Belle Knox for example? She's still going to college and still receives death threats). Unfortunately, my friends make up the people that are immediately repulsed by openly discussing pornography, so things I express here I really can't express anywhere else... Which this documentary is kind of about, isn't it? Well played. Final thought: This documentary is a good conversation piece to have with someone or if you are just interested in the topic. It will not change your minds and it will not enlighten you either. For that, three stars, but an overall positive review.
Reviewed by R T 5 / 10

It talked about exploration of sexuality and loss

It talked about exploration of sexuality and loss of sensuality. But I think the value of this documentary was that it had touched upon some of the dark side of the industry through a few first-person accounts. They 'admitted' that they are 'putting their lives on the line' or 'taking risk' because of the factors like drug, std, no protection, etc. And I'm still in shock after knowing 'vicodin' used by some girls on sets is in fact a strong pain killer ... My point is, these women are totally not stupid if they can give deep talk about sensuality , and demand for an 'equal playing field'. They are taking huge risk for something they think important for them, just like everyone else. Judge away.
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