The Codpiece, Science Fiction vs. Fantasy

Cafe Society
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Darth Vader’s codpiece has always bothered me. Its as scary as his mask!

A friend mentioned that Science Fiction movies have more codpieces than fanstasy films. I’m not sure if this is accurate. SciFi and fantasy can overlap, and the “is it a codpiece or is it just a big package” debate makes things difficult. (This friend and I spent a better part of an hour arguing over the nature of the Silver Surfer’s groin. My stance: no clothing, the bump are his genitals - he’s a freaking alien! Friends stance: Silver coating is clothing, bump is codpiece.)

What say you Dopers?

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I bet there’s a little life-support unit in there, and this guy could probably hump you for days and days on automatic pilot. Ouch.

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Great. Now I can’t get an image of Vader with the Emperor saying “Yes, my master.”

::shudder::

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I used to wonder what that concavity on the front seemed to be exactly the same shape as a Kotex pad.

I’m glad that the prequels cleared that up.

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If I had ever given any thought whatsoever to Vader’s crotch, I would assume he had a waste removal system in place.

But I haven’t.

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It allows him to use more Force.

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It’s the hatch for his crotch blaster.

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If you don’t want to see prominent crotches, skip Labyrinth. Trust me.

Susan
(Who has a framed Labyrinth poster)

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The wikipedia entry of him at one point near the bottom says that “his surfboard is comprised of the same silvery material as his skin.” Take that FWIW.

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Well, sometimes the Silver Surfer wears undies:

http://www.moviepoopshoot.com/comics101/images/2003/aug27/silversurfer1.jpg
Tighty Shinies.

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We rented this two weeks ago. Lipstick, eye shadow, tight pants, codpiece. :eek:

SciFi Movies with Prominent Crotches:
Star Wars
The Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
Dune
Fantasy Movies with P.C.
Labyrinth

I’m not sure where Super Heros fall. Batman had a notorious wang hangar, but its not scifi and its not fantasy (unless you like the Bat-Rocket :wink: )

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Hey, ladies, our eyes are up here.

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The codpiece also helps keep your schwartz from getting twisted.

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Argghh, beat me with the Spaceballs reference by three minutes. ::shakes fist::

:smiley:

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Fantasy or historical fiction codpiece:

Prince Edmund and his Black Russian (to frighten the clergy).

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Welcome to David Bowie’s Area! (possibly NSFW, depending on your company’s policy about crotch-shots :smiley: )

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Star Wars is not SciFi, it’s “a knights and dragons story where they’ve just changed the landscape.” But really, it’s about non-scifi as a story can be and still get put in the scifi shelves…

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Damn! What’s the recoil on that thing?
Maybe that’s really why the guy’s so nasty.

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Actually, the worst offender in the Codpiece department was the crotch-revolver in From Dusk Til Dawn, neither sci-fi or fantasy.

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What did you expect from a character named “Sex Machine?,” played by the great horror makeup artist (and Pittsburgher) Tom Savini.