sometimes a sexy character can add an
important element to a film but
sometimes we just have to ask is it
really necessary
[Music]
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we're
counting down our picks for the top ten
needlessly sexualized female movie
characters for this list we're looking
at those big screen characters that were
sexualized really for no reason we're
limiting our list to females as the
male's deserve their own lists if that's
a transform they're from the Battle of
Chicago I need to know how it works
we're excluding those characters that
assume the classic femme fatale role
as well as those characters that were
intended to be extremely sexy come on
Roger let's go for a big carrot cake
[Applause]
number 10 Leeloo the fifth element the
you sure if we were building a woman we
may choose to model it after Milla
Jovovich - but this isn't weird science
in this sci-fi action flick Jovovich
plays Lilu one of the supreme beings in
the universe may 5th Supreme Being her
main two outfits consist of a series of
bandages that reveals more skin than
they cover up and a crop top with tight
pants and suspenders that wrap around
the crotch we get that you need a sexy
female lead to play alongside Bruce
Willis but did her character really need
to strip naked in front of everyone like
to take a few pictures number 9 ginger
Knowles swordfish this entry makes our
list for one main reason Halle Berry's
topless scene morning commute afternoon
sure we're assuming audiences weren't
complaining that they got to see Halle
Berry topless but was this really the
movie that she should have done it in
the scene seems out of place with the
rest of the film an action crime
thriller about a computer hacker and
critics complained that the moment was
only added to give swordfish more buzz
pretty shitty day so far it looks like
it just got worse at least she was paid
an extra five hundred grand you don't
like the situation
number eight Christmas Jones the world
is not enough
I pulled the plutonium out of the one
inside you can detonate the triggers now
Bond girls are supposed to be sexy and
are often overly sexualized we get that
but the world is not enough goes too far
with Christmas Jones don't bother
not in the rest of the event take my
word for it
she's a nuclear physicist who is tasked
with assisting bond on his mission to
prevent a nuclear meltdown always wanted
to have Christmas in tacky this
character certainly could have provided
more depth to the film than Bond girls
of the past that is if she hadn't been
played by Denise Richards Christmas only
comes once in yeah Richards who won a
Razzie for her performance claimed that
she liked the role because the character
was brainy so isn't it time I wrapped
her present maybe they should have
chosen an actress who actually fit that
description and isn't more known for
being a wild thing instead
[Music]
number seven Luana 1 million years BC
this adventure fantasy film had no
intention of being historically accurate
as it portrayed dinosaurs living
alongside humans that may be more
believable than the appearance and
attire of lalana however played by the
stunning Raquel Welch Luana's raggedy
clothes barely held her breasts in place
and her beautiful hair and long legs
make her look less like a cave woman and
more like a Victoria's Secret model
if you asked today barely anyone would
remember the plot of the film but the
majority of people would be able to
recognize the iconic pinup poster we
know Andy Dufresne would by 1966 write
about the time time it was getting ready
to take his exams
it was lovely Raquel number 6
Princess Leia Organa Star Wars Episode
six Return of the Jedi I don't know what
you're talking about
Princess Leia was without a doubt
everyone's fantasy girl when the
original Star Wars trilogy hit the
theaters but for the first two films
George Lucas focused more on developing
her character than exploiting her
feminine image of course he couldn't
hold out forever and we were given the
famous gold bikini outfit in Return of
the Jedi
well this answered the prayers of every
fanboy it felt like a cheap exploit of a
strong female character won the film
really didn't need
number five Natasha Romanov Black Widow
The Avengers who are you Natasha Romanov
female characters and comic books are
often exploited for their sexuality and
depicted with large breasts that are
barely held in by skin tight leather
outfits well I made a name for myself
this is no different with Black Widow
also known as Natasha Romanov while the
Avengers did seem like they toned down
her sexuality a bit from the comics they
still gave her a tight leather number
that seemed quite impractical for
fighting aliens we also couldn't help
but notice that there are several shots
throughout the film that seemed to pause
on her character just a bit too long I'm
in the middle of an interrogation this
[ __ ] is giving me everything number
four
Tinkerbell Peter Pan and hook it seems
like fairies have always been depicted
as gorgeous females but we think that
may have started with Disney's Peter Pan
sure like many of Disney's female
characters Tinkerbell has an exaggerated
hourglass figure and that's accentuated
with big blue eyes and bright blond hair
[Music]
we draw the line at her skimpy green
dress however in that it barely covers
anything while they may have slightly
changed the look and hook Julia Roberts
still reveals a ton of leg for what's
supposed to be an innocent fairy number
three Lara Croft Lara Croft Tomb Raider
how woke up this morning and I just
hated everything we place more of the
blame on the video game industry and the
filmmakers for this entry but that
doesn't make them any less guilty the
lady should be modest
a lady should be modest they had a
chance to focus more on the intelligent
and athletic side of the English
archaeologist adventurer but instead
cast Angelina Jolie and made her wear a
skin-tight top and short shorts Jolie
certainly has the acting chops to pull
off a female action hero but she was
relegated to eye candy for this film
number two Lola bunny spacejam hi my
name is Lola bunny just cuz you don't
have an obvious female lead in a film
doesn't mean you have to turn a side
character into an object of sexual
desire especially if that character is a
bunny I'd like to try out for the team
we're looking at you Space Jam don't
ever call me doll Lola bunny is
sexualized for absolutely no reason in
this flick as she wears incredibly short
shorts and a crop top that hangs off her
body surely that can't meet the uniform
standards in the basketball rulebook
plus she's a bunny
what really makes it awkward is how
everyone including Michael Jordan checks
her out
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
I can open one up there but I will need
some help look at that disgusting
display yes sir
[Music]
number one mikaela banes transformers
you anything I'm shallow we get it Megan
Fox is hot she also plays a character
that's supposed to be in high school
which makes her the definition of
jailbait in this film it looks like
you're your distributor caps a little
loose while Michael Bay similarly over
sexualizes rosie huntington-whiteley
in Transformers Dark of the Moon at
least her character was of legal age
look at them curves elegant beautiful
did mikaela banes serve any purpose
other than being illegal eye candy for
the audience oh god I can't even tell
you how much I'm not your little bunny
remember that next time you look at the
poster on your wall of her leaning over
the car hood got a high-rise double pump
carburetor that's pretty impressive Sam
double pump it squirts the fuel in so
you can go faster oh do you agree with
our list it's all just a business who do
you think is the most needlessly
sexualized movie character I'll deal
with you in a minute for more exciting
top 10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com a new world
to call
[Music]