I really liked part 1, and part 2 was okay (it went a little further than I've gotten in the book and seems to have been less faithful in its interpretation there). If you feel part 3 is good, I'll go ahead and watch it.

I'm just joking about the European nudity thing. It's true, those Euro-folks aren't quite so shy about their naked bods. My family spent some time in Germany from before I was born up till I was 2. My dad jokes that every time Germans saw a puddle they'd strip down to bare flesh and splash in the water. It all reminds me of an episode of the Simpsons where Lisa goes to Stockholm to accept a Nobel Prize (if I'm remembering correctly), and the opening shot establishing the location shows the backside of a nude female police officer directing traffic. Made me laugh. Makes me chuckle even now. I think you are right that movie companies think that nudity enhances the experience, and the public is becoming more and more convinced of the same. How many movies that are otherwise worthless all of the sudden become "artistic" because it shows some very sexually provocative imagery?