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Just for the record, the Christian position is that sex is good, but that perversions of sex (exactly what that includes depends on the Christian) are bad. There is nothing in Christianity that requires its adherents to take as little pleasure in sex as possible or anything like that.
To the extent that Christians think viewing pornography is wrong, this prohibition is based on the words of Christ "He who lusts after another woman has committed adultery in his heart." So, contrary to what tecoyah says, there's nothing wrong about seeing your wife naked, even if pornography is wrong. Pornography would be a sin of adultery -- it's not some general prohibition against seeing people naked. Otherwise, you couldn't see Michaelangelo's David without sinning!
It's probably worth mentioning as well that there are reasons to think viewing porn is morally bad, even if one is not a Christian. There is some evidence that viewers of porn are more likely to commit acts of violence against women. The theory would be that viewing porn teaches people to objectify women, so they have a much greater tendency to treat women as means (specifically means towards their own gratification) rather than as ends in themselves.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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