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| 196.1 | thanks! | MIZZOU::SHERMAN | incompetence knows no bounds | Tue Jul 12 1988 12:23 | 11 |
| Well, not only am I going to stay away from the movie (and previews
when they rear their ugly trailers on TV), I'm going to stay away from
the note in CHRISTIAN! I'm glad they posted it, and I'm also glad
that I could be warned that 'sickening' details of the script were
also contained in the note. I appreciate that someone has
substantiated the claims with excerpts from the script, but I have
absolutely no desire to have mental images that profane my Maker
weaved into my mind. Thanks for posting this, and thanks to whoever
posted the warning in CHRISTIAN!
Steve
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| 196.2 | | CACHE::LEIGH | | Tue Jul 12 1988 12:41 | 3 |
| These mental images that Steve referred to do a lot more harm than we realize.
Allen
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| 196.3 | "R- Rated Entertainment" | SLSTRN::RONDINA | | Mon Feb 18 1991 09:20 | 33 |
| This topic is going to deal with something perhaps controversial. I
would like to have a discussion of entertainment events (mostly movies)
that would not be viewed by LDS because they may be rated "R",
sacriligious, offensive, etc. Yet, I do know that some LDS go to
these events. So I would like to hear from anyone who attends these
kinds of shows, in the name of ART, and if they recommend them or not.
For example, the Mapplethorpe exhibit. Did anyone see it? I did not,
but I did see a book that contained many (not all) of his photos
including the controversial ones. And yes, there are some that are
pornographic. Yet there are others that are simply nude studies. Like
female nudes, the Artist asks us to set aside our prurient natures and
view his/her work as Art. After spending time in Europe and viewing
countless nudes, in paintings and statues, generally speaking I do not
view nudes, when done as Art, as a violation of a morality.
Likewise with some movies. We are counselled not to see R movies. Yet
has anyone encountered an R movie that was worth seeing for some
reason. I saw Kiss of the Spiderwoman several times and consider it a
great movie. The R rating is because of the political/social
commentary it made. Someone I know who is close to Hollywood told me
that when it was time to rate it, the committee (whoever they are) were
in a quandry about it, because it was such an unusual theme.
There are some PG and PG-13 movies that have highly offended me. Like
Roger Rabbit, which I almost walked out of because of the suggestive
sex, offensive language and obvious violence. Add Rainman and some
scenes in Ghost to movies that I consider at the edge of my tolerance.
So,folks, are there any R movies worth seeing. Or for that matter other
entertainment that is Art. I would like to hear about it.
Paul
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| 196.4 | Just a thought | SUOSW4::WILLOUGHBY | FRANKly speaking | Mon Feb 18 1991 12:25 | 46 |
| Good topic Paul,
I enjoy going to the movies and try to go when something decent
comes out. Unfortunately, these are times of famine when it comes
to good movies. The only decent movie out now (I haven't seen it
yet, but it is on my list) is Arielle (the new film out by Disney
about a mermaid). I thought it would be humorous to see Arnold
Schwarzenegger handle kids in Kindergarten Cop, but was disappointed.
(Although, there were some classroom scenes that reminded me of
my children or nursery). 8^)
I think the advice is well founded about avoiding R-rated movies.
Even the James Bond movies (corny as they may be) aren't worth seeing
any more.
I am planning on NOT having cable installed in our new apartment.
(I'll have to give up on Streets of San Francisco, Mission Impossible,
Flipper, FBI and 2 or 3 other oldies, but I'll live). The german TV
programs generally are riddled with violence & sex (& I thought some
of ours were bad).
I think that Hollywood keeps trying to outdo itself. They keep doing
things to extreme with the result that each new film is worse than the
last one. The horror films of 20-30 years ago were pretty good (although
some were ridiculous). The horror films now are designed for the most
horror impact (shock effect or to be disgusting). The spy/thriller films
now include sex or too much violence. (Is this a sign that I am getting
older???) Even non-violent films like (Rainman) have offensive language
& nudity.
I don't want to live like a hermit, but I would rather not limit my
entertainment choices to only watching Disney, the Muppets, or LDS
movies/films.
How about if we open up a note on films/events that are worthwhile
to see. I think we should put worthwhile films/events in the note
- not a list of movies NOT to see. (I never did like the idea of
censorship).
Just a thought.
Best Regards,
Frank
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| 196.5 | | CACHE::LEIGH | Let your light shine | Mon Feb 18 1991 14:39 | 24 |
| Hi Frank,
> I am planning on NOT having cable installed in our new apartment.
> (I'll have to give up on Streets of San Francisco, Mission Impossible,
> Flipper, FBI and 2 or 3 other oldies, but I'll live).
I'm not sure what cable is like in Germany, but here in the USA, I went TO
Cable in order to get decent programming. The only channels we watch are
public Television, CSPAN (a news service that gives live coverage into
Congress, various hearings, etc.), the Family Channel, the Disney Channel, and
the various network news programs. The rest of it junk.
The public Television stations, Family Channel and the network news programs
are not cable broadcasts, while Disney and CSPAN are. Cable gives me better
reception on the non-cable programs. I would like to subscribe to CNN, and
some of the other cable offerings, but budget restrictions limit my to those
I mentioned. Please be aware that the "other cable offerings" I mentioned are
not HBO or the other movie channels. Cable has a lot of nice family things,
but the monthly cost can get high if one takes many of them.
One thing I like about Cable is that you can program the "box" to skip
channels. I took Channel 27 (Worcester, MA) off the other day because the
advertisements for the adult 900 phone numbers were pretty bad.
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