Comments on: Date night at the movies – The Hangover http://livingwithmormons.com/date-night-at-the-movies-the-hangover/ Collisions between faith and reason in Utah Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:07:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: May http://livingwithmormons.com/date-night-at-the-movies-the-hangover/comment-page-1/#comment-428 May Sat, 19 Jun 2010 07:20:22 +0000 http://livingwithmormons.com/?p=282#comment-428 You said it yourself. The prophets COUNSEL members to avoid watching R-rated movies based on content: not solely on language, etc. There are members who heed to the counsel, yes, and there are many, MANY members who do not. I, personally, try to avoid rated R movies. But this is based on MY own choice. The last R rated movie that I went to go see (I believe it was that movie about Pelham 123) was ridiculous. Based on the previews alone I thought it would be a good movie. Obviously, being rated R, I went into the theater knowing that there was going to be more than the average amoung of bad language used, and violent, etc. While the overall plot was good, I was not happy at all with the F word being used every other word. Practically literally. I hadn't seen a rated r movie before that in a while, and I don't intend to watch another in a looooong time. R-Rated movies tend to glorify language, and excessive violence, and language, etcetc. Frankly, I don't need that. Even when I wasn't active in the church, even when I doubted, I still didn't want to see all that stuff. Its just pathetic. What's sad, though, is that so much of that is leaking into PG13 movies now. They are becoming more and more violent, more and more gorey. More than likely, a movie thats PG13 today would have been rated R in a heartbeat, no questions asked. You said it yourself. The prophets COUNSEL members to avoid watching R-rated movies based on content: not solely on language, etc. There are members who heed to the counsel, yes, and there are many, MANY members who do not.

I, personally, try to avoid rated R movies. But this is based on MY own choice. The last R rated movie that I went to go see (I believe it was that movie about Pelham 123) was ridiculous. Based on the previews alone I thought it would be a good movie. Obviously, being rated R, I went into the theater knowing that there was going to be more than the average amoung of bad language used, and violent, etc. While the overall plot was good, I was not happy at all with the F word being used every other word. Practically literally. I hadn’t seen a rated r movie before that in a while, and I don’t intend to watch another in a looooong time.

R-Rated movies tend to glorify language, and excessive violence, and language, etcetc. Frankly, I don’t need that. Even when I wasn’t active in the church, even when I doubted, I still didn’t want to see all that stuff. Its just pathetic.

What’s sad, though, is that so much of that is leaking into PG13 movies now. They are becoming more and more violent, more and more gorey. More than likely, a movie thats PG13 today would have been rated R in a heartbeat, no questions asked.

]]> By: Niels http://livingwithmormons.com/date-night-at-the-movies-the-hangover/comment-page-1/#comment-425 Niels Fri, 28 May 2010 07:50:26 +0000 http://livingwithmormons.com/?p=282#comment-425 I am from Denmark. Over there, we don't have the same rating system, but I am careful to be aware of what kind of movie I am watching. There are some movies like "the Patriot" which I thought was very good in showing what is worth standing up for and fighting for. I think it is a very appropriate movie for Americans to watch to be more loving of their country and appreciative of what people had to sacrifice in order to enjoy the freedoms, like freedom of religion. It is rated R. I think good judgement can be used rather than the rating system. I didn't think the Hangover was an appropriate movie, so I walked out. That is the type of example I hope my kids will follow. I am from Denmark. Over there, we don’t have the same rating system, but I am careful to be aware of what kind of movie I am watching. There are some movies like “the Patriot” which I thought was very good in showing what is worth standing up for and fighting for. I think it is a very appropriate movie for Americans to watch to be more loving of their country and appreciative of what people had to sacrifice in order to enjoy the freedoms, like freedom of religion. It is rated R. I think good judgement can be used rather than the rating system. I didn’t think the Hangover was an appropriate movie, so I walked out. That is the type of example I hope my kids will follow.

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