tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post7837651814184655117..comments2024-03-17T22:14:39.612-04:00Comments on On This Rock: Getting Caught Up on MoviesFather John Hollowellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12850864104003705536noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-48014437506850288082012-07-08T12:28:20.004-04:002012-07-08T12:28:20.004-04:00Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter: When I first saw...Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter: When I first saw the preview for this movie I thought "Wow, it is not like Lincoln didn't have enough on his plate with the Civil War and being married to Mary Todd!" This movie is a perfect example of what ails our culture today. Because all morals are relative the only heros we can have are imaginary 'super heros' in which their virtues are diminished. Let's not examine Lincoln's virtues (and failings), but let's imagine he was a comic book hero (if that) fighting imaginary monsters.DFWShooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-69715498181169449122012-07-08T09:17:49.229-04:002012-07-08T09:17:49.229-04:00fwiw, the abe lincoln movie is based on a book by ...fwiw, the abe lincoln movie is based on a book by the same name.Mr. Bassohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10975776118599873329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-59054981950553643782012-07-06T12:07:46.335-04:002012-07-06T12:07:46.335-04:00A-I - Bambi
A-II - O.K. for kids, but maybe not t...A-I - Bambi<br /><br />A-II - O.K. for kids, but maybe not the youngest kids (perhaps E.T. or something like that)<br /><br />A-III - Appropriate for adults and older teens <br /><br />L - Appropriate only for adults, some adults might find it offensive. This is a film that has some violence and/or sexuality, but it is handled appropriately and is not a glorification of the matter. An example of a film that might fit this category on the violence side of things would be No Country for Old Men. It is violent, but there is a purpose and a message behind its use, whereas a movie like Payback with Mel Gibson is violent and is so in an unrealistic way and makes violence out to be something cool.<br /><br />O - movie that a Catholic should not take in. This is a movie that takes sexuality and/or violence unrealistically and warps the subjects to seem as if there are no real consequences. These would be movies like Payback or Transporter on the violence end and movies like Superbad, Old School, etc. on the sexual end of things. The Church is not afraid of sexuality or violence, but merely expects that they be treated realistically (as having real consequences) instead of having the consequences glossed over.Father John Hollowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12850864104003705536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560483615460834385.post-17231251834164654762012-07-06T11:14:27.182-04:002012-07-06T11:14:27.182-04:00Can you explain the rating system?Can you explain the rating system?Rose Dinosaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05523201087095432271noreply@blogger.com