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  • Romancing The Stone

    Romancing The Stone

    1984, 1h 46m


    Genre: Action, Adventure
    TMDB Rating: 68%

    Our Comments: √ 09-30-2023 at our place in Niagara (PS, HS). The checkmark means we own it. This is fun and adventurous movie that we’ve seen a few times since it came out. But as our commitment to moral values has grown over the years, it’s no longer as easy to justify the blatant opening scene of cleavage, the use of the Lord’s name in vain, more profanity, and a steamy sex scene between the main characters. So we can’t give it any more than a 2.5 Clean Rating. It’s certainly not suitable for children or teens. See this link for how clean ratings work. On the merit of the film outside of the noted issues, the movie is slightly dated, but still has a lot to offer in the genres of action and adventure, but the objectionable content the filmakers added was entirely unnecessary. Enjoyment rating: 3 star.

    TMDB: “Though she can spin wild tales of passionate romance, novelist Joan Wilder has no life of her own. Then one day adventure comes her way in the form of a mysterious package. It turns out that the parcel is the ransom she’ll need to free her abducted sister, so Joan flies to South America to hand it over. But she gets on the wrong bus and winds up hopelessly stranded in the jungle.”

    Enjoyment Rating: 3 star

    Clean Rating: 2.5

  • The Lost City

    The Lost City

    2022, 1h 52m


    Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
    TMDB Rating: 66%

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    Our Review: Watched it on 07-05-2023 at our place in Niagara (PS, HS, ASD). Rented on Amazon. Unsophisticated, but a fun adventure. Enjoyment Rating: 3 star.

    Clean Review: Not yet rated.

    TMDB: Reclusive author Loretta Sage writes about exotic places in her popular adventure novels that feature a handsome cover model named Alan. While on tour promoting her new book with Alan, Loretta gets kidnapped by an eccentric billionaire who hopes she can lead him to the ancient city’s lost treasure that featured in her latest story. Alan, determined to prove he can be a hero in real life and not just on the pages of her books, sets off to rescue her.

    RATINGS
    Enjoyment Rating:3 stars
    Clean Rating:Not yet rated

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  • The Fifth Element

    The Fifth Element

    1997, 2h 6m


    Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction
    TMDB Rating: 75%

    My Comments: 03-24-2023 at our place in Niagara (PS, HS, NS, ASB, CB). Watched on Netflix. Good science fiction, but a bit dated, and quite a few morality issues. Enjoyment rating: 3 star.

    Clean Rating: 2.5 (See Common Sense Media for morality review)

  • Virgin River

    Virgin River

    2019- , 44 min

    Genre: TV, Drama, Romance

    IMDB Rating: 7.5

    Clean Rating: 2

    Watched It On: Netflix

    My Comments: We were intrigued by this new Netflix series. We thought it had a nice premise, so we watched the first episode. We liked it. We thought it had potential. But then by the next few episodes, we realized that Jack, the bar owner, has a girlfriend “with benefits” and that they hop into bed with each other.  Subsequent episodes are a bit too much like soap opera. And other moral issues begin to arise. Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this series, rating it a Clean 2. ENJOYMENT RATING: 3 stars.

  • New In Town

    New In Town

    2008, 97 min

    Genre: Comedy
    IMDB Rating: 5.6
    Clean Rating: 3
    Rented It On: Apple TV

    My Comments: This movie is fun. Very funny. Renee does a great job with comedic timing and has nice chemistry with Harry. The Minnesota accents are hilarious. This movie makes you feel good. It has a positive ending that is heartwarming. We enjoyed the movie, but have to caution about the scene with the pokies, and seriously bad language. Otherwise this would be such a clean film! Pity. Not suitable for teenagers or children. For adults who are comfortable with the above, they can still have a nice evening of it. ENJOYMENT RATING: I give it 3 stars.
    Dove Review: This film has some heartwarming scenes including the ladies of the community doing nice things for her such as making her homemade Valentine’s Day cards and helping arrange an apartment for her. She also attends an outdoor Christmas caroling event, with the community singing “Oh Come All Ye Faithful”. She even finds romance and begins to realize that she likes the town very much. When the company wants to shut down the plant, she instead comes up with a plan to save it. The themes of community spirit and perseverance are nice themes in the movie.

    Unfortunately, there is strong language used in the film and a joke about Jesus. There are some sexual innuendos included. This is not one for the entire family. We are unable to award our Dove “Family-Approved” Seal to the movie.

    https://dove.org/review/7666-new-in-town/

  • London Has Fallen

    London Has Fallen

    2016, 99 min

    Genre: Action, Thriller
    IMDB Rating: 5.9
    Clean Rating: 2
    Watched It On: Netflix

    My Comments: Huge amount of violence, and heavy language (lots of swearing). Could maybe be a “boy’s night” movie for adult men who have a desire for blood and explosions. ENJOYMENT RATING: I give it 3 stars.
    Dove Review: Effective January 1st, 2009, The Dove Foundation Review Team has ceased reviewing all NC-17 rated movies and certain extraordinarily explicit R, PG-13 and PG-13 Horror rated films. This decision was reached due to the fact that Dove reviewers are parents or grandparents with conservative values. As such, we feel that we can no longer expose these dedicated and caring people to movies that contain distasteful and appalling stories that are focused on graphic horror and violence, and/or gratuitous depictions of explicit sex and nudity.

    https://dove.org/review/11783-london-has-fallen/

  • Go Karts

    Go Karts

    2020, 102 min

    Genre: Family
    IMDB Rating: 5.9
    Clean Rating: 5
    Watched It On: Netflix

    My Comments: Very clean, no issues. Cute movie. ENJOYMENT RATING: I give it 3 stars.
    Dove Review: None available.