Genre: Romance, Comedy
TMDB Rating: 70%
My Comments: √ 09-16-2023 at our place in Niagara (PS, HS). Great songs, great actors and great scenery. But the movie is a critical and moral disaster. We gave it another try tonight and we enjoyed those 3 things. But I will never watch it again. 2 star.
Clean Rating: 2
Genre: Sci-Fi
IMDB Rating: 8.3
Clean Rating: 3? or 2?
Saw It On: Disney+
My Comments: A 9 episode mini-series with MCU characters Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch and Vision in quite the twist for Marvel/Disney. This is a creative and entertaining TV series with a lot of things that make it endearing. However, since it does deal with a witch who performs massive feats of magic, I cannot recommend this series to families that aim to respect biblical values. ENJOYMENT RATING: I give it 3.5 stars.
External Review: coming…
link to external review coming shortly
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.
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure
IMDB Rating: 8.8
Clean Rating: 2
Watched It On: Netflix
My Comments: I watched this movie with some dear family members and I cherished our time together. Let that not be diminished by what I will say further down. This is an exciting fantasy based on the book by famed Catholic author J.R.R. Tolkien. It is visually amazing and has an excellent and moving soundtrack. But the violence, frightening scenes, and some occult practices assault my sensitivities. I can not endorse this film as suitable for any Christian, let alone kids or teens. I know this position will not be shared by all family members, but this is how I see it. I will try to watch The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe soon to compare. ENJOYMENT RATING: The good time I had with family notwithstanding, I give it 2.5 stars.
Dove Review: “The Fellowship of the Ring” is an engaging and excellently-directed film by Peter Jackson. He brings the spirit of Tolkien’s book to life. This film and in fact the entire trilogy is a triumphant concoction of excellent direction, writing, acting, and music. The sets and locations are fantastic and a pleasure to view. It is in the violence content that the movie crosses our Dove acceptable line of a two rating. We have to rate the violence at a level four.
https://dove.org/review/3586-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring/
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.