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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

  • 50 First Dates

    50 First Dates

    2004, 1h 39m


    Genre: Comedy, Romance
    TMDB Rating: 68%

    My Comments: 07-14-2023 at SS’s place in Burlington with HS, SS. Watched on Netflix. Good and tender premise, but you have to endure a lot of crassness. We sure did enjoy being with SS for the evening, regardless!

    TMDB: “Henry is a player skilled at seducing women. But when this veterinarian meets Lucy, a girl with a quirky problem when it comes to total recall, he realizes it’s possible to fall in love all over again…and again, and again. That’s because the delightful Lucy has no short-term memory, so Henry must woo her day after day until he finally sweeps her off her feet.”

    Enjoyment Rating: 2.5 star

    Clean Rating: 2.5

  • The Thomas Crown Affair

    The Thomas Crown Affair

    1999, 1h 53m


    Genre: Drama
    TMDB Rating: 67%

    Our Comments: 06-25-2023 at our place in Niagara (PS, HS, NS). It needs to be understood that there are many moral issues (making a sport of theft, strong sexual themes and scenes, etc.). With these comments duly stated, and if the audience is well aware of these issues, then read on. It’s an entertaining premise and a fun, light-hearted exploration of the fantasy of pulling off the perfect heist, with wit and mastery by the wealthy perpetrator (Thomas Crown, played by Pierce Brosnan). Enjoyment rating: 4 star

    TMDB: “A very rich and successful [business man] amuses himself by stealing artwork, but may have met his match in a seductive [insurance investigator].”

    Enjoyment Rating: 4 star

    Clean Rating: 2.5 (not recommended from this standpoint)

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  • Once Upon a Time in the West

    Once Upon a Time in the West

    1968, 2h 46m


    Genre: Western (Spaghetti)
    TMDB Rating: 83%

    Our Comments: √ 05-16-2023 With HS in Niagara. Well made spaghetti western by the master of the genre, with excellent acting, overall structure and music. In some ways, the entire category is an acquired taste, but worth the effort to be able to appreciate the mastery. 3.5 star.

    From a clean rating standpoint, this movie is not suitable. We give it a Clean 2.5.

    TMDB: “As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.”

    Enjoyment Rating: 3.5 star +

    Clean Rating: 2.5

  • 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)

  • A Good Year

    A Good Year

    2006, 1 hr, 57 min

    Genre: Comedy, Romance
    IMDB Rating: 7
    Clean Rating: 2.5
    Watched It On: DVD

    My Comments: The main character, Max (Russell Crowe), is a London-based high flying stock trader who is a selfish opportunist. An interesting story-line is interspersed with pleasant childhood memories which take place at his uncle’s winery in France. He returns to the winery and its lush vineyards after receiving a notice that his uncle and childhood mentor has died and left the property to him. The movie weaves a pleasant and interesting storyline.

    The movie has quite a few moral issues, which include an unmarried couple having sex, partial nudity and about 20 obscenities. This movie is not necessarily a show-stopper for adult viewers. not illicit and the salty language and the occasional moral oversteps do fit in with the setting of this movie. But these are the parameters to consider. This is a witty and intelligently written story that has the beautiful backdrop of vineyards and French culture, and was therefore very endearing in that regard.

    ENJOYMENT RATING: I give it 4 stars. Clean rating: 2.5 (quite a few moral issues; watch at your discretion).


    Dove Review excerpt: While having an interesting storyline and some fun moments, “A Good Year” is filled with objectionable material for the family in four out of six Dove categories (sex, language, drugs, nudity).

    https://dove.org/review/6153-a-good-year/

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