online resources

Here are some online resources to help in choosing what movies to watch. To me, all the bad language, sex, and extreme violence has ruined most movies produced by Hollywood. Many times we are watching a movie with an excellent plot and acting, but are disappointed when we have to listen to the cursing, taking God's name in vain, and sexual innuendos. In fact, many times I have turned the movie off after the first five minutes because of the language, etc. While I personally believe that there are very few "good" movies being made, there are some resources online now to help you in choosing what you watch.


Clean Flicks.com is an online rental site, but all of the movies are edited - they have removed all profanity, nudity, graphic violence and sexual content. On this web site, you can choose to pay a fee each month and receive the movies in the mail - just like NetFlix.com, only better. They also have changed their purchasing policy recently, so that if you already own the DVD, you can now buy an edited copy from CleanFlicks.com for $10.00 plus shipping. If you do not own the DVD, you can purchase the original DVD and the edited version for $19.95.

One of my favorite movies is RUDY, and the story is great, but the guy who tutors Rudy really cusses a lot. I now have an edited copy of RUDY and the movie is now excellent to watch (and to let friends borrow.)


If you still are not sure about the content of a movie, there are a couple of websites available with movie reviews. Movieguide.org is by Ted Baehr, an extremely conservative movie critic. On this site movies are also graded as moral, wholesome, caution, excessive or abhorrent and a detailed review of each movie is available. This heading is posted on the home page of the site:
Movieguide is a ministry dedicated to redeeming the values of the mass media according to biblical principles, by influencing entertainment industry executives and helping families make wise media choices.

This is an excerpt from the "current reviews" - regarding the newest "Zorro" movie -
Summary:
In THE LEGEND OF ZORRO, Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones continue the new adventures of Zorro and his family, in a rousing story about a secret society's plot to conquer the new state of California and start a civil war in the United States. THE LEGEND OF ZORRO is filled with exciting action, humor and American patriotism, as well as a very strong Christian worldview and very strong moral values.


One more resource is found at Dr. James Dobson's family.org site, called plugged in online.com This site features not just the latest movies but also reviews of movies released on DVD and music videos. This is a good resource as a parent, or even teacher, in keeping track of current movies and trends. A lot of the worldly influences are out there for our kids, and we need to be aware so we can know when to say "no" as parents.