Movies you do NOT let your kids watch?

[Earthy]

That are rated G or PG.

I have come across several that I would not let them watch. Just wondering if anyone else out there actually reviews the movies before you let the kids watch them. I thougth PG used to be for kids. Just all the curse words, se*ual undertones, smart mouthing and bathroom humor.

My list is VERY Long but only have time to put in a few.

The Wild -G
Ants -PG
Ghost Busters -PG

Oh and Night at the Museum, one curse word...why did they need it!

[Emma's#1fan]

We always view movies before allowing Ems to watch them. Unless we are going to the movies then we check at pluggedinonline to see if there is anything inappropriate.
The rating does not matter to me. I have viewed some PG rated movies that are worse then R. It all depends.
Patty

[Scholar]

The first one that comes to mind is Shark Tale- PG. My pet peeve is when we pay money to see a movie that has embedded adult content or cuss words randomly thrown in to an otherwise good movie. I also hate it when they market a movie to kids that they shouldn't see, and I don't understand why they remake stories and movies from our childhoods in a manner that makes the new movies too adult, too violent, too unlike the originals for kids today to see. The other reason we won't see something is for religious reasons (I should have listed this first as it is our primary motivation.), so we will not be going to see Evan Almighty - PG.

When someone in our home wants to see something that we have questions about despite its G or PG rating, we wait until it comes out in video. Then, we watch it as a family, so we can talk about it or turn it off if need be. Some, though, like Evan Almighty, won't even get a chance in our home.

[CrystalCA]

I have let my 2 dd's watch PG-13 before ( and now). They are 9 and 11. We watch them first and if I think they can handle it or its not so in your face ( sex , nooooo, kissing ok , some bad lang. ok ,because we use the occassionaly S word in our house) and I believe we have raised them to know that its a movie and that we don't do the things that they do in the movies.

They have watched all of the Harry Potter movies ( because we have read the books so they know its going to be violent) , all of the Spiderman movies, all 3 Pirates of the Caribbean, they have seen Benchwarmers (that was borderline, as well as Shrek) , Napolean Dynamite, Fantastic 4,Lord of the Rings , Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (which my dd9 LOVES) ,etc.
Now....they will NOT see Mean Girls because it was downright disturbing. No to: Van Helsing ,Underworlds 1&2, Hellboy , Mr&Mrs. Smith, etc because of extreme violence. Also Sixteen Candles, Weird Science , The Breakfast Club are all out as well because of the overly sexual tones ( and nudity).
I agree , up to a point, about religious movies. I am not religious and either is my dh but we EXPOSE religion to our children because we want them too know what OTHER people believe around here and in other countries. We do not want them to be religious because that is what we are ( if we were religious that is) and our fathers before us were but because in their heart they believe there is a God. We treat religious movies just like other movies...they are STORIES.

[Earthy]

Didn't like Shark Tales here either, dh and I viewed it and both agreed, Shrek is another on the list and I wouldn't even consider Napolean Dynamite.

[MonkeyMamma]

I agree that we will not be watching Evan Almighty in this house. I let Samantha watch a lot of all different kidns of movies. She and I have watched some R movies together but some PG's have been worse. I never just let her watch anything though. I must approve and if I don't know anything about it I research it.

If a movie has cursing in it then it depends on how often it is used and what the words are. Any sex is a big NO, NO, NO. Anything scarey is a big NO because I know her and she will have nightmares. Mean Girls? Oh NO ma'am! Spiderman, Pirates, Shrek - they are all okay with me.

[lovinhomeschool]

None of the Shrek movies.
No war movies (even the old ones) althought dh and I do watch them because, even though they are violent, they have awesome history lessons. That, and war is violent no matter how you look at it

Aliens and Vampires are not even allowed in my house.

Napolean Dynamite is one of hubbys favs, but kids don't watch it and I personally find it a waste of my time.

Peter Pan
Aladdin
The Little Mermaid
Sleeping Beauty
Black Caldron
Anything Barbie dh doesn't want dd to even have them

Probably more, but I can't think of the now.

[lovinhomeschool]

Funny thing is, when I turned 18, some friends rented a R rated movie because now I could watch them.
I still called my parents to see if it was ok.

[lovinhomeschool]

oh yeah, and Harry Potter is out too. We don't even read the books, so that's that!

The Wizzard of Oz (because I just hate that movie!)

[Earthy]

Oh, no Grease either!

No Barbie anything here either- lovinhomeschool.

[Euphemism]

My parents pretty much used to let me watch whatever I wanted as long as I watched it with them. They would however save me from movies that are a danger to a person's sanity like Teenage Mutent Ninja Turtles 3 and Friday the 13th.

[JenniBear]

I do allow SOME PG rated movies, that I have seen first. I do not allow movies with se* or nudity AT ALL. I do allow some war movies, just because *I* happen to LOVE them! NO movies with magic or witches in them either. NO movies that make fun of the Bible, either.

so...no Grease, no Little Mermaid (that girl needs to get slapped!), no Harry Potter or anything resembling it,

I am VERY picky about the movies that not only the children watch, but *I* watch as well. If the children can't watch it with us then my husband and I don't need to either.

[lovinhomeschool]

Nellie
I feel better knowing I'm not the only one :)

[leialoha]

I look at the content over the rating. Ratings can be deceiving.

My kids love many of the classics, so that is fun. Sometimes I think a movie just looks plain stupid, so out of wanting my kids to look to QUALITY entertainment, we ditch some just because they aren't worth the time it takes to watch them.

Personally, I love movies! I get quite irritated by tv, so basically the only screen viewing I do is dvd's (oh yes and my love of reading stuff on the internet...:wink: )

[Ohio Mom]

Didn't like Shark Tales here either, dh and I viewed it and both agreed, Shrek is another on the list and I wouldn't even consider Napolean Dynamite.

Nellie, what is wrong with Napolean Dynamite? Elijah is having a friend over from church today and he brought over this movie, I had not heard of this movie before. I asked the mother and she said it's just "stupid".

[Euphemism]

It's about nothing in particular, more of a cult movie. I saw it and there's some funny stuff but mostly just kinda dumb.

[JenPooh]

Can I ask what is wrong with Evan Almighty? If it's anything like Bruce Almighty hubby and I will be seeing it. Bruce Almighty actually had a very good message..."let God handle all things and God knows what is best". Tanner is obviously too young for it, but the adults in this house will see it. Don't assume just from previews that it mocks the Bible, because it doesn't. JMO. One of my VERY religious Christian friends wouldn't see Bruce Almighty because he thought it would "mock" the Bible. Then he finally watched it and realized the exact opposite! ;)

We are more like Crystal, although we are a Christian family. We restrict certain things, but we do not overanalyze the content. Tanner has been taught to know what reality and pretend is. He watches Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (the cartoon though, NOT the movies) and he is no where near a violent child. It has not ruined him or turned him into a horrible child, because he knows it's fantasy. My daycare kids have all seen Little Mermaid and they don't walk around trying to be Ariel. They like the music and the funny characters. They understand it's pretend.

I would never allow Tanner to watch Grease because of his age, but it is one of my favorite movies. My dream has always been to play Rizzo on Broadway. I use to be a theatre major in college, so I have learned to appreciate other things in movies (like costumes and makeup) and look past some of the content. :)

[Ohio Mom]

It's about nothing in particular, more of a cult movie. I saw it and there's some funny stuff but mostly just kinda dumb.

Are you talking about Napoleon Dynamite? What do you mean it's more of a cult movie???

[JenPooh]

Are you talking about Napoleon Dynamite? What do you mean it's more of a cult movie???"Cult classic"...like Grease, Breakfast Club, etc. Something that will remain a favorite forever.

[Ohio Mom]

Jennie, I must be old, I don't understand what you mean by cult classic. LOL

[JenPooh]

Jennie, I must be old, I don't understand what you mean by cult classic. LOLI just added to my post. LOL! It means a movie that will be a favorite of people's forever. Like Grease is to some people...you always still hear about the movie. Does that make sense? It's basically just a term used for movies that will always be around and loved, but they do not necessarily fit in the old "classics" category.

[Ohio Mom]

OK, am I understanding this right - I asked about Napolean Dynomite - was Euph. answering my question? Is Napolean Dynomite a cult classic. I must have Alzheimer today. Things just aren't clicking LOL

[MonkeyMamma]

Okay I am like Crystal and JenPooh. I really don't overanalyze it all. I love the Disney movies like Aladin and Sleeping Beauty and Peter Pan!! What is wrong with those? Also witches and warlocks and war - it all depends. The girls know it is all pretend. Unless it is a war movie or documentary we see on PBS. They read the Bible everyday and study it well. If I know I am teaching my girls right and they love the Lord I don't think a fairy tale is going to screw them up. Samantha and I both LOVE Grease. Never seen Napoleon Dynamite.

[JenPooh]

OK, am I understanding this right - I asked about Napolean Dynomite - was Euph. answering my question? Is Napolean Dynomite a cult classic. I must have Alzheimer today. Things just aren't clicking LOLNo, I just decided to answer for Euph, since I knew what it meant. :) Sorry.

[KrisRV]

wow, after reading all these threads I thought I was either a really stupid mom or one that didn't care.
I am like JeniPooh, Crystal and Monkeymama, I let the girls watch alot, be we are always with them and if there is to much it's off. Doesn't make my girls bad, they are the sweetest things on earth. In my book.

[MonkeyMamma]

Oh yeah Kris I am always with them. And really I should say Samantha not them because Grace is only 4 so of course there are things she doesn't get to see that Sam does. Like you said if there is too much it goes off. Doesn't make bad kids. Of course I totally respect each parents deicision to allow their kids what to watch and what not to and I would never allow a child in my home to watch something I know they are not allowed to.

[JenPooh]

Many things that don't need to be issues only become issues if you let them. ;) Within reason of course. That's my take.

[KrisRV]

Oh yeah Kris I am always with them. And really I should say Samantha not them because Grace is only 4 so of course there are things she doesn't get to see that Sam does. Like you said if there is too much it goes off. Doesn't make bad kids. Of course I totally respect each parents deicision to allow their kids what to watch and what not to and I would never allow a child in my home to watch something I know they are not allowed to.


I have to agree with you Monkeymama the same is here. I wouldn't let anyone watch something there parents wouldn't want them to watch. When the girls have sleep over we try not to watch to much tv and then theres no hard feelings.

[JenPooh]

I have to agree with you Monkeymama the same is here. I wouldn't let anyone watch something there parents wouldn't want them to watch. When the girls have sleep over we try not to watch to much tv and then theres no hard feelings.

I'm the same way. It's just out of respect really.

[KrisRV]

same here JenPooh

[lovinhomeschool]

Okay I am like Crystal and JenPooh. I really don't overanalyze it all. I love the Disney movies like Aladin and Sleeping Beauty and Peter Pan!! What is wrong with those? Also witches and warlocks and war - it all depends. The girls know it is all pretend. Unless it is a war movie or documentary we see on PBS. They read the Bible everyday and study it well. If I know I am teaching my girls right and they love the Lord I don't think a fairy tale is going to screw them up. Samantha and I both LOVE Grease. Never seen Napoleon Dynamite.
We don't let the kids watch them because of the amount of magic in them. My hubby is very cautious when it comes to fantasy. It is more than just movies, we don't teach about santa or the easter bunny or the tooth fairy. They are taught that they are not real. I will say that my family and his get very irritated over our choices, but we really feel that this is the way to go for our kids.

However, what others do is completely up to them, so please don't think that I think everyone should do it myway.

Ohio Gradma
From what I've seen of Napolian, I didn't really see anything wrong.. but I've never been able to watch the whole movie. To me, it was a waste of tape, time, money and energy. Can you tell that I just hate the movie?

[JenPooh]

I think movies like Napoleon Dynomite are in a category all their own. I call it stupid humor. :D My hubby likes those movies. I do with a few, depending on what it is. They are kind of an "aquired taste", perse.

[Ohio Mom]

The kids have been watching it with me and I agree, not any sense, stupid, dumb, waste of time and money, glad I didn't buy it. I wouldn't waste another 2 hours watching it. Half way through, the kids went out and was swimming. They must of thought it was dumb too.

My husband also like these kinds of movies too. He watched Dumb and Dumber, a million times (I think) anyway I can't stand it.

Elijah likes the action movies - Godzilla, Spider Man, etc. I don't watch too many movies, I let Don determine it he has to turn them off or not. It's a touchy subject here, sooooo I give my 2 cents and let Don make the decision.

[lovinhomeschool]

my hubby love dumb and dumber too. are all men that way?

[Earthy]

Nellie, what is wrong with Napolean Dynamite? Elijah is having a friend over from church today and he brought over this movie, I had not heard of this movie before. I asked the mother and she said it's just "stupid".

I pm'd ya already;)


Peter Pan- I liked this as a kids my kids have seen it once, just not a favorite for them.
Bruce Almighty--only dh and I, not the kids.
Wizard of Oz--none of the boys here will ever watch it again, they all say it's a girl movie;)
Teenage Mutan Ninja Turtles-never
Little Mermaid - no

AND what have I been missing out on here! Napolean Dynamite in absolutely NO way will ever be considered anything having to do with Classic:shock:

[Earthy]

I agree some of the 'dumb humor' movies are preferred by some of our dh's.

What the Christmas one that's really stupid, the star is a boy, his dad wins a prize and it's a leg of a lady with net hose on, and it's a lamp.

I haven't only ever seen some of it, I don't like it, my kids won't be watching either.

[Jennifer R]

Ref. cult classics - A cult classic is a cultural artifact (e.g. a movie or TV show) that has attracted a cult following and has been given the status of classic by that following. A cult classic in terms of music can be for example a single that is a heavy "fan favourite", with a very dedicated following by the performer(s) fanbase and is labeled as "classic" by that following, but with very little success outside those people. Another example could be a single that has a very strong following within it's particular genre, and is often labeled as a "classic" by those people, but has enjoyed very little or no crossover success.

Cult classic is not necessarily a geographically biased term, as cultural artifacts differ from country to country.

I found this on Wikipedia and no I did not tamper with the article!!

[lovinhomeschool]

Nellie
it's The Chirstmas Story
another one that my hubby loves and I hate...will not watch it at all ever!
He can even quote the dumb thing!

[JenPooh]

my hubby love dumb and dumber too. are all men that way?YEP! :roll:

Some of hubby's favs...
Office Space
Dumb and Dumber
Cable Guy
Ace Ventura
Happy Gilmore

Need I say more? :roll:

[Earthy]

Nellie
it's The Chirstmas Story
another one that my hubby loves and I hate...will not watch it at all ever!
He can even quote the dumb thing!

Yes! That's it! Such a stupid movie!

[JenPooh]

Yes! That's it! Such a stupid movie!I can't stand it either, but whenever the marathon is on tv the day before Christmas, Hubby is glued to the tv laughing his butt off.

[Earthy]

UGH Just hate the marathon! What a waste!

[Scholar]

However, what others do is completely up to them, so please don't think that I think everyone should do it myway.

This is how we feel exactly! Well said, lovinhomeschool!

JenPooh, you asked what was wrong with Evan Almighty. We are just not comfortable with this type of movie, and the previews that they showed here did not change our minds. I did think about what you wrote, so I did some further investigation. For us, Dr. James Dobson's review and final thoughts were very helpful. His description of the lack of reverence and his feelings that kept him from recommending the movie describe exactly why we can't compromise our beliefs by seeing the movie.

Of course, not everyone has the same beliefs, and as I stated above, that is fine. What is right for one family isn't for another. I have seen some movies on this thread that some won't show that we love and others that we don't watch that others love. That is what is so nice about choice!:love:

[Earthy]

Well I saw no need to watch Passion of the Christ.

BUT I do so like the 1956 movie, The Ten Commandments starring Charlton Heston.

I like old movies though.

[JenPooh]

Has anyone seen The Nativity Story??? I really wanted to see that and was wondering if it was good.

I saw The Passion and I cried. I'm not a subtitle kind of person though. Perhaps I'm just lazy. ;) LOL

[Earthy]

I just got The Nativity Story from the library! Haven't watched it yet though.

[Hoosier Mama]

This thread reminds me of when my kids were a little younger. We were in a small group through our church with a couple that we were pretty good friends with. Our kids were the exact same age.

We were having a discussion and the mom said, "well, my kids are allowed to say "crap" but will never be allowed to watch Pokemon!"

I laughed and said "funny....my kids are allowed to watch Pokemon but better never say the word "crap!"

LOL Just goes to show that everybody has their own way they interpret things and their own "moral compass" based on what they feel is right for them. Doesn't mean any one person is right or wrong...

I personally, am like kris, jenpooh, monkeymamma, and crystal. I preview the movie first, and if I feel it is ok, then they watch it. We LOVED Bruce Almighty, Napolean Dynamite (although it took a couple of times before I even understood the dumb humor!) and almost all Disney movies.

[MonkeyMamma]

My whole family LOVES A Christmas Story! My neighbor was even Flick in a local play. Ya know the kid that gets his tounge stuck to the pole.

Well everyone has different tastes right? That is what makes the world an interesting place.

Dh and I both watched Passion and we both loved it although DH didn't like the subtitles. I like stupid British comdedy and it is growing on dh. I LOVE Monty Python!!! And all teh British shows on PBS.

[the sneaky mama]

Wow. . .there's a whole party going on here and I missed it! We didn't watch the Passion. . .I just can't see things that are violent but that's just me.

Judging from the last few comments I think we're more conservative than most. We took are then young kids to see Lilo and Stitch and regretted it. We also took them to see Finding Nemo and regretted it. They're a little older now though so I don't think we'd feel the same way.

We generally get reviews of of plugged in. I find that they are moderately unbiased. Like instead of saying that a movie is bad they may say, "The movie has one part where the character says this. . ." and then you can judge whether or not you want your kids to see it.

There's tons of Disney that we don't do. . .but tons we do do too. Anyways, sorry I'm so late!

[joandsarah77]

Hi guys :)

So I havn't read the whole thread because it is like 5 pages long.
I wanted to ask what is Neopolitin whatever? :oops: Arrg! I already forgot what the name is, I read it back on page 1. I have never even heard of it, maybe it hasn't come here yet. Sounds like an ice cream flavour :lol:
Also Evan Almighty, what is that about?
Also what is wrong with Shrek? My 5 year old watched that with us.

While I don't like barbie the doll, the princess Barbie movies are beutiful. The ones we have 12 dancing princesses, Rupunzil, princess and the pauper and the nut craker.

[lovinhomeschool]

we took our kids to see one, can't remember the name now, but it was about penguins...Not March of the Penguins...came out right after that...
Anyway, we really wished we hadn't.
FireHouse Dog was good. We took ds4 who Loves firetrucks. he cried when he thought the dog died.

[Earthy]

Are you talking about Happy Feet????

We loved March of the Penquins~

[Ohio Mom]

Happy Feet???

[Ohio Mom]

Nellie, looks like we posted at the same time.

[lovinhomeschool]

Hi guys :)

So I havn't read the whole thread because it is like 5 pages long.
I wanted to ask what is Neopolitin whatever? :oops: Arrg! I already forgot what the name is, I read it back on page 1. I have never even heard of it, maybe it hasn't come here yet. Sounds like an ice cream flavour :lol:
Also Evan Almighty, what is that about?
Also what is wrong with Shrek? My 5 year old watched that with us.

While I don't like barbie the doll, the princess Barbie movies are beutiful. The ones we have 12 dancing princesses, Rupunzil, princess and the pauper and the nut craker.
For me, shrek has too much adult humor in it. I only seen about 5 minutes of it and decided my kids will not watch it. But, most people would argue that the kids wouldn't get the adult humor anyway.

[lovinhomeschool]

yeah, that was it...Happy Feet. From the first song in it, I was turned off.

[Earthy]

OHGran- Yep, we did post at the same time:) How odd is that! At that exact time we were thinking the same thing! Cool:)


I didn't like Happy Feet either!

Don't like adult humor in a childrens show.

[lovinhomeschool]

Nellie
that adult humor in happy feet had me blushing!

[lovinhomeschool]

It was ALMOST as bad as when I went to see titanic with my best friend and another friend, both male.
I didn't know I promise!

[Earthy]

I know!

[the sneaky mama]

We won't let our kids watch Shrek either. Too much adult humor and too much crude humor. Although, honestly, I didn't think Shrek was really for kids anyways?

[Earthy]

I don't think the shows with 'adult humor' are actually for kids either.

[KrisRV]

I don't think the shows with 'adult humor' are actually for kids either.


well that depends on the how grown up your children are and what the show is.. and the age of children...

[the sneaky mama]

Isn't there farting humor in Shrek? LOL If I let my kids watch that they would start a dinner conversation all about flatulence.

Hmmmm. . .I suppose I could turn it into a hsing lesson on the digestive system? Or chemistry? LOL

It's true. . .it depends really on the parents more than the kids though I think. . .but I didn't realize Shrek was thought of as a kids movie. Just didn't know. ;-)

[momothem]

Hmmmm. . .I suppose I could turn it into a hsing lesson on the digestive system? Or chemistry? LOL


LOLOLOL!!!

[Hoosier Mama]

That's true, Kris.

I personally was uncomfortable with Shrek when we saw it when the kids were younger, but we just watched it again on TV the other day and we all thought it was really funny. So, I think the age does play a part in that. I didn't care for the 2nd Shrek at all, but the 3rd one was a little better.

[lovinhomeschool]

Hoosier Mama
I agree. My kids are 2 and 4, so maybe that's why...

[bunnytracks]

I go to www.capalert.com to get an idea about a movie first. Ratings can be very decieving. Harry Potter stands out as being a no no here. Hated Shark Tale, and happy feet. I am sure more will come to mind.

[the sneaky mama]

I agree. . .I think once my kids get past the whole 'farting is funny stage' maybe I'd consider it. I just watched the 3rd one and liked it (not with the kids). I thought it was a lot cleaner than the other two.

Or maybe I have repressed potty and poopy issues from having an infant in residence for 8 years. . .two babies in diapers for 6 years. . .or toilet training the twins.

[the sneaky mama]

Oh Harry Potter is a no way. . .not until waaaaayyy later if at all.

[JenPooh]

yeah, that was it...Happy Feet. From the first song in it, I was turned off.My mom took Tanner to see it in the theatre. He said "it was boring!".

[JenPooh]

Tanner loves Cars. A line from the movie:

"I'm racing for the Piston Cup"
"He did what in his cup?".

Thank God he didn't get the joke. I think they throw things like that in there so the adults aren't bored. Heaven help me when I have to sit through dozens of kid movies! EEK!

[bunnytracks]

I think movies like Napoleon Dynomite are in a category all their own. I call it stupid humor. :D My hubby likes those movies. I do with a few, depending on what it is. They are kind of an "aquired taste", perse.

EXACTLY! lol my dh rented this when it first came out and I was bored senseless. I dont' remember there being anything bad in it but it was sooooo dumb!!! maybe I am just old?

[lovinhomeschool]

my son loves Cars to. I didn't catch that joke until several times later. Still glad ds doesn't get it. I'm ok if it's just one time, but when the whole movie has it throughout, it turns me off.
And, just so you know, I thought Happy Feet was boring too, and I like kids movies.

[lovinhomeschool]

BunnyTracks
I'm not yet 30, and I STILL think that movie is dumb.

[bunnytracks]

For me, shrek has too much adult humor in it. I only seen about 5 minutes of it and decided my kids will not watch it. But, most people would argue that the kids wouldn't get the adult humor anyway.

It is funny you mention this. When Shrek came out we had just moved back to the states from overseas. I knew nothing of the movie but the sign looked like a kid movie and I thought it said G. anyway we went and I kept covering the kids ears. LOL They were 3 & 4 so they didn't get it at all but it was just reflex.

[hisbride]

It's a no for Wizard of Oz, Pirates of the Caribean, Spiderman, Monsterhouse, Flicka and pretty much 90% of all other moives aimed at kids. Even Charlotte's Web had some parts I was not happy with. It just wasn't as wholesome as the original.
We have 2 lines of defense: Focus on the Family's Unplugged. It gives a review of the movies as far as violence and spiritual content. It doesn't say yes we approve or we don't but it gives you an idea to the content to better help make a decision. I knew Evan Almighty was not something I wanted our family to see and I was disturbed that Christian radio stations were airing commericals for it. I emailed them and all they could say is all the other Christian venues are supporting it. Well you know what came to mind...if all your friends jumped off a cliff would you do it too?? Very disappointing.
Our second line of defense is in movie rentals. Our dvd and vcr have TV Gaurdian which you can program out the language. It is not help for violence or nudity. I really want the one that goes on your tv so that all language no matter that you are watching is filtered.
I know my children are disappointed sometimes by our standards but you let smut in and you get smut out. Someday I hope they will fully embrace the road we have chosen by choosing it for themselves too.

[P.H.]

I know my children are disappointed sometimes by our standards but you let smut in and you get smut out. Someday I hope they will fully embrace the road we have chosen by choosing it for themselves too.

Amen, Sister!

[MonkeyMamma]

So many of the movies you guys mentioned you don't like we just love! We own almost all of those movies. I don't worry about my kids walking around farting just because they saw a movie where they were farting. The Wizard of Oz is one of my all time favorites. When I was a little girl I just couldn't wait for it to be shown that one time a year.

But like I said before we all have different opinions and it's all good! Different strokes for different folks!

What really bothers me more than just about anything else is when we are watching TV on a Saturday afternoon and all of a sudden there is a commercial or preview for a show or movie and they are half naked and crawling all over each other. Why on earth do they have to show crap like that at 2:00 on a Saturday afternoon?????? Nudity and sexual content is my one very very big no no for my kids.

[hisbride]

What really bothers me more than just about anything else is when we are watching TV on a Saturday afternoon and all of a sudden there is a commercial or preview for a show or movie and they are half naked and crawling all over each other. Why on earth do they have to show crap like that at 2:00 on a Saturday afternoon?????? Nudity and sexual content is my one very very big no no for my kids.

I whole heartily agree with you. It is rare that we would be watching tv on a Saturday unless it is PBS. Occassionally we will watch something and I will have to have the remote in my hand and be watching too so I can switch channels real fast.

[the sneaky mama]

It's a no for Wizard of Oz, Pirates of the Caribean, Spiderman, Monsterhouse, Flicka


Us too! No Spiderman, no Incredibles, no Pirates, & we're not letting our HUGE transformer-fan son watch the movie when it comes out either.



I know my children are disappointed sometimes by our standards but you let smut in and you get smut out.





and that was well said. To me, when I look at a movie I consider whether or not the content will help them 'make every thought obedient to Christ' and/or whether or not the movie will in any way be in conflict with "whatever is good, pure, Holy and right. . .think on these things"

LOL I could probably go on. . .I did a large study once on the effect of media and a child's mind. . .but I'll stop so that I don't bore you all. :lol:

[Earthy]

YES, seems comercials are now 'anything goes'. That is why the tv is RARELY on. Except PBS certain shows for the kids.

Did you see the one with the massage oil and the naked ladies running around in only underwear!

We watch dvd only.

[homeschooler06]

We watched the Nativity story and liked it. We watched with with our seven year old but she got bored and we put a movie on upstairs for her.
We have watched most of the movies listed above. DH and I are having a date night and going to see the new HP movie coming out. Then will buy it. I have all the books and movies so far.
We don't care for the new King Kong (didn't even finish that one) or the newer Willy Wonka and the Choclate facorty. The newer remakes are just not as good as the old ones. Okay I do like the newer version of Cheaper By the Dozen but still like the org.

[Earthy]

I don't like most of the remakes either, Bewitched, King Kong, Spiderman, Charlie and the chocolate factory, etc etc. I prefer the older versions and that is all my children will see when I approve.

[the sneaky mama]

I have a rule that they're not allowed to watch anything without reading the book first. (Either I read it to them or they read it--whichever is appropriate.) Anyone else do that?

I mention it bc C&the CF was a non-issue bc we haven't read the book! LOL

[Earthy]

Yep, I have that rule too!

[Earthy]

What about these:

Valiant
Series of Unfortunate Events
Over the Hedge
Matilda

[JenPooh]

I don't worry about my kids walking around farting just because they saw a movie where they were farting.If this is all I have to worry about as a parent, then that's a blessing!:) Fart away boys! ;)

[JenPooh]

What about these:

Valiant
Series of Unfortunate Events
Over the Hedge
MatildaWe have Over The Hedge and Tanner loves it.

[Earthy]

Yeah, we like Over the Hedge. It was pretty cute.

[dawninns]

I can't think of a G or PG movies we've ever not let the kids watch. They've seen a lot that I don't like and a lot that I have a lot of contempt for but I find that if we simply discuss the movies they get a good idea of why I have objections and what values led me to those objections.

Nudity I have no problems with in movies. Sex scenes can wait but my kids are quite used to seeing nude people as I sketch nudes quite often from art websites.

I do remember watching Clash of the Titans with the kids though. We were doing lots on greek myths and I thought this one might be fun as it was horribly inaccurate and the kids could pick out the wrong stuff (we do watch some movies with the sole intent of picking them apart). I'd invited one of the neighbourhood kids to watch it but he had to go home.

Thank goodness.

Within the first five minutes there was nudity. Nice and ordinary nudity, nothing sexual and my kids barely thought anything about it but if I'd had to explain to another parent with differnet values why I was showing his kid naked lady movies...

[hisbride]

Yes. It recently dawn on me as these movies have come out to implement the "read the book first" rule. All of my children are avid readers of good literature so this should not be a problem because those are leisure reading.
I don't think movies cause my children to break wind ~ they are going to do what their bodies need to do. I just have taught them to have manners so when there is potty humor yes they laugh but they don't go around doing it.
I screen movies for content and if I find one that is particularly crass even though it is made for children I may decide that just isn't worth watching. Movies are for entertaining but if they have no worthwhile content then I see no point in it. We can do something else valuable with our time.
I haven't ruled out Transformers yet. I am assuming it is PG-13 because of violence. It maybe something we watch at home with TV Gaurdian. I am waiting on a review from www.christiananswers.net or Unplugged

[the sneaky mama]

Just to clarify. . .:love:

it's not that I'm horribly worried about farting or that I believe that if my kids see it in a movie they're giong to do it. LOL I just find that it's kind of crass--definitely not the worst out there or the most concerning--and the closer the line is to the edge the easier it is to cross.

Besides we've been potty training someone for nearly 6 years now and we've been in diapers for 8. . .surely I can do without any more bodily function humor at my dinner table. :lol:

[MonkeyMamma]

What about these:

Valiant
Series of Unfortunate Events
Over the Hedge
Matilda

We own all of them except Valiant. Never heard of it. I really like Over the Hedge. Series of Unfortunate Events is different but we like it. And Matilda has to be one of our families favorite movies! I bought it at our library book sale for $1!

[MonkeyMamma]

Oh I also wanted to add somehting about nudity. I'm not against nudity. Samantha and I study various different artists throughout the year. There is a lot of nudity in art and I am fine with that. Michelangelo is one that we studied that has a ton of nudity in his work. We looked at it together and discussed it in a normal rational way. My daughter wasn't like "Ew look at that!" or anything. It doesn't phase her now at all and we can discuss any piece of art.

My problem is that in todays society sex sells and so they sell it all over the place. It isn't "art" when the girl on tv is dressed like a hooker and may very well be one secuding some guy or vice versa. Sometime we are watching something and the BAM there is a breast for no apparent reason! Or watching a Saturday afternoon movie on a raining day and a commercial comes on that is nothing but scantily clad, oiled up women giggling like idiots. I really get steamed over things like that!!! The tv station didn't give me a choice or even a warning that was about to be shown so I could make the decision about letting my kids see it. And yes Samantha has seen some nudity in movies. There was a brief moment in a Shakespeare play we saw together. But it wasn't nasty and trashy.

Nudity with a point ( like art ) is one thing. Nudity for the sake of showing naked women with no other purpose other than to try and make the big bucks in sales is something I feel is totally different.

[the sneaky mama]

This nudity debate is always interesting to me bc everyone defines 'art' differently.

[Earthy]

This nudity debate is always interesting to me bc everyone defines 'art' differently.

LOL Yeah.

[becky]

Maybe it's because Jeannie is only six, but there are no movies I would let her see right now. There are just a few shows on Nickelodeon I let her see, and that's only if I don't disagree with them. It seems like there's nothing but trash and more trash being put out. I do, however, miss the Ninja Turtle movies from Kevin's day. I really got with Vanilla Ice in that oneTMNT movie!

[dawninns]

Nudity with a point ( like art ) is one thing. Nudity for the sake of showing naked women with no other purpose other than to try and make the big bucks in sales is something I feel is totally different.

I agree. Sometimes however the motivation behind the nudity doesn't need to be apparent to a kid. The nude scenes in Clash of the Titans were likely there for crass reasons. However, when I watched it with my kids they just came across as a nude women walking down the beach. Still, while I'm perfectly comfortable with my kids watching movies and such with nudity and even some sexuality I am uncomfortable with, say, a lot of music videos. So Clash of the Titans gets watched while Much Music (the canuck MTV) hardly ever gets switched to.

I think the 'read the book first' thing is interesting too but not something I'd impliment. We love movies in our house. Love them. We're as avid with movie watching as we are with reading and I don't think one medium should get first dibs. :)

[JenPooh]

Honestly, and this is just my opinion, there really isn't a valid reason for nudity in any film. The director can get the point across without it, IMO. Can you tell I don't like nudity in movies? LOL! ;) Personally, it just makes me uncomfortable. Maybe because of situations from my past.

[Hoosier Mama]

I agree with you, Jennie.

[Euphemism]

I think a lot of the "children's movies" out there aren't so much pitched at little kids as they are at high teenagers. You can turn on the Power Rangers and get the same reaction out of a 6 year old that you do out of a stoned 20 year old.

[Earthy]

So...does anyone let their kids watch

Looney Tunes, Pink Panther and Mickey Mouse cartoons?

[JenPooh]

So...does anyone let their kids watch

Looney Tunes, Pink Panther and Mickey Mouse cartoons?Looney Tunes, no. Pink Panther, no. Only reason is because for awhile we did and Tanner started repeating some things I didn't care for. I told him if he kept repeating things, he wouldn't be allowed them. In the end, they were taken away. He can watch Baby Looney Tunes though which seems to be a little more tamer and for some reason he doesn't copy what he sees on that one. It's not he was saying bad things. It's just that he hears a phrase, thinks it's funny, and says it over and over...making it EXTREMELY annoying! So, it's not that I think they are bad...they just don't mix with my child. Mickey Mouse's Clubhouse (which is really educational) and House of Mouse we watch.

[Earthy]

Forgot to add

Tom & Jerry

[Hoosier Mama]

We love Tom and Jerry!

But honestly, my kids are kind of past the cartoon stage. They prefer shows like Full house (our favorite) hannah Montanna on Disney, Drake and Josh (Disney), etc.

Also, although we have seen alot of movies, it is rarely at the movie theater. It is usually on TV or occasionally we rent them.

[JenPooh]

Tom and Jerry was the reason we had to take LT away. I love Tom and Jerry though! I wish the kid would just learn to watch it and keep his mouth zipped, but...........such a typical boy he is. Maybe when he's a bit older he'll get it back.

[Earthy]

I let my older kids watch all of those T&J, Pink Panther, Mickey and Looney Tunes. My younger ones have seen mostly Mickey and T&J. A bit of the other two, but I have stopped that.

[Earthy]

I used to let them watch Aristocats.....then one bit the other in the leg :eek: and well.....I still let them watch it. :roll:
It was very funny.

[MonkeyMamma]

Yes to all of them. Well I would say yes if got channels that had those shows. No cable here. I love Looney Tunes!!

[MonkeyMamma]

We are watching Bridge to Terrabithia (or however you spell it) right now. What do you all think of that movie? A friend let us borrow it.

[Earthy]

Yes to all of them. Well I would say yes if got channels that had those shows. No cable here. I love Looney Tunes!!

We have them on dvd. No cable here either.

[Earthy]

We are watching Bridge to Terrabithia (or however you spell it) right now. What do you all think of that movie? A friend let us borrow it.

I've never seen it, let me know if there is any curse words or nudity. LOL

[Earthy]

Has anyone watched the new Harry Potter movie that just came out? If you have let me know what it's like.

[momothem]

I will highly recommed Miss Potter. Young ones will be bored but 10 & up would enjoy it (I think--mine did)
It is rated PG for 1 word (ba***rd-but it is muffled-and friend of mine missed it entirely) There is nothing inappropriate that I noted. It is an excellent story of Beatrix Potter's life. It just came out on dvd this week.

[Hoosier Mama]

Thankfully, my kids have never been interested in Harry Potter. That is one I do have mixed feeling about. But if they really were interested in it, I may let them watch it with me and discuss whatever issues came up. But again.....thankfully I don't have to battle that one! :)

[Earthy]

What about Lord of the Rings (and personally I like these movies) My kids haven't see them. But my oldest are begging to!

[lovinhomeschool]

Nellie
I'm not sure how old your kids are. I think it comes down to being able to adjust your rules for the age of the child. People's opinions will be swayed for what they see in their own homes. You say Lord of the Rings, and I say AAAAAAAAHHHHH, but I have little ones only. Does that make since?

[KrisRV]

the new Harry Potter movie doesn't come out until the end of July. My dd's and dh is counting down the days till it does they can't wait....

[Earthy]

Duh. I guess I was thinking about the Pirates one that is out.

[KrisRV]

yep seen that one, it's ok but lost me alot along with the girls and dh...

[Earthy]

Oh yes, the older kids get to watch stuff the younger ones don't. Yep.

[Hoosier Mama]

My kids loved Pirates....I don't really care for that style of movie, neither does dh...but I don't see anything wrong with it....

Probably goes along with the age appropriateness.

Now my ds LOVES the Star Wars movies. And The Lord of the Rings...again, one I think I would let my kids watch if they were interested in it, but we just don't care for that style.

[Earthy]

Oh! We like Star wars and Star Trek here.

[Jennifer R]

We did Bridge to Terabithia as a project. Joyce read the book and then I surprised her with a trip to see the movie. It has just came out and we normally only go to the $1.50 movies or get them from the library so that was a treat. We both loved it and just got it from the library and she watched it again. She also watched the original but was not impressed. She had fun making her own "Terabithia" that turned out really cute. Too bad I don't have a digital camera!

[JenPooh]

I loved the first Pirates movie, but I really didn't care for the second. But....I'm a Johnny Depp lover. :D

[ABall]

I wish they had Star Wars curriculum! LOL

IF they did I think DS would put more effort into school, because he knows every detail about starwars!

[ABall]

I do not like the pirate movies and Eva says it scares her..... but they can watch it when I go shopping with my mom! (same for spiderman and other "guy" movies.

we have family movie night every friday and Shrek and star wars get picked regularly. and lately night at the museum and over the hedge.

[ABall]

my kids watch the older cartoons but I mostly make them watch the ones on PBS, I love that they have strawberry shortcake on the weekends. My DS still likes Bob the Builder too. No power rangers. There are some cartoons and shows we don't let them watch.

[Earthy]

I loved the first Pirates movie, but I really didn't care for the second. But....I'm a Johnny Depp lover.

:D :D :D :D agree

[dawninns]

Honestly, and this is just my opinion, there really isn't a valid reason for nudity in any film. The director can get the point across without it, IMO. Can you tell I don't like nudity in movies? LOL! ;) Personally, it just makes me uncomfortable. Maybe because of situations from my past.

Depends on the directors point though doesn't it? It was used in Never Cry Wolf to show a character embracing the wild. In Pret a Porter to make an ironic comment on fashion. In Clash of the Titans to show a couple of tender moments (breastfeeding and a walk on the beach) between a mother and child. In Shindler's List to show people completely at the mercy of evil. And yes, it can be used to arouse sexual feelings that may be key to scene in a movie.

I think it's absolutely fair to not want to see movies with nudity in them though. Although I used to be an absolute gore hound and horror movie fiend when I was a kid I have a very hard time watching that stuff now and tend to avoid stuff with gory scenes. It probably means I miss some great movies but I don't think I'd enjoy them anyway.

[dawninns]

What about Lord of the Rings (and personally I like these movies) My kids haven't see them. But my oldest are begging to!

My daughter saw them when she was 5. :) We made a point of watching all the special features afterward and discussing special effects so that when she saw an orc being decapitated it she'd understand the effects behind it.

But...Catherine is a very skeptical and logical thinker. She watches movies with an eye to the workings behind the dialogue and effects. When she sees the flying orc head she gets that it is a model head with tubes, a pump and fake blood. I was the same way as a kid. My son buys into movies completely and I don't let him watch the same movies I let Catherine watch.

[MonkeyMamma]

Just watched Bridge to Terrabithia and really enjoyed it. No cursing and no nudity. I almost cried toward the end.

Any cartoons my kids watch are either on DVD or PBS due to not having cable. My kids are not into Harry Potter. Never read the books or saw the movie.

I'm like dawninns - used to love gore and be a horror fiend like you wouldn't believe. Now I still like scarey movies but the gore turns me off big time. I also agree with dawninns about nudity in some movies like the ones she mentioned above. Especially Shindler's List. However I don't want anything like that shown on TV in the middle of the afternoon when my kids are sitting right there.

I also do not allow my kids to watch Family Guy or American Dad. My husband thinks they are funny but I think they are crass and tacky. If the kids are in bed then dh gets to watch it but if they are still awake I aks dh to turn it off or turn the channel.

Oh I really like King of the Hill though and let my kids watch that all the time. Typical middle class Texas family. Favorite quote from the show: "When I grow up I'm going to sell propane and propane accessories. If my grades are good enough." Sorry I think that show is great!

[becky]

Many moons ago when I took little Kevin to see the Power Rangers movie, I was disgusted that almost every scene somehow included a shot of the Pink Ranger's butt!! They showed her bending over so much it was stupid.

[JenPooh]

Depends on the directors point though doesn't it? I guess IMO, no. I think the same point can be made with different angles to hide the "goods", or a simple loin cloth with do. :D

[Hoosier Mama]

A little off the subject...ok...well...sort of.

have any of you watched the TV show "The Office"?

Oh my goodness....that is probably our favorite show! We are watching it right now and it just cracks me up! That type of humor is exactly how we are. My ds12 even has that type of humor. Very dry and off the wall!

[Emma's#1fan]

I love Bridge To Terabithia!!!:D
I read the book when I was in school and cried near the end. When they came out with the movie, I was reminded how much I enjoyed the book. The movie closely follows the book. Ems read the book and enjoyed it too. I think the book is a classic.
Patty

[SoonerMama]

A little off the subject...ok...well...sort of.

have any of you watched the TV show "The Office"?

Oh my goodness....that is probably our favorite show! We are watching it right now and it just cracks me up! That type of humor is exactly how we are. My ds12 even has that type of humor. Very dry and off the wall!

I RARELY get to watch that since it is on so early, but I am always dying laughing when I do. I hope dh will get it on DVD!

[Earthy]

I also don't let them watch any tv sitcom.

[missinseattle]

we used to be really strict about tv. But relaxed a lot so I guess I'm the odd woman out here lol.

She doesn't like cartoons all that much- unless it's Spongebob.

She watches Little House on the Prairie
Bonanza
Gunsmoke

movie wise she's seen all the Harry Potter movies thus far- has this way of seeing Voldemort as Satan, Dumbledore as God, and Harry as Jesus- in her abstract way of seeing things, that's how she sees the symbolism in the movie even though it's not intended to be that way.
We have Shrek, Nanny McPhee, A Series of Unfortunate Events, ect.

We all watched Night at the Museum together and she loved it.

She doesn't know any curse words so if one does pop up she doesn't even know what it is, and if she asked we'd tell her.


mostly she watches Animal Planet, Discorvery and TVLand though. Movies don't come out much anymore except for on family movie night.

[Earthy]

Does anyone like Jackie Chan movies:)

The only one I really don't care for is The Tuxedo one. It has too much of men ogling women in it and it turns me off. Thinking of getting rid of it. I probably won't ever watch it again.

I don't let the kids watch them but I have every one of them:)

[the sneaky mama]

Us too! Love Jackie Chan movies. My kids are too young for them but it's a great 'date night' w/ dh.

[Earthy]

Did you see The Tuxedo one??

[Earthy]

sneak- have you seen The Tuxedo?

[MonkeyMamma]

I forgot who mentioned it but we love Nanny McPhee! We also like Jackie Chan movies although I can't remember the names of any. I would allow Samantha to watch them but she has no interest in that. She LOVES Little House on the Prairie. We've rented almost all they have at the library.

As far as sitcoms go we don't have cable so our choices are limited. Samantha likes King of Queens but I really can't think of anyting else except for reruns of The Cosby Show and Fresh Prince of Bellaire on Sundays. Dh and I like That 70's Show but it comes on after the kids are in bed. We all enjoy Wife Swap and Supper Nanny. Dh and I will not miss an episode of 24. That is our all time favorite show and Samantha hates when it is on because she and Grace have to go play in the other room. She hates shoot 'em up kind of shows and has no interest in watching anything like that.

[Earthy]

OK I made up my mind! The Tuxedo is going. I can't stand Jennifer Love Hewitt! If I could cut out only the parts with Jackie Chan the movie might have a fighting chance to stay on my self.
But along with the fact she is in it, and the plot about water wan't very good. Geesh. I do like him in that suit though.

:roll:

[Earthy]

Maybe I should find someone to do a bad movie exchange. Well, that's all in opinion of of course:)

[MonkeyMamma]

I can't stand Jennifer Love Hewitt!

:roll:

Me either!!!!

[Earthy]

I am glad I am not the only one.

Looks like you won't be doing a bad movie exchange with me, LOL

Another one: The Man with two Brains. Ok, I love Steve Martin...but the movie was stupid. Maybe one of those dumb humor things again. Nonetheless, that is also in the to go box.

[Ohio Mom]

If it were up to me almost all the movies would go in the trash along with the TV. I think it's a waste of time and money. There are better things to be doing with your time, like being on the computer. LOL!!!

[Earthy]

OHGran -your too much, LOL :)

[JenPooh]

Another one: The Man with two Brains. Ok, I love Steve Martin...but the movie was stupid. Maybe one of those dumb humor things again. Nonetheless, that is also in the to go box.What about The Jerk? I will admit, I think it's a pretty funny movie, even though it's "dumb humor".

[SoonerMama]

I love The Jerk! I can remember watching that as a kid. Those were back in the days when we had to rent the VCR for the weekend!

[Earthy]

I've never seen The Jerk.

[SoonerMama]

See it!

[Earthy]

I wouldn't let my kids watch ELR, but I like it!

Jen -I will try to find it at the library. I like most of Steve Martins movies, just not the two brain one.

[hisbride]

yeah I was not too happy when they chose her to be in the Garfield movies. It's a kids movie! You would have thought that they would have had her dress appropriatly but I guess appropiate was for the men taking their kids to the movie.

[SoonerMama]

OK I have to ask. What is ELR?

[Earthy]

Everybody Love Raymond.

[JenPooh]

We all enjoy Wife Swap and Supper Nanny.I LOVE Super Nanny!!! She is the best! She tells it like it is. I wish more people did that. Sometimes when I watch it though I find myself wanting to reach in the tv and grab a firm hold onto a couple of those brats....I mean.....precious angels...

[JenPooh]

I love ELR! Tanner is too young for sitcoms like that, but hubby and I watch the reruns. He thinks our family resembles the Barones, esp my mom who is always stopping over or calling every day.

[momandteacherx3]

Okay, I'm really late to this party but I wanted to add my two cents. DH and I are pretty strict with what movies our kids see- our oldest is 12. Last fall his football coach wanted to show a movie at the end of the season party. He asked another dad about a movie choice and dad #2 said- ask Mrs *- if she'll okay it it's fine with me. It was "The Replacements" and guess what- the kids watched "Little Giants" instead. LOL Even that one has "bodily function" humor- but it was better for a room full of 11 and 12 year olds.

Can't stand Spongebob- I think it's his annoying laugh. The boys watch Tom and Jerry and Pink Panther- they know it's only a cartoon. (Although the 7yr old just recently could watch T&J.)

We read Bridge to Terabithia and the boys decided they didn't want to see the movie yet. Oldest son has watched the Star Wars movies, middle DS has watched the very first two. Oldest DS has seen two of the Harry Potter movies, but DH and I talked alot about it beforehand. DS has his head on pretty straight though, and we talked about the HP movie after it was done. I personally will sit and watch them several times cuz I think those kids are so talented! Entertaining to me!

DS's are not really into Little House (I loved them!), and I can't sit and watch many John Wayne type movies, so they haven't seen many of those yet. And thankfully we don't do Barbie movies either!!

Disney has some good movies (and some bad)- I didn't have a problem with Finding Nemo or Cars- but Hercules and Alice in Wonderland haven't been seen at our house. We like some of the old Disney with Kurt Russell or Fred MacMurray, but I don't think the boys have seen "Escape to Witch Mountain" yet. The boys are all getting older though, so that will start to change.

They've seen Shrek 1 and 2, but no Pirates yet. Oldest DS has seen Spidey 1, but that's all.

Nickelodeon tends to have some shows on (especially at night) that I don't care for- but that's just me. "Strange Days", "Drake and Josh", and one "soap opera-type" about a high school. On Disney Channel I think "Cory in the House" is a waste of a half hour, and DH can't STAND "That's so Raven".

Oops, sorry that's so long- MT3

[SoonerMama]

Everybody Love Raymond.

Duh..I like it alright, but dh can't stand it because of Deborah's constant carping.

[Hoosier Mama]

I love ELR.....we watch the reruns all the time.

[the sneaky mama]

sneak- have you seen The Tuxedo?

Yep--I agree with you but I seem to be on the way conservative end of things. We don't own it for that reason.

[Earthy]

It was a gift. I normally try to preview movies through the library first before I buy them.

[the sneaky mama]

Well, we rented it! LOL But I like cheesy romantic chick flicks and dh likes lame science fiction movies (like Tron?) so although we are Jackie Chan fans--that wasn't a must have.

[Earthy]

What about Mask? With Jim Carrey. I like him in a lot of movies but that one I can't quite remember.

I am curently going through my box of movies from people that we never watch. :)

[Earthy]

sneak - dh and I like Sci Fi: Star Wars, Star Trek, Galaxy Quest :), IRobot, Short Curcuit, Batteries Not Included

[the sneaky mama]

I think I liked it but it seems like there was some crude humor in it. . .I can't remember? I'll have to ask dh.

[Deena]

We're on the conservative edge too--No HP and nothing with witches and stuff in it, no gory movies, etc.

We have watched Shoprt Circuit 1 and 2, and it's pretty funny. It was some time ago so I don't remember it all. My dh thought the Guy from India was hilarious!

We like the Nanny show, but haven't watched it too much cuz it comes on late here.

We would NEVER let our kids watch Wife Swap (too dramatic) or Desparate Housewives....yecccchhhh!

[the sneaky mama]

See I HATE the nanny show. I think she's moderately horrible. . .LOL although for all that I might not like her methods. . .the parents are often much worse!

[Deena]

She's rough on them cuz they're horrible parents! That's why their kids are the way they are! She needs to be tough to get them to do anything about it!

[MonkeyMamma]

When we watch wife swap Samantha is always happy to have the family she has! Once there was a really wealthy family and she said she would rather live under a bridge with us than in a mansion with that family.

The nanny kicks butt and takes names!! Like Deena said the kids on that show are horrible because the parents are horrible parents!! She does a great job of opening some parents eyes.

[timkelmom]

I knew a lot of ladies here were pretty conservative, but wow!

I guess it really depends on the age of your children and what you deem appropriate.

This is a Disney household (in case you haven't noticed :lol: ). That being said there are a few Disney films I will do not like. Hunchback is dreadful and The Black Cauldron is plain scary.

We have seen almost every movie mentioned here.

We don't like the dumb humor. Evan Almighty doesn't even interest me.

My kids are old enough to understand the difference between fantasy and reality and they have great imaginations.

We definitely watch things first and then decide if it's appropriate for the kids.

I agree about marketing. They market these films for kids and some of them are not kid friendly.

Take the current PoC3. My favorite film franchise of all time, this is not for children. If you have not seen the third film, it is violent for children. The opening scene has mass hangings of people including a young boy.

Anyway, I found it interesting to read all of the posts in this thread.

[the sneaky mama]

She's rough on them cuz they're horrible parents! That's why their kids are the way they are! She needs to be tough to get them to do anything about it!

Agreed-they are horrible parents. All the same I wouldn't subscribe to her methods--I'm much more AP. LOL but then I wouldn't be interesting enough to watch on television either! I feel sorry for the families on that show though.

[Jennifer R]

Deena, "#5 is alive!"! I don't think I saw the second one but I loved the first.

Did any of you ever watch Red Dawn? I think it came out in the early 80's with Patrick Swayze. If I remember correctly the Russians had taken over a small town in a New England type setting. It is so weird beause of any movie I ever watched, that spooked me the most. I guess because when I was little Vietnam was still going on and we always heard the horror stories of nuclear war. Today's kids are exposed to so much more just through the news, but back then there wasn't 24/7 news. The town we grew up in used an air raid siren for its fire whistle for many years and I would have dreams about standing in the backyard with that sound going off and looking up at fighter planes going over. I wasn't even 7! I guess that could be a good selling point for kids not watching certain movies! We had very limited tv growing up but I had an overactive imagination and didn't need any help!!

[timkelmom]

Deena, "#5 is alive!"! I don't think I saw the second one but I loved the first.

Did any of you ever watch Red Dawn? I think it came out in the early 80's with Patrick Swayze. If I remember correctly the Russians had taken over a small town in a New England type setting. It is so weird beause of any movie I ever watched, that spooked me the most. I guess because when I was little Vietnam was still going on and we always heard the horror stories of nuclear war. Today's kids are exposed to so much more just through the news, but back then there wasn't 24/7 news. The town we grew up in used an air raid siren for its fire whistle for many years and I would have dreams about standing in the backyard with that sound going off and looking up at fighter planes going over. I wasn't even 7! I guess that could be a good selling point for kids not watching certain movies! We had very limited tv growing up but I had an overactive imagination and didn't need any help!!


I totally saw this movie. That would be scary if it really happened.

[Earthy]

What about-
Children of the Corn
Friday the 13th
Jaws
Encino Man
The Rock

[Earthy]

OH, no wife swap, nanny, or the one where people were made to eat dead chickens out of the egg. etc. either.

[the sneaky mama]

What? They eat dead chickens? YUCK! Someone smashed a pigeon against our window this morning and put it in a bag--we assume to eat it. Hmmmm--a trend?

[MonkeyMamma]

What about-
Children of the Corn
Friday the 13th
Jaws
Encino Man
The Rock

I love Children of the Corn! Scared the crap out of me when I was a kid! Would not let my kids see it anytime soon.

Friday the 13th - same response as above.

Jaws I would let Samantha watch.

The other two movies I saw and didn't like at all.

[Earthy]

What? They eat dead chickens? YUCK! Someone smashed a pigeon against our window this morning and put it in a bag--we assume to eat it. Hmmmm--a trend?

LOL I just remember hearing about it. The show where they do stunts, I guess the grossest ones possible LOL. The had to crack open an egg and eat the chicken that was in there. There IS nothing I would eat that for! (except if my kids were in danger and I was told to eat it...I just don't see that happening though)

[Earthy]

Gremlins! Have any of your kids seen this? I remember watching it!!! But not sure about letting mine watch it. If anyone remembers this let me know. I only remember furry cute animals.

[bunnytracks]

LOL I just remember hearing about it. The show where they do stunts, I guess the grossest ones possible LOL. The had to crack open an egg and eat the chicken that was in there. There IS nothing I would eat that for! (except if my kids were in danger and I was told to eat it...I just don't see that happening though)

fear factor?

[MonkeyMamma]

Gremlins! Have any of your kids seen this? I remember watching it!!! But not sure about letting mine watch it. If anyone remembers this let me know. I only remember furry cute animals.

I saw this in the theater when I was a kid. I thought I was so special because my older college age brother took me to see it with him. I think I was about 7 or 8 at the time. I don't really remember it well but I do know I liked it and got the Gizmo doll for Christmas that year.

[Earthy]

bunnytracks! YES that's the name! Fear Factor LOL, never watch it but hear stuff once in a while.

MonkeyMamma- You have a Gizmo Doll!! Aw...that's neat.

[MonkeyMamma]

By the way I hate fear factor. Sorry but eating raw animal penis and hearts and liver is not a fear it is just nasty.

[Jo Anna]

Gosh! I feel like I am way more relaxed about what my Ds watches, than most. I allow him to watch most everything EXCEPT if it has sexual content. That is just something that should be left out of any movie, too many good movies have been ruined by putting all of the sexual content in them. His favorite movies are Eragon, any Harry Potter, all Spidermans, well all the ones based on Super heroes and stuff.

[P.H.]

I knew a lot of ladies here were pretty conservative, but wow!

Anyway, I found it interesting to read all of the posts in this thread.


Me, too, Timkel. I hope you get a charge out of this. I can imagine us all standing in a group, perhaps eating oatmeal cookies :) and discussing movies. You and I are both smiling and listening for a while. Then you join in and say, "I knew a lot of ladies here were pretty conservative, but wow!" Jo Anna agrees that she's more relaxed than most, also.

I keep listening and smiling and thinking "They haven't even heard my view yet." I eat a few more oatmeal cookies and then finally laugh out loud at the "humor factor" I see.

The room is silent now, and I'm exposing myself to the possibility of being categorized. "No, that's impossible," I think. "I'm probably too far off the map in their views to fit a category. OTOH, maybe if I do speak, though, I'll make someone else feel bad, which would be worse. But this is just a time for sharing our standards for our own homes," so finally I say it: "I knew some of the women here weren't convicted of the same things I am, but wow!" :)

I said that, not because I'm shocked at what anyone else allows, but just for the sake of contrast. I keep on smiling but head for the kitchen on pretense of getting a glass of water, ducking as I go to avoid the incoming cookies...

[P.H.]

Oh, no cookies being thrown my way? You're all waiting for my views? OK, here goes: Nudity that advertises s** is out, but we'd also like to censure shows that portray flirting as a wonderful thing to do. At least we point out that that's not a good "skill" to acquire. If we'd outlaw all flirting, though, we couldn't even watch Andy Griffith!

We can't study history without encountering violence. But we don't want our children to enjoy it (violence). We go so far as not to appreciate vengeance either, or sassiness on the part of children or disrespect for parents in particular. I'd even ban "The Three Stooges." It's just slapstick humor, but it's still violent, and I don't like it (while the rest of the family laughs out loud!).

Portraying witchcraft as a harmless or even helpful activity is something which we consider deceitful and damaging to children, but so do we consider a lot of movies produced by "Christian" or "family" organizations to be damaging when they not only allow disobedience on the part of children to go without consequences, but also portray that child as the hero. Sometimes the subtle distortions of right and wrong can be as dangerous as the blatant ones.

Paraphrasing Bible stories & then putting the characters into talking vegetables repulses me. I guess we could call that type of thing a modern fairy tale and point out the "moral of the story," though.

And the constant portrayal of evolution as fact seems inordinately pervasive. It even showed up in "March of the Penguins," which show we enjoyed immensely.

Do we ban all this stuff though? No. Some of it we do. Totally. Unless it's to educate ourselves and the children about what other people think or to use it to compare with our beliefs and standards. For the rest, we try to eat the meat and leave the bones. I think the rest of you do, too. It's obvious, though, that we have different definitions of what's "meat" and what's "bone!"

OK, back to the kitchen for another drink of water...

[becky]

Prairie, you don't like Veggie Tales? Not even as a way to start the littlest ones on a journey toward learning about the Bible?

[becky]

Someone mentioned Drake and Josh on Nickelodeon. I hate this show, too, but Jeannie loves it. She likes their sister, Megan. I find Megan and Drake both to be snotty, spiteful brats and their parents are inept. Drake salivates all over every pretty girl, and I flip the channel when that happens.

One of my favorite books and movies has always been The Amityville Horror, but I won't mess with either one now.

[Euphemism]

I haven't read every single page but I'd like to get your opinions on a movie that I really don't think is suitable for kids. Anyone ever see the Disney movie The Fox & The Hound? That movie is like a tall glass of pessimism to me, and as a kid it screwed me up worse than Bambi.

[becky]

Euph, I remember that one. I saw it when it came out. Why did it bother you so?

[MonkeyMamma]

My kids enjoyed that movie.

[Deena]

OK, back to the kitchen for another drink of water...

I may join you for some water too Prairie!

I have many of the same views. If shows show kids being downright disrespectful and spiteful---why let the kids watch it? I don't get that! Why bombard them with shows that show bad things and then "talk about it", instead of finding things that show examples of what you DO want your kids to do? Whatever our kids watch sticks in their heads, and they tend to think of it next time something like that happens. So I tend to look for ones that show what I want my kids to be like! But, I think I know the answer to my question---cuz there are very few shows anywhere that ARE moral and decent and good examples! And there are sooo many different viewpoints of what is moral and decent, that it's hard to say what is or what isn't----or, as Prairie said, "We have different definitions of what is meat and what is bones."

Sooooo, I think it's fun to discuss what we feel! But I would hope that noone would say that someone else is way too conservative, or not conservative enough! We're all at different places in our lives. If we are honestly doing what we feel is best, then that's what we SHOULD be doing! We also can be open to each others ideas however, because I've gained a lot from "listening" to different discussions on Homeschool Spot---things I would never have thought of otherwise, I'm sure!

Okay, out to get some water with Prairie!

[SoonerMama]

I can't remember the ending of The Fox and the Hound, but someone dies, right??? We checked this out of the library last week and ds LOVES watching it, but he has never made it past about the first 30 minutes because he usually falls asleep. But all week he has been talking about how Tod (the fox) is doing stuff with us and playing with him...I am going to make sure he doesn't see the end any time soon!

[SoonerMama]

And I forgot...We love VeggieTales at our house. Ds is only 3, so he has never been to the movie theater and has not seen too many movies on DVD. His favorite is Curious George. Mostly he just watched PBS cartoons or other DVD cartoons and he censors himself as far as scary stuff goes. Our problem is he wants to watch the same thing repeatedly. He was on this horse kick when he was littler and my mom got him this horse documentary for kids. We watched that thing so many times it made me want to buy a glue factory!:eek: :lol:

[Earthy]

Fox and the Hound is sad, but in the end the Fox finds a girl Fox and the rest is history. LOL

[SoonerMama]

Fox and the Hound is sad, but in the end the Fox finds a girl Fox and the rest is history. LOL

So no one dies at the end? Wonder what I'm thinking of?

[MonkeyMamma]

Oh what about Where The Red Fern Grows? That movie is one of my favorites ever! We rented it about 6 months ago and the girls saw it for the first time. No matter how many times I see that movie I always cry at the end.

[Ava Rose]

Coming in late...do I still get some cookies??? lol. I thought I was strict on movies until I read this thread. LOL. There are certian lines that cannot be crossed. I am not into most of the movies aimed at kids like Happy Feet and Shrek. I just don't care for the crude humor. I can't really say it is harmful. My kids, my dh and I discuss a lot of what is in movies so even if the content is questionable they get an explanation. My limits are the sex stuff, making fun of the bible or God....oh geesh...depicting witchcraft as harmless fun or glamorizing it....stuff like that.

I noticed some objected to Pirates and Spiderman. I love those movies! lol. My kids have seen them all...or all that are on dvd. I did skip the one kiss in Spiderman though...it was a bit racey I thought..LOL. I also like Spongebob, though we hardly ever watch it. My family loves Star Wars. We loved National Treasure. I do allow some Barbie movies. My dh and I loved the Lord of the Rings movies but the kids have not seen them. My kids saw Fantastic Four. I think we cut out a scene or two...I think...I don't remember. I have allowed most Disney movies. However, the new movies aimed at kids are so full of adult stuff that we stay away from those.

My kids are pretty solid in the Word and seem to have shown a great amount of discernment. THe same themes and ideas that would evoke a worldly or carnal thought in me is not in them. I have seen my kids stand pretty firmly on what they believe and what lines up with the bible. There are movies aimed at their age they reject due to content. In fact, there are a few things it seems my dd is more strict on than me. LOL. This is not to say that they can be exposed with no fear of them stumbling. I just think the triggers of carnality are different for different people based on their lives and exposure. I want to keep my kids innocent of evil as the bible teaches without running the risk of having extra bibical standards. I just make sure I view movies first and discuss things in the movies we watch. In fact, much of what we see is used to teach biblical lessons. I don't even go by ratings. There are G movies I would not allow but PG 13 movies like Star Wars 3 that I have. My dh and I simply view movies first and then allow them to see them. We did take them to see the Incredibles before seeing it first. However, I read the review on Screen It and Unplugged. I had no problem with that movie. I also don't have a problem with most violence.

Anyway, I do think we need to careful with what we allow our children to view. When it comes down to it we all want the same things we are just convicted in different areas. When in doubt I don't allow the movie or the tv show. For a long time my kids were not allowed to see Spongebob, Hannah Montana, or Drake and Josh because I had not seen them. Now they are allowed to watch all three. I think the key for my family is just not to watch a lot of movies or tv. Oh...and my kids love that Suite Life of Zach and Cody.

Honestly, I would worry more about the influence of real life people and friends than movies. At least in the movies and tv I can be there to explain everything. lol. Now...please understand...I do think it is highly important to guard our eyes and be innocent of evil...I don't allow ANY dragons or vampires or anything that trivializes the Lord. If I feel the least bit convicted to not allow the movie or show I do not. I just think we all have different trigger points.

[P.H.]

Prairie, you don't like Veggie Tales? Not even as a way to start the littlest ones on a journey toward learning about the Bible?

I hope to explain my position carefully, knowing that we all "see through a glass darkly." Though I hold certain views firmly, I want to be willing to let go of them when shown more of the truth or a better way of looking at things. So, I'll be happy to answer your question, but it's not about you or any other person here. Your and my opinions about Veggie Tales may differ, but my respect is high for your diligence in teaching what you think is the very best.

1. Veggie Tales aren't very accurate, for one thing. Yes, they are "tales," or fables, but not the Word of God. They mix fact with fiction, and unless parents are very diligent to point out where they depart from the Biblical narratives, the children almost certainly will not be able to pick this up themselves.

2. What's the point of giving cucumbers and peppers names that belong to real people? Why not let people be people with their own foibles, idiosyncrasies, and failures as well as their own heroism? There's plenty of entertainment in that!

3. Cartoons like this put the Bible on the level of pretend and "make believe." Children know that veggies don't talk; so in their minds, maybe all of it is fake. I mean, how can they decide which part is and which part isn't? Don't get me wrong. Fiction has its place. Aesop's fables, for example do a fine job in teaching certain life lessons. The difference is that we know that they are fables (pretend stories) which are trying to teach a lesson. With the Veggies, how is a child supposed to discern exactly what is pretend and what is "Bible?" If Veggies are all pretend except for the "truths" they highlight and only somewhat related to Bible stories, it seems to me that it would be better to use other names and not imply that they are Bible stories at all. Veggie Tales fictionalize the Bible.

4. The Divine plan for the human race is noble, glorious, powerful, and exquisitely executed in righteousness in the minutest detail by our wise and loving God. It is impossible, IMHO, for vegetable caricatures to adequately portray those awesome qualities.

Entertaining? Yes. Teaching good lessons? Possibly. Inspiring awe and worship of a Holy God? Hardly. And accurately introducing the Word of God? No.

Thank you for wanting to hear my HO. I am honored that you asked me, Becky.

[Euphemism]

Veggie Tales fictionalize the Bible

It does a good enough job of that by itself. *grabs flame shield*

[Earthy]

There have been a lot of the movies mentioned on this thread. Several have said I love and watch this but I don't let my kids don't or I don't care for it but my kids do or we all watch it, etc., etc. We all have our own 'opinion' on movies and most of them have been interesting to read. That being said, LOL.

I don't mind the Veggie Tales, has anyone seen The Lord of the Beans?

Jen -I don't remember if anyone dies in The Fox and The Hound. I don't think they do? I think the guy on it is a fox hunter though.

[Jennifer R]

That is one thing that I love here is that we can have conversations like this and most of the time no one gets offended. I think it is interesting to hear other opinions and get feedback whether we agree with it or not.

Btw, watch out for the cookies if they are Nellie's oatmeal ones!!

Praire Home, I wish that I were half as articulate as you are in your writing!! My sis sends me emails that make me cring when I think of how mine sound! I was laughing at yours because I could picture you going out of the room for your drink. I love it when someone writes in a way that I have a "visual" to go with what I'm reading. It is definitely a gift!

[becky]

Prairie, I asked because I'm going through this situation at church and it's driving me nuts. I'm the director for our children's ministries, and I have trouble getting proper lessons for the 3's and 4's. I looked at a VT program and passed on it, but I'm sorry I did, because I think it wold have held their interest and they'd retain more. As far as fictionalizing the Bible stories..well, I never caught that, but they would learn more as they moved up in their classes. My thinking is, get their attention now, and build on that as they get older.

[becky]

LOL!!! Did anyone notice Euph thinks we graduated to throwing fire bombs at each other?? He's grabbing a flame shield!! I guess we fried all the tomatoes onm that other thread!! LOL.

[Earthy]

That is one thing that I love here is that we can have conversations like this and most of the time no one gets offended. I think it is interesting to hear other opinions and get feedback whether we agree with it or not.

Btw, watch out for the cookies if they are Nellie's oatmeal ones!!


OK-OK! I wasn't going to respond to this thread anymore...only being that I 'could' think of 'several' movies, if I sat here long enough and pondered the thought...or checked amazon for lates releases and said, man that ones gonna suck...LOL. BECAUSE I just dropped my LARGE bag of unwanted dvd's out the door. So, there are no more in the house that I want to get rid of...well sometimes;)

BUT

What about my cookies...:shock:

[SoonerMama]

I don't mind the Veggie Tales, has anyone seen The Lord of the Beans?




We have that one. Many of the VeggieTales DVDs are Bible stories, but there are many that are take-offs on other things (Lord of the Beans, Sheerluck Holmes) and some that are more fables (Snoodle's Tale), etc. I think they are a good spot to start for young kids, and that as they grow older they do realize that the people in the Bible are real and were not vegetables. Just my opinion, though! :D

[Earthy]

We have that one. Many of the VeggieTales DVDs are Bible stories, but there are many that are take-offs on other things (Lord of the Beans, Sheerluck Holmes) and some that are more fables (Snoodle's Tale), etc. I think they are a good spot to start for young kids, and that as they grow older they do realize that the people in the Bible are real and were not vegetables. Just my opinion, though! :D

Yep:)

[Ava Rose]

Entertaining? Yes. Teaching good lessons? Possibly. Inspiring awe and worship of a Holy God? Hardly. And accurately introducing the Word of God? No.



I have to say I agree with that. Although, I had never thought of that position before it was brought up several months ago. My kids have seen almost all the Veggie Tales. We, as a family, have always enjoyed them and will continue to do so. However, I think I will cut out the ones portraying real people. We loved King George and the Ducky. That was based on David but it was not David..ya know. You could watch that and then relate it the story of David to your kids.

I am not fearful that my children will think that those in the bible are vegetables. That is just silly. It is a whole attitude I am trying to instill in my kids. We worship a Holy God whose holy and perfect Word should not be fictionalized or trivialized. Now do I think VT is harmful? No. Do I think those who allow their children to watch it are trying to trivialize the bible? No. I also reject nativity scenes made out of teddy bears or rubber duckies that you find in Oriental Trading Company. I reject tee shirts depicting Jesus as "cool"...I wish I could remember more details of those shirts that came out..maybe my point would be better made. lol. Anyhow, if I reject other things that IMHO, trivialize or fictionalize the awesome perfect Word of God than I guess VT would be a milder form of that. I am not saying I am right....nor am I going to lead a protest at my church against all the VT videos we have. lol. I guess, however, if VT ever showed baby Jesus as a french pea I would. lol.

Ya know, there are many things that we as a society would never dare put in cartoon or veggie form out of respect for those involved. Can you imagine if they did a Veggie Holocost with that papa pea or whatever he is as Hitler and Bob as a Jew in a concentration refridgerator? What about Veitnam or Pearl Harbor? How can we have more respect for earthly men than the Holy God who created them?

Now, I am not banning VT or anything. I love the Veggie Tales and so do my kids. However, our conviction about the Word of God in my house is so that it cannot be altered or changed in any way. So, if a story that claims to glorify the Lord is not accurate (altered) than it has no place in my home. I realize that from an adult perspective VT is nothing compared to some other things that willfully pervert the Word. However, for a child does it not set them up to accept other things that trivialize and or fictionalize the bible?

My questions are me questioning myself and my point of view...to challenge me not you. I don't spend time thinking about VT. So, this is my thought process. If I am wrong...I am wrong...no problem. :love: :love: :love: :love:

[P.H.]

This conversation is good for me, too. Everyone has valid points. It's an opportunity for us to consider other's thought processes--the "why" of the things others allow or don't allow, about things that seem pretty clear to us, ourselves. I so much appreciate being able to "eat the cookies together" instead of throwing them! Hey! I think some of them have some chips in them! Are they caramel or butterscotch or what? We have always only put raisins in, but these are good, too. Now, I'm going to have to look up those recipes again and try them, myself!

In regular face-to-face groups, I tend to remain silent much of the time, because many people have not developed the skill or desire to want to understand where another person is coming from. Thank you for assuring me that I may have at least partially succeeded in not totally offending everyone. So I may just stay in the room and keep learning about the rest of you and your rationales. There are some eternal issues that I hope I will never compromise on, but on the topic of VT, I can stand here munching on cookies, listening to you all and nodding my head in agreement about much of what you say. Jennifer R, how about munching on some vegetables along with our cookies?! :)

Deena, are you still in the kitchen? Ava, how much fun it was to see your thought-processes at work. I could almost hear you debating with yourself!

Becky, you might very well be able to use some of the Veggies profitably for your little ones, and I hope you won't let this conversation rob you of any joy in doing so!

[SoonerMama]

Prairie, you did not offend me! Also, I am totally impressed at your ability to be so eloquent in the middle of the night!:eek: :lol:

[timkelmom]

I am very interested in everyone's view points and opinions. I am still standing in the kitchen listening and observing. I have just brought out choc. chip cookies and I would love to hear what everyone thinks about High School Musical.

(My DKs used to love Veggie Tales when they were little and there was a show PBS called something like The Book of Virtues. They liked that as well.)

[momandteacherx3]

Okay- gingerly stepping in from the hallway... no one is throwing anything at the moment. (BTW- the cookies are good!) Anyway, here is my take on VeggieTales.

VeggieTales are audio/visual stories. (The originals, not the watered down ones on tv now that can't use Qwerty because it is Bible verses...) I didn't disallow feltboard Bible stories because they are only 2-D and read by a Sunday School teacher. I allowed board pop-up books and flap books when they were little that showed Noah's ark and the animals, but my sons knew the animals weren't real behind the flaps. I think it is all a matter of perspective. When my children were little the VeggieTale movies were a way to introduce a concept (sharing, teasing, lying, being scared, etc) with a Christian perspective that my DH and I then had to reinforce. Who hasn't seen a puppet used in a children's Sunday school class? Who hasn't had ridiculous songs sung at camp? As long as they are not opposing your theology, they are a tool. (Again, in my opinion.)

Not as eloquent as others, but that is my opinion. It is also one of those things like curriculum, that SOS works for some but not others, or Abeka-- it is math and lang arts, but different needs/wants for different families.

As far as "High School Musical"- we love it in our house. The kids are dressed modestly (IMO), even if I can't personally stand those low-ride jeans. The songs are upbeat, and there is only one kiss on the check in the whole movie. No one dies (wow- in a Disney movie no less!), and even the "villains" are likable in that they aren't totally spiteful. (Did that make sense?) We can't wait for HSM #2.

Thanks, MT3

[Ava Rose]

I am enjoying the cookies also...anyone make a pot of coffee yet? I could use a cup or two with my cookies.

Please don't misunderstand.....my remarks on VT had nothing to do with them not being real. I too was a Sunday School teacher and am now a junior church teacher. I use visual aids all the time. I love the VT shows on concepts like sharing and so forth. I also used felt boards. Of course the kids know the stuff is not real. My remarks spoke more to the idea that the stories were not accurate and may protray ACTUAL biblical people in a way that does not show we have an awesome holy Lord. We have a God that if his face is looked upon we fall dead. We have a God that created a heaven and earth. Our God is immeasurable. I only ask if showing actual scripture in an inaccurate way may take away from the concept of a holy God and a perfect Word. Just thought..and a valid point, IMO, lol. Another reason why I also consider this point valid is the respect we often show toward earthly men and events. If we see some things or characterzations as disrespectful to common man shouldn't we give MORE respect and honor to a Holy God? Or are the two not even in the same ballpark when we talk about VT? Maybe...I am really going through a thought process here...lol. Basically, does would God approve of seeing His Word protrayed in an inaccurate fashion by singing vegetables? That is what I am wrestling with. I don't want to fall into extra biblical standards as that is just as distasteful and diminishing the Word. I am trying to follow a line of logic...maybe logical? maybe not? Does anyone see at least what I am trying to say?? LOL.

My family liked High School Musical. I thought it was adorable. We have seen it twice. Honestly, I am most impressed with Disney lately. I remember thinking years back that it was full of junk and not very good for kids. However, from the movies and tv shows I have seen, I must say they are pretty decent.

MT3--I think you described HSM great! THat is exactly what I thought about it. Except for the no one dies part...I am not concerned about death being portrayed in movies. I guess it just depends on how it is portrayed.

OH and does anyone mind if bake up some chocolate chip cookies? Maybe even a tall glass of organic skim milk...lol. Oh..after the coffee...lol...man we may be here all night long! PJ party!

[MonkeyMamma]

Just to let everyone know - I'm not offended by anything anyone has said at all. I think is it so awesome that we can all come together here with so many different view points and openly talk about it!!!! I hope nothing I said has offended anyone either.

Anyway moving right along......

I really like High School Musical. Samantha owns the movie and the soundtrack. My neices got to see it live at the Toyota Center here in Houston.

By the way I just made a fresh pot of coffee and my peach cobbler is in the oven!!!

[SoonerMama]

OK I am going to have to ask since my son is only 3. Is High School Musical a movie? I thought it was a TV show. Or is it both?

[Ava Rose]

I can smell the coffee already!

I can't wait for HSM2...my dh makes fun of me because I talked about seeing it and the kids haven't. lol. I liked that Jump In movie with Corbin Bleu also. lol...funny how I can enjoy kid movies. I guess that is a nice change from having to watch Cinderella 5 times a day. lol. I am also glad that some movies I really want to see like National Treasure, Pirates, and star Wars my kids can watch. Welll, not the 2 year old...she can't sit still for anything. lol

That brings up an off topic point....my first two kids are close in age so they always had the same rules and could watch the same things. However, now I have a 2 year old. I would never have allowed my 2 year old to watch Spongebob...though I love it...because it is just stupid and meaningless. However, my 2 year old has seen it..and knows who Spongebob is because of older siblings. I am afraid I will forget to monitar her better because I am so out of practice.

Ok...enough rambling.

[momandteacherx3]

Please pass the coffee thermos!

We liked the Jump In movie at our house too. Fun music, and the ability of some of those pro jumpers- wow!

Someone asked about the High School Musical- it was a Disney TV movie which became a worldwide hit. It has had a concert tour, public schools are lining up to use it as a musical in the coming years, and apparently there is an ice show planned as well. Now they are using the same characters, bonded together, to have a different musical story line for the second one, due out in August on Disney Channel tv. You can probably rent the movie at your local video store if you are curious.

One more thing about Veggie Tales (and it has been quite some time since we watched one- I think it was King George and the Ducky)- I am not trying to ignore any trivialization of God's Word. We are trying to raise our sons to be grounded in the true Word of God. Maybe that's why I am a little upset about the version being run on tv right now- they have taken out any biblical reference and now it is "just" a silly cartoon of talking vegetables. Vegetables with good morals, but not really a "Christian" show for the kids to glean anything from.

Okay, still making sense???? lol I think I need more chocolate....

MT3

Oh, and Ava Rose- I understand about being a little more lenient with the little one, but we are working at keeping the same standards for all of them!

[momandteacherx3]

Oldest DS wants to know if anyone has seen "The Last Mimzy" (sp?), and what did you think of it?

Thank you, MT3

(And Ava Rose, maybe I don't mean "lenient" per se, I hope you know what I meant!)

[Ava Rose]

MT3...I know what you mean!

I agree with your VT assessement...the one on tv. I love King George and the Ducky. I don't think that trivializes God's word because...ok...get ready...I maybe splitting hairs...it is like a story to explain the real one and the real concepts to kids. It never claimed to portray David as much as it was a kid way of explaining David...maybe I need a microscopic axe, ah? I just didn't see that one the same.

I have not seen "The Last Mimzy".

[Deena]

Okay, here I am coming in from the kitchen with brownies and strawberries. Brownies with cut-up strawberries on top are one of my fave things in the world!

I am enjoying reading these thoughts still. I haven't seen HS Musical or Mimzy, so I can't comment on those, though. But I am absorbing what's being said and forming thoughts and ideas. Just don't have any great opinions to add at this point---but I'm at least in the room now! :D

[Earthy]

Brownies and Strawberries!!! YUM!

I have not seen HighSchoolMusical. I really just don't have an interest in seeing it.

[CrystalCA]

I took both of my dd's (9 and 11 yrs old) to see the Last Mimzy.
I loved it and so did my girls! We even got 2 free mimzy doll keychains when we went to a sneak preview of it.
Its about how the "doll" Mimzy (its alive) needs to get "pure" DNA from humans in the past ( before humans turn on each other to the point of destruction, the scientist sent 5 Mimzies into the past, only 1 is left).
Very scifi , "magic" is involved but I tell ya...I cried so hard through this movie!!
It is very touching and really makes you think about the future.

[Ava Rose]

Strawberries and Brownies...YUM!!!! We need to keep this going! Let's see...what other movie can we talk about....hmmmmm......

sigh...can't think of any...haven't seen anything lately either.

If someone else things of something I will bring my triple chocolate bundt cake and ice cream!

[JenPooh]

Just have to say we LOVE Veggie Tales in this house. Tanner has seen about every single one. It's SUPPOSE to use humor and "symbolism", that's what makes it entertaining, and personally, I don't see anything wrong with making something more entertaining if it means my child will learn something from it and get something more out of it. I don't think they fictionalzie the stories so much as they just bring it down to a child's level so they will understand the stories a little better and help keep their attention better...something 3-6 year olds have a hard time doing sometimes. ;) :D So, yeah, Joshua and his men didn't get slushies thrown at them while walking around the wall, but that is what symbolism is about and making it more entertaining for their age. I would think God has a sense of humor as big as ours. :D Even if my child just learns how to be friendly to others by watching them, then it is worth it. Because it is just as important to learn how to be a proper example of a Christian (proper ethics and morals) as it is to know the stories in the Bible. :D JMO!

[momothem]

If someone else things of something I will bring my triple chocolate bundt cake and ice cream!
OH MY that sound incredible:eek: Please post that recipe for us!!

[MonkeyMamma]

I would love to partake of the strawberries and brownies and even the peach cobbler I made earlier but do to dental issues I sadly can not.

I'm just going to sit here and enjoy the smell.

Carry on.

[Earthy]

Do NOT watch others eat brownies with strawberries!!!!

[MonkeyMamma]

Yes that may turn out to be dangerous indeed. Okay okay. I am sitting here eating grapes and drinking milk. Can you believe I can't even have coffee now! I'm dying here!

[Earthy]

millhouse warned about Grand Champion...

Anyone know what that is????

[Deena]

millhouse warned about Grand Champion...

Anyone know what that is????
No. What is it?

[Earthy]

I don't know, that's why I asked you all!! :)

[Deena]

I don't even know what/who millhouse is, so I for sure can't answer! :eek:

[the sneaky mama]

I don't even know what/who millhouse is, so I for sure can't answer! :eek:


millhouse is a new member who says that the movie Grand Champion is inappropriate.

[Deena]

Oh, okay, thanks!

[Earthy]

Is it the one with Emma Roberts in it?

[MonkeyMamma]

Um.....okay.

[MonkeyMamma]

Okay I just read the other thread. Never heard of the movie though.

I did think of another movie we could discuss. What about Wildernes Family? Does anyone here like that movie? Also what about RV?

I have to leave in a bit to take dh's suit to the cleaners and run by the bank so I thought I'd go by Blockbuster. I want to rent RV and Wilderness Family. I have seen Wilderness Family a gazillion times but never RV. What did you think about it?

[Earthy]

RV - I have never seen that, but wanted to. I try to get everything from the library, just haven't seen it.

[sixcloar]

We saw RV and thought it was cute. Homeschoolers are stereo-typed in the movie, but end the end, they are shown as smart and honest. There is some language in it. No nudity, but some s*xual innuendo. Lots of slapstick humor.

[MonkeyMamma]

Just got back from Bockbuster.

Grace picked out a Care Bear movie and one that is a variety of Blue's Clues, Dora, Little Bill and some others. They have a summer special going on for $1.99 kids movies.

I got RV and Watcher in the Woods. We will watch RV tonight and then wait until Samantha gets home to watch the other one.

[timkelmom]

We saw RV and thought it was cute. Homeschoolers are stereo-typed in the movie, but end the end, they are shown as smart and honest. There is some language in it. No nudity, but some s*xual innuendo. Lots of slapstick humor.


It also stero-typed RVers. I have never met any like the folks in this movie. It is still pretty funny though.

[Earthy]

Hope I can find it at the library, it looked funny!

[MonkeyMamma]

I watched RV and it was funny. I think it stereotyped rednecks more than homeschoolers or rvers! Everytime the honked their horn dh would just crak up! I'll be watching it again probably tonight with Samantha. She hasn't been home since Saturday with the exception of about an hour yesterday. We also have Watcher in the Woods to watch. I haven't seen that one since I was a teen.

[Earthy]

Just got back from Bockbuster.

Grace picked out a Care Bear movie and one that is a variety of Blue's Clues, Dora, Little Bill and some others. They have a summer special going on for $1.99 kids movies.

I got RV and Watcher in the Woods. We will watch RV tonight and then wait until Samantha gets home to watch the other one.

Are those to rent or did you buy them?? We've never been there. We really like Blues Clues here!

[TeacherMom]

wow, this is interesting seeing all these, I am finding I am not as strict as some of you all but I am considered way conservative and that I don't allow my kids to do anything!
We don't watch pg movies unless its for something dumb!
Occasionally they put one word in , like with night at the museum, just to get the rating, or show off someones fanny so they can make it older.. which is also rediculous.
I am with those of you who view it with or first for any movie. or Tv for that matter!
We are always asking what are you watching if we are in the kitchen, which in our house is in view of the tv.
I try to not have cuss words in movies and skip frame any suggestive speaking or anything like that.
I have to ask why you who said no barbie movies do not like them? So far the few we have via grama , are harmless and the people are dressed better than the kids in my town, or my church for that matter.
We are very much into Princess things here as I have one daughter and two sons.