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Most DANGEROUS Motion Pictures Ever
28 January 2007, 11:36 AM
Nard KordellMost DANGEROUS Motion Pictures Ever
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A Dangerous Topic?
Tune In, Stay tuned, or Tune Out.
My Vote for the most dangerous recent movie:
Pleasantville Why?: Because morality went out the window on this one in the guise of an artsy looking movie and good story line. Black and white movie depicting sad and solemn lives can turn the movie screen into hues and tones of a thousand colors by simply having sex.
I give this
**** Four stars on the Dangerous Scale
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28 January 2007, 02:44 PM
Doug SpauldingWell, it wasn't
really recent, was it? 1998.
Perhaps my favourite film of that year, and the brilliant Don Knotts was brilliant!
The sex was a metaphor.
Dangerous times!
"Live Forever!"
28 January 2007, 02:58 PM
Phil KnoxDoug Spaulding, oh, this must be interesting. Sex was a metaphor? A metaphor for what?
Not recent? Ah, you must be under 35.
Dangerous movies way back when were any number of the gangster movies from the 1930's. Jimmy Cagney was often hit hard in the media for portraying ruthless killers and a being a bad influence on movie-going youngsters.
28 January 2007, 03:12 PM
Doug Spauldingquote:
Originally posted by Phil Knox:
Sex was a metaphor? A metaphor for what?
Being free and fulfilled within body, mind, and spirit - that's the point
I took from the picture anyway.
quote:
Not recent? Ah, you must be under 35.
I
wish! Well, I'm young at heart.
quote:
Dangerous movies...
The Passion of the Christ - now
that was a dangerous movie!
Please be aware that I'm talking about
movies here, not religion!
"Live Forever!"
28 January 2007, 03:21 PM
Phil KnoxSee, I got sucked into this one. The Passion of the Christ was dangerous? To the Hollywood establishment?
28 January 2007, 03:33 PM
Phil KnoxAlso, I have to say this. Your interpretation of sex as a mataphor is ludicrous. If that be the reasoning, then immorality in every aspect is that, including taking drugs. Cocaine highs are supposed to be very freeing and fulfilling within body, mind, and spirit, at least for five minutes or thereabouts. That includes painkillers. You seem to have forgotten the consequences to illicit sex, as did the movie itself.
28 January 2007, 03:41 PM
Nard KordellHollywood was baffled by Passion of the Christ. Jack Nicholson used to kid Mel Gibson about his friend Jesus, and making the boxoffice blockbuster. I agree> Dangerous to the Hollywood elite.
I also agree that movies in general fail to deal with the consequences of behaviours entrounced fully in self.
28 January 2007, 03:47 PM
grasstainsThose JACKASS movies could be dangerous. Mimicing (sp?) Tom Greene's stupid stunts from FREDDIE GOT FINGERED could get one hurt. But who would do such a thing?
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28 January 2007, 03:49 PM
Doug SpauldingActually,
Waking Ned Devine was my favourite, then
Pleasantville, then
Babe: Pig in the City.
"Live Forever!"
28 January 2007, 03:52 PM
Phil KnoxYou have not addressed the issue of the metaphors. Ah, are we hiding here?
28 January 2007, 03:52 PM
Nard KordellDoug Spaulding:
So answer the previous questions...
28 January 2007, 03:52 PM
Doug Spauldingquote:
Originally posted by Phil Knox:
The Passion of the Christ was dangerous? To the Hollywood establishment?
No, it was
good for Hollywood (financially). It was bad for
Christianity.Now that this thread had turned toward religion, per my previous agreement, I will no longer comment on the subject.
I thank you.
"Live Forever!"
28 January 2007, 03:53 PM
Doug Spauldingquote:
Originally posted by grasstains:
Those JACKASS movies could be dangerous.
Yeah - not to mention stupid!
"Live Forever!"
28 January 2007, 03:54 PM
Doug Spauldingquote:
Originally posted by grasstains:
But who would do such a thing?
Stupid people.
"Live Forever!"
28 January 2007, 03:54 PM
Phil KnoxYou can't address the subject because you are trapped. Since when has the gospel become bad for Christianity? Passion was the gospel put to the screen. Perhaps you were thinking it was from some other source?