October
2001 - December 2001 Listings:
HBO COMEDY HALF HOUR
"PATTON OSWALT"
12/8/97 (NR) -- saturated with foul language and vulgar "humor."
Oct. 2001;
HEARTS
IN ATLANTIS
(PG-13) -- ...watching them as entertainment does NOT make the child
wise... Oct. 2001;
ZOOLANDER
(PG-13) -- That is, if'n we's looking for them. Oct. 2001;
MAX KEEBLE'S
BIG MOVE
(PG) -- kids are the smart ones and the adults are doddering idiots.
Oct. 2001;
TRAINING
DAY
(R) -- All in a "real life" day's work. Oct. 2001;
DON'T SAY
A WORD
(R) -- kinda says something about "mother" doesn't it? Oct. 2001;
IRON MONKEY
(a.k.a Siunin Wong Fei-hung tsi titmalau) (PG-13) -- R-rated programming
in Wanton Violence/Crime ... PG or G in everything else. Oct. 2001;
JOY RIDE
(R) -- I wonder what the police would do... Oct. 2001;
CORKY
ROMANO
(PG-13) -- hardcore "R-13."
Oct. 2001;
BANDITS
(PG-13) -- a story of armed robbery, kidnapping, assault, and home
invasion... Oct. 2001;
JUDGMENT
(NR) -- which sin did Jesus demonstrate to teach us of it? Oct. 2001;
RIDING IN CARS WITH BOYS
(PG-13) -- the title paints the picture. Oct. 2001;
THE LAST
CASTLE
(R) -- Finally, a prison movie with no homosexual rape or male
nudity...If it were not for the saturation of foul language... Oct.
2001; K-PAX
(PG-13) -- Is Prot K-Paxian or is he a traumatic delusional? Oct.
2001; MONSTERS,
INC.
(G) -- effective in showing how easy it is to fall
in love with children. Nov. 2001;
THIR13EN
GHOSTS
(R) -- you can be assured the scoring distribution shown is too lenient.
Nov. 2001; HEIST
(R) -- 55.9 foul words per hour. Nov. 2001;
DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE
(PG-13) -- the boy who cried wolf. Nov. 2001;
FROM HELL
(R) -- I will not spend much of it on discussing this movie. Nov. 2001;
THE ONE
(PG-13) -- a no-brainer chucked full of computer-aided razzle-dazzle.
Nov. 2001;
PATTON OSWALT - COMEDY CENTRAL PRESENTS
(NR) -- of course, an insult of parents was inserted. Nov. 2001;
WATERPROOF
(NR) -- What would you do? Nov. 2001;
SHALLOW HAL
(PG-13) -- ...called by some the "Kings of Vulgar Comedy." Nov. 2001;
THE
MIRACLE OF THE CARDS
(NR) -- ...he should go to the hospital. Nov. 2001;
HARRY
POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE
(PG) -- ...presenting evil as something to admire and emulate. Nov.
2001; BLACK
KNIGHT
(PG-13) -- ...yes, it's another R-13. Nov. 2001;
SPY GAME
(R) -- violence-related activity leads the invasive programming. Nov.
2001; BEHIND
ENEMY LINES
(R) -- ...warriors see things no man should ever see. Dec. 2001;
TEXAS
RANGERS
(PG-13) -- a lot more than Ali Baba's 40 thieves. Dec. 2001;
OUT COLD
(PG-13) -- toilet humor more or less ... mostly more. Dec. 2001;
FINAL EXIT
(NR) -- by not choosing, the choice is made.
Dec. 2001;
SIDEWALKS
OF NEW YORK (R) -- Forty-three minutes was enough...
Dec. 2001;
TEXAS
RANGERS (PG-13) -- a lot more
than Ali Baba's 40 thieves. Dec. 2001;
OCEAN'S 11
(PG-13) -- ...acting does not excuse sin, especially the sin of
teaching/causing others to sin by example.
LAY IT DOWN
(NR) -- ...another way of telling the Gospel to
the unbelieving -- in a believable way. Dec. 2001;
ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE
(R) -- vulgar, toilet, incestuous and perverted "humor" *clearly*
targeted at early teen boys. Dec. 2001;
THE
MAJESTIC
(PG) -- every instance of drinking/drunkenness and foul language was
unnecessary. Dec. 2001;
JOE
SOMEBODY
(PG) -- Lack of nudity and absence of the most foul of the foul words
does not a PG make. Dec. 2001;
THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RINGS
(PG-13) -- The bottom line is that God clearly commands that witchcraft,
sorcery and wizardry are evil. Dec. 2001;
VANILLA SKY
(R) -- Not only does Julie commit suicide, Aames does it -- twice.
Dec. 2001;
JIMMY
NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS
(G) -- ...delightful and innovative, sometimes uncomfortable... Dec.
2001;
KATE &
LEOPOLD
(PG-13) -- Jackman made the show. Dec. 2001;
July 2001
- September 2001 Listings:
CATS & DOGS
(PG) -- The apparent trend ... digestive and reproductive processes and
body fluids ... alive and well. July 2001;
Final
Fantasy: The Spirits Within
(2001) (PG-13) -- a technological marvel ... a spiritual nightmare and
lite R-13. July 2001;
LEGALLY
BLONDE (PG-13) -- definitely R-13 due mainly to
language and sexual issues July 2001;
PAMELA'S
PRAYER
(NR) -- is a gentle, humble and
warm kiss the first step to sexual behavior? July 2001;
JURASSIC PARK III (PG-13)
-- more of the same July 2001;
AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS
(PG-13) -- Theft of childhood. Now bestiality is poking its ugly head
into modern movies for youth. July 2001;
PLANET
OF THE APES (PG-13) -- a
very violent movie. July 2001;
THE
PRINCESS DIARIES (G) --
really is a G! July 2001;
ALL OF ME
(PG) -- saturation with "lite" sex. (Reviewed Aug.
2001 - Special Analysis);
RUSH HOUR 2
(PG-13) -- definitely an R-13, just like Rush Hour (98) August 2001;
FEAR
AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS
(R) -- less than anything approaching entertaining! August 2001;
OSMOSIS
JONES
(PG) -- more of Hollywood's fascination with bodily functions and
fluids. August 2001;
THE GATHERING
(NR) -- I just saw an advertisement a couple days ago about the "SmartCard"
with a chip in it. August 2001;
AMERICAN
PIE 2
(R) -- one can easily guess at which age stratum American Pie 2 is
targeted. August 2001;
AMERICAN OUTLAWS
(PG-13) -- hung for being a traitor to the US government's eminent
domain.. August 2001;
BUBBLE BOY
(PG-13) -- the very picture of NOT what it means to be Christian.
August 2001;
JAY AND
SILENT BOB STRIKES BACK (R)
-- R did not keep the underage kids out of it when I saw it. August
2001;
THE OTHERS
(PG-13) -- no, the kids did not sleep in coffins. August 2001;
GHOSTS OF
MARS
(R) -- wearing faces ripped off of others as masks. August 2001;
SUMMER
CATCH
(PG-13) -- a romantic episode of baseball and "babe" tryouts. Yes, it is
a "R-13." August 2001;
JEEPERS
CREEPERS (R) -- I was even
warned by some of the theater staff. Sept. 2001;
O
(R) -- yet another kids killing kids movie. Sept. 2001;
CURSE OF THE JADE SCORPION
(PG-13) -- 100 minutes of verbal volley ball. Sept. 2001;
LATE ONE
NIGHT
(NR) -- "... Jesus just paid your bill." Sept. 2001;
THE MUSKETEER
(PG-13) -- ...only *one* use of foul language. One. But... Sept.
2001;
SOUL
SURVIVORS
(PG-13) -- How it got a PG-13 is beyond me. Sept. 2001;
HARDBALL
(PG-13) -- If I could, I would rename this movie G-Baby... But it was
R-13 ... very R-13. Sept. 2001;
TWO CAN PLAY AT THAT GAME
(PG-13) -- 81 times per hour! Sept. 2001;
THE GLASS
HOUSE
(PG-13) -- indeed an R-13. Sept. 2001;
RAT RACE
(PG-13) -- and other matters of behavior pushing the envelope of
acceptability. Sept. 2001;
ROCK STAR
(R) -- A dream come true. But at what costs? Sept. 2001.
MEGIDDO: OMEGA
CODE 2
(PG-13) -- With a final score of 49 I reckon it should be rated R. Sept.
2001.
CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN
(R) -- Corelli spies Pelagia and the rest is history. Sept. 2001.
GLITTER
(PG-13) -- She can't act very well, but she sure can sing. Sept.
2001;
EXTREME DAYS
(PG) -- an extreme signal to a world saturated with extreme vulgarity.
Sept. 2001;
April 2001 - June 2001 Listings:
HEARTBREAKERS (PG-13) -- For some time
I have been getting on the case of statue nudity in movies. This R-13
movie provides justification for it. April 2001;
SPY KIDS
(PG) -- A "hard G" but a G nonetheless. Comparatively, Spy Kids is a
delightful and creative ingenious romp of two kids to rescue their
captured parents from the bad guys. April 2001;
JOSIE
AND THE PUSSYCATS (PG-13) -- a ton of
"lesser" ignominy. April 2001;
JOE DIRT
(PG-13) -- and it is full of it. April 2001;
CROCODILE DUNDEE IN LOS ANGELES (PG) --
Younger and younger each year... a 13PG. Yes worries, mate. April
2001;
DRIVEN
(PG-13) -- quite a showcase of color and car wrecks -- and scant-clad
girls. May 2001;
The Mummy
Returns (PG-13) -- Most of the time,
Patricia is reasonably dressed... May 2001; A
KNIGHT'S TALE (PG-13) --
While nudity itself is not a sin...
May 2001; SHREK
(PG) -- He's big. He's green. He's mean. And he's an ogre. May
2001;
TRACY'S
CHOICES (NR) -- just one
little joint wouldn't hurt. May
2001; END
OF THE HARVEST (NR) -- some
of the finest Holy Ghost Scripture analysis... May 2001;
SECOND
GLANCE
(Not Rated) -- what your life could be without Jesus. May
2001; PEARL
HARBOR (PG-13) --
I doubt this flick will return its $140 million budget. May 2001;
THE MOMENT
AFTER (Not Rated) -- ...let
there be more of them. June 2001;
THE ANIMAL
(PG-13) -- God KNOWS what He is talking about regarding "bad company."
June 2001;
THE
APPOINTMENT
(Not Rated) -- ...as more and more signals were placed in her life...
June 2001;
MOULIN
ROUGE
(PG-13) -- Too bad there was so much sexual programming. June
2001;
EVOLUTION
(PG-13) -- and some maneuvers in the
colon of the new life form. June 2001;
LARA CROFT:
TOMB RAIDER (PG-13)
-- Jolie displays magnificent acrobatics but that is not all. June
2001;
January 2001 - March 2001 Listings:
ALL
THE PRETTY HORSES (PG-13) -- we saw
more than we should have seen. And so did Damon and Cruz.
Jan. 2001;
^O
Brother, Where Art Thou (Finland: 14)
Jan. 2001;
^Snatch
(Finland: 16) Jan. 2001;
FINDING FORRESTER (PG-13) -- poignant
work of art smeared with a strong dose of ignominy Jan. 2001;
ANTITRUST
(PG-13) -- Bill Gates and Steve Jobs all in one Jan. 2001;
DOUBLE TAKE
(PG-13) -- Wow! Maybe Hollywood will start *next* year with a
"NC-13!" Jan. 2001;
SAVE
THE LAST DANCE (PG-13) -- One point
saved it. Jan. 2001;
THE
WEDDING PLANNER (PG-13) A gentle
unlikely yet predictable romance. A delightful tour through the
possibilities of love warfare in winning then losing then winning then
losing ....... then starting it all over again. Actually *The
Wedding Planner* is enjoyable love story, but ... I'll get to the
"but ..." later. Jan. 2001;
LEGALLY
DEAD (NR) -- morally empty. This
is a special request analysis of a
short 1998 film by The Writer's Room film company produced by Mike Page.
This 7.7 minute film is about a serial killer. Jan. 2001;
SUGAR &
SPICE (PG-13) -- a flick filled with
filthy phonation and foul form. Jan. 2001;
DOGMA - Full
Analysis! (R). Previously we did an
analysis of a partial viewing. This is the analysis of a full viewing --
to make a point. Feb. 2001;
HEAD OVER
HEELS (PG-13) -- another R-13 for 2001.
Feb. 2001;
VALENTINE
(R) -- an expression of power and control. Feb. 2001;
HANNIBAL
(R) -- Very "R." Violently "R." Face-eating "R." Feb. 2001;
HOUSE OF
MIRTH (R) -- without the mirth.
Feb. 2001;
RECESS: SCHOOL'S OUT (G) -- Maybe this
is an oppositional satire of year 'round school? Feb. 2001;
DOWN TO
EARTH (PG-13) -- He has 40 more years
to go! Feb. 2001;
SWEET
NOVEMBER (PG-13) -- Has anyone but me
noticed...? Feb. 2001;
SAVING
SILVERMAN (PG-13) -- Another promotion
of homosexuality being "normal" and "acceptable." Feb. 2001;
^Dr. T and
the Women (Finland: 18. US: R)
Feb. 2001;
^Chocolat
genre: drama (Age limit in Finland: 11. US: PG-13) Feb. 2001;
SEE SPOT
RUN (PG) -- definitely NOT a "first grade
reader" movie. March 2001;
THE MEXICAN
(R) -- the heterosexual immoralities in it are shadowed by the
homosexual presences. March 2001;
CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON (PG-13)
-- ...it was still sexual immorality but as near as I can tell,
*Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon* was a "middle-of-the-road PG" but
not a PG-13. March 2001;
15 MINUTES
(R) -- "I love Amerika. No one is responsible for what they do."
March 2001;
GET OVER IT
(PG-13) -- a perfect example of the trend for teen flicks. March
2001;
ROAD
TO REDEMPTION (PG) --
...yet another soul being given to the One who
gave His Life... March 2001;
LADY AND
THE TRAMP II: SCAMP'S ADVENTURE (G) --
...it also possesses "new age" properties... March 2001;
EXIT WOUNDS
(R) -- feel free to leave your brain in your car.
March 2001;
CHOCOLAT
(PG-13) -- it is now okay for your 13 year olds to watch intercourse
with nudity -- "sensuality" according to the MPAA. March 2001;
CAST AWAY
(PG-13) March 2001;
Gladiator
(R) -- no lions and no Christians. March 2001;
