October - December 2005:
IN
HER SHOES (2005), PG-13 [R-13*] -- Maggie matured
enough to tackle life, in her sister's shoes. October 12, 2005;
THE
FOG (2005),PG-13 [R-13*] -- ...the 1980 version
... was tame in comparison...October 14, 2005;
THE FOG
(1980), R [R*],With Comparative -- Even though it is a1980 film it
earned its R ratting. October 17, 2005;
WALLACE & GROMIT IN THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT
(2005),G [PG-G*] -- This film could be fun if... October 14, 2005;
DREAMER: INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY (2005),PG [G-PG*]
-- with five foul words added. October 20, 2005;
DOOM
(2005), R [R*] -- The bottom line? Killing. October 24, 2005;
ELIZABETHTOWN (2005), PG-13 [PG-13] -- ...three
points out of 100 above "R-13." October 24, 2005;
CHRISTMAS AT MAXWELL'S (2004), PG [PG*] -- ... trying
his best to go on with life as usual ... October 27, 2005;
THE
LEGEND OF ZORRO (2005), PG [R-PG*] -- Zorro again
puts on the suit he vowed to never don again. October 27, 2005;
CHICKEN
LITTLE (2005), G [PG-G*] -- Man, am I going to get
some flak from this! November 2, 2005;
ZATHURA: A
SPACE ADVENTURE (2005), PG [13-PG*] -- ...a "lite"
example of stealing childhood from children. November 11, 2005;
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE (PG-13 [R-13]) --
There is no backing out. And people die in this tournament. November 16,
2005;
RENT
(2005),PG-13 [R-13*] -- ...his conscience was captive of the Word of
God. So is mine. November 25, 2005;
YOURS, MINE AND OURS (2005), PG [PG*] .contains
enough questionable morality to warrant your scrutiny... November 24,
2005;
JUST
FRIENDS (2005), PG-13 [R-13*] -- ...is a "consenting
adults" mostly skinless sex flick for young teens... November 25, 2005;
Aeon
Flux (2005), PG-13 ["Lite" PG-13*] -- a very "lite"
PG-13 or a "hardcore" PG. December 5, 2005;
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
(2005), PG ["hardcore" PG*]-- ... my long-felt uneasiness with C. S.
Lewis' stories. December 7, 2005;
KING KONG
(2005), PG-13 [PG-13*] -- ...intricately detailed and even beautiful CGI
animation. December 13, 2005;
FUN
WITH DICK AND JANE (2005), PG-13 [R-13*] -- ... all
the assaults on morality and ethics seemed so "lite." December 21, 2005;
CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN 2 (2005), PG [very "lite"
13-PG*] -- If it were not for Carmen Elektra... December 22, 2005;
SPECIAL ANALYSIS:
THE LION
KING (1994), G [13-G*] -- a bad influence does not
have to be real to influence badly. December 25, 2005;
THE RINGER
(2005), PG-13 ["lite" R-13*] -- ...the Special Olympics Board sanctioned
the film. December 27, 2005;
RUMOR HAS IT
(2005), PG-13 [R-13*] -- "... continuation of the sexualization of the
youth culture." December 27, 2005;
July - September 2005:
REBOUND
(2005), PG [PG*] -- equivalent to a "hardcore" G. July 1, 2005;
WAR
OF THE WORLDS (2005) - with comparative, PG-13
[R-13*] -- Quite a change from the original. July 1, 2005;
FANTASTIC
FOUR - (2005),PG-13 [PG-13*] --"bottom of the heap
hardcore" PG-13 July 7, 2005;
DARK WATER
(2005), PG-13 [R-13*] -- our 1000th film analysis! July 10, 2005;
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (PG [PG]) There are
some little straight pins in this couch. July 15, 2005;
WEDDING CRASHERS - (2005), R [R*] -- ...an
unusual scoring distribution... July 16, 2005;
RESURRECTION (1998), NR [PG*] -- ...alluring and even
haunting magnetism. July 16, 2005;
BAD NEWS
BEARS (2005), PG-13 [R-13*] -- ... is indeed bad
news. Very bad news. July 22, 2005;
THE ISLAND
(2005), PG-13 [R-13*] -- ... does a clone have a soul? July 22, 2005;
SKY HIGH
(2005),PG [PG*] -- ... with the ability to bite moral ethics. July 28,
2005;
STEALTH (2005),PG-13 [R-13*] -- ...the war is more
against Edi than terrorism. July 29, 2005;
MARCH OF THE PENGUINS (2005), G [G*] -- If you like
to think movies are "real world", this one is. August 4, 2005;
THE
DUKES OF HAZZARD (205), PG-13 [R-13*] -- ... a
"hardcore"R-13 ... with a lot more skin and a lot more profanity. August
4, 2005;
GRANDPA FRIENDLY'S WORKSHOP: MAKING FRIENDS (2002),
NR [G*] --... an "egg-citing" expectament ... August 6, 2005;
THE
SKELETON KEY (2005), PG-13 [R-13*] -- ... about as
"R" as "R" can get ... August 13, 2005;
RED-EYE
(2005), PG-13 [R-13*] -- It is no wonder why our kids are becoming more
worldly... August 22, 2005;
LEFT
BEHIND: WORLD AT WAR (2005), PG-13 [PG-13*] -- all
172 countries of the world joined the Global Community, including the
U.S. August 23, 2005;
THE CAVE
(2005), PG-13 [R-13*] -- This film has teeth. Immoral teeth. August 24,
2005;
THE
EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE (2005), PG-13 [PG-13*] -- ...
more of an examination of Spiritual reality ... August 24, 2005;
TRANSPORTER 2 (2005), PG-13 [R-13*] -- Not only does
she prance while wearing nearly nothing... September 1, 2005;
THE
WEDDING DATE (2005), PG-13 [R-13*] -- ...a teen sex
flick. September 15, 2005;
JUST
LIKE HEAVEN (2005), PG-13 [R-13*] -- ... why doesn't
it pass through the floor? September 16, 2005;
LORD OF WAR
(2005), R [R*] -- ...this film competes for the
dregs of the barrel of filth and moral poison. September 22,
2005;
FLIGHT PLAN
(2005), PG-13 [PG-13*] -- PG-13 ... barely September 24, 2005;
INTO
THE BLUE (2005), PG-13 [R-13*] -- eye candy for the
young teen boy ... yet one more "R-13." September 29, 2005;
April - June 2005:
AMITYVILLE
HORROR (1979), R [R*] -- ... just because it is old
... it is not a toy or a child's plaything ... April 6, 2005;
SAHARA
(20025), PG-13 [PG-13*] -- ... a "hardcore" PG-13. April 7, 2005;
FEVER PITCH
(2005), PG-13 [R-13*] -- ... suggestions of suicide throughout the film
were ... April 8, 2005;
THE
UPSIDE OF ANGER (2005), R [R*] -- You decide. April
15, 2005;
WE ARE
FAMILY: A MUSICAL MESSAGE FOR ALL (2005), NR [G*] --
...the educator/facilitator will have to take them there. April 15,
2005;
THE
INTERPRETER (2005), PG-13 [R-13*] -- ... contains at
least one cup of "dog poop." April 18, 2005;
A LOT
LIKE LOVE (20054), PG-13 [R-13*] -- ...
a teeney bopper, MPAA-approved sex/skin flick.
April 23, 2005;
HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY (2005), PG [PG*] --
at the very bottom of the scoring range earned by PG-rated films April
23, 2005;
xXx
State Of The Union (2005), PG-13 [R-13*] -- ... many
murders by gunfire, by explosion, by blade, by ... April 29, 2005;
BABY
MIRACLE: NOAH'S ARK (2004),NR [G*] -- near the top of
the scoring range earned by G.. April 30, 2005;
KICKING & SCREAMING (2005), PG [PG-13*] -- one of the
very few so far 13-PG films. April 29, 2005;
MONSTER-IN-LAW (2005), PG-13 [R-13*] -- I wish it was
titled The Ruby Show ... May 14, 2005;
STAR
WARS: EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH (2005), PG-13
[PG-13*] -- a PG film with too much violence and murder for PG. May 17,
2005;
KINGDOM
OF HEAVEN (2005), R [PG-13*] -- I cannot agree
Kingdom of Heaven is a true R-rated film. May 7, 2005;
HOUSE OF WAX
(2005), R [R*] -- Modern preferences in entertainment? May 7, 2005;
THE LONGEST YARD (2005), PG-13 [R-13*] -- ... a
*perfect* fulfillment of Ps. 12:8. May 26, 2005;
Madagascar
(2005), PG [PG*] -- COMMENT. May 26, 2005;
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005), PG [PG]
-- It is no wonder... May 31, 2005;
CINDERELLA MAN (2005), PG-13 [R-13*] -- Cutbacks...
June 2, 2005;
BUGTIME
ADVENTURES: BLESSING IN DISGUISE, THE JOSEPH STORY(2005),
NR [PG*] -- ... an excellent tool ... May 25, 2005;
RACHEL'S CHALLENGE (2005),NR [PG-13*] -- ...reaches a
powerful plateau in short order ... a very "lite" PG-13 June 9, 2005;
Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005), PG-13 [R-13*] -- ... we
have become so drugged ... June 9, 2005;
BATMAN
BEGINS (2005), PG-13 [PG-13*] -- A very violent and
drug-riddled PG-13 film but is not a "R-13." June 13, 2005;
BABY MIRACLE VOLUME 1: THE STORY OF CREATION (2004),
NA [G] --nothing morally offensive to the video whatsoever. June 17,
2005;
THE
WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953), G [PG-G*] -- ... a cold war
era adaptation of the 1898 H. G Wells novel. June 19, 2005;
HERBIE: FULLY LOADED (2005), G [PG-G*] -- The UK gave
it a PG. We should have also ... June 21, 2005;
BEWITCHED
(2005), PG-13 [PG-13*] -- ... fully nude, head to toe, all sides, front
and back ... June 23, 2005; THE
ADVENTURES OF SHARK BOY AND LAVA GIRL (2005), PG
[PG*] -- About the child-against-adult/parent orientation... June 24,
2005;
BABY
MIRACLE VOLUME 3: JONAH AND THE WHALE (2004), NR [G*]
-- ... and 2) that God is forgiving. June 26, 2005;
January - March 2005:
JERSEY GIRL
(2004), PG-13 [R-13*] -- ... makes this report nearly as vulgar as the
film .. January 2, 2005;
WHITE NOISE
(2005), PG-13 [R-13*] -- ... how did they communicate before radio ...
January 8, 2005;
DARKNESS
(2002), PG-13 [R-13*] -- No comment. January 8, 2005;
Elektra
(2005), PG-13 [R-13*] -- ... light among the dark. January 12, 2005;
COACH CARTER (2005), PG-13 [R-13*] -- If you are one
of the defenders of ... January 15, 2005;
THE AVIATOR
(2004), PG-13 [R-13*] -- I beg that this is not a prelude of ... January
15, 2005;
ARE WE
THERE YET (2005), PG [PG*] -- "What you want you know
I got it" January 20, 2004;
RACING
STRIPES (2005), PG [PG*] -- Never doubt who you are,
kids. January 20, 2004;
BOOGEYMAN
(2005), PG-13 [R-13] -- ... the stuff of which nightmares are made.
January 20, 2004;
IN GOOD
COMPANY (2004), PG-13 [R-13*] -- His new boss bedding
his daughter? January 22, 2004;
HIDE AND
SEEK (2005),R [R] -- ... things not being at all what
they seemed. February 2, 2005;
HITCH
(2005), PG-13 [R-13] -- ... it was clearly not a homosexual inference.
February 16, 2005;
MILLION DOLLAR BABY (2005), PG-13 [R-13] -- ...
barely R-13 but R-13 nonetheless. February 4, 2005;
SON OF THE
MASK (2005), PG [R-PG] -- ... the first R-PG film.
February 17, 2004;
POOH'S HEFFALUMP MOVIE (2005), G [G*] -- ... some of the finest parenting I have ever seen
in film ... February 17, 2004;
BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE (2005), PG [PG*] --
...truly G-caliber programming in all CAP
investigation areas but one... February 18, 2005;
MAN OF
THE HOUSE (2005), PG-13 [R-13] -- ... no mattress
mayhem at all ... February 24, 2005;
THE
PACIFIER (2005), PG [R-PG*] -- Lt. Shane Wolfe (Vin
Diesel) is not the pacifier. MARCH 3, 2005;
BE COOL
(2005), PG-13 [R-13*] -- This is "Applied Statistics-401." MARCH 4,
2005;
ROBOTS
(2005), PG [PG*] -- ...well within the CAP scoring range earned by PG
movies... March 10, 2005;
THE RING
TWO (2005), PG-13 [PG-13*] -- ... essentially a
cookie-cutter copy ... March 17, 2005;
ICE
PRINCESS (2005), G [G*] -- So many films that feed
defiance of authority take their toll. Usually at home. March 18, 2005;
MISS
CONGENIALITY 2: ARMED AND FABULOUS (2005), PG-13
[R-13*] -- ... two peas on the same pod. March 23, 2005;
GUESS WHO
(2005), PG-13 [PG-13*] -- ... the dregs of the PG-13 barrel. March 24,
2005;
BEAUTY SHOP
(2005), PG-13 [PG-13*] -- Loss of one more point would have made it
another R-13. March 29, 2005;
SIN CITY
(2005), R [R*] -- Every other "shalt not" in the Bible was likely
violated in this film. March 31, 2005;
