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4 total messages Started by "Malc" Mon, 19 Jul 2004 21:01
Scarey movie review site
#98510
Author: "Malc"
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2004 21:01
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Completely jbex and kiddie safe

http://www.capalert.com/

The review of South Park the Movie is quite unintentionally hilarious

"South Park is an incredibly dangerous movie for those who do not understand
or are developing an understanding of the Gospel ....... INCREDIBLY
dangerous. Some of the scenes in South Park reminded me so much of the image
of demons screeching and dancing around a boiling cauldron as Satan
gleefully looks on from the background as the demons pitch soul after soul
after soul into the burning cauldron.."

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Malc

Don't be humble. You're not that great.
.... Golda Meir


Re: Scarey movie review site
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Author: Jon Gurr
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 08:12
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Malc wrote:
> Completely jbex and kiddie safe
>
> http://www.capalert.com/
>
> The review of South Park the Movie is quite unintentionally hilarious
>
> "South Park is an incredibly dangerous movie for those who do not understand
> or are developing an understanding of the Gospel .......


I half take your point. But at least they are stating their purpose -
they are stating who they think it is dangerous for.

Would you rather they are putting these reviews out as a resource for
those who want to use them, who presumably share a similar world view,
or that they march round outside the cinemas and try and get the films
banned? It seems that they are saying to parents :"This is how we regard
this movie: you read and decide if you want your kids to see it." OK,
they do it in a rather OTT way, but at least most of the reviews I
read[1] do attempt to analyse the film for its artistic merits

As it happens, while I find Southpark funny in very small doses, I find
it very wearing in larger doses simply by its cloying cynicism - watch
it for too long and I find myself looking at the whole world the same
way, as there is no let-up. Blasphemy doesn't bother me so much, AFAIAC,
GOd can look after himself better than I can on that score, but the
endless swearing gets to me after a while. And as for the comments about
  children in the audience laughing if their Dads did - well, I wouldn't
want My kids to watch Southpark, and I don't think it was ever intended
for kids - it is, surely, meant to be an adults parody of kids cartoons.


[1] eg Harry Potter - I knew that would get some hackles rising, but
there are at least some comments on the style and acting.

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JonG
'Whistling Tunes....'
Re: Scarey movie review site
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Author: Guy King
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 15:08
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The message <40fcc5d7$0$223$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader03.plus.net>
from Jon Gurr <news@pinkstufftrap.jongurr.plus.com> contains these words:

> As it happens, while I find Southpark funny in very small doses,

In my case about 30 seconds.

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Being superstitious brings bad luck

Re: Scarey movie review site
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Author: Jon Gurr
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 19:43
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Guy King wrote:

>
>>As it happens, while I find Southpark funny in very small doses,
>
>
> In my case about 30 seconds.
>

That's about it, yes.

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JonG
'Whistling Tunes....'
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