Posted on 02/18/2012 7:51:38 PM PST by lwoodham
I watched a movie last night on Netflix called "The Disappearance of Alice Creed" that started out as a decent movie.
After I had gotten interested the movie and around the 30 minute mark, the 2 main male characters suddenly embrace and start kissing. At first I was revolted and then the revulsion changed to anger. There was nothing in the Netflix description to indicate that this was about gays. I personally believe homosexual activity is wrong and sinful. I remember the first time I ever heard of someone being homosexual and i knew right then and there in my heart that it was wrong.
I do realize that other peoples views differ and I respect that, but I have a right, I think, to live my life without having someone else's views and ideals being forced upon me. My concern is that children in some homes are allowed to pick and choose movies from Netflix and other places. As children, they are vulnerable and susceptible, and are like hungry sponges seeking new ideas and information. Do children have the life's experiences to make logical decisions on what is right and wrong? I'm sure some do, but I am also sure that not all do. I fear for our future.
It's my opinion that movies should have a rating such as "H" is they contain homosexual content. I am totally offended that I wasn't warned in any way about this and I now have a distrust for Netflix. Not one word in the description of the movie gave me any clue. /rant off
Sitcoms - every joke is sex related and half have two straight men making eyes at each other all in good fun don’t you know.
The women all have sex with as many men, and or women, as they can get their hands on and make bathroom/sex jokes on all topics, ick.
Don’t ever watch - it’ll hurt your feelings and make you sad.
Dang.
I posted #39 without reading any of these.
I think we achieved a quorum on this suggestion.
Wow.
We break into tears when Basil beats the Mini with a branch. It is hysterical.
I check the imdb.com parental warnings before I watch any movie, I would suggest you do the same.
Sex & Nudity
BBFC rating is 18 for Contains very Strong Language, Strong Sex, Violence, and Threat
Quite near the start - just after Alice is kidnapped, she is stripped naked. Her ankles are tied to the bed and her wrists handcuffed to the bed and she is also gagged. You see bare breasts. Photographs are taken of her by the kidnappers and then they put clothing on her.
Later on you see one of the men at the computer looking at the pictures taken. It is intimated that he is aroused and subsequently goes to the bedroom and again, intimated that he is aroused.
You see them hold a bed pan to her for her to go to the loo. At one point she needs a “number 2”, he gives her a bucket - she pulls down her trousers to use. No nudity here.
Later on - one of men kisses Alice consentually. Her top is removed and you see breasts. She kisses down the body of the man and then takes his trousers off and handcuffs him to the bed. Turns into a fight and throughout you see breasts. Also at one point - the man is able to stand and you see his penis.
The 2 main men share a passionate kiss.
There is talk throughout about making love - between the 2 men and between one man and Alice. — IMDb Parents Guide: The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009)
Here is the parents guide, pretty inclusive. Use it
Crap like this is the reason I gave up entirely on all modern programming. I just stick to old-time movies and shows, as they represent an America and a culture I can respect and hold pride in. I can’t maintain any of that when I view current fare. Quite the opposite.
There is site called “Kids in Mind” (sorry, on my phone and don’t have the link handy) that will detail everything that might be objectionable about a movie. If I remember right, down to a count of various curse words. (I wonder who gets THAT job?)
A different rating system would have been handy when I barely caught my Mom in time to stop her from buying a ticket for Brokeback Mountain... “I haven’t seen a good western in awhile!”, she said.
I don’t watch tv & grew up without it, but I’ve read about culture jamming and every now and then I catch some TV at a friends’ house (like the SuperBowl) and I see the idea totally in effect. They grow more blatant & shameless.
Thinking they've cooked up the perfect crime, Vic (Eddie Marsan) and Danny (Martin Compston) abduct young heiress Alice Creed (Gemma Arterton), only to find their surefire plan unraveling as they attempt to negotiate a tidy ransom in director J Blakeson's twisty thriller. As the steely Alice lies tethered to a bed, an escalating battle of wills -- and wits -- ensues when setbacks shift the balance of power.
This movie is: Gritty, Suspenseful
I'm *intrigued* (for lack of a better term) that you chose the movie knowing it was gritty, suspenseful, violent, had a lot of nudity, and a kidnapped woman tied to a bed by two men, but it's the two guys kissing that really bothered you.
On that list, there's a lot that bothers me 'more'.
Just sayin...
I personally believe homosexual activity is wrong and sinful. I remember the first time I ever heard of someone being homosexual and i knew right then and there in my heart that it was wrong.
Read the description you say you did read again. My summary, it's violent film about two men kidnapping a woman and tying her to a bed.
You speak of sensitivity to your sense of right and wrong... But you didn't rent On Golden Pond here, with what you already knew. Lots stands out to me as people doing 'wrong'. Violent, sinful, wrong. I think from the description, with the warning about nudity, there was a fair expectation, had these men been 'normal', they might have raped her.
None of these sins stuck out as things you didn't want to expose yourself and hapless children to? Nothing potentially upsetting or harmful about the rest of it?
People are nothing, if not funny :~)
“This is one nicely filmed but mean as heck crime thriller with as many twists and turns as your favorite roller coaster. The two kidnapping criminals play the main part. These unsavory individuals are not there for the viewer to like or to identify with. They are innately repugnant. The worst of the two of them is suspicious of everything and ready to get crazy violent at any second. The victim is pretty, but she is no more pleasant than the criminals. The bad guys have the whole thing planned out and practiced really well, but a lot of unexpected stuff happens and the plan gets desperate really quickly - and the viewer has no idea who will survive this scenario. There are some really suspenseful moments that will keep the viewer on the edge of the seat. There is a ton of tension and drama between the three characters. The acting is all around very good. Beyond the kidnapping, a few tussles and some bondage, there isn't much violence. There is no need for extreme blood and gore. There is some (hetero and homo) sexual content, and there is a healthy dose of (male and female) nudity. If you start this movie, you wont want to stop until it concludes and you can finally stop holding your breath.”
You and me both, I started watching Downton Abbey last night, boy did I feel like an idiot when two men starting making out. I thought I was watching a Victorian period piece, historical drama. Even if homo. was implied at some point, it needn’t have been that explicit.
So nice, especially since my ten year old daughter was watching with me. I guess the agenda is, everyone was homo in every situation, historical, just a big history rewrite.
With few exceptions, I pretty much avoid Hollywood’s crap altogether. I wish more people would.
If it isn’t worth your time to read a few reviews online, what makes you think its worth anyone else’s?
This sort of information is available if you care aND BOTHER TO LOOK.
Sorry - I didn’t mean to hit the caps lock key!
But then, those who would attend wouldn't care about content or FACTS; they are part of our problem.
My new rating.......CRAP....... DON’T RENT IT, DON’T BUY IT, DON’T WATCH IT!
Avoid R-rated movies and you won’t have this problem.
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