Conference tecrus::mormonism

    We rented the Walt Disney film, "Follow Me Boys". I thought it was an
    excellent family movie. It stars Fred Macmurray, who plays the role of
    a man who dedicates his life to scouting and to the boys of his
    community. It is one of those shows you feel good about after watching
    it. 
    
    Rich

    
    The film "Windwalker" is excellent family entertainment with a surprise
    gosple message. It is filmed in the Utah mountains in winter and
    the scenery is beautiful. 

    In my view, the recently released Walt Disney film, Return to Snowy
    River, is very wholesome entertainment. My wife and I went to see
    it last night, and we enjoyed it so much, we plan to go again and
    take the whole family. There are no sex scenes, I don't recall any
    bad language, and there is plenty of good photography, action, and
    sound effects. You will particularly enjoy it if you like horses.
        
    You might want to go early. There wasn't an empty seat in the place
    when we went.
    
    Rich    

    I'm thinking of taking the family to see Willow. Would anybody care to
    comment on whether or not it is appropriate family faire? Is it any
    good? 
    
    Rich

    
    How is "Who Killed (stole?) Roger Rabbitt"? Is it ok for family
    viewing?
    
    I took my kids to see "Beetlejuice" this week in a theater. If I
    had waited for a VCR release, I would have fast forwarded in a couple
    of places.
    
    /sad
    

>    How is "Who Killed (stole?) Roger Rabbitt"? Is it ok for family
>    viewing?
 

  I saw one of those previews in the theatre for thisone and it had a few
  steamier parts but I ccan't say more than that as I haven't really seen
  more than the preview.

Chad
    

Here are some I recommend:    

Disney
------
The Apple Dumpling Gang
Lady and the Tramp
Polyanna

Others
------
The Ten Commandments
The Sound of Music
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
My Fair Lady

I frequently get strange looks at the video store.  They seem to expect 
an adult male to go for X rated stuff.  I'm a single parent raising a 
teenaged daughter and I don't want garbage going into my head nor my 
daughter's head.

It's usually safe to pick Disney, although some of the new Disney releases 
are going in the wrong direction.  


                                  Kurt

    Hi Fred,
    
    Actually, there was an attempt to get something like this going in
    topic 53, which has been pretty quiet, overall.
    
    The other night my wife and I rented an old movie: "It's a Wonderful
    Life", with Jimmy Stewart. I found it to be very heart warming, and
    appropriate for anybody to see. It's about an angel that is sent to
    help a despondent person (Jimmy Stewart) see all the good that he has
    accomplished in his life by showing him what things would have been
    like for others, had he never been born.
    
    On the other hand, last night we went and saw Iron Eagle II. It has
    lot's of bad language and the acting is mediocre, but there are some
    good action scenes. Recommendation? Don't bother. 
    
    Your recommendation about "Earnest..." was surprising. I haven't
    spoken to anybody who has scene it, but the advertisements struck
    me as being a dumb movie that wasn't worth seeing.
    
    Rich

    Greetings Rich,
    
    I know what Earnest looked like. But trust me on this one it was
    terrific! Jim Varney has said that everyone knows someone like Earnest
    and I've known several in my life, in fact my kids say I remind
    them of him. (Well kids will be kids.) But I can't get into movies
    that are older than say 1970. I like current stuff.
    
    Back to Earnest it is probably the most acurrate movie showing the
    spirit of christ at Christmastime that I've seen. 
          
    I read 53 and I guess I don't connect movies to wholesome entertainment
    because there is always so much conflict with ratings, language,
    viloence etc. that I think movies are just movies. Wholesome
    entertainment I think of as a good trip somewhere or something that
    involes more than sitting in front of a tv or movie screen. But
    what the heck I've been wrong before.
                                         
    
    YOUR FRIEND IN THE GOSPEL,
    
    FRED MUDGETT
    BJO/FS

We copied "It's a Wonderful Life" from Cable a few years ago, and we watch
it several times each Christmas season.  It is the #1 choice of my kids for
a Christmas movie.

Allen

I like Dr. Suess' (how does he spell it???) "The Grinch that Stole Christmas".
That is my favorite at Christmas time.

Sorry Dad

Chad

    Brace yourselves ,
    
    I went to see The Naked Gun last Saturday. Boy I loved it! It was
    rated pg13. The guys who produced Airplane did this film. The language
    was typically crude and the movie abounded in toilet humor therefore
    I can comfortably say this not a movie for everyone. But if you
    liked Airplane or Police Squad you'll love this film.
    
    At the same time my wife and kids went to see "Dirty rotten scoundrels"
    (she said something about she wouldn't be cought dead watching The
    Naked Gun). They all said it was a terrific film. I really don't
    trust her judgement though if she didn't like the film I watched!
    
    FRED MUDGETT
    BJO/FS

    I haven't been in a movie house recently, but my wife has found
    some great deals on video and has bought for $4 each:
    
    	It's a Wonderful Life
    	Gulliver's Travels (the Fleischer cartoon)
    	
    We also got ET ($20).  It has some objectionable language and profanity
    which make me cringe, but otherwise it's good.  I'm considering
    censoring the audio in some places.
    
    Steve

    Fellow Mormons,
    
    I have been to the Movie House again. I saw twins with Danny Devito
    and Arnold S. Its rated pg something as you may have deduced from
    the previews its about a pair of twins seperated at birth one is
    brilliant and strong and the other is a weasel, guess which is which.
    It was okay but not funny enough to be a comedy and not serious
    enough to be a drama. I'd say it was okay.
    
    Next on the movie agenda is Scrooged. Its a modern remake of the
    Dickens Christmas Tale but Bill Murry is the modern Scrooge. Tragically
    he isn't convincing. The movie wasn't worth going to. I still think
    Earnest saves Christmas is the best movie of the season.
    
    Now about this It's a Wonderful Life that everyone raves about.
    My wife collared me into watching it the other day and I hated it.
    Maybe colarizing could make it better but I found it violent and
    with many obectionable scenes. For all the admittedly objectionable
    language in ET there was no adults getting drunk or punching people
    out as Jimmy Stewart did. I think that Its a Wonderful Life is
    indicative of the double standards that our generation grew up in.
    

    re:  197.7
    
    Sorry, but I have to disagree a bit on Its A Wonderful Life.  I
    have seen it many many times during the years and each time I see
    it I get a different object lesson.  I don't think we should put
    too much emphasis on the fact that he was drinking or fighting.
     Frankly, that is part of life.  Some of my family and friends
    still participate in that kind of activity.  That makes it a little 
    more true to life for me so I can appreciate the desperate attitude
    he took.  
    
    I don't want to completely dissect the show because I think everyone 
    sees it a little differently, but to me, the meaning of the movie
    was that everyone in this world is important and we contribute to
    many peoples lives.  When I get down a little and wonder whether
    it is all worth it or not, I remember this show and how George Bailey's
    life affected so many.  Hopefully, if I can keep one person from
    going on the way-side, then my life has been worth living.
    
    I watch this show every Christmas.  It is too bad there are not
    more quality movies like this in the offering.  I encouraged my
    kids (ages 10-22) to watch it this year and there wasn't a dry eye
    it the room.  
    
    Not to criticize you, just a differing opinion.
    
    Louise
                                                                     

    Folks, check out 'Long Ago and Far Away' on PBS channels.  It's
    on Sunday evenings at 6:30 PM on WGBH channel 2 and rebroadcast
    on Saturday mornings.  This is first class family entertainment.
    We taped last Sunday's show (the first one) which was the story
    of the Pied Piper.  I got to see it last night.  Very well done 
    puppetry.  The show will be featuring a wide variety of topics and 
    will include award-winning animation.  
    
    Steve

    I just saw the movie "Field of Dreams" and would recommend it very
    highly.  The apparent subject of the movie revolves around several
    men's dreams about baseball, but the movie can be interpreted at
    several levels.  For me I saw it as one giant parable.  The movie is
    INTENSELY spiritual dealing with the inter-communication between humans
    from one generation to another, where the boundary called death is seen
    as non-existent.  It is also very much what my wife calls "a man's
    movie.  At first from a logical stand I said to myself that it was
    incomprehensible and almost ludicrous, but my right brain kicked in and
    assured me that I was understanding it better than I thought.
    
    The subject of the movie is very diverse, but for me it dealt with
    men's dreams, the fulfillment or non-fulfillment of them and the effect
    on men's lives.  The subject of the relationship of fathers and sons is
    also treated in a heart rending way.  I also found the dialogue to be
    very typically "male".  What do I mean?  Well, at crucial moments of
    the movie you see two men (there are only 2 females in the movie, a
    wife and a daughter) discussing the most important things to them in
    the most terse and succinct way.  Very little is spoken to explain in
    detail what is going on, only long glances eye to eye between the men.
    The director has used silence for the most dramatic effect. 
    Secretly I found myself saying "Say more, explain it."  Then, somehow
    deep in myself I knew that I understood perfectly without another word
    having to be said.
    
    I will most definitely see this movie at least once or twice more.  But
    here is a warning, the movie is not for the faint of heart, especially
    if your father is dead and you and he have some "unfinished business". 
    
    An outstanding movie, intensely spiritual, uplifting, dealing with very
    critical issues of adult male development (mid-life crisis for
    one), and suprisingly only understandable when your heart, rather than
    the logical mind, is engaged. At the end of the movie my face was
    moist, but I  could not articulate why, but somehow knew exactly why. 
    Since seeing it I have been "processing" it for the last 3 days.
    
    It has deeply effected how I have been regarding my father and the
    relationship I am currently building with my children and how I want
    them to remember me.  Rating is PG, one or two swear words, no
    blashpemy, and definitely no violence.  I heard critics did not give it
    a good review.  That's probably because they saw it with their physical eyes
    only and not their spiritual ones.
    
    Paul                              

    We also saw the movie "Field of Dreams" (my husband, two daughters,
    and I).  I thought the movie was pretty good, but my husband was
    sincerely touched by it.  I noticed a time or two when he was moved
    emotionally.  Afterwards, he raved and raved about the show.  He
    explained that he had missed many opportunities in his life and
    the relationship with his father was similar to that in the movie.
     My daughters and I did not understand or feel the same way, however,
    I was glad to see that they made a good movie that my husband didn't
    find boring and predictable.
    
    It is nice to know that they still make movies that can give us
    an opportunity to reflect on past experiences.  They say you can't
    go back, but you sure can make amends for situations unresolved.
    
    Louise

    Louise,
    
    When you say that you and your daughters did not understand or feel the
    same way as you husband had, I wonder even more if this movie is really
    a "Man's Movie"  (as my wife would say).  There were some women sitting
    near me when I saw it, and they laughed at the most touching and
    intense scenes, when my emotional response was the very opposite.
    
    I remember seeing "Hannah and her sister" and thinking "boy, what a
    rotten movie."  Then I heard women discussing it and realized that I
    could not understand what the women were feeling as they watched it.
    
    Just food for thought.  I am taking my sons, 15 and 13, to see the
    movie as a way of starting to see and feel how men feel when dreams
    are or are not fulfilled or compromised.
    
    Regards,