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Traditional Catholic Faith => Art and Literature for Catholics => Topic started by: Gabriella on October 27, 2016, 12:24:31 AM
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What Netflix recommendations do you have?
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No one?
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I think it is best to not watch any movies or TV shows at all because hollywood is of the antichrist and has always been of the antichrist and has always taken a leading role in the perversion of society.
There are some movies or shows out there that are safe to watch but I doubt that there are more than a handful that will help us attain salvation. Maybe Mel Gibson's Passion and maybe Monsieur Vincent and a few others, but not many.
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No one?
I don't know what a "Netflix recommendation" is.
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I think it is best to not watch any movies or TV shows at all because hollywood is of the antichrist and has always been of the antichrist and has always taken a leading role in the perversion of society.
There are some movies or shows out there that are safe to watch but I doubt that there are more than a handful that will help us attain salvation. Maybe Mel Gibson's Passion and maybe Monsieur Vincent and a few others, but not many.
But there are so many good movies too. I respect your opinion, but I don't think it is all bad.
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Can you get a Chesterton book on a netflix? I would recommend Orthodoxy. It's a good one.
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But there are so many good movies too. I respect your opinion, but I don't think it is all bad.
I used to watch a lot of movies. There was only one director who made what I considered to be true art. He was the Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu. My favorite films of his were called "Tokyo Story" "Late Spring" and "Early Summer". I used to own them on DVD. There is no immodesty and they are not sɛҳuąƖ though they are often about marriage. Although since he was not a Catholic and none of his characters were Catholic, his films are pagan, though I believe they are truly artistic paganism, like Homer or Virgil. Other than him, I would say nearly every film I watched was either trash, or well executed immorality.
But I got rid of all of my DVDs and now I do not often watch vulgar movies anymore, even Ozu. I still watch videos on youtube, mostly Catholic sermons or conferences. Actually I must say every once in a while I watch a movie that I believe is safe for recreation, but very rarely, maybe once a year. And I do not miss movies. If I have two hours of free time I would rather spend it in spiritual reading or praying three rosaries.
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But there are so many good movies too. I respect your opinion, but I don't think it is all bad.
I used to watch a lot of movies. There was only one director who made what I considered to be true art. He was the Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu. My favorite films of his were called "Tokyo Story" "Late Spring" and "Early Summer". I used to own them on DVD. There is no immodesty and they are not sɛҳuąƖ though they are often about marriage. Although since he was not a Catholic and none of his characters were Catholic, his films are pagan, though I believe they are truly artistic paganism, like Homer or Virgil. Other than him, I would say nearly every film I watched was either trash, or well executed immorality.
But I got rid of all of my DVDs and now I do not often watch vulgar movies anymore, even Ozu. I still watch videos on youtube, mostly Catholic sermons or conferences. Actually I must say every once in a while I watch a movie that I believe is safe for recreation, but very rarely, maybe once a year. And I do not miss movies. If I have two hours of free time I would rather spend it in spiritual reading or praying three rosaries.
Thanks for the input Matto. Do you have any favorite YouTube channels?
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Thanks for the input Matto. Do you have any favorite YouTube channels?
I watch some of the traditional Catholic channels. Sensus Fidelium is good, though they are FSSP oriented. Traditional Catholic Sermons is good if you are a sedevacantist. WCB Ohio has good videos by SSPV priests. There are others which have a few good videos here and there, especially if you are interested in the resistance priests and Bishops which you can find by searching for the priests or bishops by name.
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Thanks for the input Matto. Do you have any favorite YouTube channels?
I watch some of the traditional Catholic channels. Sensus Fidelium is good, though they are FSSP oriented. Traditional Catholic Sermons is good if you are a sedevacantist. WCB Ohio has good videos by SSPV priests. There are others which have a few good videos here and there, especially if you are interested in the resistance priests and Bishops which you can find by searching for the priests or bishops by name.
Thank you, although I cannot support FSSP if they compromise with the Novis Ordo and I am not Sedevacantist.
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Thank you, although I cannot support FSSP if they compromise with the Novis Ordo and I am not Sedevacantist.
If you are an SSPX supporter there isn't much there that I have found. There is more for the indult crowd and sedevacantists and a lot more for the resistance supporters, but very little for SSPX supporters. I think the SSPX must not allow their priests to post sermons online or something. I don't know why else there wouldn't be more of their sermons online since there are so many priests compared to the resistance and the sedevacantists yet there are so few SSPX youtube videos.
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What sort of subject matter are you interested in?
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Thank you, although I cannot support FSSP if they compromise with the Novis Ordo and I am not Sedevacantist.
If you are an SSPX supporter there isn't much there that I have found. There is more for the indult crowd and sedevacantists and a lot more for the resistance supporters, but very little for SSPX supporters. I think the SSPX must not allow their priests to post sermons online or something. I don't know why else there wouldn't be more of their sermons online since there are so many priests compared to the resistance and the sedevacantists yet there are so few SSPX youtube videos.
I like things like this: http://youtu.be/VOPHglMPjxQ
when it comes to religious topics, but when I was starting this topic I wasn't necessarily looking for just religious topics. Originally I was posting regarding entertainment, but of course religious subject matter is great when it's good.
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If you're looking for entertainment there are a lot of good old movies from the 1930's and many have a good moral in them.
If you're strong in your faith you will see the moral in these stories.
Back then they were making movies that told a story and all without sex and shock value.
Some good ones are;
First Legion(Jesuits)-Charles Boyer
Andy Hardy movies-Mickey Roon ey
Green Dolphin Street- Donna Reed
Picture of Dorian Gray
Friedly Persuasion - Jimmy Stewart
Yours Mine and Ours= Lucille Ball
Yankee Doodle Dandy-James Cagney
3 Godfathers-John Wayne
By Dawn's Early Light (Teens) Richard Crenna
Count of Monty Cristo
Young Tom Edison - Mickey Rooney
Fighting Sullivans- Anne Baxter
The Hawaiians- Charlton Heston
Shop Around the Corner-James Stewart
Kings Row-Ronald Reagan
Knute Rockne All American-Pat O'Brien
San Francisco-Clark Gable
The list goes on and on
Check them out on Youtube
And of course there are many religious movies as well.
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If you are a mature adult and you are fervent in your beliefs, some modern movies or shows are okay to watch without doing damage to your faith, and if they are in moderation, but I would suggest movies from the Hayes Code era (40s-50s). I personally like historical movies, and then I research about them and learn from them.
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Can you get a Chesterton book on a netflix? I would recommend Orthodoxy. It's a good one.
Kinda funny you ask if there was a Chesterton book on Netflix... I just learned that Chesterton ' s short stories of Fr Brown was put into a movie series in the 1950's. Probably not on Netflix though. I couldn't imagine appreciating Chesterton ' s works in a visual setting.
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Thank you, although I cannot support FSSP if they compromise with the Novis Ordo and I am not Sedevacantist.
If you are an SSPX supporter there isn't much there that I have found. There is more for the indult crowd and sedevacantists and a lot more for the resistance supporters, but very little for SSPX supporters. I think the SSPX must not allow their priests to post sermons online or something. I don't know why else there wouldn't be more of their sermons online since there are so many priests compared to the resistance and the sedevacantists yet there are so few SSPX youtube videos.
I like things like this: http://youtu.be/VOPHglMPjxQ
when it comes to religious topics, but when I was starting this topic I wasn't necessarily looking for just religious topics. Originally I was posting regarding entertainment, but of course religious subject matter is great when it's good.
lol. It wasn't a trick question :)
You won't find anything like that on Netflix, I'm afraid.
Netflix's streaming library has become of considerably low quality over the last few years, so there aren't many titles that I'd recommend unconditionally. But I have a knack for recommending things to people (or so I'm told) based on their tastes.
What sort of genres/themes to you enjoy? What are you favorite movies to date? And are you married/would you be watching with your husband/children/etc.?
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If you're looking for entertainment there are a lot of good old movies from the 1930's and many have a good moral in them.
If you're strong in your faith you will see the moral in these stories.
Back then they were making movies that told a story and all without sex and shock value.
Some good ones are;
First Legion(Jesuits)-Charles Boyer
Andy Hardy movies-Mickey Roon ey
Green Dolphin Street- Donna Reed
Picture of Dorian Gray
Friedly Persuasion - Jimmy Stewart
Yours Mine and Ours= Lucille Ball
Yankee Doodle Dandy-James Cagney
3 Godfathers-John Wayne
By Dawn's Early Light (Teens) Richard Crenna
Count of Monty Cristo
Young Tom Edison - Mickey Rooney
Fighting Sullivans- Anne Baxter
The Hawaiians- Charlton Heston
Shop Around the Corner-James Stewart
Kings Row-Ronald Reagan
Knute Rockne All American-Pat O'Brien
San Francisco-Clark Gable
The list goes on and on
Check them out on Youtube
And of course there are many religious movies as well.
Nice, The old version of The Picture of Dorian Gray is actually a favorite of mine! Thanks for the list.
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I usually don't like religious movies...because many don't do the subject matter any kind of justice but there is a miniseries of the life of St. Teresa of Avila that was really good. I think it was originally through PBS, but I saw it through Netflix.
I do watch plenty of modern movies though too.
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I usually don't like religious movies...because many don't do the subject matter any kind of justice but there is a miniseries of the life of St. Teresa of Avila that was really good. I think it was originally through PBS, but I saw it through Netflix.
I do watch plenty of modern movies though too.
I don't think it's on there any more, but if it ever comes back, check out the BBC Miniseries of Brideshead Revisted with Jeremy Irons.
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Thank you, although I cannot support FSSP if they compromise with the Novis Ordo and I am not Sedevacantist.
If you are an SSPX supporter there isn't much there that I have found. There is more for the indult crowd and sedevacantists and a lot more for the resistance supporters, but very little for SSPX supporters. I think the SSPX must not allow their priests to post sermons online or something. I don't know why else there wouldn't be more of their sermons online since there are so many priests compared to the resistance and the sedevacantists yet there are so few SSPX youtube videos.
I like things like this: http://youtu.be/VOPHglMPjxQ
when it comes to religious topics, but when I was starting this topic I wasn't necessarily looking for just religious topics. Originally I was posting regarding entertainment, but of course religious subject matter is great when it's good.
lol. It wasn't a trick question :)
You won't find anything like that on Netflix, I'm afraid.
Netflix's streaming library has become of considerably low quality over the last few years, so there aren't many titles that I'd recommend unconditionally. But I have a knack for recommending things to people (or so I'm told) based on their tastes.
What sort of genres/themes to you enjoy? What are you favorite movies to date? And are you married/would you be watching with your husband/children/etc.?
I like movies that are deep and make you think or at least have well developed characters. I like Amelie, The Lord of the Rings Movies, The Picture of Dorian Gray, I thought Napoleon Dynamite was funny, Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Little Women...
I am not married.
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I usually don't like religious movies...because many don't do the subject matter any kind of justice but there is a miniseries of the life of St. Teresa of Avila that was really good. I think it was originally through PBS, but I saw it through Netflix.
I do watch plenty of modern movies though too.
I don't think it's on there any more, but if it ever comes back, check out the BBC Miniseries of Brideshead Revisted with Jeremy Irons.
Okay, thanks for the suggestion.
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Murder in the Cathedral
about St. Thomas Becket (c.1120 - 1170)
Chancellor and Archbishop of Canterbury
Thomas Becket was the son of a prosperous London merchant. He was well educated and quickly became an agent to Theobald, Archbishop of Canterbury, who sent him on several missions to Rome. Becket's talents were noticed by Henry II, who made him his chancellor and the two became close friends. When Theobald died in 1161, Henry made Becket archbishop. Becket transformed himself from a pleasure-loving courtier into a serious, simply-dressed cleric.
The king and the archbishop's friendship was put under strain when it became clear that Becket would stand up for the church in its disagreements with the king. In 1164, realising the extent of Henry's displeasure, Becket fled into exile in France, and remained in exile for several years. He returned in 1170.
On the 29 December 1170, four knights, believing the king wanted Becket out of the way, confronted and murdered Becket in Canterbury Cathedral.
Becket was made a saint in 1173 and his shrine in Canterbury Cathedral became an important focus for pilgrimage.
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Marcelino Pane e Vino (Marcelino, bread and wine) a 1955 Spanish film directed by Ladislao Vajda. Our copy has Italian subtitles. Based it on a novel by José Maria Sanchez-Silva. The story, revised and modernised in both the book and film, dates back to a medieval legend. Marcelino is an orphan abandoned as a baby on the steps of a monastery. The monks raise the child, and Marcelino grows into a spirited young boy. I don't know if you can get it with English subtitles but it is a beautiful and moving story.
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I love movies. I especially love the "historical" costume fests which are usually very inaccurate but enjoyable.
Anne of the 1000 days / Richard Burton
Becket - Richard Burton again. (awesome actor)
Elizabeth - Cate Blanchett (worse inaccuracies ever but a feast for the eyes)
George Wallace - Gary Sinese
Pride and Prejudice - Keira Knightley
Greater Glory - Andy Garcia
The Scarlett and the Black - Gregory Peck
Joan of Arc - Helene Falconetti
Disney's A Christmas Carol - best ever for accuracy to the Dickens story
I too am unmarried plus I work full time still so I really enjoy watching a movie in my down time. I read a lot also; mainly the same subject matter, history.
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One of my all time favourites for pure relaxing entertainment is the 1952 movie
When in Rome starring Van Johnson as the priest and Paul Douglas as the convict. A real family movie.
TCM runs this movie every once in a while in the summer. It's not on DVD so watch for it. Below is a 2 min clip.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHwEbfFe5mI
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What Netflix recommendations do you have?
Honestly Netflix is a heaping pile of cyber garbage with a few choice pickings for those with a subscription and nothing better to do. You'd be better off canceling your membership and buying nothing but yarn. But if you're stuck there are a few interesting films like Beasts of No Nation. Other flicks loosely based off of real events. But seriously it isn't worth the cash, you should dump it first opportunity.
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St. Jerome
Every film thread makes me shudder since so many people really don't care or understand these things; but understand this, it is not lawful for any person to just watch anything.
Well, I am a person who both "cares" and "understands". I am very strong in my faith, am older than most people on line, certainly have no children in my home and DO NOT "just watch anything". Therefore, I watch and will continue to watch whatever I am interested in seeing.
Thanks anyway for the lecture.
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I posted the wrong URL, this is the link to the first page:
I saw your thread on Suscipe Domine. I was surprised to see someone with your opinions on that forum. I appreciate your posts, but I think if you saw the Ozu movies I recommended you might find fault with them too. Because even though the women in those movies are dressed modestly (especially by today's standards), many of them are beautiful and they do wear makeup in the movie, and there are also some scenes with drinking, and there are immoral characters in his movies etc. I hope it is not sinful to watch those movies that I recomended.
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Women should avoid using make up, as all the saints teaches and all private revelations teaches. I know people disagree, but then they disagree with all the saints and all private revelations that has spoken on this topic (and there are many).
I believe it is better for women to not wear makeup but I wonder if it as a sin. If it is then we should never watch any movies because in pretty much every movie the actors wear makeup. I have read quotes from saints that have opposed makeup but I have also read quotes from other saints that it is okay for women to wear makeup under certain conditions. The further you go back in time the more opposed to wearing makeup the saints seemed to be. I almost never watch movies anymore myself, even old ones and ones that I know are safe to watch, because I don't think watching movies will help me achieve my salvation.
I am not as strict as you are while using the internet. I do not block all images on the internet and only listen to audio on youtube videos. I mostly go to Catholic websites which don't have any sinful images but every once in a while when I am getting secular news I may come across an immodest image. When that happens I look away just like I do when I go out of the house. I have to leave the house almost every day and the immodestly dressed women are everywhere so it is almost impossible to not see them. And on youtube I mostly watch religious videos so it is very rare for there to be any immodesty. But a few times I have seen immodesty in the youtube videos and when that happened I scrolled down so I could not see the video and listened to the rest without seeing the video.
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I believe it is better for women to not wear makeup but I wonder if it as a sin. If it is then we should never watch any movies because in pretty much every movie the actors wear makeup. I have read quotes from saints that have opposed makeup but I have also read quotes from other saints that it is okay for women to wear makeup under certain conditions.
The only thing I have read concerning using some kind of make up was in order to hide some deformity and not for pleasure or beauty so to speak. But other than that, I am not sure about anything else.
I don't want to mention names since I don't know if it was he who said it.
But what saint or quote otherwise are you referring to? I would like to see that quote because I have never seen anyone approving of makeup -- except perhaps for the exception above. But perhaps we were thinking about the same thing.
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But what saint or quote otherwise are you referring to?
I clearly remember one saint saying that it was not a sin for a wife to wear makeup to please her husband. I forget which saint said it but I remember it was a more modern saint. I have read so many quotes from saints and often I remember what was said but forget which saint said it. Sorry.
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Yes, many movies on Netflix are bad, but not all of them...
Here are some that I think are worth watching:
1. Outcast (Story about a crusader...) --- This is one of my favorites!!! :-)
2. Princess Bride
3. Nanny McPhee
4. The Water Horse
5. The Secret of Moonacre
6. A Monster in Paris
7. The Little Prince
8. Little Boy
9. North and South
10. The Nut Job
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Books, Etc. Contrary to Catholic Doctrine, Not to be Praised (AAS 15-152)
The Holy Office issued the following Monitum to Ordinaries of places:
It not infrequently happens that in daily papers or magazines, writers even among those commonly regarded as good Catholics praise, extol, approve certain books, writings, pictures, sculptures, and other such works of literature and art, which are contrary to Catholic doctrine and the Christian spirit, and even sometimes expressly condemned by the Holy See.
It will easily be seen what grave scandal to the faithful and what harm to faith and morals may be done if the shepherds of souls allow such things to pass unnoticed and uncorrected. Lest this should occur, the Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office, with the approval of His Holiness, Pius XI, deems it opportune to admonish the Ordinaries of places that if they find any writers of this sort among their subjects, and especially among the clergy, secular or regular, the do not fail to take action either by themselves or through the Council of Vigilance, and to take such measures in their regard as they may judge more effective in the Lord.
AAS 15-152; Holy Office, Monitum, 15 Mar, 1923
Periodica, 12-33.
From 'The Canon Law Digest'
Officially Published Docuмents Affecting the Code of Canon Law
1917-1933
'I hold that not only virgins and widows, but also wives and all women without exception, should be admonished that nowise should they deface God's work and fabric, the clay that He has fashioned, with the aid of yellow pigments, black powders or rouge, or by applying any dye that alters the natural features. . . They lay hands on God, when they strive to reform what He has formed. This is an assault on the Divine handiwork, a distortion of the truth. Thou shalt not be able to see God, having no longer the eyes that God made, but those the devil has unmade; with him shalt thou burn on whose account thou art bedecked.'
St. Cyprian of Carthage, Father of the Church
'What does God think of spurious beauty, rejecting utterly as He does all falsehood?'
St. Clement of Alexandria, Father of the Church
'Moreover, know that just as all mortal sins are very serious, so too a venial sin is made mortal if a human being delights in it with the intention of persevering.
Wherefore, know that two sins, which I now name to you, are being practiced and that they draw after them other sins that all seem as if venial.
But because the people delight in them with the intention of persevering, they are therefore made mortal. . .
The first of the two sins is that the faces of rational human creatures are being painted with the various colors with which insensible images and statues of idols are colored so that to others, these faces may seem more beautiful than I made them.
The second sin is that the bodies of men and women are being deformed from their natural state by the unseemly forms of clothing that the people are using.'
Our Lord Jesus Christ, 'The Revelations of St. Bridget of Sweden'
'To dye oneself with paints in order to have a rosier or a paler complexion is a lying counterfeit.'
St. Augustine, Father and Doctor of the Church
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I like movies that are deep and make you think or at least have well developed characters. I like Amelie, The Lord of the Rings Movies, The Picture of Dorian Gray, I thought Napoleon Dynamite was funny, Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Little Women... I am not married.
If this is the kind of movies you watch, that is, evil and totally lascivious movies like "Amelie" who is so filled with lascivious scenes, nudity and sex scenes that it was even a problem for me to read the parental warning on IMDB, then this thread (http://www.suscipedomine.com/forum/index.php?topic=15694.120) is something you must read, since it is not lawful for you to watch such kind of movies.
Direct url: http://www.suscipedomine.com/forum/index.php?topic=15694.120 (http://www.suscipedomine.com/forum/index.php?topic=15694.120)
Every film thread makes me shudder since so many people really don't care or understand these things; but understand this, it is not lawful for any person to just watch anything. No it must be moral, and if it is not, one must not watch it (which means essentially that one needs to go without media completely if one wants to be safe; normal television is really a no no and people are crazy if they have one at home or let their children get exposed to lascivious clothing and scenes daily).
Becket - Richard Burton again. (awesome actor)
I would not recommend becket to anyone much less to children since it contains evil and lascivious scenes. No one must watch this movie uncensored -- if that is even possible. One is not permitted to put oneself or others in occasions of sinning by beholding lascivious scenes just because one are addicted to watching media.
Read the thread:
Why the thread "Last movie you saw?" is filled with mortal sins (http://www.suscipedomine.com/forum/index.php?topic=15694.120)
Direct url:
http://www.suscipedomine.com/forum/index.php?topic=15694.120 (http://www.suscipedomine.com/forum/index.php?topic=15694.120)
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I like movies that are deep and make you think or at least have well developed characters. I like Amelie, The Lord of the Rings Movies, The Picture of Dorian Gray, I thought Napoleon Dynamite was funny, Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Little Women... I am not married.
If this is the kind of movies you watch, that is, evil and totally lascivious movies like "Amelie" who is so filled with lascivious scenes, nudity and sex scenes that it was even a problem for me to read the parental warning on IMDB, then this thread (http://www.suscipedomine.com/forum/index.php?topic=15694.120) is something you must read, since it is not lawful for you to watch such kind of movies.
You can ease your mind--Amelie is not filled with sex scenes or lasciviousness. I would know, I own the movie and have seen it many times. It is a French movie and they are not as shy about certain things as other cultures, but I can promise you that nothing in the movie is done in such a way to evoke sɛҳuąƖ desires. There are a couple scenes I could do without, but again there are no "sex scenes". There are parts where you know that has happened but again nothing was done in such a way to cause sɛҳuąƖ desire. I would not recommend the movie for children but it is fine for adults. I can guarantee you that NO ONE watches this movie to emote sɛҳuąƖ desire.
Your reading a description of something in the movie and using your imagination to make it something that it actually is not may cause much more.
I have a very devout traditional Catholic friend who speaks fluent French, serves daily Mass on most days and he loves this movie.
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Women should avoid using make up, as all the saints teaches and all private revelations teaches. I know people disagree, but then they disagree with all the saints and all private revelations that has spoken on this topic (and there are many).
I believe it is better for women to not wear makeup but I wonder if it as a sin. If it is then we should never watch any movies because in pretty much every movie the actors wear makeup. I have read quotes from saints that have opposed makeup but I have also read quotes from other saints that it is okay for women to wear makeup under certain conditions. The further you go back in time the more opposed to wearing makeup the saints seemed to be. I almost never watch movies anymore myself, even old ones and ones that I know are safe to watch, because I don't think watching movies will help me achieve my salvation.
I am not as strict as you are while using the internet. I do not block all images on the internet and only listen to audio on youtube videos. I mostly go to Catholic websites which don't have any sinful images but every once in a while when I am getting secular news I may come across an immodest image. When that happens I look away just like I do when I go out of the house. I have to leave the house almost every day and the immodestly dressed women are everywhere so it is almost impossible to not see them. And on youtube I mostly watch religious videos so it is very rare for there to be any immodesty. But a few times I have seen immodesty in the youtube videos and when that happened I scrolled down so I could not see the video and listened to the rest without seeing the video.
You shouldn't watch movies because they wear makeup?
And please do not even lecture about the evils of TV and Movies if you use the internet. There are exponentially more dangers on the internet. And you mention you are on YouTube...lets be serious...how is this any different?? There are bad ads and things that are evil popping up on that.
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Yes, many movies on Netflix are bad, but not all of them...
Here are some that I think are worth watching:
1. Outcast (Story about a crusader...) --- This is one of my favorites!!! :-)
2. Princess Bride
3. Nanny McPhee
4. The Water Horse
5. The Secret of Moonacre
6. A Monster in Paris
7. The Little Prince
8. Little Boy
9. North and South
10. The Nut Job
Thank you!
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Yes, many movies on Netflix are bad, but not all of them...
Here are some that I think are worth watching:
1. Outcast (Story about a crusader...) --- This is one of my favorites!!! :-)
2. Princess Bride
3. Nanny McPhee
4. The Water Horse
5. The Secret of Moonacre
6. A Monster in Paris
7. The Little Prince
8. Little Boy
9. North and South
10. The Nut Job
Thank you!
You are most welcome!
Are there any that you recommend? :-)
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Someone is full of himself.
And judgmental to the extreme.
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St Jerome certainly has reason to criticize the movie, and Gabrielle would do well to heed his words.
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Jerome,
1. You really have no idea what you are talking about when it comes to me or to this particular movie. Sorry, but you don't.
2. You are not my father, priest, guardian, husband, boss or anyone who has any kind of authority to preach at me the way you are.
3. You don't know anything about what occasions of sin I avoid or what kind of life I lead or have led.
4. I have been lucky to have wonderful priests and brothers and sisters to guide me who I listen to. They warn about near occasions of sin, sins of the flesh, and everything else....they also warn against fanaticism though too.
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I recommend "Gentlemen with Guns" starring Buster Crabbe and Fuzzy St. John as his sidekick, Fuzzy Q. jones. It's an entertaining western. If that is not available, check out one of Joe E. Brown's comedies. They are folksy and wholesome and funny.
Most movies are absolute spiritual rot but the older stuff is good.
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St Jerome certainly has reason to criticize the movie, and Gabrielle would do well to heed his words.
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Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (original title)
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Sex & Nudity
7/10
14 minutes into the movie, there are 15 very quick shots of different couples experiencing....
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Nadir,
I know you won't believe me, but I can assure you that reading this guide about this movie and what your imagination creates regarding what you think they are describing will be what causes a near occasion of sin far and away more than watching the movie---I can assure you that.
I would try to describe it to you but I don't think it would do any good.
Also, again, I wouldn't recommend this movie for children and I would take out the scenes that are unnecessary and annoying, but there is nothing in this movie that is of concern for me. And no, I do not have a hardened conscience, and anyone who knows me would probably laugh out loud if they heard someone say that regarding me.
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I saw the movie Amelie before I converted. I remember one scene where two unmarried people have sex in the bathroom of a public building and although you do not see them performing the act you hear them moaning like animals and it is supposed to be some sort of joke how everyone else hears them and knows what they are doing. The movie is trash.
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I saw the movie Amelie before I converted. I remember one scene where two unmarried people have sex in the bathroom of a public building and although you do not see them performing the act you hear them moaning like animals and it is supposed to be some sort of joke how everyone else hears them and knows what they are doing. The movie is trash.
Matto,
The movie is far from trash. Yes, I know what scene you are talking about and I wish it wasn't in there because it is tasteless (I forward that part because I hate it), but like you said--you don't see anything and it certainly is not meant to cause sɛҳuąƖ desire--nor is it what the entire movie is about.
The whole reason I like the movie is because it is about the simple innocent pleasures in life...the kind of stuff that you know about as a kid and most people forget about.
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Nadir,
I know you won't believe me, but I can assure you that reading this guide about this movie and what your imagination creates regarding what you think they are describing will be what causes a near occasion of sin far and away more than watching the movie---I can assure you that.
Gabrielle, the reason I did not copy and paste the review (parental guide) is that this is a Catholic site and I do not want to disturb anyone's peace of mind or conscience or to stir up someone else's imagination. I do not imagine anything here, but a young man reading it, could be faced with a possible occasion of sin. There is nothing wrong with imagination, but imagination is affected by what goes into the mind.
I would try to describe it to you but I don't think it would do any good.
Well, there really is no need for you to describe it. That website I quoted gives a good review of the movie itself, which has quite an interesting story line and could have be done well, by the sound of it. It just seems that, as in books, the people who produce these things have a need to portray pornographic material as a way of selling the thing to a disordered public.
Also, again, I wouldn't recommend this movie for children and I would take out the scenes that are unnecessary and annoying, but there is nothing in this movie that is of concern for me. And no, I do not have a hardened conscience, and anyone who knows me would probably laugh out loud if they heard someone say that regarding me.
It seems to me that, if these things seem to you a normal part of your entertainment, then it is quite possible that you do have "a hardened conscience". Maybe it is that you are just young and naive.
Are you not striving to be "perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect"?
Are you not here to learn about the Catholic faith from those who are wiser than you? and how you can become more Lady-like?
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Nadir,
I like this movie because of the innocent pleasures and childlikeness that it captures and portrays in the vast majority of the movie. If I, as an adult, have to look away for a 2 second scene that I don't like and you can clearly tell is coming then I think that's okay for me. Yes, I wish that it was not in the movie at all, but it certainly has not hardened my soul/heart/conscience and that is very uncharitable of you to suggest.
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I thought Amelie was trash just because of how French it was, without even considering the four seconds of smut they artificially shoveled in through the production floor.
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Can we get back to what this thread is actually about? ...Movie suggestions
Some of you don't suggest Amelie, and some of you don't watch movies, but for those who do, what do you suggest?
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Nadir,
Yes, I wish that it was not in the movie at all, but it certainly has not hardened my soul/heart/conscience and that is very uncharitable of you to suggest.
Gabrielle, this is what I said, not to be "very uncharitable" but quite the reverse, because I care for the souls of young people who confront dangers like you confront:
It seems to me that, if these things seem to you a normal part of your entertainment, then it is quite possible that you do have "a hardened conscience". Maybe it is that you are just young and naive.
You see, I made a point to highlight with italics certain words as a condition (see the bolded word) of agreeing with St Jerome's analysis, and I gave you an "out" namely you are "just young and naive". Most of us were at some stage of our lives - that is not a put-down. I put quotes around "a hardened conscience" because they are your words.
Are you not striving to be "perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect"?
Are you not here to learn about the Catholic faith from those who are wiser than you? and how you can become more Lady-like?
These are questions which you need to ponder in your heart, though feel free to answer them if you wish. They are asked sincerely for your own benefit.
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I love movies. I especially love the "historical" costume fests which are usually very inaccurate but enjoyable.
Anne of the 1000 days / Richard Burton
Becket - Richard Burton again. (awesome actor)
Elizabeth - Cate Blanchett (worse inaccuracies ever but a feast for the eyes)
George Wallace - Gary Sinese
Pride and Prejudice - Keira Knightley
Greater Glory - Andy Garcia
The Scarlett and the Black - Gregory Peck
Joan of Arc - Helene Falconetti
Disney's A Christmas Carol - best ever for accuracy to the Dickens story
I too am unmarried plus I work full time still so I really enjoy watching a movie in my down time. I read a lot also; mainly the same subject matter, history.
Have you ever seen the old 1945 version of "The Picture of Dorian Gray"? I think you might like it based on your movie suggestions. (It's one of my favorites.)
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One of my all time favourites for pure relaxing entertainment is the 1952 movie
When in Rome starring Van Johnson as the priest and Paul Douglas as the convict. A real family movie.
TCM runs this movie every once in a while in the summer. It's not on DVD so watch for it. Below is a 2 min clip.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHwEbfFe5mI
Ha, that looks cute!
Thanks!
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Yes, many movies on Netflix are bad, but not all of them...
Here are some that I think are worth watching:
1. Outcast (Story about a crusader...) --- This is one of my favorites!!! :-)
2. Princess Bride
3. Nanny McPhee
4. The Water Horse
5. The Secret of Moonacre
6. A Monster in Paris
7. The Little Prince
8. Little Boy
9. North and South <---------------I loved this one!
10. The Nut Job
Thank you!
You are most welcome!
Are there any that you recommend? :-)
AMDGJMJ,
Yes, I recommend the following:
1. Teresa De Jesus (St. Teresa of Avila) It is a mini-series, which I've watched on Netfilx...it was really excellent
2. Jane Eyre (netflix has this)
3. The Picture of Dorian Gray (only the 1945 version...I have seen this on Netflix but I am not sure if they still have it)
4. La Vita e Bella (Life is Beautiful...In Italian with subtitles)
5. Lord of the Rings (I liked the first 3 movies best)
7. The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982 version)
8. Withering Heights
9. Little Women (guys might not care for this one)
10. Enchanted
11. I also like a lot of docuмentaries...
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Nadir,
Yes, I wish that it was not in the movie at all, but it certainly has not hardened my soul/heart/conscience and that is very uncharitable of you to suggest.
Gabrielle, this is what I said, not to be "very uncharitable" but quite the reverse, because I care for the souls of young people who confront dangers like you confront:
It seems to me that, if these things seem to you a normal part of your entertainment, then it is quite possible that you do have "a hardened conscience". Maybe it is that you are just young and naive.
You see, I made a point to highlight with italics certain words as a condition (see the bolded word) of agreeing with St Jerome's analysis, and I gave you an "out" namely you are "just young and naive". Most of us were at some stage of our lives - that is not a put-down. I put quotes around "a hardened conscience" because they are your words.
Are you not striving to be "perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect"?
Are you not here to learn about the Catholic faith from those who are wiser than you? and how you can become more Lady-like?
These are questions which you need to ponder in your heart, though feel free to answer them if you wish. They are asked sincerely for your own benefit.
Thank you for the advice, but it is unwarranted. If you were a close friend of mine, my priest, my parent, my boss, someone I went to seeking counseling I could see speaking to me in this way, but it is not the case. I don't understand why some people on here are so quick to engage in preaching and counseling others in so personal a way and with so many assumptions. It is a little strange.
I have no doubt you mean well, but you are really assuming a lot and it doesn't seem like it would be your place to do this
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I saw the movie Amelie before I converted. I remember one scene where two unmarried people have sex in the bathroom of a public building and although you do not see them performing the act you hear them moaning like animals and it is supposed to be some sort of joke how everyone else hears them and knows what they are doing. The movie is trash.
While these sorts of scenes are a good reason to avoid most movies, I don't think they're the #1 problem in modern movies.
Sin happens and to give some indication that your character is sinning is not a bad thing. But, no matter if you throw in unnecessary noises/images or not, the absolute necessity of a good film is that the viewer leaves with an understanding that the action was WRONG. The character at minimum should be shown enduring the worldly sufferings that accompany sin.
If the film shows no distinction between vice and virtue, it's trash.
If the film distorts reality to suggest that sinful behavior is either neutral or good, it's also garbage.
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I saw the movie Amelie before I converted. I remember one scene where two unmarried people have sex in the bathroom of a public building and although you do not see them performing the act you hear them moaning like animals and it is supposed to be some sort of joke how everyone else hears them and knows what they are doing. The movie is trash.
While these sorts of scenes are a good reason to avoid most movies, I don't think they're the #1 problem in modern movies.
Sin happens and to give some indication that your character is sinning is not a bad thing. But, no matter if you throw in unnecessary noises/images or not, the absolute necessity of a good film is that the viewer leaves with an understanding that the action was WRONG. The character at minimum should be shown enduring the worldly sufferings that accompany sin.
If the film shows no distinction between vice and virtue, it's trash.
If the film distorts reality to suggest that sinful behavior is either neutral or good, it's also garbage.
Now these are very good points that I can agree with!
At the same time these scenes are stupid scenes thrown in a movie. I don't like those scenes but they are a mere few seconds of the movie and not what the movie is about. I wish they were left out of the movie for sure. But since they are so short and the way they are they are easy to avoid and not focus on given the rest of the movie.
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I saw the movie Amelie before I converted. I remember one scene where two unmarried people have sex in the bathroom of a public building and although you do not see them performing the act you hear them moaning like animals and it is supposed to be some sort of joke how everyone else hears them and knows what they are doing. The movie is trash.
While these sorts of scenes are a good reason to avoid most movies, I don't think they're the #1 problem in modern movies.
Sin happens and to give some indication that your character is sinning is not a bad thing. But, no matter if you throw in unnecessary noises/images or not, the absolute necessity of a good film is that the viewer leaves with an understanding that the action was WRONG. The character at minimum should be shown enduring the worldly sufferings that accompany sin.
If the film shows no distinction between vice and virtue, it's trash.
If the film distorts reality to suggest that sinful behavior is either neutral or good, it's also garbage.
Now these are very good points that I can agree with!
At the same time these scenes are stupid scenes thrown in a movie. I don't like those scenes but they are a mere few seconds of the movie and not what the movie is about. I wish they were left out of the movie for sure. But since they are so short and the way they are they are easy to avoid and not focus on given the rest of the movie.
The director makes their choices and if they wish to ruin a decent film with unnecessary, sinful scenes, then they shouldn't get your support in watching their film. It might be good fodder for an after-market editing (I think there are companies which do this), but unless you're watching a cleaned-up version, you should stay away from pointless filth. Your time is more valuable than you think.
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I saw the movie Amelie before I converted. I remember one scene where two unmarried people have sex in the bathroom of a public building and although you do not see them performing the act you hear them moaning like animals and it is supposed to be some sort of joke how everyone else hears them and knows what they are doing. The movie is trash.
While these sorts of scenes are a good reason to avoid most movies, I don't think they're the #1 problem in modern movies.
Sin happens and to give some indication that your character is sinning is not a bad thing. But, no matter if you throw in unnecessary noises/images or not, the absolute necessity of a good film is that the viewer leaves with an understanding that the action was WRONG. The character at minimum should be shown enduring the worldly sufferings that accompany sin.
If the film shows no distinction between vice and virtue, it's trash.
If the film distorts reality to suggest that sinful behavior is either neutral or good, it's also garbage.
Now these are very good points that I can agree with!
At the same time these scenes are stupid scenes thrown in a movie. I don't like those scenes but they are a mere few seconds of the movie and not what the movie is about. I wish they were left out of the movie for sure. But since they are so short and the way they are they are easy to avoid and not focus on given the rest of the movie.
The director makes their choices and if they wish to ruin a decent film with unnecessary, sinful scenes, then they shouldn't get your support in watching their film. It might be good fodder for an after-market editing (I think there are companies which do this), but unless you're watching a cleaned-up version, you should stay away from pointless filth. Your time is more valuable than you think.
Good points. I would love to have a cleaned up version--those scenes are really pointless. You are so right about our time being so valuable.
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"A Face in the Crowd" 1957 with Walter Matthau and Andy Griffith.
Very timely, considering Obama.
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One of my favourites for Australian bush humour and music is "On Our Selection", though I think some may have a problem with understanding the "lingo" and the accents. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNbDsPTFVn8
I also thoroughly enjoyed Red Dog, http://www.reddogmovie.com/ though I was disappointed that they changed the nationality of the main character in the book, apart from the dog of course, from a Kiwi to an American.
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I saw the movie Amelie before I converted. I remember one scene where two unmarried people have sex in the bathroom of a public building and although you do not see them performing the act you hear them moaning like animals and it is supposed to be some sort of joke how everyone else hears them and knows what they are doing. The movie is trash.
While these sorts of scenes are a good reason to avoid most movies, I don't think they're the #1 problem in modern movies.
Sin happens and to give some indication that your character is sinning is not a bad thing. But, no matter if you throw in unnecessary noises/images or not, the absolute necessity of a good film is that the viewer leaves with an understanding that the action was WRONG. The character at minimum should be shown enduring the worldly sufferings that accompany sin.
If the film shows no distinction between vice and virtue, it's trash.
If the film distorts reality to suggest that sinful behavior is either neutral or good, it's also garbage.
So, it took me a while to give the show a chance, but I had been hearing from more and more fairly reliable friends that it was good. I started watching (you are going to think I'm crazy--but it fits the criteria of making distinctions between vice and virtue) "The Walking Dead". Of course this show is only for adults and honestly I did not think I would like it (and I didn't like most of the first episode), but it's really good so far. I am up to episode 9.
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The impression I get is that every TV show or movie has to offer it's sacrifice to Satan. Somewhere in the movie, must be a flash of flesh, an innuendo, taking Our Lord's Holy Name in vain, a blasphemy or swearing.
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The impression I get is that every TV show or movie has to offer it's sacrifice to Satan. Somewhere in the movie, must be a flash of flesh, an innuendo, taking Our Lord's Holy Name in vain, a blasphemy or swearing.
Shin,
That's a really good point. In this particular show they seem to use some of this to show the world but then they seem to use it to highlight the good in stark contrast with that.
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Gabriella said:
Have you ever seen the old 1945 version of "The Picture of Dorian Gray"? I think you might like it based on your movie suggestions. (It's one of my favorites.)
Yes I have seen that 1945 picture! It was very good. I read the book before my conversion and thought it good also but tried to read it again a few months ago and was appalled! I know that the author was a ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖ but I didn't realize how "gαy" the book was until I read it with my now spiritually open eyes.
The movie did not impress me with that theme but since it was made in 1945, I don't believe that current running through the story would have been acceptable then.
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Gabriella said:
Have you ever seen the old 1945 version of "The Picture of Dorian Gray"? I think you might like it based on your movie suggestions. (It's one of my favorites.)
Yes I have seen that 1945 picture! It was very good. I read the book before my conversion and thought it good also but tried to read it again a few months ago and was appalled! I know that the author was a ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖ but I didn't realize how "gαy" the book was until I read it with my now spiritually open eyes.
The movie did not impress me with that theme but since it was made in 1945, I don't believe that current running through the story would have been acceptable then.
Yes, that underlying theme runs through the movie for a reason--to oppose it. Did you also know that the author was also a long time admirer of Catholicism and died a good Catholic death:
"In 1899 Wilde traveled in Europe, an exile. In 1900 he was briefly in Rome with his companion Robbie Ross. They attended Masses and papal audiences, and Wilde received a blessing from Leo XIII that, he thought, even had a physically curative effect on him. As he joked to Ross, he was "a violent Papist," but he left Rome as he had come, still an admirer of sacred art and sacred ritual, of piety and the papacy, but not yet a Catholic. His health deteriorating and his drinking excessive, Wilde left Rome for Paris, where the final scene of his long conversion would be played.
On November 28,1900, as Wilde lay dying on his bed in Paris, Robbie Ross called in a priest, an English Passionist, Father Dunne. Wilde was given conditional Baptism and was anointed. For a short time he emerged from delirium into lucidity, and Father Dunne, examining him, was satisfied that Wilde freely desired reception into the Church. Wilde died a Catholic on November 30."
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I have enjoyed the old television series of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents". It was produced at a time when there were still serious controls on television content and each episode was something of a morality play. At times, the anti-hero would be shown at the end of the episode getting away with the crime, but the concluding commentary of Hitchcock would go something to the effect that so and so was apprehended or met some fate that implied that the anti-hero received justice after all.
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We came across a very sweet OLD B&W movie about a priest and a con man; it is a story of redemption. Here's a clip:
http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/316806/When-In-Rome-Movie-Clip-Father-Hooligan.html
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We came across a very sweet OLD B&W movie about a priest and a con man; it is a story of redemption. Here's a clip:
http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/316806/When-In-Rome-Movie-Clip-Father-Hooligan.html
Very good movie but not available on DVD.
TCM runs it about every 4 or 5 years.
The last time was in March and some here on Cathinfo watched it.
https://www.cathinfo.com/general-discussion/family-movie-when-in-rome-1952/msg545738/#msg545738
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Very good movie but not available on DVD.
TCM runs it about every 4 or 5 years.
The last time was in March and some here on Cathinfo watched it.
https://www.cathinfo.com/general-discussion/family-movie-when-in-rome-1952/msg545738/#msg545738
We were thinking of recording it on VCR, and then going to Costco to have it copied to a DVD. Would that work?
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Yes it can be copied from VHS to DVD. I copied it on VHS many years ago then to DVD when we got a new recorder.
If Cosco can't do it PM me.
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Maybe nature docuмentaries on Netflix? But then I suppose many have an evolutionary twist. If you search online you can find a list of codes for Netflix genres that don't ordinarily come up in the queue. I guess they have more to choose from than is offered at first glance. I try to choose from very old movies or historical docuмentaries. Modern movies are pretty much right out. Even the ones that seem like they will be innocent manage to sneak in innuendo that is unnecessary to the plot. And if your streaming service includes commercial interruptions, you can bet they will be immodest.
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Before I became more serious about my soul I watched some movies and tv shows that had peripheral sex and violence in them. I didn't enjoy those parts, but let them go by passively while waiting for the story-line to resume. I considered them a nuisance, sort of a 'necessary evil' to enjoy the rest of the movie. Now I am utterly repulsed and ashamed that I sat through that garbage for the sake of enjoying the rest of the story. As I look back on it now, it was like 'slumming'.
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Oliver Twist 1948, is an excellent movie. It starts out a little slow, but is well worth the wait. The book must be outstanding. I wish I had the time to read more novels, like I used to.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUMCPdpklAQ
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I've heard that movies like Oliver Twist, were made at a time when England had fallen under the control of The Banks, so poverty was on the rise. Also, one of the primary villians of the movie is a Jєω, with the stereotypical look of that time period. So, the film was protested as "anti-semitic."
As I recall, it is completely free of profanity and lewdness. However, there is some violence and some of it is horrifying. Although, none of it is graphic. I can't remember the last time a movie made me angry, but Oliver Twist did.
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I like "It's A Wonderful Life", The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima, A Man for All Seasons, song of Bernadette, Patton, Hacksaw Ridge, Rudy, Passion of the Christ, Brave Heart, Daniel Boone TV series, The Rifleman, Bonanza, Walker Texas Ranger, Pride and Prejudice, Little Women, Little Princess, Secret Garden, Misty of Chicoteague, Black Stallion, Lassie, Star Trek tv , Flipper, The March of the Penquins, Dukes of
Hazzard, Battle of The Bulge, God is Not Dead, ......
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EWTN
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Excellent and clean:
No time for Seargents -- Andy Griffith and a very young don knots (hilarious)
The Quiet Man -- John Wayne and Maureen o'hara
Tight little island (or Whiskey galore) -- OLD black and white, heavy accents
Lillies of the Field -- Sidney poitier
The reluctant saint -- Ricardo maltiban
O.k. as noted:
Facing the giants -- protestant, but good message overall
The in laws -- Peter faulk (all o.k. except in the house of the "general". Fast forward fast through that.)
Pocketful of miracles -- betty Davis and Peter faulk (immodest dresses in a couple of scenes)
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David Copperfield 1935 was really good.
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So many good ideas for films on this thread.
I've not ever seen David Copperfield, but will try to do so. I've tried to read books by Charles Dickens, but the language is very difficult to read, for me.
I've just finished reading the book, North and South, after seeing a DVD of the mini-series. It's a good commentary on the industrial revolution in England, set amongst a town of cotton mills. The author of the book (Elizabeth Gaskell) was a contemporary of Dickens.
Fanny mentioned the film, "Tight little Island." I saw the old film after reading the book. The book is actually much better (called Whiskey Galore) than the film; it's a humorous story of a fictional Catholic island in the Hebrides. The author, Compton MacKenzie, was a Catholic convert.
I also like the Passion of the Christ, Lord of the Rings, Braveheart (except for the scenes of impurity), old black and white westerns, Padre Pio: Miracle Man, Song of Bernadette, The Reluctant Saint, The Quiet Man.
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So many good ideas for films on this thread.
I've not ever seen David Copperfield, but will try to do so. I've tried to read books by Charles Dickens, but the language is very difficult to read, for me.
I've just finished reading the book, North and South, after seeing a DVD of the mini-series. It's a good commentary on the industrial revolution in England, set amongst a town of cotton mills. The author of the book (Elizabeth Gaskell) was a contemporary of Dickens.
Fanny mentioned the film, "Tight little Island." I saw the old film after reading the book. The book is actually much better (called Whiskey Galore) than the film; it's a humorous story of a fictional Catholic island in the Hebrides. The author, Compton MacKenzie, was a Catholic convert.
I also like the Passion of the Christ, Lord of the Rings, Braveheart (except for the scenes of impurity), old black and white westerns, Padre Pio: Miracle Man, Song of Bernadette, The Reluctant Saint, The Quiet Man.
I'll bet the book was tough. At times during the movie I had to just go with the flow, because I could not make out the Englishy chatter. ha ha
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The Robe 1953
Demetrius and The Gladiator 1954
Quo Vadis 1951
Androcles and The Lion 1952
Ben-Hur 1959
Constantine and The Cross 1962
Samson and Delilah 1949
Brother Orchid 1940
Diary of a Country Priest 1950
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I liked the British series Onedin Line, which was taken from the books by Cyril Abraham. Set in 1860's Liverpool, about a stoic ship captain and his ambitions.
Dickens is one of my favorite authors. The movies, while nice, pale in comparison to the written works.
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If you're looking for an ok modern-one, I would recommend "Shrek." It is a comedy, animated, about an ogre... harmless, it was made for children... It is basically filmed fairy tales with the main character an ogre... based on Snow White, Cinderella, and others but today most adult movies are crap..
the greatest showman, rated PG, which just came out in 2017, is also relatively good, bullying is a topic that is brought up, however both are merely for entertainment...
Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and Narnia are good, but I'm frankly not sure if you can find them on NetFlix or not.
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We don't have Netflix.
Many people are canceling their Netflix because of the deal they made with the Obamas.
If it was up to me , I would get rid of Satelite TV.
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If you're looking for an ok modern-one, I would recommend "Shrek." It is a comedy, animated, about an ogre... harmless, it was made for children...
Assuredly not
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Assuredly not.
Why?
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Why?
Plenty of sɛҳuąƖ innuendo for starters
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We don't have Netflix.
Many people are canceling their Netflix because of the deal they made with the Obamas.
If it was up to me , I would get rid of Satelite TV.
Here is another reason people are cancelling their Netflix subscription:
http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/06/28/netflix-under-fire-for-film-critics-say-contains-child-pornography.html
I also don't think Netflix streams old television shows anymore. The stuff people are recommending here won't be available on Netflix. Netflix makes its own movies and tv shows and it's all trash.
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This might be helpful for people that like old movies. The movies with A-ratings are safe to watch.
https://archive.org/details/motionpicturescl00nati
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Apart from the old A-I rated movies and some of the children shows, there is hardly anything on Netflix that is not morally objectionable.
That being said, my favorite movies are Pride & Prejudice, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Little Boy, Occult Forces, The Passion of the Christ, Beauty and the Beast (except the gαy scene), For Greater Glory, and Silence (except the ending).
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That being said, my favorite movies are...... Beauty and the Beast (except the gαy scene), and Silence (except the ending).
Here's why I don't Netflix.
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Beauty and the Beast (except the gαy scene),
Please don't use that word. If you do you are working to make sodomy respectable and playing right into the sodomists' hands. There is nothing gαy about sodomy.
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Please don't use that word. If you do you are working to make sodomy respectable and playing right into the sodomists' hands. There is nothing gαy about sodomy.
You make a good point. I grew up always thinking that "gαy" meant the same thing as ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖ. I probably should have used the term ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖ or at least put the word "gαy" in quotations.
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DLaurentius, best not use that 3-letter word at all. If you use it in its correct sense people misunderstand what you are saying, and if you put inverted commas - well they are silent and they still reinforce the "respectability" of ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖity. There goes another good English word flushed down the sewer. Do we wonder at the destruction of the English language?
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Regarding B&tB, the fact that it has just a teency bit of ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖity means it is to be totally avoided.
As Matto said back in 2016 on this thread (God bless him),
I think it is best to not watch any movies or TV shows at all because hollywood is of the antichrist and has always been of the antichrist and has always taken a leading role in the perversion of society.
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Regarding B&tB, the fact that it has just a teency bit of ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖity means it is to be totally avoided.
As Matto said back in 2016 on this thread (God bless him),
I think it is best to not watch any movies or TV shows at all because hollywood is of the antichrist and has always been of the antichrist and has always taken a leading role in the perversion of society.
Did I say that two years ago? I still think it is good advice. But I must admit that I have not lived up to that advice fully in the two years since I said it. In my late-youth I was a film buff and watched many movies including many immoral ones. And after I converted I avoided pretty much all movies for a while. But in the last two years I did watch a few movies, mostly old ones which I knew were decent (I did watch one cartoon I did not check out to see if it was safe beforehand and it turned out to be immoral so I had to stop watching it. I assumed it would be safe because it was a cartoon but I was mistaken), including a few I used to like that I thought were safe to watch. Less than ten. So I did drink some poison. Hopefully it was not a lethal dose. But it is dangerous. Even in the good old days. Casablanca is from 1943 but it is immoral. There is a director, some of whose movies I loved, but he made a silent movie about ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖity in the nineteen-twenties. There were perverted movies even then. I saw it and it was artistically brilliant but morally filthy. And there is another director whose movies I love (and his movies are decent for the most part) but I heard a rumor that he was a ɧoɱosɛҳųαƖ (not openly because that vice was taboo in the time he lived). Most of the people who made movies were not good Catholics so you have to be careful, even if you do not believe there is a concerted Jєωιѕн conspiracy to pervert society. Artists in general have a reputation for being moral degenerates for the most part. And movies are full of beautiful women who could inspire lust even if they are not dressed immodestly like in some older movies under the Hays Code. I have a dangerous romantic streak which draws me to the arts just like I have a dangerous love for women. Perhaps I should learn to like Bresson because he was supposed to be a good Catholic. So I am not as strict as I was a few years ago in watching movies. But you really have to check to see if a movie is decent before you watch it, especially if was made after 1960.
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I have not watched a movie in years.
Why support their agenda?
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What Netflix recommendations do you have?
Does Netflix show Song of Bernadette?
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What Netflix recommendations do you have?
I recommend watching "A Man for all Seasons."