Do you watch movies?

I agree. If we did it with a younger frum crowd it would probably be much higher rate of having never watched, compared to the older crowd who have in the past watched – even though they’ve since stopped.

I’m more concerned with the movie of my life in which I am currently starring.

I am also the producer, director, and partial writer.

I’m concerned that after 120 Hashem will “roll the tape”… and there will be not much chance of further editing… Nor will there be anywhere to hide.

AYC: *LIKE*

Quark2

As someone in his upper 20s who quit watching movies, I can attest that the are all full of filth and dvarim assurim.

Nudity in rated R films and sometimes in pg13

Foul language, cursing…

Talk about sex, drugs and other inappropriate topics

Violence and brutality

Non Jewish music

Introduction of themes that promote non Jewish ways of life, promote crime, drug uuseviolence… (ways of life that most adult mature non Jews would agree are bad and immoral…)

Thanks You observanteen. I’m going to take your advice.

Quark2

The love in the movies is fake. That’s not love, that’s called LUST. If you don’t know what it means look it up. Hollywood tries to brainwash people into their ideas of what the ideal man and woman is and what the ideal marriage and life is. Remember, every time you watch a movie you submit yourself to 2 hours or more of Hollywood brainwashing or should I say brain dirtying!

I realize for some they dont like to “waste time”

But what do you do when you want to do something relaxing without taxing your brain (ie after a long day at work)

I am sure some will say pull out a sefer, but this is not for everyone.

In the non-frum world some activies could be Tv, movies, sports , gardening, Fishing ,reading light material, other outdoors activies (Like boating, Running etc ) museums, video games etc

if you look in the Artscroll notes on Talmud Avodah Zorah it gives reasons (from well known commentators) that it is praiseworthy to not go to circuses and theaters—

i can’t remember what it said exactly, but it was something along these lines.

‘you may think that seeing comedy and drama ect, is stimulating, and makes you clever, but the verse in Tehillim and the Talmud say the opposite, these things undermine true wisdom, and waste time from Torah Study’.

Todays Circuses and theaters are not the same as ancient times. In ancient times circuses and theaters were places of debutchery.

Todays circuses are made for kids, Clowns jugglers and acrobats very harmless. If you dont have a kid it doesnt even pay to go.

Theaters it depends on the show, There are shows that are perfectly clean like Mary Poppins or the Lion King and there are shows that are not.

I’m a teen and I don’t watch movies 🙂 – does children’s movies watched at home once in a while count?

I think people who don’t have TV’s at home have a greater desire to wanna see what the world ”out there” is like.

I have a TV at home but barely watch anything.

Also, my parents taught us from when I was little of what’s ok to watch and what’s not ok and they didn’t make the TV be our babysitter.

i think that rating is stupid. if one age cant watch it why can another. everyone should just watch clean

My siblings (under the age of 13) watch PG 13 and I’ve never seen anything inappropriate on there – it’s a regular kids channel. Why is it ok for kids to read Arthur books but not watch it? The book uses the same language as the show and the show is rated PG 13.

There’s lots of inappropriate for what passes for PG13. There is good reason even the gentiles acknowledge viewership should be restricted even for PG13.

My Rosh holds that “participating in goyish entertainment forums” is an issur d’oraisa. I was not meshamesh kol tzorchi, but the jist of what he said ruled out most “cultural” media and venues, and movies was a lo mibaye.

i’m 18- and most of my friends feel the same way- we have had discussions about this amongst each other- everyone tells me it’s gonna change when i get back from sem- i’ll let you know if it does-

would i watch a movie? yes- but it depends on its rating and why its rated that

would i go to a movie theater? no! never!!

would i want a tv in my house? no!!!!!

r u talking about arthur Read and D.W and buster the rabbit and francine and binky ???????? and all those ppl bec they r not pg13, they r cartoons for kids. I watch g and pg but not pg13 unless its really for a dumb reason like its very scary like a harrypotter, so they cant make it pg bec. the younger kids would be scared, so they have to make it pg13. I also think that no one should watch pg13 and beyond that like r and unrated ……… because its bad!!!!!!!! so it doesnt matter how old they are they should never watch it!!!!!! but Im tryin to watch less and less and eventually stop! btw moderater I wanted my sub title as Daughter Of Hashem not oh hashem.

Where did you get it from that Arthur is rated PG-13? It seems highly unlikely to me

i think kylbdnr might have gotten confused- arthur is on channel 13- pg 13 is something else- is that what you meant? because arthur would never ever be rated pg13

mommamia22- moskidoodle is right- and 1st of all i said i don’t want a tv in my house- doesn’t mean i don’t have one right now- even though i try very hard to ignore it- and ya i can watch on my computer- but there is so much more i’d rather do on it- so maybe i will end up not watching- but its more by default

What films are Jewish?

“What films are Jewish?”

The Frisco Kid

No one special: Good question. I stopped reading the texting on shabbos thread since I think it borders on apikorsus. I don’t really comment too often anymore, simply because the crowd in here has veered to the left and there really aren’t too many people who are part of the “Yeshiva World” anymore. (Most of them either left or are lurking.)

yes I watch movies I’m hoping Capt. America will still be in theaters after tisha b’av.

What I would like, is for someone to explain why it’s Mutar to take your kids to the see the Yankees/Mets play in middle of the summer, with half dressed women, drinking beer, singing and rooting for their home team but can’t go to a quiet theater, where its dark and watch a movie? And let’s say its too watch a clean movie…

Arthur is rated PG13 I just checked today when my sister’s watched it