When an entity utilizes gov't to dictate who and who cannot marry, that's religious tyranny. Well I would certainly agree that those who attempt to rewrite the definition of marriage through judicial fiat and subversion of the democratic process by imposing their narrow definition of morality on th...

The elite refers to those who actually make the movies, those in positions of authority and those who are responsible on the creative end for what we see. And when "Passion Of The Christ" gets snubbed of any consideration for major awards, I call that the ultimate case of the elite's atti...

Again, the issue isn't whether they have the right to make these or the right to see them. It's about whether it is a good thing, and a large segment of people DO NOT want to talk about good or bad, saying "It's for the individual to decide," a complete dodge--yeah, we KNOW it's for the i...

But no one is forcing anyone to MAKE this stuff, either. There would be a large and active audience for snuff movies--by your logic here, that's a defense (not legally, but morally) for someone making one: "Hey, there was an audience, I HAD to fill it! Society WANTS this!" You're forcing ...

The only minor thing I can add to that is ban-prevention isn't done to prevent increased popularity, but rather cause no-one has a right to push their morality above others. In other words, a porn website has just as much right to the internet airwaves as a Christian church does. There really is no...

There is no cultural elite pushing anything. Um, I would say there most assuredly is one in our society and that their particular world view of things rooted in their own personal politics and morality is one that does attempt to push the notion of what is cool, hip edgy and trendy and what today's...

The only minor thing I can add to that is ban-prevention isn't done to prevent increased popularity, but rather cause no-one has a right to push their morality above others. In other words, a porn website has just as much right to the internet airwaves as a Christian church does. There really is no ...

I don't accept that premise. I believe there are more people out there who end up being pressured into assuming that was once shocking and violent and destructive is okay because the cultural elite pushes the idea that it's okay. They are ultimately the victims of an "education" of a diff...

The problem is not that porn of this kind isn't banned or anything like that. It's the fact that we have created a broader cultural climate in which our ability to find such filth shocking and repulsive has been desensitized through a greater "acceptance" of such things to the point where...

Because these flicks couldn't survive on the income from underage kids sneaking in after buying tickets for a PG movie. I highly doubt it's kids sneaking in but rather adults. Theatre owners can only take so many fines before they themselves enforce the laws on under-18 rules. There should be respo...

If little Billie gets traumatized, it's his own fault cause no theatre actually forces anyone to go see their movies. He snuck in himself and disobeyed this adult rating. But little Billie isn't responsible for himself, he's a minor. I dislike the ratings, but if we can charge bartenders or bar own...

There really should be no law banning any type of rating. If a horror wants to be as extreme as possible, they can. If little Billie gets traumatized, it's his own fault cause no theatre actually forces anyone to go see their movies. He snuck in himself and disobeyed this adult rating. Generally the...

Ooh! Ooh! Can I join the political debate?

I like cheering for them to lose. In Tokyo Drift, I couldn't stop laughing when the second-in-command to the bad guys is involved in a chase scene in the streets, dodging other locals to get to the good guy. Well obviously he collides with a car that's at stand still. But what adds insult to injury ...

AndyDursin wrote:The original movie is junk too. I know some horror fans regard it as a "classic," but it's not a form of filmmaking I find entertaining or meaningful in the least bit.

Craven even acknowledges it was a project he could never go back to.