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I had the misfortune of attending Friday night’s showing of “Looking for Eric” at the Sunrise Theater.
I consider myself to be an open-minded man. However, I found the language of this movie to be most offensive. After listening to the “f” word for more than an hour, I left the theater in disgust.
I support many of the endeavors the Sunrise Theater brings to the community, especially the First Friday concert series. I can only hope that in the future those individuals selecting the movies show more discretion.
Jeff Rivnak
Pinehurst
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GoldenDreams 2 years, 10 months ago
Jeff, I agree with you but the problem is systemic. Movies are getting more and more crude, and the f-word is becoming acceptable in everyday conversation. Have you listened to modern music? You're in for an earful! Even late night commercials are getting pretty raunchy! The point I'm trying to make is that movies are reflecting our culture, and we know that the standards of decency are going downhill. I'm sorry to be the voice of gloom and doom, but I'm not holding out much hope for a good movie with decent language. If you see one, please write in to The Pilot again so we can all know about it!
RmeMP 2 years, 10 months ago
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listenup 2 years, 10 months ago
Here is an idea, if a movie is rated "R" or "PG-13", simply STAY AT HOME and not go, if some words offend you that much. Stick to Disney and let those of us who are not afraid of language enjoy the grown-up films. It drives me crazy when I hear the cries of the awful "modern music" and "today's films". If you are that bothered by it, rent movies from pre-1950, and quit complaining to the rest of us that are not terrified of some simple words. And before you say "this must be a young kid saying this" I am in my 40's, by the way. Don't criticize the Sunrise for choosing a movie that is too close to reality for your tender ears. Those words exist, and people use them. Deal with it or stay home and grab the earplugs.
Don't forget, this is the same closed minded things people said about films and music that is now considered classic... think Jazz, or the film "It happened one night".
teufelhunden 2 years, 10 months ago
Foul language does not need to be used in order to tell a story. I have seen wonderful, awesome movies without the f-bomb. An occasional utterance is realistic, but please, not all the way through the movie. Then it is simply being used as a weak substitute for intelligent dialogue.
dogboy 2 years, 10 months ago
"profanity", a verbal crutch.
bs_master 2 years, 10 months ago
i know something that is worse than the movies using this word. ever been driving around and a car with the loud stereo is near you in traffic? rap music man they cannot rap a song(if you call this music) without this word blasting out for all people to hear. I think they play the music so loud so when they loose their hearing they can draw social security disability.
listenup 2 years, 10 months ago
the comedy argument is valid, you can be very funny without resorting to blue, but if you are going to make a reality based movie about a gritty subject, and you "clean it up" it's pathetic. Think "Goodfellas" TONS of F-bombs, but a great film, and very realistic. Clean does not always equal good.
newstime 2 years, 10 months ago
I don't blame Jeff for leaving. It's ashame especially if you have children or grand children with you. There's nothing cool about profanity.
listenup 2 years, 10 months ago
@newstime.... really?? If you have children or grandkids with you, CHECK THE RATING OF THE MOVIE.
It's YOUR responsibility to keep your kids away from adult content, not everybody else's.
There are plenty of G and PG (for the older kids) movies to take your kids to, you are an idiot if you take a kid (or go by yourself) to an R or PG-13 movie and are offended by language. THAT IS WHY WE HAVE A RATING SYSTEM. If you don't like movies that are rated because they contain adult themes, don't go to them. Its quite simple, really. Ugh.
None 2 years, 9 months ago
A simple matter of limited vocabulary - I agree with dogboy.
leftfield 2 years, 9 months ago
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runorbike 2 years, 9 months ago
Right on the money, dogboy. Cut the F word out of some movies, it would decrease the run time by an hour.
recondo 2 years, 9 months ago
My Grandfather taught me one of the greatest lessons in life when he simply stated to me that if a man must use profanity to prove his point then chances are his point is not worth hearing. Like toda said a simple matter of limited vocabulary
fatboy 2 years, 9 months ago
I grew up in a home where the F word wasn't used very much, but GD, SOB and JC were used quite frequently. My friends thought that I wasn't cool because I didn't resort to using off-color language. I always thought that the english language had enough words so that expletives did not need to be substituted for the real ones. It still boils down to the personal preference of the viewer of the movie. If it offends them, it's ok to walk out.
JER 2 years, 9 months ago
Bad language in public exists because we allow it. If you are offended by it, don't patronize products or people who promote it. When enough people do that, it will go back underground where it belongs. When was the last time you called someone out for using bad language in public in front of kids or your wife? I do it and my wife usually pretends she doesn't know me. Someday I'll get the crap beat out of me (or worse), but I believe that ignoring it is saying you accept it.
Hembloche 2 years, 9 months ago
My poor wittle ears... Get over it.
Ross 2 years, 9 months ago
Too funny - all this chatter about verbiage. No one here even mentions the ubiquitous violence which I consider much more offensive - and actually dangerous!
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dustyrhoades 2 years, 9 months ago
There are words you may never use in public. But a writer has to create characters that are different from themselves. For the writer, the question is, "would the CHARACTER speak like this?" Some people in real life use what one commenter has decried as their "verbal crutch". Some people in real life HAVE a "limited vocabulary."
Now, if you only want to see movies or plays or read books about erudite people with sophisticated vocabularies who only come up against antagonists who are the same way, well, that's your choice. But it does cut your choices down somewhat. Or you could just remember "it's only a story".