I actually read the whole thread!
bigheadfred wrote:
"I don't watch new tv shows or movies anymore. Seems like the extreme violence and language is all it is..."
It's been 24 years since I went to a movie theatre and paid to watch a film.
I don't see myself as setting foot in one again in my lifetime.
I have little interest in most modern films for the same reasons Fred gave above.
They just don't make good films any more, at least not ones I find enjoyable (with some exceptions, read on).
There -are- some films from more recent times I've enjoyed, but they're probably not for everyone.
They're mostly put out by "Mollywood" (NOT the other "wood") -- the "LDS cinema".
One doesn't have to be a Saint (I'm not) to enjoy them. They stand quite well on their own. One might need a little bit of familiarity to the ways of the Saints (I've been studying them) to "get" everything in the films, but, even so -- they're still interesting.
Some that come to mind:
17 Miracles & Ephraim's Rescue (about the Willie & Martin handcart companies -- these two are standouts, and be sure to watch them all the way through the closing credits for a surprise.)
Brigham City
God's Army
The Best Two Years
The Cokeville Miracle
The Work And The Glory trilogy (Pillar of Light, American Zion, A House Divided)
You might have to "go to the torrents" to find these. Not sure if they can be viewed through outfits like Netflix, etc.
Speaking of torrents, before I opened this thread, I decided to seek out a copy of Cornell Wilde's "Naked Prey" from 1965 or so. Downloadin' it now from that "bay of illegal sailors"... ;)
If it gets here in one piece and my computer ain't trashed, I'll watch it later.
