tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post116647897260320432..comments2024-03-10T10:54:59.776-07:00Comments on Ben Witherington: Family Movies--- Charlotte's Web and Happy FeetBen Witheringtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06017701050859255865noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-1167790222110804782007-01-02T18:10:00.000-08:002007-01-02T18:10:00.000-08:00I saw Charlotte's Web, and loved it! I also saw H...I saw Charlotte's Web, and loved it! I also saw Happy Feet, and on several occasions was ready to take my 6 year old daughter out of the theatre due to the intense sexual innuendo. How come the censors missed it? Getting with a female penguin and "loving her up real good..." to name just one of many references, was completely unnecessary in a PG movie. Not once did the reviews mention "adult humor". Madagascar had adult humor. Happy Feet was quietly selling sex. Missed it? Try taking a 6 year old girl to Happy Feet, and keep your ears (and eyes) open. Especially notice the "posing" of the penguins as the main character and his love interest slipped and "fell" several times on the ice. You'll notice a few rather, (ahem) "adult" poses.Laura Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601323288245367186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-1166611361721985172006-12-20T02:42:00.000-08:002006-12-20T02:42:00.000-08:00thanks for the head's up on CW, after taking my ki...thanks for the head's up on CW, after taking my kids to HF i must say i was gun-shy... we live in a community that makes it's living off of fishing and the sea - i was waiting for someone to start yelling at the screen or grab their kids and walk out.<BR/><BR/>i didn't see it so much as pro-ecology as anti-fisherman. they made no distinction between the man trying to eek out a living from the sea and the vessels from afar raping the sea for everything they can carry back to their homeland.<BR/><BR/>it was like they needed an enemy or a foil to keep the movie going. if they had cut it in half i would have loved it - the end was forced, manipulative and almost painful to watch.<BR/><BR/>we'll be seeing CW this weekend - thanks for the review!bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09236324338161051924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-1166535905312372932006-12-19T05:45:00.000-08:002006-12-19T05:45:00.000-08:00I took my daughter to see Charlotte's web and love...I took my daughter to see Charlotte's web and loved it -- except for Julia Roberts voice. Debbie Reynolds was much more effective in the 1973 animated versionBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17063175711541546350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-1166500209394143262006-12-18T19:50:00.000-08:002006-12-18T19:50:00.000-08:00I have never read Charlotte's Web in my life, so t...I have never read Charlotte's Web in my life, so this was my first exposure to the story. I had no idea on what I have been missing all these years. I agree with your assessment. It is a terrific movie. For me it was especially timely, since one of the children whom I pastored for several years just died at the age of nine from heart failure. It was a potent reminder of how precious our kids are.Glen Alan Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00324285677649912670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-1166490900611605412006-12-18T17:15:00.000-08:002006-12-18T17:15:00.000-08:00No butchering here, in fact it has an Andy of Mayb...No butchering here, in fact it has an Andy of Mayberry kind of feel--- it seems like a movie from an earlier era.Ben Witheringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06017701050859255865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11840313.post-1166482736522593112006-12-18T14:58:00.000-08:002006-12-18T14:58:00.000-08:00I stayed away from Charlotte's Web last weekend ou...I stayed away from Charlotte's Web last weekend out of fear that they would just butcher this beloved story, but it sounds like my fears were unfounded .. thanks for the heads up!Reel Fanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09727636643227938924noreply@blogger.com