02-23-2006, 03:41 AM
Transformers is one of the best animated movies I have seen, and it's got a great soundtrack to boot.
One of the things that can ruin a movie for me is when cussing is put in just because. When it doesn't fit the mood, the character, or previous events it just interrupts the flow of the scene. I have a copy of Aliens on VHS and a copy that I recoreded off network t.v. way back when. I prefer the version off of t.v. because the cussing just wasn't neccesary in most situations. (And yes that does include some of Hudson's rants.) Another curiosity: they didn't edit out the bad words that were said in Spanish by Vasquez for the network t.v. version.
As far as language filters on the Lounge go, in my opinion, it would be far harder to keep flame wars and negative attitudes from the boards without it. We have gotten into some rip-roaring arguments here and profanity would just make it sink that much lower. The Lounge is one of those places on the internet where I can see discussions with at least a modicum of civility to them.
I have seen a trend over the years of what is deemed acceptable for t.v. and movies at specific ratings. When it comes to sex, profanity, violence, and drug use they have slowly been allowing more and more to get past the sensors. I recall a time when if there was a shooting in a t.v. show the shooter and the victim were never in the frame together, and there was almost certainly no blood (perhaps a trickle from the mouth during the dying words). Same with music. Take KISS, when they were first out that was 'hard rock devil music' for many folks. If you listen to it now it seems pretty tame when compared to what's come out since then.
And for those of you that think I may be trying to sit on a high horse and preach about the virtues of being profanity free I can cuss a green streak when pressed. Some of the folks in my platoon respond better to a few choice words in that direct fashion and others respond better to a more civil dialogue, it's situation and audience dependent.
One of the things that can ruin a movie for me is when cussing is put in just because. When it doesn't fit the mood, the character, or previous events it just interrupts the flow of the scene. I have a copy of Aliens on VHS and a copy that I recoreded off network t.v. way back when. I prefer the version off of t.v. because the cussing just wasn't neccesary in most situations. (And yes that does include some of Hudson's rants.) Another curiosity: they didn't edit out the bad words that were said in Spanish by Vasquez for the network t.v. version.
As far as language filters on the Lounge go, in my opinion, it would be far harder to keep flame wars and negative attitudes from the boards without it. We have gotten into some rip-roaring arguments here and profanity would just make it sink that much lower. The Lounge is one of those places on the internet where I can see discussions with at least a modicum of civility to them.
I have seen a trend over the years of what is deemed acceptable for t.v. and movies at specific ratings. When it comes to sex, profanity, violence, and drug use they have slowly been allowing more and more to get past the sensors. I recall a time when if there was a shooting in a t.v. show the shooter and the victim were never in the frame together, and there was almost certainly no blood (perhaps a trickle from the mouth during the dying words). Same with music. Take KISS, when they were first out that was 'hard rock devil music' for many folks. If you listen to it now it seems pretty tame when compared to what's come out since then.
And for those of you that think I may be trying to sit on a high horse and preach about the virtues of being profanity free I can cuss a green streak when pressed. Some of the folks in my platoon respond better to a few choice words in that direct fashion and others respond better to a more civil dialogue, it's situation and audience dependent.
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The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance. Robert A. Heinlein
The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance. Robert A. Heinlein