"They Don't Make Good Movies Anymore"

So they don't make good movies anymore, hmm? I disagree.

Tom and I have watched many great flicks in the last 10 years. And trust me, I am picky about what I see! I check at least one Christian website, sometimes two, to see if the movie I'm planning to watch is going to be full of Biblical offenses. The movie reviewer at James Dobson's website , does a good job of listing how much, if any, sex, language, violence and moral dilemmas a movie contains.

Check out Plugged In Movie Reviews here.

If we want Hollywood to make morally-sound films, we have to be willing to pay to see them. Let's face it, Hollywood understands one thing: money. And as the saying goes, "Money talks." The money we lay down for our movie tickets (or movie rentals) speaks loudly to those who produce modern films.

I confess, I get perturbed with people who proclaim, "They never make good movies nowadays. All movies are full of trash." And I really am irked when these same people never go to a movie theater or rent a video!

Now, of course I'm not saying that everyone must watch movies in theaters or must visit their local video store. But I am saying that it's sad when people who aren't even watching modern movies are the ones condemning them around their friends and relatives. (As if that's going to change anything.)

So to do my part, here is a list of movies I've enjoyed the past few years. I am calling them "Decent Movies" as in 'being decent from a moral standpoint overall.' As in, they didn't make me blush from embarrassment or leave the theater in disgust. Instead, I left feeling challenged, entertained and happy that I'd contributed money to a worthy cause.

This is not an exhaustive list, nor am I the final authority on what is deemed "decent!" No, it is just my list of films (mostly PG 13) I've enjoyed.


My List of "Decent Movies" From The Last Few Years:

**Housekeeping
**Anne of Green Gables
**Sarah Plain and Tall
**Skylark
Sleepless in Seattle (some language)
**Mrs. Arris Goes To Paris
**Prancer
**While You Were Sleeping (some language)
**You've Got Mail (some offensive language)
Babe
**Groundhog Day
The Truman Show (some offensive language)
Angels in the Outfield
**Rudy ( some offensive language)
The Parent Trap
**October Sky (some offensive language)
**Runaway Bride
Gone Fishin'
**Frequency (some offensive language)
My Dog Skip
The Straight Story
Spy Kids
Big Fat Liar
Signs
Secondhand Lions
Cast Away
Smoke Signals
The Princess Diaries
The Rookie
Agent Cody Banks
Remember the Titans
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
**Lord of the Rings Trilogy (violence)
Spiderman
**Holes
Seabiscuit
**The Emperor's Club
Tuck Everlasting
Matchstick Men (some offensive language)
Radio
**Big Fish
Miracle of the Cards
Peter Pan
Master and Commander
**Freaky Friday
**Hidalgo
The Princess Diaries 2
Catch That Kid
**Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
Miracle
Ella Enchanted
Conspiracy Theory(violence, some offensive language)
The Other Side of Heaven (some language)
The Day After Tomorrow
Spiderman 2
**The Terminal (some offensive language)
A Cinderella Story
Shall We Dance? (some offensive language)
Raise Your Voice
Love Comes Softly
**Raising Helen
Napoleon Dynamite
The Home Teachers
Mickey (a John Grisham family film)
The Forgotten (some offensive language)
Time Line (violence, some offensive language)
Cheaper by the Dozen
Touching Wild Horses
**Baptists At Our Barbeque
The R.M.
Straight From The Heart (Hallmark)
**The Village (scarey situations)
First Daughter
Charly
Children on Their Birthdays
**National Treasure
Bob The Butler
Mad Hot Ballroom Dancing
Finding Neverland
Guess Who? (some language)
Sky High
Spellbound
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Millions
**Flight Plan
Ladies In Lavender
School of Life
The Gospel
**Just Like Heaven (some language)
**The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (offensive language)
Yours, Mine and Ours
Good-night and Good Luck
The Narnia Chronicles
Nanny McPhee
**Pride and Prejudice
**The Greatest Game Ever Played
Eight Below

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