What To Do With Old DVD's? (Not exactly the christian type)

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I know what you’re saying Marypar,

There are two voices in my head here.

One says the Church (USCCB) is overreacting, and they just don’t see the imaginary nature of these things. It’s all just pretend, after all. What could be the real harm, if we can handle it?

The other voice says; did you think living your faith was always going to be easy? We love our sin. It is attractive, engaging, seductive, and hard to give up. Do you accept that you are not the final arbiter of morality, or not?
 
I remember Michelle Arnold saying to someone in the AAA forums, I don’t remember what she said exactly but the jist is 'You are not bound by the church to not watch O rated movies,and that website is just a basic guideline on choosing them, but she did caution that an O rating shouldn’t be taken lightly, but in the end it’s up to you.

I have many O rated movies left including “Resident Evil”, “28 Days Later”, “Kill Bill”, “Seed Of Chucky”, “Scream”,“Scary Movie 1,2,3” and others. I got rid of the movies that caused me to sin or ones that were just to offensive to watch anymore like Eurotrip (when 2 people are doing the nasty in a confessional) I just can’t watch that in good conscience anymore. Along with Van Wilder, Pulp Fiction :(, and the American Pie series.

It was hard, but I still have some O rated movies that I think are ok for me to watch, and one that I want to buy when it comes out (Mr & Mrs Smith, which I didn’t think deserved an O rating, but maybe I’m forgetting something)
 
My teenagers are older and every now and then rent a movie that is questionable. I know it is my home and maybe they should be made to take them back, but they would probably go to a friend’s house and watch them there.

My strategic plan is to watch with them. They are uncomfortable watching sex scenes with their mother in the room. So, we fast forward those scenes.

I also make comments about what we are seeing …they really hate that!

I notice that, more and more, we rent family friendly movies, comedies, thrillers, action.
 
Eileen, thats a good plan, I know I wouldn’t be able to watch a sex scene with my mom in the room… Very good plan! lol
 
Michelle is right about not being bound by the O rating. Those ratings are, I’m pretty sure, not actually done by bishops. I believe they hire lay persons to review and rate the movies. Lots of people who work in association with the USCCB are actually just lay people.

If you want a second opinion about any movie – and I mean this in general, not in relation to any movie mentioned – you could go to decentfilms.com which has reviews by a Catholic gentleman. I’m not too hot about his approach to the supernatural and to the authority and rights of the Church (for instance in his review of the Exorcism of Emily Rose), but there’s some good stuff there from a solid point of view. However the number of movies reviewed is far less than on the USCCB website. Also, on the USCCB website, they have more in-depth reviews along with their tiny ones which may help explain their rating.

I don’t know of any other Catholic film review sites.

I have heard that there are companies that rent or sell movies with the objectionable scenes edited out. I don’t know anything more about them.
 
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Steven87:
That will not help me get rid of Kill Bill, it doesn’t cause me to sin, and although others don’t enjoy it, I do. It’s not full of sex, or anything that would lead me to sin, and it’s so out there that not many people are going to take life lessons from it. It may be twisted but there is so much more to the movie than the violence that I enjoy.

So it’s staying up in my shelf where it is going to stay.
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Yes, I agree. Kill Bill is really cartoon violence. It so unrealistic that it is escapist “Man I wish I were a NInja!”

I really don’t think this is a temptation to sin for those who are familiar with this comic book art style.
 
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Steven87:
I have a moral Dilemma…

I have like 10 dvd’s that I want to get rid of because I don’t feel comfortable watching them anymore, like the American Pie set, Team America, Nip/Tuck, that kind of stuff… Now my question is, since they are inappropriate should I throw them out, sell them to a pawn shop and give the money to the church, or what?

If I sold them I would be letting someone else watch this potentially causing them to sin, but if they are going to buy it then they must not think there is a prolem with it and they would probably purchase it through some other outlet anyway…

I don’t feel good about just throwing them out because I spent A LOT of money on them (1st season of nip/tuck costed $60-$70 alone), and if I sold them I wouldn’t be keeping the money for myself. But then we go back in this cycle of whether or not I should pass it on to someone else.

I’m not sure what to do in this situation, would anyone care to give a suggestion?
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One word: Ebay.
 
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Steven87:
I have a moral Dilemma…

I have like 10 dvd’s that I want to get rid of because I don’t feel comfortable watching them anymore, …

I’m not sure what to do in this situation, would anyone care to give a suggestion?
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Old DVD’s make great skeet shooting targets.
 
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lifeisbeautiful:
If you had a movie in which your father was disrespected would you sell it on ebay?
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what in the world are you talking about?
 
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wabrams:
what in the world are you talking about?
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What I mean is, if you sell it on ebay you are allowing at least one more person to watch it, which offends God, our Father.

Plus, to make things worse, if someone tries to buy these movies at a store it will cost them more. On Ebay you can buy more for less, which means they may be able to buy more movies that are offensive to God.
 
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lifeisbeautiful:
What I mean is, if you sell it on ebay you are allowing at least one more person to watch it, which offends God, our Father.
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thats taking things a bit too far. if someone buys it off ebay they are going to buy it regardless.
 
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wabrams:
thats taking things a bit too far. if someone buys it off ebay they are going to buy it regardless.
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So would selling condoms on ebay (lets even add a good cause: to support your family) be ok? Since if they buy them from you they were going to buy it anyways…
Plus, on ebay things are cheaper. So if they only had the money for one of the movies in a regular store, they may be able to buy more than one on ebay.
 
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wabrams:
thats taking things a bit too far. if someone buys it off ebay they are going to buy it regardless.
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Also, you never answered my question, Would you honestly sell on ebay a movie that is truly disrespectful to your father? How about a movie that could lead someone to a mortal sin?
 
I just wanted to say one more thing.

We have to be careful with saying what will or will not affect us.

The more we are exposed to something, the more we get used to it and the less it bothers us. Just because you think something does not have an effect on you does not mean it is not having an effect on you.
 
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lifeisbeautiful:
Also, you never answered my question, Would you honestly sell on ebay a movie that is truly disrespectful to your father? How about a movie that could lead someone to a mortal sin?
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Haven’t thought about it. But on the flip side of the coin, how do we know if offends God?
 
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lifeisbeautiful:
Maybe this will help:
Kill Bill 1
Kill Bill 2
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I take what they say re: movies with a grain of salt. There’s many movies on that list rated as offensive that I don’t see how they came up w/ that. It seems several posters feel the same way.
 
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lifeisbeautiful:
So would selling condoms on ebay (lets even add a good cause: to support your family) be ok? Since if they buy them from you they were going to buy it anyways…
Plus, on ebay things are cheaper. So if they only had the money for one of the movies in a regular store, they may be able to buy more than one on ebay.
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I see nothing wrong with condoms.
 
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wabrams:
I see nothing wrong with condoms.
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Well, the Church does.
If you don’t agree with all of the Church’s teachings then thats a different story.
 
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lifeisbeautiful:
Well, the Church does.
If you don’t agree with all of the Church’s teachings then thats a different story.
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I know the Church does, but I still don’t agree with it.
 
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