tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643714587047748844.post8081320026009516738..comments2023-12-05T22:38:15.929-08:00Comments on Fr. Dennis at the Movies: Rock of Ages [2012]Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643714587047748844.post-88975178912820969622012-06-15T22:33:18.145-07:002012-06-15T22:33:18.145-07:00Hi Richard, thanks very much for your comments! A...Hi Richard, thanks very much for your comments! And good to hear from a USC Trojan as well! I know that it would perhaps be silly to give the movie as it stands an R or NC-17 rating. However, I just think that the story itself is basically an R or NC-17 rated story. Trying to bend the story to a PG-13 rating produced this confused concoction that we see. Then, I'm sorry if they filmmakers are going to taking it upon themselves to give young people instruction on how to give a __ (kneel down in front of the guy, then take down his pants ...) then PARENTS SHOULD KNOW THAT ahead of time and IMHO the film should be given an R-rating right then and there to force parental discussion and consent. Otherwise the MPAA rating system becomes a complete joke. <br /><br />Then I agree with you Riordan wasn't that bad, just that it seems to surprise people who've never lived in L.A. that the people of Los Angeles would elect a Republican mayor at all (even though New York City as liberal as it is, has elected a string of Republican mayors as well).<br /><br />Finally, I agree that the Catherine Zeta Jones character was a lazy plot device. I honestly think that the story would have been _much better_ without needlessly bringing in the straw man of "the Christian right." It served no purpose other than needlessly putting-down part of the film's potential customer base. <br /><br />All in all, I found the film _needlessly_ juvenile.Dennis Krizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16913610930132868134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2643714587047748844.post-72042410946979737082012-06-15T16:39:46.827-07:002012-06-15T16:39:46.827-07:00I appreciate the point you are making about the de...I appreciate the point you are making about the decadence that the rock sex life presents, but the images here are certainly no worse than you will see on most television shows targeted at this audience, and they do do not get the sort of restrictive rating you suggest. It is a good waring however. Other than the Conservative label, the comparison of Riordan to the Mayor in this piece is thin. Mayor Riordan was a fiscal conservative and generally did not get engaged in the culture wars. L.A. lucked out in getting him probably only because of the riots the year before the election and his "tough Enough to Bring L.A. back" campaign. I also thought the Catherine Zeta Jones character was a crude stereotype and an easy storytelling shortcut. Glad to read another Trojan's comments. Fight On.Richard Kirkhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16428986542891346618noreply@blogger.com