we're the MILLERS

[Tracy1581]

in one word 'TRASH" especially for the kids today. we could not help but wonder how the couple in front of us could take their what appeared to be 10 yr old to a movie like this other than the fact they wanted to see it so therefore it was ok to expose their child to garbage.

Parents really need to preview what their kids might be watching. It's just NOT cool to allow the anything goes mentality anymore.

Jennifer Anniston could have picked a much better film to be in.

save your money and spend it elsewhere. We love comedy but his bordered a trashy comedy not worth seeing.

[Taltarzac725]

in one word 'TRASH" especially for the kids today. we could not help but wonder how the couple in front of us could take their what appeared to be 10 yr old to a movie like this other than the fact they wanted to see it so therefore it was ok to expose their child to garbage.

Parents really need to preview what their kids might be watching. It's just NOT cool to allow the anything goes mentality anymore.

Jennifer Anniston could have picked a much better film to be in.

save your money and spend it elsewhere. We love comedy but his bordered a trashy comedy not worth seeing.

That looks like something I would wait for the DVD.

[graciegirl]

Jennifer Anniston was on a talk show last night promoting this film. I was a little um...surprised at the clip that was shown on TV.

Did anyone else see it?

Maybe I AM an OLD biddy. sigh.

[jimbo2012]

Good, very funny, not for kids.

[justjim]

No need for "trash language"----I know there are some who use such language all the time but not around me or my wife----the friends we choose have a bit more ediquette. Enough said.

[John_W]

I said the same thing about 'The Heat' with Melissa McCarthy and Sandra Bullock, every other word was the F word. Usually before I can give my opinion of that film, people will say that's the funniest movie they've seen in years. Read the reviews of The Heat on this website, it seems it's OK for that film to be so filthy but not for others. I liked The Heat but the filthy language ruined it somewhat for me. That's why I've decided not to see The Millers.

When I think back to some of my favorite comedies such as Animal House, Airplane, Caddy Shack, Raising Arizona, O'Brother Where Art Thou, you almost never hear the F word in those films but yet they are the best comedies.

[jnieman]

This was one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. Yes it is adult humor not intended for a 10 year old.

[Barefoot]

This was one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. Yes it is adult humor not intended for a 10 year old.

Is it subtle humor or more slapstick/frat-boy humor?

[jnieman]

Is it subtle humor or more slapstick/frat-boy humor?

Just laugh out loud humor. I definitely would not have wanted to sit next to a 10 year old for this movie, but I found it hilarious.

[Tracy1581]

some liked it. Maybe I'm becoming an old fart. lol I just find the underlying messages disturbing such as being a drug dealer is cool and funny, being a stripper is cool, being gay is of course cool, being homeless is becoming a norm. Abnormal is cool. Anything goes, anywhere , anybody.

the part I found the most disturbing I guess was when the adult tells the kid to go "suck the guys's blank (can't say it) was disgusting!! some of it was funny but overall ruined by the message it would send to younger generation.

maybe I just don't get it anymore. With all the tolerance of everything today, when is enough enough.?? we grew up with Little Racals, Dennis the Mennis, and thought those shows were funny. Do we REALLY need movies in theaters that debate over who should suck whose ???? Isn't that going a bit too far?? Would you want your grandchildren to watch something like this?? Wish Hollywood would start producing movies that promote values, morals and good character. Our kids are in desperate need of these types.

[graciegirl]

some liked it. Maybe I'm becoming an old fart. lol I just find the underlying messages disturbing such as being a drug dealer is cool and funny, being a stripper is cool, being gay is of course cool, being homeless is becoming a norm. Abnormal is cool. Anything goes, anywhere , anybody.

the part I found the most disturbing I guess was when the adult tells the kid to go "suck the guys's blank (can't say it) was disgusting!! some of it was funny but overall ruined by the message it would send to younger generation.

maybe I just don't get it anymore. With all the tolerance of everything today, when is enough enough.?? we grew up with Little Racals, Dennis the Mennis, and thought those shows were funny. Do we REALLY need movies in theaters that debate over who should suck whose ???? Isn't that going a bit too far?? Would you want your grandchildren to watch something like this?? Wish Hollywood would start producing movies that promote values, morals and good character. Our kids are in desperate need of these types.

I would settle for wet your pants funny in the way THAT used to be funny; double entendres, timing, the pause, mistaken identity. etc. etc. etc.

I loved Laugh in. Please don't laugh at me.

Hi. I'm Fanny Farkle!

[Schaumburger]

in one word 'TRASH" especially for the kids today. we could not help but wonder how the couple in front of us could take their what appeared to be 10 yr old to a movie like this other than the fact they wanted to see it so therefore it was ok to expose their child to garbage.

Parents really need to preview what their kids might be watching. It's just NOT cool to allow the anything goes mentality anymore.

Jennifer Anniston could have picked a much better film to be in.

save your money and spend it elsewhere. We love comedy but his bordered a trashy comedy not worth seeing.

I saw the movie. Funny, but definitely an adult movie. The movie definitely deserves the R rating it received. Not a movie for a 10 year old. Not a movie for a 15 year old. Bad decision on the part of that couple to take a 10 year old with them.

[Shimpy]

This was one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. Yes it is adult humor not intended for a 10 year old.

I agree. I would see it again. It is rated "R" so why would you take a 10 year old to it? There are plenty of kids movies always playing here that they can be taken to.
By the way in real life this language is what is used for this age group. Makes it realistic.

[jimbo2012]

:agree:

Watch HBO, I suppose that will be an eye opener for you.

That language is spoken often, it is 2013

[BarryRX]

Heck, just watch reruns of Law and Order SVU which comes on at 3:30 in the afternoon. I don't know how they can have subject matter like that on before 9PM.

[jblum315]

I see it all the time. People take their young children to movies because they either can't afford or don't want to spend the money for a babysitter. They think it's OK. I don't

[Pturner]

Oh, so that's how 10-year-old Hannah Montana's grow up to be 21-year-old Miley Cyruses.

[gerryann]

It's all a matter of what you're comfortable with. I am not comfortable around that kind of language or that type of humor. I'm not saying its wrong for those that like it, or use it. I don't freak if I'm out and someone starts using that language, but I certainly lose respect for that person. We're of a different generation (at least the majority of us are). The younger folks are comfortable with it.....I'm not.

[bkcunningham1]

Oh, so that's how 10-year-old Hannah Montana's grow up to be 21-year-old Miley Cyruses.

Yep.

[kittygilchrist]

I was offended the whole time when I wasn't laughing.

[Lbmb24101]

I will wait till it comes on on demand.
We went to see the 1st Hangover movie
We hated it yet they made 2 sequels...go figure.
But 12 yrs ago we loved There is something about Mary( the scene w the dog stills cracks me up)
So the question us:
Have we aged that much and that is why our tastes changed??
Or
Do you guys think that The Hangover is a different type of humor from There is something about Mary?
Looking forward to your comments! :)

[asianthree]

redbox $1..if you hate it only a dollar

[wendyquat]

Personally I don't find any humor in calling filth "adult humor"! We are just playing into their "dumbing down" tactics by contributing money to their sick agendas! Garbage in - garbage out!

[Tracy1581]

Personally I don't find any humor in calling filth "adult humor"! We are just playing into their "dumbing down" tactics by contributing money to their sick agendas! Garbage in - garbage out!

it really was filth wendy. when you go from the wife sucking the guys ??? to the husband to the son??? I don't see anything funny at all about it. What kind of message is that? Maybe that's a guy's sense of humor?? as a woman and mother I find it offensive. Also the one wife touching the others breasts as they all think they might get involved in an orgy I think we've crossed the line with decency. And then we wonder Why the kids are screwed up?? Hollywood produces more and more garbage. We had no idea about the movie at all and just went because it was supposed to be a comedy. Never again. Big mistake. No more dumbing down for this chick. I won't support the garbage anymore. My dollars will speak loudly going to the movies (if they ever create them ) on morals, values and character. Adios to the garbage !!

[My Daily Run]

obviously not everyone will like everything...I personally found it "entertaining"...if you are offended then go see a Disney film...

Cinderella - her mother died, and her father remarried her stepmother.

Nemo - had a mom but she got killed by the barracuda

Beauty and the Beast - no Mother

Aladdin - no Mother

Snow White - was the daughter of a queen who died, the new wicked queen married her father and wanted her killed.

The Little Mermaid - Ariel no Mom.

Mama Dumbo (horrific death) locked in a cage and taken away from him forever

Pinocchio motherless with only Geppeto

Sleeping Beauty raised by three inept aunts

The Sword in the Stone father, but no mother

Jungle Book Mowgli - his surrogate caregivers are father

Lion King - father gets killed

etc. etc.

[graciegirl]

I like raucous, I like funny, I like potty humor, but some stuff makes me uncomfortable.

I think it unfair to bring Disney into the argument.That is way over to the other side of the spectrum. There is only the ratings to help us choose. And unfortunately there is R and there is R. Nudity used to be the big deal, now nudity is not such a big deal. Not nearly as offensive as when some lines are crossed that we just haven't seen on screen before. We were born in a different time perhaps, but I have laughed myself silly at some danged funny, bawdy jokes. Some dirty jokes just have to use some not frequently used words sometimes, but stepping into something different sometimes makes us feel like we could use a good bath.

I haven't seen the movie, thought I'd like to. There was another movie that had a lot of bad language that close friends and people I respect on this forum said was a hoot. I can't remember which one but Bosox Fan and Pooh liked the same one. I never got around to seeing it either. Can't remember what it was.

I will keep reading here. This sounds a little over the top for me, and I am a naughty joke teller.

[Tracy1581]

obviously not everyone will like everything...I personally found it "entertaining"...if you are offended then go see a Disney film...

Cinderella - her mother died, and her father remarried her stepmother.

Nemo - had a mom but she got killed by the barracuda

Beauty and the Beast - no Mother

Aladdin - no Mother

Snow White - was the daughter of a queen who died, the new wicked queen married her father and wanted her killed.

The Little Mermaid - Ariel no Mom.

Mama Dumbo (horrific death) locked in a cage and taken away from him forever

Pinocchio motherless with only Geppeto

Sleeping Beauty raised by three inept aunts

The Sword in the Stone father, but no mother

Jungle Book Mowgli - his surrogate caregivers are father

Lion King - father gets killed

etc. etc.

comparing this movie to a Disney? these comparisons are MILD in comparison to we're the millers. In Disney yes sometimes we lose a Mommy or Daddy or one gets injured or is missing. There is NO comparison to Disney. Disney usually makes you feel good, is heartwarming, which is good for the soul.

The underlying message for this movie was acceptability of pure trash. OK to be drug dealer, smuggler, stripper, homeless, nerd, clueless, gay, bi, swap sex partners. Paying a fine or sucking a guys ??? is NOT entertainment to me.
Then telling your SON he's got to suck a guys ??? is not only sickening but sends a message to young boys hmmm maybe that's ok.
I will stick with my original critique of movie - Trash Would be interesting to hear from other women who saw the movie. Perhaps men find that one scene funny. If so, guess I'm just not getting it.

[John_W]

obviously not everyone will like everything...I personally found it "entertaining"...if you are offended then go see a Disney film...



One of my favorite movies is 'Taxi Driver' with Robert De Niro, that is certainly no Disney film. The point is, today the movie makers feel it's necessary to include every form of bathroom humor or the film won't fly. The last really great comedy I saw was 'Sideways' with Paul Giamanti and Thomas Hayden Church. It did have a lot of the F word, but it was used in a way that two adult men on a bachelor trip might talk, and the woman almost never used the F word. Five years from now every comedy will include the 'C' word, then what?

[rhsgypsylady]

Movies are rated for a reason. Parents/grandparents, etc. wishing to take others to movies should take them to age appropriate. Same goes for adults. If a movie is rated R and you are offended by such type movie, then don't go. On the other hand I didn't find this movie any worse than taking kids to movies with lots of violence. Violence promotes killing (in my opinion). Then again, one doesn't need to go to the movies to find nudity, foul language, drug usage, or violence in today's society. It's all around us. Sadly, this is the way of the world.

[Tracy1581]

but the 'good news" is we don't have to accept it nor support it. If we stop spending money at the box office, maybe they will get the hint !!

you know the old saying "money talks"

[wendyquat]

obviously not everyone will like everything...I personally found it "entertaining"...if you are offended then go see a Disney film...

Cinderella - her mother died, and her father remarried her stepmother.

Nemo - had a mom but she got killed by the barracuda

Beauty and the Beast - no Mother

Aladdin - no Mother

Snow White - was the daughter of a queen who died, the new wicked queen married her father and wanted her killed.

The Little Mermaid - Ariel no Mom.

Mama Dumbo (horrific death) locked in a cage and taken away from him forever

Pinocchio motherless with only Geppeto

Sleeping Beauty raised by three inept aunts

The Sword in the Stone father, but no mother

Jungle Book Mowgli - his surrogate caregivers are father

Lion King - father gets killed

etc. etc.

And your point is? I don't equate any of the above references to come close to pornography!

[wendyquat]

I like raucous, I like funny, I like potty humor, but some stuff makes me uncomfortable.

I think it unfair to bring Disney into the argument.That is way over to the other side of the spectrum. There is only the ratings to help us choose. And unfortunately there is R and there is R. Nudity used to be the big deal, now nudity is not such a big deal. Not nearly as offensive as when some lines are crossed that we just haven't seen on screen before. We were born in a different time perhaps, but I have laughed myself silly at some danged funny, bawdy jokes. Some dirty jokes just have to use some not frequently used words sometimes, but stepping into something different sometimes makes us feel like we could use a good bath.

I haven't seen the movie, thought I'd like to. There was another movie that had a lot of bad language that close friends and people I respect on this forum said was a hoot. I can't remember which one but Bosox Fan and Pooh liked the same one. I never got around to seeing it either. Can't remember what it was.

I will keep reading here. This sounds a little over the top for me, and I am a naughty joke teller.

Gracie it is one thing to tell "bawdy" jokes among adults. I am guilty of that also but if we continue to support the decline of decency from Hollywood, then don't be surprised to see our grandchildren "twerking" in public like the spectacle that Miley Cyrus made of herself last week! I definitely am not a prude but I do not think it healthy that our children and grandchildren are exposed to it! Just my opinion! Everyone has a right to their own opinion!

[Barefoot]

.... if we continue to support the decline of decency from Hollywood, then don't be surprised to see our grandchildren "twerking" in public like the spectacle that Miley Cyrus made of herself last week! I definitely am not a prude but I do not think it healthy that our children and grandchildren are exposed to it! Just my opinion! Everyone has a right to their own opinion!

Wendy, I just have to laugh because I remember my mother saying almost exactly the same words about Elvis shaking his pelvis in public. She started by saying "I am definitely not a prude, but this time Elvis has taken it too far ..."

We all agree that Miley Cyrus made a ludicrous spectacle of herself at the Awards Show. She did it to make sure she would be the main topic of conversation all week. Guess who's on the cover of every magazine and the subject of all television gossip shows. Mission accomplished!

[wendyquat]

Wendy, I just have to laugh because I remember my mother saying almost exactly the same words about Elvis shaking his pelvis in public. She started by saying "I am definitely not a prude, but this time Elvis has taken it too far ..."

We all agree that Miley Cyrus made a ludicrous spectacle of herself at the Awards Show. She did it to make sure she would be the main topic of conversation all week. Guess who's on the cover of every magazine and the subject of all television gossip shows. Mission accomplished!

That doesn't make it right Bare! As a role model it sends a message to my granddaughters that maybe her behavior is ok. No wonder the Islamist radicals call us " infidels"!

Alas, I still remember when Desi and Lucy had to sleep in twin beds!

[DougB]

That doesn't make it right Bare! As a role model it sends a message to my granddaughters that maybe her behavior is ok. No wonder the Islamist radicals call us " infidels"!

Alas, I still remember when Desi and Lucy had to sleep in twin beds!

Desi was usually in some other female's bed.

[graciegirl]

Desi was usually in some other female's bed.

Doug! You are too YOUNG to know about stuff like that.

[DougB]

Doug! You are too YOUNG to know about stuff like that.

I order off the big boy menu now. No more crayons and coloring books from the servers.

Haha, just found out yesterday (wait for it, wait for it, drumroll) I will be a great grandfather in 7 months!

[Tracy1581]

And your point is? I don't equate any of the above references to come close to pornography!

I agree Wendy. There is NO comparison to Disney and the TRASH of today. NOT good role models for kids at all today. Let's send the message to Hollywood by NOT supporting them with our hard earned dollars.

[pooh]

I haven't seen the movie, and not sure I will while it's in the theaters, but for those who have seen the movie and are shocked by what was on the screen, didn't you check reviews of the movie before you paid to see it? In those reviews you would have been made aware of some of the more objectionable aspects of the film.

The movie Gracie, was TED! If you are from MA, it is even funnier, but Ted is an obnoxious bear...not a sweet little cuddly toy. We saw youngsters in the theater with their grandparents....NEVER would I have allowed my grandkids to watch this movie...and the same for WE'RE THE MILLERS.

I do agree that there are some movies that are unacceptable for many....bad language, nudity, violence, glorification of less than honorable lifestyles. If these types of films are not what you want to see, then do not. Find out about what you are going to view. Times have changed, whether we like it or not. We are adults and can make decisions about what we will or will not watch on the screen. Today's parents are responsible for what their children see or do not see, not the movie industry. Some of those questionable movies live a short life, never even breaking even for the studios. This one doesn't seem to be one of them.

[USSGompers]

I loved The Miller's, The Heat and Ted. I also love The Sound of Music, Big and Back to the Future.

I am very diverse in that way. I was shocked that someone brought a 12 year girl to Ted though.

[casita37]

but the 'good news" is we don't have to accept it nor support it. If we stop spending money at the box office, maybe they will get the hint !!

you know the old saying "money talks"

Nobody is listening to "us" of a certain age. If we stop spending our money, Hollywood won't care or even notice. Seniors are catered to in a very, very few markets (like some of the businesses in The Villages).....Sorry, but we're over the hill and the up and coming 18 year olds rule what makes the movies, clothes, food choices, music piped into the mall.....just to name a few. We had our day, including Elvis :)!

My kids roll their eyes at me just like I did my mother....well maybe not so much now that they are almost 40 years old...LOL My daughter actually suggested I have my hearing checked because I said I couldn't understand the words of a song on the radio!!

[Sanbo]

That is the reason I only go to the movies a few times a year. I can not tolerate the vulgar language. I am not a prude, but the f word is so overused in the movies, and on the streets today, as well as in households, that I try to avoid hearing trash talk at all cost.

[Bosoxfan]

Went tonight & my wife & I found it to be very very funny.

[Tracy1581]

Nobody is listening to "us" of a certain age. If we stop spending our money, Hollywood won't care or even notice. Seniors are catered to in a very, very few markets (like some of the businesses in The Villages).....Sorry, but we're over the hill and the up and coming 18 year olds rule what makes the movies, clothes, food choices, music piped into the mall.....just to name a few. We had our day, including Elvis :)!

My kids roll their eyes at me just like I did my mother....well maybe not so much now that they are almost 40 years old...LOL My daughter actually suggested I have my hearing checked because I said I couldn't understand the words of a song on the radio!!

Oh not sure about us not making an impact. Us Seniors do frequent the movies often. After all, we do have more time and money since our working yrs are behind us. We can make an impact starting with our own children and yes I know what you mean they don't listen. However warning our kids so they can at least beware for our grandchildren would be the right and wise thing to do. Or at least sit with our grandchildren and talk directly to them. We can make a big impact on society. Don't be so willing to throw us under the bus. I have a feeling the movie will "flop" anyway.

[graciegirl]

Went tonight & my wife & I found it to be very very funny.

Tell us more. Why was it funny?

Someone referred to a bunch of talk about oral sex and we are all adults and understand all that stuff comfortably...but the folks who were supposedly the givers and takers in this situation sounded to be ....a little out of range.

Who says stuff like that to a teen?

I haven't seen it. I think you have a good sense of humor, Bosoxfan...but some things aren't funny to me just because.For instance.... I don't get The Three Stooges. I don't get America's Funniest Home Videos when people really hurt themselves.

What is funny to some and not others is not always a matter of prudery.

Just maybe....for most of us it isn't comfortable or recognizable life experiences?

I don't know. I was never present when in any social situation any female put her hands on the breasts of another female in public.

I saw that clip on a show where Jennifer Anniston was selling the film. THAT was ouchy to me.

[Steve & Deanna]

We have not seen the movie but I can imagine that it promotes drug use and other child non-friendly humor. Remember the Marx Brothers (Groucho's double entendre jokes), Red Skelton and others comedians whereas the whole family could watch without being offended? Not to say that we don't enjoy a funny R rated comedy once in a great while (the movie-Ted) as when you walk into the theater, you certainly know what you're in for. Hollywood has certainly come a long way down the road.....but, unfortunately so have we. We do prefer some of the older movies and are quite selective on what we spend our money on. We also saw The Heat, only on the strength of Sandra Bullock being in it. Smart move for her to say she would not be in a sequel. For the most part, we would sit there and cringe due to the language rolling out of the mouth of Melissa McCarthy. If that's 'street talk', no wonder the streets are the way they are.

[Barefoot]

Nobody is listening to "us" of a certain age. If we stop spending our money, Hollywood won't care or even notice. Seniors are catered to in a very, very few markets ....Sorry, but we're over the hill and the up and coming 18 year olds rule what makes the movies, clothes, food choices, music piped into the mall.....just to name a few. We had our day, including Elvis :)!

I think you're right, we're a small segment of society. We certainly don't spend money on movies and music the way kids do. Whether Grey Heads like a movie isn't going to make or break it. On television, you can see that most ads are geared toward teenagers and families, with the occasional Depends/Geritol ad thrown in on shows starring Betty White! I don't mind at all, it's the way things should be, it's the natural progression of life.

[Tracy1581]

Don't be so quick to throw us under the bus. Remember our grandparents. They basically sat around not doing too much. Our grandchildren will have experiences when they visit us they will carry with them throughout their whole lives. Just think of the memories of gram and pop visiting them and driving around in the golf cart, watching them play pickleball or softball or dancing or going to square to see scooter. We are such active seniors unlike no other generation. We are villagers!!

I won't give up influencing the younger generation whether through talking or setting examples. Be a positive influence in the younger generations life. Tell them WHY certain movies, songs, etc.. are NOT good. Speak of what is RIGHT and believe me they will hear you and you will influence them more than you know. We may be their only HOPE left.

See the movie Courageous and talk about how great that movie is and the way it made you feel when you left the theater. They were not even going to play that movie in the Villages until Villagers DEMANDED it!! You can do it. You can influence the younger generation. Don't think they aren't listening. Give them memories , give them things to think about, teach them right from wrong starting with the movies today and what is good and not so good about the messages they portray.

[Bosoxfan]

Tell us more. Why was it funny?

Someone referred to a bunch of talk about oral sex and we are all adults and understand all that stuff comfortably...but the folks who were supposedly the givers and takers in this situation sounded to be ....a little out of range.

Who says stuff like that to a teen?

I haven't seen it. I think you have a good sense of humor, Bosoxfan...but some things aren't funny to me just because.For instance.... I don't get The Three Stooges. I don't get America's Funniest Home Videos when people really hurt themselves.

What is funny to some and not others is not always a matter of prudery.

Just maybe....for most of us it isn't comfortable or recognizable life experiences?

I don't know. I was never present when in any social situation any female put her hands on the breasts of another female in public.

I saw that clip on a show where Jennifer Anniston was selling the film. THAT was ouchy to me.

Gracie I don't equate this with any "real life " situation.It's a movie with comedic value only. I also like things like West Side Story which is about as far from reality as one can get.I do however understand some folks not liking this type of humor. I for one don't like most british humor. Monty Python, A Fish Called Wanda,Benny Hill etc are not my cup of tea.So you see it's hard to explain why something tickles one's funny bone & doesn't tickle another's.Different strokes for different folks ..I Guess!

[Tracy1581]

maybe they can't tell you WHY they liked it.?? Maybe they find that telling a young boy to go suck a man's ----- is funny to them. I am by NO means a prude either but that is so distasteful and in today's society I guess I find no humor in it. It would be interesting to KNOW exactly WHAT they did find funny about it but you see you ask the question and you get no answer. Makes you wonder what one is thinking if they can't answer the question. I could go on and on about what was NOT funny about it if you asked me. Also found the part distasteful where the young boy is learning to kiss so he kisses not only the homeless girl (who is at least around his age) but his supposed MOTHER !! Whew where IS the humor in that ?? I just don't get it. Maybe the ones who liked it can explain WHAT was funny about it?? Would be interested in hearing the opposing opinion also. Comments?

[Bosoxfan]

maybe they can't tell you WHY they liked it.?? Maybe they find that telling a young boy to go suck a man's ----- is funny to them. I am by NO means a prude either but that is so distasteful and in today's society I guess I find no humor in it. It would be interesting to KNOW exactly WHAT they did find funny about it but you see you ask the question and you get no answer. Makes you wonder what one is thinking if they can't answer the question. I could go on and on about what was NOT funny about it if you asked me. Also found the part distasteful where the young boy is learning to kiss so he kisses not only the homeless girl (who is at least around his age) but his supposed MOTHER !! Whew where IS the humor in that ?? I just don't get it. Maybe the ones who liked it can explain WHAT was funny about it?? Would be interested in hearing the opposing opinion also. Comments?

I don't think you're telling me why it's not funny .Is it because it offends you? Today's humor is so far removed from I Love Lucy & the likes but it doesn't mean it isn't funny to some. Why did I find it funny? Well the timing of certain lines ...the situations this so called family got themselves into & how they handled it.I'm guessing if you didn't find this funny then Something about Mary,Liar Liar Adam Sandler Movies ,The Hangover movies are not your type of humor. Like I said in a previous post different strokes for different folks! Just because it wasn't funny for you doesn't mean everybody else has your opinion.

[Tracy1581]

actually I thought something about Mary was funny!! The guy getting his private parts stuck in zipper was hilarious and probably can happen in real life which made it funny.

On the other hand, an ADULT telling a CHILD to go suck a guys ----- made me sick as children are being abused sexually all the time so therefore it did NOT tickle my funny bone.

[casita37]

Don't be so quick to throw us under the bus. Remember our grandparents. They basically sat around not doing too much. Our grandchildren will have experiences when they visit us they will carry with them throughout their whole lives. Just think of the memories of gram and pop visiting them and driving around in the golf cart, watching them play pickleball or softball or dancing or going to square to see scooter. We are such active seniors unlike no other generation. We are villagers!!

I won't give up influencing the younger generation whether through talking or setting examples. Be a positive influence in the younger generations life. Tell them WHY certain movies, songs, etc.. are NOT good. Speak of what is RIGHT and believe me they will hear you and you will influence them more than you know. We may be their only HOPE left.

See the movie Courageous and talk about how great that movie is and the way it made you feel when you left the theater. They were not even going to play that movie in the Villages until Villagers DEMANDED it!! You can do it. You can influence the younger generation. Don't think they aren't listening. Give them memories , give them things to think about, teach them right from wrong starting with the movies today and what is good and not so good about the messages they portray.

Not throwing anyone under the bus or giving up on the younger generation. This was about a movie, and I still maintain the movie makers are not marketing to our generation. Nothing was about giving up on the kids or not setting good examples for them. The parents, or grandparents, who took the 10 year old to the movie should have know better, but I think most of us would not have taken a young child to an R rated movie.

I also think that if kids are indeed given good parenting, at home, and taught right from wrong, respect, manners, etc., then a raunchy movie every once in a while won't make an impact. If children are not getting what they need at home, then they will find a negative outlet. There are, of course, exceptions. We know kids who grew up without proper guidance, or even a secure home, and they turned out great....and vice versa.

[Bosoxfan]

actually I thought something about Mary was funny!! The guy getting his private parts stuck in zipper was hilarious and probably can happen in real life which made it funny.

On the other hand, an ADULT telling a CHILD to go suck a guys ----- made me sick as children are being abused sexually all the time so therefore it did NOT tickle my funny bone.
I see ...certain things offend you but others like a man's ... used as a hair gel doesn't .... because these kind of things can happen...whatever!

Beside the kid in this movie was 18 ...by no means were they promoting abuse of a child!

[Tracy1581]

But Hollywood was PROMOTING the gay agenda once again ALONG with OK to be a stripper, homeless, drug dealer, smuggler, etc. Didn't care for the underlying message of the movie but that's my opinion and I'm certainly entitled to it without being attacked by those whose opinion is different.

[Bosoxfan]

But Hollywood was PROMOTING the gay agenda once again ALONG with OK to be a stripper, homeless, drug dealer, smuggler, etc. Didn't care for the underlying message of the movie but that's my opinion and I'm certainly entitled to it without being attacked by those whose opinion is different.

The attacks started when you said those who liked....never mind not worth the time.

[jimbo2012]

A few of you are really showing your age........:confused:

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