Selecting Movies to Watch

Below are some sites which could help us assess if a movie is worth watching :

Mercatornet - http://www.mercatornet.com/quick_picks/
Gives ratings of recent and past movies; also gives suggestions on which movies are really good for viewing

The Internet Movie Database - http://www.imdb.com/
You can search a film and its ratings. It contains a portion "Parents Guide" which lists the occurence of Nudity, Violence, Profanity

Screenit- http://www.screenit.com
Similar to IMDB.

Watching movies is a passtime for many people. Movies can be a source of formation or mal-formation depending on its content and message. Before watching a film, it's good to find out if it is worth watching in the first place, or if there are some portions of it which are objectionable. We actually do something similar when we buy a merchandise like a cellphone or a computer- we immediately check if it's working as it should (if it will actually help us or would just be a source of trouble) and if there are some parts which are not working properly. We have to have the same mindset when we watch movies- first we have to find out if it will build our cultural and intellectual formation, then try to see if there are portions which are objectionable. We cannot and should not just swallow an entire fudge cake which happens to have a fly on it.

Don't hesitate to reject movies which contribute nothing to your formation (or, perhaps, may even contribute to its mal-formation).

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