tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20534374.post1104880831074724497..comments2023-12-01T10:53:44.750-08:00Comments on Against All Heresies: Why I liked High School MusicalM. Alexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11628512667279950596noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20534374.post-88914911722270069912007-09-30T12:46:00.000-07:002007-09-30T12:46:00.000-07:00Surgite...,Pilgrim's Progress was written by John ...Surgite...,<BR/><BR/>Pilgrim's Progress was written by John Bunyan, a congregationalist. He is as equally condemning of the established Church (Anglican) as of what his society styled "Popery".<BR/><BR/>And what reason can I give for my deprecation of HSM?<BR/>I suppose it is as my wife has always said:<BR/>I am indeed a puritan. We still exist, I'm afraid.<BR/><BR/>God help us all.:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20534374.post-83122386913766484972007-09-20T15:20:00.000-07:002007-09-20T15:20:00.000-07:00Edward,After reading your comment I was quite conf...Edward,<BR/>After reading your comment I was quite confused. You talk about hsm being "utter garbage" and "degenerate to the extreme" but you do not mention any specific elements of the movie that would make it deserving of these accusations. <BR/><BR/>RoseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20534374.post-71348021463390306492007-09-20T09:32:00.000-07:002007-09-20T09:32:00.000-07:00Edward, Enjoy the Anglican book that your reading!...Edward, <BR/>Enjoy the Anglican book that your reading!!! As long as you stay away from highschool musical you can read anything else right?!?!<BR/>I think you're just going to keep yourself bored and compromised.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20534374.post-72697858998800328772007-09-17T17:15:00.000-07:002007-09-17T17:15:00.000-07:00High School Musical was utter garbage, Mary.Degene...High School Musical was utter garbage, Mary.<BR/>Degenerate in the extreme.<BR/>I don't mind letting you know that I am quite shocked at the encomium with which you have promoted it.<BR/>Natural virtues aside, can you honestly say that this is the manner in which youth should conduct themselves?<BR/>Would you be all at ease if your children did so?<BR/>Would their school allow this inane and vacuous behavour?<BR/><BR/>I don't wich to offend, but until now I have never encountered an item in which we could not possibly be in greater disagreement.<BR/><BR/>Yet I remain your respectful admirer and supporter.<BR/><BR/>And now I must get back to reading Pilgrim's Progress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20534374.post-65306036970842161452007-09-14T06:06:00.000-07:002007-09-14T06:06:00.000-07:00Grease came out when? in 1978? My mother took me t...Grease came out when? in 1978? My mother took me to the movies to see it, so I assume it was in new release at the time since that is all they did back then. Uhm, I was NINE yrs old! NINE! What was my mother thinking?? I guess the thing that saved me was that I hadn't a clue what was going on re: the possible pregnancy, etc. I do have fond memories of my best friend and I memorizing the entire album. As far as the HSM's, I have let my kids watch them. I agree with you, Mary.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04847411012442606677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20534374.post-27414731942490464432007-09-12T05:11:00.000-07:002007-09-12T05:11:00.000-07:00When I first started teaching I had an 8th grade g...When I first started teaching I had an 8th grade general music class and at the end of the quarter I let them watch Grease and to this day I feel guilty about it. I hadn't seen it since I was Catholic and thought the sexual content was disgusting. I would definitely not let my 8th grade age child watch it (if I had an 8th grade aged child).Jamie Carin and Claudio Romanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14152021172290149801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20534374.post-81414395937646810762007-09-11T10:31:00.000-07:002007-09-11T10:31:00.000-07:00i couldn't imagine letting an 8th grader watch gre...i couldn't imagine letting an 8th grader watch grease. it's one of my <I>favorite</I> movies, but definitely adult themed. and the language is not kid-appropriate. i'm actually very surprised it's only rated PG.<BR/><BR/>my oldest's kindergarten teacher has been playing the HSM soundtrack at rest time, and he loves it. he's been singing the songs for a week.erin is nicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12438632419330608223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20534374.post-63995799885732602412007-09-11T06:55:00.000-07:002007-09-11T06:55:00.000-07:00Grease was the first pg movie my mom let me see. ...Grease was the first pg movie my mom let me see. I think I was in 8th grade. My impression? I didn't like how the main character had to change to "get the guy". Just didn't seem like a good message. <BR/><BR/>Sounds like High School Musical is a good one.Staying in Balancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729612779930162079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20534374.post-78187931501467707912007-09-10T03:27:00.000-07:002007-09-10T03:27:00.000-07:00I agree Mary. I love the first high school musica...I agree Mary. I love the first high school musical. Like you I was prepared not to. But I was pleasantly surprised. We have not yet seen the second, well my teenage dd has, but the rest of us have not. We do not have television and will have to wait for the DVD. I'm looking forward to another worry free production. A rare thing these days, indeed. I'm still surprised by how much I need to preview despite the PG or even PG-13 rating. My teens cannot watch anything these days. SIGH. At least this movie, HSM, got it right.Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06936698520817156276noreply@blogger.com