Ottakee Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 It looks really good and I wish dh and I could go this weekend but we don't have a sitter for foster ds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptxW2lhzbVQ It is only out in limited theaters so we would have to drive 45 minutes or so to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
readinmom Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Hadn't heard of this...it looks good. Thanks! Nice alternative to that other movie that comes out tomorrow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Heard a radio interview with the director. Too bad that it it is overshadowed by the sick film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 This looks like a good one - thanks for the heads up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 They set it to release at the same time as the other movie to give people a positive alternative. Now to see if I can find a sitter so dh and I can go to the theater farther away that is showing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 I have several friends who have seen it and loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 I'm hoping that DH and I can see it this weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I would love to see it, but no theater nearby will have it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 Bumping to see if anyone saw this over the weekend. I REALLY want to go and dh agreed to go with me but neither grandma can babysit (both are disabled) and my respite person is out of state. The movie is playing 45 minutes away so I can't leave foster ds here with our other kids without a sitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicianmom Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I think I would just like to speed-read the screenplay so I could satisfy my curiosity without having to sit through it. The painful awkwardness of the preview was enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 My daughter and son in lawsaw it. Both loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 We saw it. I have mixed feelings about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Indeed Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I saw it last night. It was a good movie, not too cheesy. It did deal with issues like porn, strippers, and college girls at parties, but nothing explicit. We will probably buy it when it comes out on DVD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 We saw it. I have mixed feelings about it. May I ask why? Just wondering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I'm hesitant after reading this very good article (about Christian movies in general, but it has some comments on Old Fashioned): http://www.vox.com/2015/2/15/8038283/christian-movies-bad-old-fashioned-fifty-shades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I read the article and disagree with some of the author's assumptions. "Old Fashioned" was to have been released in early 2014, socannot be accused of being crafted solely as a response to the porn movie. The release time was rescheduled to coincide with the other movie after the director of O. F. decided that he liked that approach. At any rate, the writer's sympathies seem clear, and I do not share them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 May I ask why? Just wondering. For the reasons Free Indeed listed. It is not the fact that it dealt with such issues, it is more how they were dealt with. Lots of flashbacks, (too many?) though none too graphic. The basic storyline is good, however they did have to speed a few scenes to get to certain points of the plot. Very minor spoiler For example: in one of the beginning scenes the female character rents an apartment and the male character refuses to go into the apartment with her. That scene set up the movie, but felt a bit rushed in a lets get to the plot kind of way. It also felt like a low budget film, which it was. While I am still formulating my opinions, I will say I went in hoping it would be a good family movie encouraging courtship, but came out thinking it may have been preaching to the choir a bit and certain scenes were added a bit gratuitously. I don't know if you didn't already have a preconceived bent toward courtship walking in that you would have been persuaded to consider it before the movie finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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