'Zack & Miri' banned in Utah, but 'Saw V' is OK

It's a comedy about making a porno film.....

Never mind the fact that children shouldn't be taken to either film since they are both rated R.

So what?  Its still a comedy, not a porno.  I could see banning 'Caligula' or '9 1/2 weeks'  but a comedy, even one about making a porno, can never be as bad as an ultra violent movie.  Did the theater ban 'The Full Monty' where the whole premise was a bunch of guys were going to get naked on stage?  ('Dad whats a Full Monty?')  Or American pie when he 'gets his thing on' w/ a pie?  Whats the difference between these two?  It appears to be just because of a word in the title.

And Im not saying kids should see either, thats why we have a rating system.  But Im asking what message are we sending when violence is acceptable, and a sexual comedy is not.

"The Girl Next Door" - good call 

It is your opinion that a comedy can never be as bad as an ultra-violent film, not a fact.

One film will not desensitize anyone.  It takes a whole lot more mental conditioning than that.

I don't think anyone is sending a message here, other than some people don't want to show a movie.

I saw this too and just shook my head.  I mean seriously our economy is in the crapper, we have soldiers dying oversees and these people are worried about a comedy about people making and adult film.

Lighten up people.  If you don't want to go see it don't go see it, but let everyone else make up their own mind.  I do think that they need to be careful how they advertise though.

Yes, it is my opinion that a comedy will never be as bad as an ultra violent film. I guess it just makes sense, I mean, no one has ever watched 'CaddyShack' before they went on a killing spree. (unlike 'The Matrix' and Columbine)

And its not just 'my' opinion' either. 

http://www.lionlamb.org/More_Than_Just_Childs_Play.htm 

Canada has allowed partial nudity for years on prime time TV, but limits the amount of violence it shows, same w/ the UK. And their violent crime rate is much lower than ours. Coincidence? Maybe, maybe not.

That is a very misleading headline.  As a "Crazy Mormon" in Utah, I can tell you that the movie is not "Banned in Utah"... it's one fellow-crazy-Mormon's theater chain that is refusing to carry it.  There are plenty of other theaters here in Utah where you will be able to go see it.  Larry H Miller has 4 or 5 theater houses in the greater Salt Lake Area... maybe accounting for 20% of the screens in the area.

So, come on to Utah, you can still watch your porno movie.

Ding, ding, ding....winner.

ERRRRRR, no.  That statement is off topic and missing the point of this thread. 

The point is NOT whether kids should see these movies.  They're both rated R.  I never said, implied or advocated that kids should see either movie or be allowed too.  I did say 'which would you rather have them sneak into', which is different, allow does not equal sneak.  I am implying however that underage kids do sneak into rated R movies from time to time, and someone under the age of 17 will probably find a way to see both.  And to be clear, Im also not saying that either movie should not be shown, should not be made or that either s/b censored in any way.  Thats what the rating system is for. 

My point was that I disagree w/ the movie owner on his choice to not show a comedy about sex, but will show a movie that glorifies torture and mass murder (Did you even read my original post?)  To reiterate and be clear, The basic tenants of this topic is that the movie theater owner believes that the following equation is true when it comes to the core of movies plot that he will show and the message (whether conscious or not) that he is sending to the general populists is, in my HUMBLE opinion (I spelled out 'humble' in the first post to)

Murder = good 

Sex = Bad 

Am I the only one that finds a fundamental flaw in that way of thinking?  Again to be clear, and from my original post.  I respect the theater owners right to not show any movie he chooses.  But I am allowed to disagree with his decision, point out why I disagree with his choice, and my logic behind my opinion, and then choose not to support his business - thats really I can do, and maybe help a person in Utah have a reason to choose a different movie theater to patronize, even if it is less convenient.  FWIW and a little of topic, but I havent been to an Exxon is 21 years as part of my 'consumer protest' over the Valdez incident.  Choosing not to patronize a business and spend our money in their establishments is the only power we have as consumers in a free market society.

In no way do I believe that this man s/b forced to show anything he doesnt want to in his business.  Its his business and he can run it any way he chooses. 

actually... you specifically asked "what message does this send to our kids?"

I think that's all that was being noted... it shouldn't be sending any message to any kids... 

Here's another odd censure type thing that occurs in SLC.  The local NBC affiliate, KSL, will not show Saturday Night Live due to offensive material being presented.  But, they would show "Will and Grace" when it was on the air.

Precisely.