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Away We Go

Review by Lisa Ann Cockrel | posted 6/05/2009 08:52AM

When I was 16, I watched a movie called Hackers that starred a young Angelina Jolie and her first husband, Jonny Lee Miller, as rogue computer geniuses who must save the world from a deadly virus threatening ...

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Gary	Posted: July 11, 2009 1:05 AM


Generally worth seeing. My wife and I thought that parts of it were unnecessary to tell the story. One of these was the opening scene. I'm certain there could be another interesting way to discover a pregnancy. Since we have lived in many places (15 moves in 22 years) we could identify with trying to find a sense of home.

Russell

Posted: July 10, 2009 5:24 PM


My wife and I absolutely loved the movie. Lighten up guys...hopefully this was you 20 years ago! Go see it...now!

Anonymous

Posted: June 12, 2009 10:55 AM


Aaron and Josh, why are you jumping all over Vanna? Just because she has different standards than you? While I may disagree with her about this movie, I certainly do sympathize. I myself would like to see PG versions of the rated R movies. Similar to what the government does with its "classified" and "unclassified" versions of reports for the public.

Dan	Posted: June 09, 2009 6:42 PM

Why do close-minded Christians with no grasp of artistic value or of what it means to truthfully portray evil and its consequences have to bother the rest of us with their judgmental and condescending attitudes? I guess they have never read the books Joshua, Judges, 1-2 Samuel Hosea, Song of Solomon... I guess I should just say most of the Bible. Those books are way to graphic for them. But the rest of us like to move on from milk to meat and appreciate when a film succeeds in glorifying God through excellence and represents truth throughout the story. I'm trying not to be rude, but I find it offensive that some come on here and shout at everyone else for their "unholiness" when it is apparent their understanding of Christian values is fundamentally different than most people who come to this site. There are plenty of sites that cater to you. Don't waste your time here.

Carla

Posted: June 08, 2009 10:44 AM

I find myself at that "10-years-from-now" place so often. I look at the lives so many of my hipster friends from church are living and I have to remind myself--sometimes out loud--that I really don't want to be nomadic anymore, that when I was untethered, I was also filled with angst about the future and longing for the kind of stability that I have now. That "everything-is-wide-open" time in life is wonderful in so many ways, but it is also easy to romanticize it. No one can or should live in that place forever. No one can or should always be looking for what's coming instead of seeing and relishing what's here, now. Anticipation is sweet, but only when it is tempered with times of contentment. I haven't seen this movie yet, but I'm looking forward to it. Hopefully it will remind me that, while I still "get" it, I now "have" it as well.

Aaron

Posted: June 07, 2009 11:04 AM

I think all the 'haters' of CT need to start finding another magazine to read because clearly you're not interested in hearing any other opinions or viewpoints other than your own. No, Christians like you aren't the reason why people think we're so narrowminded and short-sighted... oh, and btw...if you don't 'even go to an R-rated movie any more...' then I will ask why you're even reading this review. We're of course called to have standards, but that doens't mean we live under a rock...look alive folks...IN the world, not of it.

Josh	Posted: June 07, 2009 1:38 AM

Vanna, Did you miss the part where it says they're not rejecting commitment? Since when does one have to be married (in the eyes of the state, a thoroughly secular institution) to be good parents? If a man and a woman are committed to each and love one another, marriage isn't a necessity. Many prefer to, but I don't see its necessity. Also I imagine you musn't read the Scriptures either, as one book in particular is full of sexual imagery, and others are full of violence and adultery. I look forward to seeing this movie and hearing a good review from someone who loves the Lord encourages me. As they say, "ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est" (Where charity and love are, God is there.)

Vanna

Posted: June 06, 2009 12:40 AM

The first step to being a good parent to your child is to be married. I won't even go to an R-rated movie any more because I know there will be things in there that will bother me. Are we as Christians so hard up for entertainment that we're willing to put up with lots of garbage for enjoyment? Of course, one could justifiably ask me why I'm even reading an R-rated movie's review. Good question. I just wish movie makers would put out a PG version of their r-rated movie, but until then I will not watch them.

Peaceandlove

Posted: June 05, 2009 9:10 PM


What are you talking about, "Hello people!"? I think you might be missing the point of being a Christian. This movie is about becoming good parents for your children. What's unholy about that?

Hello people!

Posted: June 05, 2009 8:15 PM

How far removed from a pure and righteous Christian community are we when we truly believe that the best, most fruitful, and God-honoring way to spend our time is to inundate ourselves with messages from atheists in the medium of film? How much discernment does it take to understand that a movie that starts with oral sex is not the way God would have us spend our time? How responsible of a Christian publication is this?

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