Comments on: CleanFlicks, Play It Clean Video and CleanFilms – Court Rules Against Three Utah Companies

By: Chuck Hankinson

Chuck Hankinson — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 04:45:56 +0000

The issue with these companies is NOT about copyright. What it is about is controlling what people allow to go into their minds. They could care less about the copyright. They are of the world and are workers of evil in the world. Their goal is to corrupt the minds of as many people (adults and children) as they can. Since the beginning of the radio/tv/film industry they have slowly worked to ‘dumb down’ the minds of people and get them to accept anything as ‘Ok’ and ‘Normal’. So, do not be deceived by the so-called violation of copyright laws. A very small group of companies control the music, radio, television, movie and newspaper industry and they want to control you, too! The other interesting thing is how it seems to be okay for the movie industry to throw anything out there that they want, but let someone try to put something out there about God or Jesus Christ and all hell breaks loose.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:10:22 +0000

I say Hoorah!!! to the judge for supporting the freedoms of the producers to control their own product. If you don’t like the movie or find it offensive then you have many options to deal with this (God Bless America for giving us the freedom to have those options). You can simply not give them money for their movies. You can buy one of the DVD players from Clear Play. You can wait for them to come onto TV where they will be edited for content by the producers themselves so that it doesn’t impact the story. The studios will always follow the money. Every time. They will always do what the money tells them. If there are enough people who don’t go see their movie, then they stop making that type of movie. That’s the way they work. Paranoia and conspiracy’s do not serve anyones cause. Conspiracy’s must be carried out by well prepared, intelligent and coordinated people who have practice doing it. The movie industry has proved time and again that it is filled with idiots and social rejects who simply do not have the capacity to pull something this elaborate off. So again I say, if you don’t like what they make, then don’t buy it. If you don’t buy it, they don’t make money, and they stop making the movies. It’s as easy as that. They make movies to appeal to as many people as possible, with very few arthouse exceptions. A lot of people have a wish to see more realistic movies that deal with people acting the way people act in real life. That means an R rating. That means cussing, sex and some violence. If you don’t want to live in the real world and just want to escape to happy fun time land, then keep with the G rated fantasy world that is usually created by pot induced dreams.

By: Jewel

Jewel — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:31:39 +0000

Hi Joshua, Probably sounds odd, but I’m glad your family members weren’t impressed with the movie. It was the first 10 minutes that blew me away – I’m just sure those people came in my home, watched us, and made a movie about us. The sad part is that it’s apparently so prevalent that this group felt it necessary to get a message out.

On the other subject, there are a lot of clean, well-made movies out there. I think I’m just saying that we need more of them and less of the others.

Thanks for your response. It’s always good to hear another side.

By: Joshua Steimle

Joshua Steimle — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 20:13:43 +0000

That’s a good point Jewel, that whether or not we see the bad content we’re still supporting it if we buy/rent the movie. While using Clearplay can send an indirect message since the success of the company is an indicator, at least in some sense, to Hollywood of what people want, the stronger and more direct message is to not buy those movies that are filled with junk and to support those movies that are good.

As a sidenote, I had some family members who recently watched Fireproof and thought it was a good story but a poorly made movie. They were glad to support it financially if only to support the cause of decent filmmaking, but they almost couldn’t stand watching the first 10 minutes. We really need more highly talented people making movies. Clean movies are all well and good, but well-made clean movies are much better because they can reach out to the people who won’t watch a movie simply because it was made by Christians and is clean. If you want to change the world you need to attract everyone, not just your own crowd who already agrees with you.

By: Jewel

Jewel — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:44:37 +0000

Hollywood doesn’t get it – we don’t want garbage in our movies. And clearplay is not the solution – that dvd can be put in any other dvd player and the offensiveness is still there – I can’t and won’t support that, just as I won’t purchase from stores that use sex to sell.

Want to see a great movie? Get Fireproof. It tells us just where society has taken us and what it does to marriages and to families, and why we need to fight back (if only by not supporting them through purchases). If I can’t get the movie clean, I won’t buy (or watch) the movie.

God never intended for us to watch other people having sex (when a man even looks at a woman with lust, he has committed adultery in his heart – though shalt not commit adultery – it’s one of the ten commandments). God tells us straight out not to use His name in vane (it’s one of the ten commandments). Etc. Etc. Turn them down – don’t buy their movies – don’t go see their movies.

We’re losing it people. Take a look around you. Morality is almost non-existent. The porn industry controls our men and our men no longer have the ability to be strong leaders who guide and lead our families. And if you don’t think hollywood (and money) aren’t behind it, then you’re in denial.

By: a MOM

a MOM — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:23:46 +0000

As some people voiced ” I don’t think it is right to change someone’s work.” is delusional.Are we changing someone’s work because we see that the characters cannot express them selves decently ? No of course not. When someone uses foul language around me I ask them to stop. They just don’t have a good command of the English language. We should be allowed to have wholesome entertainment that is without the filth, sex and excessive violence if, that is our choice. So give us Clear Play and Clean Films it is our right to chose also.I don’t need to “see” the private actions of a couple for a movie to be good, if I am enjoying that then I need to take a long hard look at myself.I don’t need to see gore to watch a fight scene and to leave these things out doesn’t change the content of a good movie.

By: biblereader

biblereader — Thu, 01 May 2008 04:39:08 +0000

I can tell from the comments here that many on this blog appreciate clean entertainment. It is indeed getting harder to find. But this is not suprising to any who study the Bible. The apostle Paul told Timothy that in the last days, men would be “lovers of themselves, lovers of money, self-assuming, haughty, blasphemers…without love of goodness…lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God.” (2Tim. 3:1-5)
The reason for this is explained at 1John 5:19 where we are told that “the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one [Satan].” Most of today’s entertainment industry panders to the “lovers of pleasure” that are “without love of goodness,” which is all part of Satan’s design. Paul told the Ephesians that the result would be that many would be “in darkness mentally, and alienated from the life that belongs to God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the insensibility of their hearts. Having come to be past all moral sense, they gave themselves over to loose conduct to work uncleanness of every sort with greediness.”
The movie studios (and music industry, etc.) don’t want to admit that they are a big part of the world’s moral degradation in these last days, but the facts speak for themselves. As entertainment gets more violent and prurient, so does society in general. James explained this when he said that “each one is tried by being drawn out and enticed by his own desire. Then the desire, when it has become fertile, gives birth to sin; in turn, sin, when it has been accomplished, brings forth death.” (Jas. 1:14-15) I find this a better explanation than the “art imitates life” cop-out, which the entertainment industry as a whole always invokes when challenged about their reprehensibility in the matter.
But a Christian knows that such responsibility-dodging is tantamount to Pontius Pilate literally washing his hands in an attempt to evade the responsibility he personally bore in the death of Jesus Christ. Every single studio executive, producer, director, writer and actor bears personal responsibility before God for their contribution to the moral cesspool we find in the world today.
The rest of us bear personal responsibility for what we allow ourselves and our families to be exposed to. Proverbs 13:20 says that “He that is walking with wise persons will become wise, but he that is having dealings with the stupid ones will fare badly.” 1Cor 15:33 says “Do not be misled. Bad associations spoil useful habits. So when it comes to unclean entertainment, “JUST SAY NO!”

By: Joshua Steimle

Joshua Steimle — Wed, 30 May 2007 08:28:10 +0000

Go get a DVD player from http://www.clearplay.com. I just got one at Target and it’s pretty nice.

By: Kelley

Kelley — Wed, 30 May 2007 07:10:36 +0000

I showed scenes from the Clean Films versions of Saving Private Ryan and Schindler’s List to my World History Classes and it was the only way I could get approval from our school board. Why is this a problem for directors/producers in Hollywood? Movies are edited for the airlines and other outlets, so why not for schools etc? Many of my students wanted to rent the real version later, so maybe it is a way to gain an audience without offensive language and sex scenes? Does anyone know how to buy used Clean Films? I tried to check out the offerings on e-bay.

By: Pam

Pam — Tue, 15 May 2007 12:34:58 +0000

I also purchsed many dvd’s from Clean Films when they went out of business. There were two that never arrived. I started emailing Clean Films through their website a couple of times a week until I got a response. They finally refunded the money that had been charged to me. I really miss their services! We did buy a Clear Play dvd player for our family for Christmas last year. It works but because it’s not edited it at times makes the movie a little jumpy. Clean Films would edit the movie so most of the time it flowed. Clear Play just removes the words or scenes without creative editing. This is the ONLY way my children can watch most movies.