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Just perfect...

best movie i've ever seen.

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

I enjoy this movie a lot. This movie shows the day to day pressures of dating that Christian teens who desire to live a life for God and provide a great alternative way to deal with this. Although this movie first came out in 1998,It really relates to what take place in today's world. It depicts teens with who desire to follow Christlike standards, but there are others who come to undermine that standards, so the teens are tossed between two worlds and two opinions. This movie really shows God has a greater standard from the world's way of dating for teens to follow. It has impacted my life and I have followed these principles in the movie and God has brought me the best mate ever, because I have waited on Him and His timing. This is an excellent film and great for youth groups.

I was seriously disappointed and saddened when I read the reviews written here, mainly because it paints the perfect picture of how desensitized our church has become. Our God is not a God of low standards, yet we mock and ridicule other Christians for trying to be like Christ. A kiss is a big deal! The enemy seeks to destroy our families, and the person who said serial dating leads to the same habits in marriage hit the nail right on the head. If kissing is not intimate, can I kiss another man while married to my husband and it be okay! NO!!! It is intimate and it should be only for your spouse. It is it so ridiculous that Jesus said to hate your brother is as murder to God. Or to lust after someone in your heart IS adultery. God is a God of High standards, and when the Lord sees the comments people wrote about kissing to the contrary I am sure He is sorely disappointed and saddened too! It really does depend on far you are willing to go to TRULY follow Christ in EVERY area of your life! I loved the message and I lead a Jr high (7th and 8th grade) youth group in our church, and I teach the same standards there. And while its not the most popular view, the Lord has blessed my ministry. I live in a small town, and we run usually about 40 girls on Wednesday nite and they keep coming. So maybe its not so far fetched after all to think that kids these days would buy into this. Now for those who say this is the problem it just doesn't relate to them, well God doesn't lower the standard to relate to us, His standard is always the same, and He gave us power through the Holy Spirit to fulfill that standard in us through the death of His Son, and lowering standards never did anyone any good. People, read your bibles and get ready, do not lean on your own understanding or even the understanding of the culture around you. You can only trust 1 source 100% of the time, and that is the Word of God. Look there seek Him, and know the truth, for it is the truth that makes you free! Love to you all!! And loved the movie! Oh one last thing, this was a true story! How's that for realistic! :)

I'm a minister's wife, and I think this was an AWFUL film for Christian teens.For one thing, the film itself is just plain *bad*. The dialogue, costumes, and overall quality make the film seem a lot older than it really is. When I first saw it, I figured the film was made around 1974 or so, but apparently it dates from 1998. It doesn't seem like it, what with the retro outfits and the way everyone seems to say things like "Well, gee whiz, mister! I sure would like to stay pure!" But beyond the poor production values, the film says disturbing things about the ways in which young girls ought to relate to their peers, their love interests, and their families. A young woman is a PERSON— a person who has agency, and an individual identity, and isn't just an extension of their male relatives' personalities. Throughout the film, Pamela is continually prevented from doing anything on her own, and must either follow her father's commands or risk learning a lesson "from God" about what happens when you disobey daddy.While I think it's good to present kids with the message that peer pressure is something to be resisted, and that being like everyone else isn't always a good thing, I think we ought to be teaching them to rely on their own personal sense of right and wrong— and not necessarily to unquestioningly follow everything their (male) relatives tell them even into adulthood. Furthermore, I'm disturbed by the manner in which Pamela's "relationship" with Frederick became an actual marriage— Frederick never seems to ask Pamela what she'd like to do or what she enjoys, but prefers to ask her father, who then answers for her. Fred asks Pam's dad if she can come for a ride with him in his car— but he doesn't actually ask HER. He asks Pam's dad if he can marry her without even finding out if she wants to marry him. And when Fred proposes to Pam, Pam can't even say yes without watching for her father's nod of approval. Creepy, if you ask me.Overall, this film was unwatchable, except from a too-bad-to-be-real standpoint (i.e., a Mystery Science Theater type of deal), and taught some really disappointing lessons to young women who, surely, are in need of better advice than "do whatever men tell you to do." I'd certainly never want to show this to my daughter!

Well, it does display good Christian values, and strict ones by today's standards. It's very reminiscent of "Leave it to Beaver", only on a Christian scale. Believers from Independent Fundamentalist Baptist churches and those of like faith and practice will *love* this movie for the message that it delivers, even if the acting and storyline aren't very well done.On the other hand, I think most people will think it is extremely corny, especially the more "church hardened" youth. (But frankly I was surprised at the relatively positive response given by the youth of a camp for kids that I viewed it with this weekend. These were unchurched kids, many of whom live in tough situations and with tough backgrounds, so maybe *I* am the more hardened one!) One value that was central to the film was the idea that one doesn't kiss until the pastor says, "You may now kiss your bride." To me, most people will find that idealistic at best and Pharisaic extra-Biblicalism at worst.The bottom line: It's a somewhat cheesy movie with legalistic leanings. But some folks will love that!