Comments on: Redbox + Kansas = No R-rated movies?

By: R-rated Movie Removal Part 3: Indiana vs. Redbox | Inside Redbox

R-rated Movie Removal Part 3: Indiana vs. Redbox | Inside Redbox — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:19:02 +0000

[...] article uses the same arguments we have seen before, but feel free to read it if you are [...]

By: shrontzinator

shrontzinator — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:49:48 +0000

I agree, USA should get rid of rated R movies altogether.

By: R-rated movies in Redbox - The saga continues… | Inside Redbox

R-rated movies in Redbox - The saga continues… | Inside Redbox — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:00:42 +0000

[...] there was a new comment added to our previous coverage of the stuff going on in Kansas dealing with Redbox and R-rated movies in the kiosk. I found it [...]

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:46:12 +0000

â€œThis is not a competition issue,â€ said VBG president Ted Engen, who also runs the 71-store Total Entertainment Center chain.

@Jon:

The article specifically said that he runs 71 video stores? You don’t think that is a conflict of interest?

Listen, I think it is important to protect our children from things that we don’t find inappropriate, but that is my job as a parent, not someone else’s job to force their silly ideas on me or family.

BTW, this site does not “promote” Redbox, it is “about” Redbox. Personally, I do not watch R-rated movies at all, and I plan to teach my children to do the same. So, I certainly have no agenda here.

Really though, Jon, it seems to me that you are the one with the one-sided argument. Perhaps that stems from you being related to Mr. Ted Engen? Maybe you should disclose this if you are going to come and make an argument on someone else’s website. Nice try, though.

With regards to your “point”, I simply do not think we need the government or any other silly “interest groups” adding more censorship and more regulations to our already over-regulated society.

Let us take responsibility for our own families and our own actions. I simply do not need – or want – you or anyone else doing that for me.

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:38:09 +0000

First of all the guy who is bringing up this issue does not own a video store he runs a buying group for independents not some corporate machine. Secondly any child can get a visa/matercard gift card given to them and use it in a redbox. Thirdly video store owners have an extra layer of protection for parents by enforcing the MPAA’s volentary ratings system, they are in ways custodians of the content for children. They ask age, ask for id’s and they don’t rent inappropriate material to children. If you all remember cigarette machines when we were all kids they to had stickers on them saying you had to be 18 to buy, did that stop any of us? NO!!!. Alls that did was made me buy 2 packs in case I couldn’t get back. Go figure that you’d get a one-sided arguement on a site that promotes Red-box. Mcdonalds does market to children with thier happy meals and playlands so why is there box art promoting riske material on it right in the front foyers of the McDonalds? Another thing is alls a child has to do to rent an inappropriate title is press one button that says I am 18yrs old, How hard is that for a child? There is not that extra layer of protection of a human being actually making sure of the age. One last thing is checkcards work in these machines as well and last I checked how old do you have to be to have a checking account 12?

By: Dee

Dee — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:34:48 +0000

That argument makes absolutely no sense. I completely agree with the first poster-how likely is it that all 3 of those factors would align so that a child could rent an R-rated movie? And align REPEATEDLY to where it is a problem? People just do not take responsibility anymore and want to blame everyone else for their piss-poor parenting.

By: navajogirl25

navajogirl25 — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:14:43 +0000

Hee hee, well re-reading what the video store owners said about McDonalds and Redboxes, it certainly sounds like they are just trying to protect their stores and sadly they have used the argument that McDonald’s shouldn’t have a Redbox renting R-movies because children eat and buy food there. I guess my question would be what if the Redboxes were located at the local grocery store? (ours is here in MD) Then what would their argument be? Although, I have to admit they were smart using this argument because you will get tons of parents, of young or teenage children, agreeing with the video store owners. It’s just unfortunate that McDonald’s had to be the location for these Redboxes. But I do agree with alot of the comments. Parents should carry the responsibility of what their kids view and watch.

By: Redbox New Releases for April 1, 2008 | Inside Redbox

Redbox New Releases for April 1, 2008 | Inside Redbox — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:21:59 +0000

[...] This week we have a kids movie and a horror flick – what a great combination! If you want to keep your kids from watching both, you can always move to Kansas… [...]

By: David Lay

David Lay — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:27:05 +0000

I’m really confused about this argument… Rated R movies are restricted to ages 17+, last I checked. And credit cards are restricted to ages 18+, yes?
I don’t claim to be a rocket surgeon, but I THINK that 18 > 17, so i don’t see the problem here…much ado!
It is a COMPETITION issue, plain and simple!

By: Cornelia

Cornelia — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:46:53 +0000

I agree with shalee,

kids Should not have credit cards at all!

( By the way,I agree with Taras, What kid would deliberately go through the trouble of finding a convenient Redbox Location where their parents aren’t, Pick an R rated movie that would scare them half to death, Spend money on something they might lose or break, And risk being seen by a neighbor and grounded for a month? Their not idiots! And yes there is competition in the air. )