SilverWook said:

What's the point of a war movie that is scrubbed of the very reasons war is a horrible nasty thing? That would be like Titanic where there's enough lifeboats for everyone. Oh wait, somebody actually did do that...

I found war plenty horrific with a PG-13 version of Private Ryan.

I don't care for people who curse loudly and in public, either. (And my Dad swore like the sailor he was. I curse quite a bit when nobody is around.) But you can usually avoid a book or movie if there's questionable content. Ratings these days are so detailed, they practically give away plot points.

Books don't have ratings of course, but reviews can probably clue one in as to content.

This is true, but there have been many movies and books that I've wanted to watch or read that I ultimately chose not to for certain content. It's nice to have the option. Even studios release censored versions of their films for TV and airplanes (like the Wally Wick in Ghostbusters).

Fan edits are like dance remixes. They require a certain amount of creativity and passion that's lacking in something merely being edited to appeal to a segment of the audience who can't even handle the mild profanity allowed in G rated films. Anybody can censor a movie. You don't even need a pair of scissors these days.

Is not editing normally done to suit personal preference? Why can't a preference for no sex be just as valid as a preference for no "I hate sand" lines? I don't necessarily need a G rated version. I often would like something just a little more dignified.

This app would be more fun if you could at least replace the dirty words with suitable replacements, like kumquat, but it would probably censor that as well. ;)

This is true! In reality, it would be nice if there is some tailoring permitted, like a "G version" vs. a "PG version" of the book or something.