limesoda
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Ok lots of people have commented so I'm going to throw in my 2 cents. This movie was pretty boring. The creepy Satan was pretty cool. I have actually read 2 of the 4 (I think there was 4) versions of the Capture and crucifixion of Jesus in the New Testament, and the movie strayed from the text quite substantially. However I digress.
I always think that when something is based on a Book that the movie should be able to be viewed separately, this was a problem I had with the first 2 Harry potters, my coz who read the books loved the films but I found them pretty uneven and kind of unsatisfying - this ties into the film because you see Jesus getting bashed and snuffed and it doesn't really let you into his message. I liked the scene where Mary talked to Jesus about the Table he was making it was a sweet scene and played very nicely.
I'm not a religious guy I think there is something out there more great than we can possibly fathom, but until it's time to meet it face to face we should kick back and have some fun. If a person has faith I think it's great unless they're Zealots or only use the Bible to propagate hate and persecution.
Ok I'm a little off track but back to the movie - Pretty boring movie - If you'd like to see a good movie about Jesus find a Mini Series called "Jesus" released about 3 years ago (I think) A better use of the source text.
I'll end with what I think sums up the entire story of Jesus in one line as written by Douglas Adams in Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy. ...2000 thousand years after a man was nailed to tree for saying how great it would be if everybody was nice to each other.
I always think that when something is based on a Book that the movie should be able to be viewed separately, this was a problem I had with the first 2 Harry potters, my coz who read the books loved the films but I found them pretty uneven and kind of unsatisfying - this ties into the film because you see Jesus getting bashed and snuffed and it doesn't really let you into his message. I liked the scene where Mary talked to Jesus about the Table he was making it was a sweet scene and played very nicely.
I'm not a religious guy I think there is something out there more great than we can possibly fathom, but until it's time to meet it face to face we should kick back and have some fun. If a person has faith I think it's great unless they're Zealots or only use the Bible to propagate hate and persecution.
Ok I'm a little off track but back to the movie - Pretty boring movie - If you'd like to see a good movie about Jesus find a Mini Series called "Jesus" released about 3 years ago (I think) A better use of the source text.
I'll end with what I think sums up the entire story of Jesus in one line as written by Douglas Adams in Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy. ...2000 thousand years after a man was nailed to tree for saying how great it would be if everybody was nice to each other.
Well, I would like to start my review by listing some stinker sequels that were released this year but then we'd be here for a while.
I've been watching horror movies since I was 7 Starting with The nightmare franchise, and one thing I've noticed with horror lately is that instead of making you anxious and creeped out to get the scares, most Horror movies go for the BOOO! Scare where the killer jumps out of the shadows or there is a period of inactivity followed by someone jumping in through a window or some crap like that. To be honest I find that to be a cheap scare when done alone. In "The Exorcist" there was an absence of the BOOO! Scare because they knew that the audience would be scared by what was happening on screen, the horror of the situation. This is what I believe this movie accomplishes an actual good mix of foreboding and the BOOO! Scare. The movie is set up so you think you know what's going to happen then it kind of tilts it on it's ear. Most of the deaths follow a system that worked for me... The Set-up - Foreboding - The Fake out - Relief - BOO! Or in some cases just plain old surprise. I enjoyed both this and the original because of the main plot in both of them, which was how can you defeat something that isn't there?
I've been watching horror movies since I was 7 Starting with The nightmare franchise, and one thing I've noticed with horror lately is that instead of making you anxious and creeped out to get the scares, most Horror movies go for the BOOO! Scare where the killer jumps out of the shadows or there is a period of inactivity followed by someone jumping in through a window or some crap like that. To be honest I find that to be a cheap scare when done alone. In "The Exorcist" there was an absence of the BOOO! Scare because they knew that the audience would be scared by what was happening on screen, the horror of the situation. This is what I believe this movie accomplishes an actual good mix of foreboding and the BOOO! Scare. The movie is set up so you think you know what's going to happen then it kind of tilts it on it's ear. Most of the deaths follow a system that worked for me... The Set-up - Foreboding - The Fake out - Relief - BOO! Or in some cases just plain old surprise. I enjoyed both this and the original because of the main plot in both of them, which was how can you defeat something that isn't there?