"Passion of the Christ": the negative Reviews are coming out
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"Passion of the Christ": the negative Reviews are coming out
David Denby at The New Yorker:
http://www.newyorker.com/critics/cin...301crci_cinema
David Ansen at Newsweek:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4338528/
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http://www.newyorker.com/critics/cin...301crci_cinema
David Ansen at Newsweek:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4338528/
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Originally posted by Spanky BananaPants
And here I thought it would be negative reviews of "Pirates of the Caribbean."
And here I thought it would be negative reviews of "Pirates of the Caribbean."
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I read the reviews. Both reviews are fair, IMHO. The main complaint was the graphic violence, and both caution against taking children to the film.
David Ansen states that he is not a Christian. I don't know the religious affiliation of David Denby.
David Ansen states that he is not a Christian. I don't know the religious affiliation of David Denby.
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Originally posted by Spanky BananaPants
And here I thought it would be negative reviews of "Pirates of the Caribbean."
And here I thought it would be negative reviews of "Pirates of the Caribbean."
On Topic: Fox News had a woman (forgot her name) that works at In Touch Weekly and all she could harp on was that guys who loved bloody horror films would like this. Seriously.
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Originally posted by DGibFen
Yeah, Depp is great in POTC. Wait....
and all she could harp on was that guys who loved bloody horror films would like this. Seriously.
Yeah, Depp is great in POTC. Wait....
and all she could harp on was that guys who loved bloody horror films would like this. Seriously.
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Originally posted by Rivero
I heard a woman on the radio this morning who'd seen the film. She called Gibson a sadistic sadomasochist who gets off on gore, and said that the movie deliberately tries to punish the audience. She also said at her screening there were a few walk-outs.
I heard a woman on the radio this morning who'd seen the film. She called Gibson a sadistic sadomasochist who gets off on gore, and said that the movie deliberately tries to punish the audience. She also said at her screening there were a few walk-outs.
The New Yorker reviewer is extremely biased, if you ask me. I get the feeling that he went in knowing he wouldn't like the film, then wrote accordingly.
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I believe this is one of those films where one should not rely on other people's reviews regardless if they've agreed/disagreed with said reviewer in the past, and instead see it for themselves.
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Originally posted by Kal Jedi
I believe this is one of those films where one should not rely on other people's reviews regardless if they've agreed/disagreed with said reviewer in the past, and instead see it for themselves.
I believe this is one of those films where one should not rely on other people's reviews regardless if they've agreed/disagreed with said reviewer in the past, and instead see it for themselves.
I agree. Based on the subject matter both Christians and Non-Christians are going to go in with biases and that's ok. But like any movie, I think people should go in and see it for themselves.
To be honest...
I haven't seen it yet but if there was movie that had a good reason to show GRAPHIC VIOLENCE in a proper context I would think it would be the story of Christ.
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Originally posted by Groucho
Yes, but not because of this. All critics are doomed to hell.
Yes, but not because of this. All critics are doomed to hell.
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I haven't seen it yet but if there was movie that had a good reason to show GRAPHIC VIOLENCE in a proper context I would think it would be the story of Christ.
I haven't seen it yet but if there was movie that had a good reason to show GRAPHIC VIOLENCE in a proper context I would think it would be the story of Christ.
that or if it's a Peter Jackson splatterhouse flick.
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Originally posted by Groucho
I would go see a movie called RoboChrist blind, with no questions asked, based on the title alone!
I would go see a movie called RoboChrist blind, with no questions asked, based on the title alone!
Follow the ten directives!
Villain: "haha, he'll never get us at our island base... WHAT? He's WALKING TOWARDS US!"
RoboChrist: "Repent thy sins! You have until the day of judgement to comply! Dead or alive, you're coming with thy shepherd!"
I'd buy that for thirty pieces...
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Originally posted by BRIAN 1972
why does robocop get cut for violence, but this does not....maybe they should have called it "RoboChrist"?
why does robocop get cut for violence, but this does not....maybe they should have called it "RoboChrist"?
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Originally posted by dawn_dead
Basically, to sum up the two article, The Passion of the Christ is anti-semetic.
Basically, to sum up the two article, The Passion of the Christ is anti-semetic.
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After reading Denby's review - he's definitely well-informed, but I wonder how much of his review is actually a review of the movie and not Gibson. Do we really need Jesus contrasted with Mad Max? Is it relevant?
Denby says little about the actors or the film itself, which I see as unfair. He does make a good point about the violence, though - and I'm with him on the idea of not bringing children. We've sold churches entire showings - and I don't like the idea of fifty eight-year-olds watching their God getting the shit beaten out of him.
Denby says little about the actors or the film itself, which I see as unfair. He does make a good point about the violence, though - and I'm with him on the idea of not bringing children. We've sold churches entire showings - and I don't like the idea of fifty eight-year-olds watching their God getting the shit beaten out of him.