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bru
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response 257 of 306:
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Mar 7 22:20 UTC 2004 |
you could also use it to stir up anti-italian (roman) sentiments. Or anti
Caucasian sentiments. Take your pick.
The same could be said about J.C. Superstar. Or Quo Vadis. Or the Robe.
If you want propaganda, pick a film and put your spin on it. Eall it to the
people you want to influence, adn off you go.
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twenex
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response 258 of 306:
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Mar 7 22:21 UTC 2004 |
Roger-rabbit is anti-authority!
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anderyn
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response 259 of 306:
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Mar 8 14:49 UTC 2004 |
I agree that the whipping scene was far too much. But something that you may
have missed, Richard, in all the spectacle, was the emphasis Gibson put on
Jesus' own willingness to be there. It was His choice. He knew it would
happen and chose to allow it. So there's no vengeance to be taken since He
could have stopped it at any time.
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twenex
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response 260 of 306:
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Mar 8 14:51 UTC 2004 |
Stockholm syndrome.
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tod
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response 261 of 306:
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Mar 8 16:10 UTC 2004 |
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novomit
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response 262 of 306:
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Mar 8 19:27 UTC 2004 |
I wonder how many people left the theatre with tears in their eyes . . . this
was what Gibson was trying to do, right? Give everyone a sense of the
sacrifice that was made . . .
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tod
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response 263 of 306:
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Mar 8 19:33 UTC 2004 |
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mcnally
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response 264 of 306:
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Mar 8 19:58 UTC 2004 |
re #263: Who banned it? From what?
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novomit
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response 265 of 306:
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Mar 8 20:09 UTC 2004 |
Yeah, you can get it online. Kinda boring, though.
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tod
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response 266 of 306:
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Mar 8 20:54 UTC 2004 |
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mary
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response 267 of 306:
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Mar 8 22:22 UTC 2004 |
If Jesus hadn't been killed per God's plan, if he had been spared by those
Jews, would God have been disappointed that plan A didn't go as planned? I
mean, he knew from before Jesus' conception that this innocent man, his
"son", had to be brutally killed so that He could forgive mankind for
being sinful. No brutal murder, no forgiveness. Not the kind of god I'd
respect but that's the beauty of religion, you get to choose what works
for you. Without God's help Jesus wouldn't have been on that cross, the
Jew's wouldn't be the fall guys, and Mel Gibson would be doing what he
does best, looking sexy.
Religion is a hoot.
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twenex
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response 268 of 306:
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Mar 8 22:33 UTC 2004 |
Yeah, God is forgiving like that. That's why he smote Sodom and Gomorrah,
brought down the Tower of Babel, prevented people from communicating from one
another, subjected *his own Son* to (supposedly) "the greatest crime in
history"; drowned everything but one specimen of each animal (what about
plants?) and will "forgive" every sinner on judgement day by subjecting them
to eternal damnation and torture.
Maybe the "torture" envisaged will consist of being subjected to homophobic,
xenophobic, and Thatcherite rants /ad infinitum/.
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bru
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response 269 of 306:
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Mar 9 03:04 UTC 2004 |
either that or we will have to sit chained to computer terminalsreading your
posts.
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twenex
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response 270 of 306:
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Mar 9 03:33 UTC 2004 |
Or yours...
Sorry, two specimens of each animal.
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aruba
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response 271 of 306:
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Mar 9 03:36 UTC 2004 |
Indeed. :)
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richard
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response 272 of 306:
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Mar 9 07:23 UTC 2004 |
God said "thou shalt not commit adultery", and then went and impregnated a
woman to whom he was NOT married, and in fact an underage woman at that. God
was guilty of statutory rape and adultery if you want to be technical about
it. But He seems like a complex individual so He'd probably come up with a
perfectly plausible explanation for the hypocrisy if you asked Him :)
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fitz
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response 273 of 306:
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Mar 9 09:09 UTC 2004 |
Mystic River D
Sean Penn's acting deserved some sort of award, but the best acting in the
world isn't going to help a poor screen play. Other actors acted up a storm
of fidgeting, gritting teeth, wringing hands. I don't see how tighter
editing could have improved it.
Penn, Robbins and Bacon were boyhood friends, until the abduction of
Robbins' character by a pair of molesters rather much ends the innocence
of youth for all three. Years later, the three are reunited by the murder
of Penn's nineteen-year old daughter. Bacon, a detective, is the
hub between Penn and Robbins as the investigation plods along. It's a
whodunnit: I canna say much more.
Look for an uncredited performance by Eli Wallach. I paid matinee prices for
this and felt royally ripped off. Eastwood the director is now on my shit
list. Nothing would be lost from this film by renting it. Waiting for it
to play on TNT for free would give the view the added bonus of frequent
bathroom breaks.
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fitz
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response 274 of 306:
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Mar 9 09:49 UTC 2004 |
The Price of Milk - B
This was a rental. Novel character behavior makes this movie watchable.
Eccentric behavior can be overdone and ruin a film, but you gotta love the
screen's first agoraphobic dog. This is light, romandic comedy, filmed in
New Zealand.
After a farmer, Rob, asks Lucinda to marry him, she takes her friend's
advice to test his commitment by doing something to outrage him. The
initial attempt merely baffles him and she doesn't feel that she has yet
put him to the test.
When she finally suceeds, it is by selling his herd of dairy cows. The
loss puts him in a depression that Lucinda's friend would gladly take
advantage of.
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twenex
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response 275 of 306:
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Mar 9 14:12 UTC 2004 |
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Bunch of fictional 19th century
characters team up together to save the world from mystery evil force. Better
than you would expect from the premise, not as good as you would expect if
you heard it was better than you would expect.
How long can Sean Connery keep on doing this?
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jor
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response 276 of 306:
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Mar 9 15:43 UTC 2004 |
Uncredited Eli Wallach:
In 'The Producers' as they are auditioning
the Hitler wanna-bes, it turns into a
hysterical montage and one of them looks
like a crazed Eli Wallach. I've never
been able to verify this.
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krj
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response 277 of 306:
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Mar 9 16:27 UTC 2004 |
This reminds me that I wanted to mention that THE PRODUCERS (the original
film) will be screened at the Michigan Theater as part of their comedy
classics series, at the end of the month.
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klg
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response 278 of 306:
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Mar 9 17:41 UTC 2004 |
re: "#272 (richard): God said "thou shalt not commit adultery", and
then went and impregnated a woman to whom he was NOT married,"
Herr richard,
Does this mean that you are also opposed physicians who perform
in vitro fertilization?
auf wiedersehen
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slynne
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response 279 of 306:
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Mar 9 19:17 UTC 2004 |
I saw Hildalgo on Sunday. It wasnt as bad as the reviews made it sound.
But I am not saying it was good either. If it werent for the eye candy,
I would have only barely liked it. But, it was a fairly decent action
movie that a person who really likes that genre would probably like.
The horse was cool. The plot was...lacking. But there were lots of fun
scenes with people being chased on horsies. There were also a few funny
lines here and there. Granted, nothing knee slapping funny but I found
myself chuckling now and then.
Personally, this is one I would recommend for a video rental. Dont
waste your money seeing it first run unless, like me, you think Viggo
Mortensen is worth watching just all on his own for 2 hours.
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anderyn
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response 280 of 306:
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Mar 9 19:27 UTC 2004 |
I want to see it for Viggo and the horsie. :-) I like simple action movies
and it looks like it's a good popcorn flick. That's what I hope for in the
spring, anyhow, a good popcorn flick that will be enjoyable.
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tod
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response 281 of 306:
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Mar 9 19:31 UTC 2004 |
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