Has anybody seen this yet? While I can't say it's an enjoyable movie to watch, it has got to be the best movie I have ever seen. It was very hard to watch, and downright frightening at times.
The scary thing, though, is that it is true.
DJ,
True? Without dipping too far into the religion pool, I'd like to say that everything surrounding that event is subject to interpretation. Mel Gibson's version of the story is tied very closely to his personal beliefs, which are ulta-conservative Catholic.
That said, I'm interested in seeing the movie but will wait until my friend (a theater employee) can get me in free as I'd rather not pay for it.
I find it very strange that a lot of the people who were shocked at the Super Bowl breast shot are now planning on taking their children to watch a movie thats rated 'R' due to extreme violence.
Well said Ford. That's all I'm going to contribute to this thread. I'll get myself in waaaaaay too much trouble.
AMEN!
We were ALL in waaaaaay too much trouble before this real event took place some 2000 years ago. The Passion of the Christ movie is simply using the media available today to more boldly portray those events. If you think the movie has taken any liberty with the events that occurred, try what many people do, READ THE BOOK.
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We were ALL in waaaaaay too much trouble before this real event took place some 2000 years ago. The Passion of the Christ movie is simply using the media available today to more boldly portray those events. If you think the movie has taken any liberty with the events that occurred, try what many people do, READ THE BOOK.
Well Said!
today on my way to school, riding in my yellow chariot. we passed by a couple people on the side of the road with big signs that says something like PASSION OF THE CHRIST. WANT THE TRUTH?
i havent seen it and dont know much about it but its the first time ive ever seen people waving signs about a movie so it must be pretty controversial. Of course it sounds like its on a sensitive subject though.
Audiobob,
Please please please -- no witnessing! This is not the place.
Thank you.
BTW, Which book (of the Bible) contains the "most correct" version of the Passion story?
I don't think I am going to see it. I already know how it ends.
Sorry I couldn't resist.
All I'll say is I've been hearing on the radio about people who are taking their 5-year-old kids to see it. I don't care what faith you may have, if you're taking a 5-year-old to see this, you're a sicko! I saw this movie and thought it was well done, but it is the goriest, most explicity violent movie I've ever seen. It should be NC-17, not R.
*biting my tongue...biting my tongue*
I just wanted to register a "no comment" in hopes that doing so would somehow relieve the rash I am getting from not commenting.
Tom & Spiffnme, i'm siding with you...no comment. I'd hate to turn this thread into a religious debate - it's a lot like politics, probably better left to other forums.
jt - LOL. Nope. No good can come from it. The topics of money, politics and religion are enemies of civil discourse. Right now, I really like all of you, and nobody has publicly expressed any ill will towards me lately. To quote that scholar from the 70's - that's the way, un huh un huh, I like it.
On another board I inhabit, but visit less frequently than this one due to my current fixation on HT, some smart guy started a thread called "Ignore this thread". It resulted in hundreds of replies and thousands of views.
Maybe if we all start talking about how much we love the VP150, tony will self-perpetuate this thread for a couple weeks.
Has anybody seen anything they LIKE lately? I commented to my wife after a recent gruesome string of miserable Netflix offerings, that maybe I just don't like movies after all.
Not that I want to hijack this thread into something fun or anything.
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Has anybody seen anything they LIKE lately?
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I loved 'spellbound'....it was a good change after a week full of sorround sound intensive movies....
Well, my fiancee has finally converted me to a Sex and the City junkie. I watched the last episode, and thought, hey, just what thought--a bunch of spoiled, whiny chicks complaining about how they can never get a man--but i like it!
....and what abt America's first family - the sopranos?
tom, wife and i watched narc a few months ago. the kids were watching it two nights ago. i loved the gore, and effects the first time, so i sat thru it again.
Seen anything I LIKE lately?
After pondering that question, I realized that since I got the speakers, the last month has been a non-stop love fest with re-listening to my CDs and re-watching my DVDs. Pretty much everything I have seen lately I like, even more so now that I can hear all that it is to offer.
I'm not even sure what is available to go and see at the local theater right now. I may be diverted even a bit longer since I have found out that the county library system has over 5000 DVD titles available. I didn't know that until last week. This weekend will be devoted to an 8 hour marathon with the extended versions of the first 2 LOTR movies.
I guess in keeping with the original subject matter of this thread, I am worshipping at the altar of Axiom and SVS right now. With the addition of the SVS, I'm kind of like that Circuit City commercial - "So, do you have any movies where things blow up?"
It also appears that I am a co-conspirator in a thread hijacking. At lease I hope I am.
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With the addition of the SVS, I'm kind of like that Circuit City commercial - "So, do you have any movies where things blow up?"
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sometimes i just turn of the tv and just listen to the sound track....what a nerd i am becoming....
I have a great deal of respect for all who post here.
I am always late to the party so have a good laugh when you hear that I have found, and am addicted to "Everybody Likes Raymond"
I'm like the older brother but about three feet shorter
how abt 24Hrs? Anyone addicted to it?
yes, and wife has started to become addicted too. only wish i could get it in hd.
I actually just bought the season1/2 of the Family Guy a week ago so I've been immersed in that. I'll tell you, I was never able to 'get into' it when it was on TV, but after watching it I can't figure out why. It has to be the mostly intelligently written comedy since Seinfeld left the airwaves (well maybe some earlier Simpsons too). They're alot like South Park in the way they refuse to pull punches. Recommended for anyone with a sick sense of humour.
Has anyone seen Confidence? with Edward Burns, Andy Garcia et al...This has got to be one of the best movies I've seen recently SOOO much fun
Its by the director of Glengarry Glen Ross
Excellent tips, everyone! I thank you!!
Completing our viewing of the "Sopranos" DVD collection left us seriously depressed. We tried to like "Sex and the City", but just could not get in the groove. We like "Raymond", too, except are currently wondering whether their increased attention to the children this year indicates Jumping the Shark.
I really like being able to get quality series TV on DVD - it allows for "smaller bites" of viewing, and a longer relationship with the characters.
I was addicted to 24, but I'm Tivoless, and have missed too many episodes this year. When they release Day 3 on DVD, I'm there.
I'll check out the Family Guy. Thanks again for your thoughts.
Oh, and Ray, you have a standing invitation to co-conspire with me anytime. I always really enjoy your posts.
Yeah, I've been watching the repeats of it on Comedy Central, and half the time I just sit there wondering how the hell they managed to get stuff like that on TV. Fantastic show, even if I do get a bit sick of Peter every 2 episodes or so.
When I want to demo my 4 x M22-like speakers, I play the music over the front credits of the Italian Job - Unbelievably Wonderful on Axioms!!
yeah, i love 24 but fox only does EDTV. And the compression on DirecTivo is horrible.
So has 'The 'Apprentice' caught on to anyone here....
Aha! This thread is now firmly in the hands of hijackers.
Wayne, we need to be clear about something - and I can speak to this with GREAT authority, everybody DOES NOT love Raymond!
I have just finished plowing through 5 seasons of my favorite - Stargate SG-1. Season 6 has been pre-ordered and will be delivered in mid-March, but I am ready to re-start the journey.
I'm finding that my DVD collection is centering around things that I really want to watch more than once. The Rock, Hunt For Red October, Indiana Jones Trilogy and the like.
As an aside, I stumbled across some DVDs called "The Criterion Collection". Short description is that these folks remaster old classics and give incredible results. They run from $50 to $100 each. I saw their version of "Spartacus" and it was stunning.
This whole HT thing has seriously broadened the ability to deeply enjoy movies and music. Remember when there were only B&W TVs? I don't remember myself; my grandmother told me about them. Can you imagine developments over the next 10, 15, 20 years (and the cost of upgrading)?
If you want a quality TV show to buy on DVD, Six Feet Under is a must-own. Get a hold of the pilot episode to see if it's your cup of tea. IMHO, it's the best pilot for a TV series I've ever seen by a country mile, and the rest of the series is just as compelling.
With regards to the rest of this thread, I'll go past "no comment" and say that debating the content of this movie has no place on this kind of forum.
Put me down as another Stargate SG-1 fanatic.
SG-1
Enterprise
NYPD Blue
Sopranos
West Wing
24
Did you guys know that this is the last season for SG-1 and a new series called Stargate Atlantis kicks off this summer? RDA will be in the pilot of the new series, but then he's all done.
CSI
Survivor (ashamed to admit it)
Cold Case
World Poker Tour on the Travel Channel
House Hunters on HGTV
Antiques Roadshow
Oh yeah! Forgot about the Las Vegas CSI show. Found myself fascinated by the world poker thing as well.
fhw,
Six Feet Under is the best show on TV, IMO. It's the main reason I have DirecTV with HBO right now. You see, I used to get HBO for free after a cable repair man fixed by cable a little bit too well one year. I got hooked on the show during this extended free preview.
When Comcast bought out AT&T Cable, I guess they noticed this mistake and I stopped getting HBO. My wife made me fix that problem, so I dropped standard cable, got DirecTV w/Tivo and HBO and we haven't looked back since.
My wife really liked that Six Feet Under show, but I'm not fond of it. Reminded me of all the creepy stuff I used to think about in high school.
What is this "TV" thing everyone is mentioning???
...and cable, I thought that was for broadband Internet access....
The Soprano's
Six Feet Under
Mind of a Married Man
The quality of HBO series is impressive....may 'cause of the creative freedom given to the producing unit......
I have started to like Curb ur entu...quiet hillarious, and from Mar7th , Hell hath no fury, the family will b back!!!
Did anyone watch the promo for the new soprano's season, the crescendo of music and the events shown reach a summit, every thing stops with tony on a chiar smoking a cigar......man what editing
How could I forget Trailer Park Boys?
I've heard/read a bunch of interviews explaining why HBO shows are of such high quality.
First and foremost, because HBO doesn't compete for advertising dollars, they can afford to gamble airtime on a show that might catch on through word of mouth rather than mountains of hype. Six Feet Under or The Sopranos would never last past a first season on a network, because the shows are an acquired taste with complex characters and story arcs (forgetting for a moment both shows are filthy at times)...advertisers are more likely to play it safe with another Law and Order, because they know will do decently in the ratings, if not spectacularly. The system is truly broken, because shows like Cheers or Seinfeld, which tanked horribly in their first seasons, would get axed for lousy ratings out of the gate nowadays.
Secondly, HBO makes a simple demand of its drama producers...characters don't have to be likeable, as long as they're compelling. You're never given the chance to dislike a character on a network show, unless you're supposed to. Contrast that to Beecher from Oz, Tony Soprano, or Nate Fisher...there are times you love them, and times they're totally scum of the earth.
Of course, there is a bit of an unfair advantage in that HBO shows don't have to adhere to censorship. However, networks have gone overboard and sterilized a lot of their shows. Compare the first two seasons of L&O to now. If I were an ignorant foreigner (being Canadian, I suppose I am), I would think that poverty and drugs are no longer problems in New York, because the only people that ever get murdered anymore are multi-millionaires living around Park Ave.
The true solution would be a system where networks don't force providers to charge exorbitant prices for utter garbage, before a subscriber is allowed to order HBO (i.e. you can't order pay TV without full-tier cable, no matter how little of it you actually watch)...at least this is the case in Canada. Of course, given who's in control, it'll never happen.
Supposedly there have been some discussions about cable companies allowing people to pick and choose what channels they want, and get them ala carte. I'd love to see it, because I could get by with under 10 channels if I could pick which ones they were. Most of it is junk I don't ever watch.
I'll believe it when I see it though.
That would be great if I could pick the channels that I watch and only pay for them. I don't see it happening though any time soon. But it sure would be nice.
I am totally addicted...but I can never catch it when it's on! I usually wait until the DVD's come out. About 2 weeks before the DVD for Season 2 came out, they had a free DVD at Best Buy with the first 2 episodes on it. What a marketing tool! Is there anybody who could watch those 2 episodes and not be hooked? Oh my god...Kiefer Sutherland shot that guy and took his head away in a duffel bag!
I call it "Twentycrack"
Mark
hey mark, did u notice the multiple views of the same scene on the screen...its kinda increases the creepy feeling when a chase is happening...never seen anyting like this b4
That is VERY cool. I am amazed at how the writers keep the tension building episode after episode...I'm glad I watch the DVD's...I can't imagine having to wait a whole week after each episode to see the next one.
Mark
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... I can never catch it when it's on!
Mark, you
do have room for a TiVo on your new rack...
Moreover, you already have a PVR in there...
But I've already missed most of the season. Just got the PVR last week
Mark
I loved the first season and a half of 24, but then it got really stupid after that. Just way too farfetched, and the mom is SO annoying.
This is one of the most successful thread hijacks I've ever seen. And one of the most necessary, too.
I share the same feeling abt 24 now, am into the second half of the 2nd season dvds.....The amount of inactivity in CTU folks is a bit annoying, all they do is answer calls and keep sending agents to find Kim......and kim sure needs a dose of common sence,her thread in the 2nd season is rather dull and i get my remote in action the moment she is on screen
Pete, excellent observation. This hijacking was SO good that the older of us don't even remember the initial subject. Chaos can be liberating.
and, how about the guy with the bandage on his neck?? ever notice his wife always wears the same outfit in the office, or am i nuts?
They should all have the same outfits on for the most part. Every episode in the season is part of the same day...that's the point.
i never figured that out...duh
so I can avoid starting a new, even more pointless thread, I dug this one up. Yesterday on MSN they had an article about the 10 best shows that were cancelled. Family Guy rated #3 (i think). They mentioned in the article that due to overwhelming DVD sales, they're planning on reviving the show with new episodes planned for 2005! Giggedy, giggedy, ooooh yeah!
Yes! I LOVED The Family Guy!
You guys can still catch it Sunday through Thursday on Cartoon network during adult swim. I TiVo it every night, and watch it religiously when I get home from work or on the weekends.
Definitely a keeper. Cartoon network has already purchased the syndication rights to the new episodes, which means that after Fox gets first run, Cartoon network will be able to show them on Adult Swim.
Goes to show what DVD can do to prove fan loyalty, and actually have an effect on the market - moreso than Nielsen - which I wam still puzzled about. I don't know a single "Nielsen family." I know they're supposed to keep it a secret, but wouldn't those friends haev special TV tuner boxes at least. Sorry, off-off topic....
Anyway - great show. Can't wait for new episodes.
for Canadians, try Teletoon, Mon-Fri @ 8&10 (good ole prairie time). I can hardly wait for new episodes too, I've watched each one probably a dozen times.
Anybody ever watch "Strangers with Candy" on Comedy Central? FUNNY stuff! Both seasons are
available on DVD now as well.
That was an odd-ball show, wasn't it? Funny as hell, though. You know their working on a movie on the show!