.Have almost went to La Comedia several times.
Watched Godspell as a kid before I was saved. Seemed goofy then to me. It was widely panned by (secular) critics (like this) at the time of it's showing in 73. One modern secular reviewer had a pretty good zinger when trying to understand the plot of it...
Here's a religious review which snipes at the movie's lack of a resurrection scene...
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I have watched Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar as well as Tommy. All of those were first introduced to me by my dad when I was a child. I have a strange love-hate relationship with Superstar. I know it's blasphemous roots and theologically am appalled by it, but at the same time, without getting verbose, my dad watched that movie and would cry every time the crucifixion scene took place. He was not a professing Christian, but I hold hope from his reaction to that scene and knowing he watched the movie and was familiar at least in small part with the gospel that there was something in his heart that was evidence of a relationship with Christ.
Thanks. I think I know enough now that I wouldn't enjoy it.Have almost went to La Comedia several times.
Watched Godspell as a kid before I was saved. Seemed goofy then to me. It was widely panned by (secular) critics (like this) at the time of it's showing in 73. One modern secular reviewer had a pretty good zinger when trying to understand the plot of it...
Here's a religious review which snipes at the movie's lack of a resurrection scene...
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I should clarify that it is not my intention to only provide negative feedback on the story. Most of the criticism comes from artistic and secular sources and their basis for criticism was in a theatrical sense, not theological. But there was a fair amount of review that essentially said that it maintained a theologically reasonable proximity to the parts of the narrative from the gospel of Matthew that it was drawn from, and in the sense of that narrative being portrayed in a musical it was enjoyable.
Godspell is perhaps less theologically problematic than Jesus Christ Superstar. But it similarly suffers from the lack of a resurrection scene. The author has said that the play is about Jesus' effect on others and the building of the community around his teachings, and the resurrection isn't he point. This is basically similar to the classical theological liberal position, that the Bible is about man's experience with God, rather than a revelation from God.
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.... and in fact the only reason i saw part of godspell was that it came on right after rat patrol ... (one of my favorite oldies of tv shows).... and i already had my cheetos open and dr pepper in front of me ready to watch more tv.... it was almost seen by accident, but i didn;t stay with it long.... 
I just told my brother a week ago that Risen is one of the best "Christian" movies I have ever seen! Thought provoking, realistic, not predictable and sappy..
i think the reason he mentoned tommy... was the way the main character was presented like a messiah and had a huge cult build up around him towards the end.. ..... and the fact he knew i had seen that movie and liked some of the music.. even though i didn;t like the movie itself..... ... .... .. i never saw jesus christ superstar..... one reason was after reading the movie notes on it i never wanted to.... . but the main reason i never saw it was that it was never shown on that retro tv and old movie channel. ... .
when it comes to mainstream hollywood movies based on Christ... or where Christ is a key figure..... the very best i ever saw was risen.... it actually portrays a resurrected Jesus and a roman soldier whose life is changed due to what he has witnessed.... ben hur (of 1959).. is also good as far as not portraying Christ in a grossly incorrect way.. but it stops at the crucifixion and doesn;t adress the resurrection.... .... ...it all comes to down to remembering who really runs institutions like hollywood and never expecting them to do anything other than mock christianity.... when they don;t i look at it as they accidently got something right... and put it on the screen before they realized what they had done.....
if we really like a movie we always go back and see it again.... sometimes more than once.... we saw risen twice and would have gone back again but it got pulled from the theater after being out 1 week... ...i think they do too many good movies that way.... most people out here don;t even learn about a movie until it;s been out a couple of weeks and other people tell them about it..... ..and if they don;t see it in the theater they will forget about it before it makes it to DVD... and won;t see it then either..... ...kinda strange how they market things.... makes no sense to me......
I am really quirky in my older age when it comes to movies, not wanting to waste too much time on media (unlike the FFF
). I RARELY ever watch a movie more than once, Fiddler on the Roof being one of those exceptions, but I would watch Risen again for sure.
i think our own personal family record for going back to see a movie multiple times is 5.... ..my dad and i saw one movie 5 times in the theater several years ago... but in truth i don;t think he would have gone that many times himself except he was going with me and i really wanted to go.... ...but then again... the movie was master and commander... so he might have given his past of working on tall sailing ships and love of that subject... . ..i do know of a few movies however he only went back to see a second time because i really wanted to go and i can;t go to a theater by myself... ...I am really quirky in my older age when it comes to movies, not wanting to waste too much time on media (unlike the FFF
Loved master and commander too! Most of what Russell Crowe fits in that category for me.
Have you seen Unhinged?
No, unfortunately my cynicism of Hollywood's propensity to put out time-wasting garbage has led me down the path of detachment so much that I don't even keep up anymore with the latest and greatest coming out. Was it any good?
Well, let's just say that if you ever tended to road-rage, you'd be hesitant to do so in the future.
I will give it a review and see if it might be in my wheel-house. I generally like well-done (think Hitchcock for us old foagiesWell, let's just say that if you ever tended to road-rage, you'd be hesitant to do so in the future.
It was an interesting movie overall.
, or Fatal Attraction for a moderately modern example) suspense/thriller movies. I have chilled on the road-rage propensities that were slightly present when I was a young fella, but in my early 20's while on a date with ALAYWIFE I had one of those "chase 'em down" moments and freaked her out before she did eventually get through to my blinded tunnel-vision (and luckily before the fella pulled over and whipped my butt ).