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The Passion of the Christ

Advantages: Good Acting,
Disadvantages: Quite Barbaric In Places

The Passion of the Christ released in 2004 and directed by Mel Gibson is a film that I have only recently seen for the first time. At the time of its release I made a conscious decision to avoid watching this film due to the huge amount of hype that surrounded it. Having now watched this film I am left with a mixture of different thoughts and feelings. I am not a religious person and this is also another reason why I probably did not rush out to the Cinema on the release of this film. I also had even less interest in rushing out to see it when I discovered that not only were there no big name Hollywood Actors amongst the cast but that all of the dialogue was spoken in a mixture of Latin and Aramaic, with English subtitles displayed across the screen. The entire script for this film is taken from chapters 14 and 15 of Mark's Gospel ...

micksheff 31.03.2007 · Read full review
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Review of The Passion Of The Christ (Subtitled) (DVD)

Jesus' passion - my passion for Jesus.

Advantages: The simple fact that it's about Jesus.
Disadvantages: The sheer scale of blood and vivid scenes.

The night before last I was on my way to the local Indian to get a takeaway. I had no plans to get anything else. But, as I have to walk past Blockbusters, I noticed that this film, The Passion Of The Christ, is now out on DVD. So, I bought it. The funny thing is, the man who served me said, "You do realise this is subtitled?". "Er, yes, that's one of the reasons I'm buying it!" was my reply. I hadn't seen it in the cinema and was a slightly unsure of what to expect. Yes, I'd seen all the hype in the news and media at the time. But, until you've seen the film, you'll be left wondering what all the hype was about. Yesterday I decided to watch it. I must admit, I was slightly nervous whilst placing the DVD gently into my Alba DVD player. I'd seen clips of it on telly, and had an idea what to expect. As I said earlier ...

Louise90 13.09.2004 · Read full review
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Review of The Passion Of The Christ (Subtitled) (DVD)

The Passion of SM

Advantages: history lovers might enjoy it
Disadvantages: very violent film

"The Passion of Christ" by Mel Gibson It is very hard to believe that the Mel Gibson, as the main actor, of some idiotic commercial trash Hollywood productions, can even think this way. Maybe the guy went to be influenced by some Christian sect; therefor he decides to "redeem for his sins". The sins attached to his Hollywood life-style. I even heard the information that he’s often guest in the Monastery of Hilandar, Orthodox Christian Monastery in Greece, booked only for men [to women visits are not allowed], next to a Prince Charles of England. Prince Charles actually donated the monastery after the recent big fire, couple months ago. I mean yea, the monastery did not received big donation from Greek or Russian Orthodox Christian Society, but from Prince Charles, who, as the rumor say, comes to monastery to paint in peace. Is ...

barefoot777 21.05.2004 · Read full review
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