So, given the upcoming Easter, I thought about watching one or two movies about Christ - however, I am looking for good movies that stand on their own, not Sunday school style stuff. I have seen The Last Temptation of Christ and wouldn't mind seeing something in a similar vein (but then I might rewatch it if nothing else that is good is suggested) but generally I am open minded.
Do you like Max von Sydow?
The Passion of the Christ is not a particularly groundbreaking portrayal, but it is visually arresting (very bloody though). That film and Apocalypto make me wish that Gibson wasn't such an idiot so he could have made more movies.
The Last Temptation is clearly the best movie I have seen about JC, though.
The Gospel According to Saint Matthew by Pasolini too, if you fancy to see the story of Christ told by a gay Marxist.
EDIT: And there's always Life of Brian :D
Ben-hur, a tale of the Christ. Won 8 Oscars.
Quote from: celedhring on March 25, 2016, 04:23:59 AM
The Last Temptation is clearly the best movie I have seen about JC, though.
Quote from: celedhring on March 25, 2016, 04:23:59 AM
The Passion of the Christ is not a particularly groundbreaking portrayal, but it is visually arresting (very bloody though). That film and Apocalypto make me wish that Gibson wasn't such an idiot so he could have made more movies.
The Last Temptation is clearly the best movie I have seen about JC, though.
The Gospel According to Saint Matthew by Pasolini too, if you fancy to see the story of Christ told by a gay Marxist.
EDIT: And there's always Life of Brian :D
What about Jesus Christ Superstar? :P
King of Kings (1927), of course, see if you can spot Ayn Rand as an extra.
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0311361/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0311361/)
Quote from: The Larch on March 25, 2016, 07:46:22 AM
What about Jesus Christ Superstar? :P
Look for the Ron Jeremy cameo in that one.
Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth, with Robert Powell as Christ, is the definite Easter movie. Used to pass every year around Easter when I was a kid.
The original Star Trek episode where they land on a planet where the Roman Empire has taken over and is televising gladiatorial matches. The Empire is fighting against a rebellion of Sun worshipers but Kirk figures out that it's not the Sun up in the sky, but the Son... the Son of God. Great episode!
Quote from: Drakken on March 25, 2016, 09:54:37 AM
Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth, with Robert Powell as Christ, is the definite Easter movie. Used to pass every year around Easter when I was a kid.
Over here the traditional easter movies are Ben Hur and Quo Vadis.
Quote from: Drakken on March 25, 2016, 09:54:37 AM
Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth, with Robert Powell as Christ, is the definite Easter movie. Used to pass every year around Easter when I was a kid.
This is worth a watch if you have never seen it before. It is a mini-series though not a movie.
QuoteOver here the traditional easter movies are Ben Hur and Quo Vadis.
Quo Vadis? That is about Nero throwing Christians to lions not Jesus :P
Quote from: Valmy on March 25, 2016, 12:01:31 PMQuoteOver here the traditional easter movies are Ben Hur and Quo Vadis.
Quo Vadis? That is about Nero throwing Christians to lions not Jesus :P
Religious epic set in the Roman Empire, good enough. :P The main characters are even married by St. Peter himself, come on! :lol:
Quote from: Valmy on March 25, 2016, 12:01:31 PM
This is worth a watch if you have never seen it before. It is a mini-series though not a movie.
But it has Peter Ustinov as King Herod
the child-killer the Great, and Claudia Cardinale as the Adulteress. What's not to love? :wub:
Quote from: The Brain on March 25, 2016, 03:36:39 AM
Do you like Max von Sydow?
He made a great Satan in
Needful Things. :)
Ok, I'm going to see this:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3513054/
I still think Ewan McGregor is the hottest man alive. :cool:
It's a good sign you're going to hell when you pick a movie based on the fuckability of Jesus.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on March 25, 2016, 04:21:01 PM
It's a good sign you're going to hell when you pick a movie based on the fuckability of Jesus.
It is where the party will be.
Quote from: Savonarola on March 25, 2016, 08:36:08 AM
Quote from: The Larch on March 25, 2016, 07:46:22 AM
What about Jesus Christ Superstar? :P
Look for the Ron Jeremy cameo in that one.
And for porn star/director Paul Thomas playing the Apostle Peter IIRC.
Quote from: Peter WigganBen-hur, a tale of the Christ. Won 8 Oscars.
I still prefer the 1925 silent version. Depending on how he feels about silent movies, Marti might as well.
Quote from: Drakken on March 25, 2016, 09:54:37 AM
Zeffirelli's Jesus of Nazareth, with Robert Powell as Christ, is the definite Easter movie. Used to pass every year around Easter when I was a kid.
Yeah. Remember watching this as a kid. Very good. Less a movie, more a mini-series if I remember. Always wanted to see it again.
Isn't there a new one out now? "Risen"?
Quote from: celedhring on March 25, 2016, 04:23:59 AM
The Passion of the Christ is not a particularly groundbreaking portrayal, but it is visually arresting (very bloody though).
One of the most completely unnecessary movies of all time. At least grindhouse violence porn knew it wasn't taking itself seriously.
Why don't we just wait for Lars von Trier or Michael Haneke for an Easter snuff flick while we're at it?
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 26, 2016, 10:17:40 AM
Quote from: celedhring on March 25, 2016, 04:23:59 AM
The Passion of the Christ is not a particularly groundbreaking portrayal, but it is visually arresting (very bloody though).
One of the most completely unnecessary movies of all time. At least grindhouse violence porn knew it wasn't taking itself seriously.
Why don't we just wait for Lars von Trier or Michael Haneke for an Easter snuff flick while we're at it?
I find it fascinating, it's a wide open window to the persecution complex present among a lot of Christians today.
Quote from: celedhring on March 26, 2016, 10:24:43 AM
I find it fascinating, it's a wide open window to the persecution complex present among a lot of Christians today.
No, it's not. All it is is a window to Gibson's brand of anti-Vatican II Christporn. It has nothing to do with persecution. Sick fucks.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 26, 2016, 10:17:40 AM
Why don't we just wait for Lars von Trier or Michael Haneke for an Easter snuff flick while we're at it?
Oliver Stone could direct one where somebody tracks down the missing body.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on March 26, 2016, 12:25:23 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on March 26, 2016, 10:17:40 AM
Why don't we just wait for Lars von Trier or Michael Haneke for an Easter snuff flick while we're at it?
Oliver Stone could direct one where somebody tracks down the missing body.
-_-
"The Secret History Of Jesus Christ". Where Judas actually was the Messiah.
Meh, it'd just be all grainy pictures and anecdotal references of Judas meeting with the Pharisees and Romans in Havana in '62 and shit.
History Channel's marvellous forensic teams should investigate.
Narrator (probably Michael Madsen getting drink money): Judas Iscariot is dead. But what became of those twenty pieces of silver? Did Judas actually hang himself? Our team of forensic experts are ready for the task.
Washed out FBI dude: I think there's already a good case based on doubt that the rope Judas supposedly hanged himself with does not exist.
Former SEAL (probably thrown out for being a dimwit): In my line of work, doubt is like, like cancer, you can't live with it, so I wanna, like, you know, know!
Fat white guy with glasses (analyst): I've been analyzing data for a living for thirty years. And I'm still single!
Quote from: Norgy on March 26, 2016, 02:17:55 PM
History Channel's marvellous forensic teams should investigate.
Narrator (probably Michael Madsen getting drink money): Judas Iscariot is dead. But what became of those twenty pieces of silver? Did Judas actually hang himself? Our team of forensic experts are ready for the task.
Washed out FBI dude: I think there's already a good case based on doubt that the rope Judas supposedly hanged himself with does not exist.
Former SEAL (probably thrown out for being a dimwit): In my line of work, doubt is like, like cancer, you can't live with it, so I wanna, like, you know, know!
Fat white guy with glasses (analyst): I've been analyzing data for a living for thirty years. And I'm still single!
And then...
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.meme.am%2Finstances%2F57674327.jpg&hash=8439d6d960c4e1b42f5e0e320db410e308bc9b25)
Who can distrust such hair. :elvis:
All kidding aside, Jesus Christ Superstar is the best Jesus movie ever made. Plus Ted Neeley is reasonably hot.
Quote from: Grinning_Colossus on March 26, 2016, 06:38:08 PM
All kidding aside, Jesus Christ Superstar is the best Jesus movie ever made.
It's certainly the best of the ones I've seen.
Quote from: The Brain on March 27, 2016, 03:15:44 AM
Quote from: Grinning_Colossus on March 26, 2016, 06:38:08 PM
All kidding aside, Jesus Christ Superstar is the best Jesus movie ever made.
It's certainly the best of the ones I've seen.
Though I like the music I do find the film is somewhat dated (an odd thing to say about a Jesus film, I know). All the bell bottoms and hippie stuff really sets that movie in 1973.
Funny piece from IMDB re: Jesus Christ Superstar
Tragedy almost struck for real while the Crucifixion was being filmed. The Roman soldier we see nailing Christ to the cross is an Israeli actor who spoke very limited English; consequently, he thought Ted Neeley was actually supposed to have nails hammered through his hands! Just in time, director Norman Jewison saw what was happening and screamed, "NO! NOT IN THE HAND!"
So I watched Mel Gibson's "Passion of Christ" yesterday (will definitely watch the Ewan McGregor movie but I think it is only out in May). Thought it was better than I expected. Certainly some parts were a bit too gory, but otherwise I can see how conservative Christians like it - it was well done cinematically while being very "by the book". My personal favourite aspect of the movie was the linguistic.
Have you seen Apocalypto? The human sacrifice scene is absolutely striking. And I dug their attempt to replicate the languages of the Mayan people and their vassal tribes, too. The paints the Maya as psychotic blood-addled bunch of savages, which is probably an exaggeration and was widely condemned, but it's so fucking brilliantly done cinematically that I give it a pass. Now that you are going through an anti-PC phase you'd probably enjoy it :P
As I said before, I wish Gibson wasn't such an idiot and destroyed his career when he was starting to shine as a director. I don't think Hollywood will ever make a movie like Apocalypto again.
Yeah, and even without all the great historical backdrop, at its heart is a fantastic chase flick.
The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe.
Quote from: Grinning_Colossus on March 26, 2016, 06:38:08 PM
All kidding aside, Jesus Christ Superstar is the best Jesus movie ever made. Plus Ted Neeley is reasonably hot.
One thing I can say for him... Jesus is cool.
Quote from: Caliga on April 11, 2016, 12:33:45 PM
One thing I can say for him... Jesus is cool.
Jesus is just alright.
:rolleyes:
A better follow-up post might have been "I don't know how to love him".
Quote from: Caliga on April 11, 2016, 12:33:45 PM
Quote from: Grinning_Colossus on March 26, 2016, 06:38:08 PM
All kidding aside, Jesus Christ Superstar is the best Jesus movie ever made. Plus Ted Neeley is reasonably hot.
One thing I can say for him... Jesus is cool.
I dunno, I think he has some issues.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZR58d77a4A
Quote from: Brazen on April 11, 2016, 08:19:55 AM
The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe.
Touché, puddytat
Nah, it's not a good movie.
The cartoon rocked.
Quote from: Tonitrus on March 26, 2016, 02:19:56 PM
Quote from: Norgy on March 26, 2016, 02:17:55 PM
History Channel's marvellous forensic teams should investigate.
Narrator (probably Michael Madsen getting drink money): Judas Iscariot is dead. But what became of those twenty pieces of silver? Did Judas actually hang himself? Our team of forensic experts are ready for the task.
Washed out FBI dude: I think there's already a good case based on doubt that the rope Judas supposedly hanged himself with does not exist.
Former SEAL (probably thrown out for being a dimwit): In my line of work, doubt is like, like cancer, you can't live with it, so I wanna, like, you know, know!
Fat white guy with glasses (analyst): I've been analyzing data for a living for thirty years. And I'm still single!
And then...
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.meme.am%2Finstances%2F57674327.jpg&hash=8439d6d960c4e1b42f5e0e320db410e308bc9b25)
Just noticed that guy has Trump hands.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on April 11, 2016, 01:16:53 PM
The cartoon rocked.
Fair enough. Wasn't even aware it existed.