Anyone else planning to see The Passion of the Christ?

Galvatron · Post by **Galvatron** » 2004-01-26 06:18am

You know, Mel Gibson's new Jesus flick? I've had a recent hankering to see a good Jesus movie lately so I just NetFlix'd The Last Temptation of Christ. It was...different. I definitely recommend a viewing though. BTW, I'm an atheist, but I'm secure enough in my non-belief that I can appreciate a good Christian-themed movie now and then so long as it's well-crafted and entertaining.

Anyway, I read this review of "Passion" and it sounds interesting. I was just curious if anyone else (Christian or otherwise) plans to see it. And with that, I leave you my favorite "talkback" post from that site...

ChickenGeorgeVII wrote:Subject: What happens when a drunk comtemplates creation and the son of god

Comment: Who’s playing god? I’d rather have George Burns over Alanis Morisette. Also, do we get to see Monica Bellucci’s tits? I know this is a religious movie and all, but she is playing the whore that hung out with Jesus...so certainly she made a pass at him and opened her shirt...right? I like that she is covered in mud and shit....that makes her a DIRTY GIRL! woo! Wouldn’t it have been sweet if Jesus had some steak for the last supper...then communion would have t-bone instead of stale hard crackers....you ever wonder if Jesus had a really powerful itch he just couldn’t scratch?...that would make the crucifixion much much worse.....unless of course he also needed to sneeze and couldn’t....Christianity rocks mostly because Allah never made it rain inside John Denver’s car....Christian’s also can DRINK AND SMOKE!!!! Hot damn....Do you ever wonder what Jesus’s favorite board game is? My guess is Clue........Has Dubya seen this yet? And does he want to bomb another Arab country because of it?....Jesus would probably prefer hard liquor over beer, he’s a smooth cat like that.....Why didn’t he and the 12 disciples start a band, by the way? Oh yeah, that whole christian rock sucks stigmata..... Will the nerds dress up for this? I wanna see some six foot seven inch overweight middle aged man dressed as the virgin mary at my screening.....What color is Jesus’s lightsaber?.....With all the things that Jesus touched that his devoted followers thought were gifts, what did they do when he took a shit?.....That is all for now....um....wait....yeah, that’s all for now...And thus, I smell smoke! - - - George, The 7th Chicken!!!!

Post by **Gandalf** » 2004-01-26 06:37am

I plan to see it, just to see what the fuss is about. Also some good heckling possibilities.

mauldooku · Post by **mauldooku** » 2004-01-26 09:12am

Where is it available from/at? I don't have any cable movie channels, and I haven't seen it in theaters.

2000AD · Post by **2000AD** » 2004-01-26 09:32am

I didn't plan on it, but since Moica Belluci is playing the prostitute it's a possibility!

Rye · Post by **Rye** » 2004-01-26 11:06am

Nope, we all know how it ends anyway.

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2004-01-26 11:17am

I refuse to pay $10.00 for a movie in Aramaic without subtitiles. I don't care, it could be Stracrossed the movie I want to undertsand what the fuck is being said.

On a related note, church groups are being tickets in massive blocks breaking presale records in some cities.

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2004-01-26 11:18am

I thought it was going to have subtitles...

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2004-01-26 11:21am

Nathan F wrote:I thought it was going to have subtitles...

Nope...unless Gibson reneged his early comments on it, he literally said, no subtitles and only Aramaic.

Which honestly might as well make a movie in Latin and go "Here ya go guys!"

mauldooku · Post by **mauldooku** » 2004-01-26 11:23am

Ghost Rider wrote:
Nathan F wrote:I thought it was going to have subtitles...
Nope...unless Gibson reneged his early comments on it, he literally said, no subtitles and only Aramaic.

Which honestly might as well make a movie in Latin and go "Here ya go guys!"

I think the Romans speak Latin, actually

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2004-01-26 11:25am

Badme wrote:
Ghost Rider wrote:
Nathan F wrote:I thought it was going to have subtitles...
Nope...unless Gibson reneged his early comments on it, he literally said, no subtitles and only Aramaic.

Which honestly might as well make a movie in Latin and go "Here ya go guys!"
I think the Romans speak Latin, actually

Yeah, the Vatican...still stupid for a worldwide release of a film.

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2004-01-26 11:52am

Ghost Rider wrote:
Nathan F wrote:I thought it was going to have subtitles...
Nope...unless Gibson reneged his early comments on it, he literally said, no subtitles and only Aramaic.

Which honestly might as well make a movie in Latin and go "Here ya go guys!"

Actually, from what I heard, he is making two versions, one in Aramaic, and one in Latin.

I'd at least have a chance of understanding things a bit better with Latin. Of course, he'd probably use that wussified church latin, with all those soft "C's" and "J's".

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2004-01-26 11:56am

Of course the fact that the pope has given it his stamp of approval with the statemet "It is as it was." makes me want to run to the theater to see historical truth on the screen. Nice to know that the Pope has the power to peer into the past. I'm always comforted by supernatural pontiffs. Now if only he could see the perverted priests in his church and stop shuffling them around like some perverse shell game then I would feel better.

InnerBrat · Post by **InnerBrat** » 2004-01-26 11:56am

if you actually read the review, you'd know that the Romans speak Latin and the Jews Aramaic.

Anyhoo, Stravo, no one's going to charge you $10 to see Starcrossed. Last I heard, the author got complimentary seats for that kind of thing.

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2004-01-26 11:58am

InnerBrat wrote:if you actually read the review, you'd know that the Romans speak Latin and the Jews Aramaic.

Anyhoo, Stravo, no one's going to charge you $10 to see Starcrossed. Last I heard, the author got complimentary seats for that kind of thing.

You have to admit, Starcrossed in Aramaic would be...odd.

I'd hate to be the guy that has to translate the 1,000+ pages. I wonder what technobabble would sound like in Latin?

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2004-01-26 12:00pm

InnerBrat wrote:if you actually read the review, you'd know that the Romans speak Latin and the Jews Aramaic.

My caffiene hasn't kicked in yet, I'm allowed to shoot off my mouth before my brain kicks in.

Hotfoot · Post by **Hotfoot** » 2004-01-26 12:02pm

Stravo wrote:I wonder what technobabble would sound like in Latin?

I've got a book or two that actually has technobabble in Latin. Among...other things.

InnerBrat · Post by **InnerBrat** » 2004-01-26 12:04pm

Stravo wrote:You have to admit, Starcrossed in Aramaic would be...odd. I'd hate to be the guy that has to translate the 1,000+ pages. I wonder what technobabble would sound like in Latin?

Isn't technobabble mostly in latin/greek already?

Or is that just my ICZN-conditioned brain kicking in? (which states that everything has to be in pseudolatin)

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2004-01-26 12:06pm

Stravo wrote:
InnerBrat wrote:if you actually read the review, you'd know that the Romans speak Latin and the Jews Aramaic.

Anyhoo, Stravo, no one's going to charge you $10 to see Starcrossed. Last I heard, the author got complimentary seats for that kind of thing.
You have to admit, Starcrossed in Aramaic would be...odd. I'd hate to be the guy that has to translate the 1,000+ pages. I wonder what technobabble would sound like in Latin?

The same way it sounds in every language, like bullshit.

GySgt. Hartman · Post by **GySgt. Hartman** » 2004-01-26 12:15pm

He could have at least put in the Greek subtitles from the bible.

Demiurge · Post by **Demiurge** » 2004-01-26 12:16pm

Last I heard, it does have subtitles.

Don't ask for a source.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2004-01-26 12:21pm

Stravo wrote:I'm always comforted by supernatural pontiffs.

But that's what makes them such hits at parties.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-01-26 12:39pm

The full name of the film is The Passion of the Christ now, by the way.

I'm actually very interested in seeing it. I've been pretty much ignoring the hype surrounding the film and just want to see what it's like, subtitled or not.

That is, if the CR area cinemas even show it...

salm · Post by **salm** » 2004-01-26 12:56pm

i heard that gibson is pretty much of a fundy. if that´s true i´m definately not going to see it and give him money.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2004-01-26 12:59pm

salm wrote:i heard that gibson is pretty much of a fundy. if that´s true i´m definately not going to see it and give him money.

He's part of a rather old Roman Catholic sect, so while not a pure fundamentalist, they kind of go backwards on a few things.

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2004-01-26 12:59pm

salm wrote:i heard that gibson is pretty much of a fundy. if that´s true i´m definately not going to see it and give him money.

Gibson's dad was part of a Catholic organization that was virulently anti-semetic and was definetly radical fundie. Whether Gibson is one or not raises the thorny issue of visiting the sins of the father on the son.