Passion of the Christ

Pros: Oh just read the review..
Cons: I'ma burn....

Let me preface this review by stating that I am not religious. I've read the bible more than once, and I do enjoy movies based on it.. but I view them as great works of fiction. I'm sorry if that offends anyone, it isn't meant to. I state it only to ...

Pros: Sticks to "THE BOOK" very well
Cons: I feel there wasn't enough background for those who may not know the story.

Time constraints made it that I could not see the film on opening day, Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. The timing of the its opening , calculated to be shown when more people do focus on the Passion of Christ and His resurrection, was well planned ...

Pros: Love, hate, ignorance, despair, agony, betrayal, temptation, guilt, truth.
Cons: Just ask Jesus.

So, let's talk about The Passion of the Christ, shall we? A lot of movies out there lately have been based on true stories. Now whether or not this is a true story, it's quite beyond my power to say. But after watching it, part of me sure ...

Pros: Absolutely stunning in all respects, Direction, Acting, Cinematograpy, Special Effects, Music. Brilliant.
Cons: A little inaccessible to those not familiar with the life of Christ.

Behold the Man: The Passion of the Christ He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he has borne our griefs ...

Pros: My own beliefs being confronted by the complete horror.
Cons: The film by itself was nothing.

Cinematic violence is a subject that has been discussed a lot lately, mainly though it's been more of an argument between the factions of Religion Vs art, the Religious people reeling in horror over the release of Dawn Of The Dead for its ...

Pros: Powerful subliminal messages, Cinematography, Music, Visceral quality
Cons: Agonizing to watch

It is extremely rare for me to write about a film that has over 180 previously submitted reviews. My thought process is, what could I possibly contribute, that has not already been addressed by such a large number of reviewers? However, after finally ...

Pros: realistic, acting, music, cinematography
Cons: a little unclear for those who don't know the Gospel stories

I think most of us have heard of the film I am reviewing here, The Passion of the Christ. It is impossible to ignore the news reports questioning whether the film is anti-Semitic, the reports of people becoming so distraught that they vomit and ...

Pros: I didn't pay to see it
Cons: confusing story; boring; violence; everything

I was very disappointed and dismayed. I had a sinking feeling from all the reviews I had read of Mel Gibson’s infamous movie, The Passion of the Christ, that I wouldn’t care much for it and yet when a strong Christian friend offered me her DVD ...

Pros: The acting, the directing, the music, the cinematography
Cons: None

So, was the movie as good as the hype I've been hearing? Or, was it a vehicle for anti-Semitic neo-Nazis as some have claimed? My quick answers to these questions are "yes" and "no" respectively. My best friend and I bought tickets to the movie last ...

Pros: Very well made; makes you think
Cons: Some parts are a little graphic

It's been over a month since I've seen The Passion of the Christ and it's taken me this long to write about it. To be honest, I'm not really sure why. Maybe it's because I haven't written a movie review in a while and not sure what to include in ...

Pros: The most realistic biblical film that I have ever seen.
Cons: The film only covers the last day of Christ.

I made it home for Christmas! While sitting here reading over my journals from Iraq, I came across an interesting entry from a day in Iraq, April 20th, 2004. Today was a fairly uneventful day. The camp came under mortar fire this afternoon, this ...

Pros: Maia Morgenstern as Mary.
Cons: Abbreviated, narrow focus. Cardboard characters. Crap music. Absence of emotional connection or context.

A couple of weeks ago, I took a taxi in the city. Hanging from the driver’s mirror was a double-sided decal featuring a roughly etched black and white woodcut of Jesus on the cross, head bowed in an oversized crown of thorns. The only color was a wide ...

Pros: tells the story with great authenticity and vivid strokes; good performances; language stroke pays off.
Cons: extremely violent and confronting; not for a soft stomach or heart.

Well it's now a late hour/early hour depending on which way you look at it. It's been about 10 hours since I walked out of the cinema, and some of the images thrust in my face are still embedded in my mind. And they probably will be for a while. This is ...

Pros: Overwhelming; a great movie.
Cons: Painful to absorb.

Wow, what a phenomenon Mel Gibson’s movie “The Passion Of The Christ” has stirred up here in February of 2004. God may be looking down from the windows of heaven and shaking his head in wonder at all the thoughts and words about ...

Pros: The Passion of the Christ is destined to become a Lenten Season movie classic.
Cons: None for me!

The Passion of the Christ opened yesterday, and my anxiety for this movie was paid off. Prior to my viewing, I read and watched a lot of professional and non-professional reviews, both pro and con, they are editorials, and as such; personal ...