Posted by Alric Knebel on 07/16/06 12:25

Mike Dobony wrote:

> "HellPopeHuey" <HellPopeHuey@Boom.net> wrote in message
> news:%G7ug.66332$fb2.52045@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net...
>
>> I went to see that damned movie and PHEWWEEEE! what a stench. The
>>acting is about as good as you could ask for, the effects are
>>outstanding and the soundtrack was a cut above.
>>
>> However, the whole thing reeks of sniveling, emo-band breast-beating.
>>There's no damned humor in it, a gross oversight and its essentially a
>>giant chick-flick with none of the endearing attributes that rescue a
>>certain number of them from terminal insipidity. Aside from the
>>all-too-few super-power scenes, which do rock, its a buncha longing
>>looks, melodramatic shticks and retreaded, RETARDED classic Superman
>>sayings reworked so as not to offend the politically-correct
>>puckerbutts. Its almost like Goethe's "The Sorrows of Young Werther" in
>>red and blue tights.
>>
>> One of the biggest stinks is several visuals and bits of dialogue that
>>are a revolting sop to the Christian crowd that keeps pressing us all
>>forward into dynamic mediocrity. Its SUPERMAN, NOT FUCKING DAMNED JESUS.
>
>
> ???????????????????????????????????????????????????
>
> You think The Passion is mediocrity? How about The Climb or A Vow To
> Cherish? How about Road to Redemption? How about Spiderman?
>
> It is more like the Christian crowd pressing to keep sexual abuse, drug use,
> and filthy language out! Christianity is ANYTHING but mediocre!


You're giving Christianity a bit too much credit there. The only thing
Christian in any of those things was THE PASSION. Big box office
numbers came in nicely for even THE DA VINCI CODE. Good box office has
nothing to do with Christianity.


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