Jesus movies

[thepaulo]

I'm watching TCM right now and my favorite Jesus movie is on....
King of Kings directed by the great Nicolas (Rebel without a Cause) Ray.....
It has all the reverence and melodrama of the Bible.....
but clearly some other directors went another way....

[underdog]

The Santa Clause is my favorite.

[thepaulo]

Do not follow false prophets...Santa Clause is for heathens......

[underdog]

Do not follow false prophets...Santa Clause is for heathens......

I actually searched for a jewish zombie movie, but, surprisingly, there aren't that many.

[bobrobot]

here's my fave...

http://www.odessafilmworks.com/images/popups/jcvh_lg.jpg

[Whiskeyportal]

Terminator for sure!:drunk:

[booster11373]

Superman is my favorite Jesus movie

[thepaulo]

Oh MY God....er...I mean oh my goodness.....
these are not Jesus movies

[booster11373]

Oh MY God....er...I mean oh my goodness.....
these are not Jesus movies

Fine Paulo

My favorite "Jesue" movie is "The Robe"


but you know its a lll fake right?

[thepaulo]

Jesus Christ...I mean holy mackerel.....I mean.....freaking whatever.....

we can put aside the whole every-word-in-the-Bible-is-true argument and just enjoy the whole resurrection from the dead spectacle that is Easter.


Besides the whole Shroud of Turin argument has started up again....

[booster11373]

Superman rose from the dead too!

[bobrobot]

http://www.polterchrist.com/ (http://www.polterchrist.com/)

http://www.polterchrist.com/polterpics/newpics/mainpage_01.jpg

[thepaulo]

that's just fucked up.....

[Lady Resin]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d1/10Command56.jpg

[thepaulo]

If we were talking religious movies....that would be great......

but there is no Jesus in the Ten Commandments.....

but if we are talking Charlton Heston you might want to check out Ben Hur.....

you almost catch a glimpse of Jesus in that movie.....

[bobrobot]

I actually searched for a jewish zombie movie, but, surprisingly, there aren't that many.

Channukah Zombies!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV3pUHpvMfw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV3pUHpvMfw)

[Lady Resin]

If we were talking religious movies....that would be great......

but there is no Jesus in the Ten Commandments.....

but if we are talking Charlton Heston you might want to check out Ben Hur.....

you almost catch a glimpse of Jesus in that movie.....

And and a somebody with a wrist watch on?

[thepaulo]

well everyone knows aliens started the Egyptian culture so I got no problem with wristwatches back in ancient days.....

[Thebazile78]

Jesus Christ...I mean holy mackerel.....I mean.....freaking whatever.....

we can put aside the whole every-word-in-the-Bible-is-true argument and just enjoy the whole resurrection from the dead spectacle that is Easter.


Besides the whole Shroud of Turin argument has started up again....

Personally, I like Jesus of Nazareth, but I don't think it counts exactly as a movie since it's a miniseries... I just love me some Franco Zeferelli.

As for the Shroud of Turin ... that debate comes up every generation. No surprises, dude, seriously. (Love watching the documentaries about it, though. FASCINATING.)

[Recyclerz]

I actually searched for a jewish zombie movie, but, surprisingly, there aren't that many.

Here ya go - Snow in August

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0262776/


Back on the Jesus track:

Last Temptation of Christ

Jesus of Montreal

[Furtherman]

http://www.zudfunck.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/12/14/john_turturro.jpg

[bobrobot]

Here ya go - Snow in August

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0262776/

That's about a Golem, a statue brought to life thru ritual, or as Ronnie B. encountered as a clue in a crossword puzzle, a "Jewish robot," NOT a zombie... it's a wonderful book tho!!!

http://robotika.cz/articles/jsemrobot/golem.jpg

BTW, LOVE Jesus of Nazareth, great score by Maurice Jarre too!!!

[Recyclerz]

That's about a Golem, a statue brought to life thru ritual, or as Ronnie B. encountered as a clue in a crossword puzzle, a "Jewish robot," NOT a zombie... it's a wonderful book tho!!!

Sure, like I'm going to take YOUR word for it Mr. BoboZombie, sorry GOLEM. :wink:


PS It was a great book, I'm with ya there..

[AKA]

sorry...:down:

Jesus is the second most popular character in film - behind "Dracula" - and I think, Tom Savini has played both.

Terminator for sure!:drunk:

Hell yeah!

John Connor - Jesus Christ

And what about it's indirect sequels - The Matrix

Neo - N/E/O = ONE = The One

The Gospel According to Science Fiction (http://sfgospel.typepad.com/)

[bobrobot]

Paul: Was Jesus a Fast Moving "Virus" Zombie or a Slow Moving "Romero" zombie?
sorry...:down:

Jesus is the second most popular character in film - behind "Dracula" - and I think, Tom Savini has played both.



Hell yeah!

John Connor - Jesus Christ

And what about it's indirect sequels - The Matrix

Neo - N/E/O = ONE = The One

The Gospel According to Science Fiction (http://sfgospel.typepad.com/)

William S. Burroughs said, "Christianity is a virus from outer space," if that helps...

http://static.flickr.com/37/76731401_3fa03056cc_o.jpg

[thepaulo]

I'm sorry...John Conner and Neo are not Christ substitutes.....

[AKA]

John Conner and Neo are Christ improvements.....

Fixed

[AKA]

William S. Burroughs said, "Christianity is a virus from outer space," if that helps...

http://static.flickr.com/37/76731401_3fa03056cc_o.jpg

I thought that was Laurie Anderson?

[thepaulo]

....singing Superman.....

[thepaulo]

It's that time again......king of kings on TCM/

[OGC]

It's that time again......king og kings on TCM/

Followed by "King of Kings" 1927 version

[Friday]

i finally watched The Passion of the Christ last wednesday.
honestly.... it was not an easy watch... being such a vivid and painful retelling of the story i have heard millions of times.
but i was touched by it. the blood didn't seem too excessive... the artistic license taken was not inappropriate... and it didn't make me feel hatred toward jews. (whoever came up with that was seriously reaching... how completely silly)

just one person's opinion... but i am glad i saw it. it definitely set the tone for the rest of the week leading up to easter sunday.

[drjoek]

i finally watched The Passion of the Christ last wednesday.
honestly.... it was not an easy watch... being such a vivid and painful retelling of the story i have heard millions of times.
but i was touched by it. the blood didn't seem too excessive... the artistic license taken was not inappropriate... and it didn't make me feel hatred toward jews. (whoever came up with that was seriously reaching... how completely silly)

just one person's opinion... but i am glad i saw it. it definitely set the tone for the rest of the week leading up to easter sunday.

The family and I rewatched The Passion this week too It really is a very good movie. It really was very moving.

[Hottub]

FTW!
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[Kublakhan61]

COOL HAND LUKE!
Not that I enjoyed the film, but it's an obvious reinterpretation of the Jesus story.

[thepaulo]

i finally watched The Passion of the Christ last wednesday.
honestly.... it was not an easy watch... being such a vivid and painful retelling of the story i have heard millions of times.
but i was touched by it. the blood didn't seem too excessive... the artistic license taken was not inappropriate... and it didn't make me feel hatred toward jews. (whoever came up with that was seriously reaching... how completely silly)

just one person's opinion... but i am glad i saw it. it definitely set the tone for the rest of the week leading up to easter sunday.

(side note...Mel Gibson just told his congregation that his wife has finally had enough)

[realmenhatelife]

COOL HAND LUKE!
Not that I enjoyed the film, but it's an obvious reinterpretation of the Jesus story.

Cool Hand Luke was the first thing I thought of, how can someone not enjoy it?

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDReviews40/cool%20hand%20luke%20blu-ray/large/large%20cool%20hand%20luke%20blu-ray7.jpg

[Kublakhan61]

Cool Hand Luke was the first thing I thought of, how can someone not enjoy it?

http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film2/DVDReviews40/cool%20hand%20luke%20blu-ray/large/large%20cool%20hand%20luke%20blu-ray7.jpg

I just kept thinking "Cuckoo's Nest did this but was way better". I realize Cool Hand came first but it still altered my perception of the movie. Also, felt it moved too slow - that scene with his mom in the truck bed, Cut It!

[Slumbag]

Does Bad Lieutenant count?
Jesus was in it.

[BinaryTaoist]

Being There is the best Jesus movie...


The Phantom Menace is the second best.

[WampusCrandle]

ZOMBIE JESUS!
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[thepaulo]

Being There is the best Jesus movie...


The Phantom Menace is the second best.

Who's Jesus in the Phantom Menace?

[Devo37]

as others have mentioned: Jesus of Nazareth.

That was on every Easter week when i was a kid, though i only ever watched the last episode. the rest of it just seemed to drag on and on, and i usually wanted to watch a ball game or something else (back in the pre-cable, one TV in the living room days).

still, the last episode was interesting, even though i don't believe in invisible sky ghosts or zombie jews anymore.

[Death Metal Moe]

Who's Jesus in the Phantom Menace?

http://blogs.fayobserver.com/faytoz/files/2008/08/yoda.jpg

Mmmm, save your soul, I will.

[thepaulo]

http://blogs.fayobserver.com/faytoz/files/2008/08/yoda.jpg

Mmmm, save your soul, I will.

See what you did there...you went the other way on me....
I was trying to decide between Oui-Gon Jinn and Anakin Skywalker.
Could there be three Jesuses in this movie?

[BinaryTaoist]

Who's Jesus in the Phantom Menace?


Darth Vader of course!! Born of a virgin birth...

...of course if George Lucas wasn't a hack, he would've made the Emporer darth vaders father... so that Darth Vader would have killed his father in order to save his son in episode 6... total hack.

[thepaulo]

Paul Newman's first movie...The Silver Chalice on TCM

[thepaulo]

Paul Newman's first movie...The Silver Chalice on TCM

Newman hated this movie so much he took out an ad and apologized to the world.

[StanUpshaw]

Should I watch the 112-minute of 155-minute version of DeMille's King of Kings?

[thepaulo]

Should I watch the 112-minute of 155-minute version of DeMille's King of Kings?

sure....but I loooove the Nicholas Ray film ......it is so incredibly sacred and profane.
I must have seen it a dozen times over the years.

[TripleSkeet]

King of Kings hands down.

Not sure if it counts as a Jesus movie but Anthony Quinns Barrabas is also a favorite of mine.

Ive always been a fan of religious movies if done right. Most of which have been named here already.

[thepaulo]

Jesus, People!

[bowy33]

I have watched the Passion Of Christ and I couldn't believe how it was. It was very distubring. It was probably what really happened. The truth obviously is not easy to grasp.