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Mel Gibson tackles addiction, recovery and the controversies over new film
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| 16 February 2004
Posted on 02/16/2004 1:37:39 PM PST by Hal1950
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posted on
02/16/2004 1:37:39 PM PST
by
Hal1950
To: Hal1950
When asked who killed Jesus, Gibson said, "The big answer is, we all did. I'll be the first in the culpability stakes here."Someone can make some money here if they come out with T-shirts that say, "I killed Jesus..." on the front and "...with my sin." on the back.
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posted on
02/16/2004 1:48:04 PM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Even if the government took all your earnings, you wouldn’t be, in its eyes, a slave.)
To: Hal1950
Mel, gets it.
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posted on
02/16/2004 1:48:32 PM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Even if the government took all your earnings, you wouldn’t be, in its eyes, a slave.)
To: Blood of Tyrants
Mel Gibson possesses a soul in the process of redemning itself. He rises above the stench of Hollywood like a phoenix.
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posted on
02/16/2004 2:10:21 PM PST
by
FormerACLUmember
(Man rises to greatness if greatness is expected of him)
To: truthandlife
Want to let out a Passion ping?
To: Blood of Tyrants; NYer; kstewskis
He is -- it is -- as it was.
Blessings -- Brian
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posted on
02/16/2004 3:12:36 PM PST
by
Brian Allen
(O! Ye that love mankind! Ye that dare oppose, not only the tyranny, but the tyrant, stand forth!)
To: Blood of Tyrants; Hal1950
<< When asked who killed Jesus, Gibson said, "The big answer is, we all did. I'll be the first in the culpability stakes here." >>
Mr Gibson's hand appears in the film.
Holding the nails driven into The Christ's hands and feet.
Mr Gibson gets it.
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posted on
02/16/2004 3:16:56 PM PST
by
Brian Allen
(O! Ye that love mankind! Ye that dare oppose, not only the tyranny, but the tyrant, stand forth!)
To: Hal1950
Religious leaders and critics are debating whether the film's dramatization of Jesus' crucifixion is excessively violent Yeah, because in reality, lashings followed by crucifixion were a relatively peaceful affair,involving minor discomfort and minimal bleeding. Why is Mel trying to porray it as such a bad thing?
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posted on
02/16/2004 3:23:06 PM PST
by
Sloth
(We cannot defeat foreign enemies of the Constitution if we yield to the domestic ones.)
To: FormerACLUmember
I think the movie is going to make Hollywood sit up and take notice, financially,
if Fandango's stats are an indicator: "The result has created a "Lord of the Rings"-sized surge in advance sales. Online ticket agent Fandango reported that in the first week in February, "The Passion" accounted for 50 percent of sales. That figure hovered at 70 percent the following week"
I have a feeling that Passion is going to make back its production and distribution costs in the first week of release.
To: All
BTW, the more advance ticket sales happen, the more likely that theater owners are going to put it on their biggest screen on opening day.
To: SauronOfMordor
Mel added 20 million more for distribution, publicity and other items. Total cost about 50 million dollars.
He is opening on a non-holiday Wednesday, NOT the usual Friday, a risky move as he needs a huge outcome the first few days the film is out. He should get it. It is a media event.
R rating, and theaters are actually going to look at proof of age and turn people away. When was the last time you saw THAT at a local multiplex.
Groups are the answer. Under 17 teenagers are so used to violence this will not upset most of them. Getting to view the film is more of a problem.
Later with the DVD, The Pay showings that will probably be an annual affair around Easter, the other tie-ins and the world wide distribution. Mel should do okay.
My only worry is that certain groups may use the film as a pretense to harm Jews and their institutions. And I do NOT mean people who have seen the movie and believe as Gibson does.
To: Hal1950
Asked whether it was the Jews who killed Jesus, Gibson noted Jesus, "was a child of Israel, among other children of Israel. There were Jews and Romans in Israel. There were no Norwegians there. No moose either. Wonder if they served cheese?
(...running and ducking...)
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posted on
02/16/2004 4:52:01 PM PST
by
kstewskis
(9 more days until "The Passion of the Christ" is released, and no I'm NOT giving up Mel for Lent!!)
To: Brian Allen; Northern Yankee; barbcsr; Uncle Jaque; DallasMike; Barnacle; karenbarinka; dakine; ...
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posted on
02/16/2004 4:53:57 PM PST
by
kstewskis
(9 more days until "The Passion of the Christ" is released, and no I'm NOT giving up Mel for Lent!!)
To: Admin Moderator; Sidebar Moderator
OOps! Sorry.
Title was different!
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posted on
02/16/2004 4:58:22 PM PST
by
AAABEST
(<a href="http://www.angelqueen.org">Traditional Catholicism is Back and Growing</a>)
To: AAABEST
Less than an hour to go. VCR on standby...
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posted on
02/16/2004 6:14:58 PM PST
by
Possenti
To: AAABEST
Got the ping and followed it here.
We've already got tickets to see "The Passion" here in Richmond on Ash Wednesday and can't wait. God bless Mel Gibson.
To: Blood of Tyrants
Praise God. May the Lord truly bless Mel for his honesty and humility. I certainly plan to see the movie.!!
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posted on
02/16/2004 7:27:12 PM PST
by
Canadian Outrage
(All us Western Canuks belong South!!)
To: Brian Allen
Hi Brian!! Keeping well??
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posted on
02/16/2004 7:28:09 PM PST
by
Canadian Outrage
(All us Western Canuks belong South!!)
To: Brian Allen
And YES, Mel certainly does "get it"!! He's been to the cross.
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posted on
02/16/2004 7:29:07 PM PST
by
Canadian Outrage
(All us Western Canuks belong South!!)
To: Brian Allen
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posted on
02/16/2004 7:36:12 PM PST
by
harbingr
('In this study, Dr. Mark Eastman highlights the medical and forensic aspects of the crucifixion,...')
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