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'Passion' critics retract reviews
Washington Times ^
| 2/27/04
| Julia Duin
Posted on 02/26/2004 9:42:44 PM PST by kattracks
Edited on 07/12/2004 4:13:33 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Early detractors of Mel Gibson's hit film, "The Passion of the Christ," are backing away from their critical remarks after the movie grossed a record-setting $26.6 million on its opening day.
"The Passion," which opened Wednesday on 4,643 screens at 3,006 theaters, set a record for the biggest opening day for a movie released outside the summer (May-August) and winter holiday months (November-December).
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: catholicbishops; moviereview; retraction; thepassion
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To: Happy2BMe
"Straddling" as usual
(not that.......)
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posted on
02/26/2004 10:11:26 PM PST
by
autoresponder
(JAMES BOND: http://00access.tripod.com/007.html J-FK: http://00access.tripod.com/Kerry-11.html)
To: Happy2BMe
ROFL!!! RE: concerned.....LOL.
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posted on
02/26/2004 10:11:39 PM PST
by
goodnesswins
(If you're Voting Dem/Constitution Party/Libertarian/Not - I guess it's easier than using your brain.)
To: my_pointy_head_is_sharp
"Do we need to remind them how ugly that chapter was? They, who were once blacklisted, now turn around and blacklist one of their own? Shameful. Really really shameful."
I'll agree that that period (McCarthy era) was ugly and shameful, but more for what was done -to- McCarthy than anything he did.
Qwinn
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posted on
02/26/2004 10:12:05 PM PST
by
Qwinn
To: StarFan; Dutchy; alisasny; BobFromNJ; BUNNY2003; Cacique; Clemenza; Coleus; cyborg; DKNY; ...
ping!
Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my infrequent miscellaneous ping list.
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posted on
02/26/2004 10:12:12 PM PST
by
nutmeg
(Why vote for Bush? Imagine Commander in Chief John F’in Kerry)
To: yonif; Salvation
ping
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posted on
02/26/2004 10:12:37 PM PST
by
nutmeg
(Why vote for Bush? Imagine Commander in Chief John F’in Kerry)
To: demnomo
Hair Kerry is namby pamby, it's the hallmark of his career, and a big reason to doubt his ability to collect all that brass in four short months in Nam.
Even then he was being groomed for putrification of the office he infests by someone. The entire Nam affairs needs to be investigated. This wuss will never be President of the USofA unless vote fraud gets him there.
To: MissAmericanPie
I agree that his Nam affairs need to be investigated thoroughly!
I know this may sound petty, but that head of hair on him creeps me out. Is it a wig or a toupee? It doesn't look natural...
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posted on
02/26/2004 10:20:55 PM PST
by
demnomo
To: Mo1
Just goes to show that the Hollywood nit wits don't have a clue I think that is an understatement. They just live in another world.
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posted on
02/26/2004 10:21:47 PM PST
by
tiki
To: Siamese Princess
"If not, [Hollywood] will leave itself open to charges of antireligious prejudice," he said. Many in the industry, he added, "are prostitutes, and they will go wherever the money is." And they obviosly support a Crucifix in a jar of urine as an art form.
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posted on
02/26/2004 10:29:21 PM PST
by
BobS
To: demnomo
I don't know if it's real or not, but his stylist should be brought up before the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.
To: Happy2BMe
J-FK is concerned that his concern will be the wrong concern from concerned people who are not concerned - ping.Wow.
This part has me really concerned....=8^O
To: Qwinn
Senator McCarthy had nothing to do with the House Committee on UnAmerican Activities,which did investigate the movie industry.It was the movie bigwigs who did the blacklisting.The California House also investigated communists in the movie industry.There were many .
Senator Mc Carthy's committee investigated Communists in government...We also had useful idiots,as we do today.
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posted on
02/26/2004 10:42:56 PM PST
by
MEG33
(John Kerry's been AWOL for two decades on issues of National Security!)
To: demnomo
Not sure if Kerry should see this film or not. He should take a hint from Bible where somewhere it says "let your yes be yes and your no be no" (or something along those lines).
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posted on
02/26/2004 10:57:40 PM PST
by
geopyg
(Democracy, whiskey, sexy)
To: Mo1
The only people who found this movie controversial is holywood insiders. Its the devaints who found this movie contradicting their hedonistic worldview.
It seems the rest of the world found this move to be:
a work of art
a work of beauty
a work of love.
To: All
To: kattracks
A Denver pastor, the Rev. Maurice Gordon, displayed the message, "Jews Killed The Lord Jesus," in front of Lovingway United Pentecostal Church Wednesday. LOVINGWAY??????????????????????????? Doesn't sound like it to me!!!
Try reading your BIBLE, Rev. Gordon!
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posted on
02/26/2004 11:18:44 PM PST
by
Brad’s Gramma
(Pray for America and Israel)
To: Brad's Gramma
A Denver pastor, the Rev. Maurice Gordon, displayed the message, "Jews Killed The Lord Jesus," in front of Lovingway United Pentecostal Church Wednesday. If it had been me I would have take the w and e from Jews and made it "we Killed The Lord Jesus" .
To: MEG33
Um, I know :) That's why I said what I said :) Read my profile.
Qwinn
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posted on
02/27/2004 1:12:25 AM PST
by
Qwinn
To: cyncooper
They SAY he "weighed in", but it sounds pretty worthless to meYeah, that comment weighed in at under a gram. LOL, what a wuss.
To: Qwinn
Indulge me..I like to say it in case there are those reading who don't know...;)The JPaul Getty Museum has teaching material that has it wrong.
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posted on
02/27/2004 2:16:51 AM PST
by
MEG33
(John Kerry's been AWOL for two decades on issues of National Security!)
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