[King Black Robe]

Yeah!

[txzman]

Gore and Violence, in any way you want to defend it is NOT defensible in the Christian perspective.

Those who demand that believers see the Passion have no clue as to mans inhumanity to man.

I do not need to see death to understand death. Or do you not know what Christ spoke about?

[Enterprise]

"Mel Gibson's 'The Passion of the Christ' is the most virulently anti-Semitic movie made since the German propaganda films of World War II."

Prove it!

[SauronOfMordor]

The local theaters have signs up saying Passion is R rated and they WILL check for ID

I would not be surprised if some Leftist group has put out the word that they will be testing theaters, and swearing out complaints on ones that do not rigidly enforce the R rating.

[JohnEBoy]

Exactly right. I saw this same behavior in the local movie reviewer here in Houston. "The Passion" was so terrible with its violence ... he gave it an F grade in his review. But "Kill Bill" which (as I have read) is non-stop blood and gore in a "stylized fashion" was swell. Oh, boy. Of course you can guess, "Kill Bill" got an A from this same reviewer. Nth degree hypocrisy.

[freeangel]

It's fun to watch these idiots try to use excuse after excuse in trying to convince people that this movie should not be viewed. First, no one will want to see a film about this subject so no money will be forthcoming for distribution, then anti-semitism, then, it's too violent, then, Mels father said this or that, then, Mel only did it for the money, and, then, another idiot whines that it is just having this much polpularity because it has a "built-in audience.(duh!) While it may seem to be a run-on sentence, so are the excuses from all the hollywood "experts.

[LibertarianLiz]

These days, film critics who hailed the gritty reality of the Oscar-nominated vio-flicks "Monster" and "Mystic River" just a few months ago, hike to the moral high ground over "The Passion."

I went over to "Rottentomatoes.com" to see what their round-up of critics gave this movie. It ended up with a rotten tomato, and the critics were mostly upset about the violence.

I then went over to "Kill Bill Vol. 1" to check-out those reviews, as I know that the violence in that movie was a topic of conversation. It got great reviews and the critics were practically praising the use of violence in that movie.

Bottom line: It is not the violence that is upsetting them, it is the Christian theme and positive message of Christ that is bothering them. They are floundering, trying any excuse they can come up with to keep people out of the theaters. The reviews are simply a reflection of the anti-Christian bigotry that the media in general display.

[dagoofyfoot]

Never mind what the critics say about this movie! I saw this movie last night and I'll never forget it!


Two things about this movie I've never seen before, first thing was there buckets of kleenex (packletts) at the doors, and the second was there were no previews or comercials prior to the showing! The curtains roll back and the movie starts

Mel didn't want them and the way things are going he sure as heck won't need them.

[Uncle Hal]

I watched OReilly, Norville, and Scarborough in consecutive order last night from 5-7PM PST. After watching these shows and their discussions of the "Passion", we are most certainly in a cultural war. In particularly, Scarborough had on Lawrence ODonnell (who is in Hollywood trying to make it as a screenwriter) and Carl Bernstein (he looked mummified). The latter 2 guests were particularly viscous, mean spirited, and hateful toward Gibson and his movie. I assume they are fairly representative of the feelings of the Manhattan elites and the Hollywood crowd. It was beyond the pale. It is obvious the liberals and their friends in the mainstream media are scared to death of Christianity and the fact 90% of the people in the USA are Christians. This is going to be a long war. The "Passion" simply brought it to a head. I am sure the liberals are most concerned about the long term implications this event may have on politics.

[Uncle Hal]

The liberal critics of the "Passion" are beyond the pale. This movie is no more violent than any other Hollywood movie rated R. No body that is not anti Semitic is going to be swayed by this movie to be against the Jews and vice versa. The liberal elite is scared of Christianity and the fact 90% of the people in the USA are Christian. They do not want the sleeping giant awaken and rise up and question the liberals that are running the the mainstream media and the entertainment industry. The viscousness of their attacks on Gibson shows you how nervous and threaten they are. The cultural war continues and it is going to be long and ugly.

[Paul Atreides]

Wasn't it Follywood that turned its back on Joe Lieberman, for criticizing violence and excess in its movies?

My, how their principles do turn on a dime.

[GretchenEE]

The same people who now express dour-faced concern that "The Passion" is subjecting Christians and -- oh, heavens no! -- their children, too, to extreme violence have delighted in making films that glorify pedophilia, rape, serial murder and drug addiction.

That was well said.

[Cboldt]

"We're making you think," they said. "We're challenging your beliefs and examining your fears."

"We're making you think," 'we' said. "We're challenging your beliefs and examining your fears."

[Bommer]

The funniest hypocracy of all is when critics say that Gibson is" obsessed with violence in all his movies" Funny how Martin Scorsese could make Last Temptation of Christ and none of his "violent movies" were ever brought into question.

[FoxPro]

Shouldnt we be upset at Italians for killing Jesus? What about antiitalianism?

[OmegaMan]

Uh... I think the hypocrisy works in the other direction as well. I think cultural conservatives who complain about 'violence in movies' are gonna look kinda silly from now on considering the fact that it's they who are taking 10, 11, 12,... year olds to see a movie where a man is tortured to death for two hours. I assure you, 'Hollywood' is gonna use this and throw it back in conservative critics faces the next time they complain about how violence in movies is harming children.

[INSENSITIVE GUY]

The movie industry IS NO LONGER A GREAT INSTITUTION but A NATIONAL DISGRACE!It is not only unpatriotic but a lair of traitors and it simply is NO LONGER RELEVANT to America.

[goldstategop]

Liberals believe that its okay to assault traditional values but heaven forfend if you cater to the huge population of religious believers by actually making a movie they will flock to see. Even if it means more money at the box office. Hollyweird is the one industry in America where ideology is more prized than customer service.

[Liz]

Hollywood has vastly profited from its anti-Christian agenda, producing films, TV and music that demeans Christians and trivializes their beliefs. Make no mistake. Hollywood's attack againt the Passion film has important ramifications.

Presidential front-runner John said he is "unsure" about "The Passion of the Christ" the film Christians are flocking to see, (Reuters News, "Democrat Kerry Urges Caution on 'Passion,' 26 February 2004, by Patricia Wilson). "I don't know," Kerry said when asked if he would see the Mel Gibson film.

As a presidential candidate, Kerry's comments are loaded with meaning for the future of the United States of America. More importantly, Kerry's ill-conceived remarks show that he will strengthen secularists power over Christian America. Kerry and Hollywood are against everything Christians stand for. They worship abortion, the homosexual agenda, and the stripping away of every Christian symbol in America. Kerry is kneeling in obeisance to Hollywood secularists knowing they are the architects of the death of American Christian culture.

Who's kidding who? Kerry is pandering to Hollywood secularists for campaign dollars. In return, Kerry assures them that, under a Kerry presidency, Hollywood will not lose its chokehold on American Christian culture.

Kerry ignores Christians at his peril. Kerry's comments and his positions on social issues must reach every Christian pastor, church, and group in America. These are the things Christian voters should talk about:

(1) Kerry's comments about The Passion movie have effectively disqualified him from holding the highest office in Christian America.

(2) Transparently anti-Christian candidates do not deserve Christian votes.

(3) Candidates carrying Bibles and going to church (the Clintons) but who vote against everything Christians believe in are not going to fool Christians again as they have in the past.

(4) Abortion, the institution of marriage, Christian symbols in American life are very important issues Christians want addressed.

(5) Let's be clear. The future of America depends on which candidate supports Christian issues. Kerry has demonstrated that he need not apply.

[GulliverSwift]

This article is quite correct about the hypocrisy. I just saw it today and it was not the most violent film I've seen. The liberals who are too closed-minded to understand is that The Passion is anti-violence.

The only things that really bothered me were the pathetic and bizarre Satan and that they took out where the Roman soldier said he thought Jesus was the son of God and the editing out of the "let his blood be upon us" line. While fanatics can use the line to justify wrong-doing, the professional offendees are forgetting the convenient fact that the main reason for anti-Semitism in Europe was that only Christians were prohibited from lending money (at least how they construed it at the time). Everyone hates their creditors and if the creditors are predominantly of one religion and ethnic group, unfortunately, that resentment will extend to the entire group.

Can someone tell me what was up with that baby thing?