[RobbyS]

Thanks a million. One of the best reports I have seen yet. God bless.

[lysie]

Great summary. Thank you so much.

It is as it was!!

[truthandlife]

'Passion of the Christ' ping

[pegleg]

Thank you for this wonderful report.

[ex-snook]

I'm convinced it is a great film. Many want to see it but few will if we don't know where. Who knows how to find out?

[jigsaw]

Very interesting. Many thanks for writing this for us.

[BibChr]

...people who don’t know anything about Christ can be saved by the merits of Christ

Nice trick.

Mel found a way to be saved that Jesus (A) never mentioned, (B) contradicted in those very words, and apparently (C) didn't even know about — assuming yours to be an accurate summary of Gibson's remarks.

Hope he sticks closer to the record in telling the Story.

When you say it inspired you to want to read the Gospels, though, that's a really great effect. Hope it's widespread.

Dan

[Salvation]

**Folks, as I sit a write this today the movie images come to mind and are touching my heart and bringing a tear to my eye.**

God bless you for sharing!

[Salvation]

Ping!

[DollyCali]

Oh, Prairie. thank you for the thoughtful & deep look at the day.. the movie, the man. So very delighted you got the opportunity to participate.

Do you feel free to share what city this was in?

Is this going to happen again a few times before the final release?

[Valin]

If the movie doesn’t do well, is he worried it will cost his career?

Not to fear. This film is going to be HUGE! Mel is going to need a fleet of semi's just to haul the money to the bank.
How many evangelicals/fundamentalist Christians are there in America, how many traditional Catholics are there?
At 6-8 dollars a pop I'm talkin a large number of zeros to the right of the decimal point.

Thanks for the review.

[Condor51]

Q: How will you go back to “Lethal Weapon 6” after doing this?
A: That’s not on the calendar.

I would hope not - unless Mel finds a replacement for Danny 'I Love Godless Communist Cuba' Glover.

[m1-lightning]

Gibson's "The Passion" previewed at Willow Creek church

[knighthawk]

Bump!

[Shoreratte]

Thank you so much for this post. I am mostly a lurker on FR, but I so much appreciate the time you took to write this review, that I wanted to add my thanks to the others. Am looking forward to seeing this movie.

[Peach]

Prairie -

As I read, I had a few tears coursing down my cheeks. This will be one of the most important movies made in our lifetime, I expect.

It sounds so moving I'm almost afraid to watch it in a movie theater and may opt for the privacy of our home. But watch it I will.

You had quite a wonderful experience yesterday.

Mary Beth

[rwfromkansas]

My college's student govt. President wants to buy tickets for every person on campus.

I think this will be a HUGE film, as when he attempted to get a huge group of tickets from Dickinson Theaters, they flat said they are not giving group tickets or even advance tickets for this film because of the overwhelming demand they have had for it.

I am hoping to somehow get into one of the press pre-showings they will be showing in early February, as I am Editor of the college paper. But, I doubt that and if I have to go to KC, I doubt I will even try. But, I would like to be able to preview this before it shows in the main theaters.

[Gamecock]

force us outside our comfort level

I hope it does just that.

Thanks for the post.

[alnick]

But Mel feels there are other good stories to be told, other good Bible stories

Oh, that would great if he would continue to make movies out of Bible stories. My favorite is the story of Joseph and the coat of many colors.

[xJones]

Thank you for an excellent review!

I believe this film will do a tremendous amount of good for the Church. I believe many non-church people will find the meaning of Jesus after watching the Passion.

I believe you're right! Gibson has had to overcome so many obstacles to present this movie, and evil spiritual forces have tried every way to block it. It must be very powerful.