From The Wittenburg Door. They don’t count The Passion of the Christ because, as it says, “that would be too easy”. Two of my favourite Jesus films made the list too, which is a bit irritating. And I haven’t seen Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter, though you can count on me making every effort to find it on DVD now.
Any road up, see what you make of it: The Ten Worst Movies About Jesus
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Craig L. Adams 05.31.08 at 1:00 am
Quite funny. Thanks for the link.
Richard 05.31.08 at 10:17 am
I have watched (and have on DVD) Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter; obviously I’m in the minority but I thinks it’s brilliant.
Jennifer 05.31.08 at 11:03 am
Pasolini’s film, I thought, was brilliant. I agree with the others however, even if I haven’t seen them (Zombie Jesus??)
I have recently watched The Gospel of John. Now I thought that was good, apart from the guy playing Jesus (mostly a good actor and very likeable as the Son of Man), who everytime he said “I tell you the truth!” appeared about to burst into song.
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James 05.31.08 at 12:39 pm
Do you guys ever wonder whether this sort of cynicism is damaging?
Kim 05.31.08 at 4:31 pm
James, do you mean the damage done by the mercenary cynicism of producers who make crap movies to cash in on Jesus?
James 05.31.08 at 8:34 pm
“producers who make crap movies to cash in on Jesus?” Kim, your cynicism here is a perfect example of what I’m talking about.
Beth 06.01.08 at 12:32 am
Just to add to the cynicism, I would say that the Church has been cashing in on Jesus for the past couple millennia - why shouldn’t the poor film producers get a slice of the action?