tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540415.post112460655990602218..comments2023-06-15T05:07:10.875-05:00Comments on Annie's Blog: Movies, movies, moviesAnnie Bullochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01563210963630227774noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540415.post-1125034287216228642005-08-26T00:31:00.000-05:002005-08-26T00:31:00.000-05:00I have absolutely no desire to see the movie. Fath...I have absolutely no desire to see the movie. Father Kelly's crusifixtion lecture was plenty, thanks.Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16750181773783021502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540415.post-1124898801316312812005-08-24T10:53:00.000-05:002005-08-24T10:53:00.000-05:00I remember when we rented Showgirls! That was hil...I remember when we rented <I>Showgirls</I>! That was hilarious.<BR/><BR/><I>Last Temptation</I> is definitely an art movie, not a summer blockbuster type. I didn't find it boring at all, though I can see how it probably would be to a lot of people. I also appreciated how much more effective the violence was in this movie than in <I>The Passion of the Christ</I>, which fetishized the torture to the point where it was ridiculous and you started focusing on the special effects.Annie Bullochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01563210963630227774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540415.post-1124898376975612152005-08-24T10:46:00.000-05:002005-08-24T10:46:00.000-05:00We also saw Showgirls for the same reasons. Also f...We also saw Showgirls for the same reasons. Also found it very boring (Though now I have the VIP edition with the commentary track. Best. Ever!)Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16750181773783021502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6540415.post-1124898340099729692005-08-24T10:45:00.000-05:002005-08-24T10:45:00.000-05:00My mom watched Last Temptation to see what the fus...My mom watched Last Temptation to see what the fuss was about when it first came out on video. She found the movie so boring that she fell asleep! Then she sat me down and talked to me about the nature of controversy, and how when fundies protest something it only gets that something more money and more attention. She even wondered if the huge protest was manufactured to raise what would have been a relatively small art movie into the public's consciousness.Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16750181773783021502noreply@blogger.com