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"Dr. Jai Maharaj" |
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06 May 2005 01:11:19 PM |
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KINGDOM OF HEAVEN: FILM IS MORE LIKE PURGATORY |
Kingdom of Heaven: Film is more like purgatory
By Phoebe Flowers
Film Writer
May 6 2005
Kingdom of Heaven
With: Orlando Bloom, Eva Green
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Running time: 145 minutes
Rated R: Violence
'Kingdom of Heaven' (20th Century Fox)
All signs point to Kingdom of Heaven having something to
do with the Christian Crusades of the 11th to 13th
centuries. If, that is, by "all signs" you mean the
synopsis at Yahoo! Movies.
Actually slogging through the film is another experience
altogether. Director Ridley Scott's apparent stab at
recapturing the success of Gladiator is a staggeringly
lazy, leg-twitchingly dull, unholy mess.
This reign of dreariness stars Orlando Bloom, who has a
frankly bizarre attraction to costume dramas (see Pirates
of the Caribbean, Troy), as a blacksmith. The year is
1184. The place is France. The atmosphere is bleak. (Oh,
and boring.) Bloom's character, Balian, is recently
widowed and prone to staring moodily at fire. By tragic
circumstance of era, he cannot simply get his life back
together by appearing on a Dr. Phil episode about healthy
grieving. So when Liam Neeson shows up, all "I am your
father, Luke," Balian sets off on this fateful (boring)
journey to Jerusalem.
More at:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/custom/showtime/sfl-shkingmay06,0,6441457.story?coll=sfla-features-showtime
Jai Maharaj
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The truth about Islam and Muslims
http://www.flex.com/~jai/satyamevajayate
The terrorist mission of Jesus stated in the Christian bible:
"Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not so send
peace, but a sword.
"For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the
daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in
law.
"And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.
- Matthew 10:34-36.
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| User: "Foopie" |
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| Title: Re: KINGDOM OF HEAVEN: FILM IS MORE LIKE PURGATORY |
07 May 2005 08:19:45 AM |
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Dr. Jai Maharaj wrote:
Kingdom of Heaven: Film is more like purgatory
It is a terrible film. I never knew war-mongering Muslims
were such great guys until I saw this movie! I feel that
I deserve a refund for being subjected to this dumbed-down
condescending crap.
First Oliver Stone screws up massively with Alexander,
now Ridley Scott with this garbage.
I believe we are seeing the disintegration of the
Hollywood system. It is being laid bare as a fraud for
all the world to see.
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| User: "Dr. Jai Maharaj" |
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| Title: Re: KINGDOM OF HEAVEN: FILM IS MORE LIKE PURGATORY |
07 May 2005 02:16:57 PM |
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In article <cP6dnStlROLyXeHfRVn-pQ@comcast.com>,
Foopie <zs3@myway.com> posted:
Dr. Jai Maharaj posted:
Kingdom of Heaven: Film is more like purgatory
[...]
It is a terrible film. I never knew war-mongering Muslims
were such great guys until I saw this movie! I feel that
I deserve a refund for being subjected to this dumbed-down
condescending crap.
First Oliver Stone screws up massively with Alexander,
now Ridley Scott with this garbage.
I believe we are seeing the disintegration of the
Hollywood system. It is being laid bare as a fraud for
all the world to see.
Yes, the old gangster-type Hollywood system is falling
apart rapidly. As far as Muslim terrorism is concerned:
Facts about terrorist Islam and Muslims
http://www.flex.com/~jai/satyamevajayate
Jai Maharaj
http://www.mantra.com/jai
Om Shanti
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| User: "" |
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| Title: Re: KINGDOM OF HEAVEN: FILM IS MORE LIKE PURGATORY |
07 May 2005 04:45:22 PM |
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Mankind is incapable of pleasing everyone all the time. Hollywood has
always received its fair share of criticism, and always will.
Prayer For Guidance Of The Holy Spirit:
O God, may the Holy Spirit who proceeds from you enlighten our minds,
and lead us to perfect truth as Christ, your Son promised. We ask in
His name. Amen.
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: KINGDOM OF HEAVEN: FILM IS MORE LIKE PURGATORY |
07 May 2005 09:08:03 PM |
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In our last episode
<1115502321.984199.145730@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
vivapadrepio@aol.com pirouetted gracefully and with great fanfare
proclaimed:
Mankind is incapable of pleasing everyone all the time. Hollywood has
always received its fair share of criticism, and always will.
Prayer For Guidance Of The Holy Spirit:
O God, may the Holy Spirit who proceeds from you enlighten our minds, and
lead us to perfect truth as Christ, your Son promised. We ask in His
name. Amen.
Violations of the alt.atheism FAQ/charter can be reported to:
groups-abuse@google.com
and:
abuse@aol.com
Be sure to include full headers.
--
Mark K. Bilbo - a.a. #1423
EAC Department of Linguistic Subversion
Group website at: http://www.alt-atheism.org
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"Religion is regarded by the common people as true,
by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful."
-- Seneca the Younger
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| User: "Vic Sagerquist" |
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| Title: Re: KINGDOM OF HEAVEN: FILM IS MORE LIKE PURGATORY |
07 May 2005 09:26:35 PM |
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On 07 May 2005, dropped trou, farted, whirled, then
shouted:
Mankind is incapable of pleasing everyone all the time. Hollywood has
always received its fair share of criticism, and always will.
Prayer For Guidance Of The Holy Spirit:
O God, may the Holy Spirit who proceeds from you [...]
The holy spirit is a godfart?
--
Vic Sagerquist
aa#2011
Supervisor, EAC Department of little adhesive-backed "L" shaped
chrome-plastic doo-dads to add feet to Jesus fish department
Plonked by Jason Gastrich for all eternity...
Lovingly plonked by Roger Pearse
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"I'm sickened by all religions. Religion has divided people. I don't think
there's any difference between the pope wearing a large hat and parading
around with a smoking purse and an African painting his face white and
praying to a rock."
[Howard Stern]
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