Whew!

Jay Honeck wrote:
I think the motion picture authority really blew it by letting this movie
out with an "R" rating. It's easily NC-17, or worse.

Yea, that's probably true, but they HAVE been reporting in the press,
pretty regularly (and pretty graphically) how graphic this movie is.

--- Jay


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"Jay Honeck" wrote:
(after taking the kids to see "The Passion of the Christ"
this evening. Tip of the Day: Don't waste your money

From the start I've felt there was something unsavory about Gibson and
his movie. Yesterday I found this:

Actor-director Mel Gibson talks about his new film, "The
Passion of the Christ," during a nationwide satellite
interview seen Sunday, Feb. 8, 2004, at North Ridge
United Methodist Church in Millbrook, Ala.

February 12, 2004

Mel Gibson has come under fire for being hard on Jews in
his film The Passion of the Christ, but apparently, he
feels that Protestants are also doomed to damnation. In
fact, it looks as if Gibson, a conservative Catholic,
believes that his Episcopalian wife could be going to hell.

Gibson, interviewed by the Herald Sun in Australia, was
asked if Protestants are denied eternal salvation.
"There is no salvation for those outside the (Catholic)
church," Gibson replied. "I believe it."

He elaborated: "Put it this way. My wife is a saint.
She's a much better person than I am. Honestly. She's,
like, Episcopalian, Church of England. She prays, she
believes in God, she knows Jesus, she believes in that
stuff. And it's just not fair if she doesn't make it;
she's better than I am. But that is a pronouncement from
the chair. I go with it."

That's creepy.
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On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 14:52:13 GMT, "Jay Honeck" wrote:


That was a good flick.

Unless you'd actually read the books by Patrick O'Brian (the Far Side
of the World is number 10 of 20) - arguably the finest fiction of the
Royal Navy in the Napoleonic period, when you'd realise the film was a
pale imitation of the books. Go find them - they are absolutely
excellent. The first volume is Master and Commander.
I'm not knocking the film, or your enjoyment, just saying if you
enjoyed that, you'd love the books even more.

And just to stay on topic, there are interesting notes on celestial
navigation and the balance of thrust vs drag, weight and balance etc
in the books - honest !!

(Hmmm - the Gundeck suite ? The Poop Suite ? You may find yourself
retheming the Inn.....:-) )

Damian

"Damian" wrote:

That was a good flick.

Unless you'd actually read the books by Patrick O'Brian
(the Far Side of the World is number 10 of 20) - arguably
the finest fiction of the Royal Navy in the Napoleonic
period, when you'd realise the film was a pale imitation
of the books. Go find them - they are absolutely
excellent.

Amen. Easily the most entertaining, absorbing fiction I've ever read.
Not just for the thrilling sea action but also for the wonderful
insights into early 19th century life. They're funny, too. O'Brian was a
great writer - sad he's gone.

Warning: these books are utterly addicting, and there are 20 (?) of
them.
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If Christ was born in the time and place that the Bible(s) claim, then he
would have been a bit over 5 feet tall, have dark brown to nearly black
skin, and be of distinctly non Caucasian visage...
As soon as I saw the ads showing the actor playing the role, I snorted and
dismissed any thoughts of actually viewing the movie... It's just another
cinema fantasy...
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Oh come on! Don't ya know he looked like Ted Nuggent?,,,,

Yeah,,, truth of the matter is the Western world wouldn't warm up to the
idea of Jesus looking like an Arab... hence that popular portrait most of us
have seen at one time or another - pleasant looking white guy with a
beard....

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"Cecil E. Chapman" wrote in message
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If Christ was born in the time and place that the Bible(s) claim, then
he
would have been a bit over 5 feet tall, have dark brown to nearly black
skin, and be of distinctly non Caucasian visage...

Oh come on! Don't ya know he looked like Ted Nuggent?,,,,

Funny, I always think of Paul Rubin (Peewee Herman). Oh well,
to each his own...

I haven't read the various articles by the multitude of companies
that worked on the film, but I'd be most interested in both
the makeup and special effects (visual effects is the CGI, special
effects are the physical gags) to learn if they were using
chocolate syrup or karo syrup for the blood or the relatively
newer concoction that apparently looks fantastic but tastes
horrible, so the actors despise having the blood capsules in the
mouth.

My problem with going to a film with gore is that I'm more
interested in the technology making it happen, so there's
almost no impact for me.

Now, doesn't that just ruin the gore for you?

Jay Honeck wrote:
Unfortunately, the action is so barbaric that I nearly barfed. (Example: A
ten minute scene with Jesus being whipped -- nearly to death -- with
fishhook-laden whips. If you want to see a human have his skin torn off in
slow, graphic detail -- front AND back -- this is the movie for you.)

What? You never saw the episode of Buffy where Willow skins
Warren out of anger? Fantastic! Wonderful CGI! They even did
it in layers!!!!

dayummmm, Uncle Sam was right, loose lips do sink ships!
ahem, gulp, blush, uhh, shrug, ummm, weell that was a slip as I didn't mean
to bring it up. . .sorta been working on it for two years, though I have not
really done much this winter...
The empennage is 95% done... I'm setting the travel limits on the elevators
and I have to attach the tips, is all...
The wings are in the cradles and 80% done with 80% to go, if ya know whut ah
mean...
The fuselage fire wall is on the work bench and just getting started - tail
dragger configuration... There are racks full of aluminum all over the
shop... The only thing I lack is energy, ambition, time, motivation,
strength, and maybe a smidgen of help from the creator...
I have been thinking of the angle valve, 200hp, Lycosaurus with a constant
speed prop, but that could change if something better comes along...
denny

I went out to the shop and tinkered with the RV7...

Hold it -- wait a minute!

The big news in this otherwise totally off-topic thread is: Denny's
building
an RV7?

How long you been at it?

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:KNS1c.480170$na.1158588@attbi_s04...
Just visited "alt.religion" for the first time (after taking the kids to
see
"The Passion of the Christ" this evening.

Jay,

Please don't mention religion amongst friends, no good will ever come of it.

Remember, you expressing your distaste of organized religion can be compared
to a religious person espousing their love for it. Neither is ususally
welcomed unless in select company. This ain't select company. That's the
reason why the alt.religion group is the way it is.

I wouldn't care, but this is an aviation newsgroup after all.

-Trent
PP-ASEL