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No disrespect intended. Do you have one?
Mine is Jesus Christ Superstar (1973, specifically)
The music, the message, the mood, it was a little 70's cheesy, but...
I'm willing to spend a little of my street creds on this recommended few minutes.
(sorry about the short ad)
The black dude being a prescient Judas,
And especially, if nothing else,
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"He is dangerous."
30 Oct 12
Originally posted by JS357Jesus Christ Superstar was considered sacrilegious and mocking by many Christians at that time. It was not accurate with the gospels, but I did enjoy some of the music like you. My favorite was "I Don't Know How to Love Him."
No disrespect intended. Do you have one?
Mine is Jesus Christ Superstar (1973, specifically)
The music, the message, the mood, it was a little 70's cheesy, but...
I'm willing to spend a little of my street creds on this recommended few minutes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDzxn66W3uM
(sorry about the short ad)
The black dude being a presci ...[text shortened]... ng else,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2RNecC68vk&feature=related
"He is dangerous."
&feature=related
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_Christ_Superstar
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Originally posted by RJHindsThat's a favorite of mine too.
Jesus Christ Superstar was considered sacrilegious and mocking by many Christians at that time. It was not accurate with the gospels, but I did enjoy some of the music like you. My favorite was "I Don't Know How to Love Him."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZIWYBr6IKU&feature=related
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_Christ_Superstar
30 Oct 12
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Originally posted by JS357Whistle down the Wind. (Not the musical)
No disrespect intended. Do you have one?
Mine is Jesus Christ Superstar (1973, specifically)
The music, the message, the mood, it was a little 70's cheesy, but...
I'm willing to spend a little of my street creds on this recommended few minutes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDzxn66W3uM
(sorry about the short ad)
The black dude being a presci ...[text shortened]... ng else,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2RNecC68vk&feature=related
"He is dangerous."
30 Oct 12
Originally posted by JS357"King of Kings". Jeffrey Hunter is marvelous as Jesus.
No disrespect intended. Do you have one?
Mine is Jesus Christ Superstar (1973, specifically)
The music, the message, the mood, it was a little 70's cheesy, but...
I'm willing to spend a little of my street creds on this recommended few minutes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDzxn66W3uM
(sorry about the short ad)
The black dude being a presci ...[text shortened]... ng else,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2RNecC68vk&feature=related
"He is dangerous."
"The Last Temptation of Christ" is an interesting take on the "Jesus story".
I found "Jesus Christ Superstar" unwatchable.
30 Oct 12
Originally posted by ThinkOfOneAs it so happens, For anyone interested I just noticed that TCM is showing "King of Kings" today at 4:55 ET.
"King of Kings". Jeffrey Hunter is marvelous as Jesus.
"The Last Temptation of Christ" is an interesting take on the "Jesus story".
I found "Jesus Christ Superstar" unwatchable.
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Originally posted by ThinkOfOnePeople do have strong reactions one way or the other about the 1973 production if you are talking about the movie. It is definitely dated in style. But it feels to me like it tells the real story about how Jesus threatened to upset the delicate balance of power between the Romans and the Jewish hierarchy, and what it could have been like to be Jesus and Judas.
"King of Kings". Jeffrey Hunter is marvelous as Jesus.
"The Last Temptation of Christ" is an interesting take on the "Jesus story".
I found "Jesus Christ Superstar" unwatchable.
30 Oct 12
Originally posted by JS357My penny's worth is that it worked very well on the stage [I saw it in London in about '74] but I did not like the film version.
People do have strong reactions one way or the other about the 1973 production if you are talking about the movie. It is definitely dated in style. But it feels to me like it tells the real story about how Jesus threatened to upset the delicate balance of power between the Romans and the Jewish hierarchy, and what it could have been like to be Jesus and Judas.
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Originally posted by JS357Yes, I was referring to the 1973 movie. I found it more than a "little 70's cheesy": unwatchably so. So much so, that I literally had to turn it off.
People do have strong reactions one way or the other about the 1973 production if you are talking about the movie. It is definitely dated in style. But it feels to me like it tells the real story about how Jesus threatened to upset the delicate balance of power between the Romans and the Jewish hierarchy, and what it could have been like to be Jesus and Judas.