Comments on: Tom Servo! Save Us!

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 20:12:38 +0000

Well it took me about a month and a half, but I finally saw the movie.

We had an MST3K moment in the theater where I saw it last night, and I thought of you and your DVC review. It happened at the part where Sophie is in the church in Scotland and she says to herself, “I think I’ve been here before.” When she heard (or imagined) an offstage voice saying “Sophie!”, one of the moviegoers next to me said out loud, “Yes you have.”

By: MarieBee

MarieBee — Mon, 29 May 2006 14:38:11 +0000

Michael, your review echoes my daughter’s evaluation. “What a waste after all the hype!” Sadly, we just spent four long Sunday mornings on DVC and it too was a waste, at least in my view. Our pastor, bless his heart, got so wound up and emotional about the issue that the meat of his message was lost on a friend of mine who came to our church for the first time. So much for edification and building up believers in the faith… My 18 year old daughter was frustrated at the circular reasoning (”It’s true because the BIble says so.”)and our family is just plain sick of the whole thing. Buying into Dan Brown’s “meticulous research” is intellectual suicide. Unfortunately for America, we don’t have a handle on the basics of Western history to read the book with a critical eye. ANd what’s worse, neither does the church!! I’m glad I passed on the movie; the book is enough.
I’m waiting for the Loch Ness Monster studies…

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 23 May 2006 21:30:40 +0000

And to think that I actually wrote a response to “The Da Vinci Code” on my blog before I saw your review!!!

I’ve been snookered!!! I will admit this openly and without shame. Since I actually believed DVC and the issues raised by it to be worthy of serious consideration on my blog, I will take you up on your challenge. Look for future responses to the Loch Ness Monster, Sasquatch, the JFK conspiracy theories, etc on my blog.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 22 May 2006 19:34:10 +0000

I loved it! It was much better than “Cats”! I’m going to see it again and again!!!

JUST KIDDING!!!!!

By: Doug

Doug — Sun, 21 May 2006 20:20:12 +0000

Here’s a conspiracy theory for you…

Dan Brown is actually Dr. Clayton Forrester in disguise.

Good one, Nelson - er, Spencer!

By: mbells

mbells — Sun, 21 May 2006 17:55:03 +0000

there are some great lines in this review
I lived it - the review not the movie

If you haven’t read the book & just saw the movie you’d wonder what the fuss is about - the movie does a good job of portraying it as legend/myth. But that is not enough to redeem the movie. Go rent a good holy grail movie - monty python!

By: Cultural Savage

Cultural Savage — Sun, 21 May 2006 13:22:00 +0000

“Listen:if this contrivancy makes you want to abandon Christianity for the new agey Jesus, be my guest. Please leave, and take your empty Jack Daniels bottles with you.”

Best line ever. I may steal it and put it on a tee- shirt.

By: totemtotemple

totemtotemple — Sat, 20 May 2006 23:46:31 +0000

Tanks for the review. We had people in my hometown stand outside street corners leading to the Cinemaplex with signs protesting the movie.

God bless MST3k. Tom Servo rocks!!!!!

By: hashman

hashman — Sat, 20 May 2006 21:28:03 +0000

I’m just thankful that I procrastinated long enough to not be able to do a series on Da Vinci Code.

There were apparently a lot more important things to get our panties in a wad about than this flick.

Since my wife and I see about 1.5 movies a year, we won’t waste a trip to see this one.

Thanks for the review, I will link to it.

By: Beyond Words

Beyond Words — Sat, 20 May 2006 21:13:58 +0000

Michael, maybe fiction isn’t your thing, but you could establish a new genre of non-fiction–this review is fabulous and my sides hurt from laughing. I’m going to post a trackback right now! Too bad my pastor has spent all month preparing an antidote to the DaVinci Code for tomorrow.