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Saved! (2004)
Evangelicals need to RACE to see this film...
I find myself extremely surprised at how much I appreciated this film. As an Evangelical Christian, I heard the early word-of-mouth that this movie was the Antichrist personified. Jerry Falwell's magazine rushed to the stands declaring its heresy. However, when I actually sat down and watched it, I came to the conclusion that Evangelicals not only should see this movie, but NEED TO SEE THIS MOVIE. The film's satire is beautifully funny, and never crosses the sacrilegious line (it doesn't make fun of Jesus or Christianity itself, but rather raging hypocrites bound to this goofy subculture we as evangelicals have created.) This movie convicted me as I got a glance at how the world interprets Christianity through people who acknowledge Jesus with their lips but do nothing about him with their lifestyle. Christianity Today's website even has a BIBLE STUDY to go with this extremely challenging film!
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Nice Financial Achievement, Overrated Movie
For months, all I've heard about is how great Napoleon Dynamite is. People around me have done nothing but throw out random quotes from the movie, tell me how absolutely fabulous it is, and told me that only idiots with hardened hearts couldn't appreciate it. After discovering that the movie that went from 6 screens and a half-a-million dollar budget to massive gross, MTV distribution, and dynamite DVD sales, I thought I'd give it a chance. I thought the movie was funny, yes. I couldn't help but chuckle several times, but I just didn't rise up to the movie's challenge. It's not a horrible movie, nor is it a masterpiece. It was just okay. I just couldn't find myself that involved in the characters, the dialogue, or the phenomena that is Napoleon Dynamite. Sorry. Everyone must hate me.
A Thief in the Night (1972)
Ahead of its time
Long before Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins would shake the world of the Christian subculture (and make millions in the process) with the LEFT BEHIND books, MARK IV Pictures, the Christian film distribution company of the Billy Graham evangelistic association, gave us this masterwork. What I love most about this genre is its incredible attention to detail, sitting in a living room. Instead of taking us to the dramatic scenes of this "post-rapture" tribulation, we sit in the living room, hearing about it on the news because the filmmakers can't afford to show it. The film's premise is grounded in Pre-Millenial, pre-Tribulation eschatalogy, believing that Christ comes once for the secret taking of the true church, and then comes again at the end of the seven years of hell on earth. What used to terrify me in junior high now makes me laugh. The intriguing adventures of Patty and her journey throughout the tribulation (and two of the film's three sequels) tells her remarkable story of unbelief and ultimately damnation. I hate to admit it, but I still thoroughly enjoy watching this. It even has the SAME EXACT score of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I think I'm the only person in history to make that observation.
Moonstalker (1989)
A moving American masterpiece...
I discovered "MoonStalker" in a dollar bin in a local gas station. I think my life might never be the same. This 1988 thriller (filmed entirely in Nevada) might be one of the most touching horror films of all times. The emotional story comes with Pop, a man driven from his home and his wife when unspeakable tragedy occurs. His son Bernie will never be the same. Bernie, who's character frankly re-defines the horror movie slasher, stops just about every couple in the film from engaging in nudity and fornication. Yes, this movie has all the highs and emotional lows of an edited for TV USA up-all-night. Thank you for slashers of high moral fabric like Bernie, who helps rid our state parks of fornicators and forest fire.