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Movie Reviews of Dogma (Special Edition)
Movie Review: It's nice to laugh at our religion
Summary: 5 Stars
Entertainment Weekly calls it 1 of the best 10 movies of 1999. I loved this movie. The best movie in the New Jersey Chronicles(Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Clerks Uncensored the animated series, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back) all of which were written by Kevin Smith.This movie also has a star cast of Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Florentino, Salma Hayek, Jason Lee, Jason Mewes, Alan Rickman, Chris Rock, and Kevin Smith.Ok now to give you the plot. Long ago Bartelby and Loki(Ben Affleck and Matt Damon) talked back to God and were banished to Wisconsin. Someone has sent them a newspaper clipping in the mail pointing them in the direction of a loop hole to get back in Heaven. By going into back into Heaven they prove God wrong which would unmake existance. Bethany(Linda Florentino) a women who works at an abortion clinic and has lost her faith is the only person who can stop them. The voice of god(Alan Rickman) appears at Bethanys house and tells her she must stop 2 renegade angels and will meet 2 profits. One of them doesnt speak much but the one that does will mention he is a profit. There are many other interesting characters that she will meet on her journey. Now you are wondering, Will Bethany stop them? Who sent the newspaper clipping to the angels? and, Why doesnt God take care of this his/herself? If you want to find out rent this movie. After seeing it once you know you will want to buy it and watch all the time. Don't miss out on one of the funniest movies ever made.
Movie Review: Kevin Smith's hilarious take on religion!
Summary: 5 Stars
"Dogma" was the first film by Kevin Smith that I was introduced to, and it quickly made me a fan of him. Basically, the film is about these two fallen angels, who decide to become human because they have found a loophole that will gain them re-enterance into heaven via entering a Catholic church in New Jersey. However, if they do re-enter heaven, they will prove that God is imperfect, thus ending all of existence. Bethany, the last zion, is contacted by the voice of God, because she is the great-great-great (etc.) grand-niece of Jesus Christ himself. Along with two profits, a muse, the voice of God, and an apostle, Bethany travels to New Jersey in order to stop their re-entry, while attempting to avoid Azrael, an ex-muse turned demon who wants to get his revenge on God.
The acting was superb, Kevin's writing was creative and hilarious, and the movie made you think. Several points in the movie reinforce Smith's point that this is a movie about the importance of faith. I love how it took story lines from the Bible and made an original plot and comedy with them. It unearthed common questions. Why can't God be a woman? What happens when you cut off an angel's wings? Add alcohol and a sense of irony to an angel and what are you going to get? If there were really muses what productions of this day and age would they be responsible for? Everyone played their roles very well and it made for a really amusing movie. Kevin Smith is a genius. I highly advise this movie to ANYONE.
Movie Review: Great Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is a great flick. If you are thinking of buying this movie, then you already know what it is about... Religion and the problems it can create for people and society. I know that Kevin Smith is almost something of an aquirred taste to most people. ... Dogma is his tackeling of a large subject, Religion, in his own way. Because of that, it sits as a different type of movie from Kevin Smiths other films. It does involve the same general mind set, and some of the same charaters, but the subjects weight makes it take on a different tone.
But the Smith experience does play well in fandom, ...
Many of the same actors from the previous movies are back, along with both Jay and Silent Bob again. Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Jason Lee are all good in this. And new comers like Linda Fiorentino, Chris Rock, Alan Rickman and Salma Hayek all turn in great performances.
To a large extent I mystified by people who hate this movie. ... Let Dogma be Dogma ...
This movie, more or less, is The Last Tempetation for Christ mated to Blazing Saddles, with Jay and Silent Bob coming along for the ride.
The extras on the discs are nice too. There are two sets of commentary from Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier. Then there is commentary from the cast, Including Jason Lee and Ben Affleck and Jay Mewes. Then there are all the outtakes, extra length sense, etc.. that add up to about 100 minutes of extra material.
Just remember, it is a comedy.
Movie Review: Numero Uno
Summary: 5 Stars
Thanks to Kevin Smith and a lot of acting talent, this movie is number 1 on my movie list: my all-time favorite. Eventually, I'm sure I'll have every movie that Smith has created. His dialogue is so far above everyone else, that alone should recommend any movie this man does.
I fell in love with Clerks and Clerks II, but this! First off, how much better than Alan Rickman as one of the stars can you get? Followed by Matt Damon as "Loki" and Ben Afflick as "Bartleby", then of course Jay & Silent Bob doing their usual schtick (not great actors, but totally amusing are Jay and partner). The little demons were a bit scary -- vicious children generally are. I love George Carlin as a stand-up commedian, but as an actor, I can do without him. Linda Fiorentino played the last Zion, or last living person related to Jesus, who is understandably reluctant to go on this crusade against the two fallen angels. The storyline holds together, the characters are fun and the film itself a definate attention holder.
By the way, I also really like the loyalty Kevin Smith shows to the people he works with: if you watch closely you'll see the two "Clerks" somewhere here.
I'd recommend buying, borrowing, renting, whatever it takes for you to see this movie. If you're easily offended via religion or if you have no sense of humor about religion, perhaps this isn't the one for you. Otherwise, enjoy.
Movie Review: Many a true word has been said in a joke
Summary: 5 Stars
Kevin Smith is no doubt a brilliant writer, and even though his directing skills could use some polish, Dogma is a step above his other films (well, except Chasing Amy). The storyline is one of those that you have to pay a lot of attention to though; Linda Fiorentino stars as a Catholic woman that works in an abortion clinic and is more and more losing her faith. One night she is visted by "The Voice of God" (Alan Rickman) and given an assignment to stop two banished angels (Ben Affleck and Matt Damon) from re-entering heaven through a loophole in the Catholic Dogma, and will thus destroy all existence. She is teamed up with good ol' Jay & Silent Bob (Jason Mewes and Smith), the unknown 13th Apostle (Chris Rock) and a rather sexy muse who works in a strip club (Salma Hayek who steals the entire movie). Jason Lee is fantastic as the horned Azrael who has a few tricks up his own sleeve, and George Carlin is funny as Cardinal Glick. But what makes Dogma work is that there is a lot of truth about religion that is discussed and joked about in the movie, mainly Salma Hayek's character talking about what is right and wrong about organized religion, and Matt Damon convincing a nun to quit her faith are some brilliant dialogue that will make the viewer think if he has an open mind. All in all, Dogma isn't really as controversial as some say it is, but those with unique tastes will enjoy.