Dogma (Special Edition)
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Movie Reviews of Dogma (Special Edition)
Movie Review: If Catholicism could make this even funnier, count me in!
Summary: 5 Stars
First off, I am not part of the two groups that can relate most to Kevin Smith's Magnus opus "Dogma", i.e. Catholics and stoners. That said, I love this movie. One thing it shows is that, besides being able to write funny, satiric dialogue, Kevin Smith is well versed in the intricacies of Catholicism; how else would he be able to see a potential loophole through which two angels would be able to rise back to heaven? And the film is also filled with great performances. Ben Affleck and Matt Daemon give great performances as the two angels. Chris Rock is as funny as ever as Rufus. Salma Hayek simmers. Alanis Morsette is inspired casting as God (I guess as God had to be a woman, Eric Clapton was out). As for Jay and Silent Bob, you never can tell exactly how much of what's going on Jay understands, while Kevin Smith's Bob has a great expression on his face whenever Jay makes a fool of himself. However, the three best performances are delivered by George Cartlin as Cardinal Glick, Alan Rickman as Meddatron (just as good as he was in the original "Die Hard") and, of course, the unflappable Jason Lee as Azriel. His is a completely original performance for, though he wants to end the world, you can see the fear of the hell he resides in his eyes. Perhaps "Dogma" is a bit preachy. But with the majority of the country not in any church at all, is that really such a bad thing?Movie Review: Dogma is Brilliant
Summary: 5 Stars
Dogma is one of the greatest movies of all time. Watch it. Then watch it again. Then think about it for a while. Then watch it again. You'll be happy that you did.A majority of the people that appear to dislike this movie point out either that its slam against Catholics or its extreme use of profanity. To address the second issue, yes, Jay swears a lot. But to be honest, I have friends that swear just as much, so it's not exactly unrealistic. The movies rated R, so either go into it expecting to hear the F word thrown around a bit, or stick to Disney flicks.
As for this movie being a diatribe against Catholicism, think about it for a bit. If you removed the name Catholic, and replaced it with any other major religion, would the movie still work? Yes, it would, and that is because the movie isn't knocking Catholics (BTW, Kevin Smith is Catholic, and attends church weekly) it's talking about the concepts of organized religion, and the problems within these religion that are brought about by the imperfect nature of the humans that created them, and their inability to even consider that they might not be right.
I'm not asking you to love this movie, or to even like it. All that I'm asking is for you to actually sit down and think about what the movie may be trying to tell you about yourself, before you dismiss it out of hand and prove the movie right...
Movie Review: Smith's 4th outhing
Summary: 5 Stars
For a movie that features a rubber poop monster, Dogma received a whole lot of serious criticism for what was perceived by some (religious groups in particular) to be an attack on Christianity. It is, admittedly, taking some shots at the Catholic Church but the final message of the movie in no way diminishes Christianity.
Enough for the serious stuff lets talk turkey... Dogma is a comedy from director Kevin Smith, the fourth of his "Jersey" stories, and everything just clicks perfectly together. Smith, and his favorite actors, have all matured nicely over the previous 3 films and, despite being cast in mostly different roles, are totally at ease with themselves and their respective roles; even Jason Mewes never seems to miss a beat in his reoccurring Smith part "Jay," and the underrated Jason Lee is exquisite as the demon Azrael.
Joining Smith's usual stable of friends and actors are some well know, and very talented, names such as Alan Rickman, Linda Fiorentino, Salma Hayek, Chris Rock, and Matt Damon (Damon and Affleck as the angles Loki and Bartleby have all the best lines). This great cast along with Smith's well balanced script keeps the film light, funny, and well thought-out when it could have easily turned into a stodgy, soap-box style dissertation on organized Religion.
Movie Review: Everything that you could jam into a DVD, and a fruit pie.
Summary: 5 Stars
I love Kevin Smith. I mean, LOVE him. His movies are the greatest contributions to human society since electricity. And I'd love to say "Hey this DVD BLOWS!" because firstly I love trashing movies, and secondly, I love the sound of my own voice. But sadly, this is the best movie I've seen in a LONG time. Not just the movie is good, so's the DVD. Kevin's movie itself, "Dogma" is an awesome story about two renegade angels named Bartleby and Loki (played by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon respectively) who may un-make existance if not for the help of a simple lowly human (played by Linda Florentino)who turns out to be more important than she had imagined. To top it all off, who do you think shows up but a couple of prophets, namely Jay and Silent Bob, also known as "Kevin Smith's cash cows #1 and #2".
If the quality of said movie isn't enough for you, the DVDs are awesome. You won't want to throw the second one away after one viewing like some special edition DVDs I've watched. There's TONS of deleted scenes, outtakes, storyboards, bios, and then my favorite part, the commentary. Kevin Smith's commentaries are always entertaining, and I end up watching them as much as the movie. If you have the video and you're thinking of buying this, don't hesitate. Trust me.
Movie Review: buddy christ
Summary: 5 Stars
the plot of dogma is fairly simple. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are angels who were cast out of heaven and forced to live on earth. they discovered a loop hole in catholic doctorine which wold allow them to get back into heaven. thus proving that god is not infallible and undoing all existance. its up to Betty Aberlin, the last descendant of christ to stop them.
over the course of her adventure, our heroine comes across all kinds of characters. the 13th apostle played by Chris Rock, 2 prophets (Jay and Silent Bob) this demon played by Jason Lee, the voice of god played by Alan Rickman, and some others. Dogma has some of the best scenes involving Jay and Silent Bob of any of Smith's films. "GEAR?!"
Kevin Smith got a lot of heat for this movie. during production, he got multiple threats of violence, 2 of them death. religious fanatics... eh.
BONUS FEATURES:
Complete Set of Storyboards from Three Major Scenes
100 Minutes of Deleted Scenes with View Askew Crew Intros
Cast and Crew Outtakes
Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash Spot
Talent Files
like ive said before, i really couldnt pick one of his movies above the rest, but if you havent seen any of the "Jersey Chronicles" Dogma isnt a bad start.