Emmerich Stomps On St Peter's

[CatherineM]

[quote name='Raphael' date='13 November 2009 - 08:22 PM' timestamp='1258165365' post='2002441']
True. Go watch "The Core." Abysmally horrible science.
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That one is on my Fire side of the shelf.

[Paladin D]

[quote name='Gregorius' date='13 November 2009 - 09:44 PM' timestamp='1258163056' post='2002421']
Same here, though I'm still perplexed why he chose not to show Islamic monuments being destroyed.
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From Catholic League

[url="http://www.catholicleague.org/release.php?id=1710"]http://www.catholicleague.org/release.php?id=1710[/url]

[quote]“2012” KILLS CATHOLICS, SPARES MUSLIMS

November 4, 2009


Catholic League president Bill Donohue speaks to the way Catholics and Muslims are treated in the upcoming film, “2012”:

When we got word recently that the movie “2012” depicts the Vatican being blown up, along with the famous statue from Rio, Christ the Redeemer, we were unmoved. Why? Because this occurs during the end of the world in a massive destruction. This kind of sensationalism, we reasoned, is standard fare for director Roland Emmerich: he is the guru of the “blow ‘em up” genre of movies. But now we’ve learned that while Catholics get theirs, Muslims are spared. Out of fear, of course.

Emmerich is more than a coward—he is a liar who has it out for Catholics. Last year, he was quoted saying, “I would like to erase all nations and religions.” Not true. He is quite content to live with Islam, even though he readily admits it is a religion of terror. When asked why he did not show the destruction of Kaaba, the religious structure in the Grand Mosque in Mecca, he said, “I wanted to do that, I have to admit. You can actually let Christian symbols fall apart, but if you would do this with [an] Arab symbol, you would have…a fatwa.”

So why was the Sistine Chapel designated for destruction? “We have to show how this gets destroyed….I am against organized religion.” Emmerich lies again. He is not against Islam.

After bragging that the movie shows the Sistine Chapel falling on people’s heads, Emmerich explains the moral of the story: “Never pray in front of a big church. Pray by yourself.” He lies again: Muslims who want to pray in front of a mosque are safe. That’s because, as Emmerich sees it, they’re known to kill those who offend their religion.

Every time I say Hollywood hates Christianity, especially Catholicism, my critics cringe. But they never offer evidence that I’m wrong.

Contact Sony Pictures Entertainment chief Amy Pascal:
amy.pascal@spe.sony.com[/quote]

[Fidei Defensor]

I think the movie sort of… well, flat out shows everyone dying. Catholic monuments are much more recognizable and thus are going to strike a more emotional cord with viewers — "hey, i know that place, that's St. Peter's!" vs. "what is that black rock and why do I care if it's being destroyed?"

Edit: Bill Donohue's response is his typical overreaction. Just because the movie doesn't show Muslims dying doesn't mean the director secretly loves them and hates Catholics. Are you kidding me? Well, he must love Hindus and Buddhists, too, since he doesn't explicitly show them dying, either.

Edited November 14, 2009 by fidei defensor

[CatherineM]

When they were making the movie, "The Core," I remember they talked about why they had blown up the Coliseum, and the simple answer is that it had been digitized already, so it was cheaper on the special effects budget. I know Sony did the same thing during the restoration of the Sistine. I have doubts that they would allow the same digitization of Muslim shrines. They don't even let non-Muslims near Mecca.

[Varg]

Stop complaining, god supposedly created Yellowstone in the first place.

[Jaime]

Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 37. So I'll be going over to Catherine's when its out on DVD

[CatherineM]

[quote name='hot stuff' date='14 November 2009 - 04:11 PM' timestamp='1258236673' post='2002854']
Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 37. So I'll be going over to Catherine's when its out on DVD
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Better pack your long johns.

[Macies]

I find the premise of this movie deeply disturbing. I will not see it.

[ardillacid]

[quote name='CatherineM' date='14 November 2009 - 05:49 PM' timestamp='1258238945' post='2002872']
Better pack your long johns.
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We're Minnesotans, it's not like we haven't gotten frostbite before

[cappie]

Fr. Barron on The Movie "2012"

[url="http://marysaggies.blogspot.com/2009/11/fr-barron-on-movie-2012.html"]http://marysaggies.blogspot.com/2009/11/fr-barron-on-movie-2012.html[/url]

[Paladin D]

[quote name='hot stuff' date='14 November 2009 - 06:11 PM' timestamp='1258236673' post='2002854']
Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 37. So I'll be going over to Catherine's when its out on DVD
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I do take RT.com into consideration before seeing a movie, but I don't always listen to them. Some of the movies I like have received poor critic reviews.

If you want to see a popcorn flick with a lot of amazing special FX and CGI, the earth just going down to hell, then I would see 2012. If you're expecting a very deep story, then you're not going to find it. I liked the movie.

[Winchester]

[quote name='CatherineM' date='13 November 2009 - 01:12 PM' timestamp='1258135932' post='2002195']
I make do.
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Everybody poops.

[Paladin D]

[quote name='cappie' date='19 November 2009 - 02:32 AM' timestamp='1258612334' post='2005504']
Fr. Barron on The Movie "2012"

[url="http://marysaggies.blogspot.com/2009/11/fr-barron-on-movie-2012.html"]http://marysaggies.blogspot.com/2009/11/fr-barron-on-movie-2012.html[/url]
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Very good observation by Fr. Barron. The director is known to be anti-religious, unfortunately.

[Winchester]

[quote name='Paladin D' date='19 November 2009 - 10:42 AM' timestamp='1258645354' post='2005551']
Very good observation by Fr. Barron. The director is known to be anti-religious, unfortunately.
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No offense, but shouldn't you be killing something?