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Summary: Excellant Resource
Review: I have used this in class, sunday school and church. Having a good portrayl of Jesus done helps with understanding the Bible. They are mostly accurate on historical details and things going on. I have been really impressed.
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Summary: Great - Jesus, Man of Joy
Review: I really recommend this video, you must also check out Bruce MArchiano's Book about his part in this movie. The Title is "In the Footsteps of Jesus. Published by Harvest House Publishers. ISBN 1-56507-857-8. Also Bruce mentions the book "Jesus, Man of Joy in this book. ISBN: 0736900462, also by Harvest House Publishers.God Bless... Jim
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Summary: Well done, if you can watch it.
Review: I watched the VHS version when it first came out and enjoyed it. When the price of the DVDs came down I decided to buy it. However, I've not been able to get the DVD to play on my computer DVD-ROM or any computer's DVD-ROM for that matter. Anyone had this same problem? The DVDs are useless to me now since I don't have and don't want a TV but I can't get the Marketplace seller I purchased it from to return my emails requesting a refund.
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Summary: Sincere effort but a bit over the top performance by Bruce
Review: I watched this Matthew DVD with eager expectation, since I really liked the Acts DVD set.
The good points:
It is word-for-word from the NIV version, thus the movie is very faithful to the Bible. The actors, for the most part, are fairly decent.
The not-so-good points:
a) The depiction of Jesus
I know that Jesus smiled and laughed and probably was not as serious as Robert Powell in Jesus of Nazareth, but Bruce's depiction was a little bit too much. Yes, Jesus was happy but sometimes he was serious, angry, and disappointed. He most likely didn't walk around with a huge grin on his face all the time. Bruce's Jesus was continuously gleefully happy and whenever he talked to people, he always touched them on the face or hugged them. After watching this movie for an hour, I felt somewhat annoyed or irritated at this depiction of Jesus. It was distracting to me.
b) Scenes of narration by Matthew which interrupts the flow of the movie
Richard Kiel's narration is great but often times, his narration scenes break up the flow of the movie. There would be scenes of Jesus talking to his disciples and then it changes to Richard Kiel playing Matthew as he talks to his family, and then back to Jesus & the disciples. This was also pretty distracting. At other times, I wanted certain scenes to be shown where Jesus would be talking to his disciples (i.e. Matthew 24 -- the Olivet discourse), but what we get instead is Matthew narrating the text in a house to his family members.
Some of the background to the scenes didn't make too much sense. When Jesus tells some of his parables, the scenes show Jesus soaking by the river with the disciples. Where did they think of that as a backdrop? It would be much better to have Jesus speak to the disciples sitting down.
c) Mary the mother of Jesus at the end
When Mary cries over Jesus's dead body, she has a sizeable nasal dripping coming out of her nose. This was pretty distracting, to say the least!
As you can tell, I was somewhat disappointed by this movie. It could have been much better.
I highly recommend The Gospel of John instead of this one. The actor (Henry Ian Cusick) and narrator (Christopher Plummer) are excellent and the movie is expertly directed by Philip Saville; it flows much better as a film than this one of Matthew.
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Summary: Not bad..
Review: just don't be in a sleepy mood:) Its basically reading directly from the Bible w/a little acting to go along with it.
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Summary: Visual Bible is very INSPIRING
Review: My love for Jesus Christ has grown even more after I watched this video. It touched me how Jesus was portrayed as a happy, outgoing type of guy. The 4 Video series did an excellent job of copying the Matthew Gospel word for word. God Bless the makers of the video, and God Bless Bruce for an excellent job of portraying the Son of Man as a caring teacher, loving master, and a merciful savior. Take my words for it, this video is very inspiraitonal, you will not regret it.
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Summary: Many Biblical Bible Series Matthew given as gifts...
Review: Of all the movies I've seen about the life of Christ, including the recently released "Gospel according to John" by the same company, this one stands out the most in my mind. This portrail of Jesus is one of a living man, not a stiff person who merely died on a tree. It helped me tremendously in my understanding of the Bible, so much so, I have bought the DVDs when they're on sale here to give to friends. The costumes and acting are very well done, and the actor who plays Jesus helps the viewer realize that his life was not only about the sacrifice for all, but about love. This is the New International Version word for word. Not one word is interjected into the script, and it's absolutely amazing that it could be acted out with such continuity. Even the "begats" (the lineage part most of us skim over) had some memorable moments. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to know more about the life of Christ, or who is tired of hearing that God is all about punishment and wrath. "What you have done for the least of these you have done for me". "I tell you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you". You might even get the impression He has a sense of humor.
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Summary: Many Biblical Bible Series Matthew given as gifts...
Review: Of all the movies I've seen about the life of Christ, including the recently released "Gospel according to John" by the same company, this one stands out the most in my mind. This portrail of Jesus is one of a living man, not a stiff person who merely died on a tree. It helped me tremendously in my understanding of the Bible, so much so, I have bought the DVDs when they're on sale here to give to friends. The costumes and acting are very well done, and the actor who plays Jesus helps the viewer realize that his life was not only about the sacrifice for all, but about love. This is the New International Version word for word. Not one word is interjected into the script, and it's absolutely amazing that it could be acted out with such continuity. Even the "begats" (the lineage part most of us skim over) had some memorable moments. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to know more about the life of Christ, or who is tired of hearing that God is all about punishment and wrath. "What you have done for the least of these you have done for me". "I tell you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you". You might even get the impression He has a sense of humor.
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Summary: Many Biblical Bible Series Matthew given as gifts...
Review: Of all the movies I've seen about the life of Christ, including the recently released "Gospel according to John" by the same company, this one stands out the most in my mind. This portrail of Jesus is one of a living man, not a stiff person who merely died on a tree. It helped me tremendously in my understanding of the Bible, so much so, I have bought the DVDs when they're on sale here to give to friends. The costumes and acting are very well done, and the actor who plays Jesus helps the viewer realize that his life was not only about the sacrifice for all, but about love. This is the New International Version word for word. Not one word is interjected into the script, and it's absolutely amazing that it could be acted out with such continuity. Even the "begats" (the lineage part most of us skim over) had some memorable moments. I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to know more about the life of Christ, or who is tired of hearing that God is all about punishment and wrath. "What you have done for the least of these you have done for me". "I tell you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you". You might even get the impression He has a sense of humor.
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Summary: Good effort, but somewhat disappointing.
Review: One of the first extended modern presentations of the life of Jesus was "Jesus of Nazareth" starring Robert Powell. This one is the standard and measure of all other productions on the same subject. Bruce Marchiano, although very sincere in his efforts to portray Jesus, just doesn't have the "gravitas" of a Robert Powell. The one point in the Visual Bible's favor is it's dedication to following the Gospel of St. Matthew without any deviation. "Jesus of Nazareth" on the other hand, has the advantage of being dramatically engrossing to a greater extent. "The Visaul Bible's Matthew" comes across as a truly committed and sincere effort, but having a serious disadvantage of amateurish production values.
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