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Summary: Great
Review: This movie is very good. Any person who loves both religion and life in the modern world would like this movie. I had heard about it from a co-worker and he said that it was a great movie. So I rented it myself and ended up buying it I loved it so much.
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Summary: Powerful...very big and very powerful
Review: I'll argue this to my grave... Stigmata was an AWESOME, awesome story. And the movie couldn't have done a better job portraying this difficult issue. Arquette and Byrne were great. Arquette being the typical victim of the 90's era and Byrne living a pastoral, quiet life. Reviewers keep comparing this film to the Exorcist. It couldn't be more different. Stigmata is much more amazing then the Exorcist ever could have been. The Exorcist deals with the devil...yeah yeah yeah... so do a lot of movies. Stigmata deals with God. God dominates over Satan-so who dominates over God? NOTHING! And that's what makes this movie stand above the rest. It's creepy, it's frightening and it's almost comforting in a way. See it! If you don't like it-oh well, but it deserves to be seen...and thought about...
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Summary: Excellent acting!
Review: Patricia Arquette and Gabriel Byrne are two of my all-time favourite actors, so my impression of this flick is undoubtedly already biased (Hell, I liked Nightmare on Elmstreet 3; Dream Warriors, just because Arquette starred in it). And for that, I am truly sorry. Pending my bias, I would just like to add that although the acting is superb, the music is great also. Chumbawumba's "Mary, Mary" is featured during the opening credits and the background score throughout is low and eerie. I would've enjoyed it if the director hadn't gone down cliche road and employed the five "standard" injuries of stigmata. Something new and arcane would've been exciting (sort of). But that's Hollywood for you...Ah, see it. It's definately worth renting, if not buying.
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Summary: just rent dont buy
Review: it was good but it was a little disappointing though. it start out a little slow but pickes up about 20 miniutes into it. the acting is average.although the priest should have been played by well definitly not gabriel byrne good actor just miscast mainly because its hard to picture him as a priest after seeing end of days in which he was satan so i wouldnt recommend buying this but renting it once and a while isnt a bad idea
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Summary: A very negative review
Review: I hated this movie. I found the whole plot insulting, as if the writers and director felt that they could put together a mosaic of thoroughly pointless, unexplained scenes and sub plots just because it looked neat. The characters were unbelievable and stereotypical. The movie made a grand attempt to be deep and thought-provoking and failed miserably. Stigmata left me with the urge to gather the producer, director, writer, and all the cast together, spank them all very hard and send them to their rooms without their supper to think about what they have done. I am sorry if this review offended anyone who happened to enjoy this movie, but it hurt me very badly and I needed to hurt it back.
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Summary: One of the most awesome movies I've seen all year!
Review: "Stigmata", starring Patricia Arquette is by far one of the best movies I've ever seen which explores religion and religious experiences in a very thought-provoking way. This movie is right up there with "The Exorcist," "Agnes of God," and "The Name of the Rose." Anyway, the story revolves around Frankie Paige (Arquette), a self-admitted atheist hairdresser who, after obtaining a rosary that was sent to her by her mother, begins to receive the stigmata (exact replica's of Christ's wounds). It's flat-out hell for her, and even a rather agnostic priest has hardly any explanation, since the stigmata almost always occur on devoutly religious people. This movie yielded great performances from the entire cast, and Patricia Arquette's performance was stunning. The cintemetography and lighting and special effects were all excellent. The Vatican is exposed here for all the corruption that it CAN, but doesn't always have, and many other religious things are discussed: Is the stigmata really a miracle? Is it a complete burden, or could it really bring you closer to God? Watch the scenes carefully when Frankie receives the wounds throughout the movie. We then see shots of whatever part she's receiving the wound to of what appears to be Jesus on the cross with nails going through his feet. My favorite: the crown of thorns sequence where Frankie runs into the rain. That was the BOMB!
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Summary: Extermely Entertaining for the Open Minded
Review: Stigmata is more thrilling the Exorcist. Why? Because The Exorcist deals with he Devil. Stigmata deals with God. God is more powerful than the Devil so... After reading the other reviews, I thought I might be of use. From the point of view of an informal "movie goer," the movie was flat-out entertaining. And who's to even argue. Who cares if there were "holes in the plot" or if it was "mtv junk," if the movie kept your interest-it's worth seeing. This movie kept my interest then and still does now. The actors were good, the story line was amazing and the special effects were just spectacular. It brings up a lot of good conversational issues and really has you thinking about what really matters...God.
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Summary: Awesome...
Review: Quite a nice movie This is the first DVD I had ever seen and i am about to buy it. It was an exellent movie. Patricia Arquette is awesome in the deleted scenes.. hehe. Gabriel Byrne is an awesome actor who keeps the story as realistic as it can be. I saw the movie as a warning if there is ever something like that gospel discovered, I wouldn't doubt for a second that the church would not censor it as it will decentralize it's authority. It was also cool that it had an alternate ending but I liked most the theatrical one. One thing I did skip was the director's commentary... it was 3am today and i had to go to work the next day. I didn't like the fact that Padre Alameida's suicide was editted, i think it was a very important part of the film... The fact that it's a movie trying to be a "The Prophecy" and "The Prophecy" is my favorite film of all time, I gotta retire one of it's stars because the concept was partially unoriginal, other than that, it's an awesome movie. Ok ok, to the guy who said the thing about pop electronica: what's the matter with the playing of electronica(not "pop-electronica") in the cage/bar/dacing-place. That's the way it is in real life... and to make it clear, it is not "pop-culture" it is "alternative culture", "pop culture" is your little daughter dancing to N'Stink and to Pricky Martin
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Summary: Very very interesting - though unfortunately fiction!
Review: Yes, it is just a movie... but it touches on some very interesting religious points. The book of Thomas referenced in the film is real - though it is actually the words that Thomas felt Jesus would say if he had written them - not the writings of Jesus himself as presented in the film. It was written a long time after Jesus and all the Apostles had died. I must be honest, though - I wish it were a true story. It was an excellent film!
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Summary: Interesting premise but badly done
Review: I really liked the premise of this film (that religion should dwell in the individual instead of a church) but overall, this film is a mess. I had a headache by the time it was over after endless scenes of dripping water, people running out into traffic, car crashes and thundering doves flying over the place. The movie is extremely noisy and violent and yet when the characters are speaking, you can't hear them! Not recommended unless you enjoy seeing entire film sets destroyed with LOTS of noise.
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