Jesus Camp said absolutely nothing that any self-respecting liberal didn't know backwards and forwards already. It was old, twice-told, and oversold.

I thought Snakes on a Plane was fun. Though as Marc pointed out, it probably was only fun with a ready-to-be-entertained audience.

Jesus Camp said absolutely nothing that any self-respecting liberal didn't know backwards and forwards already. It was old, twice-told, and oversold.

Marantzo -- gracias, me amigo. But I'm sure more people would rather see Mr. Dean in his tighty whities.

I know a lot about fundamentalists, Billy......but I didn't know about this kind of child indoctrination: children speaking in tongues, crying in church, trying to convert strangers in bowling alleys, preaching at the age of 9. I agree with Gary.......I think it's child abuse. What's different about chaining a kid in a basement and teaching a kid not to think for himself?

What is this? Everybody gets an 8 by 10 and all I get is a stinking little picture on a business card.

I din' get nuthin'.

I hain't seen yew.

After buying the rights to the novel, producer Frank P. Rosenberg worked on the first draft of the script together with Rod Serling. Sam Peckinpah was then hired to rewrite it. A complex deal was then made where money earlier spent attempting to develop Louis L'Amour's novel "To Tame a Land" into a film was allocated for accounting purposes to this film, and Stanley Kubrick was hired as director. Kubrick fired Peckinpah and brought in Calder Willingham for more rewriting, but later Rosenberg fired him and hired Guy Trosper instead.

Stanley Kubrick, who originally was slated to direct the film, wanted Spencer Tracy to play Sheriff Dad Longworth. Marlon Brando, whose production company already had Karl Malden on salary, refused to replace him with Tracy.

Watched The Good Shepherd last night and will use a word I never thought i would use in reference to this film (after reading reviews and what people i know had said about it)

Riveting!!! i loved it . It was 2 hrs and 40 min and I wanted it to go on - i wanted to know what happened to Edward Wilson and his family after the ending (which the film almost cruelly didn't show - I really thought there would be a written prologue at the end)

Matt Damon was excellent, in fact perfect for the role (even Jolie didn't mess it up)

I have to say though - It was ideal to see the film on DVD (and alone) - I paused, I rewinded, I used subtitles in parts and it all helped (especially initially). I really want to see this again - I may buy the film