Gospel of John

Pros: outstanding portrayal by Henry Ian Cusick and narration by Christopher Plummer, Biblically rooted
Cons: unnecessarily repetitious in spots

Back in 2004, I debated whether I would be shirking my duty as a Christian filmgoer if I failed to attend a showing of Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ. While I applauded Gibson's determination to craft a film that conveys the extent of ...

Pros: It is literally word for word...amazing
Cons: It can get slow in a few places

John 3:16 is probably one of the most recited passages in the Bible. I’m sure 99% of you have heard it before. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” ...

Pros: Great presentation of the Book of John
Cons: Long, long, long.

How the heck can a Christian review The Gospel of John and remain objective? This recently-converted Methodist will certainly have trouble doing so, but I'll give 'er the old college try. Interestingly, there seem to be a number of films coming ...

Pros: generally true to Scripture, superb acting, powerful story
Cons: a few anachronisms, initially dizzying cinematography

In my forty-seven years of existence, it would be hard to count all the Biblical movies and TV programs I've seen. With the possible exception of The Ten Commandments I always lament the inaccuracies or hokey portrayals. The Gospel of John i ...

Pros: Everything!
Cons: No intermission.

(Note: Much of the following was written after seeing the movie for the first time on Friday, September 26, 2003. I saw it a second time Saturday, September 27. After the second viewing, my opinion of the movie is even higher, and I would happily go see i ...

Pros: Stunningly accurate to the Book of John; very good acting
Cons: Excessive narration; Jesus' constant reminder that he's telling the truth

I may have said this for Scorcese's "Last Temptation of Christ", but THIS is the best Christ movie I have ever seen. Whereas Scorcese's film was more than half fictional, this movie is a near-100% accurate adaptation of the Book of John - the life of ...

Pros: Wonderful Depiction of this book in the Holy Bible
Cons: non

The book of John is depicted perfectly in this movie.It begins with John the Baptist calling for repentance and baptizing for the remission of sins.John the Baptist is the one spoken of in the book Isaiah as the "One crying out in the wilderness".Jesus ...

Pros: None
Cons: Everything - and I mean everything!!!!!!

This movie was absolutely horrible. The acting was cheesy and unbelievable and the narration was boring. I hated every long minute of this 3 hour flop of a flick. I have never seen so many people divided on the issue either. I read a review in the paper after seeing this that it got one star out of four. Well that is not very good. However here all the others seem to LOVE this film and I mean love. As did two other of the women I went to see this with. The other two? They had the same opinion. Make your own if you really want to sit through this terror.