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Comparing Godspell to its near-contemporaries Jesus Christ Superstar and Hair is unavoidable, but Godspell has developed its own unique following. With their thrift-store-...( read more 
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MCT:June 22, 2008Meh. Pretty good. The only reason I gave it this many stars though, is because of the music. The man who was supposed to be Jesus really confused me. Was he Jesus, or was he just "re-enacting"? I loved the girl who sang "Turn Back Oh Man". She was the best character. I understood all of the scenes cause they're from the Bible. But this movie was seriously confusing. Like, there were 12 disciples, not 9. Also, why were they re-enacting everything? I mean, what's the point? Also, the part where they're at the fence was weird. I mean, how did he die just standing there? And, it wasn't John the Baptist who betrayed him. This movie was SOOOOO confusing.
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MCT:April 8, 2008
This was a cool film with the junk yard and getting baptized Central Park. The girl with the tiger puppet sort of freaked me out though. The end were everyone was screaming on the fence was sort of weird and I did not really get that scene. I liked the part when Jesus and the other guy that was baptizing did the dance with the canes.
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MCT:March 23, 2008
This movie was weird! lol, but the cinematography was good. Should you see it? Yeah, if only to experience something really unique.
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MCT:January 7, 2008
I think the script is a little too biblically literal for the visual concept, but other than that it's a great film. wonderful songs, brilliant cinematography, and a solid revival for old-school comedy (Vaudeville, pantomime, circus clowns, etc.) an entertaining musical, but it's certainly bizarre.
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MCT:January 4, 2008This is a weird musical: the songs are incredible as it is the music but the lyrics, book and whole plot and characters are too preachy and kind of awful. I don't know what to expect from the movie as my favorite song from the musical isn't actually in the film. Anyways, I have to see it someday.
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MCT:December 28, 2007Great music and the numbers are playful and funny. The enactment of so many gospel stories is interesting. The film as a whole is trippy and entertaining.
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MCT:November 18, 2007
Um, no.
Bringing Broadway shows to film just doesn't often translate. It took them 25 year to figure out how to do Chicago and after seeing Godspell, I'm thinking they should have taken as long if not longer. I'm all for musicals, even when the leads suddenly burst into song but the performances here are over-blown and dull. It's amazing to see how well an adaptation can be (Jesus Christ Superstar, Chicago, The Music Man, and almost anything from FOX in the 50's/60's) and how poorly it can be represented when you're basically doing the same thing; taking people singing on a stage setting and putting it to film in a "real-life" setting. JCS is about as basic as can be when it comes to it's main elements--the script is all music, the sets are a bare minimum and the performances carry over with great subtley, yet an there is an understanding with the filmmaker that the stage and screen are two different art forms but a story is a story. It just has to be handled differently, depending on the medium. This version of Godspell is just an out-door filming of actors turning in stage performances. -
MCT:September 22, 2007
No where near as good as the stage version I directed last year, but it's worth it to see a young Victor Garber.
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MCT:September 6, 2007
oh my goodness....i use to watch all the time....as a kid...lol....i think becuz of my babysitter....i thought it was some crazy hippy stuff at first....and than by the 5th time she made me watch it....i finally got it, lol....don't judge me...i was like 5 when i saw this!
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MCT:August 12, 2007Worst piece of crap that I've ever seen. A bunch of mimes running around New York singing bible hymns. Turned it off eventually, but I watched for a good half hour becasue I was in such disbelief that someone could make such crap.
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MCT:August 7, 2007I can't give you one reason in the world why I watched this but I did. It's the Book of Matthew set in 70s Manhattan. I cursed Godspell for the first hour or so then I didn't mind and even liked some of the rest of it. The music got better and the thought of Jesus getting crucified always excites me a little. It's like the car accident you can't look away from--horror you have to see. File with 9/11, Nazis and the ensuing holocaust. Bad transition here but it's equally frightening and hilarious. The Goodwill outfits, the Jew fros and the fact that you're supposed to forget that several million people live in New York as a hippie theater troupe cavorts around the deserted city adds up to the theater of the absurd. But absurd in a very twisted and entertaining way. (Oh... and being under the influence helps...)
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MCT:July 25, 2007
This musical is upbeat, 70's, and has a good moral meaning. Like many say, it reminds you of HAIR and JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, but it rolls to a beat of its own. The story is of regular townspeople who follow the beliefs of one man (Victor Garber) and the ending affects of what happens. This musical is easily enjoyable with thought and laughs! If you can, make sure you see it soon! You only live DAY BY DAY!
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MCT:July 15, 2007
Wow-freaky and awesome movie at the same time. A bunch of Jesus crazy hippies! I am in the play Godspell.. music is awesome..=)
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MCT:June 1, 2007
great musical. i love the New Testament in this hippie way. Great songs and a very good cast.
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MCT:May 8, 2007
I despise this movie/musical. An interesting concept, I suppose, but just a stupid urban hippie New Testament with lousy songs.
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MCT:April 27, 2007victor garber was really good-looking when he was younger...yeah.
Robin Lamont sings (one of) my favorite songs - Day By Day. oddly enough, in the musical we just completed - Working - she sings my solo song - Millwork. i absolutely love this movie. -
MCT:April 10, 2007If you can hear the "message" dressed in hippie clothes and pop music, this is a good movie. Obviously, I like it ... after all these years.
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MCT:April 3, 2007
wow this musical is amazing. i just did it at school, and the music is awesome, it is FREAKIN HILARIOUS and it has a really good message. the music pretty much covers all genres (we beseech thee is a country song, prepare ye is a rock-type song, for example). it is just so random and funny, and it is super powerful.
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MCT:March 29, 2007
i just did this play....the kid who did jesus was the coolest kid ever. ya, david yamaguchi rocks. jk, john, you rule.
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MCT:February 25, 2007
This was a great movie! If you ever wanted to see a Christian musical, then this one is an amazing pick.
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MCT:January 30, 2007
i realize that im a total jackass for loving this film. becuz i think everything about it is bullshit, and i am rather antichristian. but wow these songs are fun! i love the whole hippy singing smiling gang of odd creative people. there is no plot, it just walks thru really random versus of mathew. well known stories. its so cute. fabulouso music!
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MCT:January 25, 2007
Loved it! i think it helped that I love the musical, probably more than the fillm. It's a bit sad watching it now, with them dancing on the two towers in NY
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