where: CENTURY 14 VALLEJO in Vallejo, CA
when: Friday, January 28th, 2011
show: 11:20 a.m. ( Extra Dollar Off First Show Matinee )
costs: $6.25 Ticket + $4.50 Pretzel Bites + $4.00 small Diet/Zero ( w/ Barq's & Cherry flavors ) Coke = $14.75
auditorium: 1
seat: 4th row, 8th column
synopsis/overview: Michael Kovak ( Colin O'Donoghue ) has doubts about his religious calling. Fate intervenes as he starts to leave the seminary school. Reluctantly, he goes to the Vatican to attend a course in Exorcism. Soon, he finds himself under the tutelage of an unorthodox exorcist, Father Lucas ( Anthony Hopkins ). His skepticism is soon put to the test.
noteworthy scenes: 1.) Funeral home; 2.) "Such faith"; 3.) Final vow; 4.) Theology; 5.) Dorm; 6.) Accident; 7.) New program; 8.) "I'm guessing there's no cable"; 9.) Exorcism school; 10.) "Ex-girlfriend"; 11.) Cats; 12.) "Why don't you say so"; 13.) "Knowledge of the unknowable"; 14.) Cellphone; 15.) "Okay, that's it"; 16.) "No proof of the Devil is proof of the Devil"; 17.) McDonald's restaurant; 18.) Bracelet; 19.) Nails; 20.) "Choosing not to believe in the Devil won't protect you from him"; 21.) Flashback; 22.) Mule kicks; 23.) Frog; 24.) Hospital; 25.) "You forgot your bag of tricks"; 26.) Hemorrhage; 27.) Accident; 28.) Bad news; 29.) "You gotta be f--king kidding me"; 30.) 'Phone call; 31.) Mule; 32.) Prophecy; 33.) Little girl; 34.) "The terror is real"; 35.) Upside-down crosses; 36.) "An old friend"; 37.) Haunting words; 38.) "It's more than just saying the words"; 39.) Tender moment; 40.) Round two; 41.) "Oopsy-daisy"; 42.) Crucifix; 43.) Baal; 44.) "Faith becomes you"; 45.) Magazine article; and 46.) Confessional booth.
favorite scenes: Seminary students playing a violent video game in their dorm room.
The cellphone scene.
audience reaction: The audience found some scenes amusing.
recommendation: I didn't like this in particular. The only scary scene in this movie doesn't even involve an entity at all but a cat! And how "scary" is that? 'Not scary to a man but to a mouse, maybe. So, are you a man or a mouse? Go see this movie expecting it to be a Comedy film, not a Horror movie.
spoiler alert! The driver who hit the cyclist wasn't really all panicky and/or guilt-ridden. Cats do come when you call them, especially if they've learned to associate their name with food in a Pavlovian sort of way. Heck, if you want the cats to come running, all you need to do is turn-on an automatic can opener! So, you're there in the presence of a demon-possessed person who exhibits the supernatural ability of knowing the unknowable--Heck! I'd ask it for the winning lottery numbers ( on many draws, if that's possible ) if I were the seminary student. After all, leaving the seminary means that his scholarship will be turned into a $100,000.oo tuition fee, instead. He should have jumped at that opportunity to get his hands on some easy money. Ha, ha, ha. Cellphone! hell, is there no sanctity in anything anymore? Why would a priest use an innocent little creature for his parlor trick and dispose of it cruelly, without regard, in the fire? Don't they have a Humane Society at the Vatican to report animal cruelty and animal abuse to? Or does the Vatican condone such instances of animal "sacrifice"? Why wasn't there a single priest to perform Last Rites on the accident victim? After all, we're talking about the Vatican where there are tons of priests to begin with. Why didn't any one of the accident responders cover the victim for the sake of dignity instead of leaving her there as a macabre spectacle to be ogled by the "rubber-neckers"?
fyi: New Testament of the Bible, Luke 11:24-26 ( King James Version ) reads ...
24-When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, it walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.
25-And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.
26-Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.
This above quotation is very telling of the kind of exorcism that priests do. It's not really an exorcism but a means of letting in more demons into this world for such exorcists only perform "the power to loosen", not "the power to bind." Jesus Christ talked about these powers; look them up for yourselves. If you have not been Divinely-empowered by the Holy Spirit to "loosen" then to "bind", you have no business at all performing exorcisms because you're actually doing more harm than good!
New Testament of the Bible, Matthew 7:21-23 ( New International Version ) reads ...
21-"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
22-Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?
23-Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'
To learn more on why the kind of exorcism performed in this movie does not have a scriptural basis to it whatsoever, please read my blog on THE LAST EXORCISM ( 4th week of August, 2010 ).
Saint Peter, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, is believed to have been crucified upside-down because he felt unworthy of dying a martyr's death in the manner of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. In Satan Worship, the upside-down cross is a symbol of the Devil. Likewise, the Peace Sign, a circle with the letters "Y" and "I" superimposed one upon the other and turned upside-down in its center, is a stylized version of this evil symbol, according to some christian evangelists. Give "peace" a chance, my ass!
Baal is supposedly the first spirit to be cast-out by God, which would make him the Devil. Baal, and other such lower spirit entities, thrives on the energy given-off by idol worshippers. This is why one of the Ten Commandments specifically says not to practice Idolatry!
word of advice: Demonic possession is no laughing matter.
tidbits: Less than an hour into the movie, I started to squirm in my seat because my bladder wanted to be emptied. I didn't want to go to the men's room in the middle of the movie for fear of missing-out on an important scene, especially since I was reviewing the movie. So, I squirmed and held it in impatiently throughout the rest of the movie. And as soon as the Cast of Characters in the Ending Credits started rolling, I upped and left, taking care not to stand up straight or end-up having an embarrassing incontinent moment! 'Served me right for finishing my soda too soon instead of taking little sips every now and then.
After the movie, I went to Chase Bank to make a deposit. My favorite teller was there to help me with my deposit.
Then, I went to the Dollar Tree Store to buy some stuff.
The cashier at the dollar store was very unprofessional in more ways than one: Not acknowledging the customer's presence, chewing gum and chewing it with her mouth open, not greeting the customer and not giving a parting comment. Who trained her--or who didn't train her for that matter? Oh, how I wish I were a "Secret Shopper" right there and then!
As I traveled on Admiral Callahan Lane between the Target Shopping Center and the Avery Green Honda Dealership, I noticed a recliner, an ottoman, and a chaise lounge right there in that empty lot were undocumented day laborers hang-out waiting for a job offer. Some of these laborers must be making good money in this bad economy to be able to afford furniture. Wow! ( And this gives new meaning to "Outdoor Furniture." )
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