So, our pastor and church staff went to see the movie Noah last night. I was interested in his opinion of it, so I popped into his office yesterday and asked him for One Word to describe the movie.
Lame.
No, I'm not surprised. I've read enough about it to know that the movie Noah is nothing at all like the biblical account of Noah. I've heard that the only things they have in common are a boat and water and similar names.
So I asked him, putting aside inaccuracies, whether he thought it was a good story. Everyone likes a good story, fiction or not! And Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connolly are good actors. So, this could be a great movie!
He didn't think so. It dragged on (a good 20 minutes could have been left on the editing floor). His recommendation was if you're going to see it, watch it on Cheap Tuesday (you'll be wasting less money that way).
It's really too bad they didn't put out the TRUE story of Noah. Now THAT would be a good story to see on the big screen! If it ain't broke, don't fix it, I say.
So, is this going to keep me away from the movie? Probably not. I might wait for it to hit Netflix, though. Then it would be a REALLY cheap movie!
Did you watch Noah? What one word would YOU use to describe it?
I have not seen Noah nor plan to see it except if I get it through Red Box for $1.30. Anything else would be paying too much money for it I think.
ReplyDeleteI haven't see it, but my one word coule be Worthless.
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That might be a good word to describe the movie, based on what I've heard about it!
DeleteMade me laugh. :)
ReplyDeleteI like that! I hope if I do see it, I can laugh, too!
DeleteYour reply made me laugh!
DeleteLame is pretty accurate, and I've described it the same way your pastor did--the only things in common with the REAL Noah are the name, his wife and sons, the ark, and the flood. Here's my review of the movie, at "Nebraska Family Times"; http://nebraskafamilytimes.blogspot.com/2014/03/review-of-movie-noah.html
ReplyDeleteI don't plan to watch it ever. Not even for free on the internet. I don't deal well with movies based on books.
ReplyDeleteHi Neta! I didn't see the movie, but I saw the 'iffy' reviews of it. Didn't make it sound that great. I think Netflix would be a perfect option. Or the dollar rental at Redbox.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter saw it this weekend, I'll ask her for her 'one word' review :)
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Oh too bad. The previews looked pretty good to me, although I figured they would probably take a lot of 'artistic license' with the story. I had kind of forgotten about it (the only movie we've sen in the theatre since the big move was the Lego Movie and it was fantastic) but I will definitely give it a whirl if I have the chance, just to form my own opinion. I actually heard a song on the radio just yesterday, and I was remembering once I heard that particular Pastor use it as a sermon illustration because he hated the song so much. But I like it. Although now every time I hear it I think of that sermon - haha! Oh well. Different strokes for different folks. :-) Are YOU going to watch the Noah movie?
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