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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Dogma (movie)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Dogma is a 1999 comedy film, written and directed by Kevin Smith, who stars in the film along with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Alan Rickman, Salma Hayek, Chris Rock, Jason Lee, Jason Mewes, George Carlin, and Alanis Morissette.
This movie was rated R by the MPAA "for strong language including sex-related dialogue, violence, crude humor and some drug content." This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality.
However, in the case of "Dogma", it seems that Smith focused more on the religious bantering at the expense of keeping the audience interested-- the metaphysical and religious rhetoric overpower everything else in the film, and the result is very drawn-out and dry.
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 Dogma (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dogma is a 1999 comedy film, written and directed by Kevin Smith, who stars in the film along with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Alan Rickman, Salma Hayek, Chris Rock, Jason Lee, Jason Mewes, George Carlin, Janeane Garofalo, and Alanis Morissette.
She is aided by Rufus (Rock), the thirteenth apostle who was left out of the Bible because he was fl; Serendipity (Hayek), a muse turned stripper; and the "prophets" Jay and Silent Bob (Mewes and Smith).
Back when I made "Dogma", I always maintained that another movie about religion wouldn't be forthcoming, as "Dogma" was the product of 28 years of religious and spiritual meditation, and I'd kinda shot my wad on the subject.
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 Laramie Movie Scope: Dogma
The movie, while critical of the church, argues Papal edicts are valid, but at the same time tries to argue no one denomination or religion is better than any other.
The movie does try to tackle the issue of the great discrepancy between the wrathful, violent, jealous God of the Old Testament, as opposed to the God of love in the New Testament.
The movie seems to argue we are born with a purpose, although that purpose is often hard to see.
www.lariat.org /AtTheMovies/dogma.html   (948 words)

  
 Dogma Movie Review at Hollywood Video
Dogma is at its best when it goes on the flights of Socratic fancy that have characterized Smith's previous films; perhaps no other writer/director pens such entertaining — though often self-conscious — dialogues.
Dogma's scale prevents it from achieving the intimate character depth of Smith's previous film Chasing Amy; nonetheless, it takes wing through its cast, and is his best-acted film yet.
This complaint aside, Dogma's biggest problem is its extra weight: comedically lame "poop demons" (don't ask) and a few go-nowhere characters (like Salma Hayek's sultry muse and Jason Lee's wasted Azrael) compete for airtime with lengthy-but-brilliant iconoclastic diatribes, such as the Bible's omission that Jesus was fl...
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 JoBlo reviews the movie "Dogma"
I did not find this movie remotely offensive at all; I did wince slightly at the buddy Christ but that was not to make FUN of Christ, if anything it poked fun at organized religion taking God out of things and focusing more on their own self-righteousness.
This movie also makes you think about religion until I saw it I never even thought about whether or not Jesus had brothers and sisters, so this was a very good movie that keeps you coming back for more.
People who can say that sort of thing about a movie are the sort of people who burned innocent old women in the witch trials and they genuinely scare me. And yes, this movie did have its flaws (editing, dialogue a bit stiff at a few points) but it was very good.
www.joblo.com /dogma.htm   (2967 words)

  
 SacTicket // Movie News
Hardcore movie buffs and, of course, film critics are acquainted with the man and his confrontational works - the latest of which, "Dogville," opens Friday in Sacramento, preceded by a barrage of controversy, misunderstandings, insults and bruised feelings.
This vow rejects the usual movie artifice (such as music) and requires that films be on contemporary subjects and filmed on location, in real light, with live sound and with a hand-held camera only.
Dogma 95 films may seem alien to a lot of moviegoers, but in a way the widely seen "The Blair Witch Project" (1999), although not a strict Dogma film, appropriated many of its ideas.
www.sacticket.com /static/movies/news/0418dogma.html   (1522 words)

  
 Dogma - Movie Review
Thanks to all the is-it-or-isn't-it-blasphemy controversy surrounding "Dogma," writer-director Kevin Smith has added a tongue-in-cheek disclaimer to the opening of this renegade ribbing of the Catholic church that is so amusing ("...God has a sense of humor, just look at the platypus") it will have audiences in stitches even before the first line of dialogue.
In fact, "Dogma" is ultimately a subversive celebration of religious conviction, and Smith is deliberately provocative with his message because he wants to force his audience to set aside preachy preconceptions and knee-jerked judgementality before this can become clear.
But while "Dogma" will almost certainly seem vile to conservatives and fundamentalists, for those with an open mind and a sense of humor that considers little to be off-limits, this movie may very well be a revelation (please pardon the pun!).
www.contactmusic.com /new/film.nsf/reviews/dogma_1   (579 words)

  
 Dogma (1999) Movie Review - The Hollywood News
Kevin Smith's new satire Dogma has not opened to that severe of a protest, but members of the Catholic church are venting their displeasure nonetheless.
Compared to his first three films, Dogma is epic in scope and features a barrage of big talent including: Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Alan Rickman, Salma Hayek, Chris Rock, Jason Lee, Janeane Garofalo, Bud Cort, Alanis Morissette, and of course, the lovable Jay and Silent Bob (Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith).
Dogma isn't Smith's best film, but it is certainly his most ambitious, and I've got to tell you it really made me think as well as laugh.
www.thehollywoodnews.com /reviews/archive/1999/dogma.php   (519 words)

  
 JoBlo reviews the movie "Dogma"- Comments1
DOGMA is a uproarious and intelligent look at God's puppetheaded followers.
This movie was f'n hilarious, I don't know what movie some of you were watching.
DOGMA also seems to be made on grainy, old film.
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 Dogma Movie Review by Anthony Leong
Continuing on the 'even number' curse is Smith's latest film "Dogma", the so-called 'fourth part' to his 'Jersey Trilogy'.
However, they discover a loophole in Catholic dogma in which by passing through the archway of a New Jersey cathedral they will be absolved of all their sins and thus be able to re-enter heaven.
Unfortunately, aside from the theological issues that it tackles, "Dogma" is not as well written or brilliantly executed as "Clerks" or "Chasing Amy".
www.mediacircus.net /dogma.html   (843 words)

  
 Dogma. A Hollywood Jesus Movie Review
Bethany (Linda Fiorentino) the heroine of DOGMA, is a woman who feels her prayers haven't been answered when, out of nowhere, a heralding angel appears in her bedroom and declares her the potential savior of humanity.
This abrupt meeting sets her off on an extraordinary journey of mystery, comedy and suspense as she is transported to a fantastical world of celestial characters and spirited adventure.
Dogma stresses these female aspects of God as the caring healer who takes time to smell the flowers.
www.hollywoodjesus.com /dogma.htm   (1826 words)

  
 Dogma DVD at Video Universe
Smith wrote DOGMA before CLERKS, and the credits of the latter include the promise "Jay and Silent Bob will return in DOGMA." Emma Thompson was slated to play the role of God, but had to drop out when she became pregant.
Connections between DOGMA and other Kevin Smith films include the character Grant Hicks, who is a cousin to Dante from CLERKS and Gill from MALLRATS.
dogma is one the greatest movies of all time.
www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/movie/pid/1181024/a/Dogma.htm   (822 words)

  
 Dogma movie is an insult to Christians   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Dogma portrays God as a woman which is offensive to Catholic/Christian beliefs.
Rev Nile said, "Dogma is full of hate, foul language, sexual references and wanton violent crime such as the beating of an old man and street punks beating a woman.
"Dogma is a direct blasphemous attack on the Church and the beliefs of Catholics and Christians alike.
www.christiandemocratic.org.au /fed/mr/2000/000204.asp   (292 words)

  
 DOGMA movie review
The movie starts out pretty snappy when we meet George Carlin as Cardinal Glick; a man who wants to help change the doom and gloom atmosphere of Catholicism into a more upbeat, warm and fuzzy kind of place.
The only other fl people in the entire movie are a unusually friendly group of street thugs, who are all quickly killed off by an "Excremental": A shit demon.
Yet in this movie she is helpless without the constant assistance of all the guys who are either saving her life or telling her what to do.
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 Definition of dogma
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 Joey's Movie Review: "Dogma"
Kevin Smith's movies are the epitome of film geekdom, with dialogue that's riddled with references to movies (especially "Star Wars"), comic books, and pop culture, Kevin Smith is film geek royalty.
Seeing who was in "Dogma," it's hard to believe that Kevin Smith had a hard time finding a distributor (it was originally a Miramax film, but distribution was called off when Disney, who owns Miramax, feared the potential controversy due to the film's subject matter).
By the way, "Dogma" was eventually distributed by Lion's Gate, the same company doing the feature film version of "American Psycho" (based on the insanely violent novel by Brett Easton Ellis).
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 Dogma - Movie Commentary by Scott Ventura (FeedMyEgo.com)
It should be, then, no surprise to me that the latest production from (although the first screenplay by) Kevin Smith is up there on the swearing scale, but it still strikes me as a little odd to see characters like the thirteenth apostle, a muse, and a few angels using "Jesus Christ" as an exclamation.
Dogma is compromised because of my expectations based on Smith's previous movies.
Dogma teaches us that keeping a shirt consistently wet from shot to shot is not yet within our reach, or at least not without great discomfort to the actress wearing said shirt.
feedmyego.com /movies/D/Dogma1999.html   (418 words)

  
 Flipside Movie Emporium: Dogma Movie Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
There's a new church opening in New Jersey, and -- according to Catholic Dogma -- their souls will be cleansed of all sins if they pass through the archway on the day it opens.
Last year Dogma was attacked by religious groups who said that the film makes a mockery of Catholicism.
Although Dogma can be quite entertaining -- helped in large part by the charms of the cast -- the plot does drag in places (running a little over two hours, it's way too long).
www.flipsidemovies.com /dogma.html   (627 words)

  
 Dogma - Review - Moviefone
It's not every day you get to see a movie that begins in satire and ends in reverence, but then, for Kevin Smith, they may ultimately be the same thing.
A very vulgar pro-faith comedy rather than a sacrilegious goof, Dogma is an extraordinarily uneven film.
If you actually think about it, this movie was kind of a drama with Jay and Silent Bob as Comic relief.
movies.aol.com /movie/dogma/6788/reviews   (388 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Dogma (movie) Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Dogma is a 1999 movie comedy, written and directed by Kevin Smith, who stars in the film along with: Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Alan Rickman, Salma Hayek, Chris Rock, Jason Lee, Jason...
Dogma is a 1999 movie comedy, written and directed by Kevin Smith, who stars in the film along with: Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Alan Rickman, Salma Hayek, Chris Rock, Jason Lee, Jason Mewes, George Carlin, and with Alanis Morissette as God.
The comedic portrayal of the Catholic church thoughout the film caused organized protests and much controversy in many countries, which resulted in long delays in releasing it and also a death threat against Smith (who actually is Catholic).
www.ipedia.com /dogma__movie_.html   (325 words)

  
 DOGMA (1999): ChildCare Action Project (CAP) Media Analysis Report MAR13799
The CAP analysis model is as mathematically accurate for a portion of a movie as it is for the entire movie.
At the beginning of the movie there were three screens of trumped-up justification text for the writers to excuse themselves from accountability for their rape of the Scriptures in the name of comedy.
Two kids, about 8 and 10 seemed quite uncomfortable with the movie (or with something else) while the individual that seemed to be their father got big laughs out of the movie.
www.capalert.com /capreports/dogma.htm   (988 words)

  
 Movie Review - Dogma - eFilmCritic
Dogma tells the tale of Bethany (Linda Fiorentino), a lapsed Catholic who’s working in an abortion clinic and questioning faith in general.
Dogma tackles a what can be (and what has been), a dicey subject in religion with a skewed view, which is probably the source of all the negative publicity.
Dogma’s a bigger, more important production than Smith’s previous work, so you’d think the look of the film would be improved.
www.efilmcritic.com /review.php?movie=172&reviewer=7   (1056 words)

  
 Dogma movie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Start the Dogma movie article or add a request for it.
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 Dark Horizons -
The protesters even had their own podium with a speaker shouting "This movie is made by sad, silly people who, in effect, are puppets manipulated by the devil" (editor's comment: "Oh brother!").
This would be a shame as she apparently has one of the best lines in the film (lets hope its still there), though the NA webmasters believe her role has only been reduced, not removed.
Dogma (Possible Major Ending Spoilers): Kevin Smith's Dogma script that's been available on the Internet from Drew's Script O Rama has been altered slightly so I'm told.
www.darkhorizons.com /1999/dogma/dogman.htm   (4968 words)

  
 Dogma movie Review at The Z Review UK movie review
Clerks is one of my favourite movies of all time and was I in the queue to go see this when I had heard about the subject matter I was even more excited.
The movie also feels like it has been hacked to bits in places, could this be because in his other movies it wouldn't have been that hard to cut stuff as there wasn't that much of a plot holding it together.
Also there is a ridiculous cameo by Alanis Morrissette at the end of the movie, which I personally feel is because Kevin fancies the pants of her.
www.thezreview.co.uk /reviews/d/dogma.htm   (451 words)

  
 Dogma   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The movie Dogma is the story of a battle between good and evil that
Dogma is described as a “comedy parable.” In the
It is not a religiously themed movie at all.
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 Movie Review -- Dogma   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Their petition to prevent its release rates a link on the home page of their web site, and they've gone so far as to criticize Hillary Clinton because she is friends with Bob and Harvey Weinstein of Miramax, the company originally slated to produce the film.
Smith's talent is in his dialogue-his characters, though they spend about 99 percent of the movie talking, are saying some of the most ingenious, ironic and sometimes ludicrous things.
In a movie where even god is vulnerable at times, it's hard not to make a connection between Bob's invincibility and value in moving the film along and the fact that he's played by the author himself.
www.theshrubbery.com /1299/movie1.html   (1072 words)

  
 Dogma (movie)
}} Dogma is a 1999 comedy film, written and directed by Kevin Smith, who stars in the film along with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Alan Rickman, Salma Hayek, Chris Rock, Jason Lee, Jason Mewes, George Carlin, and Alanis Morissette.
This movie was rated R by the MPAA "for strong language including sex-related dialogue, violence, crude humor and some drug content."
Two fallen angels, Loki (Damon) and Bartleby (Affleck), were banished by God to spend all eternity in Wisconsin.
en.mcfly.org /Dogma+%28movie%29   (298 words)

  
 Dogma (1999)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
This movie is one of the funniest movies of all time.
The only flaw that this movie has are how long it is. Even though the movie is almost two and half hours, it delivers enough philosophy to keep people thinking long after watching it.
Jay and Silent Bob took the movie with their wise-cracking, foul-mouthed wit and humor.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0120655   (544 words)

  
 Dogma (movie)
Dogma is a 1999 movie comedy, written and directed by Kevin Smith, who stars in the film along with: Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino, Alan Rickman, Salma Hayek, Chris Rock, Jason Lee, JasonMewes, George Carlin, and with Alanis Morissette as God.
The comedic portrayal of the Catholic church thoughout the film causedorganized protests and much controversy in many countries, which resulted in long delays in releasing it and also a death threatagainst Smith (who actually is Catholic).
Two fallen angels, Loki and Bartleby (Damon and Affleck), attempt to return to heaven by taking advantage of a blanket amnesty declared by a Cardinal (Carlin) in New Jersey in celebration of the anniversary of his church.
www.therfcc.org /dogma-movie--24066.html   (246 words)

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