tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851593288215620717.post8340607675202103967..comments2024-02-25T03:29:01.043+00:00Comments on Mike's Movie Projector: The Greatest Story Ever Told Michael O'Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17820802843771524920noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851593288215620717.post-4986335447005557512017-03-15T16:39:51.184+00:002017-03-15T16:39:51.184+00:00I know it was hated when it came out. Apart from ...I know it was hated when it came out. Apart from SHANE and parts of GIANT I felt Stevens went downhill from the late forties on. I agree with the critic from MOVIE.<br />moscarbradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13922195521921559272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851593288215620717.post-72763319385786479872017-03-09T17:27:25.956+00:002017-03-09T17:27:25.956+00:00It was derided and dismissed at the time. The infl...It was derided and dismissed at the time. The influential MOVIE magazine said in 1965: "Whatever happened to the George Stevens of THE MORE THE MERRIER and I REMEMBER MAMA? Now he is playing "holy charades" (quote Time Magazine) and he's really lost his sense of humour; we find John Wayne standing at Calvary grinding out a single line to the accompaniment of thunder and lightning: "Truly this was the Son of God". The other three hours drift past, offending only by their very inoffensiveness". Michael O'Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17820802843771524920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851593288215620717.post-28082824480702643522017-03-09T17:15:16.386+00:002017-03-09T17:15:16.386+00:00I absolutely hated it when it came out, thinking i...I absolutely hated it when it came out, thinking it the most boring film ever made. Consequently I have avoided it ever since but I confess I did record it from SKY and will watch it sometime during Lent. I may even agree with you this time.moscarbradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13922195521921559272noreply@blogger.com