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One of the reasons the scenes from Sucker Punch are so re-watchable is that it takes at least a couple viewings to disconnect the sexy from all the crazy shit going on in the 'background'.

When I re-watch whole movies that I love I often try to focus on a specific aspect, such as direction, cinematography, etc., on each viewing. With Sucker Punch it's just thighs and crazy-ass cgi...and that's just enough wink.

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I spent this entire movie thinking that Titus Pullo was the name of an ACTOR. Very confusing.

"The Doctor is Submarining through our brains." --Teague

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"Listen Jesus I don't like what I see
All I ask is that you listen to me
And remember - I've been your right hand man all along
You have set them all on fire
They think they've found the new Messiah
And they'll hurt you when they find they're wrong

I remember when this whole thing began
No talk of God then - we called you a man
And believe me - my admiration for you hasn't died
But every word you say today
Gets twisted round some other way
And they'll hurt if they think you've lied"

- Judas, "Jesus Christ Superstar"

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  • From: Kent, England
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I like that, it's catchy.


On the movie, isn't this the one where it opens with Denzel killing a cat?

Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere. - Carl Sagan

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I love Jesus Christ Superstar. Judas has all the best songs in that too.

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not long to go now...

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It's actually an Atheist musical. Judas is right, there are no miracles, etc. Writer Tim Rice intended it as such. The only time I've walked out of a touring Broadway show was at intermission of a version of Jesus Christ Superstar. It had the movie cast, and they had changed it so Judas was being tempted by demons. It destroyed the very POINT of the show.

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36 Reply by Abbie (edited by Abbie 2014-05-28 21:43:54)

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Have you read Philip Pullman's The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ, Dorkman? It's in a similar vein, and I think you might really like it if you haven't read it already.

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not long to go now...

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