Godspell

Godspell
by David Greene

Godspell
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Actor: David Haskell, Katie Hanley, Lynne Thigpen, Merrell Jackson, Victor Garber
Director: David Greene
Brand: Sony
Cinematographer: Richard G. Heimann
Writer: David Greene
Editor: Alan Heim
Producer: Edgar Lansbury
Producer: Kenneth Utt
Writer: John-Michael Tebelak
DVD: 2 Sides, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Georgian (Subtitled); Thai (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Letterbox, 1.85:1
Running Time: 103 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-04-04
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Sony Pictures

DVD Reviews of Godspell

DVD Review: Great Music
Summary: 5 Stars

Terrific movie with excellent music. My brothers and sisters and I grew up with this album, we knew all the words to every song. I had the song "All good gifts" sung at my wedding. I had no idea it was Victor Garber who played Jesus, he was great as were all the actors. Anyone in their 40's will appreciate this movie. Very happy with this purchase.

DVD Review: Love This Movie.
Summary: 5 Stars

This is a great movie. I recommend whomever to watch it with an open heart.

DVD Review: Great Seller! A+++ Transaction!
Summary: 5 Stars

The FASTEST delivery of an item that I have EVER rec'd ANYWHERE! Very, very pleased! Highly recommend seller. DVD arrived in described (New) condition! Many thanks for any EXCELLENT transaction!!

DVD Review: Stick to the soundtrack
Summary: 2 Stars

The songs here (for the most part) are beautiful and wonderful. How can anyone NOT like "Day by Day" (or it's reprise), "Prepare Ye," etc.

But the FILM? Wellll.....that's another story.

It's cool at first to see the straightlaced cast struggling through unfulfilling jobs giving all that up to don clown makeup and prance and frolic through NYC with an unorthodox but reverent reperesentation of Jesus. But sitting through over an hour of this (up to the Last Supper and the inevitable climax) is a bit much to ask of an audience.

This gets really freaky at times. A strange Sid and Marty Kroft-type monster confronts the Jesus character as the Pharisees. The prodigal son story is told to a backdrop of silent movie comedies and a ragtime soundtrack. Folks, make no mistake, this movie is STRANGE! The gospel according to H.R. Pufnstuf!

However, I'm personally not opposed to an unorthodox retelling of the Story of Christ since the producers were clearly respectful of the subject. The seventies strangeness and weirdo hippiedom will put a lot of people off. But the music is uplifitng and the finale leaves an odd, but somewhat pleasant aftertaste.

In short, this is worth seeing at least once, but you may be better off if you stick to the soundtrack.

Oh, and RIP to Lynne Thigpen.

DVD Review: Great musical numbers with fun choreography.
Summary: 5 Stars

For me, the very best part of the movie is the final scene with the song "Prepare Ye The Way" and then the uptempo version of "Day By Day" with the exciting chorus and magnificent guitar and organ solos. I loved the transition of the dancers on the empty streets leading to the corner where the crowds suddenly appear in great numbers, culminating with the sounds of traffic and then the rousing chorus during the movie credits. What an inspirational film. Fantastic music in a New York setting.

Description of Godspell

The long-running 70s stage musical based on the gospel according to st. Matthew comes to dvd in this exhilarating big-screen adaptation. Includes the hit song day by day. Special features: subtitles in english spanish portuguese chinese korean and thai talent files and much more. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 02/28/2006 Starring: Victor Garber Lynne Thigpen Run time: 103 minutes Rating: G
Comparing Godspell to its near-contemporaries Jesus Christ Superstar and Hair is unavoidable, but Godspell has developed its own unique following. With their thrift-store-meets-circus-performer garb, the characters in David Greene's adaptation of the popular off-Broadway production may look more like the hippies in Hair than the biblical personages of Superstar. But Godspell isn't really about the "Age of Aquarius," nor does it adopt a dark or operatic tone towards its subject matter, the Gospel according to Matthew. The mood is, instead, upbeat and uplifting (at least until the crucifixion sequence).

The film opens with youthful city dwellers from various walks of life dropping their activities to follow John the Baptist (David Haskell from the original New York production). They sing ("Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord") as he leads them into a fountain where they are (metaphorically) baptized. There they meet Jesus (Victor Garber). Frizzy hair and mime makeup aside, the handsome young Garber (Titanic, Annie) is convincing in his film debut. Once baptized, they follow him around various scenic New York locations, singing and acting out passages from the Scriptures.

The largely unknown cast is talented and charismatic, but the film is only fitfully engaging on an emotional level because only Jesus, John, and Judas (Haskell again) emerge as distinct characters. Stephen Schwartz's pleasing pop-rock score, however, helps to smooth over the rough spots, and Robin Lamont's hit version of "Day by Day" remains a highlight. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

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