"special" edition (which is unrated)

What else can they possibly do to Jesus Christ? Electrical torture?

Kathy, I forgot to mention, I adore the movie Avalon. Mostly because of the opening scenes, at Thanksgiving. I love that family storytelling they do over the enormously long table.

It's being re-released in a "special" edition (which is unrated)

So, more buckets of blood and gruesome torture? I'm not particularly religious, but the whole thing is making me vaguely queasy.

I have "Infernal Affairs" DVD at home--can't wait to watch it. Plus, "Strayed", "The Barbarian Invasions", and "Time of the Wolf". It's like my own little foreign-film festival! God love the Netflix.

I thought this version was LESS violent, which means it will make even more money.

It's being re-released in a "special" edition (which is unrated). I guess Mel's trying to start an Easter tradition.

I linked to it a few days ago. "The Passion Recut". Another way to milk more money from the Moral Moronity.

Bon's right:

HOLLYWOOD, February 11, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) ? Mel Gibson has decided to re-release The Passion of the Christ in theatres in time for Good Friday.

The new cut tones down the more violent scenes, such as the scourging and some scenes from the crucifixion, in order to avoid a restricted rating. Daily Variety reported Thursday that Gibson plans to trim five to six minutes from the film, for re-release in US theatres March 11.

?There has been quite a demand by the religious community to bring (the film) back for Easter,? Gibson's partner at Icon Productions, Bruce Davey, told Variety, as reported by the Turkish Press.

?And there has been a lot of discussion about the violence,? Davey said. ?Mel wanted to try and accommodate those people by making a version that is softer and gentler.?

?There are no new scenes, and the cuts are limited to the more violent aspects of the film, if that's the right term. The scourging scene in particular has been substantially adjusted.?

Multiple versions of a movie are the new black.

But now Jesus gets to paint his face, scream "Freeeeeedooommmmm" from the cross, and get revenge on Judas for killing Peter on the eve of his retirement.

Oh, I forgot to love on Avalon. But I thought that might be a "Well, duh, Erika respects Barry Levinson...that's frickin' novel." Well, wrod. So glad there are people who do not find it "too slow" like my family did. (smooches Hayden)

Woo hoo! Smooches!

Aw, shucks... Maybe it's because Gibson is my Secret Celebrity Crazy Ex/What The Hell Was *I* thinking?! And also, used to post with Hayden all the time and now he's all paternal and shit like that, and not so much with the time having. (You know, I used to speak English, once0

Sad movies are very stressful:

Laughter may be good for your heart. A new study demonstrates that laughing causes the tissue that forms the inner lining of blood vessels, the endothelium, to expand and thereby increase blood flow - exactly what aerobic exercise does.

In a study presented yesterday at the meeting of the American College of Cardiology in Orlando, researchers had 20 healthy volunteers watch a 15-minute segment from "Kingpin," a 1996 Woody Harrelson comedy, and then 48 hours later view the opening battle scene from "Saving Private Ryan," the 1998 war movie starring Tom Hanks.

After each movie was shown, researchers used ultrasound to measure changes in blood vessel reactivity. On average, blood flow increased 22 percent after the Harrelson movie, comparable to the increase brought on by aerobic exercise, and decreased 35 percent after "Saving Private Ryan."

While a comedy can be good for people, a stress-inducing movie can have a negative effect on cardiac health, said Dr. Michael Miller, the lead author of the study.