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This dazzling interpretation of the hit Tim Rice - Andrew Lloyd Webber rock opera tells the story of Christ's (Ted Neeley) final weeks in a bold and epic production. Shot entirely on location in Israel, producer-director Norman Jewison creates a brilliant example of modern movie making with groundbreaking vision and the unforgettable songs of Rice and Webber. Nominated for several Golden Globe Awards including Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Actress.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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57%- Reviews Counted: 21
- Fresh: 12
- Rotten: 9
- Average Rating: 6.1/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: Jewison, a director of large talent, has taken a piece of commercial shlock and turned it into a Biblical movie with dignity.
Rotten: The music quickly becomes monotonous, and the operatic dialogue is silly right from the start.
Rotten: If it weren't for Lost Horizon, this would have gone down in history as the Worst Musical of 1973.
Customer Reviews
such an awesome movie!
this movie was AWESOME! judas was a great singer and herod was hilarious!
Timeless Classic!
Having heard this as a young kid while running around in my parents station wagon, this music turned out to be one of my all time favorites even to this day. My parents would be playing this on the 8 Track tape player in the station wagon. A few years later, I saw the movie with my parents as well. Now after all thes years, I have seen the movie at least 200 or more times and I never tire of it. We are treated to gorgeous scenary throughtout the film. Israel is the location and in it we see wildlife such as camels and lizards and other animals. The music and film are from the early 70s so it is a bit dated in the regards of the hair styles and clothing. We are given the secenario that Jesus is living here and now as we see jet fighters blasing accross the sky and tanks making their way throght the massive sand dunes. Soldiers are also carrying machine guns and in the Temple, peddlars are hawking things that include slot machines. There is an updated version of this film from around 2000 or so that is shot entirly on a stage and the music soundtrack is available here on iTunes as well. This version is also available on DVD. Both are worthwhile purchases. Thanks iTunes for having such a great classic!
Genius!!!!
I had not really heard of this play until some time before my high school decided to put it on. Now I am completely enthralled with it! As an apostle in the play I was in most every scene and I had to resist singing all the songs that weren't mine. This show is genius, not really for the music itself, as in the pit music, but for the words that fit perfectly and create a dazzling story. I also admired the fact that the play brought up some contraversy. 1- Pilate may or may not have been sympathetic to Jesus, but it the play he was obviously willing to let Jesus go. 2- in judas's death he screams "I've been used". The only thing that could mean to me is that he feels god had used him to complete the prophesy, which is true, but some would dissagree. 3- there is no ressurection. The catholic church made a statement when this play was released that this was not a source for students to learn from, since there was no ressurection of the lord and therefore did not accurately portray the signifigance of the sacred story and blah blah blah. This play does a wonderfully intelligent job of filling the pieces the bible doesn't. 4- Mary magdeline was not a prostitute!!!! Where does it say that?!? It doesn't even infer that she may have been a prostitute!!! This annoys me. A lot. And plus she wasn't the woman who was going to be stoned but Jesus saved her. Although I can understand the addition of this, since it's a good thing to have in the play and there really isn't another woman to have be the woman... And the addition of another song, if it were to be another woman, would dissrupt the smoothness of the show. So let's all clap for Tim Rice on that one.
This movie is phonomenal. BUY IT!!!
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- $14.99
- Genre: Musicals
- Released: 1973
- © 1973 Universal Pictures Corp., Inc. All Rights Reserved.