Russell Crowe Lobbies Pope Francis to See 'Noah'

Hollywood Reporter ^ | 02/25/2014 | Eric J. Lyman

[BeadCounter]

I think I heard they take “environmental” stances in the picture but I have no idea. Maybe a search for reviews on the movie can clue one in. I’m sure I will see it eventually but probably not immediately, at the theater.

[lulu16]

My husband asked if I wanted to see “Son of God” in the theaters. I think I will wait too. I don’t know about “Heaven is for Real.” I’ll be on the lookout for it. Thanks for the conversation.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

To be fair, he isn't always the one who starts it.

[chae]

The Wrestler was really good. The scenes between Rourke and the daughter made me cry. In the interviews I have watched, the old school wrestlers, Piper, Valentine, Dibiase, Dallas Page, Lex Luger have all said that its pretty true to life of how the old guys are.

[lulu16]

I spoke without viewing it. Please forgive me. I only saw the scenes from the previews.

But like you, I loved wrestlers when I was a kid in Hawaii. I watched them on TV and my parents would take me to their matches. But I had a schoolgirl vision of what they were like. To me they were superheroes.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

LOL! That is great !! LOL LOL I don’t know what that guys problem is. I remember a few years ago he was in a hotel in New York city and was trying to call his wife long distance from the hotel phone, God knows why in this day and age of cellphones, and the hotel phones weren’t working, so he ripped the phone out of the wall went downstairs and threw it at the clerks head. LOL! What a freakin’ nut. He got arrested and everything and I think he had to pay off the clerk.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Here it is - Holy cow I thought it was a few years ago, it was NINE! Damn time flies fast!

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/07/nyregion/07crowe.html?_r=0

[11th Commandment]

I have not found anything specific of how the story deviates from the Biblical Account. As with many Bible Stories they are brief and any artistic interpretation will have a lot of wiggle room.

The flood will has a lot of controversy like- who are the "Sons of God" described in Genesis 6: 1-4; was the flood regional or a global event. Not sure many will be happy

[RetiredArmy]

Or crawl back into his Bible that he apparently doesn’t read much.

[Rodamala]

I wouldn’t call The Wrestler “trashy”... but it isn’t very uplifting... I think it tells a story... a cautionary tale... a tragedy.

Then again... Marisa Tomei gets naked. She had aged well.

[lulu16]

I wish Ms. Tomei had been given more roles. Her turn in Cousin Vinny was wonderful. As for,the actor, Mickey Rourke, his life has been a cautionary tale. Why did he destroy his face and acting career through,boxing, was it?

I think I will spare myself this film. Thank-you for the clarification and your perspective.

[Rodamala]

Chae is right. I recommend the film too... not because I like wrasslin'... just for the story. Like I said, it's not uplifting at all... but tells a valuable story. Actually to some degree it reminds me of another Mickey Rourke film... Barfly. Which I also recommend with the same caveat as above.

[Rodamala]

I don’t mind seeing the movie (big Crowe fan), but I’m just curious how you take a basic story about animals, water, an ark, and a man obeying God’s word, and mess that up?

This guy can probably think of a way to ruin it:

[lulu16]

I thought you were going to tell me it reminded you of another Mickey Rourke film: 9 1/2 weeks.

9 1/2 Weeks had a great soundtrack, the beautiful Kim Bassinger, clothes by Yoji Yamamoto, sensuous screenwriting contributions by Zalman King and gorgeous cinematography by Adrian Lyne.

It does not tell a valuable story, but imagery is beautiful. There is this caveat: they do not live happily ever after.

Barfly... wasn’t that by Bukowski. This administration I am all about feel good Korean comedies and dramas. It’s how I escape...

Thank-you for your movie tip. I’ll pass it on to my husband, who can take weightier subjects in his entertainment.