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| Godspell | 
 enlarge | Director: David Greene
Actors: Victor Garber, Lynne Thigpen, Katie Hanley, David Haskell, Merrell Jackson
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.94
Buy New: $7.73
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Avg. Customer Rating:  162 reviews
Sales Rank: 4057
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Letterboxed, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Georgian (Subtitled), Thai (Subtitled)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Running Time: 103 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 2
Picture Format: Array
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: COLD22419D
ISBN: 0767827929
UPC: 043396224193
EAN: 9780767827928
ASIN: 0767827929
Theatrical Release Date: 1973
Release Date: April 4, 2000
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Condition: Brand New and Factory Sealed Item Fast Shipping
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| Customer Reviews:
 Superficial and emotionally weak July 4, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Many reviewers have given this very high ratings, and I'm not putting them down. The following is my reaction to the movie.
Here is why I only gave the movie 2 stars: 1) The story only depicted Jesus and his followers as basically having fun 2) Even at the time just before and during the crucifixion, the police did not capture him though they were in the background, no one tortured him, & Jesus did not seem to suffer much in his "crucifixion." 4)Then there was the cast. In fact, all performers were very good. But to have the same person play John the Baptist and Judas did not work for me at all. The actor was fine, but those two figures are just opposite in their role in Jesus' life. I suppose the director may have thought it a joke. 5)I thought the sound quality suffered, the songs did not seem sung strongly, even though I suspect they were.
The views of New York City were wonderful with many photos of the Twin Towers and other places.
 Giga-Watt? June 29, 2007
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
My son was interested in trying out for a production of Godspell, Jr. at his high school - so my mother bought this DVD on ebay so we could all see it to become familiar with it. My mother made it through the whole movie but laughed whenever trying to tell us about it. All she could say is "oh, that was just awful". My son didn't make it 10 minutes. I then tried it and I made it all the way through but it was painful. How all of these good reviews got here, I have no idea! It was so bad that my son reconsidered and nearly didn't try out. I convinced him that he should do it for the experience - after all, you can't be choosy if you're planning to do this for a living! He got the part of Jesus and his school just performed it the past two nights. I agree with another young reviewer who said he would rather watch his school's version! This movie = horrible. The actual play is wonderful. Me, my mother and everyone who went were just blown away at how brilliant the play was. And when I read that the goofy looking Jesus from the movie (Victor Garber) is the same man who is the handsome architecht from Titanic...I couldn't believe it! If you want to see Godspell, look for a live version and save yourself the agony of this DVD!
 classic May 23, 2007
Having been involved in a production of Godspell in the '80's, it was a pleasant review of a wonderful experience of many years ago. I loved it then and I still love it. The score is timeless and beautiful. I highly recommend this show and will watch it many more times.
As great today as it was 34 yrs ago ! May 16, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
An absolute classic musical! Fantastic songs, and another chance to see the twin towers of New York as they once were.
Absolutely Pure May 14, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The cast demonstrates a pure behaviour that is expected within the religious context. It's the kind of spell that enchants everybody, even a non-religious person like me.
Whatever, I never saw a play from Broadway, 'cause I live in Brazil, but I'm a great fan of the few musical based movies those I own, e.g. RENT, Hair, Moulin Rouge, Chicago, ... and every thing related with beautiful USA culture. There's NY on it, therefore I love it.
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