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I saw "Christ" and yes it was disturbing and violent, but you have to remember that Christ's death was disturbing and violent. Many people have commented on the brutality in the depiction of the scourging & Crucifixion. Well, because it was brutal! Hello! This movie, more than any other movie about the life of Christ, perhaps most accurately depicts the savagery of the Romans. The scourge was not a mere whipping, but it was intended to leave the victim in a near-death state. And, of course, being beaten with whips that had pieces of metal tips in the end of them would be enough to do just that. Being nailed to a cross and hung there to die is also a inhumane torture.

Many criticize the brutality and violence in this movie, but frankly, it is the closest to historical accuracy we have ever seen. Mel Gibson created an affecting, moving piece of film that has an effect on you both physically and mentally. That is indeed film making. My hats off to Mr. Gibson for a piece of film art that is sadly under-appreciated.

I remember Truman Capote more from his several appearances on "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson" than anything else. I knew he was responsible for one of the great books of the 20th century, "In Cold Blood", but I didn't appreciate his talent as an author until about seven years ago when I read "Blood" for the first time.

I decided to see this film only because I heard Hoffman did a hauntingly dead-on job of portraying Capote. I have to say, that is what you will walk away from most from this film. Hoffman's performance is immaculate. My opinion is that the film itself is not particularly great, but Hoffman proved he is without a doubt our next great talent. I hope the good scripts keep coming his way, because it will be a treat to see him on screen from now on.

You should see this movie. Not because it is a great movie, but because it has a great actor in the lead.

I had great expectations for this show when I saw the early previews of it. It seemed like the premise was brilliant. However, after watching a few episodes, what this show suffers greatly from is the writing. It is just too lethargic. What could be done with this show is simply not being done. You have a great cast who does the best they can do with the script, but until the writing is improved, "Crumbs" is on a crash course.

The first step to improving this show is to get rid of that laugh track. My God....if your not going to film it before a live audience, then don't use fake laughter. Plus, the volume is so low it sounds like people are laughing in the next room or something. Sort of a bizarre use of canned laughter I think.