Gory Gory Hallelujah

A friend of mine was able to get ahold of a DVD of this flick and brought it to a movie night - Oh my God it blew me away! Wacked. But brilliant, too, in it's dark, harsh wit (nothing is sacred, not even goats). Definitely different, definitely surprising and delightful. I love independent film and occasionally the raw freshness of first films (that is, if they're not just trying to emulate Hollywood), and this had that fresh touch without being clumsy, and enough real smarts to make me feel like I was on the ground floor of something great.

It's a comedy that makes fun of fear-fueled "family" values and all things self- righteous. Four actors meet at a casting call for the role that each of them has fashioned their (very different) lives after. The role: Jesus. Who gets the part? None of them. So they hit the road together, but end up facing a horrible world filled with back- woods xenophobes and a coke-snorting gang of Elvises. How will each of them use their image of holiness to concur these evils?

Can I just say that the Black Power Jesus was fantastic. Like most things holy: beautiful, powerful, and ridiculous.

A wonderful and delightful rare treat. A laid back movie that allows for one being open to possibility. Funny and not to concerning total enjoyment,if your open? I found myself thinking about GOry Gory Hallelujah 2. Though I realized sometimes or most times you can not repeat the simple things.

Nice to see a movie like this in times like ours, light and enjoyable. I can not remember seeing a movie, with roots to the local community give so much. All the characters brought a deal of realism about themselves to the screen. This for me made the movie, we all can identify with the characters, thus allowing for laughter. I added this one to my personal Library.

Each time I see this movie I love it even more. Director Sue Corcoran has conjured up a fast-paced and wonderfully shot feature for fans of the midnight movie genre. My personal favorite scene: a knock down, drag out, balls-to-the-wall brawl between a motley gang of Elvis impersonators and our 4 Jesus protagonists. Or maybe its the MGM musical number at the end complete with singing and dancing zombies. It's debauchery with a message, mayhem with a moral, and of course the most glamorous apocalypse imaginable. Gory Gory Hallelujah is delightfully shocking, whip-smart and funny as hell. With stellar acting performances from the cast and a great score to accompany the action.

Never before have the politics of "playing Jesus" been so naughty and yet so much fun! It's a bubble bath of a film that washed the dirty complacency from the recesses of my mind. Gory Gory Hallelujah made me laugh and challenged me to think about current events, politics, religion, and the fused web of all three combined. I really enjoyed this film and you will too if you dig films that take chances with colorful humor, streaky flair, and saturated wits!!!!!!! I particularly enjoyed the "Wizard of Oz" influenced ending complete with MoJack, a character of true human compassion, stealing the show. A nice twist in a film with zombies, don't you think? -vg

This is a very funny movie - although like all good satire it is also a sharp and biting indictment of social ills - in this case narrow-minded religiosity and hypocrisy. The rollicking pace and continual surprises make it very entertaining; the content of the satire sticks, giving a memorable message. The characters are both archetypal and hilariously believable, the acting terrific. The outrageous plot sweeps one right along for the enormous fun of it all, but in the middle of the hilarity the brain keeps registering that this is really an extremely intelligent and imaginative piece of social commentary, telling very important truths while being extravagantly entertaining.

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