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A offbeat fantasy film, based the people beliefs on religion
An homeless man (Bud Cort) with a special gift inside him get beat up by three teenagers are actually from Hell. A man from hell (Jason Lee) wants to start a War between Heaven & Hell. Then a priest (George Carlin) is changing a new regilion in a church in New Jeresy. Two fallen angels (Oscar-Winners:Ben Affleck and Matt Damon) may trigger the Apocalyspe if they succeed in reentering Heaven. An lasped Catholic woman (Linda Fiorentino), who has lost her faith has to stop them with the help of Two Slackers (Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith), a muse (Salma Heyek), The 13th Apostle (Chris Rock) and the voice of God (Alan Rickman).

DVD's has an sharp anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) transfer and an fine Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. This is a oddball comedy fantasy, which is not for all tastes. DVD's extras are great, including Commentary tracks, Deleted Scenes, Outtakes and more. This was also an modest hit at the Box Office. Smith, who directed and written the film made a unique one. Kevin Smith recieve an Independent Spirit Nomination for Best Screenplay. Super 35. Grade:A-.

Move over Clerks, Mallrats, & Chasing Amy, Dogma's in town!
Director Kevin Smith (Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back) made a new movie in 1999 after CA and before JASBSB. It was a religious drama, WITH JAY AND SILENT BOB!!?? You ask yourslef, how can it be a drama with 2 stoners with nothing better to do than hang out by the Quickstop in Leonardo, NJ? It was a dramedy, I guess. With stars like Linda Fiorentino, Chris Rock, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and many more, Dogma is an all-star movie with an all-star cast. In a small town in Illinios, Bethany Sloan (Fiorentino) is given a task by an angel (Alan Rickman) to stop Bartleby (Affleck) and Loki (Damon) from entering the doors of a church in Asbury Park, NJ. If they do, God (Alanis Morrisette) will be proven wrong and the end of existance (The Apocolypse) will come. To help Bethany, two profits, Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith), and an apostle, Rufus (Chris Rock) are sent. But in her way stands Azrael (Jason Lee), a former muse, and three of his henchmen. Also in the gang to stop evil is a muse (Selma Hayek) who they find at a strip club. If you haven't already seen Dogma, see it. I also recommend any of the other NJ Series movies. A warning though, if you haven't seen Clerks, Mallrats, or Chasing Amy yet, then wait to see the last installment, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Good day, and see you at the movies.

I found the movie cute & amusing!
Why is it that directors of indie films & the bizzarre often make box office flops when given a big budget & star power? Is it the audience that only expects greatness from b&w films, or movies shot w/a handheld camera & almost no budget? Maybe, because it happened w/david Lynch (Dune),Tim Burton (Mars Attacks), and now Kevin Smith. The fact of the matter is that these are all good films, they just seem to lack the "edge" attributed to their directors.Dogma is no exception.

The idea is very clever. 2 fallen angels attempt to regain entry into Heaven, which will mean the destruction of mankind if they do so, as it will prove God fallible. Neat. The angels are Damon & Affleck who are good, but really unneeded stars as leads. Linda Fiorentino, who hasn't lost her touch since Last Seduction, but just chose some bad scripts, is on top of her game here as a faith stricken Catholic. She is joined by Jay & Silent Bob (unusually nonabrasive in this role), as well as the Muse Salma Hayek, to stop them.

What I feel results is a fun, clever, well crafted film that was either overlooked or played down because of religious factions that opposed the movie. The only problems that I found, really, were the few mistakes made in regards to Catholisism; one being that a priest, bishop, or cardinal cannot sanction a "door" which will forgive all siners simply by passing thru it, which is what the 2 angels call their "loophole" for getting back into Heaven. Only the Pope is infallible in the Catholic religion, & I don't remember the film mentioning him sanctioning this "door." Another faux paus was that chris Rock couldn't be the 13th apostle, as there was a 13th apostle in scripture. He was Mathias, who replaced Judas after his suicide. Rock would be the 14th apostle. Other than that, the swearing got old real fast, but those are about my only complaints w/the movie.

I found that, intentionally or unintentionally,View Askew Productions created a faith affirming movie. Who wouldn't want God to be loving, beautiful (whether male or female), unspeaking, as we couldn't understand the sublime nature of an all powerful being anyway, and w/a sense of humor and wonder in all His creations, as evidenced by God's romp and tumblesets through the fresh,green grass.Just perfect! I know that this is the type of God I would want. A cute (bet that's the first time that word was used to describe Dogma)film.

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