tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post1397026850563478706..comments2024-03-21T14:59:20.729-04:00Comments on NT Blog: The Nativity (1978)Mark Goodacrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05115370166754797529noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-70703616014161687332015-02-10T14:46:32.722-05:002015-02-10T14:46:32.722-05:00I wonder if anyone else feels the same as I do abo...I wonder if anyone else feels the same as I do about most religious movies (by that I mean "biblically based" ones). Apart from Jesus Christ Superstar or Ben Hur, they all seem to run the gamut from one-dimensional characters to an undue reliance on special effects ...just askin.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597004619892750078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-88001517815354098132015-02-09T19:20:45.250-05:002015-02-09T19:20:45.250-05:00I've not seen this one either. And VHS is so h...I've not seen this one either. And VHS is so heavy to fly into the UK it's prohibitively expensive!Matt Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05113670876288157267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-17045717390583524082015-02-09T16:48:32.804-05:002015-02-09T16:48:32.804-05:00Thanks, Peter. I haven't seen that either but...Thanks, Peter. I haven't seen that either but I've added that to my list too. Looks like it's nice and easy to get hold of on VHS too.Mark Goodacrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115370166754797529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-5019666201942819242015-02-09T16:45:11.253-05:002015-02-09T16:45:11.253-05:00I think I have a VHS copy of this somewhere, but I...I think I have a VHS copy of this somewhere, but I haven't watched it in a while. The more interesting late-1970s Mary-and-Joseph, to me, was <i>Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith</i>, which, if memory serves, incorporates elements of the Galilean rebellion against the Romans during the time of the census, as well as an allusion to the story of Hagar (which may or may not have been inspired by a similar allusion in the Koran).Peter T Chattawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07395937367596387523noreply@blogger.com