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December 16, 2008

But Where Are Zuzu's Jesus-Petals?

It's It's A Wonderful Life season, so here's a clip from Second Glance, a Christian movie which was, exactly, "It's A Wonderful Life But Instead Of Never Having Been Born, The Main Character Was Born But Never Prayed," and also it's shitty, and also it doesn't make sense:

The real Clarence wasn't SMUG! And if only the boy had prayed, his mother would remember who his sister Jenny, her daughter, was? I know there's a trend in Christian entertainment where they're making their own stuff now instead of bad Christian versions of popular secular things, but I hope they never never ever stop. (Thanks for the tip, Randi!)

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Becca

i have this at my house....
my grandmother gave it to me when I moved out of my parents house earlier this year.....

for obvious reasons lol.

Posted by: Becca profile link at 12/16/08 3:23 PM | Reply
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because you don't believe in jesus, your sister was never born, your parents got divorced, and your mother is now a whore. RELIGION BY THREAT.

Posted by: randi at 12/16/08 3:26 PM | Reply
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I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

Posted by: y at 12/16/08 3:38 PM | Reply
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i am disappointed in kevin nealon

Posted by: matt profile link at 12/16/08 3:44 PM | Reply
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I dunno, this is supposed to be bad? His parents are divorced WELCOME TO THE CLUB but his mom seems nice and not crazy or a loser, he has a nice car, floppy hair, he probably gets to go to LA a lot to visit his dad and he gets to occasionally chat with a hilariously sassy gay gentleman (that's the guy in the blue, right?).

You know, things could be worse.

Posted by: Gina at 12/16/08 3:45 PM | Reply
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I PEE GOLD

Oscar worthy?

Posted by: I PEE GOLD profile link at 12/16/08 4:11 PM | Reply
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Sadly "Fireproof" and "Second Glance" do not a cringe-inducing, unrealistic Christian morality tale marathon make, though I do not plan on praying for the creation of more like-minded films.

Posted by: Chadams at 12/16/08 4:28 PM | Reply
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Jeb

he won enough betting on the big game to buy a car? fuck prayer! also, if your teenage son asks you where your non-existent daughter is and your response is "i don't have time for this" then you are just the best mom ever.

Posted by: Jeb profile link at 12/16/08 5:52 PM | Reply
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as GODAWFUL as that was, i must remind you that Clarence WAS kind of a smug piece of shit. that's no offense to his grand plan, the end justifies the means. but the whole time he's just like "yeah go to the library, i don't care, she won't talk to you" and "you asked me for all of this shit, see where it gets you?"

but hey, act like the tier of angel you want to be, not the tier of angel you are.

Posted by: jacob at 12/16/08 5:58 PM | Reply
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Godsauce

In the movie, It's a Wonderful Life, Clarence was smug, but Lindsay was talking about the REAL Clarence.

Posted by: Godsauce profile link in reply to jacob's comment at 12/18/08 1:19 PM | Reply
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Actually, I think this movie looks fun. It can't be any worse than Sunday School Musical:

http://www.staretube.com/2008/12/sunday-school-musical.html

Posted by: Christopher Trottier at 12/18/08 6:06 PM | Reply
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