Comments on: "39 Lashes" from Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)

By: Sparg

Sparg — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 03:31:00 +0000

Can’t wait to go to bed tonight and have dreams of the Jesus freaks from my childhood. The early 70s were so fucking weird, now that I look back.

By: Jürgen Fauth

Jürgen Fauth — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 06:28:00 +0000

I’m pretty sure they knew exactly what they were doing.

By: Paul Adams

Paul Adams — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 03:29:00 +0000

Anyone else think Pilate looks strangely like a skinny Greg Dulli in a couple of shots?

By: lorq

lorq — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 02:51:00 +0000

Unintentional camp, Exhibit A.

By: Boundegar

Boundegar — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:12:00 +0000

I’ve never seen this movie, though I had the soundtrack as a kid. It’s odd the lashing didn’t appear to hurt. The lavender wifebeaters were odd too.

By: Fatlimey

Fatlimey — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:42:00 +0000

The KLF – What Time Is Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfuKNUDs28g

By: extra88

extra88 — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:37:00 +0000

I remember that groove from it being used in a faux movie trailer for Slacker Cop 3, included in the Low Res Film Festival in 1996. I showed it to my wife back then and she said, "that's from Jesus Christ Superstar."

By: Jürgen Fauth

Jürgen Fauth — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:24:00 +0000

Love that movie. Incidentally, Phish recently hit that groove, too:
https://vimeo.com/44583444

By: jmidden

jmidden — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:22:00 +0000

Not to mention the several orgasms shared during that flogging. You might want to hold off a few years.

By: Durin Gleaves

Durin Gleaves — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:04:00 +0000

The Wasters, an old Seattle group devoted to songs about Meth and fronted by the drummer from Sky Cries Mary, put a decent cover of this track on their album.

By: heligo

heligo — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:59:00 +0000

Just fighting brainwashing :)

By: Eliot

Eliot — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:51:00 +0000

Funky Monkee – Jesus Christ HipHop Superstar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UvNzSosfJgk

By: Just_Ok

Just_Ok — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:41:00 +0000

Saw it with my parents when I was 10…at the drive in. I would suggest it, but that might depend on what you are fighting and why.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:33:00 +0000

The spinoff (The Village People) was better.

By: heligo

heligo — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:26:00 +0000

I loved this film as a kid and still do. The music and emotion is amazing.

I want to introduce it to my 8 year old daughter but I’m worried that it’ll affect her towards religion. I’m already fighting her school’s brainwashing and I think I’m winning so it’s a delicate time at the moment. Might have to hold off on this movie.

By: technogeekagain

technogeekagain — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:22:00 +0000

And THIS is how you make a musical/rock-opera into a movie. Magnificent acting, wonderful visual design dancing on the edge between realistic and surrealistic.

By: CaptainPedge

CaptainPedge — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:21:00 +0000

I’m going to see the UK stadium tour next week with Tim Minchin as Judas and Mel C from the spice girls as Mary Magdalene. I’m looking forward soooooo much :-)

By: Donald Petersen

Donald Petersen — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:17:00 +0000

Pilate, what an asshole.

By: Just_Ok

Just_Ok — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 20:14:00 +0000

What a riot!