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Godspell: A Musical Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew



Godspell (1973)
Director: David Greene
Writers: David Greene, John-Michael Tebelak
Cast: Victor Garber, Lynne Thigpen, Katie Hanley


OMG! what did I just watch Wow...that was painful and not in any good way I've never seen a bigger bunch of dimwitted kooks, parading around, making faces and acting like Sesame Street rejects. Even worse was the unfunny attempt at clowning around for the camera, Ugh...and those silly voices they did It was like a hippie commune where the inmates had escaped for the day, to go hopping and skipping around a strangely empty New York City. Which brings me to the silver lining



OMG the scenes of NYC were amazing. This is like a time machine back to the early 70s. The groovy face painted kooks...err I mean kids, do go to some very impressive spots in the city. The camera shot of NYC from the top of the Twin Towers was amazing...Equally impressive was the scene done on the old abandoned waterfront wharf...Love the cinematography in this movie....Just look at this camera shot below...amazing.



And the whole movie is like that. Loved the bridge arch scene when the camera shows us the bridge's arches lined up and receding into the background, then pans down to show us our ragamuffin friends frolicking on the grass.