happyhomemaker25 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Did anyone go see Kirk Cameron's history documentary Monumental tonight? What did you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 (edited) I would never in a million zillion years call that a 'documentary'. Edited March 28, 2012 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthiopianFood Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I would never in a million zillion years call that a 'documentary'. What she said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Refined by Silver Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I saw it with my husband and 11 year old daughter. We thought it was terrific. My daughter was quite moved by it and wished it was longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisbeth Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I want to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca VA Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I saw it! It was fun to see Kirk Cameron and his family live (as in, they appeared live at the beginning of the movie to welcome everyone) in their house! We were laughing at the end of that part because some of the kids were peeking through the windows into the house while the grownups were talking. The subject matter was extremely familiar to me, having gone on a number of the Vision Forum Faith and Freedom tours (which they no longer give, sadly). I went to Plymouth with VF and saw the sights they showed, met the very same tour guides, and heard much of the same material. I was also in Scotland with VF and went to many churches (not the Scrooby church, but others very similar), and last night's show brought that to mind. But I didn't mind one bit hearing the information again. I *loved* the emphasis the documentary placed on the huge statue in Plymouth. Loved it. It was the centerpiece of the movie, and deservedly so. The ending lines (where he's in his backyard thinking about what he learned) were so moving. Here's what I didn't like: The way the camera jerked around -- it was choppy and extremely irritating. I realize that's the trend in filmmaking nowadays, but it's a trend that needs to go away. The subject matter of Monumental was important and uplifting, and it didn't need choppy camera action and *really bad* blues music in the background (while they're talking about the Pilgrims? Come on!) to make it relevant. I'm looking forward to seeing the supplementary material he mentioned at the end of the show. Overall, I give the movie a B+ -- the subject matter was fabulous, but the jerky camera action and bad music got on my nerves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieH Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 My husband and I saw it last night. We loved it. I learned a lot I hadn't known. I thought it was very well done. Theater was sold out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhomemaker25 Posted March 28, 2012 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 I watched it with my two older girls. I thought it had some good information, but it kind of ended abruptly. It did get my kids excited to start American history in September. Our theater was packed. We ended up on the second row. There were 5 theaters showing it here and from what I heard they were all packed out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca VA Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 You know what, I think something happened to the live connection at Kirk Cameron's house as he was winding down his goodbye speech. He was in the middle of talking about theaters that would be showing the movie this coming week, and suddenly...nothing. At our theater we all sat there waiting for a few minutes, then everyone clapped and got up to leave. On the website (http://www.monumentalmovie.com) you can see Kirk Cameron's entire conclusion speech. Since it was a special live presentation for the opening night crowd, that won't be on the movie every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I'm somewhat interested in seeing it. For those that have, is there any talk in the movie about "receiving Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior" in the evangelical sense? Even if in introductory or concluding scenes (not as the main part of the movie). That's almost the only way I "hear" Kirk anymore, so want to know if that's part of this film also before seeing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca VA Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 No, it's not an evangelical movie. There's a lot of talk about why the Pilgrims left England (they wanted to purify or separate from the corrupt Church of England), and there's talk about how our forefathers did *not* base this country on separation of church and state. (They use the founders' own writings to show this.) No "come to Jesus" talk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhomemaker25 Posted March 28, 2012 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 You know what, I think something happened to the live connection at Kirk Cameron's house as he was winding down his goodbye speech. He was in the middle of talking about theaters that would be showing the movie this coming week, and suddenly...nothing. At our theater we all sat there waiting for a few minutes, then everyone clapped and got up to leave. On the website (http://www.monumentalmovie.com) you can see Kirk Cameron's entire conclusion speech. Since it was a special live presentation for the opening night crowd, that won't be on the movie every time. Yeah that happened to us as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweiss Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I haven't even heard about this until now. It sounds like something I'd like to see though! I'll have to look for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acurtis75 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 For those of you who already saw it, would it be okay for a seven year old who loves history. She likes documentaries, etc. I just want to know if there is anything that is dark or scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 It won't ever show here so I will be excited to hopefully get it on DVD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I would never in a million zillion yearscall that a 'documentary'. :iagree: They tried to give away 1000 free tickets or something and I guess our theatre had 6 people take them up on it. The theatre ran it but their website showed it had the poorest performance ever done at our local theatre. We didn't go and I don't know anyone who did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhomemaker25 Posted March 28, 2012 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 For those of you who already saw it, would it be okay for a seven year old who loves history. She likes documentaries, etc. I just want to know if there is anything that is dark or scary. I think it would be ok. :) I only took my two older girls because tickets were like $12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Refined by Silver Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 It won't ever show here so I will be excited to hopefully get it on DVD! I saw that it's out on DVD now. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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