Dogma (DVD)

I loved Kevin Smith films - I say loved because when they first came out I loved them. They rooted for the small guy, gave a fresh and imaginative twist on small events which reflected wider society. The last time that Dogma (1999), the fourth of his films was on the television I set a reminder to watch it. I was quite looking forward to watching this film again and then something happened. I was watching it and I thought either I am getting old and (shudder) I've grown up or this film really hasn't worn very well. For the purposes of this review we shall assume the latter! So what is wrong with it? Well nothing really. It is funny, it is looking at quite deep ...  Read the complete review

Regardless of the consequences, what would you do if you were handed a scrap of paper telling you about the loophole that has presented itself so that you, and your banished mate, can return to heaven? After thousands of years stuck on Earth, Bartleby and Loki find themselves in this position and grab it with both hands. Of course, the fallen angel of death sees this as the perfect opportunity to go on a killing spree, but after that, they are on there way. However, the powers that be in Heaven get wind of this and are not at all happy. As the two angels were banished from Heaven on God’s decree for not carrying out their duties (which in turn meant Angels ...  Read the complete review

One of my favourite directors of recent times has to be Kevin Smith. His films don’t have the big blockbuster appeal to them but they do seem to attract a huge cult following. It was Dogma that really got me into Smith’s work having come across the end of it on Sky Movies one night a few years back. I was intrigued to find out the rest of the plot and ended up buying the DVD a few days later to sit down and watch it. Since then it has become one of my favourite films. This is still a cult film but it seems to be reaching a much wider audience than it did originally and for films like this that is always a bonus for the people discovering it. Bethany (Linda ...  Read the complete review

Kevin Smiths goes Hollywood and produces his best film yet. To be fair even without all the hype about the film being about blasphemy cos I love Kevin Smith, Hell I even love Mallrats! But its comes as no surprise that this film became a target for churcg goers all over the world, the website even has hate leters of the month. But Kevin Smith has never been known for his tact, only his ability to write great comedies with his outrageous, subversive sense of humour that is very observingly commenting on our society. Loki (Matt Damon) and Bartleby (Ben Affleck) are two fallen Angels. They have been banished from Heaven by God and are forced to walk the Earth ...  Read the complete review

I've always been a fan of Kevin Smith's movies. Clerks, Mallrats and Chasing Amy were all (in my humble opinion) very clever and funny movies, and they all interlink in some way with common characters and refences to events and characters from other movies, although you don't need to watch any of them to enjoy any other one, they are all standalone movies. Dogma is a film which has got a lot of people angry because of it's subject matter - God and religion. These people were angry about the way that Smith was treating religion, but I can't personally see why they should get upset. Smith doesn't try and tell people that God doesn't ...  Read the complete review