A Man Called Peter

Length: 119 Minutes

I haven't seen this one.

Is it loyal to the book? ?

Best character: ?

But is it art? ?

Major Flaws: ?

Karol: A Man Who Became Pope

Length: 240 Minutes

I've seen this one.

Is it loyal to the book? No book.

Best character: Karol

But is it art? A touching biopic for sure. I like that it goes more into his life in Poland than some other films.

Major Flaws: I haven't seen it in a while, but nothing springs to mind.

Joseph King of Dreams

Length: 74 Minutes

I've seen this one.

Is it loyal to the book? Fairly loyal to the source material in the book of Genesis.

Best character: Joseph - I do love it when the title character turns out to be awesome.

But is it art? The animation is gorgeous in this film. The story is a great one and well executed - the songs are sometimes unnecessary though.

Major Flaws: Tried to be the Prince of Egypt but missed. Too bad, because I feel if it had done a little better maybe Dreamworks would put out more hand-drawn animation they had an amazing style.

Gideon Tuba Warrior

Length: 44 Minutes

I've seen this one.

Is it loyal to the book? If by the book you mean the Biblical story of Gideon... then it is in the spirit of the story. However, there is no football in the Bible.

Best character: Larry the Cucumber as Gideon

But is it art? In the Veggie way. 

Major Flaws: Not as memorable as the other VeggieTales films. So obviously it is missing a little something.

Francis of Assisi

I can find the whole movie but not a trailer... suffice to say he is an awesome saint and I expect him to have an awesome movie.

Length:  105 Minutes

I haven't seen this one.

Is it loyal to the book? ?

Best character: ?

But is it art? ?

Major Flaws: ?

An Easter Carol

Length:  49 Minutes

I've seen this one.

Is it loyal to the book? No book.

Best character: This one is a toss-up. I have a soft spot for almost any Scrooge incarnation, in this case Ebenezer Nezzer; I'm also quite fond of Bob the Tomato, taking on the role of Cavis in this film. 

But is it art? I like VeggieTales. They aren't high art. The animation isn't even particularly fine. They are fun though, and this film isn't short on the fun. But it still delivers on the serious side of things. This is my favorite Easter film, and the song at the climax packs an emotional wallop. 

Major Flaws: Tiny Tim stand-ins are almost always annoying. 

Demetrius and the Gladiators

Length:  101 Minutes

I've seen this one. Sort of... but I'm not sure which one is which. See The Robe.

Is it loyal to the book? I don't know.

Best character: ?

But is it art? Another BDEM! These BDEMs are creeping up!

Major Flaws: Very similar to another movie and they are hard to separate when you are on exceptionally good pneumonia medication.

The Bible... in the Beginning

Length: 94 Minutes

I've seen this one, with my parents, and I don't remember a thing.

Is it loyal to the book? Slightly abridged. Plus the entire bit with Jonah's Ark was overplayed. This is a purposeful mistake.

Best character: Thank the man upstairs.

But is it art? It has all the qualities required of a BDEM.

Major Flaws: ?

The Agony and the Ecstacy

Length: 138 Minutes

I've never seen this one.

Is it loyal to the book? There is a book, but I haven't read it.

Best character: ?

But is it art? Certainly looks like a BDEM.

Major Flaws: ?

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