this is an awesome show! if you don't judge the father for living in the real world, then you can enjoy the points being made. that's why so many don't go to or come to GOD for answers, the men of GOD this day and time try to be above the real world in public's eyes but are massive sinners behind closed doors. this shows how to try to reach down and pull the fallen up to show them the right way. the acting was well done for the budget. there's not many that could have played the part as well as Blake did. in my opinion one might could see where the story lines of sister act prt 1 & 2 could have been thought of from viewing this show. if you wish to see real life being lifted to the higher side then give this a view with an open mind, not set to degrade a priest, but to see real life behind the scenes. i've worked at a homeless mission and i can tell you that this really happens sometimes.
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hilariously bad
ah313315 May 2007
I don't know what people are smoking to give this a 7/10. I saw this on Movieplex ( so I already knew I was in trouble ). One of the running gags on King of the Hill is a Mexican TV show all the characters watch called "Monsignor Martinez", about a vigilante priest who fights crime. Basically, "Hell Town" is a two-hour version of Monsignor Martinez, except that it wasn't meant to be funny.
The fact that Robert Blake is playing a priest is funny enough. If you could imagine Robert DiNero trying to play Michael Landon's role in Highway to Heaven, you might get a sense of Blake's performance. No word can come out of his mouth that doesn't sound like it should be in Goodfellas.
The best ( as in worst ) lines are his soliloquies where he talks to God. They're so overdone, they're painful. There's a scene where he's in a strip club watching the dancer do her thing, and he says ( paraphrasing ) "God, I thought after I became a priest, these urges would go away!" Of course, since it was the 80's, they couldn't resist the urge to give him a car that nobody ever, ever drives in real life ( especially a priest ). It was some 30's or 40's Chevrolet Woody-looking thing, in perfect condition of course. So after this priest would tough-talk the local gangs, or the cops who thought he was getting in their way, he'd drive off in his Woody like he was heading for the beach.
Not only was Blake miscast in this movie, but his performance was just bad. It was completely stilted. It was like watching an Ed Wood movie where these bad actors try to give these serious performances centered around a ridiculous premise.
It was good for a laugh, but as for recommending it, I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.
The fact that Robert Blake is playing a priest is funny enough. If you could imagine Robert DiNero trying to play Michael Landon's role in Highway to Heaven, you might get a sense of Blake's performance. No word can come out of his mouth that doesn't sound like it should be in Goodfellas.
The best ( as in worst ) lines are his soliloquies where he talks to God. They're so overdone, they're painful. There's a scene where he's in a strip club watching the dancer do her thing, and he says ( paraphrasing ) "God, I thought after I became a priest, these urges would go away!" Of course, since it was the 80's, they couldn't resist the urge to give him a car that nobody ever, ever drives in real life ( especially a priest ). It was some 30's or 40's Chevrolet Woody-looking thing, in perfect condition of course. So after this priest would tough-talk the local gangs, or the cops who thought he was getting in their way, he'd drive off in his Woody like he was heading for the beach.
Not only was Blake miscast in this movie, but his performance was just bad. It was completely stilted. It was like watching an Ed Wood movie where these bad actors try to give these serious performances centered around a ridiculous premise.
It was good for a laugh, but as for recommending it, I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.
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