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New Bible DVD Packed With Special Features
Los Angeles-A new Bible DVD to be released by Paramount Pictures is packed with tons of special features, according to the industry giant. The DVD, which was released earlier this week, is full of features designed to let the viewer "experience the Bible like [they’ve] never seen before."
Along with a fifty dollar mail-in rebate, the DVD comes with never-before-seen footage, including out-takes and commentary from many of the Bible’s important writers, including Moses and the apostle Paul. There are subtitles provided, in both ancient Hebrew and Aramaic, as well as a ‘pray-and-play’ feature which allows the viewer to skip to any scene the want depending on what sort of prayer they need.
"This is the coolest DVD ever," says Omaha resident Jeffrey Krill. "I love the part where Jonah gets swallowed by the whale, and you can actually see the digestion process. Finally someone has captured exactly what God had envisioned when he dictated the Bible."
The scene with Jonah has become quite popular, as has the story of Jesus’ crucifixion, which Chicago resident Sonya Van Raakt describes as "heart-wrenching."
"Reading about the birth of my Lord Jesus always brings tears to my eyes," says Van Raakt. "Seeing it on an 84" screen in slow motion at a reverse angle while listening to it in Dolby digital surround sound makes it so much more emotional."
Kids seem to becoming interested in the DVD as well, particularly in the scene depicting the story of David and Goliath. "When David throws the stone and Goliath falls down, there’s so much blood!" says Robert Dalton, 10, "they should show this at Sunday School ‘cuz God wants us to learn about him."
Perhaps the most interesting feature is the out-takes, which includes such hilarious screw-ups as Moses tumbling down Mount Sinai on his first attempt and Jesus butchering the Lord’s Prayer, replacing a pivotal section with ‘give us today our barely dead.’ The DVD also contains a special action-packed alternate-ending in which Jesus jumps off the cross and impales dozens of Roman soldiers before declaring "who’s the son of what, bitch?"
"Since his prophecy to return, Man has been waiting two-thousand years for Jesus to come back and gather up his followers," says Van Raakt. "Now we can follow God in seven different languages and watch the scenes we were never meant to see. It’s totally awesome, and I’m really psyched about the second-coming of Jesus."
Van Raakt later added, humourously, "what if he comes into my basement while the movie’s on? I might not be able to tell them apart."
It was later reported that four horsemen were scene flying through the sky in flaming chariots.
