Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)

Stars	User	Rating
5	Paxton	75 _78th
If you're in the need for a religious musical with 70's rock music where every single line of dialogue is sung and the story of Jesus is played out in some deranged version of the present/past that may be relegated as such due to wardrobe restrictions...and who are you kidding? Of course you need that.
2	Derekstar	10 _1st
I couldn't finish this, it was so painful. With my eyes closed I couldn't see the awful costumes and the jazz hands and the cartwheels, which helped. But it didn't help enough. Can I say this? Arian Jesus makes me uncomfortable. I understand if Jesus is portrayed as white, even though he wasn't. That's just kind of how it is. Fine. But why does he have to be blonde-haired blue-eyed Jesus? If he can't look like an ancient Jew, why can't he look like a modern one? That's some racist shit
1	fudgieb	100 _99th
When I imagine Jesus, Pilate, Herod, Judas, and all the other colorful characters from the New Testament, these are the people I see. Also, if there is anything in the world that keeps me holding on to a shred of my Christian upbringing, it is this film. This film and its soundtrack are sent from God.
1	TheDenizen	75 _74th
I'm an atheist who hates musicals, but I found this really entertaining.
1	PeaceAnarchy	74 _40th
Judas is cool. Jesus is kind of bland. The songs are good in the context of the film, but kind of annoying at times. The tone is weird, a mix of campy and solemn that feels really inconsistent to me. It was more entertaining than I expected but still nothing special to me.
1	Barthalen	63 _42nd
Must've been pretty interesting at the time, but today it mostly feels hokey. The music wasn't that great or memorable, only a few songs struck a chord. Judas was awesome, and the mix of modern items with Ye Olde Classic style was a nice touch. To be fair, I kinda hate musicals and this one didn't really change my opinion on them.
1	SirStuckey	80 _78th
This has my "I call myself agnostic even though I am really atheist because militant atheists are just as annoying as evangelicals" seal of approval.
1	jdelbalzo99	0 _1st
I can't stand the music. This was no good.
1	Ununnilium	78 _71st
I'm honestly not sure how to talk about this. Way more intense than I expected, and I've never seen anything that wanted me to ship Jesus/Judas so much!
1	Tee Babe	70 _54th
The music is so righteous it's hard not to like.
1	christof	50 _12th
So many cringe points to get over for the modern viewer. I do love the 1970s for its psychedelic excesses, fuzz funk and Hammond organ solos, but this one takes itself too seriously by a long shot. I now understand why The Life of Brian was a much needed corrective.

Average Percentile 51.63% from 838 Ratings