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| Bloodline | 
 enlarge | Actors: Dr. Gabriel Barkay, Bruce Burgess, Ben Hammott, Margaret Starbird, Rev. Lionel Fanthorpe
Studio: Cinema Libre
Category: DVD
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (6 reviews)
Sales Rank: 37917
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD
Running Time: 113 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: CLS1052
UPC: 881394105225
EAN: 0881394105225
ASIN: B001DRF824
Release Date: September 16, 2008
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
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Product Description
BLOODLINE investigates the popular belief that Jesus married Mary Magdalene who fled to southern France with their child. In an adventure worthy of Indiana Jones filmmaker Bruce Burgess and team crack the shadowy secret society known as the Priory of Sion. Their investigation follows clues linking the Knights Templar and the legend of Mary Magdalene with messages imbedded in the decor of the famed church at Rennes-le-Chateau in France leading ultimately to stunning discoveries: a buried chest with artifacts dating to 1st century Jerusalem and a hidden tomb filled with treasure and a mummified corpse draped in a shroud bearing a distinctive red cross.System Requirements:Running Time: 113 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre:DOCUMENTARIES/INDEPENDENTLY DISTRIBUTED UPC:881394105225 Manufacturer No:CLS1052
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 It's a Gem. December 19, 2008
This was a great film. Unlike ANY others on the subject, both in what was presented and how it was acquired and what other possibilities it might uncover and what the implications might be. It is exciting in and of itself without needing the usual dramatic special effects to make it that way. And it has value for a number of reasons ...one in revealing unusual and surprising information (even for those who have other research on the subject) NOT revealed before and surprising to most...while leaving you to assess for yourself what that information means to you. The methods shown of the acquiring some obscure and yet very relevant information, was interesting (for some i know, it kept them on the edge of their seat), highly informative, and extremely thought provoking and even more so, if you have a mature desire to really know the historical, spiritual and scientific truths that might affect our perceptions of reality and our individual life journeys.
So, everyone at all interested in this subject, should see this and would benefit from its presentation of information that everyone has a right to have access to, but up to now didn't, to this extent, even with some of the other good research already done both popular and obscure. I think it suggests and questions what the evidence shows rather than imply that anything at this point is absolute and conclusive and that it was designed to do that...so any criticism that it is overdramatic and it doesn't prove anything is sort of out of place and is missing the real message inherent in the manner of presentation of the material and intent of the film itself.
Done the way it was, viewers are given the opportunity and encouragement to think for themselves and it does not claim to prove anything at this point and time...but does show information, interviews and experience shared that most do NOT HAVE access to and SHOULD and should want to if they want to know the truth (the whole truth that is). I believe that it also encourages independent thinking and soul searching as to what the implications are IF certain things are true that we may not have thought about before...as well as open discussion of things typically hidden or suppressed. It further encourages the questioning of long held beliefs and dictates to see if THESE ARE SOUND AND PROVEN OR JUST SOMETHING WE DO ACCEPT AND CHOOSE TO BELIEVE and if we do question ...where the answers to those questions can be found along with what are the repercussions of that to ourselves individually or as a collective consciousness.
Isn't that the purpose of most documentaries?....to expose or show possibilities and probabilities and even to suggest further exploration of these without necessarily claiming the knowledge thus far to be absolute or conclusive? So i don't think anyone can criticiZe it on it's validity of the evidence that is shown or the value of it's being meaningful and provoking to a mature, intelligent, mind, as well as exciting and potentially life changing for us who do see its implications and continue to learn and refine our ability to assess what any sources of information tells us.
Everyone i know who saw it did not want to miss this opportunity to see this kind of documentary on this subject. The BEST that I see that this film has to offer is that IF what is presented here as evidence of certain possibilities IS TRUE and if it CAN be proven beyond a doubt it IS....it's implications are profound and important to all people everywhere, regardless of individual beliefs and historical claims of the past. For that alone we should find ourselves worthy of such an opportunity to experience that which someone found value in searching out and presenting to us.
Finally what the producers of and contributors to this film gave of their knowledge, minds, thought provoking insights and personal experiences shared is of high quality OF HONESTY AND COURAGE and INTERGRITY along with extremely high level of dedication WHEN UP AGAINST GREAT CHALLENGES, greater even that what is often the qualities of works produced on this subject.
I can say this without hesitation or assumption, having viewed the film in a theatre and having met and spoken with the producers/ director in person where additional information and insights into it's creation were revealed to a much greater extent than could be acquired from only viewing the film itself. After that, I saw it several times over and with a more expanded and deeper understanding each time, of what was going on that might be missed in just one viewing.
For this reason I would want to own this DVD TO VIEW OVER AND OVER again and to revisit, as new information and conclusions are drawn along the way from whatever sources. This will mean so much more once you view the film and once you see what i cannot say in words without giving away what should not be said out of context as part of a sequence of events that took place in the making of the film.
What makes the film most interesting ....beyond the subject matter...is the UNEXPECTED that occured and what direction each bit of information or experience took the inquisitor every step of the way. You almost experience/ live the journey with him...and it is NOT ACTING and NOT FICTION because it is a filming of something as it is happening. So it is more than a documentary. It is both a journey and a documentary and an unveiling and it is history in the making. I hope many more people see this film and i think it makes a great gift.
Bloodline Review November 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This movie is really for the open minded. At first I was opposed to any negative view particularly when it came to my belief. I realized I needed to do my own research, if for nothing else but to prove I was right. Was I ever wrong. The pain & betrayal I felt for being lied to by the Vatican. For me, truth must win out no matter what. I find most people who give negative reviews never even take the time to read up on the subject. It's the only way you will ever be satisfied with the results. I find this film riveting. It confirms everything I've read and more. Too bad the average person doesn't realize that even our government has fed us garbage throughout the centuries and have their own agenda. What a true eye opener they would experience. Then they would realize nothing is outrageous of what people will do for power.
 DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME November 11, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
What a joke this "documentary" is. Do not waste your time; I consider the $4.99 I spent on the rental to be a complete waste of money. The topic is interesting to be sure; a studied look at it could be fascinating, but this treatment is a disgrace.
The "evidence" is all so absurd. The shadowy conversations and trumped up imminent danger is laughable. The maze weaved together - on significant issues - is constructed from bizarre measurements and almost comical findings.
Again, the subject matter is of great interest to many people, but bogus treatments of it like this one will do nothing to advance the legitimacy of any such bloodline claims; don't waste your time.
Awesome awe-inspiring movie, spine chilling November 6, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I LOVED this documentary, it's so cutting edge, and riveting to watch, I was on the edge of my seat, and watched all the extras.... very pleased, well done, a great documentary at last! Long live the Grael!
 Old story revamped to make it seem more exciting October 18, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Man creates documentary about the bloodline of Jesus, with compelling evidence that Jesus did not die on the cross. It sounds like a great premise. Unfortunately, the evidence is not compelling and the attempt to make it more exciting comes across somewhat overblown, like the kabuki acting in Ran (Kurosawa's kabuki version of King Lear - great film; this isn't).
If you have read The Da Vinci code (or saw the Tom Hank's cliff note version - another good film), you have an inkling of what is going on. In this film, Bruce Burgess digs deep into the world of the Priory of Sion and the mystery of Berenger Sauniere and Rennes-le-Chateau, the village where he was a priest. If you have read the source material Dan Brown used (Margaret Starbird's books, or Holy Blood, Holy Grail), you are right on track.
Within the first few minutes, we are thrown into a faux thriller, with unseen baddies that are apparently out to hurt, maim or kill all of the participants in the film. I say unseen as we never get a glimpse of any of the bad guys, nor does anyone associated directly with the film die. There is one person who dies of a stroke, or cerebral hemorrhage, but there is no evidence this person could have given any information or was killed due to his association with this film.
The film lost me within the first few segments. Rather than state allegedly or possibly, all of the theories, no matter how out there, are stated as facts. Characters known to have perpetuated fraud are presented as persecuted visionaries. It gets a bit annoying after you realize the entire film is going to be this sort of propaganda.
Where it starts to get funny is when the narrator (Bruce Burgess) starts re-enacting bits as if they were filmed as the story unfolded. You know the bits are re-enacted as no low-budget documentarian would film every time he picked up the phone, just in case his producer was calling to tell him some guys (the invisible bad guys) were coming to get him so he should stay away from his hotel. It continues to get more and more sensation as the film goes on.
After tooling around Paris and London, talking to a couple of "Priory insiders" (both of which appear to be a marbles short), and speculating about a possible murder by stroke, the filmmaker and his French producer finally get to Rennes-le-Chateau.
In Rennes-le-Chateau, they find a local artist who takes them down to a secret room that nobody has seen (except of course anyone who has asked, according to many Rennes sites) and start to unravel the mystery that leads to the tomb.
During the last half, we find a secret box that contains a stone chalice (Indy fans will be thinking "carpenter's cup") a perfume annointing jar and a variety of ancient coins. These are found in the well known "Cave of the Magdalene" across the valley from Rennes-le-Chateau. They are very fortunate, indeed, that no Rennes explorers were smart enough to find this.
Then, it gets better. Late at night, Ben Hammot takes them down a side road and has them stand guard while he goes to film (and desecrate) the tomb. Just like any other documentarian worth his salt, Bruce says "sure, go film that all by yourself and I will stand guard." Okay, so he doesn't actually say that, but the film in the movie is supposedly shot by Ben, all by his lonesome.
The best part of the movie, for me, is when he talks to Robert Eisenman, a well known liberal bible scholar and archaelogist. Eisenman nicely hands Bruce Burgess his head on a platter, explaining why he should not be too excited: "It's too perfect! Why is the shroud sitting there with the cross so you can see? Why, in a wet climate like Southern France, hasn't that whole thing rotted away?" Priceless.
If you don't mind loose facts, you can very well come away a bit excited about this film. If you are looking for a film to "prove" religion is bogus, and don't care much about how loosely the evidence is chained, you might like it.
Despite the fact the film is horrible on facts, I would have given it a better rating if the cloak and daggar stuff actually worked. As it stands, it feels like it is woven into the story to make it an easier sell. There are parts that are so obviously restaged that it comes across as Vaudeville.
On the plus side, the film is fairly well filmed for a low budget documentary. The filmmaker also does not take potshots at his guests (ala Bill Maher or Michael Moore). But he also stacks the deck with Rennes enthusiasts, "experts" simpathetic to the Bloodline theory and liberal biblical scholars. Not exactly the balanced approach.
I would like to see this subject revisited in a fair, unsensationalized documentary. I would also like more information on what has transpired with the evidence since they finished editing the film last year. I would like to see the DNA test results, etc.
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