Best Jesus Movie: Vote For Your Favorite Jesus In Film (Round Two)

After two days of intense voting and commenting, we are now in round two of the Best Jesus Movie bracket challenge. There were a few close calls, and many movies won by an overwhelming majority. However, only eight movies have made it to the second round of our bracket challenge.

Four movies will move ahead to the penultimate round of our Best Jesus Movie bracket challenge. But what will those movies be? "The Last Temptation of Christ," "Jesus Christ Superstar," "Godspell" or any of the five below? You decide with your votes, comments and tweets.

What do you like about your favorite Jesus movies of the eight below? Be sure to let us know in the comments. If your favorite Jesus movie did not make the bracket, tweet to @HuffPostRelig with the hashtag #bestjesusmovie. So far, many of you have rooted for "Gospel of John" (2003). At the end of the challenge, we will highlight one people's choice movie.

Voting for Round Two has now closed. Click here to vote go ahead to Round Three.

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"The Last Temptation of Christ" or "Jesus of Nazareth"?

The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

Jesus of Nazareth (1977)

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"Jesus Christ Superstar" or "Godspell"?

Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)

Godspell (1973)

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"The Passion of The Christ" or "Greatest Story Ever Told"?

The Passion of The Christ (2004)

Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)

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"King of Kings" or "Life of Brian"

King of Kings (1961)

Life of Brian (1979)

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Comments

[michelesda]

01:36 PM on 02/13/2012

I would have to say that every Jesus movie creeps me out about equally.

[madcityy]

01:10 PM on 02/13/2012

PRAISE THE LORD........................

[treemeizer]

12:46 PM on 02/13/2012

Why aren't there any other zombie movies up there?

[Redhunteur]

04:40 AM on 02/13/2012

The left The Matrix off this contest?

[michaelwg]

08:28 PM on 02/12/2012

Passion of the Christ. Best Comedy of that year. Not as good as The Hangover though.

[Abdul-Halim Vazquez]

01:37 PM on 02/13/2012

The Passion isn't comedy, it's porn.

[HowlingVoyager]

01:12 PM on 02/12/2012

Nah, the best Jesus ever wasn't even in a movie. Check out Christopher Moore's book "Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal". It somehow manages to be both hilarious, poignant and incredibly respectful all at the same time.

http://www.chrismoore.com/lamb.html

From slapstick humor to a sly examination of politics, friendship, faith and it's true meaning, it never disappoints.

That's my plug.

[Liz McWilliams]

04:48 PM on 02/12/2012

That was the first book of Moore's I read. It wasn't the last!

[Tabasco]

08:10 PM on 02/12/2012

Moore's books are brilliant and laugh-til-it-hurts funny.

[najosh]

11:33 AM on 02/12/2012

The Passion of the Christ is by far the truest depiction of what really happened to Christ according to the Bible! It was not a pretty sight on the day of Christ crucifixion ,it was brutal!!

[bholly72]

05:11 PM on 02/12/2012

In fact, there is nothing realistic about it at all. Whipping with a flagellum will kill a man in ten minutes or less. The long drawn out sado-masochistic violence of the movie is, fortunately, a wild over-exaggeration.

[KDMac]

08:12 AM on 02/13/2012

You witnessed the actual event? Please, tell us more!

[Tabasco]

08:13 PM on 02/12/2012

"Star Wars" is more realistic than Gibson's presumtive gore-fest.

[clicster]

11:24 AM on 02/12/2012

For the record ~ the guy you call "Jesus" via the movies is a figment rendition of an active European imagination ~ because YAHshua was Hebrew/Israelite even before being deemed a Jew i.e., from Judea.

With that said ~ hands down, Jesus Christ Superstar WHAT!

[Raymond Soltysek]

09:34 AM on 02/12/2012

The Life of Brian every time. Excoriating expose of the ridiculousness of cult worship, no matter how large or established it may become.

[Tabasco]

08:26 PM on 02/12/2012

The irreverent satire roasts convention at every turn.

Lisping emperors, the Judean Peoples Front .... (or was that the Front for the Judean Peoples?), alien visitations during an intergalactic battle, blessed are the cheesemakers, singing around the crucifixes, Latin lessons..... brilliant.

[katie2673]

10:15 PM on 02/12/2012

And wasn't that the one with "every sperm is sacred"? The movie was great!

[KDMac]

08:13 AM on 02/13/2012

Too bad it's not a "Jesus" movie.

[Tabasco]

09:04 AM on 02/13/2012

Sure it is. Jesus had a cameo role.. Sermon on the Mount.

[Amathy]

02:52 AM on 02/12/2012

I would have to say Jesus Christ Superstar, it really added dimension and depth to all of the characters.

[KristinMickele]

12:23 AM on 02/12/2012

I just took a class on Jesus in Film last term so I've actually seen all of these movies and most of the ones which have been voted out already. But the list misses two excellent movies: Son of Man, a movie that came out in the 2000s and is set in modern day Africa and The Miracle Maker, a British animated movie! If you haven't seen them, check them out!

[voicebodycheck]

02:56 PM on 02/11/2012

Did you ask about the movie "THE PASSION"?
Extraordinary SUFFERING, yeah, and no doubt very real,
all i needed to know is this is His love and for me that movie did it! (REAL)
Personally, self flagilation would not have gotten me there, for to mortify the deeds of my flesh,
is in some a doctrine or belief that is practiced.
Believability is strong because you can't seem to get passed it to a greater imagination.
(Frankly, some imagination needs to be lessoned in all pictures of FICTICIOUS NATURE 'GORE'.)
I would note to that the writer-director must have some CHARACTER in terms of his study
of the subject to bring it to such vividness on the screen...
that's all i got on this!

[Rgo]

12:08 PM on 02/11/2012

Why do all the Jesses look like Nordic gods or French noblemen instead of someone from Jerusalem / Middle East 2000 years ago?

[KDMac]

08:14 AM on 02/13/2012

Jim caviezel doesn't look Nordic.

[Rgo]

04:57 PM on 02/15/2012

Your right, definately an Italian nobleman.

[sana-dana]

07:35 AM on 02/11/2012

I voted for 'Life of Brian' by the http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQqq3e03EBQ

[sana-dana]

07:32 AM on 02/11/2012

to all you violence lovers, leave the poor guy on the cross some RIP. the corpse has already rotted more than 2000 years on the pole.