My family took me to see this when I was much younger. It was part of a double feature. The other film was "Island of Lost Souls."

Mel has always struck me as an Old Testament lover, rather than a guitar- and-sunbeams youth minister Jesus guy. The Passion is either a radical Catholic Old Testament interpretation of the crucifixion or a failed attempt at a zombie movie.

I saw the remake of Dawn of the Dead and the Passion as a fun double feature. My heart was filled with blood.

Make a great double feature with that heartwarming family film "Shining".