In light of the pontiff’s pithy remarks on Mel Gibson’s new film, I think I’d like to see other reviewers leave behind the “star” rating system, the letter grade system, and especially the hated “thumb” system for the “five words or fewer” system employed by the Vatican.

And is it me, or are there one too many articles in its title? Looks like they bought the domain name before King Mel decided to change the title.

I checked out the sponsors of the movie’s “premier” fan site, and had a few laughs. Through “CleanFilms,” you can rent cleaned up versions of films, including the unrelenting Black Hawk Down and the unrelentingly bad Exit Wounds. Tell me how you edit the violence and gore out of a movie called Blood Work (apparently directed by none other than “Clint Eastwook,” as well), but you refuse to offer edited versions of Grosse Pointe Blank, Election, or Pretty Woman? Pretty Woman?! Because she’s a prostitute? So watching a movie about a deranged serial killer is healthier than watching a charming story about a woman who happens to be a hooker? The real winner, though, is The Story of Us, which I really can’t figure out. It’s not because it stars a pompous, conservative actor, because these are Mel Gibson fans we’re talking about, here. Maybe it’s just that it was a really terrible movie. I wish I could watch a clean version, though, just to find out.