"Mel Gibson capitalized on the persecution, torture, and death of Jesus. What a slimeball. "

LOL. Comparing moore to gibson is a crazy stretch of the imagination. Comparing the 2 films is even a bigger stretch, but one that I was expecting to see sooner or later...

Moore's movie is targeted AT somebody in a very nasty and political way. Nobody is knocking capitilasim and the ability to make a few bucks (or millions) from a well made and\or well hyped movie.

Besides, you left out the most important part of Mel's movie - the Resurection. Sure, it only got a few seconds of screen time, but without those few seconds, the point of the entire movie is lost.

Essentially, Gibson was promoting his religious beliefs via a graphic and 'artistic' depiction of a well known event. Moore is promoting his political agenda via a personal and political smear campaign.

Anyway, I'm sure many people will see it, but I really doubt it will come close to 'block buster' status as did the "Passion of Christ" or many of the other great flics coming out this summer...