Battle of the Religious Wacko Summer Movies

Seems the Scientologists have had more luck shutting down unflattering portrayals of their cult "religion" lately than have the Catholics.

Tom Cruise got the infamous "South Park" episode yanked, but thus far, the steamroller of PR for The Da Vinci Code rolls on, despite the best efforts of the Catholic hierarchy.

Eight-time host of "Saturday Night Live" Tom Hanks returned to the late-night show this weekend to promote his impending summer blockbuster, and once again he showed his comedic roots.

In these two sketches, he is featured as the world's grossest yoga partner, and also in a group of four tennis snobs who happened to have 13 arms among them.

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Comments

[Craig Ranapia]

I almost got chucked out of 'Kinky Boots' last weekend, by hissing through the Da Vinci Code trailer "The Catholics did it - the Jews run everything else!"

[Malcontent]

How was "Kinky Boots"? I actually could have chosen that over "Silent Hill." I chose poorly.

[Craig Ranapia]

Mal:

As the critic of the Seattle P-I put it, "this film strives to be nothing more than a sweetheart of a little comedy with a big human heart and some genuinely funny moments. And in that, it succeeds." Just what the better half and I needed for our first post-op night out... And in a just world Chiwetel Ejiofor would be bigger than Tomkat and Brangelina combined - he's an embarrasingly good actor.