★ 5 / 10
This "part 2" is neither a sequel or
Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta 사요한
This "part 2" is neither a sequel or a prequel. It's a completely different reinterpretation with a different focus. It didn't even mention the "Bible Code"…
This "part 2" is neither a sequel or a prequel. It's a completely different reinterpretation with a different focus. It didn't even mention the "Bible Code" that was the basis for "part 1". Without checking the cast list, the only one that was in "part 1" was the anti-christ Stone Alexander.
It also lacked emotional impact. The scenes, you'll just have a logical reaction to it, "oh, that was bad", "ahh, humanity is easily tricked", and so on. For example, during the Megiddo war, there were scenes shown where a soldier's leg was blown, but it lacked emotional impact. They spent minutes upon minutes showing scenes of the war, soldiers dying, humanity divided between good and evil, but it all lacked any emotional impact. It was totally like watching a slide while listening to someone do their presentation. The idea (logic) is there. What they want to portray. But that's about it. In literature fiction, they didn't follow the golden rule: show don't tell.
If anything, stick to "part 1", it's more than enough. And if you are truly curious about the eschatology (the study of end-times), for whatever reason, dive into it directly, you'll get a more complete overall picture of what could be.
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★ 3 / 10
I only watched for Michael Biehn
I asked myself "How bad can it be if Michael Biehn signed up to be in it?" He must have really needed the money, I guess. I actually love God vs The Devil…
I asked myself "How bad can it be if Michael Biehn signed up to be in it?" He must have really needed the money, I guess. I actually love God vs The Devil movies if they are well done and well acted, but this had a total B movie feel.People leaving their reviews are praising the special effects, but those were horrible too. This movie came out in 2001, but had the effects of 1985.Terminator 2 came out in 1991 and had effects that were leaps and bounds better. I don't think I could have watched the whole thing if not for Michael Biehn.If you like anti christ type movies and you are the most desperate condition you've ever been in to be entertained, then give it a go.I used the second half to get sleepy so I could go to bed. Enjoy!
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★ 3 / 10
Prophesy: You are in for a Bad TV-Movie Revelation
I am not at all religious, but I do enjoy religious fables, the Bible as literature, and especially Christian end-of-days fiction.So I viewed Megido: The Omega…
I am not at all religious, but I do enjoy religious fables, the Bible as literature, and especially Christian end-of-days fiction.So I viewed Megido: The Omega Code 2 through that lens: pure entertainment. Alas, disappointment. We start promisingly enough with a basic Damian / The Omen set up. Here a strange, slightly menacing child, Stone Alexander (that name is pure foreshadowing) is being raised by a wealthy media mogul. After some bad behavior toward his infant brother Beezelbub Junior is whisked off to a weird Italian military academy where he is taught infantry tactics for the next 20 years or so. (He looks like he is in his mid-20s at graduation). Highlight of this period: he knocks off a handsome love rival in a yellow paint ball attack.Fast forward to 2001 (the production year) and the devil's apprentice is in 40ish-something adulthood. We find him as chancellor of a merged EU / UN / New World Order-like organization. And he is now played by Michael York who churns out more ham than Hormel does in a year. He chews on every line and uses a snide, snarlish tone no matter who he speaks with or, as is mostly the case, commands. Did York REALLY need the money for this atrocious role. Reeks of Nicholas Cage-like desperation. It's deliciously bad.His virtuous brother, Michael Biehn as David Alexander, is now Vice President of the U. S. and Mr. Anti-Christ's rival. It's a thin role. He mostly barks out orders and reacts to the big bad brother's latest outrages. The AC's wife, the long-suffering Francini (Diane Venora), has gone from beauty as a newlywed to frumpy, middle-aged, middle class Italian housewife. Maybe a curse from hubby? The conflict here: she is all for Christian charity and hope while he is, well, literally the devil.So.... The U. S. refuses to join Satan's assistant and his new world order. China takes an odd position. As does Mexico and its powerful military (!!!). Natural disasters strike, riots, plagues, locusts, the usual end-of-world stuff. It's all Matthew 24 with "wars and rumors of wars". And throughout it all: wooden dialog. A few plot holes. Lame CGI (well it's 2001, I guess, with a low budget). York munching through the scenery.Bottom line: The production values, writing and acting are really made-for-1990s-TV quality, though in 1080, thankfully. It is shot entirely in Jerusalem, for which I give it an extra star. I note it is produced by the evangelical broadcaster, Trinity Broadcasting Network, not exactly Warner Bros. Or Disney or Hallmark or SYFY for that matter.It's an OK movie if there is nothing else available, and you like over-the-top performances (York's). But I warn thee. Do not lift this story to the summit of thou's "watch list." I prophesize rending of garments, tears and gnashing of teeth in the room of viewing.
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