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Summary: Seen twice, would watch again
Review: I have seen this movie twice. I could watch it over and over again. I feel it's very informative and very convicting. Excellent movie to give as a gift to both believers and non-believers as a witnessing tool.
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Summary: Left Behind - The Movie
Review: It has only been a month or so since I first rented "Left Behind - The Movie" and "Left Behind - The Tribulation," and I have already seen both movies five times. I loved it. I even went out and bought the first book in the series after I saw the movie and dvd, and I've already read 3/4 of it. I'm looking forward to finishing the book and then going on to the second one in the series. I like the book, but I like the movies better.
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Summary: First Installment in the Left Behind Film Series
Review: Left Behind, the first film in the Left Behind saga, is a promising beginning to the series, blending action and suspense with the Gospel message, also providing insights into Bible prophecy and the end-times of planet Earth. Great plot structure, well-developed characters, and a convincing cast make Left Behind: The Movie a film worth seeing.Left Behind opens with this saying: "How does one describe both a beginning and an end? We should have known better, but we didn't. What does it matter what we think we know? In the end, there's no denying the Truth." That saying perfectly sets the tone for the entire movie, and, without a doubt, for the entire series. The storyline concerns four individuals who acknowledge Jesus with their lips, but in truth they don't believe in the Gospel message of God's salvation. Then, the most catastrophic event in the history of mankind occurs: millions of people all over the world have vanished; disappeared in the twinkling of an eye, all at the exact same moment. World-wide chaos, anarchy, and devastation strike the planet. Those who remain on Earth find themselves desperately seeking for answers. Among them, the four non-believers, Cameron "Buck" Williams (Kirk Cameron) airline pilot Rayford Steele (Brad Johnson) his daughter, Chloe Steele (Janaya Stephens) and Bruce Barnes (Clarance Gilyard). The four of them eventually meet up with each other in the midst of their searching for the truth behind the vanishings. Together they discover the Truth: God Almighty took His followers to Heaven to live with Him forever. The four left-behinds become post-rapture Christians dedicated to live for Christ, and preparing themselves to try to survive the most chaotic and deadly years the planet has ever known: the final seven years of Earth, known as the Tribulation . . . As said before, Left Behind is a film definitely worth seeing. The one minor quibble is this: Director Vic Sarin, in creating this movie, has attempted to seamlessly blend action and suspense with the Gospel message. However, the blend of action/suspense and the Gospel message is not seamless. To me, it is part action flick, and part religious message. The film would have been better if the blend had been more seamless. The second film in the series, Tribulation Force, is better in this respect. However, I can still wholeheartedly reccomend both films to anyone who loves all-around good films.
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Summary: Big surprize!
Review: I read the book before I bought the video, and as is usually the case, the movie did not quite reach the level of enjoyment as the book, but it was darn close. The cast was well picked, and did a great job. I thought there might have been a little too much preaching than was needed, but it was, after all, meant to be delivering a strong message. Good family video if you, the parent, have the time to explain what is going on to the younger viewers. Buy this video, and watch it often.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I, unfortunately, did not know what this movie was about when I purchased it for my family. This story is not appropriate for children or anyone who is not a fundamentalist Christian. It's really sad that people would find joy in a story about destroying one's religious enemies. Jay
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Summary: Left behind- The Movie
Review: I thought it a little odd that in the movie there seemed to be a reluctance to name the name of Jesus, but over all it is true to the book and well done.
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Summary: Not Bad
Review: It's interesting that they are getting relatively well-known, mainstream talent for Cloud Ten movies. And this is one of the better ones. I always expect to see any movie that is based off of a book as inferior to the original, so I wasn't really disappointed by this effort. The main things that were in the book are in the movie, though they may have taken place in different locations. The differences were acceptable, all in all.
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Summary: Don't be Left Behind
Review: This film is based on the highly successful Left Behind novel. While there are some slight differences between the film and the book that's to be expected and, in my opinion, doesn't detract from the enjoyment of the film. I loved the scene at the beginning where Israel was attacked and supernaturally protected from nuclear annihilation. Also the scenes on the plane when passengers mysteriously disappear and panic ensues plus the last scene when we see the true character of Nicolae Carpathia make for exciting viewing. My only criticism is that Jesus Christ is not mentioned frequently enough though the importance of being right with God is. I'd have preferred to see a character actually asking Christ into his/her life. On the whole it is an excellent film despite this.
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Summary: Thankful to the authors
Review: I loved the book, a real page-turner, and loved the movie. I had not seen Kirk Cameron in his other work, but thought he and, in fact, all the actors were just great in this. After about the third book, I felt like the principal characters were my own family. I thank Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins so much for writing the books and pray that they will not be discouraged from writing the rest of the series just because some people do not like them. From what I have read, the series just took off and grew beyond anything they ever expected. You can tell the authors have really studied the book of Revelation in the Bible. It's almost like the Bible was an outline of future events and LaHaye and Jenkins have brought them to life. If more movies are made and if the Hollywood style takes over, then I wonder what the effect of that would be. That is, would the special effects that would necessarily be used lessen the impact of what really is the truth? I enjoy a movie that shows people can live without indulging in foul language, drugs, alcohol, sex - there's enough of that on the TV programs that I avoid. There are programs that I liked and then stopped watching just because they have that in there. I think the books and movies should spur Christians to pray even more for their lost friends and family.
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Summary: Not Good....
Review: I was anxious to see Left Behind- The Movie after reading the novels. I was disappointed to see that the movie was so far below par. It doesn't surprise me that the movie does the book no justice, as movies never do, but it saddens me to see how close the movie was to being a watchable one. It has to be said, with the monetary limit the film held, the special effects were terrific based on the funds. But other circumstances make this movie a bad one, good special effects or not. The acting was awkward and felt forced. That could have been due to the script which was choppy, and I recall numerous times when the characters had lines that did not fit into the picture or had a choppy sequence. I cringed at many parts, and I wanted to fast foward at times. The movie strayed too far from the book, and that didn't benefit the movie at all. If you weren't Christian, didn't know the bible, didn't know the religious jargon, then you would be fairly lost in this film. I enjoyed the book and I wanted to enjoy the movie as well. I didn't expect it to be a blockbuster hit, but this was barely skimming the ranks of a B- grade movie. It is no surprise that the writers of the novel are not supporting any more films based on their novels. There is talk of a t.v. series of Left Behind in the works, and I hope that will be better, as there will be more time to create the mood same of the novel. I really wished that the movie would be as good as I hoped it would. Even just sticking with the original storyline would have kept me a bigger fan.
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