Rating: 
Summary: Great highly underrated thriller!
Review: Arnold Schwartzenger is former policeman Jerico Cane who is protecting a young woman ( Robin Tunney) on the last 2 days of 1999 before the new millenium from a dark man ( Gabriel Bryne) who is actually Satan that plans to plant his seed into the woman then take over the world in the new millenium, only Cane must stop him before it's too late.
A thrilling, exciting, and gory action horror shocker mixing occult themes with detective themes to it with great special effects, decent acting, interesting plot and thrills all the way. It's definitely not bad as some critics say, it's an enjoyable kind of suspend your disbelief movie just like any Arnold movie.
The DVD is good with sharp picture and nice sound, the extras are fine such as featurettes, music video by Rob Zombie, trailer, commentary, and DVD-Rom features.
Also recommended: " Rosemary's Baby", " The Exorcist", "Demons", "An American Werewolf in London", " From Dusk Till Dawn", " Bram Stoker's Dracula", " Underworld", " Se7en", " Evil Dead II", " Commando", " Total Recall", " Vampire Hunter D", " Child's Play series", " The Omen", " Making Contact ( a.k.a. Joey)", " Freddy Vs. Jason", " Demons 2", " Cemetery Man", " Silence of the Lambs", " Manhunter", " Hannibal", "Red Dragon", " Kiss The Girls", "Suspiria", " The Craft", and "Dawn of the Dead" (remake).
Rating: 
Summary: Unholy Mess
Review: First of all, I had assumed the movie I was seeing was the film rendition of Dennis Daver's fine novel of the same name. Alas, it was a hokey, rambling, unrealistic journey about prophecies and the Catholic Church and a lot of mumbo jumbo psychobabble.
Arnold was...well, Arnold. He can occasionally shine ("True Lies") but usually one gets a stilted, linguistically challenged portrayal of the same type character. In this he falls somewhere in between...as does the movie. You know from the first five minutes how it will end and while it is easily as good as most of the other tripe that passes for cinema these days, it is typical fare. Best time to see - when snowed in with nothing to do all day.
Rating:
Summary: Arnold Good. Movie Bad.
Review: There is very little of redeeming value in this movie. The plot-line, a translation of the book of Revelations so loose its laughable, is made even more unbearable by clunky and melodramatic dialogue. Although Arnold Schwarzenegger does some of the best character work in his career here, it is muddled by lopsided drama and action which just plain isn't. The pace of the show, despite the multiple and gratuitous violence, still never surpasses a struggling limp, and the movie is forced to rely on stunning special effects (I'll admit, they're good) and some big names (Gabriel Byrne and Kevin Pollack) to boost viewership. Byrne's performance as Satan seems phoned-in, and the spiritual struggle of Arnold--which could have saved the show, were it better written--is lost in a deluge of dramatic explosions, dopey double-crosses, and flammable demon pee, only to be revived at the last moment in a sort of "oops, almost forgot" by the directors, writers, and, unfortunately, Arnold himself.
Rating:
Summary: End of Days - A fairly decent film!
Review: Until recently I was unaware that this particular film was billed as Arnold Schwarzenegger's comeback film in 1999 after having heart surgery the year prior. As a comeback film I would have to say that this particular film wasn't a completely triumphant one for everybody's favorite super action film star. I remember walking out of the theater when this one was released thinking that Arnold really should've given this one further thought before taking the role and until only quite recently made the decision to purchase the DVD. As I find myself doing often, I felt that this film deserved a second look and in part, I'm glad I did. I wouldn't go so far as many others have in saying that this is a horrible, highly predictable film, but I would say that, upon watching it a second time, the film does have some good merits in showing Arnold's acting skills despite the poorly scripted plot. Ultimately, this is one of those fair to midland type films that most could take or leave although it does have some very interesting plot aspects insomuch as to the whole "End of Days" aspect and the play upon Catholicism and the anti-Christ.Performance wise, Arnold Schwarzenegger is at his best in films of this type where his strengths are displayed at their best to include the actions scenes and his myriad of one liners that continue to bring about a chuckle. The one true oddity of the film for him is that he takes a beating in this film like no other but hey, what can one expect when Hollywood's crowned king of action films is up against the devil himself. Gabrielle Byrne gives an impressive performance in this film, in a role that is just a few notches up of his normal roles. This is the only film that I've ever watched that had Robin Tunney in it and I would have to say that she's a fairly capable actress but unfortunately not one that stands out. Director Peter Hyams who is probably best known for some of Hollywood's best marginal films such as "The Presidio," "Outland" and "2010" does a fairly respectable job with the film considering the script available to him. The Premise: Here is where the film takes much of its beatings as Schwarzenegger plays Jericho, a former cop turned body guard who has lost his wife and child to criminals and now finds solace in the bottle; a theme that has been done more or less to death in a great many films in this genre. Discounting that particularly overly done theme, the film is based upon the "End of Days" theme, just before the dawn of the millennium in which twenty years prior a girl is born with the mark of the devil and those who follow the devil take up important positions in this girl's life. Coming back to 1999, the devil himself shows up and in order to get his wish of domination, he must mate with this woman, Christine York (Robin Tunney) between 11 pm and 12 am on New Year's Eve... What follows from there is a movie that is at times over clichéd but does have some well played action sequences and a somewhat intriguing plot that does create a level of intensity towards the films somewhat "comic" conclusion... Overall, I'd recommend this film to fans of Arnold's and those who like somewhat good action flicks that have a half way decent script. {ssintrepid} Special Features: -Spotlight on Location
-Feature Commentary with Director Peter Hyams
-Special Effects: The Devil's Playground
-Soundtrack Presentation featuring:
*Never before seen Everlast music video
*Rob Zombie's rarely seen music video
-Book of Revelation
-Theatrical Trailer
-Universal Showcase
-Special DVD-Rom Features
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