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Summary: great movie
Review: I LOVED this movie and Left Behind II: Tribulation Force. I loved the cast, the plot was ok, and I like the way faith was presented in the tribulation. I haven't read the Left Behind books yet but my daughter says they are better than the movies, but I really enjoyed the movies. If there are going to be 10 movies in this series, just like the books, I would buy all of them!
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Summary: Good Book, Really Bad Movie...
Review: When I read the book Left Behind, I thought it was a good book that was really easy to read. And I thought it would make a good movie or mini-series. But I was wrong, not because of the story but the horrible production value of the movie. It looked and felt like a bad made for TV movie on PAX. If the people behind this movie wanted to get people to watch it they should have hired better writers, production team, director and a major studio to produce. The books were written for non-Christians and Christians a like. But the movie was made by Christians for Christians(which I am one, but I hated this movie). And there is also something wrong with the books and movies(now 2) as well. The people in them don't cuss, drink, do drugs, have sex, now the real world isn't like that. I know the books are ment to represent the real world, and these things do happen. So some of the crediblity goes out the window. Plus the series is way to long. Go watch Ben-Hur for a fulfilling Christian movie.
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Summary: You Might Just Skip to Left Behind II
Review: I saw the sequel first. It was a wonderful movie. And in my humble opinion a much stronger one.
If you find yourself often guessing what's coming next in most movies, if would be safe to skip this one and go right on to Left Behind II. It is powerful.
If you want to fill-in what happened before, then this movie is necessary.
For those who have read the books? Skip this one, but enjoy the II.
God bless!
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Summary: From an athiest who enjoyed the book
Review: As an atheist, I found the books very compelling and well-written. The pacing of the plot was crisp and the characters were easy to empathize with. That said, I can't believe the authors of the _Left Behind_ series would allow this picture to be released.The movie starts in a different spot than the book. Entire chapters of the book are completely disregarded. The characters are multi-culturalized to appeal to the politically correct among us. The main character has his occupation changed. Overall, the acting is very wooden and the "pop" soundtrack is distracting. A noble endeavor in making this movie, and an inevitable one, but this movie lacks everything that makes the books interesting.
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Summary: This movie can definately minister to people!
Review: AT FIRST I was with everyone else who said that the movie was not at all what we (those who have read the series) were expecting. BUT NOW, the more I think about it, this movie would really be a great tool to minister to those who may not be Christians. ESPECIALLY those who may be in your family and don't necessarily want to TALK about things like faith and what may happen to them when Christ returns. Also, when has a movie EVER been able to live up to what we conjure up in our minds from reading a book?! NEVER! All in all, I think it was a great movie although the readers were a bit disappointed I think we need to look at this movie for what it can do for other people who may need salvation. I have to admit I've watched this movie more than once so it can't be all that bad.
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Summary: Read the book - The movie doesn't do justice to the story.
Review: If you have ever read the book you will understand why I gave the movie a one star rating. If it were possible I would give it a minus one star rating. The Left Behind movie leaves out a lot of details that are in the book. Details that provide a good basis for the overall plot. It seems they crammed a three hour movie into an hour movie. I insist that you read the book if you haven't already seen the movie. Of course if you are not familiar with the rapture or don't consider yourself a Christian it would be very difficult for you to find interest in the book or movie. The story does require an open mind and faith. If you read the book Left Behind and find it interesting you will soon discover that you will be tempted to read the rest of the series. You will also notice that with every book you will learn more about the bible. Please read the book before you watch the movie. Or if you have seen the movie and didn't find it interesting, read the book. It will surely captivate you further, but beware it is a scarry depiction of what the end of time could be.
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Summary: So bad I don't WANT to read the book!
Review: Short and sweet review: if this is as good as it gets, I'm staying as far from the book as possible. Nothing--and I repeat, NOTHING--with Kirk Cameron can ever be high-quality, and a preachy, cheesy, should-have-been-made-for-straight-to-video movie least of all. Me thinks some folks are watching this through their God-tinted glasses, and not seeing it for the drek it is.
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Summary: Weak Christian dreck...
Review: When the "Left Behind" book series came out, it was a success upon the masses of bookreaders. It was not just a normal Christian book, it was an entertaining novel with interesting characters on the brink of the end of the world. The book had everything the mass market wanted: sex and violence. This film takes the book and deletes the exciting qualities and changes it to create a nonviolent, preachy flick that could only appeal to the most hardcore in the Christian subculture. It is an abomination and embarrasment to its source novel. Where the book appealed to everyone, this film only targets those born-again Christian fanatics that want to watch this kind of stuff. The violence is kept to a minimum, something the book didn't do. There is no sexual content, something the book had. Most of all, there is Kirk Cameron, a mild actor who does better on syndicated sitcoms than in what is supposed to be an action-drama. He plays Buck Williams who is a reporter who gets left behind and soon he converts to Christ because he'll follow Satan if he doesn't, or at least that's what this movie wants us to believe. This film is constantly on its soapbox, never pausing to develop any sort of coherent story or characters to care for. At the end of the film, Kirk Cameron suggests, almost begs, for the viewer to recommend this film to friends and make posters and pamphlets getting people to watch this. If I made my friends watch this movie, I wouldn't be a very good friend. Making them watch this film isn't a very Christian thing to do.
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Summary: Good Movie
Review: This is a really good movie, very moving. The only downside i saw was that it didn't go along with the book.. i don't know why, but it doesn't.. I hope part 2 goes along with the book.
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Summary: Christian flims are starting to look good.
Review: First off the movie is not as good as the book series. But I have never seen a movie did a perfect job of keeping all the detail of the book, and still be less that a few hours. Although a lot of details were skipped, I think this was a good supplement to the book. Some items could have been better established and explained for the non-believer. I thought it may be hard for those who did not read the book to follow the movie ... but then again I read the book, so what do I know. Good job on the movie! I look forward to more Left Behind series movies.
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