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Summary: it is okay
Review: If you have read the books you will be a little let down by the plot of this movie. It tends to compress the events of the first half of book 1 into a two to three day time span. The major downfall from a christian stand point is the "your right I am saved now" realization of all the characters happening 5 minutes after they hear the message. As a stand alone movie it works, but as a based on the novel it fails. The special effects were good for a made for tv movie, but this movie is going to hit theaters in febuary. The acting was suprisingly good, the actors did well with a very weak script and cheesy cliches. Over all this movie is made for christians and unlike the book not to get people interested in Christ.
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Summary: Entertaining and Not Preachy
Review: This movie was excellent. There were some changes from the book, but not enough to change the basic story. All the technical aspects were well-done, including acting and directing. One of the things I consider important is that the movie never got preachy. I believe it is entertaining enough to hold the attention of non-believers and agnostics, which is one of the main purposes of the Left Behind series. Hopefully, there will be other movies based on the books.
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Summary: Great Christian Movie--Hollywood take note!
Review: After reading all of the Left Behind series of books, I was anxious to see the movie. I found it exciting and emotional at times. Would like to see a series of movies continue just as the books have. Any Christian should be proud of this movie no matter what they feel about the "special effects". The real meaning of the movie is THE MESSAGE. Let's pray this movie takes Hollywood by storm!
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Summary: Misplaced Optimism
Review: First of all, I am a born again believer, so let's get that out of the way.Second, I've read the book, and I give it 5 stars. My hats off to the authors - the gospel is CLEARLY stated everywhere in all the Left Behind books. However, the movie was absolutely terrible. People will respect you if you pay attention to detail. This movie gets little respect. The special effects are horrible. Where'd the army jeep come from? MASH? Where'd those helmets come from? VietNam? Actually it all came from a very outdated prop set. And let's not even get into the high school acting. To those of you with the misplaced optimism that all that matters is getting the message out, well guess what, you've got to gain people's respect first. If any of you think that the mainstream public is going to have any respect for this movie, you are badly mistaken. It is just sad that after all the millions of dollars that the Left Behind books have made, they couldn't buy better talent to produce the movie. The books have gained mainstream popularity because they are WELL WRITTEN, folks, NOT because of the underlying message! If it was just the message of salvation (you know, like handing out tracts), the vast majority of people would reject it!! Read the Bible!! The gospel is FOOLISHNESS to those who are perishing!! And there are many that are perishing! This movie is going to be a laughingstock to the public just like christian music by performers who can't play a tune (which fortunately seems to be turning around lately). Praise God that at least Jesus can relate to this new generation because the people who produced this movie sure can't! I know, the truth hurts doesn't it? Please don't release the movie to the theatres. I think the people who are giving this movie 5 stars have a lot of misplaced optimism.
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Summary: An amazing book takes life on the big screen.
Review: I agree with one reviewer on this movie, Christian film-making has a *long* way to go to be competitive with the secular industry. However, this film surprised me very much! The acting was much better than expected. Gordon Currie is amazing as Nicolae Carpathia! Kirk Cameron does a surprisingly great job as well. Most of the cast did better than I expected. The story does move fast though (if you're a fan of the books) but you get the point. The plan of salvation isn't clearly spelled out but you can get the idea fairly well from the "pastor's video". All in all, this is a good film. I am a bit skeptical about how well this could do at the box office but only time will tell.
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Summary: Excellent film, but read the book first!
Review: Although with doubt about the quality of the film I bought the movie, after watching it, I was thoroughly impressed. It is up to par with all Hollywood movies, if not better. The musical score complements emotional scenes in the movie. The graphics rival Hollywood masterpieces like Star Wars and Titanic. The acting is great and realistic. The only thing holding me back from giving this five stars, which it definitely gets in quality, are its plot changes from the extraordinarily captivating book series. I understand the story had to be condensed to fit in a movie that wouldn't bore people who hadn't read the book, but I feel the target audience, those that don't believe in our savior, Jesus Christ, and who haven't read the series will not fully understand what is going on. I showed this movie to a friend who hasn't read the book and she didn't fully understand everything and I found myself constantly having to explain events. All things considered, this is definitely a well done movie with surprisingly superb graphics, acting, and musical score. Left Behind (The Movie) effectively relieved my initial doubts about the quality. However, I encourage everybody to read the book series before watching the movie because it explains so much more. Believe me when I tell you this: You'll have a much greater appreciation for the movie when you understand what's happening after reading the book. It's an excellent movie and hats off to Cloud Ten Pictures and Namesake Entertainment. God bless all!
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Summary: interesting movie
Review: Jerry Jenkins and Tim Lahaye's runaway novel might not runaway so far on film. The direction and production was a little poorer than you might expect. However, I thought the presence of Kirk Cameron made the movie a little more presentable and was impressed overall with the story line. I would encourage the unsaved to see it, not because of special effects and cinematic phenomenons, but because of real life applications. CHRIST is coming soon and this is a message that must be heralded in every possible way. Of course if this movie does take off, we might see a dramatic improvement in the production of it's sequels. Something we can all cross our fingers on....
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Summary: Better than expected yet still needing more.
Review: As with all movies, the book is always better but when viewing "Left Behind" and observing the changes, I must say that this was a nice adaptation from the original novel. The characters are very close (all though I view Nicolae to be larger individual) and the scenerary was wonderful for being shot in Canada as apposed to location in Isreal, Chicago, and New York. I especially enjoyed the twists that make this movie unique to the novel with the addition of characters and the evidence being directly tied to scripture. Those that may be bitter that the movie is not as powerful as the novels must take in consideration that for the novel to be made into a movie and yet hold all of its attributes would create a film up to 24 hours long. The soundtrack was quite enjoyable; however, it gave some points the "Afterschool Special" feel, especially with Buck's scene prior to the murder/suicide. I look forward to the struggle that the characters will go through in the future. A great film for those who love the series and a great film for those who are searching for more.
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Summary: Definitely 5 stars!!!
Review: This was a wonderful film! Everyone in America should see it. As christians we must get the word out on this film. So, it's not very high tech, but it lays out the plan of salvation like no movie has ever done before. Some people said this movie jumps form scene to scene, but I think it was excellent, and easy to follow. They did a wonderful job of casting. Every character played their part perfectly. Every actor and actress did a wonderful job! I suggest renting or buying it and then telling everyone you meet about it. We've got to get the word out on this movie. This is definitely worth more then 5 stars!
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Summary: I think it's great!
Review: I did not buy this movie in order to pick over the special effects (which, by the way, I have no complaints with)or complain that it couldn't compare in quality to all of Hollywood's big budget movies. This is a movie with a message and it comes across loud and clear to me. I've watched this movie almost daily since I got it and each time I see something that I didn't see before. When it hits the theater next Feb I plan on loading up the van with a bunch! And for those who complain that Christian movies don't compare with the ones that Hollywood generates, thank God! Because you spend more doesn't make it better.
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