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Deceived

Deceived

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Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Poorly Done
Review: Mixing themes is hard. This movie misses the mark entirely by trying to be the sort of "Christian Sci-Fi" fobbed off on the masses that one sees far too often lately, like the godawful Omega Code or Left Behind. In a word, garbage of the worst sort with horrible acting, writing, and directing - at least it is a triple threat of sorts. :)

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Another great movie from Cloud Ten
Review: Plot Summary: when a station that is searching for signs of intelligent life gets a signal, the owner of the facility, an engineer, a reporter, and a "new age" minister go to investigate. They find the site abandoned and signs of a violent struggle. Then, Colonel Garrett (Louis Gossett Jr.) shows up and demands a piece of the action. It is up to them to determine what happened and figure out what to do with the signal.

Random thought #1: Our new age minister, Reverend Fletcher (Jefferson Mappin), portrays a stereotypical "new ager". He "witnesses" to computer nerd Jack Jones (Judd Nelson) about the importance of accepting a "higher power" into his life. He has an interesting mix of theology. Once, he even refers to God as "he or she".

Random thought #2: Smitty Turner (Michelle Nolden) is the manager of the search project. She is a saved Christian. It is clear from the movie that she does not believe in intelligent life on other planets. I am rather curious why she chose this particular career path.

Random thought #3: Like most "sci fi" movies that take place in the present day, this movie seems to have been created by people with little understanding of computers. The computers were able to display a visual representation of the signal and were able to pipe it through headphones, but couldn't save it? Sorry .... but this just doesn't make sense.

Random thought #4: Why is it that Cloud Ten is convinced that psychic abilities will be present in the end times? Apocalypse III and IV both featured it and in this movie, there is a mysterious Lieutenant Vasquez (Ramona Milano) who is able to move things with her mind. I think there will be some people disappointed if, after the rapture, millions of people don't suddenly start bending spoons with their minds. ;)

Random thought #5: This movie is not particularly an "end times" work. There is a Bible verse at the very end from 2 Timothy 3, but this is the only mention of the end times. This movie does not take place during the tribulation. It does, however, feature a "WNN" network, as seen in the Apocalypse series.

Recommendation: I enjoyed this movie. It is certainly a good one to have in your library. It is also probably a good for witnessing to unsaved friends or family members who are into the occult or new age.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: I've been Diced like a Potato
Review: This is my synopsis of the plot. Magic is evil because it's bad; so the bad guys with the magic have to be bad because there evil. The good guys who are nobodies have to be good because they don't have magic. Get it?

The 'villain' of the story was a funny 'magic' sound on a pair of head phones. The head phones kind of got addictive, and no body wanted to share. -See Bad.

I will give credit where credit is due though. With the acting and music scores, the movie actually didn't turn out to be as bad as I make it sound. It was watch-able if you're willing to neglect the basic tenants of the story.

PS: and I have to say: I was so thoroughly impressed with Ramona Milano's acting I'm dying to see her star in a real Hollywood movie!...

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: freaky but the beast
Review: this is one of the beast movies i have ever seen every thing was good from the people to the seans to the background just every thing and it diliverd the mesage of God as not in becoming
one but that there is one God.
My format was in DVD

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: freaky but the beast
Review: this is one of the beast movies i have ever seen every thing was good from the people to the seans to the background just every thing and it diliverd the mesage of God as not in becoming
one but that there is one God.
My format was in DVD

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Totally Confusing
Review: This movie is totally mixed-up and very confusing! It is supposed to have a Christian message with sci-fi included, but it sends very mixed messages. Hel-lo! This is supposed to be a Christian movie, but it includes witchcraft when the Lieutenant makes things happen because of her powers. That is not Christianity in any way, sort, or form. Plus, it is an insult to people in the military. Military members are supposed to help the community, not hurt the community! I find it creepy-very creepy. I felt something weird come over me in this movie. I also felt very defiled after I had watched it. However, I do appreciate that it expresses how God has power over satan (his name should not be capitalized.) This is the worst movie that I have seen Cloud Ten Pictures produce. However, Left Behind the Movie and Left Behind the Movie II: Tribulation Force and The Miracle of the Cards are great movies that are a must-see.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Are You Ready?
Review: While promising to open the door to an entirely new type of warfare, a top-secret Pentagon experiment designed to unleash paranormal powers suddenly goes wildly out of control.

Meanwhile, an observatory in the Sierra Nevada Mountains receives a confirmed extraterrestrial signal. With evidence that the two are somehow connected, Colonel David Garrett (LOUIS GOSSET JR.) rushes to the Observatory with his team of commandos.

The billionaire who funded the Observatory gathers his own team, led by brilliant computer expert Jack Jones (JUDD NELSON, The Breakfast Club, New Jack City). Wanting to share the news of this unique event with the world news organizations, the two teams attempt to verify its source. As the beam is repeatedly received and recorded at the Observatory, the tension among the teams mounts. And those who have heard the beam become obsessed and dangerous.

The signal has a dark secret -- and an even more ominous source. Before long, envy, lust and greed explode and create a sinister world of obsession and murder. There is only one way out of this disaster, but even if the team believes it, they may remain deceived.

This movie is one of the most rewarding films you will ever watch. It takes you through a maze of truth and reality in which your only reprieve are your instincts. Trust them: check this great film out!


Rating: 5 stars
Summary: WOWSERS!!!
Review: WOWSERS!!!! We are talking beyond WOW here!

This is a MUST watch!!!!...I have always been a scifi fan loving movies that can hold you on the edge of your seat with things from out of this world. But lately, it seems Hollywood thinks that it takes sex, nudity, and profanity to hold people to their seats. So I had given up on my favorite genre of movies..... that is until now!

Decieved uses more than just special effects to hold you. The characters have depth and carry you through the movie from beginning to end. They have made the good vs. evil movie into one with characters that you can love and some that I know I was moved to extremely dislike. They hold you right until the end with this one!

Cloud Ten Pictures and Andre van Heerden did their best job yet with this film and I really look forward to seeing more things like this come from this great Canadian film company...While they really drew my attention with their movie Revelation...this one just broke through all the boundaries and brought forth a movie that has quickly become my favorite movie! I've bought the video and have watched it over and over and still will watch it again! And I will be buying copies to give to friends and relatives because it is such a powerful film that watching it just once isn't enough!

I do hope that Hollywood stands up and takes notice. You can have a good movie without the sex and language that keep so many movies out of the homes because the kids can't watch them. Some of us adults are tired of Hollywood thinking that we are too stupid to look beyond the sex and 'hip' language to find a film that actually has some great value to it and a real story also. And how great it was to see "Smitty" a Christian woman not made to appear stupid, foolish, or a prude. Judd Nelson, a self confessed computer geek, made me proud to be one myself! And Lou Gossett Jr gave the performance of his career in my opinion.

Hollywood take notice!

If you are looking for a good thriller with romance, comedy, and strong characters and a good story line, that you are not afraid of who might enter the room while you are watching it, then I strongly recommend that you rent or buy Decieved today! You won't be disappointed and you may walk away with a new appreciation for a solid story line and a few good basic principles in life!


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