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Summary: There was a second war in heaven. It never ended....
Review: Some people lose their faith because heaven shows them too little, others because it shows them too much.Think you would want to actually meet an angel? As this film points out, angels always had one wing dipped in blood. For whenever God needed a people, a city, a nation to be chastised- he sent angels to do the killing. The angels in this film, both in terms of quality of acting and special effects are very, very believable. Another thing that sets this film apart is it's theological and metaphysical sophistication. A very good case is made for a second war in heaven. This is because when God bestowed his Grace, his holy spark, unto humans, he raised them up above the angels. Some angels, like Gabriel, just couldn't stand being made second to "a bunch of talking monkeys." Yet, it is pointed out, that when it comes to slaughter and treachery of the spirit, it is man that excels over any angel. That is why they have come to earth in the flesh- to find the one perfect human Dark Soul that will give them an advantage in their stalemated holy war. I couldn't think of an actor other than Christopher Walken who could have pulled off this role- who could believable be opposed to the forces of heaven and hell. You actually believe that he would burn down heaven to make his point....
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Summary: Walken at his best!
Review: As Archangel Gabriel Walken infuses a sense of humanity and humor to an otherwise rather dark film. The plot is rather convoluted but does bring up some interesting ideas but it's Walken that makes this movie work. The other actors do a good job but get overshadowed by Walken's performance. Be prepared, though. The Prophecy is rather dark and downright brutal at times. It definitely shows a lot of negative aspects of humanity but there is hope at the end. If you want to see Walken at his best see this!
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Summary: False Prophet
Review: A great concept, decent performances, equals a not so good film. I could of course go into the story a lot more but why you can read the synopsis yourself. Get your fast forward button ready. Skip the cop parts straight to the Christopher Walken scenes.
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Summary: Had Potential
Review: This movie had great potential. A film about an Angel angry with God for favouring Humans over Angels, sounds great. But unfortunately, it fails to deliver. The movie places too much emphasis on Christianity, Church and Jesus. This gives the impression that the film is primarily targetted at Christians, while ignoring everyone else. Not good.
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Summary: Entertains...for about five minutes
Review: Confusing, tedious supernatural horror film about evil arch-angel Gabriel (Christopher Walken) trying to create a second hell (or something) by using the soul of a psychotic general from a Korean war...think. Characters too silly, mythology too thick and story too boring. Only note worthy aspect is Viggo Mortensen as Lucipher. Followed by two sequels.
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Summary: The Master Walken
Review: ChristopherWalker is a master in this work. Don't miss the first.Its the best,but you will hunger for Prophesy two and three just to rejoin him. Buy the premise buy the flick.I Love them all.
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Summary: The Prophecy does not disappoint
Review: Just before The Prophecy was released, there was a lot of excitement about it in certain circles I was a part of. That excessive hype led to my initial disappointment with the movie. Over time, though, as I have watched it over again a time or two, my appreciation of the film has grown. Biblical prophecy and apocalyptic discourses are fascinating to me, and this movie plays off of some of the more far-fetched ideas in the realm of speculation. As the movie opens, we see Thomas Daggett lose his faith in God at the very moment in which he was to be confirmed as a priest; his loss of faith is interestingly a result of having been shown too much of heaven rather than too little. The movie then jumps to the present, where Daggett is a police detective investigating the death of a man-like enigma with no eyes and fetus-like cell structure. We have already seen how this being attacked the angel Simon and lost the fight. The injuries Simon sustains in the struggle upsets his plans, plans which consist of retrieving the soul of the recently deceased most evil man on earth before "the enemy" seizes that soul for their continuing nefarious purposes. Before Simon dies, he gives the soul to a young Indian girl named Mary, and the plot revolves around the enemy's attempts to retrieve the black soul from her and the efforts of Daggett, Mary's teacher, and a medicine man to release the black soul from within Mary's body. The enemy, as Daggett learns by translating a Bible found on the body of the initial victim, is none other than the archangel Gabriel. An unknown 23rd chapter of Revelation in the ancient Bible describes a second war going on in heaven, a war led by the archangel Gabriel who refuses to bow down to the "monkeys" of humanity whom God gave souls and thus elevated above the angels. This is not a "Left Behind" type of story about the end times; it is a saga of the second war in heaven, a war among God's angels themselves. Naturally, such a conflict cannot end without the original fallen angel Lucifer involving himself in the action, and all of this makes for a quite satisfying conclusion to the movie. This movie is blessed with terrific acting. Christopher Walken in particular delivers a powerful portrayal of the tortured archangel Gabriel. There are some pretty good special effects, particularly those showing the horrors of the fighting among the angels in heaven itself. Most religious individuals should have no real problems with The Prophecy because it never portrays itself as representing some kind of truth or challenges its viewers' own beliefs. While the movie has its flaws, it succeeds in presenting a problematical storyline with the required seriousness it requires in order to be effective. It is also improved by small bits of humor along the way, such as Gabriel's dislike for human tears and his inability to drive a car. This is definitely a must-see for Christopher Walken fans.
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Summary: campy apocalyptic fun
Review: Conceptually it's a mishmash of half-baked pseudo-theology, and the semi-coherent climax pretty much defines the term 'deux ex machina'. But whenever the film flatlines under the weigh of its leaden pretenses and lousy dialogue, alien iguana Christopher Walken show up to rescuscitate it, much like his character Gabriel raises the dead so they can drive him to his next appointment. He gets most of the best lines, though Adam Goldberg as one of his rotting zombie-chauffeurs, and Viggo Morgenstern as Lucifer himself get in a few zingers as well. Eric Stolz is affecting too as God's doomed errand-boy Simon. The two romantic leads are inert by contrast, and on re-viewing this film I found myself fast-forwarding through their scenes. The vulturelike crouch adopted by the angels is one of several nice stylistic touches to this otherwise rather low-budget affair, but in the end it's Walken's fascinating goth-camp performance that will keep grown-ups watching.
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Summary: Rises above the genre
Review: Okayyy... So as we know, the movie stars Christopher Walken, who (given a serviceable script) can turn any B-film into something approaching high art. By having Gregory Widen (of "Highlander" fame) direct it, that possibility is removed instantly, but we're still left with a strangely addictive movie. It's got (as my co-worker put it) the Canadian Robert DeNiro--Elias Koteas, Viggo Mortenson (underused, but still great to see in action), and Eric Stoltz, all showing more than enough conviction to pull the film out of mediocrity. Never mind the low-budget; it's alternately campy and (don't laugh) thought-provoking, and of course, Chris Walken walks away with the film's best lines. It's worth owning just for his performance alone.
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Summary: Powerful story at a whole new level
Review: This is most definitely the most amazing and underrated movie I have seen in all my life. Walken performs amazingly as the Archangel Gabreal and he brings a humor to the despairity that fills this work of art. The story is of cataclysmic proportions and the score is to die for. I have yet to see a movie based religiously that compares.
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