End of Days
"A Non-Stop, Action-Packed, Thrill Ride!" - FOX-TV
All hell breaks loose when Arnold Schwarzenegger battles the ultimate evil in this chilling supernatural action thriller. When a burned-out former New York City cop named Jericho (Schwarzenegger) is assigned to security detail for a mysterious and foreboding stranger (Gabriel Byrne), Jericho thwarts an incredible assassination attempt. During the ensuing investigation, he and his partner (Kevin Pollak) save the life of the beautiful and terrified Christine York (Robin Tunney), whose destiny involves death, the devil and the fate of mankind. Now it's up to Jericho to save the girl, the world and his own soul as he comes face to face with his most powerful enemy ever!
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Dear God why? - DisposableHero
Another terrible Schwarzenegger movie from the late 90s/00s. In this one he battles with the Devil himself. I just didn't enjoy it at all. The acting sucked, the action sucked, the special effects decent at best.....at least I saw this on TV and didn't waste a ZIP on this one.Can you smell the sulfur? - youknowhim
Some half-decent films have been made with Christian eschatology as their subject matter, and particularly the Satan-made-flesh theme (Rosemary's Baby and The Omen are obvious standouts) but this action-heavy, guns-a-blazin', high-explosive Schwarzenegger vehicle is too seriously inconsistent and internally flawed to redeem itself in even the slightest.
It's mindless where it would benefit most from a little reflection (concerning the "rules" of demonic possession, the causal interaction between supernatural substances and physical matter, and the apparent ability to exceed the power of an omnipotent God to prevent the fulfillment of His prophecy, for starters), and trades any emotional significance that might be invested in the characters, instead, for an entirely botched message of religious faith.
As a result, Gabriel Byrne, in the role of the devil, is the most likable here, and there is no reason to root for either the "good" guys, in religious vestments, or the bad guys--also in religious vestments. This one was made purely for those who love to glaze over an extended fireworks show.As bad as it sounds. - cathyottawa
I can just imagine the pitch:
"So, basically, we're going to take a bunch of stuff from The Omen, and we're going to add a bunch of explosions and chases and stuff, and there will be this crazy, suicidal cop, like in Lethal Weapon, and he has to guard the virgin girl from getting pregnant by Satan, you know, like in Rosemary's Baby.....and it will all center around Y2K! It will be awesome!"
Not so much.
This is one of those dopey, unimaginative, big budget disasters churned out by the Hollywood machine.
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Dear God why? - DisposableHero
Another terrible Schwarzenegger movie from the late 90s/00s. In this one he battles with the Devil himself. I just didn't enjoy it at all. The acting sucked, the action sucked, the special effects decent at best.....at least I saw this on TV and didn't waste ...Can you smell the sulfur? - youknowhim
Some half-decent films have been made with Christian eschatology as their subject matter, and particularly the Satan-made-flesh theme (Rosemary's Baby and The Omen are obvious standouts) but this action-heavy, guns-a-blazin', high-explosive Schwarzenegger ...As bad as it sounds. - cathyottawa
I can just imagine the pitch:
"So, basically, we're going to take a bunch of stuff from The Omen, and we're going to add a bunch of explosions and chases and stuff, and there will be this crazy, suicidal cop, like in Lethal Weapon, and he has to guard ...