Overrated and overhyped
Brilliant and touching
Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.
View MoreIt is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.
View MoreThis is a pretty awful movie. Lazy storytelling, ridiculous plot points, dated special effects, horribly obvious stunt doubles, questionable acting... all amount to a rather unpleasant viewing experience. ************SPOILERS************A few questions...Why the hell are they allowed to just hang around all those crime scenes? They're not cops. Aren't crime scenes supposed to be closed to the public? If the Satan dude just heals like Wolverine, why the hell did he hire the security team? Wouldn't that just attract unnecessary attention? Shouldn't he just be laying low until the magical bow chicka wow wow hour? Didn't seem that concerned with security for the rest of the movie...? Anyway, not much in the positive spectrum that I can say for this movie, other than a couple of funny Ahhhnold moments. Recommended for those that enjoy Satan!, Satan groping, Satan conjoined twin f**king, flammable Satan urine, old lady fighting, religious imagery, religious conspiracies, Jesus Christ Pose!, exploding cars, exploding vans, exploding buildings, exploding trains, exploding people, BatSatan!...3/10...but that's just like, my opinion, man# Of Times Watched: Once
View MoreThis film is so underrated probably the best film ever made that we get to see Man fighting the Devil and his design was amazing. Schwarzenegger was so great in this film and the whole rest of the cast did a good job as well Gabriel Byrne tho was kinda 50/50 for me his performance was great at moments and really crappy at others that scene when he pees and throws some weird lines are really weird and crappy i think the real problem with it it was the director if someone else was directing this film it would probably got a better rating but still is not as bad as people might tell you trust me there are worse horror movies out there. The film has good effects, some scary moments and Arnold going against the Devil in order to save mankind and Christine. A Pretty great film loved it!!!
View MoreYou've got to feel sorry for poor old Lucifer. I mean, what are the chances? The Prophecy says that he can rule the world IF he can find a woman in a three hours window on New Year's Eve 1999. Then, when the moment finally arrives, Arnold Schwarzenegger shows up and kills the mood for his supernatural love-fest.Basically, it's Arnie vs the Devil. Let's face it, deep down, we all know who's going to come out on top in that one, but, hey, let's go along for the ride anyway.Arnie plays an alcoholic cop who... oh, forget it. Arnie plays Arnie. He beats up bad guys and he's damn good at it. You must know what to expect from him by now? As I've said, in this case he's got his sights set on the high prince of darkness. Along the way he uses big guns, many stunts, lots of grunting and more explosions than Wile E Coyote has seen in his life.If you like the sound of that, you'll probably enjoy End of Days. If you don't, don't rent this - you'll only complain about the CGI and pick plot holes.Two bonus points: Gabriel Byrne is cool as the Devil and, if you ever saw Blackadder II, you may remember 'Lady Whiteadder.' Well, imagine her kicking the hell out of Schwarzenegger. Seriously, she does. If that doesn't make it worth the watch then I don't know what does.http://thewrongtreemoviereviews.blogspot.co.uk/
View MoreAt the end of the century, Satan (Gabriel Byrne) visits New York in search of a bride (Robin Tunney). It is up to an ex-cop (Arnold Schwarzenegger) who now runs an elite security outfit to stop him.Sam Raimi and Guillermo del Toro were originally offered to direct "End of Days", but both turned it down as they were busy with other projects. Marcus Nispel was set to helm the movie, but he left due to problems with both the budget and the script, and Peter Hyams immediately replaced him. I think this film would have been better in the hands of any of these other three men than with Hyams.The plot and themes are really good and often the imagery is quite striking. But there are enough "what the heck" moments to really make the picture fall flat. Naming the characters "Jericho Cane" and "Christine York" was the first big blunder.Roger Ebert correctly pointed out that "'End of Days' involves a head-on collision between the ludicrous and the absurd", with the only really decent thing about it being the involvement of Udo Kier and Stan Winston.
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