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Title: End of Days by Frank Lauria, Andrew W. Marlowe ISBN: 0-312-97262-8 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 November, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.21 (292 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: The End of Reason
Comment: This was initially planned by the first screenwriter as a tongue-in-cheek Prize Fight: Arnold VS Satan, Arnie telling his opponent to go straight to Hell. He didn't exactly know how this hilarious format would develop but had a go on Arnold, who liked the idea. Unfortunately someone got involved taking it way too serious. It could have been great fun, but ended up being the most embarrasing of Schwarzenegger's movies, making Kindergarden Cop seem almost academic in comparison. It's also a very dark movie, even the forced one-liners contain no comic relief whatsoever, only raw cynicism.
A lot of wasted effort has gone into this one. Gabriel Byrne has the perfect face for the role of Satan, but acts as if he's bored to death, which is understandable. The screenwriter and the director haven't the faintest idea of what christian theology is about, although I'm sure a lot of illiterates brainwashed by Sunday school will think otherwise. In the New Testament the "End of Days" is of course God's design, not Satan's, he's actually trying to prevent it by tempting Christ to abandon his destiny. It's Hollywood, sure, but does that make it okay, that we are led to believe that theology is gum wraper?
The only good scene in the movie is three seconds long: Satan reveals his true majesty as a growing shadow on a wall, spreading his butterfly wings over a church altar. It's a very impressive sequence, quoting Fantasia, but when we get a good look at him it's pure Nintendo.
Schwarzenegger apparently enjoys acting as a Vicarius Christi in this ambitious piece of hokum and actually seems quite devoted to his character, but the pompous seriousness of the whole affair is really what makes it so unbearable.
Rating: 4
Summary: Chicago: It's official: I'm never sleeping again.
Comment: End of Days was apparently Arnold Schwarzneggar's "come-back" movie, after his heart surgery. And no doubt, after he's done with being mayor of California or whatever he is, he'll have another "come-back" movie - maybe a Terminator 4?
Arnold Schwarzneggar plays an alcoholic ex-cop, who lost his wife and child and has been hitting the bottle ever since. This movie is partly based on the Book of Revelations, from the Bible, which of course we have all read. To refresh all our memories, at the end of the millennium, Satan will come and impregnate a young women, and bring about the "end of days" - which just so happens to be the title. There's a lot of religious clap-trap in this, which makes me think of Stigmata (which funnily enough, also has Gabriel Byrne in it), and also has a lot of shock effects, and is as pumped up as Arnie. The whole movie is slightly over the top, and has been described as being The Omen on steroids. Of course. Having never seen it, I can't comment.
However, there is a bit of every film thrown in here. It's extremely similar to The Exorcist, Stigmata (you see bit-part characters undergoing receiving the various stigmatas), and I had some very extreme déjà vu, when it came to a scene featuring a train - totally stolen from Speed.
I was looking forward to seeing Robin Tunney in this, as I thought she was terrific in The Craft. I got a shock when I saw her, as she has drastically changed in three years, between making The Craft, and co-starring alongside Arnie. In The Craft, she was young, pretty and blonde. In End of Days, she's now has a brunette elfin crop. She's instantly recognisable, as she's still got a certain flawless beauty about her, which will make most guys drool, and every girl feel jealous, and desperately try to see some little imperfection. Believe me I was looking - couldn't see even a small blemish.
As said by Robin in the extras, you just need to mention the name Gabriel Byrne to any women, and they will blush and go all girly. I didn't blush thank you very much, but he does have a certain je ne sais quoi (love that phrase) about him. He seems very charming, but frankly, for me, it's the accent. Which unfortunately, you don't get to hear actually in the film, as it's well and truly not there, but in the extras, he speaks in his natural 'Orish' accent and had me going quietly mad. I love Irish accents anyway, so it doesn't matter who it is! Unusually, he plays the bad guy in this, as Satan takes over his body, and he goes after Robin.
This is your typical Arnie movie. He gets to show off his pumped-up body to the max, and gets to protect the little heroine. It's quite funny to watch, and see Arnie, all muscles, and then there's petite Robin, who seems all skin and bone.
If you watch through the credits, you will see how much entourage Arnie has - for heavens sake, he has a costumer, a dialogue coach (why?!), personal security, all the hair and make up people, plus god knows what else.
I was quite impressed to see Stan Winston was also involved in this, but to be honest, he doesn't really have much to do until the grand finale - but it's worth waiting for, cos he goes all out. It's not like the Terminator movies, where you see one of his creations every few scenes.
The extras are pretty basic. You've got an overly long - except it's only just over 20 minutes - spotlight on location; 9 special effects clips; an advertisement for the soundtrack (which features Eminem?!), and two never before seen, very rare videos, which frankly, shouldn't have seen the light of day they were that bad. ("Everlast" music video, and "Superbeast" by Rob Zombie - as soon as I saw him, I put it off!) The "Everlast" music video wasn't so bad; it showed a lot of the scenes from the film. You also get a very strange theatrical trailer - it doesn't really tell you a lot about the film, just a lot of strange flashes from the film, and then boom, you're left wanting more.
Having read a couple of reviews about this, after watching the movie (one particular one says you'll want to gouge your eyes out after viewing this movie), I won't be surprised if I get told that I have no taste in movies, and this film was rubbish etc etc. Big wow. I like bad movies, alright? I thought this movie was reasonably good, complete with a fairly freaky plot. Hey, you never know, it could happen. But then by babbling about Satan, I will get sucked into all this religious stuff, and I'll regret it. So lets just say Gabriel Byrne makes a nice Satan! I wouldn't say no.
Rating: 3
Summary: 60% of the potential used, Still a GREAT MOVIE!
Comment: Man this movie had tons of potential, it had Arnie. AR-NULD, let me lay this out... The Governor of California verus the lord of hell himself, Satan. It's like "Freddy vs. Jason" but with two of the biggest bad-asses with the badess reputation. I mean Freddy is the kind of nightmares and Jason is the bad zombie from hell but Arnie... and Satan thats a good match-up. Unfortunately 'Freddy vs. Jason" Was alot better with graphics and how it was filmed, this movie wasn't as good in those subjects but it's plot was alot better, a little old but better.
Arnie is a alcholic cop, his name is Jericho and he is supposed to protect this stock broker, as a body guard. Little does he and his cop buddy Chicago (Kevin Pollack) know that the stock broker is actually Satan. When a priest tries to murder him. Arnie and Kevin Pollack are on the case like that. So he finds out that Satan is on earth to cause the armegeddon of the world aka End of days. So Arnie has to stop satan from impregenating this chick that will carry his son. The Anti-Christ.
Great movie, the effects are nothing to brag about. but they are good enough. I hope you rent this or buy this movie. Have fun!
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