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Summary: The Glamour of Evil shows its teeth!
Review: What with CLOUD 10 running its series and United American Video producing this one, THE END TIMES and THE GREAT TRIBULATION are getting formidable exposure. Hal Lindsey made a career ("The Late, Great Planet Earth") of trying to figure-out The Book of REVELATION and...if you're honest folks...did not reveal much beyond what tabloid scholars still spoon out. APOCALYPSE IV: JUDGEMENT, in my estimate, works both as suspenseful entertainment and "cautionary homily".Nick Mancuso is excellent as Franco Macalousso, a New Age Black Adept who is Anti-Christ and may literally incarnate Satan. He conveys charismatic menace and is believable as The Dictator without whose mark no person may "buy or sell". There is virtually no difference between the anti-Trinity logo of the ONE WORLDers and Hitler's Swastika; so a viewer must allow the reality of an era again dominated by a "beloved Fuhrer". The plot of the story involves a rigged trial to expose and condemn God-fearing people. (Christians are called HATERS. But the impact of the film is more convincing if people of any traditional Faith ((Jewish; Muslim; Eastern sects which posit karma-and-reincarnation as punishment...not escape from responsibility/sin)) recognize threats a techno-fascist police state pose to Spirit and Truth. JUDGEMENT's world apotheosizes SELF, and "Glory to Man" expresses The Great Commandment. Carbin Bensen is the sympathetic, ultimately heroic lawyer Mitch Kendrick who seeks faith and Justice while initially opposing both a "silent God" (Christ who seems to have abandoned his role of Shepherd) and a Sorcerer. Despite many, farcical elements in THE GREATEST TRIAL in HISTORY (Leigh Lewis as Helen Hannah is targeted by Macalousso for public degradation in a charade trial for "Crimes against Humanity"), there is nothing here that has not happened in Trials of Persecution as recent as Cambodian "YEAR ZERO" or the extermination of Kulaks and "unorthodox" Communists by Stalin. The prostituted Justices of the Court (both have THORN in their names to fondly recall THE OMEN )are constantly hustling Counselor Kendrick into Chambers to berate him for "messing" with the prescripted Trial while trying to CYA themselves) with an effect that begins...also fondly...to recall a Three Stooges extravaganza. When Nick, THE BIG DIC, is summoned to testify on behalf of his New Age-New Order, there is genuine...though unintended...hilarity when he enters the Courtroom to applause consistent with rock star or Hollywood celebrity status. Yet I think the movie is good. Despite budgetary limits (and melodramatic heroics by a likeable Mr. T) the story is about humanity sitting in JUDGEMENT on itself. (Not realizing the Death Sentence it's eager to deliver against HATERS is a devastating denial of its own best qualities and Freedom.) No... Apocalypse IV: JUDGMENT is no "American Beauty". But neither, in my estimate, was AMERICAN BEAUTY. Christian or no; believer or no...this modest, fairly well-acted thriller has the merit of intent: revelation of The Glamour of Evil showing its teeth and thirsting for blood......
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Summary: Clever story, good actors
Review: I enjoyed this 4th installment of the Apocalypse series. It shows a little more character depth than in the previous movies. It also has a wonderful story that can show that God can truly change a man's heart. In this movie, the Anti-Christ played by Nick Mancuso uses the law to sway more people to follow Satan. While the defense attorney play by Corbin Bernstein deals with his own conumdrum sitting on the fense between God and the Anti-Christ while defending a Christian in court for nothing more than being a Christian. It is a powerful interpretation of the possible events to come in the End of Days.
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Summary: when 2 + 2 = 5
Review: As we find ourselves tumbling into an upside-down world, where misinformation is "news" and truth is in scarce supply, this is a thought-provoking film, well acted and scripted, with a few action scenes thrown in for good measure.
It is a B movie with A+ entertainment value, and doesn't leave you with that "why did I waste my time on that dribble" feeling afterwards. Some of the acting is exceptional; Leigh Lewis is excellent as Helen Hannah, who is jailed for "crimes" she did not commit, and Nick Mancuso is marvelous as the slithery and suave Anti-Christ, Franco Macalousso, ruler of the ultimate tyranny, a one-world government, who with his velvety-voiced delivery says the qualities he admires in a man are "self-centeredness, self-pity, pride and vengefulness".
Corbin Bernsen is convincing as the defense attorney, who has to decide which master he will serve, and get off the fence he has been sitting on all of his empty life, with a bottle for comfort. Throroughly enjoyable is Mr. T, as a man who realizes that one has to confront the wicked, at whatever cost ("all is takes for evil to prosper is for good people to do nothin'"). Though not a "master actor", his charisma fills the screen when he's on camera. With a fine score by Gary Koftinoff, and well-paced direction by Andre van Heerden, who also co-wrote the clever script with Peter and Paul Lalonde, this is a low-buget film that gives us viewing value, with something to think about while we watch. Total running time 1 hour and 40 minutes.
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Summary: A scary look at the not too distant future.
Review: Judgement, another film by Cloud Ten picture, continues the story of Helen Hannah and her band of freedom fighters and their battle against anti-christ. This one also stars Corbin Benson and Mr T!! The christians, who are labelled as haters, are set-up by the ungodly government of the time as being terrorists and are tried in court for their hate-crimes. The trial soon takes a turn when the anti-christ decides to put God on trial! The film then becomes a court room drama and is very interesting to watch. What really strikes me about this movie is the way the christians are labelled as "haters" and how this resembles the world we live in today. In my country there is currently a court case in progress where some ministers are being labelled as "haters" because they are preaching the gospel and managed to offend some people. This is only happening because of a "religious tolerance law" that has been passed here of recent times. It seems that tolerance only goes one way though, be tolerant of all religions except christianity is the order of the day. We don't have to wait for an anti-christ governmment, it's on our doorstep already. Enjoy this movie and let it lead you to learn to think for yourself. Thanks for reading.
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Summary: when 2 + 2 = 5
Review: As we find ourselves tumbling into an upside-down world, where misinformation is "news" and truth is in scarce supply, this is a thought-provoking film, well acted and scripted, with a few action scenes thrown in for good measure.
It is a B movie with A+ entertainment value, and doesn't leave you with that "why did I waste my time on that dribble" feeling afterwards. Some of the acting is exceptional; Leigh Lewis is excellent as Helen Hannah, who is jailed for "crimes" she did not commit, and Nick Mancuso is marvelous as the slithery and suave Anti-Christ, Franco Macalousso, ruler of the ultimate tyranny, a one-world government, who with his velvety-voiced delivery says the qualities he admires in a man are "self-centeredness, self-pity, pride and vengefulness".
Corbin Bernsen is convincing as the defense attorney, who has to decide which master he will serve, and get off the fence he has been sitting on all of his empty life, with a bottle for comfort. Throroughly enjoyable is Mr. T, as a man who realizes that one has to confront the wicked, at whatever cost ("all is takes for evil to prosper is for good people to do nothin'"). Though not a "master actor", his charisma fills the screen when he's on camera. With a fine score by Gary Koftinoff, and well-paced direction by Andre van Heerden, who also co-wrote the clever script with Peter and Paul Lalonde, this is a low-buget film that gives us viewing value, with something to think about while we watch. Total running time 1 hour and 40 minutes.
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Summary: Best in the series!
Review: "God vs. Man" is the basic premise of this story. Set in the near future, humanity has experienced a devestating incident--millions of people suddenly disappeared worldwide. The chaos that follows unites the nations under a global government led by Nick Mancouso. The government line is that those who disappeared were reactionary religionists who served to retard humanity's evolution toward spiritual unity and enlightenment. Anti-government rebels claim that the global leader is the biblical anti-Christ of the New Testament book of Revelation, and that those who disappeared were Christians, whom God had taken up to heaven, just prior to a period of great judgment. Accusations are tossed back and forth, and ultimately Helen Hannah, the leader of the rebels, is captured and put on trial for treason against humanity. However, her defense attorney says Hannah is not to blame--that she is a deluded follower of God--and that it is God who should be on trial. The dialogue and plot are much crisper than previous ones in this series. The attorneys are passionate, yet cool and persuasive. The protaganist is both vulnerable and resolute--a powerfully nuanced combination that is most believable. A subplot, in which those in the rebel camp argue over how much violence they can use for their cause, proved a messier storyline. It might have helped the overall product to drop this element, and enhance the main battle a bit more. Overall, this was an excellent product--the most professional of the set.
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Summary: Apocalypse IV
Review: I think that this movie was great, I have all four in the series and can't wait until the next one comes out. I think that Cloud Ten Pictures can only improve if that is possible. They have a wonderful ministry going, what better ministry can there be than seeing that the Gospel of Jesus gets spread to as many as possible.
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: I really enjoyed this movie! With each and every new movie, Cloud Ten keeps growing and improving! The story of Helen Hannah has really come to life and created a life of its own! What a great movie! Corbin Bersen turns in one of his best performances ever! Bravo! I can't wait to see what "the haters" are up to next!!!
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Summary: Gets Better and Better
Review: Judgment is the fourth installation of this series, and it continues on with the saga of Helen against the AntiChrist. Of particular note is Corbin Bernsen's role as a lawyer who hasn't quite yet sold out, but that's where I'll leave it. The other films go before this one, but you could still watch this on its merits and it's great!!! Highly recommended.
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Summary: The best of the series!
Review: This is the best of the series (to date). First rate actors and a good story.
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