Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

PodBill Just what I expected

AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Keeley Coleman The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Linda_S What is it about David Seltzer that he can so touch the innermost bogeyman of Christian nightmares? The Omen, then Revelations! While Revelations is scary for anyone, of any religion or none at all, it is particularly so for Christians. Seltzer finds the most potent images of evil and gets one on a roller-coaster ride that is mystery, detective story, theological and he amazes, thrills, terrifies. Also there is hope in each of these two productions. Talented people doing good work, well worth watching.The performance by Michael Massee is stunning, truly scarier, for this viewer, than that of the great Anthony Hopkins' portrayal of Hannibal Lecter. Massee has to be seen as Isaiah Haden words are not descriptive enough to convey the malevolence of his characterization.Seltzer creates an alternative Christian apocalypse however its plausibility is no less credible than the orthodox rendering. I do know that after viewing the Omen and Revelations I was on my best behavior for several weeks afterward.

boy_in_red The end of the world is always intriguing subject matter, for the religious and non-religious alike, and with cinematic explorations of the Apocalypse such as the Omen it's themes are at least vaguely familiar to even those of us not raised in Christianity. Revelations does not stray far from the formula in that respect- the birth of the anti-Christ, the second coming of Jesus, it's all handled or hinted at in ways that will not wow us with originality, but it does manage to place them in a contemporary context without alienating the audience- we are drawn into the story, and it is believable to us.Bill Pullman and Natascha McElhone play the spiritual equivalents of Mulder and Scully, but with the gender roles reversed. It's a well-worn concept- the believer and the pessimist having to work together to achieve a common goal, but credit has to be given to the actors, who do bring something new to the roles, and make them characters we can acre about easily. Natascha McElhone conveys the wide eyed Sister Josepha Montafiore with such conviction that you find yourself envious of her sense of almost child-like wonder. Bill Pullman also shines as a jaded man who has lost so much.Revelations also follows the recent trend of focusing on family- it's something I noticed recently in the cancelled sci fi show Invasion. I think it's an effective way of bringing the events occurring around the characters home, quite literally, for the audiences, and for a theme as huge as the world ending, it's a way of not overwhelming the audience with ideas- this is not a cinematic epic, it's very much about the central characters.There are of course weaknesses with the show also. Prisoners who share a jail with Satan worshipper Isaiah Haden are very easily "converted to the dark side" and it's not completely believable because they are treated as a homogeneous group- they are in jail therefore they must all be unrepentant people who will side with Satan in order to feel good about themselves. It just doesn't work, and considering the depth in writing in some aspects of the show, it's a stark contrast. Similarly, the brief references we get terrorism are handled in a very Christian-centric manner. In a show that deal with God and faith, you would expect some exploration of different religions, and the different forms in which faith and a belief in God can manifest itself, but instead I felt we were being spoon-fed things that boiled down to "good" and "bad@ and that's not what an adult audience wants.Despite these weaknesses, it's unfortunate that the show was not given an opportunity to grow- I would have been very curious to see the direction the show would have taken, particularly with more episodes per season to really explore the themes laid down in these 6 episodes.I would certainly recommend this to people who are interested in the subject matters stated earlier, and for those in the mood to get into a story that won't take weeks to see through.

ridleyr1 I thought the whole thing was a bunch of slop. Many of the other comments have pointed out scientific errors, factual errors, lumpy duologue, and so forth, and most of these comments were spot on.I would like to point out 2 things that bothered me. Michael Massee was ludicrously miscast as the Satanic figure. First of all, he has this rather nasal voice, which when raised to fever pitches to curse mankind sounded whiny rather than apocalyptic. "Heaven is picking on meeeeee!" He was just like that whiny kid around the corner that you would pop across the mouth just because he was weeny enough for you to get away with it. Why would anyone take him seriously, especially prisons full of hardcore criminals? And then there was that goofy smile EXACTLY like the smile that the Joker has in Batman. And if you are doing a story about the devil, you better not blow it when it comes to casting that part. This is a part that cries for a powerful presence (think of Gabriel Byrnes in End of Days). But what do we get here? A whiny Joker, yup, exactly my version of hell.

ojaigirls I began watching Revelations with a bit of a cynical stance but the more I watched, the more I was pulled in. Prior to watching the first and second episodes, I hadn't bothered to note who had written Revelations but the episode that revealed that "Anna Theresa" was the virgin mother of a newborn infant hooked me and I noticed that David Seltzer was the writer.So here we go....and all of this is true and can be documented....my name is name is Therese Ann (I will withold my last name for privacy)....my grandmother was a Catholic nun for 10 years prior to deciding that her "calling" was to be a mother. St. Therese was her patron saint and I actually had to "race" against my girl cousin for the name and was born two weeks prematurely to earn it. As a teenager, I taught swimming lessons to David's children...Emily and Timmy...and also to his two adopted Vietnamese children, Phuong and Trung as well. It turns out that "The Omen" was written in the town that I live and, to top it all off, it was written in the very house that I bought six years ago!! Talk about strange circumstances!