The Prophecy 3: The Ascent
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Movie Reviews of The Prophecy 3: The Ascent
Movie Review: final chapter of The Prophecy movie only goes so far
Summary: 2 Stars
the final chapter in The Prophecy series has Christopher Walken as the ex-angel Gabriel on the streets, with a trumpet. He goes and hears a young boy speak about God and the kid gets shot by some homeless looking guy played by Brad Dourif. This event brings upon the angel Zophael played nicely by Vincent Spano and Zophael has come to burn the body of the kid, or named Danyael Rosales. Rosales' mother Valerie died many a year ago in a fire accident. Danyael is half angel, half human, a Nephilim, so he's sort of like for example Angel's son Connor in the Tv Show Angel, Sanyael has human and angel qualitites. Danyael's task is to defeat Pyriel and stop the war. It's another sequel but this is a two notches better then the second one. Walken has never been more funnier, Dourif is in another wasted role and Steve Hytner, who plays yet again the doctor Joseph is still the same. Also starring Jack McGee, Kayren Ann Butler and up and new comer Dave Buzzotta who plays Danyael. This movie goes so far but fails from predictability. Movie Review: Yup :-)
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm speaking of the 3 movies I've seen in this series of movies, Christopher Walken is one of the best actors I have seen and this roll is his apex in my mind, totally funny + he gets weirder as the movies go along, the writers know what they are doing + christopher playes it perfectly + adds his amazing performance in a perfect roll for him. Top Rate!Movie Review: The Best of the Set!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I liked this one best out of all three. Christopher Walken as Gabriel was at his best. I liked Gabriel in the other two, I loved him here. The premise behind the story was a bit cliche, but its delivery was incredible! The action scenes were also much better, "borrowing from "The Matrix," but then again, who doesn't these days." They were much more what one might expect from angels. While delivering on the action and gore started in the first two movies, this one leaves you actually thinking. This is what sets this movie apart from all the others of its genre.
Some people have commented that the questions left at the end might indicate a sequel.
The questions this movie leaves you with can't be answered by a sequel. They're answered in this movie, but you half to look for them. (That may be a problem for some.) If being left thinking bothers you, don't watch this movie. For the rest of you, this movie delivers on the questions raised in the other movies about Angels, The Word, and God in general. This movie was the perfect conclusion to the trilogy.
"Get used to it!"
Movie Review: Disappointing is an Understatement
Summary: 1 Stars
After having seen Prophecy II I was greatly disappointed by this, the worst installment of the series and probably one of the worst films we have ever seen. Looks like it was done with no artistic interest just to make a buck from direct to video release. Where Walken was great in the other Prophecy films, here he camps it up completely to take home a paycheck. The lead character who is Eurasian in the first film, as he should be as the child of Russell Wong and Jennifer Beals, is now white. Beals' character is killed off in the prologue in ridiculous fashion (A lookalike for Beals is substituted in this scene--I don't blame her or Eric Roberts for not returning to this piece of garbage). The acting is horrendous, particularly by the lead and his girlfriend, both of whom look like they are preening in a TV commercial for toothpaste. No chemistry at all! Many of the scenes and images in the film are derived from or repeated exactly from its earlier predecessors. Boring scenes of driving around for long periods of time are not suspenseful. The dreaded villain, whose idea of threatening is pouting in makeup like a Eurotrash glam rocker and mincing like a dance instructor,is slain easily in anticlimactic fashion. The other villain is a one-dimensional pretty-boy photocopy of Christopher Walken's villain from Prophecy II (who incidentally rehashes the same lines and scenes).
I recommend that you buy this DVD only to use it as a drink coaster.
Movie Review: Unexpectingly Good
Summary: 5 Stars
I only rented this movie because I was feeling bored but as itturned out, it was a very good movie after all. The story line is original and already familiar caracters from the first two episodes show up as well with rather surprisingly twists. I enjoyed the first two very much but I have to say that number three was so far far the best one yet. I made me hopeful that they will actually produce a part four since there were many questions left unsanswered. I can only recommend this movie to anyone who loves this genre.