The Prophecy
by John Frankenheimer
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Actor: Armand Assante, Richard A. Dysart, Robert Foxworth, Talia Shire, Victoria RacimoDirector: John Frankenheimer
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 102 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-01-08
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of The Prophecy
Movie Review: I Challenge all of you.....!
Summary: 4 Stars
Yes i do. Can anybody really name a good monster movie in the last 10 years, aside from king kong or maybe something from the Aliens series that is beeter than this late 1970's man in a monster bear suit flick? I doubt it..unless your a superficial, shallow, has no film history education type video game absorbed fool..ah, there are so many of you nowadys..HaHaHa.
I saw this when i was 10, and recently dug in my collection to watch it today. Basically a giant mutated bear terrorizes allot folks in the maine wilderness...no not corny at all...man, this was what "Monster Movies" used to be all about.
Very, very good acting...a young Armand assante, Talia shire and Richard A. Dysart....plus robert foxworth who always kind of annoyed me, but a good actor as well. So I ask you so called "film experts"..with all of these new computer graphics..and effects..name me a good monster flick, with some really good acting...(okay if you say King Kong, then i'll give you that)... that is better than "Prophecy". Nothing beats good old fashioned FX...make-up...and actors in giant bear costumes..believe me.
Prophecy had some beautiful cinematography..some wide camera shots..of the wilderness and some believable set pieces. The suspense was very good, there were plenty of scenes where the actors fleeing from this beast instilled some intense emotions...and their individual performances...were excellent for a monster flick.
No i wouldnt say cheesy...no i couldnt say that, it wouldnt be fair at all. The story line might have been typical, you know the whole environmental pollution theme..but it worked well. And the conflict between the Native Americans and the loggers was well done too...with the help of some good acting from Armand Assante.
The make up was very good...yeah i said it, give me some serious monster make-up FX over some fake looking CGI effects anyday..There was some minimal gore..but the presence and wrath of the mutated bear whacking the hell out of people made you say "Oh S!*t..." without having to see so much blood and guts.
Just the feel of this flick was enjoyable! It was scary..and fun...it was one of those movies i remember, and still would ..talk about it for hours with my friends afterwards.
I dont know what happened to monster flicks. Does anybody who makes them..try to understand what it takes to make a good one anymore? It's not fun watching a bunch of blond haired chicks and hollwood "Ken doll" types try to act in a monster movie. Why not get a good script..throw some good veteran actors in the mix..and create some suspense..use some real make up effects..and you might have something. Still not following me?..dig this..find "Prophecy" and watch it once or twice...because this a formula for a monster movie that works!
Summary of The Prophecy
John Frankenheimer updates the mutant-monster films of the 1950s with a modern environmental twist in this well-meaning but clich?-ridden late-'70s horror film. Robert Foxworth is so earnest it hurts as a rabble-rousing ghetto doctor who packs up his pregnant wife (Talia Shire) and heads out to the Maine woods to investigate claims of environmental pollution. That's the least of his concerns when a gooey mutant grizzly goes on the rampage and he joins forces with Native American activist Armand Assante (wearing his humorless resolve like war paint) to get out of the woods. Frankenheimer is a good director saddled with a bad, blunt script, and like a pro he delivers the requisite gore and even racks up the tension in a terrific opening chase. But even he can't overcome the clumsiest collection of deformed woodland creatures to claw their way through a monster movie. --Sean AxmakerHorror DVD Video
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