entremet
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Am assuming all these actors are Christian, otherwise why pursue these projects. I doubt they pay a lot. These are low budget affairs.
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Well, I watched "Do You Believe?"
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Am assuming all these actors are Christian, otherwise why pursue these projects. I doubt they pay a lot. These are low budget affairs.
Mira Sorvino has been pretty devout convert. I suspect that there's several others in the cast (perhaps even most/all) that must be as well, because as you say, these can't pay that much and are more in the realm of "passion projects". Like indie films actors make for personal reasons. The cast behind this could've done better though...
entremet
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I know Sean Astin is one. He just don't wear his religion on his sleeve.
Human Resources
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Lionel, could you please review Omega Code II: Megiddo?
I don't care what anyone says, that movie is pure entertainment. My Skillet-listening roommate at college was taken aback when I read a synopsis and was like "Yes, yes I will definitely go see this movie with you, and will invite friends."
I don't care what anyone says, that movie is pure entertainment. My Skillet-listening roommate at college was taken aback when I read a synopsis and was like "Yes, yes I will definitely go see this movie with you, and will invite friends."
Holy shit I remember that movie.
The secretary's adopted brother turns out to be the Antichrist right?
Now that was a thoroughly entertaining movie, I agree. It was actually quite competently made for a Christian themed film, and a fun watch too.
Just to highlight the cast in that one:
Michael York
Michael Biehn
R. Lee Ermey
Udo Kier
Franco Nero
Chad Michael Murray
Something like that. Hicks is the VP of the US I think, with Drill Sergeant Hartman as the President, and Basil Exposition (the antichrist) becomes president of the world union. I thought they were blood brothers though, not that that matters.
Gordon Shumway
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Mandrake da gawd..fantastic review. Can't wait for the next one!
I eagerly await Lionel's viewing of God's Not Dead 2, these are amazing.
My fiancée actually received a text message from an older coworker back when the first was released that said the title of the movie - it was a group text and was met with a flurry of confusion, people going "Is something wrong?" or "Please do not contact my child without my permission." It was glorious.
So learning through your writeup that the reason she received that text in the first place was because the movie asked people to do it just makes it that much funnier.
My fiancée actually received a text message from an older coworker back when the first was released that said the title of the movie - it was a group text and was met with a flurry of confusion, people going "Is something wrong?" or "Please do not contact my child without my permission." It was glorious.
So learning through your writeup that the reason she received that text in the first place was because the movie asked people to do it just makes it that much funnier.
During that entire recap, I pictured Ted McGinley as Ted Danson. I know that's wrong. I knew that was wrong. But it just seemed more entertaining my way somehow.
George Lucas should sue after they clearly stole names like Kriminal and Nefarious from unused Star Wars scripts.
George Lucas should sue after they clearly stole names like Kriminal and Nefarious from unused Star Wars scripts.
Beelzeboss
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God sounds a little messed up in this movie.
He helps criminals and kills the pregnant girl so BARREN woman can have the kid.
At least he cured cancer finally. Actually maybe cancer guy never had cancer in the first place. It was all a ruse to get people to believe.
He helps criminals and kills the pregnant girl so BARREN woman can have the kid.
At least he cured cancer finally. Actually maybe cancer guy never had cancer in the first place. It was all a ruse to get people to believe.
Fun fact, Workaholics is a documentary.
The Technomancer
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Orson Scott Card, of all people, wrote a great essay about this back in like the 80s. Basically religious literature falls into one of two categories based on whether its interested in exploring actual questions of faith and purpose or if its affirmative fiction for the already devout and that the latter is pretty much always always awful.
The Technomancer
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Lionel Mandrake
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I remember watching that years ago. I remember at the end Michael York turns into a terrible CG Balrog.
Power Team is very very real. I've seen them roll up a frying pan with their bare hands.
That's one of the really weird thing about these movies. Everyday Christians will say God doesn't cause everything to happen as it does, at least not directly. He knows how it will all happen but we still somehow have free will. But some people believe and the movies themselves almost always seem to position events to be most definitely divinely influenced and guided by his hand. Often times heavily influenced either by how devout a character's faith is or their willingness to repent and accept Jesus had they not previously. Though that doesn't always save them.
So while God appears to be directly influencing events they're still full of really screwed up conclusions where people die horribly for really minor slights, if at all, or get bizarro happy endings due to some other person's profound tragedy. God really sucks at endings and has some uneven criteria for his "miracles."
Man, after reading the last thread and this one, I actually really wanted to go see this, because I am a fan of awful movies. But it's not playing anywhere near me. Welp, guess I saved twenty bucks.
EDIT: Oh, actually it is playing at theaters that are roughly 30-45 minutes away. Yeah, no thanks. If I want to see a bad movie, I'll just wait two weeks and go see The Room when Rifftrax does it.
EDIT: Oh, actually it is playing at theaters that are roughly 30-45 minutes away. Yeah, no thanks. If I want to see a bad movie, I'll just wait two weeks and go see The Room when Rifftrax does it.
Mengy
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Nope, it's the lack of Dean Cain and Kevin Sorbo. Superman and Hercules together in one movie can really supply the draw!!!!
Lionel, your review was spectacular, and I'm also sure it was far more entertaining than the movie itself. Although I may have to youtube that bridge scene one day....
This article is even better than the movie and its summary. Thanks for posting it.
To be fair, Dominic Monaghan is the best actor out of the bunch (and also the best Hobbit.)
Beautiful writeup, Mandrake. I feel like you should start a Patreon and we can just pay you to watch crappy movies and do these write-ups.
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So, did George Lucas get credit as a writer for those names or was this an under the table kind of deal
Today I learned that the guy who tried to sell drugs to Ewan McGregor in Attack of the Clones was named Elan Sleazebaggano, so yeah, nice try Christians.
Sup Idle Thumbs bro.
There are a whole lot of Christians in America, and quite a few of them feel like most Hollywood movies don't really represent them or their values, so when a christian movie does come out they flock to it whether it's good or not. (And they are almost always not.) It's an under-served audience.
I don't know what Idle Thumbs isAlso, you listen to Idle Thumbs.
Sounds like I should rectify that.
I think I got it from GAF, but I'm honestly not sure, my mind was full of fuck, I was like, "yeah, no way it can be real", same as this movie btw, I was "oh really, Kriminal and Nefarious, that's some shitty low hanging jokes".
Then I went to imdb...
CadetMahoney
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I met a person once called Krim.
I don't know whether to smirk or shake my head in disgust.
I don't know whether to smirk or shake my head in disgust.
metalmonstar
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I usually like Christian movies, but God is not Dead really left a bad taste. It seemed way too heavy handed. I wonder if this will be more of the same. I will check it out at some point.
Also I took a girl on a date to see the Power Team live, if it is the group I am thinking of. They pretty much just broke blocks of ice, shared their testimony then ripped a phone book in half.
Also I took a girl on a date to see the Power Team live, if it is the group I am thinking of. They pretty much just broke blocks of ice, shared their testimony then ripped a phone book in half.
Lionel Mandrake
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Yeah, that's them.
Rhomega Beta
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Cracked did a similar article: http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/4-reasons-christian-movies-bomb-in-mostly-christian-america/
I've seen a 43-minute video review (of sorts, it's shot in a car right after a screening), and it was compared to Crash, but with Christians, with all these plot threads that aren't really connected.
Brawly Likes to Brawl
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Thanks for posting this article, it's very well written.
BladeoftheImmortal
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That relationship went nowhere, lol
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