The Prophecy
by Gregory Widen
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Actor: Christopher Walken, Elias Koteas, Eric Stoltz, Viggo Mortensen, Virginia MadsenDirector: Gregory Widen
Brand: BUENA VISTA HOME VIDEO
Cinematographer: Bruce Douglas Johnson
Cinematographer: Richard Clabaugh
Writer: Gregory Widen
Producer: Don Phillips
Producer: Joel Soisson
Producer: Raquel Caballes Maxwell
Producer: W.K. Border
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Letterbox, 2.35:1
Running Time: 98 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-02-09
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Dimension
DVD Reviews of The Prophecy
DVD Review: Walken is the Funniest
Summary: 5 Stars
Interesting concept that perpetuates Gabriel's bad rap. A funny movie, and the Native American Shamanism mixed with Judeo-Christian beliefs are very interesting. Walken makes good movies period.DVD Review: Walken Makes This Preposterous Story Fun
Summary: 4 Stars
This was a different kind of horror movie with bad angels as the main attraction. Actually, the main attraction is Christopher Walken in the role of "Gabriel." He's extremely entertaining with his mixture of humor and evil. He eveen admonishes people for using profanity!
Of course, the theology in this movie is so preposterous it's hilarious. At least in the end, the hero of the film correctly identifies the warring angel as one doing so strictly out of jealously for God. That's Bibically accurate, but the rest of the theology here is totally bogus. A lot of people probably don't know there are such things as bad angels, so that part is true.
Theology-aside, this is a very entertaining movie. The language is tame but beware there are a couple of very gory scenes that might offend. The special- effects are good. Walken is a "trip" to watch and Virginia Madsen looks beautiful.
DVD Review: Worst movie I've seen in a long time
Summary: 1 Stars
You have to be kidding me, the acting, plot, everything about this so called movie made me ill. This is probably the worst movie I've ever seen! I can't believe that people got paid from this trash. What a mess.DVD Review: Prophecy
Summary: 4 Stars
The package was received with the product inside.
This item was given out for Xmas, so I have NO real idea if the product works or not.
DVD Review: A true classic
Summary: 5 Stars
I haven't watched this in years. I love the story line.
When Gabriel (Christopher Walken) is on screen it's pure magic. I had forgotten Viggo Mortensen is in this film. This is long before his Lord of the Rings Fame.
The plot is after Lucifer and his angels were cast down a second war broke out in heaven lead by Gabriel. This war was due to some angels resenting humans being elevated above them. Gabriel refers to them as "Talking Monkeys".
Gabriel believes since humans are so much better at warfare if he can capture the darkest human soul that ever existed he can win the war against God.
Watch this one only. The others in the series are pretty bad.
Description of The Prophecy
Big-screen favorite Christopher Walken (PULP FICTION, BATMAN RETURNS) heads an all-star cast in this chilling and suspenseful thriller! At the scene of a bizarre murder, L.A. homicide detective Thomas Dagget (Elias Koteas -- EXOTICA) discovers a lethal heavenly prophecy now being fulfilled on earth! Yet in his fight to stop the forces of evil -- led by the powerful angel Gabriel (Walken) -- Dagget finds an unlikely ally in an elementary school teacher (Virginia Madsen -- CANDYMAN). Together they race against time and terror to save the world as we know it! Also starring Eric Stoltz (PULP FICTION) -- critics everywhere praised THE PROPHECY for its high-powered thrills and knockout performances -- don't miss it!A prime candidate for cult status (it even spawned a sequel), this apocalyptic 1995 horror flick belongs in the darker corners of the comedy-horror sub-genre that includes Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Mimic, and Phantoms--and like those movies it's a mixed blessing with some highlights worth savoring.
This one's got Christopher Walken in its favor, starring as the Angel Gabriel, who's really mad at God for allowing humans into heaven (because, you see, humans have souls and angels don't, and God plays favorites). Gabriel takes his anger out on the human race, coming to Earth to capture the soul of the most evil human alive in an effort to defeat the "good" angels that remain in God's good graces. One of the good angels is played by Eric Stoltz, who captures the evil soul before Walken does and transfers it into the body of a little girl. Are you with us so far? Don't worry if you're not, because writer-director Gregory Widen filled The Prophecy with so many wild ideas that he didn't bother to connect them to a coherent plot.
Add Viggo Mortensen as the devil and Elias Koteas as a priest-turned detective who's tracking Walken and it's clear that Widen was attempting something ambitious here. He nearly succeeded, since The Prophecy jumpstarts its heaven-and-hell rivalry with enough action, humor, and intelligence to make the movie sufficiently entertaining. It was enjoyable enough to entice Walken back for the sequel, so if you're into this kind of thing, this one's a keeper. --Jeff Shannon
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