Waiting for Armageddon

Wow. This gave me the greatest insight to people we walk with everyday. 50 million of them. Of course, no one knows how this life will play out, the end, and all of that, but this view is interesting. Keep an open mind, my friend. I don't agree with anything in this movie and i was born and raised catholic. I can't believe anyone would believe in Christ/God and want to foresee an all out war/destruction. There is a part about Armageddon separating the "good" people from the bad and those not with them will die. Not very Christian- to not forgive. In conclusion, this world has many versions of reality and this is obviously a version of many, not mine though. Movie was boring, but worth it to understand people around you.

Honestly this documentary was not very interesting and the choice of topic's chosen by the film makers were also quite biased.

I mean it was still fun to watch a bunch of pretty simple minded people try and explain magic but this was quickly over shadowed by the fact that there was not much substance to this documentary.. There was no reel point to this film, apart from putting these evangelists in the lime light..

The views of the actual experts were few and far between, and even then you could tell that the film makers methodically chose what to include or exclude..

I just find it funny how fanatical Christian's believe that they are right and not the other religious fanatics. Do religious people not understand irony??

Anyway this documentary was pretty bland but if you want a couple chuckles at the expense of some dumb dumb's give it a quick watch. But be warned it's not very entertaining nor interesting.

Oddly, you can't tell if the director approves of his subjects and their wacko ideas. It is very rare to find anything so neutral on the subject of religion.

This movie is a bit like listening to a group of children play make believe. It turns the camera on various lower than average IQ Americans and lets them ramble on about what they think about Jesus, the coming end of the world and world events, and just lets it run. There are no experts or professionals. There is no discussion of the validity of the various claims.

You get to see holy land tourists dawning white robes and dunking themselves in a small dirty stream which turned out to be all that is left of the storied Jordan River. You get to ride on a tour bus in Israel and hear the patter. The subjects chatter to each other about their fantasies, looking for reassurance in the eyes of fellows, rather than in anything objective.

The main problem with the movie is it like watching security footage. There is almost no editing or cohesion. It needs a drastic pruning.

There are a few shocking moments, like when the pilgrims fantasise about blowing up the Dome of the Rock, the second holiest shrine of Islam, and claiming it had no right to be there even though it has been since 691 AD. There is also some gratuitous Islam bashing. They thought highly wicked that Islam wished to convert everyone on earth, as if they did not want the same thing for Christianity.

There are some clips of various US presidents making some highly sectarian comments, which raised my eyebrows. I thought presidents avoided cheerleading for specific fundamentalist claptrap.

These are Rotarians. They are deadly dull, and not very well informed about their own cults.

They totally misrepresented and edited what my pastor (Dr. Dean) said and here is his rebuttal in part: In 2006 I, along with several members of my church, toured Israel where we were interviewed for this documentary. We were originally told the purpose of the film was to explain the strong support for Israel among evangelicals in the U.S. to foster greater dialogue and understanding between the political left and right. The filmmakers verbally assured us that we would be able to preview the final film before it was released for our approval. This did not happen. When we did see the film, I sent an eleven page list of suggested and necessary changes which were not implemented.

I and those in my congregation who participated in this film were appalled at how the editing made us appear to hold views very different from those we actually hold.

See his whole rebuttal at 'Dean Bible Ministries" to see how far off these filthy truth twisters are! They have no right twisting what others say to their own agenda!

This film doesn't try to shock you. It invites you to sit in with a church as they make their pilgrimage to The Holy Land. Creepiness ensues. The filmmakers focus on de-contextualizing ordinary attitudes from suburban American Christian culture by presenting them to a general audience, peppering the Cinema-Verite with commentary from a slightly biased semetic cast of scholars.

The criticism touches on the subject's historical ignorance and penchant for violence but focuses more on the general hubris of Christianity in America. The judgement is delivered quietly, giving the viewer a feeling of coming to his own conclusions.

Bias aside, there is a fantastic scene where the Christians are talking loudly outside the Dome Of The Rock about apocalyptic prophecy. The attendants of the holy tourist attraction apprehensively approach the offenders and beg them to please be quiet. You don't need a scholar providing commentary to lead you to any conclusions here.