Revelation: The End of Days

I am giving "Revelation: End of Days" an extra star ONLY because I am a big fan of the "found footage" (aka "faux documentary") genre. I loved "Blair Witch" and "Cloverfield", and I think that "September Tapes" is one of the most underrated films of the new millennium. The style of "Revelation" is similar to "ST", but this couldn't be more blatant fundamentalist Christian propaganda if it were being broadcast on CBN, starring Kirk Cameron, and with a special cameo by Pat Robertson. The fact that History Channel produced it is rather odd. I know that they have had several "documentaries" that were very theologically biased to please the devout, but this is beyond even those. It is like Ed Wood cross-dressing as Leni Riefenstahl in a conservative Sunday suit. If that mental image frightens you, then definitely avoid watching this at all costs. :)

The subject of the prophecies of Revelation in the bible is such a great idea that can give a lot but I feel it was poorly executed and not to mention the special effects were not good to see so I could not enjoy the series as I was expecting also the plot was kind of boring in some parts of the mini series. On the other hand, there's more than United States feels like the Apocalypse was exclusively for USA and I just say it because I think it would have been amazing to see different escenarios and stories lived through the eyes of other cultures and people but well I think we can't ask very much for a low budget mini series produced by History Channel.

Like many other movies and miniseries about this topic, this work is horrifically bad. It was poorly written, acted, and produced. It is almost laughable how awful this thing is. This is worse than some of the bad science fiction movies that I watch for kicks. It sticks to a convoluted interpretation of the Christian apocalypse that opportunists like Kirk Cameron, Jerry B. Jenkins, and Tim LaHaye have used to line their pockets for years, but the overused plot not even the worst aspect of this thing.

The shaky camera style is reminiscent of The Blair Witch Project, which fits well with the other poorly executed parts of the miniseries. If you are prone to vertigo, migraines, seizures, or motion sickness, especially if these have been triggered in the past by past movies or television shows, you might want to avoid this for health reasons. If not, just avoid it for quality reasons. It's not entertaining enough to justify wasting so much time on it.

This story of "we're in the final days now" pretty much fails. It isn't a horrible failure, just a failure.

The characters are horribly written. In fact, it looks like there are really only about three characters spread out over dozens of characters. In other words, the same character is written into different parts.

For example, the cop who becomes a convert and the assistant to the bible guru who becomes a convert are exactly the same character. Why even bother writing two characters who are clones?

So, this isn't the least of the problems of the writers. As pointed out,it looks like it was written by someone who glanced over the bible once, maybe read through the modern King James version, and did zero research.

It's quite lame. Not totally lame. Just quite lame. Lets say it's a three legged horse in a stakes race. It's still a horse, and it has more than two legs, but it is a failure.

Looking over it, I rate movies according to the waste or good use of resources. I don't think there were a lot of resources here. Certainly no reason for a big budget.

It really looks like footage was used and put on the production table, and the producers looked over the footage and added a story to what they had. Kind of like how some comic books were once done. An artist would draw the pictures, then a writer would make words for what the artists drew.

Indeed, that's what this looks like. If that's not what it was, then I can only say the writers were flat out pathetic. If it was a story made for the stock footage they had, well, then it's not as bad. But it's still silly.

I had to laugh at the politically correct rapture. The writers, who know very little about Biblical prophecy and history, picked and chose verses they thought could fit and ,many times, rewrote them to fit their story. I realize this was fictional, the way they chopped it up they should have left any reference to the Bible out. Sure they had a couple of the characters, but this was absolutely horrible. The filming could have been done better by amateurs. Next time, read and study your source yourself, and don't rely on someone to tell you what it says. It was sloppy, and poorly done. I would be embarrassed to have my name associated with it. History channel, I know you are biased against the Bible, but this made a fool of your channel.