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Apocalypse IV - Judgment

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"God vs. Man" is the basic premise of this story. Set in the near future, humanity has experienced a devestating incident--millions of people suddenly disappeared worldwide. The chaos that follows unites the nations under a global government led by Nick Mancouso.

The government line is that those who disappeared were reactionary religionists who served to retard humanity's evolution toward spiritual unity and enlightenment. Anti-government rebels claim that the global leader is the biblical anti-Christ of the New Testament book of Revelation, and that those who disappeared were Christians, whom God had taken up to heaven, just prior to a period of great judgment.

Accusations are tossed back and forth, and ultimately Helen Hannah, the leader of the rebels, is captured and put on trial for treason against humanity. However, her defense attorney says Hannah is not to blame--that she is a deluded follower of God--and that it is God who should be on trial.

The dialogue and plot are much crisper than previous ones in this series. The attorneys are passionate, yet cool and persuasive. The protaganist is both vulnerable and resolute--a powerfully nuanced combination that is most believable.

A subplot, in which those in the rebel camp argue over how much violence they can use for their cause, proved a messier storyline. It might have helped the overall product to drop this element, and enhance the main battle a bit more.

Overall, this was an excellent product--the most professional of the set.

As we find ourselves tumbling into an upside-down world, where misinformation is "news" and truth is in scarce supply, this is a thought-provoking film, well acted and scripted, with a few action scenes thrown in for good measure.
It is a B movie with A+ entertainment value, and doesn't leave you with that "why did I waste my time on that dribble" feeling afterwards.

Some of the acting is exceptional; Leigh Lewis is excellent as Helen Hannah, who is jailed for "crimes" she did not commit, and Nick Mancuso is marvelous as the slithery and suave Anti-Christ, Franco Macalousso, ruler of the ultimate tyranny, a one-world government, who with his velvety-voiced delivery says the qualities he admires in a man are "self-centeredness, self-pity, pride and vengefulness".
Corbin Bernsen is convincing as the defense attorney, who has to decide which master he will serve, and get off the fence he has been sitting on all of his empty life, with a bottle for comfort.

Throroughly enjoyable is Mr. T, as a man who realizes that one has to confront the wicked, at whatever cost ("all is takes for evil to prosper is for good people to do nothin'"). Though not a "master actor", his charisma fills the screen when he's on camera.

With a fine score by Gary Koftinoff, and well-paced direction by Andre van Heerden, who also co-wrote the clever script with Peter and Paul Lalonde, this is a low-buget film that gives us viewing value, with something to think about while we watch. Total running time 1 hour and 40 minutes.

Not only is this the second best film in the APOCALYPSE series (#1 is REVELATION), but it is a real mind-thinker. It shows how everybody, wether they're Christian, Buddhist, Jewish , or of any religion, will put their faith on trial. We'll question what we believe and why we believe it. Right up their on my Top 5 Favorite films list (1. THE PATRIOT; 2. LEFT BEHIND; 3. REVELATION; 4. JUDGMENT; 5. TRIBULATION). Buy It! See It! Love It! Grade: A+

This film has had a lot of negative feedback in newspapers and magazines but it is actually very good. I watched this movie after watching the previous 3 Apocalypse movies and it made complete sense. The Christians in this movie are suffering and are being persecuted because they are living in the endtimes as prophecied in the Bible. They weren't Christian's when the Rapture happened and became Christian's after the glorious event. I think it brilliantly portrays faith conquering fear and persecution. Not to be taken too seriously I think this film is full of wonderful insights and answers to many of the worlds questions re: the Christian faith and more importantly Jesus himself. It sickens me when I read people who believe that when you become a Christian it's gonna be a piece of cake from then on... kind of like a get out of jail card. I'm not saying that we have to pay for our sins or suffer to be saved or get into heaven, to have these two gifts one must have faith in Jesus, but suffering, fear, persecution, strife, poverty, hate and even death is something that our brothers and sisters in Christ suffer daily all over the world, whilst we sit in our comfort zones. In short, a brilliant movie that touches on many great subjects, and oh yeah!!! it stars MR.T. A must have for anyone into the endtime message. Cloud Ten Pictures... more please.

Was really expecting something more along the cheesiness B movie line like Left Behind or something. I wasn't to thrilled with Left Behind, I enjoyed the books much more. I thought they could have done more with that movie, but this movie, Judgement, I actually enjoyed it. There were a few violent scenes, but not anything full of gore. Just boom and they're dead, one explosion. No foul language. My copy said it wasn't rated, but Amazon.com labels this movie as PG-13, which I thought was appropriate. It's not something I'd want my 2 year old watching, but wouldn't be horrified if he woke up from a nap and saw a scene or two.
I'd recommend this movie. This was apparently a sequel. I didn't know it when I bought it and followed along fine without seeing the first movie.

I was so happy to find out that our heroine of the Apocalypse series, the only person, besides the antichrist, to survive through the whole series without dying, was back and that she hadn't been guillotined after all. But that slice of life goes much deeper than the antichrist had planned.

A great installment to the Apocalypse series. The other three starring great underrated actors like Richard Nester (Apocalypse) Jeff Fahey (Revelation) and Gary Busey (Tribulation) which have all done good enough to continue me on through the series. The best out of these three being Revelation, but they are all good and must sees. Take it from a Christian, these are just as inspiring as God himself for the fact that they were made by Christians helps me to believe they were made for a good purpose.

After a mis-execution, Helen Hannah (Gorgeous and a great first time actress, Leigh Lewis) has returned to the Tribulation under the mercy of Antichrist Franco Macalousso. After enduring two years of the tribulation, Macalousso decides he might as well make use of Helens existence, and salavage more of the world than before. After all, Satan won't be satisfied until he has everyone under his wing.

As for Helen, still as devoted to God as ever, she is put under a scripted trial with a skeptical lawyer (Corbin Bernsen) who does nothing for her until he realizes she really is innocent. Under O.N.E's power, the prosecuter, a very stubborn and selfish woman (Jessica Steen) will do anything to get Helen Hannah the highest punishment in crime. But little do any of them know that they're all doing the opposite of what was really intended by them in the first place.

Great. Nothing else really to describe it except great. You know, besides Helen, my other favorite character in the Apocalypse series who started appearing in Revelation is Selma Davis, Helens loyal friend and devoted Christian played by wonderful Marium Carvell. It's strange, whenever movies like this come out, even though the acting done by the known actors is good too, the best acting always comes from the unknown actors and actresses. A good example is Leigh Lewis and Marium Carvell. They should really get discovered after doing four films yet they haven't. Maybe God has other intentions for them.

I think that this movie was great, I have all four in the series and can't wait until the next one comes out. I think that Cloud Ten Pictures can only improve if that is possible. They have a wonderful ministry going, what better ministry can there be than seeing that the Gospel of Jesus gets spread to as many as possible.

I thought the movie had a good storyline, and the actors did their jobs well (although Mr. T had a stereotypical Mr. T performance).

The one thing that really puzzles me is this : The movie claims to be a Christian film, however Mitch (played by Corbin Bernsen) wears a fake mark of the beast on his right hand, and he comes out in the movie as the "hero". The Bible clearly states that anybody who takes the mark of the beast will go to Hell. My belief is that in God's eyes, wearing a fake mark of the beast would be no different than wearing the real thing.

Plus, there are some continuity errors in this film as it relates to the whole "Apocalypse" series. In the 2nd film ("Revelations") and 3rd film ("Tribulation"), the mark of the beast is presented as a 666 burnt into people's hands by Franco Macalousso by way of the "image of the beast" virtual reality helmet (thankfully the hokey VR helmet concept did not make it to "Judgement"). In "Judgement", the mark is represented as a different design.

The film is entertaining, but I find the whole "hero who has a fake mark of the beast is still a hero at the end" angle to be rather unsettling.

Judgement, another film by Cloud Ten picture, continues the story of Helen Hannah and her band of freedom fighters and their battle against anti-christ. This one also stars Corbin Benson and Mr T!!

The christians, who are labelled as haters, are set-up by the ungodly government of the time as being terrorists and are tried in court for their hate-crimes. The trial soon takes a turn when the anti-christ decides to put God on trial! The film then becomes a court room drama and is very interesting to watch.

What really strikes me about this movie is the way the christians are labelled as "haters" and how this resembles the world we live in today. In my country there is currently a court case in progress where some ministers are being labelled as "haters" because they are preaching the gospel and managed to offend some people. This is only happening because of a "religious tolerance law" that has been passed here of recent times. It seems that tolerance only goes one way though, be tolerant of all religions except christianity is the order of the day. We don't have to wait for an anti-christ governmment, it's on our doorstep already.

Enjoy this movie and let it lead you to learn to think for yourself.

Thanks for reading.

This movie will thrill you as it gives you a message that could very well change your life.The plot disputes the reality of Jesus being GOD.The movie then gives real evidence to prove the resurrection of Jesus is historical fact.(Proof by Simon Greenleaf-expert lawyer on valid evidence} - The best movie yet of the Apocalypse movie series! A definite soul winning tool for your family and friends!!!