Customer Reviews

Left Behind - The DVD Collection (Left Behind / Left Behind II - Tribulation Force / Left Behind - World at War)

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I am on the last (12th) book, "Glorious Appearing" after having devoured the Left Behind bound series. I had seen the first movie, "Left Behind" years before and enjoyed it, although it did leave you hanging. I purchased the books and read them and at the same time purchased the 3 DVD's. I just finished watching all 3 movies. I was disappointed. The script somewhat followed the books, but then by World at War, it went off into its own world. The characters I grew to love in the books were almost one-dimensional in the movie. If you watch the special features you will see interviews with various celebrities about the movie. I wish they had made more of the story into the movie. Janaya ("Chloe") mentioned how long everything took, but I was surprised, and had to reverse it to hear it again, to learn that it was only 6 weeks of filming. After seeing the 95 minute features I can believe it. This had so much potential, but dropped the ball. Although I must say, the actors were terrific! Everyone matched the descriptions and personalities in the books. Gordon Currie was incredible as the Antichrist! I caution you to read the books first, then watch the movies. If not, you will not appreciate the deeper meaning to them. You don't even need to be religious really, just appreciate the remarkable insights. Thank you Kirk Cameron for helping to bring the story to life, except it should have been more alive.

I read all the Left Behind books in a whirlwind. I found the movies just as exciting. I watched all three back to back. Very moving and genuine. Should bring everyone to their knees - praise God! I hope more Christian based movies are released.

This is a very good collections of all three Left Behind DVDs and with the special DVD it is worth getting. It is good to get not only for the Christians you know but with the way the DVDs are made they are great for non-Christians as well. These can be used for evangelism and outreach to your friends. Worth buying and worth the price.

I knew what I was buying when I bought it. I have read all of the 16 or so Left Behind Book series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins and wanted to see the movies. The movies, (although a lot is left out from what the books can provide, obviously,) were true to the books and done wonderfully so that with some exception, the whole family can watch and learn about 'end times' in a way that isn't too frightening but yet, educational and pretty true to the writer's educated interpretation of the Bible's account. Kirk Cameron is the lead character, Buck Williams, a journalist who is propelled into an end times thriller together with his chosen circle of friends, he negotiates meaning and attempts to predict the next phase of this particular time frame. He further begins a war with the anti-Christ with some edge of your seat guessing what will happen next. A good three movies where one will take over where the last one left off. I recommend that parents watch it first to determine if it is appropriate viewing for their particular children only so that sensitive children are not frightened and those too young will not be able to understand the message anyway.

I had seen this several years ago. I had the opportunity to see the first one again when we were visiting friends of ours a couple of months ago. My husband had never seen the movies before or heard of the books so I purchased the series of DVD's so that we could watch them together. If you are not exactly walking where you are suppose to be in your faith and relationship with the Lord, it may give you a thought provoking experience. I plan on sharing the collection with each of my children and their families.

The movie trilogy is quite useful as a primer for Revelations. It's biblically factual - though a dramatization of what may come - and is a good way to help Christians wade into the Book of Revelations, which has at times been a task for me.

This is a wonderful set of the Left Behind series. Kirk Cameron is great in these films.
The extras on the DVD's add much meaning to these films. I would reccomend
that everyone watch these films, christian and non-christian alike.

The movies are very biblically correct and entertaining. Kirk Cameron is an asset to the films and I would love to see more. I think Biblical movies are few and far between in the making. There are many folks out there who would love to see more. This left me wanting more.

I read all 15(?) books in the Left Behind Series, and was curious to see how they could boil the story down to only 3 videos. The first two videos were mostly true to the books, but the third totally broke away from the books and not in a good way, and did not bring the story to its conclusion. The video series is worth watching, but don't let it be a substitute for reading the books. The story is based on the Book of Revelation, but it is a great adventure story in its own right. You don't have to be an Evangelical Christian to enjoy them.

This was a nice try, but it was a very cheap attempt. I know movies can never reproduce every scene in a book, and often have to change things to convey the feel of the story. But the feel of the movies is nowhere near as intense or emotional as the books. They were ok, but the books were way better.