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Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (El Anticristo: Codigo Omega 2) [NTSC/REGION 1 & 4 DVD. Import-Latin America]

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4 star:		(22)
3 star:		(9)
2 star:		(16)
1 star:		(23)

 

 

This possible scenario of the Last Days is outrageously entertaining, with a script that delights after many viewings, and some fine performances.
It starts in 1960: Stone Alexander (the anti-christ) is the son of a media magnate, a horrid child who almost succeeds in immolating his baby brother. Ten years pass and we see him as a young (meaner and leaner) cadet, and then 25 years later, he appears as a full-blown menace, in the form of Michael York. Ten more years pass, and as the Chancellor of the United World Union, York makes the most of this part, and has some delicious dialogue; there is his sacrament, "This is my flesh, made foul with sin, etc...", and best of all, in a speech in Africa, where he is like Jimmy Swaggart in his heyday, with the words twisted inside-out. It is a brilliant piece of scripting and acting.

Others in the cast that are noteworthy are Diane Venora, an actress who has never received her dues, is wonderful as Stone's wife, Michael Biehn is good as his brother, the president of the U.S., Udo Kier lurks about as "The Guardian", and R.Lee Ermey is marvelous as President Benson.
There are lovely scenes of Rome, and some of the sets are clever, like the old diner with a sign that reads "Hamburger $ 15.00, with cheese, $ 20.00". Nothing like world chaos to bring about a little inflation.
Not all the effects and battle scenes are believable, and it is far from being a "movie masterpiece", but if you are interested in Bible prophesy plots, this is a film that is fascinating as well as a loads of fun.

I liked Omega Code but after hearing about a sequal/remake I was skeptical because any sequal, especially a sequal to a christian movie is bound to not be as good as the first one. Though I was VERY suprised with what I saw in Meggido. The storyline included more biblical concepts than the first and the storyline was better. It seemed they rushed things just a little bit in places. I think they should've showed Antichrit's grip on the world more and David's salvation seemed rushed and it suprised me that he got saved after hearing a few passages out the Second Coming out of the bible. But the effects in this movie are absolutly amazing! They're just as good as any other movie out there. The only special effects shot I didn't like was hell, it looked kind of fake but Satan looked So real. This movie is said to be the best apocolyptic movie ever made, which is what they said about Left Behind which was a bunch of baloney, but it's true about this movie. This is a must get movie to add to your collection and if you're still skeptical you can always rent it.

After seeing THE OMEGA CODE, which I gave three stars for very little drama and cheesy visual effects, I found this to be a very refreshing look at the time which will be coming. For a film that cost only $20 Million to make, the film has awesome visual effects, and plenty of 'em. The storytelling was very different, actually putting in a good amount of characterization and plot. It is at times dramatic, and at times terrifying. The acting was very good (Michael York is MUCH better as Stone Alexander in this film than in THE OMEGA CODE). Michael Biehn gives the best performance of his career as David Alexander, Stone's brother. Anybody who liked THE OMEGA CODE, or like movies with excitement, drama, and mind-riveting storytelling, will love this movie. I guarantee it! Grade: A+

I didn't see Omega Code. However,Meggido is an awesome movie. I can see why some Christians wouldn't be excited about it since we won't be here to witness the actual event. Instead it is awe inspiring to tell your unsaved loved ones to go see the movie and to let them know that if more than millions and millions of people disappear all of a sudden, that Jesus Christ has come back for His church and what they are witnessing in this movie is what they will live through on this planet.

Kudos to the producers and writers of this screenplay who managed to avoid the pit-falls of this movie's predecessor - Omega Code. Production values, greatly increased in this attempt, and a human story-line which lasts virtually throughout the first 2/3's of the movie, help to carry it along. More sophisticated writing, editing and directing make the experience far more engaging, while the holes in plot and realism (still present on occasion) are kept to a minimum. While the "Omega Code" suffered greatly from hammy acting, "Megiddo" stars shine, including the performances of each actor who played the Beast at various ages (with deference to Michael York's wonderful portrayal), a superb performance by Gabrielle (the Beast's Christian wife) and young David (brother to the Beast). For technical quality, the first half of the movie seems to have shaken the problems inherant to "Omega." The score was greatly and pleasantly improved the first half, yet regressed the latter during heightened battle scenes. While the final battle scene is visually anti-climatic and long, the anticipated destination of the Beast keeps genuine interest till the end. "Megiddo" may be the best blatantly "Christian" work to date and is worth the trip for the story. Don't go expecting it to be incredible, but perhaps maybe a little surprised.

Having seen many of the reviews for this film and being a script-writer, i think i can offer some guidance.
First off, I have seen written that the acting for these roles is rediculous. It must be noted that the anti-christ will be genuinely arragant and an ego-mainiac, and York portrays this well.
Another complaint is the dialogue. I only found one truly poor piece of dialogue, spoken by Beihn, "The Lord he gives, (cocks gun) the Lord he takes away, " which was somewhat inappropriate for the setting. There was, however, a great line of dialogue for York's Anti-christ. When Beihn's character states, "You don't have a chance in hell." York states, with
emphasis, "Oh, I always have a chance in hell, david." Very well done. Special effects were almost always good or better,
although "Satan" was obviously CGI created.
I believe the main thing that fought against this film was the first Omega Code film. The first one was honestly, almost laughable, the dialogue was rediculous constantly. This film was truly better and it would have fared much better, if it has been released or made first, and the original "omega Code" would have fared better being released second, even though it is sub-par. This is sad, for this second film is a big step up in every department. It is, at the least, a big step in the right direction.
I would certainly recommend it to people. I would caution parents, concerning the satanic rights sequences, as they could be deemed intense.

This is another film part of the growing interest regarding the End-times. Sometimes called Christian Eschatology.

This film is better than the first one due to a larger budget. It has excellent performances by Michael York (Austin Powers, Logan's Run, Jesus of Nazareth) and Michael Biehn (The Terminator) This film has some parallells to Damien Omen II as it is of the same subject matter.

The filmmakers only had a $20m budget, so please bear with them. A mainstream film production company would not do a film like this because the subject matter is too contreversial.

First off I must say I was amused at the previous reviewer saying MEGIDDO should have been called THE LIFE OF SATAN. And Michael York seemed like such a likeable bloke in 3 MUSKETEERS and the AUSTIN POWERS movies. Now with THE OMEGA CODE and MEGIDDO Michael has been exposed as the satanic fiend he is! Shame Michael shame!! I'm kidding of course. This is a vast improvement on THE OMEGA CODE. Thanks to TOC's success this follow up was made. It's not really a sequel, more a different movie altogether with Yorks's Stone Alexander character the only binding between the two movies. (Plotwise the two don't really mesh together well) Here he has become the most powerful man in history, a living god who has almost achieved his vision of one world which will be fair for everybody, of course all of his sheep lap it all up like the mindless fools they are. The only people standing in his way are the Chinese and US Presidents.
Amazingly, the US President (Michael Biehn) is Stone's brother (only in America!). All this leads up to a one on one conflict blah blah. MEGIDDO is far better than OMEGA CODE... MEGIDDO is glorified straight to video garbage with a larger budget and better visual effects which will appeal to action and sci-fi fans (strangely, the FX budget must have expired before they could fix up Biehn's receeding hairline)...

Really, really bad. Many Christian films make you embarrassed to be associated to that limb of the Body of Christ. I wouldn't show this film to any non-Christian; they would laugh at Christ. This film makes Christians, and Christianity cartoon-ish. There is a better way to make a statement...try not over-acting, and being mello-dramatic. Anyone remember a good story?

Try "Late one Night" by Christiano films.

The timing of this film's release was perfect. Ten days after the September 11th attacks. I saw The Omega Code when it was released in theaters in 1999 and bought it on DVD. I liked it very much. I also saw Megiddo twice in theaters (especially the day it opened - with my god-sister) and was thoroughly impressed. Although, I haven't read The Bible as much as I should have, the parts of Revelation that I did read (especially the rise and fall of the Anti-Christ) were visually depicted (as far as I'm concerned) with almost perfection in this film. I also knew (when seeing this film) that TBN had to have a storyline and put a touch of "Hollywood" to draw the type of attention needed. It has the makings of a great Christian movie with characters quoting scriptures from The Bible as well as the protagonist (played by Michael Biehn) going to GOD in prayer seeking guidance. The Anti-Christ (played convincingly by Michael York) challenges GOD and deceives the world by convincing everyone that he's all for peace and humanity in "the new world". When that challenge is made, GOD's wrath immediately goes into action. Before I saw The Omega Code and Megiddo, I was thoroughly convinced that somewhere someone knows how to get to the missing books of The Bible and that this person or beast is controlling all governments of this world. Think about it. While both films may not touch every issue in the books of Daniel and Revelation, it does manage to interject the word of GOD and the fact that Jesus is Lord. The special effects are pretty cool. And to think that the devil is 1,000,000+infinity uglier than the visual depiction in this film scares the hell out of me. The depiction in the film sent chills throughout my anatomy everytime I saw this film and still does. I like the fact that this film relies heavily on storytelling rather than an all-out special effects extravaganza. The second time I saw this film was after church and, like the first time I saw it, had me as well as others praising GOD and saying/shouting "Hallelujah" when the devil finally bow down and admits that Nazarene is Lord right before being cast down into the firey pits of Hell and chained. The praises got even louder when the scripture from Revelation appeared on the screen. I bought the DVD for this film and was not disappointed at all. My mother (she only saw the second half of the film) and I watched it last night and we both were very much into the film. I will play it again so that my parents and I can enjoy the film in its entirety. I've also told my extended family members (you know, very close friends) about this film as well as The Omega Code. I told them to see both films. As a matter of fact, I recommended both films to a friend of mine who happens to work in the CD/Video/DVD department at Best Buy (thus, having seen the Megiddo title in stock but have not seen the movie). Now, he's going to at least rent or buy it on VHS. I'm also recommending both films to whomever is reading my review for Megiddo. Buy it!!!! Buy it!!!! By it!!!! The film is truly a message from GOD.