Product Details

• Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gabriel Byrne, Robin Tunney, Kevin Pollak, CCH Pounder
• Directors: Peter Hyams
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Special Edition, NTSC
• Language: English, Latin
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Universal Studios
• VHS Release Date: August 29, 2000
• Run Time: 123 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (315 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0783244509
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #114,597 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
After a two-year hiatus that included recovery from heart surgery, Arnold Schwarzenegger returned to the big screen in November 1999 with End of Days, a Thanksgiving turkey if ever there was one. Overcooked and bloated with stuffing, this ludicrous thriller attached itself to the end-of-the-millennium furor that kicked in a year too early. A prologue begins in 1979 with panic in the Vatican when a comet signals the birth of a child who will, 20 years later, become the chosen bride of Satan, destined to conceive the devil's spawn between 11 p.m. and midnight on December 31, 1999. It's hard to decide who has the more thankless role--Robin Tunney as Satan's would-be bride, or Schwarzenegger as Jericho Cane, the burned-out alcoholic bodyguard assigned to protect the girl from Satan, billed as "The Man" and played with cheesy menace (and an inconsistent variety of metaphysical manifestations) by Gabriel Byrne.

With kitschy character names like Jericho and Chicago (Arnie's partner, played by Kevin Pollack) and lapses in logic that any 5-year-old could spot, End of Days is a loud, aggravating movie that would be entertaining if it were intended as comedy. But Schwarzenegger and director Peter Hyams approach the story as an earnest tale of redemption and tested faith, delivering a ridiculous climax full of special effects and devoid of dramatic impact. You're left instead to savor the verbal and physical sparring between Satan and Jericho, resulting in the most thorough pummeling Schwarzenegger's ever endured onscreen. Of course he eventually gets his payback, just in time for New Year's Eve. Perhaps he was touched by an angel. --Jeff Shannon

From The New Yorker
The trailers looked like trouble, and they didn't lie. Arnold Schwarzenegger's millennial "Omen" flick-the Devil comes to New York to mate with a virgin on New Year's Eve-looks and plays like leftover high-testosterone eighties filmmaking. There's nothing here that breaks any new action ground, and the performance by Gabriel Byrne as the Prince of Darkness (his dialogue and strange accent make him sound like he's doing a Henny Youngman shtick) is embarrassing. When Schwarzenegger throws down his guns (always a bad sign) and figures out that faith, not bullets, destroys evil, there's little to do but wait for some enlightenment. It never comes. -Bruce Diones
Copyright © 2006 The New Yorker

Customer Reviews

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33 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not The Best Arnold Movie, But Definitely Worth Watching, April 22, 2000

By	C. Butler (Sebring, FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: End of Days (DVD)

I cannot understand the bad reviews for this film! Sure, this isn't one of the best movies ever made, nor is it one of Schwarzenegger's best films, but I still liked it-it was better than okay.

Be warned however; this film is INTENSE and not for children, with references to and images of Satanism, representatives of a fringe group of Catholics trying to pin a girl down in order to stab and kill her, the devil having sex with 2 women, and some awfully gruesome murders.

A previous reviewer gave away the ending for this film (Thanks alot for ruining it for me, whoever you are) so I won't give it away again. I rented it with the worst expectations possible, and was surprised to discover that I liked it. Not something that I would want to buy or see more than once but I enjoyed it! Better than "Eraser", "Last Action Hero" "Batman And Robin" (but what wasn't better than that stinker?) and some of Schwarzenegger's earlier films, but not as good as "T2" or "True Lies". I don't know what else to write, without giving too much away.

25 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Action packed and horrific !, April 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: End of Days (DVD)

An excellent movie! The best blend of action/horror I've seen to date. Sure, some people will try to nick pick certain details, and complain endlessly about this and that, but overall this was the most entertaining movie of 1999. Sure we all realize now that the panic over the Y2K bug and any prophetic fears were silly, but you need to look past all those things to really appreciate this film. Basically, it's a horrifying thriller, packed with great action sequences. Yes, I realize many negative reviews are regarding "Arnold" vs "The Devil", and yes, that does sound silly, but how about Arnold vs the mafia/military (Commando), Arnold vs a technologically advanced alien (Predator), or Arnold vs the "System" (Total Recall) & (The Running Man) etc. The way to sum it up is to basically say, "All great Arnold movies ARE far fetched" That is WHY they are MOVIES. They are NOT supposed to be realistic, but an escape from reality. Enough with the negative reviews for being far-fetched. That is why the largest percentage of us WATCH movies. To escape! Once again, this is an EXCELLENT film. Do not take it too seriously, but then again, do not take any Arnold action flick seriously, or get your head examined.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Devil Made Me do it, December 30, 2007

By	Gunner (Bethlehem,Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: End of Days (DVD)

End Of Days DVD

End Of Days starring Arnold Swarzennegger playing a cop turned security guard seeking to prevent a diabolical plot for Satan to mate with a human. Great special effects.


Recommended for Arnold Swarzennegger fans and fans of action movies.

Gunner December, 2007