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Date: Wednesday, 07 January, 2009 :: 17:16
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Left Behind - The Movie
List Price: USD $9.95
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Product Group: dvd
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Actor:
Kirk Cameron,
Brad Johnson,
Janaya Stephens,
Clarence Gilyard Jr.,
Colin Fox,
Director: Vic Sarin
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Format:
AC-3,
Color,
Dolby,
Dubbed,
DVD-Video,
Full Screen,
NTSC,
Release Date: 2004-08-31
Running Time: Array Min
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 2000
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com
Part conspiracy theory and part religious message, Left Behind (based on the first in a series of runaway bestsellers by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins) is a passable, occasionally compelling thriller that turns the rapture and the ascendance of the Antichrist into something resembling a Robert Ludlum espionage potboiler. The beginning, though, is pure Stephen King: as morose pilot Rayford Steele (Brad Johnson) steers his jet plane toward London, comely flight attendant Hattie Daniels (Chelsea Noble) informs him that a number of passengers have disappeared--at 37,000 feet, leaving their neatly pressed clothes behind. And they're not the only ones who've gone missing. The mass disappearances throw the world into chaos, and the sinisterly compelling Nicolae Carpathia (Gordon Currie), head of the U.N., selflessly steps in to help broker peace among the world's nations. But is he as good intentioned as he seems? Turns out the appropriately named Mr. Carpathia is behind a plot to rule the world and control its food supply, and intrepid reporter Buck Williams (Kirk Cameron, better than you'd expect) is onto him--with a little help from some biblical prophecies. Suffering the problem that befalls most first installments in a series of books and movies, Left Behind busies itself with the task of introducing characters and setting up expository plot lines, and audiences may be frustrated by the lack of action--Rayford's somewhat labored crisis of faith takes up a good chunk of the film. Still, it's an intriguing premise that should satisfy fans of the novel and possibly pick up a few more converts along the way (be warned, though, this is a modestly budgeted film that looks more like a cable TV movie than the latest James Bond extravaganza). And, if like a fair number of the film's characters, you can't figure out that someone named "Nicolae Carpathia" is a bad guy, then, well, you need to bone up on your evil villains. --Mark Englehart
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Reviews:
Average Customer Review: 
Summary: The books are better!
Date: 2008-12-30 - 
Comment: Having read this series several years ago, I was finally got to watch this film. Like most books, this 95 minute movie just couldn't replicate all the nuances, conversations, and experiences that made the books so interesting.
The production quality also suffered from a low budget. The casting director did an excellent job of typecasting. Nearly every character was exactly as I expected them to be based upon the book.
I don't recommend this movie unless you have first read the book. After you've read the book, this movie will not add anything but might provide an evenings worth of entertainment.
Summary: Good movie in itself
Date: 2008-12-23 -
Comment: I read the book first and found out there was a movie and watched it that day. The movie is a good movie in itself. It does not follow the book exactly so I had to watch it twice to get over the parts where I was saying "that is not what happened in the book". As far as "preaching" in the movie there was little to none, which the books have quite a bit of. People in my family who watched it without reading the book first had to ask a few questions, but found it interesting and are now going to read the book. Kirk Cameron is the perfect "Buck"!!!
Summary: Great
Date: 2008-11-11 - 
Comment:
I recommend this movie to everyone and anyone. I have seen it 3 times, and will probably see it again.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: Left Behind
Date: 2008-06-06 -
Comment: I will say like I did about Left Behind II. I enjoyed this movie and if you want an awaking moment just get this movie.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Summary: More Left Behind
Date: 2008-05-25 -
Comment: The story of Nicolae Carpathia and the end times written in Revelation continue and it is more compelling than ever. Well done and worth adding to your library.
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