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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
| CATEGORY: | Video |
| DIRECTOR: | Peter Hyams |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 24 November, 1999 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Mca Home Video |
| MPAA RATING: | R (Restricted) |
| FEATURES: | Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Special Edition, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Action / Adventure, Foreign Film - Spanish/Misc Sa, Horror / Sci-Fi / Fantasy, Movie |
| MEDIA: | VHS Tape |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 096898631433 |
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>Hyped to the heavens when it first came out as Schwarzenegger's comeback movie, this 1999 film steers the Governor away from his attempts at comedy and collaborations with Danny Devito and back into the sort of action packed carnage that made his name in the first place. However, where the likes of Commando had him portraying invincible supermen with a neat array of guns and one liners to hand, "End of Days" is considerably darker. Set in New York on the eve of Millennium, the film shows a version of the Austrian Oak previously never witnessed. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays Jericho Cane, an alcoholic ex-Cop in charge of a security squad who finds himself embroiled in a battle to save a young girl (Robin Tunney) from being raped by the devil (a sadly, rather ineffective Gabriel Byrne) and bringing about Armageddon. Cane himself is not the best sort of man for saving all creation either. He is mired in deep depression, has abandoned any faith in God he may have once had and when we first see him, is contemplating suicide. However, saving the girl gives him a drive and determination even when faced with some conflicting views from the Catholic Church about how best to go about this. All of this takes place in a very grim and gritty vision of New York where the rain never stops falling, urban decay is rife and pillars of steam rise from manhole covers. It is a fitting location for the end of all creation to begin and cast a dark veil over the flick. <
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>Of course, that isn't to say the film is all doom and gloom as there are a few glimpses of just how seriously the makers weren't taking their project (the argument between Arnold and Kevin Pollack in the former's apartment is hilarious). Plus, while the story and characters are all developed to match the atmosphere of impending dread during the first hour and a half, the last twenty minutes are made up of the kind of explosive action that strangely doesn't jar against the grimmer nature of the rest of the film, though the CGI devil at the climax is pushing it a little. As a photographer, Director Peter Hyams (fresh off his unacclaimed, yet deserving "The Relic") demonstrates actual ability, displaying some good frame work and movement, but it is nothing above solid work. Screenwriter Andrew Marlowe is the film's greatest enemy. At parts, the script actually shows the makings of good religious thriller, and at times it even shows some quasi-intellectual thought (the Temptation scene between Arnold and Gabriel Byrne), but these small pluses are choked out by a river of negatives. Generic dialogue/characters, gapping plot holes, and convenient plot points that just happen to point all the characters in the right direction are just a few of the standard Hollywood black holes Marlowe's screenplay falls into. The shadow of the good movie it could have been faded very quickly. <
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>The film surprisingly has a good cast. Arnold, still possessing that larger than life attitude, tries to play a depressed, on the edge cop with no more than average results. Stick to be the invincible hero Arnie, it's what your good at. Gabriel Byrne is the strong point of the ensemble, bringing a nice air of cynicism to the role of Satan. In a villainous role ripe for overacting, Byrne restrains himself and it adds a bit more menace to the character. Kevin Pollak, as normal, is able to bring at least a few chuckles to the movie, but he's done better. Also look for a stellar small role from Rod Steiger. Hyams looked like he was trying to separate this from the faceless mass of Hollywood action films. He was heading in the right direction, but had neither the script or originality to take it there; nonetheless, "End of Days" is a suitable venture if you are looking for an action-packed, special effects romp and a devil of a good time.
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Being that 1999 has come and gone pretty uneventfully, END OF DAYS, many cynics will argue, isn't really worth watching. Of course, that's not true. Yes, since this reivew is being written in the last days of 2005, everyone is probably looking back on the 1999 New Year's event and laughing heartily (the same I cannot say for the 2001 New Year's crowd, or any period during George W. Bush's "Presidency".) Whether it was a suspected terrorist attack, the Y2K mumbo-jumbo, or the anticipated return of the Messiah, we were all being a liitle paranoid.
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>I am a Christian-Universalist (branch of Christianity believing in the eventual salvation of every single human being- past, present, and future- regardless of religion or sin), so I don't consider the Bible either infallible or without merit. END OF DAYS is an apocalyptic action-horror movie for people like me.
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>END OF DAYS has Arnold Schwarzenegger giving one of the best performances of his career before becoming the governor of CULL-LI-FORN-NIA. He plays NYC cop turned bodyguard Jericho Cane- whose name, by the way, is the name of a city in Israel; END OF DAYS is full of Biblical references like this- who contemplates suicide and drowns himself in alcohol to escape his guilt for the murders of his wife and daughter, who died at the hands of criminals he testified against. He and his partner Bobby (Kevin Pollack) are protecting a nameless Wall-Street socialite (Gabriel Byrne) during the New Year's fiasco. After an attempt on the Man's life, by a priest no less, Jericho is puzzled why a religious man would want to take a life. A series of clues leads him to Chritine York (Robin Tunney), who has also just survived a hit by Vatican troubleshooters. Soon, she and Jericho learn the true about the attempted murders, and the Man himself from Father Kovak (Rod Steiger)- Every 1,000 years, Satan comes to Earth and takes possessing of a male body- The Man's in this case- and serachs for the woman with whom he will father the Anti-Christ. He has chosen Christine to mother his child, who must be conceived between 11 and Midnight on New Years Eve. Though Jericho is reluctant to believe in this scenario- he has lost all faith in God for allow his family to be murdered- when Satan tempts him with the joys that will be his if he leads him to Chritine, and after almost being killed by Satan for refusing, Jericho agres to protect Christine.
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>END OF DAYS is probably Arnold Schwarzengger's best movie, even better than his powerhouse TERMINATOR franchise. It's certainly his most dramatic. And while I can't say that I am pleased that Arnold has been such an avid Bush supporter in his political carrer (read past reviews I have written on Bush), I think that END OF DAYS may be the one time I or anyone else can honestly say Arnold gave a truly Oscar-worthy performance.
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>I have been wondering though, has anyone in Hollywood been considering making a What if? sequel to END OF DAYS? You Know, What if Jericho couldn't stop Satan's plot. What if Christine gave birth to the Anti-Christ? What would the world be like? How accurately would the Book of Revealations have had it? (I personally think Book of Revealations is so bizarre, it's almost impossible for anyone human to interpret it correctly.)
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>In this time of war and religious bigotry in the United States, END OF DAYS is the perfect movie to escape it all.
Governor of California V's the devil
Arnie actually does a good job in this film of at least trying to act.
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>The plot is a little ludicrous, the devil returning every 1,000 years to mate with a human to have diabolical offspring. But somehow it is still engaging.
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>The special effects are good, especially the church scene at the end of the movie.
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>Crucifixions abound and there is no shortage of blood splattered scenes for the more horror minded.
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>There are absolutely no subplots involving any characters other than Arnie. Arnie's friensdhip with his co-worker is tokenistic and somewhat cliche.
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>It could have been a very good film but ends up being a good "b" grade film - not the the huge comeback "A" grade block buster it was designed to be.