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As with most viewers of this film, I'm an avid reader of the books. The first 2 films have Buck, Ray and Chloe as the main characters but in this the second sequel they play second-fiddle to Louis Gossett JR's Presidential effort. World at War is based on the meeting he has with Buck in the book series.

The problem is - this film is as awful as the first two. Amanda appears just from nowhere and suddenly has a significant part to play (I won't reveal it in case anyone hasn't read the series). Other illogical parts feature. I really really want Cloud 10 to make a good Left Behind film but sadly this is similar in all the bad ways to the first 2.

Left Behind is a great name for these series of films. They should be left behind, in the darkest most inaccessible place on earth. If you pick up a movie at the rental store with the words Kirk Cameron and Left Behind you are about to waist 1 1/2 + hours of your time on a movie that is so boring being in traction with a broken leg is far more exciting and a we bit less painful. I am not sure if the producers were trying to camouflage these films as real drama but what they got was a dramatized religious Sunday school movie. The films are preaching the word of god and trying to put those words in a dialog of a normal dramatic film. What they ended up with was bad acting and an even worse script. Is it bad Directing or a combination of many things? Why was the acting so bad in so many scenes? I seen many of these actors in other films have great or at least above average performances. I actually chose to watch the first Left Behind film from beginning to end and because of a holly roller relative I was forced to watch most of the second and third movies. It's obvious that Kirk Cameron is a very religious person and that's great but if he is going to push his religious beliefs on people through the films he is involved with then those films should be advertised as religious films and not something else.

Let me first say that I received the "Left Behind Trilogy" as a Christmas present from my brother who, like me, has a strange love of really bad film. I watched all three movies in a row, totally uninterrupted other than leaving for much needed cigarette breaks. Never have I ever seen such unmitigated crap in my life. As a Christian, I have to say I have rarely been this offended. That being said lets get down to the film. The first two films: Crap. The third: Crap, but not quite as crappy and here is why. The production value was surprisingly good as was the photography. Big props to the folks who free-lanced on this film and managed to walk away with their creative souls intact. Now for the not so great. EVERYTHING ELSE. The acting, the writing, the browbeating of message. Just when I wasn't so sure that this was a Christian film, the script gladly supplied me with yet another prayer moment. The only time I've ever seen this many prayers was at an Irish Catholic funeral for a priest. A small little piece of advice to the religious right filming community; try subtlety. It make so much more enjoyable for the viewer.

Didn't expect much, and was still disappointed. Acting is bad, storytelling is boring, and the holes in the story are big enough for 747's to fly through. Rhythm in the film are seriously hampered by endless praying and talking about God's will.

The film is based on a book-series that enjoy a lot of popularity in the USA. Its the story about the end of days, with a lot of paranoia about the United Nations thrown into the mix. Christians may like the film somewhat better than I did however even films based on religious themes should be of better quality than this.

If your in the mood for some spiritual refueling flip on God-channel or something. For action, Jean Claude Van Damme is a better bet.

By far the worst movie I've ever seen in my life.... Cannibal Women from the Avocado Jungle of Death was better. The plot was terrible, the acting, it was like a corny soap opera. The whole concept was dumb. How did a Christian hater become a world leader? wow, it made no sense at all. Please explain the ending. All the worlds scientists working together to make a powerful weapon. I won't ruin the ending for you. But let me tell you this: It ain't even worth watching the title screen, because this movie sucks. It seemed like the ending happened because the film ran out of money. Was it supposed to be some bad attempt at setting up a sequel? There wasn't even an ending at all. I feel sorry for the actors who had to be in this movie. I don't think they paid them enough. Two Thumbs down!

I'm a big fan of bad movies. Loved Glitter, loved Crossroads, and for some of the same reasons I loved the first 2 Left Behind movies.

As a Christian seeing this movie which was marketed to Christians (in addition to a movie that might help evangelize to non-believers), I have the following to say. All the people who loved it on this site were the main targets for the movie. So they were going to love it no matter what. But the movie has horrible acting, dialogue, and is pretty much a snooze. The first two actually had more genuine drama to it, even though they were still cheese.

The theology behind the movie is about 200 years old, a man-made innovation into Christianity that never existed in the prior 1800 years of the faith and has no biblical basis. They've been calling for the rapture for years, and will continue to do so forever. Jack Kinsella (Hal Lindsey's best bud) last year said he'd be surprised to see 2006. Well now he'll be surprised to see 2007...and 2040. It will go on forever. Essentially, the "rapture" as they understand it will actually not happen till the very end as any plain reading of the text states. So don't worry, no one will be left behind.

Since it is such a terrible movie, it will fail as an evangelizing tool to "nonbelievers". It will just get the rapture-ites all excited. But one day they will come to the same conclusion the Millerites came to when the end never arrived when they thought...that they were wrong and should get with the program.

Bottom line? If you like bad movies like Glitter for entertainment and laugh value see both Omega Codes. Those are funny-bad movies. This one is just a stinker.

I can't believe how well done this movie was. It was so much better than the books. I can't believe how much better Kirk was in this movie his best performance ever. The story was so compelling I just couldn't get enough of it. This is going to be hard to follow up as it was indeed the best of all three movies. I thought the film had enough action and fx to keep anyone happy and since it developed the character of the president far beyond what was in the books it gave me something extra since I didn't know what was going to happen. The Trib Force had something to do in the movie, they were actively taking part rather than just praying and hiding. Way to go Cloud Ten and keep them coming!!!!

If you are a fan of the Left Behind series of books or movies you will enjoy this film. I can honestly say that I enjoyed it more the second time I watched it then the first. There are some points in the movie that you have to watch closely to get the why and how of the message. I got it better the second time than the first. I had showed the first two Left Behind movies at my church then showed this movie when it was released so we were excited about seeing the long awaited part three. No one was disappointed. Please watch the movie. Do not let the opinion of someone who has no idea of what the movie is about to dissuade you. I would suggest that you watch "Left Behind" and Left Behind Tribulation Force" first. Why not just call a bunch of friends over, pop some popcorn and have a Left Behind Film Festival. Who knows, it might just change someone's life.

One if the things I was upset about was the fact that there was no warning on the box in the video store about what this movie was really about. What are they afraid of - rejection ? I thought Christianity was stronger than that. I watched the movie from front to back, hoping for a redeeming factor, but there was none. Poor acting, long boring sequences, simplistic ideas, not a real or original plot, nothing to "think about", and frankly, in this genre, I've seen wonderful movies - although they were made in the fifties and sixties of the last century. If you think about it, there are many television shows these days with similar themes, but the honest ones are all on the tel-evangelical channels, where they aren't afraid to say who they are - right up front. Movies should always have an entertainment factor, even if they are serious. If they bill themselves as Documentaries or other genres, that's different. And if proselytizing is the goal, then this failed miserably as well. I would recommend that viewers think twice about spending their hard earned money on this film, it doesn't deserve to be on the shelf of my video store. Now if they had a section called..." Religious Films" that would be a different story.

This movie is a terribly bad literal understanding of the bible texts. Maybe they tried to do too much with the book series and frankly not even Louis Gosset Jr. can save this awful movie. Anyway this "additional return of the Lord movie" will enchant mostly those already obsessed with this kind of "Jack Chickesque" stories. The production has some value and give them credit for trying, but this material has little redemption to represent. I will not propose an end times treatise here. It is just that the whole notion of the movie is plain wrong. A president helping the anti-Christ, realizing what he has done, fighting him back. This requires elaborate imagination as biblically it does not stands scrutiny. And that is the flaw of the movie and the whole franchise. Escathological scrutiny will have you, at best, laughing at the premise. Also their literal view seems biased against the Catholic Church. Fo a good understanding of Tim La Hayes series check out Carl Olson's books on the subject.

Over the past few days I've watched every film in the 'Left Behind Cinematic Universe'. Boy am I glad it's only 4 films.

This one is slightly less boring than the first, but also less enjoyable than the second. Mostly because of the ending.

It's one of the most confusing, abrupt, and unsatisfying endings I've ever seen. People complained that the ending to Dune came out of nowhere, but that's nothing compared to this.

Another huge issue with this movie was the ridiculous amount of slow, dull prayer scenes. Yes, we know the characters are religious, that's fine, but do we really need to see every single bible verse be recited as slowly as possible throughout the movie? No, nobody needs to see that.

Well, I'm glad to have seen these movies, and I am also glad that I shall never have to see them again.

Overall, I'd describe them as pretty offensive, but mostly boring, which in my eyes, is the greatest sin of all.

I've seen all three of the left behind movies they are not my type of movie. I'm just not big on movies with religious undertones. That aside it really is a great movie.

There's lots of drama and a bit of action mixed with the plot of a world at war under the rule of devil. Not to mention great acting. I know there's many movies about then end of the world and man vs. the Devil but this story really is unlike any other.

I highly recommend you watch Left behind the movie and Tribulation Force before watching this one. Chances are if you can't get into the first movie or just didn't like the first movie than this one isn't for you.

The movie looks kind of like a regular action movie at first however while sitting through the movie you notice that there's a lot of chistianism in it. It contained to much references to the bible which I as an atheist who wasn't aware of the movie content didn't appreciate. At one part the president of the united states who must be black according to the movie makers when the end of time is near, abducted a regular guy (the main character) and asks him a question and the guy takes a bible and read's a verse from it, yikes.