Extras:
Theatrical trailer, 30 minute documentary, production notes
Director:
Rob Marcarell
Screenplay:
Hollis Barton and Stephan Blinn
Cast:
Stone Alexander: Michael York
Gillen Lane: Casper Van Dien
Dominic: Michael Ironside
Cassandra: Catherine Oxenberg
Why I rented this I'll never know.
My video store has been having this
99 cent rental for all DVDs since February so I decided to pick this up
since it was just under a dollar. This movie was made by the Trinity
Broadcasting Network in hopes of having a film with religious traits.
I'm a Christian and all but this movie just doesn't work on any level.
It was in limited release when it actually broke the top ten - a very
suprising feat. So I guess they had a hit but it just seems so slapped
together as does the DVD.
Omega Code tells the story of Stone Alexander's (Michael York) quest
for the complete translation of the bible code, an ancient code hidden in
The Holy Bible that tells the future of the world. Stone later gets
taken over by the antichrist after his death. He returns to life just as
he and his partner, Gillen Lane (Casper Van Dien) have achieved world
peace. The plot is decent, I'll give it that, but the acting and pacing
is so terrible. Michael York and Michael Ironside are decent in it
though.
This has to be one of the most worst movies I've seen in a while. I
mean Men in Black 2 and a few others come to mind when I think bad films
but this one takes the cake. I know the modest budget held it back a bit
but look at Clerks, that only cost $800,000 dollars to make and it's a
classic. The sequel,
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2,
is such a better film - skip this one and get that one.
Into the disc. Whoa. With all the pixels I could have sworn I stumbled
onto a Sega CD live action game. Pixellization is TERRIBLE in this
movie! I mean, it's in every dark scene and it isn't hidden like with
most movies, it's there and it's ugly. Pixellization is a real problem.
And for some reason the disc is not anamorphic. I have the Judgement
Night disc from Goodtimes which came out a year before this one and
it's anamorphic. Very odd.
The sound is decent for a flick like this. You're not going to get any
earth shattering sounds from this track but it's alright.
The extras are minimal. A thirty minute documentary is included along
with the trailer and production notes.
Overall, this is one of the worst DVDs on the market besides the all-region
Meet the Feebles disc. The video is beyond terrible and the
extras are minimal. Not even worth a rental. A bigger-budgeted sequel
called
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2,
is out there and is ALOT better. In fact that movie only has Stone Alexander
in common with this one and has some cool action sequences. Skip this disc
entirely.
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