Extras:
Interviews with Hal Linder and Dr. Paul Crouch, special effects
featurette, and the theatrical trailer.
Director:
Brian Trenchard-Smith
Screenplay:
Stephen Blinn and John Fasano
Cast:
Stone Alexander: Michael York
David Alexander: Michael Biehn
Gabriella: Diane Venora
Young Stone Alexander: Noah Huntley
"In the beginning, the end had a name..."
After watching the terrible
The Omega Code,
I decided to try this sequel.
And to my suprise I found a good movie. This isn't really a sequel since
the only tie it has to the first movie is Stone Alexander. The box says
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 but the movie only has Megiddo. So the ad
wizards at Goodtimes must have just thought people would recognize it
better.
Megiddo tells the story of Stone Alexander (Michael York) who has
succeded in bringing the world together. He has united all countries
except for three into one union and divided them into zones. America is one
of the ones who will not join, neither will Japan nor the Latin countries.
Stone has a little secret, though. When he was young, the devil inhabited
him and almost forced him to kill his little brother. After being sent
to military school for the most of his early years, Stone finally
realized the true extent of his real self. He finally meets his brother
later on who goes onto become the vice-president of the United States.
Stone uses his power to kill the President and plunge his brother David
(Michael Biehn) into the seat of presidency in hopes of turning America
into another zone. Twists and plot changes happen until the final
battle, Megiddo.
Megiddo means Armageddon, the final battle between good
and evil. The end battle is done very well with thousands of people
fighting and jets soaring overhead. I recommend the movie just for the
last twenty minutes.
Megiddo outperforms
The Omega Code
so much that it stands alone and as a
better film. Sure the dialoguge is some times cheesy but the last twenty
minutes are awesome. Too bad this film didn't garner the success it
deserves.
Into the disc. After
The Omega Code's
one star video rating I was ready to
hate this transfer too. But not the case. Pixelization is still
bothersome though but not nearly as bad as the first movie. Other than
that the transfer is great. And Goodtimes did make this transfer
anamorphic unlike the first film.
The sound is good as well. The soundtrack doesn't really pick up until
the end battle, but when it comes in it's great. Very loud and booming.
The extras are pretty pithy considering the documentary on the first
disc. Two interviews are included as is the nicely done theatrical
trailer. A good featurette on the special effects is here too.
Overall, skip
The Omega Code's
and get this one. It stands alone and is a decent movie to boot. At least give
it a rental for the end battle.
As of April 2009, Blu-rays and DVDs reviewed by the editor are watched on a Panasonic TH-37PX80B
37" Plasma TV with a Sony BDP-1500 Blu-ray player and played through a Yamaha DSP-AX820 amplifier.
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