Prophecy: The Monster Movie

For those of you (like me) that grew up in the 1980's and experienced the horror "boom", this film will bring back pleasant memories of either viewing it at the local drive-in or the town "walk-in" (as we called it in Southern, Oregon). The worst one can do is compare some of these 80's gems to the films of today. The special effects in this film were "cutting edge" when it came out and the themes highly relevant. Post Love Canal, toxic waste was a hot button issue and the enviromentalist movement was hitting its stride. "The Prophecy" took those issues, combined it with a little extra political strife concerning forest clear cutting and the land rights of Native Americans, and made a pretty decent social, horror film.Meter Ratings:Suspense Meter: 6Gross Out Meter: 5Acting Meter: 6Directing Meter: 7Horror Meter: 6Plus 10 Bonus Points for being a classic film that clearly represents the themes of its time. Great to watch with the kids on All Hallow's Eve.

John Frankenheimer knows how to thrill movie audiences. He does a fine job with an old-fashioned monster movie in spite of only average FX. Robert Foxworth, Talia Shire and Armand Assante star in this tale about a mutant killer bear that is terrorizing a maine community. Foxworth is a public health official who takes his pregnant wife along on a trip to Maine to investigate birth defects. He lands in the middle of a battle with the paper mill company and the local Native American nation whose people are suffering as a result of the pollution. A series of murders soon lead all to see that there is a 'monster' loose. Myth, fear and denial soon give to facts. The monster movie does have scary moments and has some entertaining moments in spite of a rubbery-looking monster.As a side note, I do remember watching this a double feature with The Sorcerer at the dive-in.

Uh-oh...a horror movie with an environmental message? Not really. Instead of nuclear waste being responsible for creating a killer mutant, "Prophecy" lays the blame on plain old mercury. Either way it's just an excuse to get a gooey, pig-bear thing running around the last third of the film offing supporting cast members. "Prophecy" is not a good film. It's clunky, cheesy and at times maybe a little preachy. The monster is goofy (but in this day and age of too much CGI effects, a breath of fresh air), the too hairy cast is laughable. Talia Shire gets her one breakdown moment, just take her speech from "Rocky 3" where she gets all teary eyed screaming at Rock that he "Can't Win", and mangle the words a bit so she is talking about the gooey pig-bear and you get the idea. But for some reason, I found this movie enjoyable, and fun to watch. I think I can trace it back to the standout scene in which a kid tries to run away from the pig-bear while still zipped up in his sleeping bag....that may be the best scene of any horror movie ever!! Truly a laugh out loud moment, and well worth the purchase price alone. If you like your horror films a little on the cheesy side, you won't mind dropping the dough for "Prophecy".

Great monster movie , with an environmental twist. Robert Foxworth and Talia shire attempt to help a small community of native Americans suffering from illnesses and deformities brought on by pollution. They also have a little monster problem to deal with. It's a fun movie.

I first saw this movie as a child and it scared the living crap outta me. As I grew up and watched many horror movies along the way, this movie always stuck in my head. The way they shot the monster and its movements, especially in the night scenes were just horrifying. I thought this movie was out of print and so I haven't seen the movie since I was a child. I recently bought it on amazon. Even though I'm a 34 yr old man, I still found my self scared and tense the entire movie. I consider this one of my favorite all time movies. I you're not sure about buying it, then find a place to rent it...I guarantee you'll buy it soon after.

This movie is pretty great for the time it was made. When I saw it back when it was at the Drive-in theater and the lighting on it wasn't very good. The scenes in the night were so dark you could barely make anything out. My son and I watched it recently on the DVD I just purchase and even he was impressed with it. And kids these days are kind of hard to impress with our old horror movies. All in all, well worth the money spent on it.

great deal

First and foremost, this is a PG-Rated film, but you would not notice due to the level of violence (including a decapitation) that is on view. Secondly, this is a film about saving our ecology, and how mercury dumped into the river system by a lumber company has produced mutant creatures; the most deadly being a giant mutant bear. Sure, the film is cheesy, but it is also entertaining and worth the price of the DVD. It is also in the original aspect ratio and has never looked better. Just put your brain in neutral and go along for the ride.

Bon film traitant de la transformation génétique par la pollution de l'environnement, toujours d'actualité, malheureusement seulement en anglais

John Frankenheimer ne signe pas là un film du calibre de 7 jours en Mai, Le train ou Black Sunday. Ce film est tout au plus une série B, et les "effets spéciaux" font sourire de nos jours. Le principal défaut de ce film est qu'il tente de lier trop de genre : le désastre écologique (en vogue à cette période) le film de monstre et l'ancienne malédiction indienne, mais n'en réussit aucune. La catastrophe écologique ne semble guère que produire des tétards géants et intoxiquer les indiens. Où sont les autres effets qui ne manqueraient pas de se produire ? Le monstre ne semble guère invulnérable, sauf par le fait qu'il choisit des cibles désarmées. quand à ma malédiction indienne, elle éclate rapidement comme une baudruche du fait du premier volet qui rationalise la bête. C'est néanmoins un film qui se laisse regarder, mais dont la relecture est superflue. Quelques trouvailles : le bébé repêché dans le torrent, et un des répliques d'armand Assante, qui joue un des leaders indiens :Robert Foxworth : "de là d'où je viens, certains se battent pour simplement quelques mètres de plus"Armand Assante : "Parce qu'ils ont commencé leur combat trop tard"

Salutations à toutes et à tous !Mon fiston à 10 ans et joue du violoncelle depuis 2 ans...Lui et moi sommes fan d'Apocalyptica (quand ils jouent sans effets.)Et oui, j'ai beau être un fan de metal et de sonorités saturées, là, je n'apprécie pas du tout cette cacophonie (batterie/instruments amplifiés)...Souvenez-vous donc de "...plays Metallica with 4 cellos", des violoncelles au sons "purs" retranscrivants des morceaux devenu des classiques du metal...Un pur délice...Bref,voiçi dans ce DVD un concert enregistré à Dusseldorf où tous les morceaux, ou presque, sont interprétés sur un tempo plus élevé que leurs versions sur albums .J'aurais pû apprécier !...Bon, un peu de positif ?Le "bonus material": la tournée US et le tournage du clip "Repressed" avec Max Cavalera (Sepultura/Soulfly)et......une collection de 7 vidéos, "repressed" inclue (Sympa).Pour le prix(une quinzaine d'euros)disons que çà ira !Apocalypticalement votre...

Peut-être culte, mais cette version proposée est uniquement en langue anglaise, contrairement aux caractéristiques annoncées. Dommage...

John Frankenheimer directs. Mutant bear monster on the loose. Not too bad. If you are in the mood for a "serious" , if a bit portentous monster film, this is more than OK