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Revelations (2005)
Ambitious Attempt to Captivate
NBC's "Revelation" is an ambitious endeavor that has its moments of inspiration and curious insights, but falls short of being the captivating and exciting examination of the impending biblical apocalypse. For a television mini-series it's decent enough, and will probably have a brief flare of popularity if it is picked up in the fall as a full-fledged series on NBC.
It is on only two episodes in as I write this, and it's held my interest on the periphery for the most part. Bill Pullman's reserved portrayal of a pained and skeptical Dr. Richard Massey has helped along the ailing pace, and Natasha McElhone (Sister Josepha Montefiore), somehow blends naïveté with curious scrutiny of the world and events her character feels driven to investigate.
Where David Seltzer's "Omen" was truly scary, unnerving, and thrilling, "Revelations" is eerie, discomforting at times, and bothersome. I don't feel this was due to a failing on David Seltzer's part as the writer, but to editing and the hubris of network producers anticipating those May ratings sweeps.
Let's see what the next four episodes of "Revelations" holds before going as far as to say this series is complete failure, and leave terms like "lazy" reserved for those who see no use for capitalization.
Where Have All the People Gone (1974)
Still remember this movie!
Judging by the other user comments I'm not the only one who saw this movie only once and still can't forget it. I was probably about five when I saw this and I can still vividly recall scenes from the movie. (It seems like a lot of us who have commented on this movie saw it at an impressionable age; I wonder if that's why it has stayed with us all for so long?)
I would love to find this thing on tape or catch it on television some night. Bring back some of those wonderful willies that so easily came in the 70's thanks to movies like Chill Factor, Trilogy of Terror, Gargoyles and countless others.