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The Witness Goes Out! (1992)
Part II of: Stylistically-Stinks / Substance-Superior
If you watch "The Witness at The Door" then you have to watch this one to get the whole picture. This film starts with a review of the previous production but that doesn't sufficiently capture gist of the production.
It seems both were filmed at the same time but were produced at separate times perhaps because of a low budget. My review on the aforementioned film therefore applies to this one.
In this "episode" a happy conclusion is found for a devout and life-long Jehovah's Witness.
Again the style of the film was apparently of little consideration deferring to the material that is intended to be delivered.
The Witness at Your Door (1989)
Stylistically-Stinks / Substance-Superior
If your ready to sit down and view a tear jerking drama, look somewhere else. Think of the worst 80's movie and this one might be on par (but probably not).
BUT, if you watch this movie more as a documentary about how people get hooked into the Watchtower cult of Jehovah's Witnesses, this film will teach you more than even the Witnesses themselves know. That's because a JW is now allowed to ingest any material that views the Watchtower organization critically (even if it's factual) or listen to any religious teaching other than it's own, else be shunned & excommunicated/dis-fellowshipped.
This film exposes some of the unusual doctrine & practices of the Watchtower which the Jehovah's Witnesses are taught to believe are Biblical.
That being the case it's really hard to rate. If being entertained is your main motive for watching this, I'd have to rate it at about a 1. However if you want to learn about the JW's and the Watchtower, it's one of the best I've seen even given it's age. I'd rate it at a 9. But I'll give a little deference to the fact that one might find it entertaining to see a good portrayal of Jehovah's Witnesses, so I'll settle on a 6.