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Deceived (2002)
The First Step towards Redemption for Cloud Ten
I'll be honest, when I picked up "Deceived", I was less than looking forward to viewing it. Given Cloud Ten's horrible and unbearable movie record, it's still a mystery why I picked it up. But since I was out of movies to watch for the night, I popped it in.
SURPRISE!!!
This has to be Cloud Ten's best movie to date. After seeing all of the others (Revelation, Tribulation, Judgment, Left Behind, ect.) I was surprised to find out that Cloud Ten is learning the meaning of the word, "Quality". The script wasn't that bad at all; it was not overly preachy. There were some awkward dialogue, but it was a LOT less than all the other movies. As far as casting goes, again lot's of improvement from previous films. I think that casting Judd Nelson was a good decision as well as that of Gossit. It was well photographed, the sound mix was decent and the score actually fit.
Overall, I'd give it a 7 out of 10. It's not totally perfect (Title Sequence) , but it's getting there. Regardless of what others might think, "Deceived", has quality behind it that ALL the other Cloud Ten movies could only long for. If Cloud Ten continues on this path, they may just win me back.
Left Behind (2000)
A disservice to the christian community
Let me start by saying that I've really enjoyed the books. They are well written and the message is good. I took the same expectations that I had from the books to see the movie. What a let-down. This had to be one of the worst movies I've ever seen. The acting was poor, dialogue dragged and was unbearable to hear, the music is poor, ect. So I watched it a second time, this time with low expectations. I was really trying not to be too critical. It didn't work.
This film tries to prepetuate the christian message, mainly the end-time rapture and tribulation message. It tries to get people to think and to reconsider the way they're living today. What it accomplished ... nothing. Nothing but ridicule from everyone except from most christians. I believe in the message. I believe in the end-time rapture and the tribulation that is to follow. And I rather believe in it strongly. And it is because of that, that I'm rather upset at movies like this. They should leave this story to people who can actually make movies. And the argument, "well, it's got the message; people will see it and get it; who cares about the quality", is a BS argument. People go to see movies that at least look like quality; they don't go out and watch garbage.
So sadly, I have to agree with most of the comments here that this movie is horrible; don't watch it - read the books instead.