SpecialsTarget Disturbing yet enthralling

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Sienna-Rose Mclaughlin The movie really just wants to entertain people.

alfCycle This is a pretty awful movie. Lazy storytelling, ridiculous plot points, dated special effects, horribly obvious stunt doubles, questionable acting... all amount to a rather unpleasant viewing experience. ************SPOILERS************A few questions...Why the hell are they allowed to just hang around all those crime scenes? They're not cops. Aren't crime scenes supposed to be closed to the public? If the Satan dude just heals like Wolverine, why the hell did he hire the security team? Wouldn't that just attract unnecessary attention? Shouldn't he just be laying low until the magical bow chicka wow wow hour? Didn't seem that concerned with security for the rest of the movie...? Anyway, not much in the positive spectrum that I can say for this movie, other than a couple of funny Ahhhnold moments. Recommended for those that enjoy Satan!, Satan groping, Satan conjoined twin f**king, flammable Satan urine, old lady fighting, religious imagery, religious conspiracies, Jesus Christ Pose!, exploding cars, exploding vans, exploding buildings, exploding trains, exploding people, BatSatan!...3/10...but that's just like, my opinion, man# Of Times Watched: Once

slightlymad22 Continuing my plan to watch ever movie in Arnold Schwarzenegger's filmography in order, I come to his last movie of the 1990's End Of Days.Plot In A Paragraph: At the end of the century, Satan visits New York in search of of woman to bare his child. It's up to an ex-cop (Arnie) to stop him.It's well known in Hollywood, You are only as good as your last movie. Arnie's last movie killed a lucrative franchise and sent several careers into decline. It had been over two years since Batman & Robin hit theatres, that is a long time for a workaholic like Arnie. Considerably darker than your average Arnie action flick, but it's also more absurd at times. Kevin Pollack offers solid support, but Gabriel Byrne gives a slightly subdued performance. I remember a few things about the production of the movie, the original director quit, after his ridiculous on set demands were released, an alternate 'resurrection' ending failing with text audiences, and reading a review at the time of its release saying "Why Schwarzenegger would want to get himself involved in something as insane and nasty as this, in his comeback movie is beyond me" In his autobiography Total Recall, Arnie talks about how after his heart surgery, studio's were not returning his calls, and movies he had lined up, suddenly got put on hold (With Wings As Angels, Minority Report, Noble Father, SWAT, Crossbow and Pathfinder) or worse, cancelled (Fox backed away from T3 and Warner put the brakes on I Am Legend by slashing Ridley Scott's budget from $100 million to $80 million) and when he finally got cast in this movie, he turned up for his first day of shooting, to find studio executives and insurance people there watching his every move. The 90's ended with a whimper, rather than a bang for The Oak, as End Of Days wasn't the hit Arnie was hoping for, ending the year the 33rd highest grossing movie, with a domestic gross of $66 million.

BA_Harrison The end of the 90s saw the human race suffering from a collective case of pre-millennium jitters, people convinced that the dawning of the year 2000 would be the beginning of the end. Some thought that technology would fail us, plunging humanity back into the dark-ages; others predicted cataclysmic natural disasters; overzealous religious types either looked forward to The Rapture or feared the oncoming of The Antichrist.Biblical horror/action hybrid End of Days uses this last idea as the basis for its plot: Arnie Schwarzenegger stars as suicidal ex-cop Jericho Cane, who finds a new lease of life when he is pitted against none other than the devil himself (Gabriel Byrne), who is in New York searching for the woman with whom he will spawn a son. Robin Tunney plays the unfortunate young lady destined to bear the devil's offspring unless Jericho can keep her safe till midnight, New Year's Eve.The hackneyed plot for this theological tosh feels almost as old as the 'good book' itself, clichéd and predictable throughout, right down to the trite 'cat scare', the Satanic aides, and the tragic central character having lost his faith due to the tragic murder of his wife and child. Arnie is as wooden as ever (not great when his character demands an emotional tour de force), Gabriel Byrne does a poor impression of Pacino from The Devil's Advocate, and Robin Tunney is forgettable. However, despite the over-familiarity of the material and the shocking acting, End of Days actually proves to be quite a bit of fun…Hyams is an unexceptional but dependable director and he once again delivers a slick Hollywood product, ensuring more than enough overblown action and gratuitous violence to please the average Arnie fan. Memorable moments include Arnie chasing a gunman suspended from a helicopter, the star being beaten up by Margolyes of all people, the Devil punching a man right through the chest, and a spectacular train crash. The film also dares to do the unthinkable by offing Arnie at the very end, but only after he's pumped the devil full of high explosives and sent him back to Hell with his tail between his legs!Such silliness isn't going to win any awards (not even Razzies, although it was nominated for several), but it's an enjoyable enough way to kill some time.

kols Always been one of my favorite Schwartz movies and I've always wondered why. At best, it's a piece of meaningless fluff adding nothing to the cannon of any of it's genres (action, horror, Satan looking for an excuse for some fun). And, in many ways, it doesn't really make a lot of sense.Nor should it - it's an action movie. Except for their internal logic, no action movies make sense. The point is to get on the roller coaster and enjoy the ride.And that's where I finally figured it out - for me, at least, this is an iconic roller coaster ride. Just watched it on MAX and was a little shocked at how good an action movie it is; everything just worked, even the most ridiculous bends in physical reality (which, after all, are signature to the genre).For me, the movie just flowed, beginning to end, aided by one feature that it does not share with many movies, regardless of genre. It uses dialog only when absolutely necessary. For me, this is what raises it to the level of 'favorite'. I've always regarded film as a visual media and The End of Days tells it story visually, the script is secondary. This, by itself, endears me.All movies require some degree of Suspension of Disbelief and The End of Days is no exception but, given the usual Suspension given to action movies, it becomes a virtually flawless example of its kind and a hell of a good roller coaster ride.Likes and dislikes being what they are and being tied exclusively to the individual doing the liking or disliking, I'd simply recommend 'give it a try' within the parameters demanded by its genre. You might be surprised.