The Seventh Sign (1988)

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Directed by Carl Schultz.

Starring Michael Biehn, John Heard, Manny Jacobs, Jürgen Prochnow, Demi Moore, Peter Friedman.

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This horror thriller is based upon the final chapter of the Bible and centers upon Abby Quinn, a pregnant woman living in Venice, California who leases her garage apartment to mysterious David, who seems to be trying to claim the soul and the life of her unborn child. Little does she knows that he is Christ incarnate and has come to open each of the seven seals and release upon the wicked world the prophesied disasters. He has already broken six seals and now with Abby's baby prepares to break the seventh. Meanwhile, David is stalked by the mysterious Father Lucci who has more than a passing interest in Apocalyptic prophesies. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

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by pippin06 in Weekly Theme

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"[quote user="leeroy711"] We're going to start this off right, in the future. This weeks them is dedicated to all those films set in the backdrop of the aftermath. "Aftermath of what?" you may ask. War, depression, crime, environmental disaster.............whatever, there all good ideas. In John Carpenter's Escape From New York we learned that crime could lead to a society under martial law. In Terry Gilliam's 12 Monkeys we found out that it will be a virus that takes us all out. But in my favorite post-apocalyptic film of all time, Jean-Pierre Juenet's Delicatessen we are reasurred that no matter why it happens, we will be eating each other by the end of the day. What are your favorites and more importantly why?????????????? [/quote] I like 12 Monkeys a lot in this vein because I can really see a virus being the source of our post-apocalyptic demise, what with our developments toward biological warfare and our penchant for playing God; plus, this film is just warped enough (a l ... " [More]

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All Movie Guide

lost interest.

Carl Schultz's apocalyptic mystery borders on camp but boasts an impassioned performance by Demi Moore. A pregnant young woman (Moore) leases an apartment to a mysterious figure (Jurgen Prochnow) and strange things begin to happen. What with Israeli villages freezing over, Nicaraguan rivers running with blood, and Haitian beaches covered with fish, it would be easy for a girl to get confused; but Moore seems to take it all in stride as she learns from the ominous Prochnow about her crucial role in the world's salvation. Just about everything and everyone is a portent of some kind in a film in which the most seemingly innocuous events are underscored by the strains of Gregorian chant. Unlike Rosemary's Baby (1968), an obvious influence, the film suggests no tangency with everyday life, and its final effect is more ludicrous than disturbing. Moore plays her barely written character with intelligence and strength, and Prochnow does as well as one could in an extremely silly part. ~ Michael Costello, All Movie Guide

Tags: disturbing , endoftimes , revalation , disaster , child
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