The Omega Code
starring: Casper Van Dien, Michael York, Catherine Oxenberg, Michael Ironside, Jan Triska
directed by: Robert Marcarelli
directed by: Robert Marcarelli
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0018713810625
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Good Times Video
Manufacturer: Good Times Video
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: Good Times Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 23, 2002
Running Time: 100 minutes
Sales Rank: 23264
Studio: Good Times Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1999
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
When it was released in 1999, The Omega Code surprised Hollywood by scoring $2.4 million in its opening weekend, following a promotional blitz on the Trinity Broadcasting Network. The Christian televangelical outlet, which funded this chaotic biblical thriller, had built widespread awareness among its viewership, and the film attracted an appreciative Christian audience. While it's true that The Omega Code offers a wealth of biblical prophecy that Christians will study for years, it remains a pedestrian, headache-inducing movie that's too busy 'decoding' the Bible to make any dramatic sense. With a cast that could populate an Aaron Spelling miniseries, it's too badly written to inspire serious religious discussion, and not terrible enough to qualify as entertaining schlock. It's just painfully, pretentiously bad.
Rife with snippets from the book of Revelation, the convoluted plot finds a famous motivational speaker and 'Bible Code' expert (Casper Van Dien) under the influence of an ultra-wealthy philanthropist (played by ultra-hammy Michael York) who schemes to crack the Bible's secret codes and take over the world. He's a vessel for the Antichrist (with snidely Michael Ironside as his henchman), and by the time Van Dien gets a clue from a pair of resurrected prophets, The Omega Code has jettisoned any pretense of religious importance. Rather than dare a meaningful examination of faith and the power of evil, the movie opts instead for cheesy pyrotechnics, hackneyed action, and enough bad acting to make Arnold Schwarzenegger's End of Days look like a masterpiece. Do you want to feel closer to God? Just read your Bible, forget about the code, and avoid this gawd-awful movie. --Jeff Shannon
Average Rating: 
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- no no no!!!!!it is just plain and simple.. I DIDN'T LIKE IT!! I have seen many movies about the end of times and ... Read More
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- Bible Code for the End TimesThis movie is a suspense thriller about the discovery of the Bible's intangible secrets and hidden messages ... Read More
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- It was okIt was watchable but not inspiring. The actors seemed good, however I think that it lacked depth. The plot ... Read More
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- Christian viewsGood movie but not so sure it's worth buying, I wish I hadn't bought it, but just rented instead.
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- Oh. Mega-crudOK, it's a here-comes-the-millenium, there-go-the-prophecies sort of flick. Micheal York is the grinning antichrist, ... Read More
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