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So I watched this movie (DVD) and was able to enjoy it quite a bit. Much in the same way as I enjoyed Armageddon. You know, where you just sit back and say to hell with all the technical flaws and just take it as it comes. forget about the 1000 year old weapons and jet fuel that still work fine. Forget about the 1000 year old tritium in the nuclear warhead that really only has a half life of 20 years. Forget the fact that the aliens knew that the man animals had built all the buildings and technology on the planet and now don't even think that they can mine ore. Forget that,,, okay, wait, maybe I'm asking you to forget way too much.

Anyway, I'm an engineer so technical flaws are usually pretty abundant in any sci-fi movie, so I just eventually decide to forget about them.

With all that behind us, the movie was actually pretty enjoyable. The special effects were very good and Barry Pepper was performing some very impressive action scenes. This was a way that I've never seen him before and I thought that he did one hell of a good job. If nothing else, this movie showed us what he is capable of. Anyway, Travolta as a arrogant alien was also pretty good but a little overdone and simplistic at times. His endless interaction with Whittaker was on the verge of too much though. All in all it was a pretty good escape fantasy type movie though.

I wonder if all these negative reviews on it are really the way people found it or just anti-scientology propaganda. I think scientology is a joke but I'm not about to hold that against this movie. I enjoyed it.

So after not enjoying the flop, better known as FDTD II,,, I only decided to check out the 3rd one from seeing the scenes on numerous other rental tapes. Well that was good, or maybe I wasn't expecting much. I mostly wanted to see Little Becky Gayheart is something. Unfortunately, we didn't get to see enough of her. On the other hand, the movie was actually pretty good. A western set in Mexico with vampires. Obviously the work of Rodriguez. Okay we didn't have the big names like in part one or Desperado but the cast did an excellent job of filling the bill. I still like Sonja Braga, although mostly in "The Rookie" with Eastwood, and she made an excellent mother vampire. This movie held true to the nature of the original by putting a few "not-so-good" guys in the middle of a mess and watching them band together to overcome common enemies. The stunts were very well done and the special effects looked nice. Pretty gross but hey, it's about a bunch of bloodsuckers so what could you expect? Worth seeing on video most definitely.

If you're interested in seeing a scary movie with intense special FX and graphic violence OR an intriguing religious based story with a few twists,,, this is the movie. At a top level there is plenty to keep you entertained, but getting deeper, there is a lot of thought provoking material here. It deals with many issues related to the great Catholic dynasty/attitude. The technique/strategy of the church to control the disclosure of God's miracles and revelations was certainly not unbelievable. Time should be spent on contemplating the relevance of details relating to the selection of an atheist for messenger, accompanied by the transference of spirit via rosary beads. I don't know what you expect from a movie but put away any preconcieved notions long enough to enjoy and experience this one. Although graphic, the scenes were necessary to show the vision that Paige was experiencing during the attacks. If anything, there should have been more intstead of less. But hey, why quibble over the little things.

This is easily one of the best/original plots for a movie in quite a while. The only weakness was having to cut it down for normal presentation length. This lessened the potential impact of seeing more the effects that the events truly played on the three main characters. I WANT THE UNCUT VERSION ON DVD!!!