The Prophecy (1979) TRAILER
Amazing what one or two improbable death scenes can do for a movie isn't it? I was dead certain this one would get one slime when the "exploding sleeping bag" scene arrived. Knocked it right up to a two.
Rob is a inner city doctor, treating all sorts of ailments in the slums. Here comes a management type, "We need you to go investigate a dispute in the wilderness of Maine, it's between a papermill and the indian tribes." Rob looked at the guy dumbfounded. I looked at the guy dumbfounded. It was in the script so we had no choice; that, my friends, is how you get an inner city doctor into backwoods Maine.
The indians do not want the forest cut down, arguing that the paper mill already damages the environment. The lumberjacks are certain the rash of disappearences have been caused by the Native Americans. What is happening defies logic: a huge mutated grizzly bear is loose! (In Maine - only black bears live there, check Bears.org.)
Tempers are near boiling when our hero arrives. He figures out that something is wrong after seeing a duck eaten by a fish. Finding the partially drowned cubs of Kataden helps convince everyone else. So what does he do with it? Oh, he takes it back to camp... ...terrific idea brainiac. When momma bear comes looking for her offspring a whole bunch of people die. Rob kills the bear by STABBING it with an arrow!
Not many actors in this film deserved their title, especially Maggie. They broke the mold when they made her, to make sure there weren't any more.
STUFF TO WATCH FOR:
* 7 mins - Yo! Adrian! (Hehehehe!)
* 16 mins - Why is that helicopter carrying a dog in a sling?
* 24 mins - Chainsaw versus axe fight!
* 37 mins - What terrific acting...
* 44 mins - That is going to be a darn big frog.
* 55 mins - Look at her dummy. Why is your wife acting so funny? Hint: She's pregnant you daft bastard.
* 70 mins - Getting the idea that your wife is knocked up yet? No? Okay, you are a rock...
* 93 mins - Little nipply out here, huh Ramona?
* 98 mins - Why is Rob using pro wrestling moves against this bear?
(Courtesy BadMovies.org)
