SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Sammy-Jo Cervantes There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Kamila Bell This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Platypuschow Prophecy is one of those films I'd never heard of, went entirely under my radar. I can confidently say it has aged remarkably well and it's astonishing that it was made in the 1970's.Starring Talia "Adriiiieeennne" Shire & Armand "One facial expression" Assante this tells the story of a doctor and his girlfriend who venture to the forests of Maine to bring peace between loggers and native Americans.Trouble is something's out there killing folk and the loggers believe its the native Americans! Well it's not in fact it's a great big creature that I'm sure must have been Trey Parker & Matt Stones influence for South Parks very own Manbearpig. The likeness is truly uncanny.Essentially a mystery film with a creature feature addition this is actually a perfectly watchable film and looks great. Practical effects, memorable story though a bit of a lackluster finale.If you like your beastie films you can do worse and Al Gore is super serial about this one.The Good: Looks great Manbearpig The sleeping bag death was ridiculous yet hilarious The Bad: Couple of weird writing decisions Assante is just terrible Lead was very lifeless as was Shire I was rooting for the monster Things I Learnt From This Movie: Manbearpigs cannot swim but can breath underwater Am I the one only one who expected the giant fishy to eat Manbearpig at the end?Mathmatically half man, half bear and half pig might not be feasible

Claudio Carvalho The idealistic Dr. Robert Verner (Robert Foxworth) is invited by his friend Vic to travel to the Maine with his wife Maggie (Talia Shire) working for the Environmental Protection Agency to prepare a report about the dispute between Indians "Opies" (meaning the original people) and the lumberjacks. Maggie is pregnant but she has not told to Robert since he does not want to have children. Robert and Maggie are welcomed by the director of the paper mill Bethel Isely (Richard Dysart) that drives them to their cabin in the woods. However they find an Indian blockage of the road and witness a conflict between the leader of the Opies John Hawks (Armand Assante) and Isely and his men.On the next morning, Robert goes fishing and he sees a huge salmon in the river. Then they meet with John Hawk and his wife Ramona (Victoria Racimo) and they tell that their people are ill and most of their babies are born with deformation. They also hear about the legendary Katahdin and visit the Garden of Eden of the Opies, where Robert finds weird plants with roots on the surface and a huge tadpole. Robert continues to investigate and discovers that the industry is using methyl mercury in the process that is causing the mutagen in the environment. "Prophecy" is a movie directed by John Frankenheimer with a lame ecological journey to the Garden of Eden of the original people. The politically correct idea of showing the pollution of a paper industry is one of the worst movies of this director. There is one specific scene that is ridiculous, when the boy that is camping is thrown to a tree. The conclusion is also terrible. My vote is four.Title (Brazil): Not Available

AaronCapenBanner Robert Foxworth plays biologist Dr. Robert Verne, who, along with his wife(Talia Shire) flies to the remote wilderness of Maine to investigate claims by the local Native American tribe(led by Armand Assante) that a paper factory is poisoning the environment, resulting in polluted waters and deformed children. Though the paper company official(played by Richard Dysart) denies all responsibility, it soon becomes obvious that they are responsible, since the water is indeed poisoned with mercury, which has also created a giant mutant bear who indiscriminately kills anyone that crosses its path. Everyone s forces to flee the creature, and find a way to stop it.Potentially interesting horror tale is ruined by clichés and unintentional humor, with some ineptly staged attack scenes, and poor special effects. Surprisingly weak film from veteran director John Frankenheimer, though has become a semi-cult classic!

JasparLamarCrabb The number of oddball directorial touches in this lame-brained thriller is mind boggling. Health official Robert Foxworth and cellist wife Talia Shire move to the Maine woods to help mediate trouble between a paper mill and the local Indian tribe. Foxworth soon realizes that mutant animals are afoot thanks to mercury poisoning (courtesy of the mill, of course). The primary monster looks like a large, bloody sausage and sounds like a distressed sheep! An awful B-movie in the guise of an A-movie with the great John Frankenheimer at the helm. Frankenheimer, director of classics like THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, SEVEN DAYS IN MAY and SECONDS, really mis-steps here. Each scene ends and begins in a dissolve, there's no suspense to be had, the acting is atrocious and the music by Leonard Rosenman is so heavy handed, it's unbearable. Foxworth seems to be giving it his all and Shire, with very little dialog, seems lost. A dull eco-horror story that is laughable instead of scary.