The Prophecy 3: The Ascent (2000) (V)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Patrick Lussier

Writers:

Gregory Widen (characters)
Carl V. Dupré (written by) ...

Release Date:

14 March 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The Final, Most Thrilling Chapter!

Plot:

The conclusion to The Prophecy Trilogy. Once again, Christopher Walken returns as the Arch-Angel Gabriel...

Plot Keywords:

Angel | Destiny | Direct To Video Sequel To Theatrical Movie | Heart In Hand | Hit By Car

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Christopher Walken	...	Gabriel
Vincent Spano	...	Zophael
Dave Buzzotta	...	Danyael
Kayren Butler	...	Maggie (as Kayren Ann Butler)
Steve Hytner	...	Joseph
Brad Dourif	...	Zealot
Scott Cleverdon	...	Pyriel
Jack McGee	...	Detective
Sandra Ellis Lafferty	...	Madge (as Sandra Lafferty)
Mark Prince Edwards	...	Donut Guy
Tyrone Tann	...	Kyle
Moriah 'Shining Dove' Snyder	...	Mary (as Moriah Shining Dove Snyder)
J.D. Rosen	...	Tail Man
William Stanford Davis	...	Portly Coroner (as Stan Davis)
Drew Swaine	...	Young Danyael

Also Known As:

God's Army III (Europe: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for graphic violence, and for some nudity and language.

Runtime:

Japan:84 min | Argentina:103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Germany:18 | UK:15 | USA:R

Company:

Dimension Films

Quotes:

Gabriel: I'd die every night, if I had the money.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Walkentalk (2003)

Very good finale to the trilogy

The first two of these movies were extremely interesting and very well put together, and this third installment is in no way a disappointment.

Christopher Walken returns as Gabriel, the angel-turned-human, bad guy-turned-good guy, and he is as impressive as he always is. It's many years after the second movie, and Gabriel now has very long hair. He doesn't have his angelic powers in this movie, but some things have stuck with him, like being able to know someone's name on sight, and being able to know something about that someone's past.

Vincent Spano joins the cast as Zophael, an evil angel who has taken Gabriel's place in ruining the prophecy of the war between heaven and hell. Normally, I would think that a replacement character would in no way be as good as the character he/she replaced, but Zophael is a great new character, played very well by the talented Vincent Spano.

Dave Buzzotta is Danyael, a human/angel teenager named after the angel of the same name who fathered him. After he is shot to "death" (by a character played by Brad Dourif, who does the voice of Chucky), he awakens with healed wounds and escapes from the morgue. It is at that point that he begins learning who he is and what his purpose in life is.

The fight scenes between Danyael and Zophael are very exciting. They're like "The Matrix" only without computer effects and over-excessiveness. Zophael has something that's like a size-adjustable staff designed to pull out a person's heart from their body (the traditional way of killing angels in these movies).

Pyriel (Scott Cleverdon) is an excellent new character as an angel who is aiming to be the next God. He isn't really shown until the end, but that hardly means that his character is developed poorly. None of the characters in these movies are poorly developed, another high point for the trilogy.

Mary (Moriah Shining Dove Snyder), of the first "Prophecy" movie, makes a small appearance in this entry. She guides Danyael to where he can stop the war between heaven and hell. This is a very good reference to the first "Prophecy" movie, tying in all three movies quite well.

The ending is very satisfying, with a final fight scene between Danyael and Pyriel, and Gabriel, who helped Danyael and other people throughout the movie, receives a much-deserved gift for his good deeds and for his restoration of faith in God.

After watching the entire trilogy, one can feel that they have learned so much and that watching all three of these movies feels like quite an achievement. Well, it really is.