Doomsday Prophecy (2011)

In northern Bulgaria, researchers are puzzled by a strange series of "earthquake clusters." They are more dead than puzzled when an earthquake strikes their own little group. Over in New York City, publishing house proofreader A.J. Buckley (as Eric Fox) discusses a doomsday prophecy just before an earthquake strikes. Up in Mount Rainier, Washington, blonde archaeologist Jewel Staite (as Brooke Calvin) pooh-poohs prophecy. She is in for a rude awakening. It appears as if Armageddon is underway. Because they are the co-stars, Mr. Buckley and Ms. Staite are meant to team-up and save the planet. If they don't, the planet may not be saved...The otherworldly villain is a "Dark Star" with powers like a black hole. In reality, the world would end quickly and without fake earthquakes. Buckley and Staite are assisted by a magic rod given to Buckley. The magic rod enables him to see into the future – in a story about the end of the world, seeing the future is always encouraging. They meet wise old Native American Indian Gordon Tootoosis (as John). Interesting how Indians began their movie career as savages out to rape white women and now appear as helpful elders with near supernatural wisdom. The mission is to find some magical statues. "Doomsday Prophesy" is sheer nonsense.** Doomsday Prophecy (8/13/11) Jason Bourque ~ A.J. Buckley, Jewel Staite, Bruce Ramsay, Alan Dale

Yet another doomsday movie that fails miserably at trying to put a new spin on the end of the world. For starters, this is based on an alignment with Sagittarius A, which has already happened in '98, and how it would end all life on Earth, again which happened in 1998. Anywho, I actually have no problem with this turd being based on that. It's science fiction, so it's suppose to be complete and utter bulls***. What I do have a problem with is just about how nothing in this entire movie works. The acting is simply terrible. The special effects are just embarrassing. Everything about this turd is just plain stupid. The bad thing is, I've read some good reviews on this POS, which is why I decided to give it a go. Now, it has become quite clear that the only people that could've written any of those were involved with making this 90 minute waste of life. Seriously, unless you are threatened with acid burns to the scrotum if you don't watch this, don't watch this. Hell..., halfway through this turd, a burnt ball sack may not sound all that bad to ya.

I say this as somebody who dislikes a vast majority of SyFy's movies. Doomsday Prophecy actually did seem interesting in its idea, but I also approached it in trepidation in fear that it would be another Titanic II, Quantum Apocalypse, Alien vs. Hunter, Almighty Thor or 2010: Moby Dick. In my opinion though, although it is far from perfect or even brilliant, Doomsday Prophecy is one of their more tolerable efforts.There is some cheesy dialogue, some of the supporting characters could have been better developed and some of the effects like with the ground cracking are rather cheap. The story is also uneven for me. The film does start off promisingly and for a while unlike some SyFy movies actually feels as though there is a story and an original one at that plus it is paced reasonably, but it does meander with a silly subplot involving some shady characters and few scenes that feel like filler rather than serving purpose to the story and an ending that feels rather rushed and abrupt.On the other hand, the scenery is quite good and the editing and photography are an improvement over most SyFy efforts, not looking as slipshod as something like Titanic II, Mega Piranha or Dinocroc vs Supergator. The music is adequate even if nothing stands out as such and the sound is more authentic than some of the bizarre or misplaced sound effects I've heard in past SyFy movies. While there are some underdeveloped support characters, the leads are somewhat likable especially the protagonist. The cameos are decent and AJ Buckley is solid, but the best thing about Doomsday Prophecy is easily Jewel Staite, she looks very natural and gives her character a lot of charm and wide-eyed innocence.All in all, not bad, not good, just a tolerable enough if not exceptional in any shape or form to spend a couple of hours or so with. 5/10 Bethany Cox

This is a TV movie so I judge it on that level. Special effects are costly and TV movies don't have those types of budgets. I am not an acting coach so I would say the acting is fine. They do have a director that tells the actors his vision of how the story should be portrayed. The beginning is very thought provoking with part of a sea having disappeared into the Earth. It moved rather quickly so I had a hard time grasping what was happening at first.A famous author, Crane, is making predictions in his books that are coming true. It is an end of times type of prophecy but I didn't hear it connected to 2012 directly. Basically there is a dark star and an interaction with an alignment of the equator of the galaxy. They don't know how it will affect the Earth but they state it will cause a lot of change. As you watch the movie, it is destroying the Earth.There is a rod that gives certain people visions and the government or what appears to be the military is trying to get hold of it. This is mostly what the chasing and shooting in the movie is about. They are chasing a woman, Brooke and a man the author passed on information to and then died. The young man is named Eric Fox and works for a publisher and has come to collect another manuscript Crane has supposedly written. It was a ruse and he left him the rod. He began to have visions when he touched it. He left them a video recording and told the both of them that it did indeed give him visions but it had a dark side, it sapped one of their life force. He also told Fox it was his birthright. Naturally he didn't know anything about his parents. Therefore it was just another piece of an extremely large puzzle. One by one cities are being decimated. The two go on a quest to save the world in twelve hours and have very little idea as to what to do. A strange girl approaches them and takes them to see her Father. He is Native American and there are symbols on rocks that they never understood. He speaks of Ancients that are supposed to have saved the planet in the past. There is a connection to Easter Island and the alignments in space. They believe there is a second set of symbols right there. He believes these people were aware of what was to come in the future. They believe with the rod and these alignments/symbols they can save the Earth.Basically from this point they are being chased to get the rod, they are trying to avoid the people chasing them, figure out what everything means and save the Earth before midnight. It is typical of doomsday types of movies. I found it entertaining but of course your usual Syfy fare, no better or worse.