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This movie is very hard to follow. The plot is so hard to follow that you don't know what is going on most of the time. Very few words are actually spoken and you find yourself trying to guess what is going on. I'm a Christian and I know a lot about the Bible and what they are trying to tell. At least the Left-Behind movies have a great plot. if you want to see a good movie about the "End-Times" watch those movies.

The acting wasn't bad at all, except for the lead character (this may have been the due to bad direction). The cinematography was not bad, either. Music is good. It's just such a bad plot and/or direction that you never know what's going on! One phrase in the movie says: "You need to connect the dots." For some reason, the makers behind this movie expect the viewers to connect the dots. I'm sorry, that should not be our job! if I wasn't a Christian, I wouldn't have a clue about what this movie is trying to say! Bad movie, don't wast your time on this!

Curiosity got the better of me which was what made me see Countdown: Jerusalem in the first place. I was expecting little as it was from the notorious The Asylum. Actually compared to Titanic II, Transmorphers, AVH:Alien vs Hunter, 2010: Moby Dick and Alien Origin it is not as terrible as those and some of their other efforts. Some of the acting is decent, there are some good locations and the effects are actually while not great among some of the better ones in quality from The Asylum. Music was also not so good, but at the same after watching it didn't stay in your head very long. However, the stock footage and the lack of extras makes it all too obvious of how low in budget Countdown: Jerusalem is, while the direction is lazy and the lead actor very bland. Countdown: Jerusalem is a badly written film, with trite dialogue, badly underdeveloped characters and a story that feels so disconnected and convoluted with no suspense or thrilling moments and the religious aspects did feel rather heavy-handed. So all in all, The Asylum have done much worse and I have also seen worse, but Countdown: Jerusalem still did little for me. 3/10 Bethany Cox

Simple and straightforward: The end just fell flat. Now, if they had built the plot so that we cared about the main character, that would be fine. But, the filmmakers' inability to build suspense is what completely drowned the whole thing.

In her attempt to find her daughter, the main character relies on the help of a variety of people in the U.S. and Israel. None of the actors were at all engaging, and the only one who actually seemed to be able to portray true emotion was the hotel clerk. He may have been my favorite character. The appearance of all the other characters seemed more random than mysterious.

There have been other comments regarding the inaccuracy of how Israel was portrayed in this film. If the settings and the people of the Middle East were maligned by the filmmakers, then that's an even greater shame upon this cinematic waste of time.

You're better off watching re-runs of your favorite TV show that you've seen ten times already than waste your time on this film.

When I read the DVD box of the movie, I saw that it was made by "Faith Films", which gave me a big clue as to what the quality of the movie would be like. (Let's face it, most movies made by religious filmmakers are pretty bad.) Had I known before watching the movie that Faith Films was an offshoot of the notorious studio The Asylum, I would have had an even better idea of what I was going to witness.

To be fair, this Christian movie doesn't keep hitting the viewers' heads with "messages", instead for the most part by taking the portion of the Bible that deals with the last days and handling it as both an unfolding mystery and an end-of-the-world movie. Though if you are not familiar with what the Bible says about the last days, you will be confused by several parts of the movie. Even if you are familiar with the Bible, there are still a number of non-religious parts of the script that are confusing! For what was obviously a very low budget, the filmmakers managed to do some things well. It's decently shot, the CGI is pretty good for a cheapie movie, and they managed to shoot a lot of the movie on authentic Israeli locations. But the low budget keeps showing throughout, with liberal use of stock footage and scenes with no extras in the background.

The main problem with the movie is that there's no spark to it. Although the acting isn't awful, there's no passion, no conviction to the words the actors speak. The unfolding story moves extremely slowly, and there's never any excitement, tension, or thrills.

While this isn't the worst effort by The Asylum, it's still pretty dreary and cheap. I bought this movie and three other Asylum movies in a 4-movie DVD pack for just $5, and though this movie's share is $1.25, I still feel ripped off.

Sorry to say but I've never seem something so far from resembling Israel, as this movie is.

Let's start with the fact that we don't ride camels here. We have the same cars as in the USA or Europe. Secondly, we don't live in a desert of sand nor does Israel look like an Egyptian market from year 1300. The movie found a dozen of old, preserved spots in Jerusalem where they preserved the ancient city and presented it as if that's how Israel looks like. Kind'a like shooting a movie in the grand-canyon and saying that the USA is one big desert!

The shots of soldiers and police were also fake clips and the siren sound was taken from some 3rd world country because police sirens in Israel are identical to US sirens.

Needless to say, the hospital and other places simply don't look like that and the hotel shot seems to have been taken in Bombai rather than Israel.

I really advise that you browse through the internet and see how Israel really looks like before thinking we're riding camels and dig for roots to earn a living.

As for the plot - it was one of the most silly, stupid, racist and prejudiced plots I've ever witnessed, distorting reality and combining clips taken from totally different contexts into an imaginary dictatorship that simply isn't even logical.

A real stinker!

Is this a Scientology movie? Weird religious undertones.

The movie title as well as the movie summary was completely misleading. I have seen The Omega Code as well as all the Left Behind movies and this movie was in no way similar. This movie was disappointing on EVERY single level. How do you try to tell a story based on Revelations and leave out what it is truly about. The plot was not there, I felt as if I had to search for it myself. A reporter is suppose to seek the truth but throughout the whole movie, she ignores everything. This was truly a movie that could have and should have been kept in a locked vault. If I didn't understand God's word about the end time, I would be left to believe that there was nothing serious about it. To me, this movie made a mockery of the Judgement and brought no understanding or redemption for those who were looking for it. I will agree, it was not preachy but it also gave no accountability for desire to seek God either.

My friend and I are the BIGGEST David AR White fans. We saw the trailer for Jerusalem Countdown and thought it looked so cool (Cause David AR White is so cool). So then, we went to YouTube dot com, and looked up Jerusalem Countdown with David AR White, but then we accidentally clicked on Countdown Jerusalem (Differeint movie). Anyway, we LOVE this movie. Dee from It's Always Sunny plays the main character, and is super funny in this, although it would've been cool if the other cast members of It's Always Sunny were here, not just Dee. For our supporting cast we have Velma Dinkley, who is a super cool computor wiz. Then there's the cop guy, and the ex-husband (Who we thought was David AR White, but were sadly mistaken). Also Holly White appears in this film (From AMC's Breaking Bad) but just for a short bit before she dies.

The soundtrack of this movie is very good. I like to listen to it when I'm on jogs or on the treadmill, or at the beach, or at school, or at my job, or when i'm driving, or when im gaming (not violent games tho), when i'm watching other David AR White films, when I'm

The specieal effects. We looked up the budget and it was very good. And we watched the movie, and the effects were very good. I'd rate it a 9/10, simply because there could've been more David AR White.

Color theory.

The scenes in america were blue and black and the scnes in other countries were not blue and black. This was very good, because Breaking Bad did the same thing, and I like Breaking Bad. It was also cool when they were in the plane and the guy was a christian. Cause that was cool. Also i like when my mom walked in and offered me chicken nuggets from McDonalds, and that was very good because I like chicken nuggets from McDonalds because they are very good and I asked if she wanted to join us to watch the movie but then she said she couldn't because she had to pick up my aunt from the airport (visiting for the weekend). But then her flight got delayed, so then I told her, "we have room for you if you want?" and then she still said no, which was really sad, but its okay because the chicken nuggets were still really good, and the happy meal toy was Fear from Inside Out and he's my favorite character from Inside Out. I just saw Inside Out 2 with my friends and I liked watching Inside Out 2 with my friends. Overall I think Inside Out 2 was better than Inside Out 1. Inside Out 2 has better character development, and I like how Anxiety was a really good antagonist. I kinda talked with my friends about how I feel like the first Inside Out was kinda directionless, at least from the perspective of antagonists. It's very interesting and different, because Inside Out doesn't really have a villain. The villain is the circumstances the characters find themselves in, not the "antagonist" per say. So anyway, then we left the theatre and it was kinda awkward, cause I thought we would go to Buffalo Wild Wings, because I like the burgers at Buffalo Wild Wings. But then my friends told me that they already ate, and so they didn't want to go to Buffalo Wild Wings. So yeah, then I went home with my family, and it was really cool because my friends pointed stuff out that I didn't notice the first time. I also like when Anxiety said "That's totally not gonna haunt us for the rest of our lives". It was funny because I found it relatable and the human psyche of humor is grounded in principles of relatability (At least according to LG Estrella dot com). So yeah, overall good movie, not as much David AR White as I would've liked, but good regardless; 7/10.

Countdown: Jerusalem is a pretty typical apocalyptic thriller. It is well made in the sense, that it kept me entertained for the whole 90 minutes. The story is about woman who loses her daughter and how she tries to find her, simple as that, and a little bit about how the world in going to end. So it is made by and for those, who live with God. It tries to teach great divine moral, but finds only confusion. And it's Godliness is, well let's say, quite interesting. The evil is not anymore the UN but EU, I think, it is one of the many things that, I suppose, the makers, when trying to keep the plot mysterious, did not enlighten us viewers enough, which is normally a good thing, but me being a outsider in their world, would have liked an explanation what is the truth according to them. So it is entertaining, the plot is like a fast train if you don't mind the absence of logic, and, for them who don't take the world too seriously, amusing. The one's who pray a lot, might find it also meaningful.

i saw many movies in my life, obviously i cant remember all but there something like a non-formal rating score - this is the worst movie i ever seen in my life! i swear!!! its pathetic, i mean it was literally spending 90 minutes. its obviously a low budget movie - you can see it in like 60-70 percent of the scenes, the repetition of cheap effects and the sounds of the siren and the choppers and the bombs its all disgusting and much more. but except the money issue, it has no idea or point, it not rational - there's many not reasonable issues and situations and occurs, some of them so obvious and so explicitly not based on reality that its make you sick and outrage... its has no coherence, or any logical cohesion. the so wrong and messed and pathetic attempt of these people (i cant call these things actors) to speak Hebrew or live and Israeli mentality is so failed that for my opinion they should be arrested for that it was really sad and forlorn - i seriously cant remember any other movie that the amount of the repulsive "eeeeww" face that i had is even get close to this one's count... seriously people it's the most nauseating long video i ever seen ad i put my money it will be yours too.. i am still shocked... its just a really really really bad long video.. you gonna waste 90 minutes of your life which is what i already did...

This is not a Pro Israel movie. Nor is it a action thriller. This movie is a right wing crazy Christian movie. And I want to quantify this by saying I am not talking about your everyday Christian. I am talking about the ones who believes the world is going to end 2 years ago or 4 years ago or 10 years from now..

See they believe Armageddon is going to happen in the area which is now Israel. That is why they seem so sympathetic to Israel, but not really. You see that come out in the movie.

Is the movie about the condemnation of violence in Israel? Or are they just worried about those temples? Even in the beginning of the movie while the main character is making a report we are focused on this Temple which is crumbling. Surly a metaphor. You hardly knew it was a earthquake if they did not tell you. So they are focusing on the Temples, where Jewish people worship. She goes to Israel and the same thing. The US is kind of mealy mouthed about defending Israel which is odd.

So this is the premise of the movie in a sneaky way. Because the Crazy Christians believe that the end of the world is going to happen in that area they want to make sure all of the Jewish people are gone and the ones that are left have accepted Christ. It is all through the movie. Even on the airplane. The ex sends some guy named Joseph that looks like St Joseph to watch over his ex wife. We are in Israel and we see no Hebrews worshiping we just see Christians Jewish people. I just thought the whole movie was a mess.

The child was never kidnapped she was raptured. That is why she disappeared in clear air. And she ends up in Israel looking for her. Then they try to make it look like it might be about some type of spy movie because of the husbands job. I looked at the movie thinking it was one of those so bad they are good movies syfy puts out all of the time. Instead I get a bible lesson from some Crazy Christians.

If you are a Christian, and a follower of great Christian movies such as the Left Behind Series, Fireproof, or many many other greats, you will be very disappointed, to say the least. This awful movie features a nonsensical weak plot, wishy washy and biblically watery and very weak, filled with time-wasters like unexplained journeys through the desert with pretty sunsets, and stereotyped Jewish people with camels and Arab names. All the while the plot goes absolutely nowhere. It is literally painful to watch. It is clearly a complete sham "Pulp Christian" movie purely designed to attempt to make easy money of the "Christian movie market". There are so many things wrong with this movie that it defies description. No continuity from any true faith based Christian perspective, moronic, flowery (and incorrect) King James style English recited in prayers that is quite laughable and truly ridiculous. It is as if the very worst writers from the Hollywood B grade "garbage-movie" set tried to sit down and with absolutely minimal knowledge of Christianity, biblical fact or even history, write a movie that would somehow sell to Christians. The writers and producers should be truly ashamed of this piece of worthless garbage. If you look you will see it is made by a new company called "FAITH FILMS" which is an offshoot of "THE ASYLUM" film company which incidentally makes the lowest form of brainless B grade "sex and drugs" films for teenage markets, like "SEX-POT" about kids smoking special aphrodisiac weed that somehow makes them all rip off their clothes and have sex. This all is brought to you by Hollywood scumbags trying to make money from persons of faith, while peddling mind rotting perverted garbage to your children. In other words, a total sham. Don't waste your time or money on this.

Had I not read the trivia and reviews here, I would have not known this was a religious movie. Or supposed to be...

I would have thought it was just a failed action movie with a muddled plot.

No actual religious points of view, so it wasn't preachy...just vague. I taught Sunday school and still had no idea what the ending meant.

Even Kirk Cameron would have been confused.

COUNTDOWN: JERUSALEM Faithfilms.cc With- Kim Little & Clint Browning Meaningful, Thought provoking and explains some things in the news. A news reporter has to deal with what could be the end of structured humanity.

Is it Rapture ?, Could these disasters be man-made somehow ? What is logical conclusion to A HOLY WAR ?

In a departure for FAITHFILMS, This was half filmed in Jerusalem, Actually on location.

Kim Little does the job as " Everywoman" in crisis and Clint Browning, Who may be an Angel, Helps her make sense in a illogical, Political-laced message of a movie.

It should surprise no one that these kinds of so-called "Christian" films are saturated with mayhem and suffering. The Bible is filled with it. Viewing this particular film almost 15 years after its release was as painful as I anticipated. Not sure why COMET decided to air it. I'd rather watch X-Files reruns I've seen a dozen times. Christian-filmmakers get away with this sort of junk because their audience is pre-disposed to loving it no matter how amateurish or obscurant it happens to be. In fact, they like the insider-nature of these films and the little biblical nuggets they think heathens miss. In the case of "Countdown: Armageddon... orJerusalem" or whatever they want to call it, the grand finale of the film is an example of excessive artistic restraint, which depends way too much on the viewer to fill in the blanks left by a director likely adorned with a beret. The final scene actually looks like someone from another production has mistakenly wandered onto the set. Yeah. I'm not a fan of this film, or its genre.

I approached this movie "cold" not knowing anything at all about it but just browsing one evening on Netflix. Previous reviewers have skewered it. What troubled me and unmentioned by others is that it came across as anti Israel or at least patronizing toward Israel. As a non-deist (athiest) I have my own reservations about deist states be they Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iran or would-be Christian fundamentalist USA. But whether or not you like it, Israel exists and is there to stay. The scenes of Israel/ Jerusalem being rocketed, bombed and shot up by some coalition of a New World Order were too much for my taste. I sensed that those scenes would appeal egoistically to Israel-haters. On the plus side the lady protagonist was nice eye candy from the side and rear. And some of the Israel-cinematography was appealing and interesting.

Come there is a war going on. And all we are supposed it care about is some reporter trying to find her daughter. Come on. Worst movie do come to mind such has The Godfather. The Godfather part II and The Godfather part III. But is came pretty dame close to being has bad.

'Countdown Jerusalem' (or as I saw it 'Countdown Armageddon') is a spiritual drama about a woman's journey to the Holy Land in search of her missing daughter, feared abducted. Contrary to the title, this is not an action movie. Nor is it a thriller. It's just an abysmal bore. Several missed opportunities for suspense early in the picture (due to poor framing and camera position) are a sign of a things to come before the film takes its misguided spiritual turn, firmly cementing its place in cinematic purgatory.

Somewhere along the way we learn that a religious sect is trying to bring about political unrest in an effort to hasten the apocalypse. This epic concept is then vaguely interwoven with the missing child sub-plot and her mother's pilgrimage to find her. It really doesn't add up, although perhaps it's designed to appeal at a 'higher level' of perceptiveness that I couldn't grasp. Factory favourite Kim Little plays the desperate mother, and April Wade gets stiffed helping her with the initial desktop search early in the picture, but there are no recognisable (marquee) names to sell this dud.

Despite other comments to the contrary, Christian themed films can be entertaining when - like any other good motion picture - they've a solid plot, are technically sound and feature engaging performances. 'Countdown Jerusalem' is unfortunately bereft of those elements which is why it's consigned to the junk pile. The bait and switch title also doesn't foster much sympathy when you realise you're enduring a spiritual awakening and not an action movie as the misleading title would otherwise suggest.