A Ghoul Versus The Prophecy: Forsaken

"Let's put the Prophecy franchise to bed with the fifth and final review in my retrospective!"

Previously on A Ghoul Versus The Prophecy: The Uprising...

Geez, who the hell knows? ANOTHER prophecy has been made that God will write ANOTHER chapter of Revelations in a book called the Lexicon that will give whoever holds it the advantage in... I guess the Second War of Angels?

Belial, one of Satan's ex-cronies, is after the Lexicon so he can create a new Hell... which will make him more powerful than everyone else. Yeah, I don't know. The more I think about it the less sense it makes.  But like always, Satan saves the day and entrusts the Lexicon to Kari Wuhrer, who continues the franchise's proud tradition of featuring heroes of RAPIDLY declining quality. Oh, and she's also barely helped through her journey by the ghost of the angel Simon from the first movie. Ghost of an angel... I think that might be the dumbest idea in the supernatural genre.

Get for the EPIC CONCLUSION of the Prophecy saga with A Ghoul Versus The Prophecy: Forsaken! Also, why did they quit numbering these damn things?

A Ghoul Versus The Prophecy: Uprising

“O Lord, why can't this movie have subtitles?”

Previously on The Prophecy 3: The Ascent...

Twenty some years have passed since the last movie, Danyael Jr. now grown up and making his way as a street preacher preaching about God no longer caring about mankind. His world view is based off a traumatic childhood where once again the rebel angels tried to kill him, but ended up killing his mother instead.  The former Archangel Gabriel, still a human, has been secretly guarding Danyael his entire life. Gabriel has repented his evil ways and now loves humanity, living life to its fullest. Zophael, who has replaced Gabriel as the leader of the angels, has come to Earth with a plan to revive the Angel of Genocide Pyriel, who will kill all life on Earth and replace God... somehow.

Zophael wants to kill Danyael before he can stop Pyriel, but this all goes awry and Danyael does in fact kill the angel, despite being one of the least convincing heroes in film history. God rewards Gabriel for his changed ways by making him an angel again, and Gabriel exits the franchise in a burst of white doves.

The co-writer of the previous film, Joel Soisson, stepped up to the plate to make this one in his directorial debut.  This means we have someone on board who at least knows the material, and hopefully can bridge things into a worthy sequel.  So where do they go from here? Well, the Second War of the Angels still seems unresolved so I'm thinking that's where we'll start. Get ready for a fresh start on the franchise with A Ghoul Versus The Prophecy: Uprising.

A Ghoul Versus The Prophecy 3: The Ascent

“They're making a THIRD Prophecy movie, is that correct Gabriel?”
“I can tell you in two words: UN. FORTUNATELY.”

Previously on A Ghoul Versus The Prophecy II...

A new prophecy came to pass, as it was a said a child would be born of angel and human that would united Heaven and Earth and end the Second Angel War, which is still going on despite Gabriel's death in the first movie. An angel named Danyael was chosen to knock up a nurse named Valerie Rosales so she could give birth to this child, which sure beats any job I've ever been chosen for.

The Devil kicked Gabriel out of hell because he was tired of being outcooled by him, the angel immediately getting to work to kill Valerie. Things didn't end very well for him, as he ended up getting transformed into a human by Michael, the angel leading the side against him. Valerie gave birth to a boy and they lived happily ever after.

Untilllllllllllllllllllll now. The Prophecy 3: The Ascent is another Direct To Video sequel, and they are really pushing their luck after pretty much striking gold with the first one. But they got Walken again, so how bad can it be right? Insert ominous tone here.  Hop in your car and look for a wall to run into as we begin A Ghoul Versus The Prophecy 3: The Ascent!

A Ghoul Versus The Prophecy II

"First, when there's nothing but a slow glowing dream
That your fear seems to hide deep inside your mind
All alone I have cried silent tears full of pride
In a world made of steel, made of stone
Well I hear the music, close my eyes, feel the rhythm
Wrap around, take a hold of my heart- WAIT NOT LIKE THAT!  AAAAAIIIIEEEEE!!!!!"

Previously on A Ghoul Versus The Prophecy...

The Archangel Gabriel led a revolt against Heaven, enraged that mankind was getting his love over that of the angels. The war was a stalemate until the angels discovered a soul on Earth so dark and powerful that whoever possessed it would win the war.

An angel named Simon found the soul first, but badly botched the plan to collect it. He ended up breaking Megan's Law and passing it to a little girl, who had to rely on a police detective and a school teacher to protect her.  They performed about as well as you'd expect two humans to do facing an omnipotent angel, so the Devil himself had to get involved to save the day and kill Gabriel. Yes, in a religious movie the Devil turned out to be the hero.  So how did the movie makers find a way to make a sequel to a story that had concluded? Let's find out in part two of the Prophecy saga, with A Ghoul Versus The Prophecy II!

A Ghoul Versus The Prophecy

"This review is 100% cowbell free."

Who doesn't love Christopher Walken? He has spent the last forty years entertaining us with his incredibly diverse acting ability with performances that'll be remembered as long as cinema exists. From hilarious to deadly serious to “what the hell am I watching?”, he can do it all. He even has the KILLER dance moves!

I've seen almost all of his movies and appearances with one glaring exception: I've never seen the Prophecy trilogy for some unexplainable reason. It's always been on my list of movies to check out, but years of procrastination combined with my untimely death just kept putting it off.  So last week when I was browsing eBay for potential movies to review, I happened to come across a Blu-Ray box set for dirt cheap and was very surprised to learn the trilogy had grown to a quintology.  I hit "Buy It Now" so fast I broke my keyboard and as of a few days ago I am now the proud owner of five Prophecy movies. Let's get this party started with A Ghoul Versus The Prophecy!