Doomsday Prophecy (TV 2011)

Based on the 2012 end-of-world prophesy where two unlikely characters team up to solve a mystery that just might save the world.

Director:

Jason Bourque

Writers:

Jason Bourque, Shawn Linden

Stars:

A.J. Buckley, Jewel Staite, Alan Dale

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
A.J. Buckley	...	Eric Fox (as AJ Buckley)
Jewel Staite	...	Brook Calvin
Alan Dale	...	General Slate
Bruce Ramsay	...	Garcia
Rick Ravanello	...	Agent Henning
Gordon Tootoosis	...	John
Matthew Kevin Anderson	...	Dennis (as Matthew Anderson)
Roseanne Supernault	...	Raven
Hiro Kanagawa	...	Dr. Yates
Jerry Wasserman	...	Sam Lovell
Douglas Chapman	...	Military Officer (as Doug Chapman)
Matthew Walker	...	Rupert Crane
Phillip Mitchell	...	Jenkins
Lori Ann Triolo	...	Café Owner (as Lori Triolo)
Kate Gajdosik	...	News Broadcaster

Storyline

A book editor is in the posession of an artifact that gives him visions. He lets on that he has another book written ready for publishing and asks for a proof reader (by name) to come and collect it. When the proof reader arrives, he finds the book editor dead and upon touching the artifact, has visions himself about the ending of the world. The entire plot is based on the 2012 galactic allignment end of world scenario, and the lead character teams up with an attractive archeologist and together they run from rogue government agents who also want the artifact, whilst narrowly avoiding death both from being shot and by falling into the earth during massive earthquakes. Mean while the rest of the world is befalling massive destruction. with only hours to spare, the duo must somehow save the day.

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Plot Keywords:

2012 | doomsday | end of the world

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for for violence and peril

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 August 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

21-12-2012 La profezia dei Maya

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Reel One Entertainment, Cinetel Films, Doomsday Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

It is stated that after an earthquake Italy sinks into the Mediterranean Sea. Italy sits on the African tectonic plate. The African plate is heading north, and is diving underneath the European plate. Thus every time the plate moves north, Italy and the Alps on the European plate actually rise in height, as Italy is being rammed into the Alps. So in real life if there were a giant earthquake near Italy, the land would go up not down.

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Soundtracks

"I've Been Waiting"
Composed and performed by Jennifer Irene McNutt

User Reviews

Not brilliant by any stretch, but one of SyFy's more tolerable movies...

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