Review of Rapture-Palooza (2013) by Nathan M — 23 Apr 2014

One line summary: Funny, irreverent look at the Christian apocalypse.

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The Rapture comes. Mrs. Lewis gets taken up to Heaven, but is returned as defective. Those left behind have a lot to deal with: wraiths, molten rocks from the sky, blood rain, locusts who talk, crows that verbally abuse everyone, and the like.

Worst of all is that a one-time politician, Earl Gundy, becomes the anti-Christ. He talks everyone into calling him The Beast. He has his own deadly Beastly Guards, and an array of wraiths protecting him. He takes over the world's armament, and destroys cities to spread terror and obedience.

Lindsey and Ben are engaged, and hope to make a living in the apocalyptic times. A molten rock ends that. Ben's father works for The Beast, and suggests that the pair interview with The Beast. When The Beast finds that Lindsey is a virgin, he entices her to become his bride.

They concoct a plan to imprison The Beast as predicted in the Book of Revelation. They proceed with this, and it seems to be going well, but Ben lasers God's son as he descends from heaven to take out the anti-Christ. God and The Beast have it out.

How does this end up?

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Cinematography: 10/10 Just fine.

Sound: 8/10 The actors are well-miked, but the music could have been better.

Acting: 7/10 Craig Robinson, Anna Kendrick, and John Francis Daley (Bones) were the best. I liked most of the actors, but a few were not so good, such as Calum Worthy, Paul Scheer, and Tyler Labine.

Screenplay: 7/10 I got several good laughs out of this one, mostly for its sheer irreverence. The stoner dogma was pushed a bit too hard for my taste.