As you can probably guess by the movie's title, this is the third and final installment of one of my favorite Direct-to-Video movie series, THE PROPHECY (actually, the original THE PROPHECY was released in theaters, though the second and third were D-t-V). The king o' creepiness returns once more, either in love with the ever changing character of Gabriel, or just really hurting for work after SUICIDE KINGS bombed so badly years ago. As you may recall from the end of THE PROPHECY II, Walken's character Gabriel was turned into a homeless human by the head angel Michael, making Gabe suffer for his crimes against humanity by making him one of the "monkeys" he so richly despises. At this point in his human form, Gabe has degenerated into a homeless guy, but at least now he can drive a car and knows what it's like to get a slice of puntang pie! Okay, now think back the THE PROPHECY II again, remember that nurse chick who got impregnated by that studly Asian angel and was destined to have a human/angel child that would bring an end to the second war of the angels? Sure you do! You know, the Nephalim (sounds like a refugee from a Winnie the Pooh show, or a Dr. Suess book)! Okay, so anyway, our story opens with some clips of what appears to be (and is later confirmed as) an attack on the single mother nurse's home, in which she is burned alive while protecting her son. This is followed by our long haired and homeless Walken as he attempts to drive a car. Then, he goes to a one man rant session as some teenage guy bitches and complains because God has abandoned them all. Out of nowhere, a blind guy answers my prayers and shoots the kid, and with that done, the sightless bastard simply goes home and talks to himself, apparently carrying on a conversation with a Heavenly body. Oh, as for the dork that was shot, he's Danyael, that half breed Neph(alim), who's given up on God because of his mother's sacrifice. Gabe is picked up by cops for some questioning concerning the shooting, as elsewhere another seraphim enters the game, this one being Zophiel, the double agent angel who's dedicated to whichever side is winning the second war of angels. While looking for Dan's body, Zoph bumps into Gabe, berating the ex-angel because he's gone soft and actually enjoys being human, even rejecting Zoph's offer to be a winged bad-ass once more! Meanwhile, Dan wakes up in the city morgue, running off in confusion and fear when Zoph shows up looking for him. Dan's later confronted by Gabe in an abandoned alleyway, who informs him about the whole "bringing the end of the second war of angels" job he's stuck with. After leaving Gabe, Dan gets into a fight with Zoph, ending when Gabe returns, wielding a car and running down Zoph, allowing Dan to escape once more. Afterwards, Zoph again berates Gabe, who fires back with the knowledge that he knows what it's like to have a dick, and fuck a prostitute! Zoph then leaves, admitting envy of Gabe. Dan goes off to confront his confused and scared shitless girlfriend and try to get her to understand just what's going on, which is cut short, once more by that butt-insky Zoph. This time, he winds up pinned to the wall, and we learn about the angel Pyriel, who plans to overthrow God and becoming the new master of creation! Dan escapes AGAIN, leaving Zoph to kidnap Dan's girlfriend, making her chauffer him around in his pursuit of the boy. Remember, angels are technologically illiterate. As for Dan, he's headed to the desert, where he meets up with some "spiritual" chick (damn hippies). Where's Gabe during all this? He's on his way to the desert too, to witness the final battle that's bound to happen, stopping at the little cafe he visited in one of the prior PROPHECY movies, making for a somewhat interesting scene, though confusing for those who didn't pay attention to the other flick. Elsewhere, Zoph catches up to Dan and they fight once AGAIN, this time Zoph with his spear-harpoon weapon and Dan with... an exhaust pipe. This one ends permamnently though, when Dan uses Zoph's own weapon against him, ripping the douche bag's heart out with it, which, as we all know, is the only way to kill an angel. Then, as Maggie lies dying (thanx to Zoph) and Gabe kneels by her side, Dan goes off into a whirlwind to fight Pyriel for the outcome of existence itself! But, Angel of Genocide or not, Dan uses the weapon he took from Zoph to kill off Py (no, not PI), ripping out his heart and causing him to be struck by lighting (and showing off one gnarly set of glowing nose hairs!), wasting him for good. Maggie is then saved, and Dan and Gabe both ascend (hence the film's subtitle), becoming angels, with Gabe fully rehabilitated and back in God's good graces. It all ends with Gabe (who used to disapate into a murder, or "flock", of crows/ravens) disappearing into a flock of overlit doves. Special FX, acting, and camera work were all pretty damn good for this movie, though Dan was annoying, despite being a central character. However, though Walken is cool in any role, he was MUCH better and far more convincing as the EVIL angel in both of the other PROPHECY movies. Sorry, but Walken's just too creepy to gives us the full effect of a good guy. Sad to see the series end, but atleast it was a good ending, and not something like, HOWLING: FULL MOON RISING. Gah, bad memories, bad memories! Better go wash my brain again... Oh, but before I leave, allow me to tell you of a little trick I picked up from this movie: If you lick a dead guy's eye, you can see what he saw... if they weren't dead anyway. Though, I'd wipe the hazy "death goo" off his eye first. Trust me, that shit don't taste like banannas.

Sequels: this is the end of the PROPHECY trilogy

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