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  • Actors: Natasha Wightman, Udo Kier, Diran Meghreblian, David Urban, Uri Roodner
  • Directors: Stuart Urban
  • Writers: Stuart Urban, Frank Falco
  • Producers: Stuart Urban, Alan Jay, Brian Donovan, Jonathan Woolf, Pat Harding
  • Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Prism Leisure
  • DVD Release Date: 28 Jul 2003
  • Run Time: 111 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00006AW7U
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 17,811 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Synopsis

For thousands of years spiritualists, numerologists, and all interested in mystical forces upon the future have sought the ancient relic the Loculus. As a secret society slaughters groups of people in search of the artifact, the Loculus turns up in the back of a camper in the year 2001. A billionaire (Terence Stamp) seeks to obtain the relic, aided by his son (James D'Arcy) and an alchemist (Natasha Wightman). Their search is not solitary, a fact they discover by meeting the Grand Master (Udo Kier), a demonic being who has wondered the Earth since Christ's crucifixion.
One of many interesting films to arrive at the turn of the century depicting a journey for a code with the key to the future. Steeped in myth and legend, the film possesses a great meditative power and culminates in a battle between two acting legends in Kier and Stamp, whose similar features provide a perfect counterpoint.

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Fiction... NOT science, 4 Jul 2004
By Supergnu (Copenhagen, Denmark) - See all my reviews
Several of the reviews I have seen, seems to be taking the subject matter of this film far too seriously.

That the ideas in "Revelation" stems from such popular-historical theories as promoted by Michael Baigent and Henry Lincoln, does not diminish the entertainment-value of the film. However, if you are looking for actual fact, you are way off, even considering the special features on the DVD.

The film is an epic tale of the end of the world, the ressurection of Christ, the sacred legacy of the alchemists, masons and Templars, and great world-spanning conspiracies.

Speculation as to the legacy of the Knights Templar, sacred geometry and even the lineage of Christ naturally bears some resembelance to, and even uses some, contemporary historical/religious science, but it is not to be taken too seriously. The thoughts presented are thrilling, and I enjoyed reading the original "The holy blood and the holy grail" etc. imensely, but it is popular paperback-supermarket-check-out entertainment-"science" none the less, and should not be taken too serously.
This is a work of fiction, and even if it is based on volumes that claim the lable "science", it is still just a film. Just like the writers of "Star Trek" use actual physics to support the scientific mumbo-jumbo of the series.

If you are looking for information on the subject of Mason Conspiracies, The Knights Templar, sacred geometry, etc., then read some of the greatly informative and entertaining works of para-science on the matter, by Michael Baigent et.al. If you think it's fun, and like to explore the ideas to their extreme, this film is very entertaining. If you don't care for such matters, and just want a thriller; you might or might not appreciate "Revelation".

The only truely annoying feature is the fact, that the tension-music doesn't really know when to set in, and ruins several of the spookier parts. Apart from that the film is exciting great fum, akin to "The ninth gate", "The Body" and "The Omen".

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Thought provoking thriller, 15 Sep 2002
By A Customer
Nice to see something different - intelligent, thought provoking and multilayered, stitching together 2000 years of history, myth and magic in the thriller/horror genres. Alchemy, religion, secret societies, astrology, sacred geometry, ancient relics mixed with murder, ritual and mayhem (burning, barbecued and flayed bodies abound)- it's a heady brew and you need to keep your wits about you to take in all the detail, but its worth it - then look through the 1 hour of explanatory extras/documentaries on the DVD to find out just how much you missed and watch it all over again. A great historical/mystical/spiritual puzzle with loads of special effects. Recommended if you want more than the standard Hollywood fare. Also a must for Udo Kier fans.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Revelation, 14 Sep 2002
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Revelation mixes action, suspense, sci-fi and religion the British way, in a portrayal of the heretical second coming of Christ. The plot races from the crucifixion to the present day following the progress of a mysterious box called the Loculus. It is passed from generation to generation, from secret society to obscure cult, always hidden from the madly over-acting Grand Master (Udo Kier) who seeks to use the power in this ancient relic for his own egomaniacal genetic engineering program. The 'good guys' comprise ex-con, computer-whiz Jake (James D'Arcy), his prison chaplain (Liam Cunningham) and a slightly dippy alchemist (Natasha Wightman). She has the hardest part to play keeping a straight face while propounding the most unlikely elements of the plot but the three characters interact believably. Using clues left by Jake's millionaire father (Terence Stamp) and lots of amateur archaeology, they track the Loculus to its current hiding place barely ahead of the evil Grand Master, who leaves a gruesome trail as he follows them to gain his prize. The locations feel real and the characters behave consistently throughout. However their total polarisation against the forces of evil, embodied in the immortal Grand Master, make this a fairy story requiring the viewer's willing suspension of disbelief. A full cast of nutty religious types, masons, scientists and the odd hippy van driver make it definitely watchable with a nice twist at the end.
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