AmeriGeddon (2016) User Reviews

They did try, but.......

[s3276169 · 5/10 · 20 September 2016]

"Well, they did try but...." was the first thing that came to mind having watched AmeriGeddon.

Its not that this politicized film doesn't have some valid points. Its concerns over globalized corporate government and the growth of an oppressive surveillance state, are not without validity. Nor is its criticism of GMO food, something that can simply be written off. The problem is, the whole affair is so over the top and confused, that the real message gets lost in translation.

From an entertainment point of view, this rather short flick, is best described as a cross between Red Dawn and the A-Team. Its clearly a budget affair.That said, the acting is not too bad even if the script is more than a little corny.

In summary even though this flick falls short of the mark, its still good to see people refusing to blindly accept the mainstream dialogue. Lets hope for more polished, focused efforts in future. Five out of ten from me.

5/10 good but could've been better

[bearkat20003 · 5/10 · 11 January 2023]

As a conservative that loves the 2A and believes this could happen one day... this movie was well written but terribly acted out and the cinematography was very bad. I give this movie a 5/10 bc it has its good but it's also has its bad. There were Some major flaws with it. The helicopter the bad guys had wasn't a "war helicopter" and yet they shot a missile off of it. The explosions near the end of the movie were really badly done. It's just very badly done overall but I get where the writers weee going with it. It just needed to be done better and more intense and less bad acting. I did like the main character though.

90 minutes of Message

[killgoredarkskies · 5/10 · 23 May 2016]

This film is short and clearly it's budget was constricted, but I appreciate the intent - few who are at polar opposites to Al Gore and the likes of the Clooney's or Kate Beckinsale ever get a chance to drive what's on the Big Screen. One could say this film is a sort of "opera", it's far easier to connect with when you already know what to expect - and in that sense Heavin and Norris actually score "OK" by my reckoning - this is a synthesis of many books that inform and alarm (One Second After, the Patriots and Survivors series, etc.) Will the people who shied away from 13 Hours come to watch this movie, of course not ! The Dog Whistles that also drove the mainstream of Hollywood to disdain the 300 movie for its values are certainly working overtime against AmeriGeddon.

On the plus side, it's shorter than the re-make of Red Dawn.

I would get the US troops helmets, and remember that "the brig" is a term of the Navy and Marines.

IMHO the title is terrible ... and yes the climax is like an episode of the A-Team. On the other hand this could be a good double-feature with Invasion USA ...

Hurtful try at being entertainingly informative

[pamyers-90771 · 2/10 · 13 May 2016]

Amerigeddon the movie has quite possibly done more damage to furthering the discussion of a runaway government and the impacts of it than anything else in its cinematic attempt. This is an example of good intentions gone sideways and at worst just another rich guy making a "B" movie to get his face on the big screen.

Using the "EMP" doomsday approach to make a movie narrative is understandable. Making an over dramatic, choppy, and under developed story line film that my friends wanted to walk out of is bull headed irresponsibility.

The movie itself started out with plausible and believable scenes in the first few minutes that quickly get over shadowed by bad music, 1980's sound effects at "key" moments, and acting that would make a high school drama teacher throw their glasses in disgust at. While it didn't have to be cutting edge graphics or sounds track quality, it does have to be fully watchable. It isn't. It is painful to sit all the way through. The end battle was worse than an old scene from the 80's A-Team TV show.

For those people that have been in the military, or follow world events from an anti-globalist perspective, this movie lets you walk out of the theater having to apologize for the horrible creation the people that went with them just saw. There is no plausible transition to a realistic conversation about politics, individual preparedness, or faith at the end of this film.

I am terribly disappointed and embarrassed by this attempt at informing or at least sparking the interest in people who don't take these kinds of things seriously.

From someone who wanted an A plus movie it is clearly an F minus effort.

Seriously ?

[amerstaff · 1/10 · 18 September 2016]

This movie is an tragedy and insult to all people with common logic and knowledge . Once again the US and their " freedom " is under attack and the bunch of "patriots " are saving America. I don't have problems with B movies but this one ., this story is so , so stupid that I had to comment on it . Even the birds on the tree knows who is the biggest imperialist country in the world but somehow in the movies they are always the victim and the enemy this time are the United Nations ( biggest sponsor of the UN is US , basically UN is in the pocket of US ) This movie could only be good for somebody from the US ., probably only from Texas and other rednecks parts of the US . Just unbelievable ., just trash of the story :)

This movie is your drunk uncle rambling at a Christmas party as he wears a tinfoil hat

[cpeter-79173 · 2/10 · 26 September 2016]

I thought this movie was a disaster. I had very high hopes for this movie and I think if the movie was written and directed correctly it could have been a wonderful movie. The movie has a great premise as it starts out, a shadow government has put plans in motion to take down the current American government so they can create a NWO. Very nice idea, but the movie is so poorly executed it reminds me of nothing more than a drunk uncle rambling at a Christmas party as he wears a tinfoil hat. A wonderful series that goes into this idea was the show Jericho it only lasted two seasons, but the way they explore the idea of a shadow government is much better in my option.

The worst part about this is entire thing is, I really like some of the characters Charlie and Sam were awesome, and they even had some okay acting. I'm kind of sorry they got stuck in this turd of a film.

They movie does such a poor job that in the end, this movie makes it seem like a 10-year-old could stop this plot to take over of government.

Terrifying

[debtman · 1/10 · 8 June 2017]

No, it's not terrifying because it will scare you with it's plot, it's terrifying because you know that certain elements of our society actually believe the plot of this movie is a realistic situation that we are headed for any day now. If that doesn't scare you I don't know what will.

I won't go through the plot because it's your standard "global cabal of shadowy figures manipulate the populace and use the UN to take over the USA". OK maybe that's not so standard. You've got almost all of your alt-right buzzwords in here though! The only real surprises are that they somehow forgot to include Muslims as the bad guys. Oh and that they completely randomly and out of nowhere threw in about 3 lines of anti GMO dialog.

Should you watch this? Hell yeah! It's terrible and will leave you shaking your head and laughing the whole time. Bad acting, ridiculous plot lines, what more could you want? On the plus side the cinematography is surprisingly decent (for a movie like this). And there's a special guest appearance by Mr. Alex Jones himself!

Modern day propaganda film, action-coated for idiots.

[krb138 · 1/10 · 18 September 2016]

Hide your guns! They're a-comin' for em! Obviously the rest of the civilized world is involved in a conspiracy to take away all of our guns and destroy the American way of life, so we don't need to address plot.

In all honesty, this is just a bad Right-Wing propaganda film dressed up as an action movie and devoid of intelligent, rational thought for the intended audience. Bottom-of-the-barrel stuff made specifically to control people through fear. Plain and simple, this is a tool to get all of the gun-loving rednecks from my region of the country riled up before this year's election.

If this review makes you angry, don't worry, just go outside and fire that assault rifle that you "need" for home defense into the air a few times. Soon you'll forget about me and this review and remember what it means to be a real American.

In a couple of months, the elections will be over, the Republicans will likely have suffered a humiliating defeat, and you can move on to whatever conspiracy theory they decide to feed you for the next few years.

For reasonable people, you can go ahead and skip this one unless you just want to laugh at the sheer stupidity.

I have seen worse come out of Hollyweird with a multimillion dollar budgets

[brianofnazareth-01132 · 8/10 · 23 January 2024]

I have seen reviews of this film from the far left and the far right. I'm not by any stretch of the imagination a blood thirsty militia man. But I am a prepper and a patriot. I have been saying that this country is headed for civil unrest for a long time. This film depicts a group of people that are fed up with the government pushing us toward globalism. Is this a great film? No. Did they do a great job with this film considering the budget they had? Yes. The acting was great, even if the script wasn't. The dialogue needed work. The special effects were okay. I just think that this is a film worthy of watching.

Starts well and then turns into a disaster

[vikpk · 2/10 · 23 April 2020]

I agree with the reviewer who said that this movie hurts the conservative cause the more it tries to portray it in a favorable light. The beginning is promising with the congressional hearing, some strong lines. Then all goes wrong. Bad acting, the main character should have better read his lines or they could have used a text reading software with more expression of feeling. The girls who is supposed to be a "mad scientist" is a complete joke of a character. Sporting heavy guns and acting all tough. Who are you going to fool? Maybe a bunch of pansy feminists in Hollywood. The dialogue is cheesy, the "resistance" is ridiculous. The motivation of the characters hard to grasp.

There is one chilling conversation however which might make it worth watching the flick.

The globalist elite guy talks to his wife and notes that they want only 500 million population on earth because the rest of the people have lives "not worth living."

Could have been a good movie if the kept the pace with which they started. But that was not to be. Try harder next time.

A Plausible Cautionary Tale: Beware The Coming Totalitarian Leviathan

[rvattuone · 10/10 · 18 January 2024]

Great Movie! This movie depicts the reality if common American Patriots are oppressed too much. Patriots will not stand by as their rights are obliterated, their families are threatened, and the country is forced into decline. A few years ago, this movie would have seemed like silly fantasy. But EMP and Cyber threats are now very real. And with "Progressive" U. S. leaders giving more and more power to the U. N., it is not so far-fetched that foreign troops might some day command U. S. troops during an "emergency."

Add to that, we have seen the U. S. DOJ and FBI turned against American Patriots. The question is, when the time comes, will the U. S. Military and law enforcement turn their guns on American Patriots, or will they stand with the People and U. S. Constitution against Totalitarian, Anti-American thugs?

Acting not so good, premise, possible

[craigcurlette · 7/10 · 5 July 2022]

I will contend the acting was not great. I read some reviews saying how impossible the content was.

Of course those reviews were by people who actually believe the government has the citizen's best interest in mind.

The truth is, an EMP is possible. Our national grid has weaknesses just as our internet does. Russian hackers already tapped in to fuel delivery and food distribution facilities.

Before you scoff at the premise of this movie, do some research. This is entirely possible.

Terrible times infinite!!!

[agortiztmti · 1/10 · 20 November 2016]

I watched this movie with much anticipation for its release and I am very disappointed as the movie has terrible acting and bad action scenes and I wish to never see it again. The story line is unrealistic and flawed compared to a real-life disaster movie. The movie looks like it was created on a farm with cell phone recording and cheap equipment.

I usually have a great attention span in movies but this movie made me so bored all I could think about was how much longer till its over and how I wanted my money back and how I really did not want to go through the hassle of a refund or how I could get some laughs by having a friend watch this movie by telling him or her that is was great and anticipating their phone call telling me that I got them with some laughs. Do yourself a favor and stay away from watching this movie and the trailer is all you need to watch and best of all its free.

As Good As Left Behind But With More Guns, Less God

[danzig138-668-939218 · 1/10 · 1 September 2018]

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This is gloriously ridiculous. It's going into the collection along with the "Thief in the Night" series and other winners!

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What's extra sad is that the people who think this presents a genuine possibility don't realize that the chances of such a thing increased *dramatically* with the ascension of Donald "Take the guns first, go through due process second" Trump to the White House.

If you're the masochistic type who takes hilarious pleasure in overwrought RWNJ flicks, you *cannot* skip this one!

This Movie Sponsored by InfoWars

[Lucanus · 1/10 · 2 October 2016]

What a flaming pile of crud. The fact that Alex Jones has a cameo told me everything I needed to know in the first few minutes. If you're looking for something like Red Dawn, or Tomorrow When The War Began, you're looking in the wrong place. Instead this seems to have been churned out by the tinfoil hat wearing NRA members who believe that the government is out to get them and conspire with foreign powers to enslave the American people. Utter crap.

Do yourself a favor, unless you are willing to take to your own melon with a sledgehammer to match the IQ of the people this film was made for, steer clear of it. It doesn't even serve as amusement - it's too preachy for any comedic value.

A Good Story, An Important Message, So Much Potential

[mjpetty7 · 5/10 · 15 October 2016]

So here's the thing, I'm a film major, I'm trained to look at film a certain way. I look at each shot composition, each character action, line of dialogue, and each acting performance. On the other hand, I'm also someone who believes most if not all that this film is showing us. So I really wanted this film to be good and really wanted it to work, and overall, it did it's best.

In terms of story, I think AmeriGeddon is actually a pretty solid film. In a similar fashion to both the original and latest Red Dawn films, AmeriGeddon follows the fall of America as a nation due to a strategic attack on America and following this attack foreign troops arrive to "keep the peace". Due to my love for Red Dawn, I honestly had a lot of hope in this movie. However, both versions of Red Dawn I thought were executed better. Nevertheless, AmeriGeddon's plot is actually pretty good! Between the conflicted soldier, the troubled teen, their love story, the politician seeing what's going on around him, and everyone else, I thought, at least on paper, the film worked pretty well.

This brings me to my criticisms, and I by no means mean to be harsh because I understand the importance of films like AmeriGeddon being made and seen by American citizens, however I believe they could have done much better and I don't believe it's a budget issue. I believe there are two primary reasons AmeriGeddon was not as good as it could have or should have been: too much expositional dialogue and sub-par acting.

Let's talk dialogue first. One of the first things you learn in any basic scriptwriting course is to "show don't tell". AmeriGeddon's dialogue, though informative, is unfortunately way too on-the-nose and/or expositional. Between constantly using the words "New World Order" and character's spewing out statistics and phrases like something out of a Survivor's Manual, the screenwriter in me was cringing at times watching this film.

The other biggest issue with AmeriGeddon is the acting. Now, I don't want to give the impression that all the acting was bad, because it wasn't, but unfortunately there were certain character's whose acting fell flat, and sadly I believe this is a direct correlation between the dialogue and the performances.

All-in-all, I am definitely happy to see this film made and that people are actually excited about a film like AmeriGeddon. Do I wish the quality of the film were better? Absolutely, this film should've been as good and intense as the 2012 Red Dawn remake as I referenced earlier, but nevertheless AmeriGeddon is a must see for those who are interested in where America is headed, and if you're a cinephile like myself then I would maybe suggest a different popcorn flick to watch on a Saturday night.

Invasion U.S.A this is not!

[daniel-mannouch · 3/10 · 3 June 2019]

Armageddon America is a political sci-fi?! conspiracy thriller directed by son of Chuck Norris and cameos Alex Jones as a senator and Obama as an elite globalist bent on world domination. But seriously, this film is dripping in kool aid.

I don't even know where to begin. The plot is a U.N backed globalist terror organisation plan to install a new world order by taking over the united states through martial law through disabling the power grid, the national power grid, creating chaos throughout the country. And it is, just, adorable. I just know it that the cameoing Jones has said this exact paragraph verbatim somewhere.

For a message film, there is a lot of mumblecore in this. Either that or the sound design is terrible. But, from what i could understand, the drama is boilerplate throughout. Foreign heels and all American faces. It could not be more uninspired a take on this kind of story. Armageddon America likes to talk a big, long game, but that is pretty much all it has in terms of entertainment value, this insane Infowars-mercial.

There is not much running time or budget available for pure action so conservative placating takes centre stage in the attempt of masking frugality with sentimentality. This wouldn't matter to me so much if there was a good balance between story and action, but there isn't. Apart from the house siege climax at the end, the majority of this film is basically padding that is spiced up only by the propaganda.

There are too many scenes of people talking in Youtube comments to make the explosive finale or the bats plot worth it. Armageddon America is a dreadfully paced college of antiquated conspiracy theories and surface level MAGA sentiment. For an action film with a message so contained of paranoia, the tension is unfathomably low, no doubt suppressed by a terrible music score and the lifetime standard dramatics. It is a below mediocre action film made watchable only by it what it has to say to us.

This one's an easier target...

[MrGKB · 3/10 · 23 January 2017]

...than the enemy redshirts the father of this film's director (and I use both those terms lightly) once disposed of by the hundreds throughout his own cinema career. But Chuck Norris was never in a movie quite this ham-handedly inept. Although much of the acting is actually passable, despite detractors elsewhere on this site, enough of it stands out like Sofia Coppola in "The Godfather: Part III" to detract, and even the more accomplished thespians involved in this lifeless misfire (I'm looking at you, Diane Ladd) are hampered by info-dump dialogue, broad-brush characters, and a plot structure that would make Syd Field wince if he was still alive. That Alex "InfoWars" Jones was cast in a cameo role should tell you all you need to know about this production. Strictly for insomniacs, there's virtually nothing in this lo-fi paranoid vision to hold your attention.

Put it this way: when you've got that DVD case in your hot little "Hot dog! This has got to be better than that 'Red Dawn' remake!" hands, give the plot summary on the back cover a once-over, and then put the DVD back where you found it. That is all you need, I guarantee, to get your money's worth of prepper entertainment from "Amerigeddon".

OMFG, you have to watch this rolling clusterfunk of a movie!

[adamchurvis · 10/10 · 16 January 2017]

With a total production budget of only $387.14, one can understand why the best screenwriter they could muster was the winner of the "What I Did During Summer Vacation" essay in Mrs. Magillicutty's 3rd grade class at Hubert Humphrey Elementary School in Yazoo City, Mississippi. The script hit so many noses with so many hammers that my own nose bled out of sheer sympathy. Though my main question, "Who in pluperfect effing hell looked at this script and said to himself, 'Funding this is a really good idea'" will remain unanswered, it does answer this: "What do you get when Chuck Norris's relatives get together with Alex Jones and a whole bunch of guns in front of a camera?" Make no mistake, I highly recommend you watch this film, whether you are a tree-hugging Prius driver, a die- hard prepper, or someone in between. The tree-huggers will laugh so hard their spleens will be in danger of disintegration, the in- betweeners will be amusingly confused, and the preppers... well, let me just remind my prepper friends that Hoppe's No. 9 is NOT a viable personal lubricant. Don't even try it. And that goes for Break-Free CLP, too. That being said, preppers will find this film the cinematic equivalent of having their grundles pumped, so stand clear for a day or two afterward while they calm themselves and then explain to them that it's just fiction. Be prepared to explain to them what the word "fiction" means.

oh my...... so bad

[speardog · 1/10 · 29 September 2017]

This movie is historically bad. It reminds me of the religious movies that come out that get decent ratings and you wonder why, how? I guess people with a far right wing philosophy will be turned on by this movie. It will play to their basic need for hate, disgust, suspicion and intolerance. I don't know what the budget was or who the actors are but both were sorely lacking. Don't let the 5.8 rating fool you. If you voted for Trump and are still proud of that fact go ahead and watch the movie. You will love it. If you didn't vote for Trump or now are regretting the fact you voted for him then this movie will probably disgust you on the level of propaganda and even the level of dishonesty. The movie edited an Obama speech to say the exact opposite of what he actually stated. Despicable.....

I have been an IMDb member since 2007 and this is my first review.... that is how much this movie disgusted me.

Best film I've seen lately

[syates-42021 · 10/10 · 27 July 2020]

I didn't know anything about it before I watched it. I'm getting ready to watch it again in order to digest all the implications. I was surprised to see it was 4 years old. I thought it was made yesterday as a result of the riots and the virus going on today. Yes, it's a "B" movie, but only because Hollywood elites will not allow a film such as this to be made. It had to be really difficult to find enough "outsiders" to even complete this project, so I give them an "A" for their efforts. I, for one, am sick and tired of Hollywood elite politically correct movies where they use a checklist in order to be sure to include every Liberal talking point in every movie, even when it doesn't fit. If you like Chuck Norris movies like "Invasion USA" and movies like "Red Dawn" then you will like this. I'm encouraging my friends to watch it.

A Non-partisan Review

[sjwestbrooks · 7/10 · 18 December 2021]

Most of the reviews on this page are disgustingly partisan. They're either 10 stars from the right ("Watch this if you're a patriot!") or 1 star from the left ("Terribly made far-right junk!"), and, frankly, I find reviewing this movie in either of these ways to be quite lazy. So, here is a non-partisan review of "Amerigeddon."

"Amerigeddon" is more professional than you might think. Many of the actors actually come straight from L. A., and act well. The action scenes are not half bad for being low-budget. A couple scenes succeeded in making me wonder, "What would I do in this scenario? Would I hide or fight?" The production value and music are very close to Hollywood quality.

Now, is this movie perfect? Alas, no. A few of the actors (most playing minor characters) do show on-screen that this is their first movie. Also, the special effects are at times amateur-looking; however, I believe that this will only matter if you forget that this is a low-budget film.

In conclusion, is "Amerigeddon" worth watching? I believe so. If you don't wish to spend your money on it, it's free on YouTube. Once again, it may be a political movie, but that is no excuse for reviewing it flippantly.

Another Extreme Conspiracy Theory Movie. Don't Waste Money On it

[jcmann01 · 5/10 · 30 May 2016]

Interesting AND CONVENIENT that this movie and Hillary's America is coming out right before national presidential elections?

Okay, lol, 1st thing is 1st. This movie is bent on the idea that America has completely lost it's roots and is ripe for take over by foreign governments and dictators , which is the biggest fallacy in the movie. Second, that marshal law will be declared by some comic book villain in an ivory tower with his operation "Dark Star" plans? This reminded me of one of those old James Bond movies where he has to bring down a very rich bad guy who wants to rule the planet with nukes...lol. Third, this movie revolves around a Texas family with a big ranch in Lima with a daughter that resembles Sarah, the mother of the Terminator Resistance Leader, John Connor and even resembles her?

Okay, putting the movie together, the entire movie serves to promote the idea that America will fall apart and it won't take much to put in into a state of marshal law, which is perfect for these UN dictators to rise up and take over and conform it to the new world order. The only problem is that for the federal government to tell the military to do this, they would in fact cause anarchy and chaos among the soldiers enforcing such laws and this won't last because it would erode into desertion and civil war. After all, Americans are raised in a system of democracy and free thinking. If you take this away, it will cause mass rebellion and Washington doesn't want this to happen.

Common Sense tells me it would be much easier to keep things the way they are so people can pay their taxes on time and finance this country's huge budget and keep the crooked politicians rich??

That is why this movie is ridiculous!!

Good bathroom wet wipe material

[wrlang · 1/10 · 6 August 2022]

Watching these Alex Jones piles of dung makes me sad because I like many of the well-known actors. The only way you can act through this without constant laughter is if you believe the garbage behind the dialogue. I try not to let their belief in this mindless lunacy sour my opinion of their better works but it can be a challenge. Today, with Jones admitting on the stand that he lied constantly about Sandy Hook (and almost everything else) then ridiculously saying he didn't do it on purpose, one can only hope that the people mentally imprisoned in these whacked out conspiracies will take a split second to understand that they are being used like a drooling bathroom wet wipe.

Absolutely pathetic

[ryangrossaint · 1/10 · 28 May 2019]

Just an absolute embarrassment. Can't get any more pathetic than this