Stonehenge Apocalypse - British megaliths to star in action disaster film
If you like apocalypse films, or are not satisfied by Dr Who's visit to Stonehenge, you may consider yourself lucky: production for the 'Stonehenge Apocalypse' film has ended, and it will soon première on TV. The plot? Opposed to what was previously believed (burial site, astronomical calculator and GPS for aliens) Britain's most famous stone circle is actually... a dooms day device.
The film – directed by Paul Ziller (who previously directed films with striking titles such as 'Snakehead Terror, Beyond Loch Ness, Ba'al Android Apocalypse and Bloodfist IV: Die Trying) – sports the very original tagline “An ancient device is awakened... the end of the world is near.”
Exciting, as any apocalyptic event – except 2012, which was outright boring, despite an impressive flood and Ark reference - always is?
CineTel Films lists the film starring Misha Collins as of the genre 'action disaster', which I'm not quite sure how to interpret. (I'm also still trying to figure out where the Easter Island statues and Giza pyramids featured on the movie poster fit into the story.)
Their synopsis does sound promising: “The sun rises behind the monolithic pillars (which is impressive, we can confirm) as a group of heady archaeologists debate the theories and arguments of the great minds that have come and gone in the thousands of years before them. Each believes that they will be the one to unearth the true origin of this mysterious prehistoric mass...known only as the Stonehenge.”
But what are those soldiers doing there? Another Battle of the Beanfield? And did those stones just move?!
The apocalyptic scenario sporting an ancient monument hiding a piece of machinery, which then gets discovered and activated by overly hasty and curious explorers (they are always like that in the movies), only to start a chain of events – obligatory depicted by blue sparks radiating from the source of evil - that may very well end the world as we know it, does sound like it could just as easily be applied to any Egyptian – or Mesoamerican – tomb or pyramid. Oh, and I left out the default feud between the good and the greedy archaeologist. Any one game to name as many films as possible that make – good or bad – apply this script?
Stonehenge Apocalypse is set to premiere on the SyFy channel on the 12th of June, at 9.00pm EST. I must admit, despite my criticism and the fact that 'Stonehenge Apocalypse' was not shot in Wiltshire, after watching the movie trailer, I'm just a tiny bit sad this entertainment is USA only.
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This actually looks like a movie I may want to see. Thanks for the synopsis and your thoughts. It is an interesting plot. I don't know how believable it will be but hey, that's the movie industry.
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True. I'm just teaching my self to not get my hopes up to high if it comes down to 'historical inpsired' movies. That and I don't think the plot is that interesting/original. But I'm sure there can be entertainment value still! Let me know how it turns out, if you see it! =)
It's a SyFy original movie. In the US that's generally accepted as being synonymous with a bad (and very, very enjoyable because of it) B-movie. It'll be ~amazing~ in the sense that you'll laugh your fucking ass off.
Better than 'La noche de Walpurgis' (Shadow of a Werewolf), or just not that bad enough to become cult? If you see it though, do let me know how they tie in the Easter Island Statues and the Pyramids into the story line.. more than curious. =)
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Has anyone ever thought about Stonehenge as the landing pad for our star explorers? The early mans attempt to attract visitors from space knowing that if they landed on earth they might sink into the ground. This design could support E T arrival because they send the plans.
Segrum, that would tie in greatly with the Britain & Prehistoric GPS coordinates theory BUT... I do have my doubts about that one. Oh, and the Antikythera Mechanism is not some kind of 'key' to defuse Stonehenge. ;)
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I grew up not far from Stonehenge and can remember as a child being able to walk all around it and even climb on the stones. Now of course it is all fenced off which is a shame, but probably not a bad things. It is certainly a great setting though for a film of this nature. Thanks for this - John, The Free Money For College Guy.
When I watched 2012 The Movie, I was really moved. I trust Stonehenge Apocalypse will also be that. I will definitely watch it when it comes out.
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<p>The mystery of Stonehenge is finally revealed. Stonehenge is actually an ancient terraforming machine that created all life on the planet, possibly built by aliens. It even has its own internal harmonic doomsday clock counting down to zero so that we can all follow along. When it hits zero, every ancient pyramid on the planet will volcanically erupt.</p>
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