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• Golden Child, The directed by Michael Ritchie (1986)

  [5/10]

  "Generally funny, but not riotously so."

• Left Behind by Tim F. LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins (1996)

  [6/10]

  "Lahaye and Jenkins do a good job turning a conversion story into a suspense novel. The novel does bog down in the middle as all the characters waiver in their faith and determination, but the last third rolls along at a fast pace. Although the authors freely admit they hope to get the reader to make a commitment to Jesus, the text of Left Behind doesn't come off very preachy."

• Omen, The directed by John Moore (2006)

  [5/10]

  "Even though each of the parts of the remake surpasses the scenes in the original, the sum of the parts doesn't surpass the effect of the original."

• Omen, The directed by Richard Donner (1976)

  [8/10]

  "Donner has created a horror classic that lives on in popular culture and has done so without resorting to the pools of blood and gore employed much of today's horror genre."

• Swan Song by Robert R. McCammon (1987)

  [3/10]

  "Yawn, the superpowers launch nuclear attacks and the few surviving people must deal with radiation sickness, food shortages, starving wolves, post-nuclear paramilitary forces, and nuclear winter."

  Average score: 5.40