Meant as an unnerving vision of mankind’s demise, this version only underscores how well the 1959 version was told without the misuse of God’s name (done here 19 times). Assante, Brown and Ward are fine actors, but the original contained exquisite performances from Ava Gardner, Gregory Peck, and, in a rare dramatic role, the gifted Fred Astaire. My problem with the plot of both films has always been the depiction of the ultimate doom of mankind. Certainly, the nuclear age is a threat to our existence, but the Revelation has a far different outcome for the last days.