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Post by MegaDude on Apr 26, 2010 22:14:03 GMT -5
I'm curious what you all think are the absolute must see movies for any post-apocalyptic fan? I don't mean what do you think are the best PA movies, but more so what are the most important ones. The ones that serve as pillars of the genre and come up often in PA conversations. A "Are you kidding, you've never seen...?" movie. I've got three. I think The Day After should be essential, but for the young folks out there it will probably seem old. Mad Max 2 (The Road Warrior) definitely defined an entire genre of wasteland warrior movies, but I know there are still people out there that haven't seen it yet. That needs to be rectified right away. But my "you absolutely have to go find it" movie would be Threads, from the BBC. I can't imagine a real PA fan never having seen it. The problem for us Americans is that it was never released on DVD over here, so you have to download it, or watch it online. Luckily it's on Google Video.
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Post by lordyo on Apr 27, 2010 2:17:12 GMT -5
Second The Day After and Mad Max 2... and I've never seen Threads! Have to check it out.
My nominations are Escape from New York (even though it's technically a pre-apocalypse movie), The Quiet Earth, 28 Days Later and Tarkovsky's Stalker.
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Post by MegaDude on Apr 27, 2010 2:39:12 GMT -5
Threads is available on region 2 dvd, and was just re-released in 2005 so it might be around somewhere. I can't recommend it enough, particularly if you appreciate nuclear war apocalypse movies. In my opinion, it's the most realistic apocalypse movie ever made. In fact it's filmed in a documentary style. But I have to warn you, it's brutal. Think The Road but worse.
I've never seen Stalker. I heard it was kind of an alien movie? Still worthwhile?
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Post by Meat Shield on Apr 27, 2010 6:39:21 GMT -5
I would like to add 28 weeks later, it was better than days later in my opinion. Only for the one scene where the best laid plans fall to pieces. I liked the road, but the child grinded on me after a while.
I did really like the colony that discovery had, not withstanding the shiny new toys that fell outta the air. Looking forward to the new incarnation of it.
My favorite part of every terminator movie was the flash forwards of the destruction.
I know I have so many more movies to think about and they will all pop into my head the moment I hit post reply.
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Post by blightedbaz on Apr 27, 2010 15:53:20 GMT -5
Here are a couple in the vein of zombies...
Night of the Living Dead Dawn of the Dead (original and remake)
Other non zombie movies...
The Road 12 Monkeys Planet of the Apes
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Post by MegaDude on Apr 27, 2010 17:05:10 GMT -5
Here are a couple in the vein of zombies... Night of the Living Dead Dawn of the Dead (original and remake) Other non zombie movies... The Road 12 Monkeys Planet of the Apes Good call, I'd agree with all of those.
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Post by King of the Wastes on Apr 28, 2010 3:05:48 GMT -5
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Post by MegaDude on Apr 28, 2010 3:12:17 GMT -5
I watched A Boy and His Dog about a year or so ago. Definitely a classic, but it was just too strange for me. I'll have to watch it again I think.
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Post by lordyo on Apr 28, 2010 7:28:11 GMT -5
I've never seen Stalker. I heard it was kind of an alien movie? Still worthwhile? It's loosely based on the novel Roadside Picnic, in which aliens had visited earth and left a large zone riddled with anomalies and artifacts before leaving again. Tarkovsky's movie tells the story of three people who enter the zone to find a room that fulfills wishes. It's a very slow, strange and philosohpical movie with a dark, mysterious undercurrent. Very Russian. Watch it late at night, and don't expect it to make sense - it's mostly a mind trip. I personally love it.
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Post by MegaDude on Apr 28, 2010 12:28:51 GMT -5
Thanks Lordyo, sounds like my kind of movie. I'm looking for it now.
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Post by ftballfan on May 4, 2010 22:50:45 GMT -5
The Day After Tomorrow (earth freezes--great special effects)
Independence Day (some of the best destruction scenes in any movie IMO).
The Day the Earth Stood Still (both old and remake). Remake got terrible reviews--but again destruction scenes with big budget behind them IMO were worth the entire movie... and I liked the storyline/acting personally.
Knowing (good story up until the end when it takes turn WAAAAAAYYY out into left field.. which I'd have no problem with but it kept 'presenting' itself like a normal movie.). But--redeaming quality is scenes of distruction at end of movie...
Blindness Carriers Threads (already mentioned--great movie) The Day After (again mentioned--US version of Threads). Babylon AD Children of Men City of Embers (stop laughing--it was a kids book/movie--but great PA/Dysantopian setting).
Not so big budget but good: Testament Right At Your Door 20 years after
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Post by MegaDude on May 5, 2010 1:58:29 GMT -5
Interesting choices Fan. The only one I haven't seen yet is Blindness. I've got it in my Netflix instant queue I think but never got around to it.
I'll give you some of the ones on your list for their groundbreaking effects, but certainly not for quality of the story. I mean come on, using a computer virus against the alien invaders...?
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Post by wastelandz on May 5, 2010 6:30:36 GMT -5
The Day After Tomorrow (earth freezes--great special effects) Independence Day (some of the best destruction scenes in any movie IMO). The Day the Earth Stood Still (both old and remake). Remake got terrible reviews--but again destruction scenes with big budget behind them IMO were worth the entire movie... and I liked the storyline/acting personally. Knowing (good story up until the end when it takes turn WAAAAAAYYY out into left field.. which I'd have no problem with but it kept 'presenting' itself like a normal movie.). But--redeaming quality is scenes of distruction at end of movie... Blindness Carriers Threads (already mentioned--great movie) The Day After (again mentioned--US version of Threads). Babylon AD Children of Men City of Embers (stop laughing--it was a kids book/movie--but great PA/Dysantopian setting). Not so big budget but good: Testament Right At Your Door 20 years after NOOOOOOOO not 20 years after. I think it sucked soooo much. gaaah. The guy with the dolls and the fireballs coming from his hands. Everything in that movie are SO silly and stupid. and the bombs that are catched sunlight >_<
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Post by wastelandz on May 5, 2010 6:35:27 GMT -5
Interesting choices Fan. The only one I haven't seen yet is Blindness. I've got it in my Netflix instant queue I think but never got around to it. I'll give you some of the ones on your list for their groundbreaking effects, but certainly not for quality of the story. I mean come on, using a computer virus against the alien invaders...? Haha, I think that's a pretty interesting conecpt. The hackerguy in Independence Day that are sooo awesome and has so big skills that he can build a virus that interacts and messes up an extraterrestrial computersystem that is probably very different from our binary system, and get's it to work with no problems and the poor aliens just falls for it haha ;D But I have to admit that I kinda like that movie anyway. I saw it alot when I was a kid. Now I think it's a bit to patriotic for my taste hehe
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Post by MegaDude on May 5, 2010 15:15:23 GMT -5
Every time I walk by a display with Independence Day on blu-ray for $15 I'm tempted to grab it, but I've never liked the movie at all. Just feels like I'm supposed to like it. I haven't watched it for at least 10 years so maybe I need to give it another chance.
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