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I saw that! It wasn't bad, but the flashback thing made for very choppy continuity. I'd give it 6/10.
Yeah, the editing in of those scenes left a little to be desired.
I saw that! It wasn't bad, but the flashback thing made for very choppy continuity. I'd give it 6/10.
Flesh eating cockroaches and Hannibal Smith and Stringfellow Hawk driving around in an armoured truck. What's not to love about Damnation Alley?
It Comes at Night. (2017) Gas masks and gloves with what could be some pandemic - Way to close to home. A Sparten approach that suggests so much more than is seen.
A father, his wife and son live in a house in the forest following a deadly pandemic. What is going on is this looter safe or is he something else?
Always like Joel Edgerton - much better actor than given credit for and put in some cracking performances ovef the years.
Very classy and the makers understand showing less is way more scary than CGI 8 out of 10.
An interesting selection, I've seen 8 of them, still have to view This Is The End and WALL-E.
10 of the Best: Post-Apocalyptic Movies
Some upbeat January movie recommendations.
Post-apocalyptic movies seem to go through phases of popularity with filmmakers, and the themes and issues they explore are often tied up in the fears of the time in which they're made. In the '70s, it was civil unrest and political disintegration. In the '80s, the threat of nuclear war loomed large, while the '90s and '00s were more concerned with ecological disasters and the threat of pandemics.
Yet, in all of them, the focus is often on ordinary people survive in extraordinary circumstances, and how humanity survives adversity.
Here's our pick of ten of the best post-apocalyptic movies.
10. 'THIS IS THE END' (2013)
This one might be bending the rules somewhat, but it is technically post-apocalyptic as it's set immediately after the rapture. What makes it so unique is how it places it not in some all-American family, or even some crack military protagonist, but rather utilising dumbass, self-centred celebrities just trying to survive. All the surprise cameos aside, this is an incredibly well-crafted, blackly funny comedy.
9. 'A BOY AND HIS DOG' (1975)
Way before 'This Is The End' explored the idea of comedy in post-apocalypse, 'A Boy And His Dog' did it, albeit it with a far more absurdist take on it. Starring a pre-fame Don Johnson and based on Harlan Ellison's novella of the same name, 'A Boy And His Dog' served as a major touchstone in the development of the landmark role-playing game series 'Fallout'. It's a completely bizarre idea, one that barely makes sense when written down. Essentially, Don Johnson's character is traversing the wastelands of Kansas with his dog, Blood, who just so happens to be able to speak to him telepathically. After that, it just keeps getting weirder and weirder.
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That's so B. I love it.We are now officially living in this movie...
Love and Monsters: A comedy but also a pastiche of the Post-Apocalypse movie genre. ... Some great monsters, the toad, a boulder snail, a giant crab among others. Homage is paid to film and TV portrays of such creatures, in particular a scene of fighting the crab reminds me of Journey To The Centre Of The Earth (1959). ...
Awake: Like the protagonists you won't fall asleep during this film. No getting sleep can be tough, not getting sleep for days with no end in sight could bring down civilization. From being a minor irritant to crowds attacking pharmacies to get sleeping pills (don't work). Demented people torturing others, military personnel shooting at imaginary enemies or anyone they so perceive. The few who can sleep become experimental subjects. A taut apocalyptic thriller with some interesting plot twists. Directed and Co-written by Mark Raso. On Netlix. 7/10.
Sweet Tooth: Have to admit that I thought this would be fantasy but it's Science Fiction in a Post-Apocalyptic setting. The Great Crumble occurred ten years ago, a virus killed most of humanity and no more humans are born, just human-animal hybrids (there are flashbacks showing what happened around the time of the Crumble). How are these two events connected? That is teased out in the series but many, especially the vigilante Last Men blame Hybrids for causing the the virus. The story centres on a special Hybrid who can speak but also touches on those trying to rebuild civilization and find a cure for both the virus and the possible end of humanity. Conspiracies, secret genetic experiments and teens dedicated to save the Hybrids also play a part in the unfolding of the narrative. The Showrunner is Jim Mickle. Eight episodes on Netflix. 8/10.
I always assumed that The Bedsitting Room was a gritty post WW2 film set in London, which is better idea for a film than the one we got!There's The Bedsitting Room based on a play by Spike Milligan and John Antrobus, which is a very British apocalypse, absurdist, surreal with a streak of whimsy.
That sounds really good. Shades of Children of Men and The Road.The End We Start From: We see the great floods developing, Jodie Comer, about to give birth is trapped in her London flat , the waters rise as hers break. She does get to hospital where she is joined by her husband Joel Fry. They head to a rural area where Fry's parents Matk Strong and Nina Sosanya) live eventually having to split up when Comer and her baby go into a refugee camp run by the army. Along with a friend she meets at the camp, Katherine Waterston, she goes in search of a commune. Along the way she meets another traveler, Benedict Cumberbatch. We see a devastated Britain, vast areas under water, societal breakdown. People riot and trample others as food is distributed ny the army. Resources are so strained that only one adult per family can enter camps with their children. Gangs attack and overrun camps to steal food. Much of the narrative covers quests, for shelter, for company, for lost loved ones. But also about what to do next, to live in small groups or to try and rebuild. Great performances from an ensemble cast especially by Comer, Waterson and Cumberbatch (even though his is a small part). Directed by Mahalia Belo, screenplay by Alice Birch adapted from the novel by Megan Hunter. 8/10.
In cinemas.