A Boy and His Dog
Mad Max: Fury Road and, if you like it, Mad Max 2 & 3
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I was hoping someone would recommend boy and his dog :)
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too bad about the last line (which is completely different from the book)
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I have actually never seen the movie but my cousin is constantly telling me since we were children that its about a civilization of women that want a boys sperm? O.o
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More or less.
Post-nuclear war, guy and his dog (who the guy can talk to telepathically lol) are wandering the wastes, guy gets seduced by a young lady and knocked out and wakes up in this underground society (almost like a vault or something! wonder where that idea came from :P ). It's not a civilization of women, it's just that they needed genetic diversity and wanted to steal his sperm for the next generation of babies or something. Anyway, the guy escapes and they keep wandering. The movie is kinda weird, but I enjoyed it.
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I'm not reading that until I watch the movie sorry lol.
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I recall reading the short novella in high school - brilliant book - I was unaware that there was a movie of it.
Loved the last page :)
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Great movie and sadly, he never made another one
seems like he did not enjoy the experience.
just like mad max, it had a big world, that needed more exploring...so many thing left to explain :/
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it's because of the changed last line. He considered it very significant and that it completely changed the entire tone of the story, and the fact someone could do that to his story pissed him off to no end.
(note that if I don't point it out, I doubt you'd notice)
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hmm...seems like Jones never mentioned that on the commentary, despite being an interesting story to share
A lot of directors showed less interest adapting someone else's property...and besides it does look like he had to change lot more than just the last line, but that was the only thing that triggered the writer.
I actually thought the last line fits better with the tone the movie sets
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maybe. In the book, he's sad. He was forced to choose between the woman he loved, or the dog that helped him survive. Without the dog, they'd both die, so he had to pick the dog, no real choice. It ends on a much more somber note. In the movie, he doesn't grow as a character, he's just as uncaring at the end as in the beginning, the entire adventure just doesn't affect him. It made the character more misogynist and cavalier.
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+1. The movie's last line was kind of flippant.
But Harlan Ellison did continue the adventures with the graphic novel collection 'Vic and Blood'.
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I think the 1st is kinda meh. The second is a good action film. The third is sublime.
The new one is very good.
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I find Mad Max 1 to be better than 2 and 3, so basically just watch the whole damn franchise and play the game too.
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Do you have a preferred type of apocalypse? ;)
The Mad Max movies are classics (the original 3)
Water World and the Postman are two post apocalyptic movies... I think they were both given bad reviews though...
I can think of others later!
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Water World in particular is underappreciated; probably more because of the budget / box office rather than the actual movie; the Postman is ok
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I agree - Waterwolrd was considered a "Flop" because though it eventually made a profit, It only just made about $30m more than it cost to make.
In saying that, I considered it to be a brilliant movie, though some of the acting was atrocious, Costner especially, the basic plot line was enjoyable and if IRC, started a debate on whether it was possible or not - however I'm not sure if it was ever resolved :)
I think the main argument was:
How can the ice poles melting cover the entire earth? As water turns to Ice it expands by approximately 1/3 - and as ice is already approximately 2/3 under water, as it melts, shouldn't the sea levels remain constant?
Then someone answered that the water level was increasing because of the amount of ice located on land etc and it escalated from there...
Never found out who won but from a purely scientific point of view it was interesting.
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There are vast amounts of ice over land - the antarctic (which sits on land), northern Canada, northern Russia, etc. Mountain ranges are also covered in vast amounts of ice and snow.
So, the question isn't whether sea levels would rise, but how far they would rise. Take the Seychelles, for examples. Many of their islands are barely above sea levels, and are slowly sinking. The Netherlands is at risk because half the country is below sea level as it is, and only though marvelous feats of engineering do they not flood more often. In the U.S., New York City and New Orleans would be in deep trouble with just a slight rise.
If all the ice melted, sea levels would rise by 216 feet, or 65 meters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbiRNT_gWUQ
Note: The Postman is basically Waterworld without water.
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yes like the movie i am a legend, thanks for your recommendations, will watch those movies!
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The Postman is good. This is one of my personal favorites from Kevin Costner. It is a very thought provoking and fun movie.
Waterworld is considered bad because of how much it went over budget and it did not get a good reception in the theater. Although, it is still a good movie.
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These 3 are the movies that came in my mind when I saw the thread. I'd say that they are worth watching.
I don't really like the post-apocalypse theme, but Matrix and Blue Gender are interesting and fits in this category. Blue Gender is anime; the only anime I like. I guess that it has something to do with the fact that "I see XCOM" in it, but anyway, it's pretty interesting.
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The Road was a good film. Also 28 Days Later week was good too if you like zombies.
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+1 for the road
if you are into books, read it aswell.
its even darker than the movie
enjoyed it big time
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Oops, didn't even know there was a book.. Thanks for mentioning, looks like I've got a new book to read!
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+1 for 28 Weeks Later, a lot of people prefered 28 Days but I enjoyed more 28 Weeks later due to its scope I suppose
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Snowpiercer (truly awesome film that isn't really famous), The Mad Max movies (especially the first ones), The Planet of the Apes movies, Equilibrium.
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I have been tempted to say Planet of the Apes, but I put it more into the realm of science fiction than post apocalypse and don't spoil the ending
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But the Planet of the Apes movies are post apocalyptic. Maybe you haven't seen the old ones. :/
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+1 to The Book of Eli
https://youtu.be/dSwyJ0aaM4k
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+1 Hardware.
Any movie with Ministry, Motorhead, PiL and Iggy Pop on the soundtrack is A-OK!
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turbo kid!!!!!!!!!!!!
trailer here --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyBUYmUnNCw
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This has been on my need to watch list for a while now. I should get around to it soon.
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The Road is quite fine.
Also during apocalypse - Seeking a friend for the end of the world, or sth like that.
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Gotta love Lori Petti and Ice T as Booga in Tank Girl!!!
This is such a fun movie.
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Yup - awesome movie - again very under appreciated.
Jet Girl was such a hottie!
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+1 Threads. Nice old-school call-out, gigapudding.
IMHO, Logan's Run, meh; more rose-tinted nostalgia than 'good' movie. If you've watched it in the last 10 years, you can see how dated it is. Logan's Run is more of a fun 70's-retro movie night title, than a 'let's get down with some post-apocalyptic mayhem'.
But to each his own.
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yeah, I saw Logan's Run twenty years ago and it did not hold up well
The idea is solid, and Peter Ustinov is fantastic, but, it's definitely a product of its time
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Zombieland is probably my favorite zombie movie ever
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Tooth and Nail
The Last Man on Earth (Vincent Price, based on same material as I Am Legend)
Shaun of the Dead (Best comedy zombie flick ever)
Also watching the Romero zombie movies from beginning (originals and remakes) to latest shows the way movies like this have evolved.
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I believe the novel The last man on earth was the original movie based on the "The Omega Man" Novella , then came The Omega Man film sometime in the early 1970's (I think), said to be more accurate to the Novella then the movie of the same name, then both were sort of incorporated into I am Legend.
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Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Day of the Dead (1985)
Escape from New York (1981)
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Ohhh Snake Bliskin movies! Gotta love Kurt Russel! Interesting fact: Though not as big a star (paycheck wise) as many other actors in Hollywood, the man has made at least 1 movie a year for almost 40 years and while some were corny (Big trouble in little china! awesome cult flick), none were ever considered to be a flop and he has never had to beg for a role, but has to turn many down because of time constraints.
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Although not post-apocalyptic, I would recommend: REPO! The Genetic Opera as a dark and dystopian fiction. Plus, the music is awesome!
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Mad Max 1, 2, 3 and Fury Road
Waterworld
Planet of the Apes
Equilibrium
(Matrix not sure if we could consider it as post apocalyptic though)
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well i dont have to mention something that others didnt, so I am gonna suggest u a tv series ; The 100.Give it a shot if u got the time
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Grave of the Fireflies (post nuclear bomb)
and
The Road
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Grave of the Fireflies (Hotaru no haka) is the only film which made me cry.
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very emotional :(... especially if you have a younger sibling.
I recommended it to a friend of mine and he said it didn't do anything for him lol
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Yeah I have a sister maybe that's what catch me in that movie. :)
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Is it an anime type of movie, that's why you put some "Asian" words in parenthesis? (I am using Asian loosely so as to not be too racist.)
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Yeah It's a Japanese animated movie. I normally add or use original names for all movies and shows just to be clear what I am talking about.
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Oh huh I just might watch it then, I love watching very emotional Japanese movies (not so much anime) like 5 Centimeters Per Second and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.
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Yeah both are great movies especially 5 Centimeters Per Second one of my favorites!
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Yeah its such a great movie I actually rewatched it after I posted that last comment lol.
EDIT: Btw, I am trying to find a place to watch the movie right now, but cant seem to find a good one. Any suggestions?
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my wife got pissed off at me when she watched the movie with me - too depressing
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hops on the The Road bus
Read the book if you can, it's amazing.
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The Road. It's fucking AWESOME. But it's not for everyone. If you're expecting slaughter, mayhem and non-stop action, like in the Mad Max movies, just look elsewhere.
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Hello everyone, can somebody recommend me some good movies of this genre?
thanks in advance :D
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