Inquisitor Thaken | 04 Apr 2009 7:51 p.m. PST |
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CMikeHardy | 04 Apr 2009 8:15 p.m. PST |
Of all the Holocaust Movies that I've seen
I have to name The Day After as the most profound in terms of impact and staying power for me. I do love me a good Zombie Film and Resident Evil: Extinction is one of my wife's favorites. I'm more partial to Dawn of the Dead, 2004 ((running zombies- nothin beats that!)). Road Warrior, of course, comes to mind. But, it tends to be somewhat dated now. Day After Tomorrow is also a good one in terms of natural holocaust. And, Dennis Quaid never disappoints. Cheers! |
Smokey Roan | 04 Apr 2009 8:24 p.m. PST |
Omega Man. DefCon 4 Damnation Alley (the cockroach scene:O ) |
GreatScot72 | 04 Apr 2009 8:27 p.m. PST |
Threads. Bleak. Very bleak. |
Ambush Alley Games | 04 Apr 2009 8:37 p.m. PST |
Omega Man & Damnation Alley. There was a post holocaust TV series that used to show on PBS here in the States back in the 80s if I recall correctly. It was a BBC series and the few episodes I saw were more about trying to keep a farm going than how to fight off mutants or anything of the like – but it was interesting. I have no idea what the name of the series was, but I'd love to see it again. |
Smokey Roan | 04 Apr 2009 8:49 p.m. PST |
"Ultimate Warrior" a weird Yul Brenner movie. |
Wargamer Blue | 04 Apr 2009 8:59 p.m. PST |
The Best – Mad Max Trilogy The Worst – The Postman |
Smokey Roan | 04 Apr 2009 9:01 p.m. PST |
Yeppers, Tobruk. Postman (and Water World) = WOAT :) |
darthfozzywig | 04 Apr 2009 9:05 p.m. PST |
Six-String Samurai. WWIII happens in the 50's. Elvis is crowned King of America and rules from Las Vegas until he dies. Now, all the best guitar-slinging warriors are making their way to Vegas, battling to be his successor, including the Buddy Holly-esque protagonist. No. Really. It's pretty awesome. |
napthyme | 04 Apr 2009 9:11 p.m. PST |
Hybrid, after the fall of NY, Waterworld, Hardware
IMHO there is no "bad" PA movies only extra cheesy ones. check out this blog for lots more and lots of info
post-apocalypse.co.uk and this site
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JeanLuc | 04 Apr 2009 10:38 p.m. PST |
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Bunkermeister ![Supporting Member of TMP Supporting Member of TMP](boards/icons/sp.gif) | 04 Apr 2009 11:24 p.m. PST |
World Without End Space ship from the 1970s (1950s version) goes into a time barrier and exits several hundred years after WWIII. They have to fight off cavemen and ultramodern underground dwellers. Very good movie. Mike "Bunkermeister" Creek bunkermeister.blogspot.com |
McWong73 | 05 Apr 2009 1:50 a.m. PST |
Mad Max, number 1 by a loooong margin. There was a Russian movie called "Children of the Sun" IIRC, that had some interesting things going on. Hardware also comes to mind, though more for the fact that it had such a low budget but was actually quite good. Escape from New York I would put into the genre too. On the Beach (the original) is very good, but not really post apocalyptic in the Mad Max sense. There was a very, very, very good New Zealand film called "This Quiet Earth" which was a post scientific experiment gone wrong film where basically the entire world's population dissapears, except for three people. Not good for gaming, but a truly great movie. |
Angel Barracks | 05 Apr 2009 3:51 a.m. PST |
Good grief, am I alone in liking the postman? |
majormike69 | 05 Apr 2009 3:56 a.m. PST |
Nah I thought the postman was pretty good. |
JeanLuc | 05 Apr 2009 4:31 a.m. PST |
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brass1 | 05 Apr 2009 6:02 a.m. PST |
Ma foie! I thought I was the only person in the world who had ever watched "Six String Samurai". The downfall of civilization with soundtrack by the Red Elvises – gotta love it! And then there's "World Gone Wild", the only movie I can remember where Bruce Dern plays something other than a total psycho and the bad guys are led by Adam Ant. One of the stranger riffs on the Seven Samurai/Magnificent Seven plotline. LT
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Keelhauled | 05 Apr 2009 6:37 a.m. PST |
On the Beach – blechh , just a bunch of whiners partying till they die. |
McBane | 05 Apr 2009 7:10 a.m. PST |
postman was OK in my book, not a "greatist movie ever made" mind you, but watchable
untill I read the book, then it definatly sucked
.good book
waterworld I also liked, sure, have to turn off the brain for some parts, but good fun. roadwarrior definatly good PA fun, that whole series
.. steel dawn- good fun back in the day ugh
my mind is blank now, I know there are more cheesy or semi good ones from back in the 80s and 90s
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Warmaster Horus | 05 Apr 2009 9:01 a.m. PST |
Night of the Comet was awesome. Obviously Omega Man, the Planet of the Apes movies(70's vintage, not Marky Mark) were awesome as well. 28 days later, as well as 28 weeks later were also exceptional. |
Killshot | 05 Apr 2009 9:29 a.m. PST |
You should "read" Alas Babylon, a good post-apoc book. Not too long, so it won't eat up your moving watching time. |
The G Dog ![Workbencher Fezian](boards/icons/workbencher.gif) | 05 Apr 2009 10:20 a.m. PST |
Hmmm
I can't think of the title. It was an odd – possibly Japanese – film in which the world just
ends. Folks committing suicide to avoid facing it. Near the end a massive missile exchange destroys most everything. The last scene features two savage, mutated descendants of the survivors fighting for a scrap of food. I found that last image very disturbing. |
napthyme | 05 Apr 2009 10:56 a.m. PST |
oh and I forgot the day of the triffids, not the movies version the BBC TV series from the 70's. Great bit of TV there. link |
28mmMan | 05 Apr 2009 11:30 a.m. PST |
Here there be dragons
the problem with PA subject matter is the upfront hopelessness of the situation
no food
no clean water
no shelter
no hope. I like the PA genre, quite a bit actually. But the reality of the playability of a PA setting is another matter. Lots of cars/trucks running around without any realistic fuel, repair parts, etc.. This link reviews PA movies and lists more volumen.net/apoc In the end, is this a post about nothing or is it in regards to gaming/miniatures? Postman was good for several reasons
a western with decent overtones
completely playable. Waterworld had a good base theme
there needs to be some land
many more and larger atoll/floating towns
smokers were high end stupid
but all in all playable. Day After Tomorrow was interesting
a new ice age with reoccurring weather issues
has potential. Children of Man, 12 Monkeys, etc. offer the turn to the PA setting where it is beginning or following through the into the bad times. Damnation Alley was fun in a 70's bad TV cold war way. After all these years of liking the PA setting and wanting to play it out via RPG the end result I have worked out is a simple formula: 1. ruin the world how ever you want "insert here" or in regards to the post theme "insert movie here" 2. create pockets of society that is untouched, continuing to advance, or in whatever way you choose is protected/isolated from the "ruin". Create a paradox of white and black settings, hope and hopelessness, clean and dirty, etc.. Piece together movie imagery to create this setting and it provides the world that is desired
looks ruined but you can live in it. Road Warrior picture Night of the Juggers(blood of heroes) YouTube link (image completely unrelated but cool link ) and THX1138 YouTube link YouTube link This way you have a means to show survivability along with the desired ruin. The game sucks if it is always about is there anything to eat and is there any water
oh god here come the rape gangs. PA movies/gaming can be summed up with, "Ruining the Earth presents several problems, take away all hope and you have hell, to destroy without leaving some potential
the devil is in the details." |
Rod Langway | 05 Apr 2009 12:08 p.m. PST |
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jpattern2 | 05 Apr 2009 12:12 p.m. PST |
Here's another fan of "Six String Samurai". "A Boy and His Dog" is another favorite. |
DocFirefly | 05 Apr 2009 12:16 p.m. PST |
There was an English film called "No Blade of Grass" from the 70's that I thought was decent. Note about the postman: My father (who is very much NOT a Sci-Fi fan) saw the Postman when it first came out on video, and thought it sucked. Years later (a few months after 9/11 to be exact) he caught it on HBO and he was moved by it's depiction of a 'lost America.' It seemed to have more meaning for him after that. |
PC473RG | 05 Apr 2009 12:53 p.m. PST |
'The Earth Dies Screaming' was a good Hammer B&W film, I remember a scene where a man hides in a cupboard while some zombie types are hunting him, as he looks through an air grill you see these glowing, undead eyes looking back, very scary, mind you, I was about 11 when I saw it! |
Scutatus | 05 Apr 2009 1:05 p.m. PST |
Reign of Fire. End of Civilisation, Mankind is all but obliterated. Survivors try to continue without tech, while being hunted by dragons. :) Movies of today become the word of mouth mythologies of post-apocalypse tomorrow.
and then the man in the black mask hissed " No
I am your Father!" What's not to like? :D I loved it, although I grant that US audiences may not have liked the fact it was set in the UK, or enjoyed the portrayal of the American armed forces. |
Smokey Roan | 05 Apr 2009 1:07 p.m. PST |
No Scutatus, we did NOT appreciate the portrayal of the US armed forces. (ditto with "28 Days Later") :) |
Scutatus | 05 Apr 2009 1:08 p.m. PST |
Thought as much. I'm sure it was nothing personal. It went down rather well over here though. Funny that. |
Smokey Roan | 05 Apr 2009 1:24 p.m. PST |
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Lion in the Stars | 05 Apr 2009 1:38 p.m. PST |
No, I thought the portrayal was about right. "It's the Americans!" said with fright/disgust seems to be most European's reaction to us. |
joedog | 05 Apr 2009 2:46 p.m. PST |
I've always liked "A Boy and His Dog", as well as the first two Mad Max films (even with terrible voice dubbing). "Children of Men" is one of the most chilling apocalyptic films I have seen lately, and the first part of "The Stand" (when it is the plague killing things and society breaking down) is always thought provoking. I did like "I Am Legend", but am pretty sure that most of Manhattan would collapse due to failure of underground pumping systems. The Terminator movies present a grim post-apocalyptic world, but only in brief scenes. As for pre-apocalypse
I found "Miracle Mile" to be intriguing, and have always loved "Dr. Strangelove". |
mad monkey 1 | 05 Apr 2009 2:57 p.m. PST |
Hell comes to Frogtown. Classic. |
AWuuuu | 05 Apr 2009 3:11 p.m. PST |
i second Hell comes to Frogtown ;> you beat me to it Mad Monkey ;D |
brass1 | 05 Apr 2009 4:43 p.m. PST |
Sandahl Bergman doing the Dance of the Three Snakes
hubba! hubba! LT |
15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 05 Apr 2009 6:22 p.m. PST |
It hasn't come out yet, but I got a feeling 'The Road' (based on another book by Cormac McCarthy) will be good. |
Space Monkey | 05 Apr 2009 7:21 p.m. PST |
One of my all-time favorite post-apocalypse shows was the old BBC 'Survivors' series. It was a plague that done it
and afterward there aren't any mutants or zombies
just normal people trying to figure out how to do all the stuff they'd taken for granted. I never saw the last set of shows
for all I know it went into the crapper
but the first part was pretty intriguing. |
Captain Apathy | 05 Apr 2009 10:23 p.m. PST |
Lots of great titles so far. I would like to second Six String Samurai. Goofy fun. Defcon 4 on the other hand was a hideous piece of . Unless of course you like the idea of ROTC brats taking over the world and everyone else going mutant cannibal in less than a month. Oh and the ending is top notch, complete with "
and they all lived happily ever after." I you not. The BBC had several cool PAP series to include
The Tripods (post alien invasion style apocaplyse) Survivors (1975-77 version) The Changes |
brass1 | 06 Apr 2009 6:27 a.m. PST |
It hasn't come out yet, but I got a feeling 'The Road' (based on another book by Cormac McCarthy) will be good. That was one seriously depressing book. The problem I see from a movie-making point of view is that so little actually happens in the book and so much space is devoted to the man's memories that the film would end up as an endless series of flashbacks, which is a tough way to keep a film going. It's in my Netflix 'waiting to be released' queue. LT |
LeiFeng | 06 Apr 2009 8:47 a.m. PST |
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28mmMan | 06 Apr 2009 10:03 a.m. PST |
Defcon 4
the only movie I ever walked out on
terrible |
Captain Apathy | 06 Apr 2009 1:49 p.m. PST |
Defcon 4
the only movie I ever walked out on
terrible
I am glad to read I am not alone in loathing this movie. The only reason I didn't walk out of this movie was 1) it was hot as hell outside and air conditioned in the theater and 2) I got in for free. The shame is the premise for the movie had such potential. |
tovarischdavid | 06 Apr 2009 5:53 p.m. PST |
My fave is Dr. Stranglove. w/o a doubt. |
Zephyr1 | 06 Apr 2009 7:34 p.m. PST |
'Last Man on Earth' with Vincent Price. (It was the first of the Omega Man, I am Legend, etc. franchise
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Smokey Roan | 06 Apr 2009 7:48 p.m. PST |
We know, Zephyr. :) (Matheson rocks!) And Vincent Price's narration was hilarious/great! -the Will Smith re-make sucked. It was "Fresh Prince/wise cracking guy who was supposed to be a full Colonel in Wasteland" :( |