There is an almost limitless pool to choose from . If I had to chose I'd go with Charlton Heston in Omega Man .
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Greatest Post Apocalyptic Movie of all time ?
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Agree that Omega Man may be “the best” overall, but Book of Eli was really good for me, maybe even more than The Road (book was better on that one though), which I loved.
All the Mad Max movies were entertaining, but not really good movies IMHO.
All the Mad Max movies were entertaining, but not really good movies IMHO.
The original Mad Max Trilogy was pretty unique in that it really captured what the area would be like in the beginning and then a fair bit after an end of civilization breakdown event.
The beginning montage of Omega Man was probably one of the best ever, the rest of the movie was kind of iffy but the beginning was truly epic.
The beginning montage of Omega Man was probably one of the best ever, the rest of the movie was kind of iffy but the beginning was truly epic.
The first two Planet of the Apes movies with Charleton Heston were also pretty original and epic.
Especially that scene where he's pounding the ground when he sees the mostly buried statue of Liberty and he figures out that he's on Earth and what probably happened.
Especially that scene where he's pounding the ground when he sees the mostly buried statue of Liberty and he figures out that he's on Earth and what probably happened.
My favorite post apocalyptic song. Gettin Down On the Mountain by Corb Lund.
My son’s favorite movie- Love and Monsters. (Yes he’s under 10years old)
Mad Max - Fury Road wasn’t bad . Water town Gas Town and Bullet town .
I include Red Dawn in the genre- of course the original not that piece of fuck remake .
Several invading armies and Nuclear weapons- sounds like an apocalyptic time to me .
Mad Max - Fury Road wasn’t bad . Water town Gas Town and Bullet town .
I include Red Dawn in the genre- of course the original not that piece of fuck remake .
Several invading armies and Nuclear weapons- sounds like an apocalyptic time to me .
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Wish A. American (pin name) ever gets off his ass and moves forward with his movie project about his book series "Going Home". If one is ever made about the book "One Second After" or the "Dark Road" series they would be good as long as they're true to the books.
Escape from New York. I thought it was just entertainment . Who knew it was prophetic?
The Postman was actually good! Tom petty cameo was great!
Waterworld sucked.
But if waterworld was real, we’d have had a band called Blowfish and Hootie!
Book of Eli was really well done.
If you want a good laugh… Shaun of the Dead and Night of the Comet are excellent spoofs.
But the best post-apocalyptic film of all time in my book is Blade Runner. Though maybe that is more dystopian than post-apocalypse.
Then there is the original “Dawn of the Dead” and “Night of the Living Dead” movies… ;-)
Sirhr
Waterworld sucked.
But if waterworld was real, we’d have had a band called Blowfish and Hootie!
Book of Eli was really well done.
If you want a good laugh… Shaun of the Dead and Night of the Comet are excellent spoofs.
But the best post-apocalyptic film of all time in my book is Blade Runner. Though maybe that is more dystopian than post-apocalypse.
Then there is the original “Dawn of the Dead” and “Night of the Living Dead” movies… ;-)
Sirhr
And in terms of recent movies or franchises.. the Hunger Games has some fine messages… that were lost on most millennials…
Sirhr
Sirhr
planet terror / resident evil series/ day after tomorrow / any road warrior/one second after
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What’s the English or maybe Australian movie a few years ago about the guy alone in the cabin with a small garden and trapping squirrels ?
Then a mother daughter find him - and some raiders come . It was slow , monotonous and desperate- lots of mental trauma nightmares sickness and hunger - and self inflicted abortion.
Probably more realistic if you make it past the first year or so . A slow grind to starvation while your mind breaks and you die .
Then a mother daughter find him - and some raiders come . It was slow , monotonous and desperate- lots of mental trauma nightmares sickness and hunger - and self inflicted abortion.
Probably more realistic if you make it past the first year or so . A slow grind to starvation while your mind breaks and you die .
Book of Eli is a very good movie.
Can't forget about Zombieland Great movie
Little know is Children of Men Not a bad movie.
I figure that I would see more love here for Heston in the OG Planet of the Apes? .
Daylight's End (2016) is a very good movie also.
Can't forget about Zombieland Great movie
Little know is Children of Men Not a bad movie.
I figure that I would see more love here for Heston in the OG Planet of the Apes? .
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No love for Heston in Planet of the Apes?
Great point about One Second After, that would be a great movie, but better if it was a series. Kind of like the FIRST season of Jericho.
Great point about One Second After, that would be a great movie, but better if it was a series. Kind of like the FIRST season of Jericho.
Solarbabies, Cherry 2000, City Limits, Cyborg 1 and 2, Radioactive Dreams, Bakshi's Wizards, Death Race 2000, Delicatessen, Johnny Mnemonic, Hell Comes to Frogtown
Surrogates?
Kidding,
@sirhrmechanic nailed a couple
There are plenty of books that you'd think would be good movies, but fail to make the jump
Arisen, Extinction, Mad Mick, The Bobiverse, Borrowed World are just some I've read the entire series.
Edit: forgot Hell Divers
Kidding,
@sirhrmechanic nailed a couple
There are plenty of books that you'd think would be good movies, but fail to make the jump
Arisen, Extinction, Mad Mick, The Bobiverse, Borrowed World are just some I've read the entire series.
Edit: forgot Hell Divers
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The original Deathrace 2000 is brilliant!
Stallone's 'breakout' role (along with Lords of Flatbush)
Did you know he was in original movie MASH? Extra sitting at a table...
Sirhr
I liked it. The book was written by David Brin. An excellent near term sci-fi author. Read “Earth”.
my personal pic as the best of the genre
Hahaha. Laughing at “Fight me”.
I’m easily amused.
I’ll go off the rails and nominate Falling Skies, the TV series.
actually "i am legend" is a great effort,esp after the covid abomination. it has a rather believable scenario which our idiot elites and "scientists" are still fucking around with.
I still remember the Blatter Beast and the reason that you always carry a towel. When encountering a Blatter Beast, cover your head with the towel.
If you cannot see him, he can't see you. Voracious appetite but daft as a brush.
A bunch of good movies in here. Several I like. If had to pick one, it would be the second "Mad Max," "The Road Warrior."
But definitely cannot forget the original "Planet of the Apes."
I really liked the original "Red Dawn" though it is more of resistance movie than about an actual apocalypse. It's more along the lines of WWIII, possibly.
A good sequel to that would have been to show a few years down the road building enough society to fight off the invaders and take some ass-kicking to their doors.
But definitely cannot forget the original "Planet of the Apes."
I really liked the original "Red Dawn" though it is more of resistance movie than about an actual apocalypse. It's more along the lines of WWIII, possibly.
A good sequel to that would have been to show a few years down the road building enough society to fight off the invaders and take some ass-kicking to their doors.
1. The Road
2. Fury Road
3. The Road Warrior.
Honorable Mention- The Book of Eli.
I'm sure I'm missing a few but those are the ones that have stuck with me. The Road affected me the most. It hits hard.
It's difficult for me to put Fury Road over The Road Warrior as The Road Warrior is what sparked my interest in the post apocalyptic movie genre. But I feel that Fury Road is a better overall movie.
2. Fury Road
3. The Road Warrior.
Honorable Mention- The Book of Eli.
I'm sure I'm missing a few but those are the ones that have stuck with me. The Road affected me the most. It hits hard.
It's difficult for me to put Fury Road over The Road Warrior as The Road Warrior is what sparked my interest in the post apocalyptic movie genre. But I feel that Fury Road is a better overall movie.
It’s better made.
Fury Road plot has max tied to the front of a car for like half the movie and then the other half are a bunch of dumb cunts in a water truck and what’s her name with grease on her forehead.
Oh,
Sexmission, Nausicaa, fist of the North Star, Quiet Earth, when the wind blows, six string samurai
Sexmission, Nausicaa, fist of the North Star, Quiet Earth, when the wind blows, six string samurai
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