I've been on a bit of a post-apocalyptic movie kick recently and I'm now struggling to find more. I'm more interested in ones like Steel Dawn and Mad Max 2 that are set years after the fall of man/society but I'd be willing to try other types.
Any good/cheesy suggestions guys and girls? Thanks.
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I've not seen The Book Of Eli yet, I shall check it out.
I loved the book The Road, but the film almost sent me to sleep for some reason.
Not heard of the other two, so I'll check them out as well.
Cheers guys.
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28 Days Later and its sequel, (zombie movie but technically post apocalyptic). 12 Monkeys (in parts) and you probably already saw Mad Max 3: beyond thunderdome. I hear there is a Mad Max Sequel/Reboot in the works, Mel Gibson cameos.. Escape from New York and Escape from LA, we cannot forget Snake Plissken.
They're both exceptionally bleak but technically not post apocalyps as they actually happen before during as well as after. Threads is pretty low budget but still horrifying and The Day After is credited with changing Ronald Reagan's entire stance towards nuclear proliferation and relationship with the Soviet union.
kind of agree about The Road. The book has such beautifully written prose that could never be transferred to film and was never going to match it and I was disappointed they never had the nerve to show the scene when they approach the camp fire. Thought the scene in the house with the basement was far more intense in the film though. After another couple of viewings I learned to like the film a lot more than after my 1st viewing though.
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Yeah, The Road does get better after a 2nd watch. The Postman could have been a great movie, it's a pretty decent concept and it has Larenz Tate, but they allowed Costner to put his musk all over it IMO. Fury Road is the title of the Mad Max sequel/reboot I seem to recall, remember someone saying that Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron were in it which bodes well I think.
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The Quiet Earth is also a classic. Don't know how I forgot that one. And as embarrassing as it is to admit I also like a few of the low budget Stephen King adaptations. The Stand and The Langoliers.
I would say that Reign Of Fire counts, I saw that in the cinema, I liked it, especially the part where they re-enact Star Wars for the kids and say they made up the story.
I haven't seen The Last Man On Earth, I suppose if anyone could do as good a job as Heston then it would be Vincent Price.
Doomsday is a good one, and Jeremiah, a TV series with Luke Perry.
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It's a black & white film. From what I read, didn't do too well upon release but is an accurate rendition of the I Am Legend novel & like all Price movies became a cult hit years later.
Panic In Year Zero (1962), is one I've just discovered, and Survival Zone, a really bad one from the 80's that I seem to remember playing out like a Troma movie. Downloading Last Man On Earth now.
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Whaa...? I thought every attempt at the I Am Legend novel has been way off the mark? How close are we talking here? The Omega Man I couldn't take seriously, and the Will Smith attempt I enjoy, but it's by no means accurate to the novel. I think Hollywood must shy away from the depressing mood of the novel.
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