best post- apoc movie

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned The Quiet Earth: an excellent 1985 film out of New Zealand that got released on DVD not too long ago. Not post-WWIII, but almost all of the humans have been wiped out, and in fact, the first half of the film has just one character/actor and lots of deserted city scenery. Eerie and cool, a lot like Fallout in its feel. Plus it's one of the better films (rated 7.1 on imdb.com).

My top pick: Road Warrior. (I liked Mad Max, too, but for different reasons, and I agree that it seems pre-apoc. Thunderdome just seemed too poorly-written, and Tina Turner and the boys-tribe were silly distractions.)

Oh, and I was really disappointed with Hardware when I saw it in the theatre. Maybe I was expecting something different that what it was, but I recall the acting being rather poor, and the writing, too. The most memorable thing (and something I really liked), though, was the death scene animation depicting the character's PoV of consciousness spiraling down into nothingness. Gave me chills.

Honorable mention: the Ghost in the Shell anime series, which is set after nuclear WWIII and non-nuclear WWIV. Great anime. Not really Fallout-y, though.

DirkGently said:
Yeah, they did an extremely, extremely expensive amount of actual prop/set work for Waterworld that was A) incredibly awesome B) Nearly fucked because of Costner, C) Extremely, extremely expensive because of Costner.
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There was a hurricane (or similar storm) that struck Hawaii during production that wiped out all of their expensive sets, so they made the sets all over again, which is why the movie ended up costing so much to make. Pretty surprising that they finished making the film after that, actually.
 
Just watched "blood of heroes"

.... It looked good. I, well, i just dont know what to do about loosing 90 minutes of my life (how many times have I said that over the years?)

So, there was a plot about playing a game with a dog skull. if you put the skull on a stick while some dude throws rocks then you are cool and stuff. If you dont put the skull on the stick it is because you are dead or hurt or something. Big people beat on you with sticks and swing stuff and all you have for protection is garbage that you tie on with old inner tubes.

I think I was supposed to care if they won or if the main guy got his eye torn out. I think he was pretending to have his eye out because i did not see it come out and they just covered it up with some cloth.

If it was my eye that got torn out.... i would be like "OMFG, My Fxxxing eye got torn out and Sxxt. I would keep complaining about it and stuff... but thats just me and I like my eyes (they are blue).

Lastly, there was some chick that cut down dried out sugar cane that the director wanted me to believe would grow in the desert with no water. She must have been magic to make sugar cane grow with no water.

Later she starts playing the dog skull game and bit some dudes ear off. That part was pretty cool. People were starving in this movie, so she joins the game to play with skulls and bite people, but she spit the ear out. Its not like she got a mouth full of anus or something (as a rule, I always spit anus out, no matter how hungry I am)

in the end, she is a bad ass and wins because thats what happens in movies. In the real world of "post apocalypse", she is tiny and has no weapons, so she would be killed and or raped before being eaten.


WPD
 
Best?
Well I have to go off my top five list and on second place is Dawn Of The Dead 1978.
That's post apocalyptic right?
With the whole world doomed and all.
 
@WillisPDunlevey: Blood of Heroes sounds like some really lame and random dream that someone had. I've had dreams like that before. lol

@Mr Fish: love that signature. :-) Three-wishes jokes generally are pretty funny.
 
memetics said:
@WillisPDunlevey: Blood of Heroes sounds like some really lame and random dream that someone had. I've had dreams like that before. lol
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Yes, terrible dream plot, but the villages, props and costumes etc. were really cool.
 
Crni Vuk said:
Though what do you guys think makes a good "post apoc movie" anyway ?
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as PainlessDocM stated: "Dead Man's Letters". Best post apocalyptic film ever made. End of the line. This one surpasses the Mad Max series alone, regardless of the greatness though. Just to let you all know.

btw "Dead Man's Letters" is not a single film, its actually a trilogy. Continues with "Posetitel muzeya" (1989) and then "Russkaya simfoniya" (1994)

though still couldnt find Russkaya simfoniya for over a year.
 
I forget the name, but there was one where there was a bunch of mutants, and some folks in a underground research station, the guy and main girl are trying to get back, and the mutants get the girl for a bit, so when she preggers, its a half mutant and it kills half the folks before the mother kills it.

It was so bad it was good. I think i saw it on Late night TNT or skinamax. Years ago.

Best, Road Warrior. Though I will give credit for water world. As it showed off the backside of a fave actress of mine in her prime.
 
I don't think anyone mentioned Malevil... Great little French film about the immediate consequences of nuclear bombings. Extremely falloutesque. Could be hard as hell to find, though...
 
BrecMadak said:
Crni Vuk said:
Though what do you guys think makes a good "post apoc movie" anyway ?
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as PainlessDocM stated: "Dead Man's Letters". Best post apocalyptic film ever made. End of the line. This one surpasses the Mad Max series alone, regardless of the greatness though. Just to let you all know.

btw "Dead Man's Letters" is not a single film, its actually a trilogy. Continues with "Posetitel muzeya" (1989) and then "Russkaya simfoniya" (1994)

though still couldnt find Russkaya simfoniya for over a year.
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Uh, they sound nice. Are there english (or maybe german?) synchronizations for it? Sadly, I don't speak russian...
/edit: Alright, found a subtitled version of Posetitel muzeya.
 
A Boy and His Dog
Mad Max, Beyond Thunderdome
Blood of Heros
Resident Evil
Planet of the Apes (originals still the best)
Water World
I Am Legend
Matrix
 
I just watched the uncut version of Blood of Heroes (Salute to the Jugger) with the restored ending, and it's easily one of the top 5 best post apoc movies of all time. They got the setting down perfectly. Also a really good cast. Anyone else spot Toecutter? It's what Beyond Thunderdome should have been if it was rated R and had no Peter Pan kids running around. They were actually filmed in the same place.
 
And for me - Mad Max series, Waterworld, original classic Planet of The Apes series ("Battle for the Planet of the Apes"!), Book of Eli, Waterworld, On The Beach (classic one). Postman wasn't bad, but book was for sure better.

Have You ever read "The Hothouse" (aka "The Long, Hot Afternoon of Earth") by Brian W. Aldiss? For me this is the best post-apoc world-building ever.
 
There's a new german movie coming out called 'Hell' (not the biblical hell but the german word for 'bright').
The sun has been burning extremely hot for some time and thus the world is a dry desert.
A group of survivors tries to reach the Alps, hoping to find water up there.
I haven't seen it, but it looks pretty good.
There have been a few similar german PA movies, but most were TV movies.
If it's good, american studios will probably remake it with american actors.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE4iomYHF7c[/youtube]
 
Threads - Kinda during the apocalypse and then a bit after but it's very similar to the Fallout story in some ways.

Set in the UK and made in the 1980's. It's cold, atmospheric and chilling. It elicits emotions in human beings that only nuclear war can. You find yourself asking "Why would someone press the button? Whats the point?" It's MAD (excuse the pun).

Edit: Also, those old British radio/tv broadcasts that were made during the cold war are heavily utilised. Some older members may actually remember them with the sirens and the beeps. Makes me shudder just to think about it.
 
Hassknecht said:
There's a new german movie coming out called 'Hell' (not the biblical hell but the german word for 'bright').
The sun has been burning extremely hot for some time and thus the world is a dry desert.
A group of survivors tries to reach the Alps, hoping to find water up there.
I haven't seen it, but it looks pretty good.
There have been a few similar german PA movies, but most were TV movies.
If it's good, american studios will probably remake it with american actors.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE4iomYHF7c[/youtube]
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SONNE!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UGgFJjCKaE&feature=related[/youtube]
 
Favorite post-apocalyptic movie?

I apologize if this topic was ever posted before, but I just wanted to know what you guys' favorite post apoc movies are. Mine are Mad Max for obvious reasons and also the first Matrix movie.
 
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