Post-apoc fiction

Kamaz

Kamaz

It Wandered In From the Wastes
Couldnt find another place to put the question, because of all the beautyful hints " Dont be an idiot and post here such a question" or "write accordingly or die by sword", so, I terribly ask excuse if I have stated the question in incorrect place.

Recently I watched the movie "Postman" and it left great impact on me. Dont know why, because it's just another piece of entertainment and sometimes gets unrealistic as the most of the movies nowadays, but..somehow I really enjoyed it. The best thing about "Postman" is that it's set in a post-apocaliptic enviroment, of course. That was, actually, the reason I looked for it anyway. So, I decided to watch all possible and the most popular post-apoc fiction available. I would really appreciate any comments, suggestions, hints, tips and anything else concerning it, because I have decided to look in how the setting of fallout/the wastland [its a keyword actually for the genre, it showed up even in postman] started and I am guessing movies were part of it?
Here are the pieces I managed to watch:
  • "Dr.Strangelove";
  • "MadMax" [first movie];
  • "Terminator" [all of the series/I appreciated the last minutes of the part3, inside the Vault..geeez..that was really falloutish]
  • "Postman"
Could be more, but I dont remember at the moment anyway. So, if you have something to suggest, I'd appreciate it.[/list]
 
Well, I preferred Madmax 2 and 3 than the first, but I think most people don’t, it beats me why… You can also see “Water World”, it’s not very good but at least it’s kind of wasteland post-apocalyptic (there are lots of movies post-apocalyptic that don’t have the fallout or wasteland touch, like Matrix…). I would also appreciate more movie suggestions.
Oh, one thing that made me very sad was when in “Deep Impact” at the last minute they destroyed the comet... Man, I was already thinking that we would see “life in the vault”…

What´s the Dr.Strangelove about??
 
There are many good post-apocalyptic films and this topic has been covered pretty extensively in other threads here. Do a search especially in General Discussion for "films".

A few favorites:
A Boy and His Dog
Planet of the Apes
Atomic Cafe
The Road Warrior
The Omega Man
Damnation Alley

ZealoT said:
What´s the Dr.Strangelove about??
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Dr. Strangelove is a great black comedy by Kubrick following a crazed general as he starts a nuclear war against the Soviet Union. A great film and a must see.
 
Kamaz, do yourself a favor, and read the book The Postman. It puts the movie in it's place, which is the rubbish bin. The book is excellent, unfortunately the movie had little to do with the book, another Hollywood rape of a good literary work.
 
ZealoT said:
Well, I preferred Madmax 2 and 3 than the first, but I think most people don’t, it beats me why…
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It is a peculiar one, that. I'm the same.

Love Mad Max 2. Have had it on VHS for years; watched it many a time. Then the first film came on the TV a while back; me and a mate sat down to watch it expecting it to be even better. It had been many a year since we had last seen it and could both only remember the hacksaw 'n' handcuffs scene from the end...

Utter shite.

Seriously, man - it did not grab either one of us. Matchsticks under the eyelids were required so we could make it to the end.

Anyway, I expect that puts me on a par with people who prefer FoT (or even POS!) to the Fallout RPGs, so if you'll excuse me, I'll just be getting into my flame-proof suit...

*mutters* that's it.... arm goes in there... foot... oops! in there...

*ZZZzzzzzzip!*
 
Thank you all, you just gave me lots of keywords, so I can start to dig. Thnx a lot. If you remember anything else, dont hesitate to gimme a sign, I will definetly appreciate.

Just a few comments:

MadMax The First did not bring too much of a post-apocaliptic feeling and the same time was kinda little too much of violent for me:>. Guess I'll have to watch the other two to get the full picture.

Waterworld - yes - I've seen it, just forgot to mention. The very beginning of the film was nice and I'd say the setting/premise was not bad at all. But then showed up those guys on water-cycles, bg fat bad-ass and the main hero turned out to be a mutant. Cool. But I think they could have done better on that setting and money.
Anyway, I enjoyed the movie as a representative of post-apoc fiction.

"Deep Impact", despite the comic space-flight aka Armagedon The Unsuccesful that left me lying on the floor in convulsions (they should remove "sci" part from "sci-fi" ) was interesting to watch because I immagined, what would I do if II had learned that in two days a comet will fall...and it became scary ... One thing's for sure - I would never go anywhere by main routes: I can hardly immagine more un-heroic and less dramatic way to die than die in traffic jam.

JJ86, thnx for list, I will definetly check them all out starting with "A Boy and His Dog" because I have heard something of this film and these were good things I heard...

Kotario, that explains my twin feelings about "The Postman". From one side its an ordinary/patriotic action set in post-apocaliptic world, from other side - it felt like there is something beneath. I'll try to find the book. BTW, I know, there are hundreds of threads about post-apoc books, but my favorite is "The Castle of Malvil" by french author R.Merl [hope I did write everythings correctly], well-described nuclear apocalipse, life before it and after.

OK, great thanks to anyone, I have gaind the information I needed.
 
Don't mind me, I've a tad excessively bitter about Hollywood right now. I just saw the advertisement for I, Robot and they turned a good collection of stories from one of the masters of science fiction into another hackneyed rise of the robots story! Even more vexing, such a thing could not happen in Asimov's universe. I hope all the people associated with that movie die grisly deaths.
 
Jebus wrote:
Good lord that was an awful movie.

The only thing it was good for was to nourish Kevin Costner's ego...
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Jebus you are being too kind. :wink: I would describe it as excrement. Pure and simple. 8)

Of those listed i like The Road Warrior, The Omega Man, and the original Planet of the Apes the best.


Cheers Thorgrimm
 
Yeah, Mad Max 1 isn't much of a movie. The second one rocks, the Thunderdome thingie is a bit pale.

Omega Man is the best post-apoc film around, imo. Haven't seen it in awhile, though.
 
So there IS three of them? Im sorry, Im lost now.

-First one is black and white?
-Second one is the best one, with boomerang kid?
-Third one is the terrible disnely kids movie?
 
Gekko said:
So there IS three of them? Im sorry, Im lost now.

-First one is black and white?
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No, first one's in colour. Max is part of the police force as the world is starting to go oil-thirsty crazy around him. He has a wife and kid (daughter?) who get whisked by a gang of bikers and that's why he goes Mad in eponymous style.

The interceptors (police cars) in this film are cool, as is the octane-fueled game of chicken between Max and a perp in the first few minutes. After that, it goes a bit... sort of... lame.

-Second one is the best one, with boomerang kid?
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Aye. That's the one.

-Third one is the terrible disnely kids movie?
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'Tis a bit shit. It also has Tina Turner in it, which is a blessing or a curse, according to taste.
 
Gekko said:
So there IS three of them? Im sorry, Im lost now.

-First one is black and white?
-Second one is the best one, with boomerang kid?
-Third one is the terrible disnely kids movie?
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First one is in color as well, Gekko, it's just not a terribly good movie. It has some intriguing characters, I admit, and the overall atmosphere is great, but it's just a stupid revenge movie and it ends very abrupt.

The second one, The Road Warrior, is the best, imo. This is where Mel's wearing the leather armor with one of its sleeves missing (Fallout).

Third one, Beyond Thunderdome, is the one with Tina Turner. If the first two movies had the appeal of very good B-flicks, then this one is left with a C-status, imo.

Check them out when you get the chance. I recently watched the whole trilogy. :wink:
 
Kamaz said:
adMax The First did not bring too much of a post-apocaliptic feeling and the same time was kinda little too much of violent for me:>.
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Kamaz said:
I will definetly check them all out starting with "A Boy and His Dog" because I have heard something of this film and these were good things I heard...
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:shock:

Um...perhaps someone should warn him.
 
Malkavian wrote:
Um...perhaps someone should warn him.
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Yeah, he was trying to warn you about why the underground town wanted Don Johnson's character. Then the way they try to go about it. :wink:

Cheers Thorgrimm
 
Hi folks, first post. Been visiting NMA for quite a while, but only visited the forums a few times.

Anyhow, I thought I would add The Stand to the list of movies with a Fallout style post apocalyptic theme. Of all of the post apocalyptic movies I have seen, this would have to be number one.

Movie Description: Stephen King's own adaptation of his best-selling allegorical novel is the ultimate saga of good vs. evil. When a deadly man-made virus destroys 99% of the Earth's population, those left alive are haunted by visions and dreams luring them into two camps--good or evil--and eventually to a final conflict.

Beware, this movie is over 6 (yes, SIX!) hours long. That said, there are very few dry parts in the show, so its not a movie that you have to "put match sticks in your eye lids" as someone put it.

Very good watch, if you haven't seen it, go rent it. I couldn't imagine any video rental store not having it.

Wooz69: Thanks for mentioning 12 Monkeys. A friend told me it was a good show ages ago, but I never got around to renting it. Seeing your post, reminded me to do so. Got it, watched it, loved it. Thanks.
 
Transfixion said:
Hi folks, first post. Been visiting NMA for quite a while, but only visited the forums a few times.

Anyhow, I thought I would add The Stand to the list of movies with a Fallout style post apocalyptic theme. Of all of the post apocalyptic movies I have seen, this would have to be number one.

Very good watch, if you haven't seen it, go rent it. I couldn't imagine any video rental store not having it.
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Hi, Transfixion. If the film of the Stand is anywhere near on a par with the excellent book (which is a bit of a marathon in itself) then I may have to hunt it down.

In fact, a swift scan of Amazon's UK site reveals that it's out over here on DVD. Fruit.
 
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