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Originally Posted by Elvis_Christ
Yeh I love that kinda stuff especially the 80s Italian stuff. Some of my favorites would be the Bronx Warriors series, 2019: After The Fall Of New York and Endgame (its like a cross btw Death Race and The Running Man... fuckin' rad!).
This site has some interesting info/reviews on the genre:
http://www.post-apocalypse.co.uk/index.html |
I don't know those at all - I'll have to check them out. Thanks for the recs and the site - That site is awesome!
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Originally Posted by neverending
I like many of your choices Chrono- particularly Road Warroir & A Boy and His Dog. I had the extreme pleasure of hearing Harlan Ellison read a prequel to it, called "Eggsucker" at a sci fi con.
One of my all time faves of this type is The Blood of Heroes
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094764/
Rutger Hauer, Joan Chen, Vincent D'Onofrino, lots of action, and the gritty look these films need.
I think Hardware fits in here too. I think.
Haha- sorry to sidetrack your thread. In your scenario I'd be some old dude who got picked off right away. |
VERY cool that you got to hear Harlan Ellison read... The closest I got was when he was supposed to have an interview on NPR but he walked out because they referred to him as a "science fiction writer."
SPEAKING of Harlan Ellison and post-apocalyptic stories, "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream" is delightfully horrifying. Fantastic short story. Had the computer game, too, but I found it too bleak to actually enjoy it.
I. LOVE Rutger Hauer. I'll have to check that out. Thanks.
Haven't seen Hardware yet, but it's on my list.
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Originally Posted by Elvis_Christ
Salute of the Jugger (uncut version of Blood of Heroes) had its moments but it could've been way better. I dig the costumes and set design of that one because they have a really timeless aesthetic (unlike say Rollerball which looks dated as fuck).
But that flick definitely has it plus points genrewise. I like the themes of what "society" becomes ingrossed in to distract them from how fucked the world/life is. A few other titles explore this too. The Last Man on Earth and Dawn of the Dead set the ball rolling with the whole deal of entertaining you (whether its scares/action) and making you think.
The original Terminator was brilliantly written to illusrate ugly the present was (Reagan era) and how it would lead to total war, destruction and the breakdown of society (Bush(s) era and onwards Obama could be a robot that thinks he's human probably the only way a system that fucked up would let a "nigger" be in charge :) ). Totally dark as fuck nothing in the series matched it and its a real pity that sequels followed it... pretty solid they didn't make Bladerunner II <---- bet it would've had the II to look smarter and look academically more sellable. The "aniversary different" cuts are as insulting as shit Lucas pulled with THX-1138 and Star Wars (especially Jedi holy shit a bunch of the added effects looked stupid as fuck especially on the big screen). Of course the director's cut of BR had to be released (it was an improvement IMO apart from the fact I liked the voiceovers) but that Final Cut bullshit was just a cash grab. But yeh in 10 years time there will be another cut to make it look acurately futuristic. How come WB didn't let
Its interesting how they made Robocop a good guy and the question authority (Biznu$ + tha polelez) theme that runs rampant in the flick. Satire of the whole way the world is heading that's effect has almost calmed everyone with the advent of it actually happening.
Its a great genre that people miss the point about (like Doomsday and the Death Race remake... GTFO). Prophetic escapism... FUCK YEH!
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THX-1138: Loved that movie when I watched it, though I'm not sure if I saw the one with added effects (I watched it when I was younger, so probably before he had the means to ruin it.