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#303729 4-Mar-2023 22:27
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I just finished re-watching The Quiet Earth and it's a good Kiwi movie, although I never understood the ending (did anyone?)

 

What are your favourite apocalypse-type movies? Omega Man and 28 Days Later are two more that immediately come to mind.

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  #3045837 4-Mar-2023 22:39
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Children of Men is always near the top for me.



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  #3045838 4-Mar-2023 22:50
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Interstellar

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  #3045842 4-Mar-2023 23:44
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Forgot to add, The Day of the Triffids - the 1981 BBC version.



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  #3045899 5-Mar-2023 08:47
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How about Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1956 version.

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  #3045901 5-Mar-2023 08:56
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The Day After Tomorrow.

 

 

 

 




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  #3045903 5-Mar-2023 09:05
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Village of the Damned from 1960. Its apocalyptic for a village anyway.




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  #3045961 5-Mar-2023 09:23
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This is not a genre I like. The plots are often very similar with predictable characters.




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  #3045964 5-Mar-2023 09:30
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I tried to find "The Quiet Earth" a few months back. Maybe I didn't look in the right places, but had no luck.




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  #3045974 5-Mar-2023 09:59
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  #3045983 5-Mar-2023 10:31
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Watched The Colony on Netflix last night - don't bother is the only thing I can recommend about it.

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  #3045985 5-Mar-2023 10:39
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One of my favourite genres, sadly not that many good movies or TV shows

 

Ones I've enjoyed:

 

  • Mad Max series
  • Waterworld (Much maligned!)
  • The 100 (series)
  • By Dawn's Early Light

Ones I did not:

 

  • Postman (book is far superior)
  • Judge Dread (Stallone version)

Thing I plan to watch which may or may not be decent:

 

  • The Book of Eli
  • The Road (I've read and enjoyed the book)
  • Judge Dread (Karl Urban version)

Books/Games I'd like to see become movies/tv shows

 

  • A Canticle for Leibowitz
  • Emberverse series
  • The Postman (without Kevin Costner!)
  • Fallout Series (apparently a tv series is coming)

 




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  #3045986 5-Mar-2023 10:48
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Stu: I tried to find "The Quiet Earth" a few months back. Maybe I didn't look in the right places, but had no luck.


Can rent it for about 4 $

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  #3045988 5-Mar-2023 10:58
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MikeB4:

 

This is not a genre I like. The plots are often very similar with predictable characters.

 

The majority are just so 'Z' grade and corny, they have now become cult movies. Attack of the Killer Tomato's, which has been made 3 times, yes 3 times!

 

What are peoples thoughts on the anime "Akira"? I understand this is a very popular Japanese series of manga concerning 'End of World' etc. It garners an 8/10. I am not a huge fan of anime/manga but did enjoy the "Ghost in the Shell" anime.

 

PS: Thoroughly enjoyed "The Book of Eli" Denzel Washington - 8/10




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  #3045989 5-Mar-2023 11:03
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Stu: I tried to find "The Quiet Earth" a few months back. Maybe I didn't look in the right places, but had no luck.


Can rent it for about 4 $


I was more looking for a hard copy to purchase. Might have to settle for a rental, I guess.




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  #3045992 5-Mar-2023 11:17
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