Your favorite post-apocolyptic movie?

[Richards]

Actually, Damnation Alley featured both the armor-plated cockroaches mentioned by Carl Zog and the giant scorpions mentioned by Lhorgrim. (I remember some of the characters in the movie riding motorcycles on the beach by the giant scorpions.) I always liked Damnation Alley; based on a story by Roger Zelazny, it's also one of the few movies featuring a missileer in a positive role. (At least one of the main characters in the movie was a missileer.) Pilots get Top Gun, while those of us in the ICBM world get Damnation Alley. Oh well, it's a good thing I didn't become a missileer for the glory.

Johnathan

 

[sniffles]

Mad Max: The Road Warrior is definitely my favorite post-apocalyptic film.

A Boy and His Dog - thanks for mentioning that one, Wombat! It's a great film. Based on a great Harlan Ellison story.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Soylent Green yet.

@Knightfall1972 - I liked Waterworld too. Not my favorite film, but I think it was better than a lot of people made it out to be.

 

[iwatt]

@Knightfall1972 - I liked Waterworld too. Not my favorite film, but I think it was better than a lot of people made it out to be.

I liked it as well. The only thing that really bothered me was the cheesy Smoking==Evil. As a former smoker I can tell you that Smoking==Stupid, not evil.

 

[Dark Jezter]

Does anybody remember "Damnation Alley"? I think it was a made for TV movie in the 70's. All I remember about it was these cool (for the time) multi wheeled military type vehicles, and some giant scorpions. I was kind of young, but I remember enjoying it at the time.

I remember that one, particularly the armor-plated, flesh-eating cockroaches that took over Salt Lake City.

Here is another (two, actually) post-apocalyptic movie that hasn't been mentioned yet. In fact, it's an anime title...

Vampire Hunter D (1985): Thousands of years in the future, human civilization has crumbled and the land is crawling with supernatural terrors while vampire overlords rule over the few surviving humans in a form of government that is almost feudalistic in nature. In the movie, a young woman hires a vampire hunter to kill the vampire who has bitten her and thus prevent her from becoming a vampire herself. This is one of the first anime titles I was ever exposed to, and to this day remains one of the only ones I like. The setting is very dark and interesting (it would make a cool setting for a horror RPG), and the main character in the movie kind of reminds me of Clint Eastwood's character from Sergio Leone's "The Man With No Name" trilogy.

Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust (2000): Set many years after the original, the reign of vampire overlords has all but crumbled as they found themselves systematically eliminated by fearless vampire hunters. In this film, the mysterious vampire hunter known as D is hired by a wealthy man to rescue his daughter who was kidnapped by a vampire. This movie features much better animation than the original, as well as better voice acting and a better storyline as well.

 

[tecnowraith]

Akira
Equilibrium
Fist of the Northstar (both the old and new anime movie)
Logan's Run
Omega Doom

 

[Klaus]

I am fairly amazed that nobody mentioned The Matrix. It is definitely post apocalyptic, and is a very good movie.

buzzard

Yeah, it is very good.

Somebody should make a sequel to it someday...

 

[sydbar]

Six-String samurai isn't one of my favorite post-apocolyptic movies, but it is one of the most creative movies ever made, but only the hardcore gamers have seen it, since its a movie that you need to hunt for, instead of just finding, but it should be seen.

Damnation Alley is also a great film, but the vegas cockroaches still send a small shiver down my spine when i'm surprised by a cockroach.

Soylant green is also good, but just remember what soylant green is.

The Omega Man is also a good movie.

 

[Klaus]

I have vague recollections of liking Steel Dawn (1987, with Patrick Swayze) back when I was 13. Haven't seen it since.

 

[buzzard]

Yeah, it is very good.

Somebody should make a sequel to it someday...

Now why would anyone want to ruin a nice perfectly open ending like that?

buzzard

 

[sniffles]

Now why would anyone want to ruin a nice perfectly open ending like that?

buzzard

Sigh. I liked the Matrix sequels.

For tv post-apocalypse, I enjoyed the cheesy Genesis 2 back in the '70s.