Apocalyptic movies

MetroStyles · Dec 19, 2009

I want to watch some good movies about the apocalypse. Looking for great plot and acting - special effects would be nice as well but honestly, they take a back seat. Any good recs?

PS Haven't seen The Road but I read the book and I'm more interested in a movie that is apocalyptic rather than post-apocalyptic.

Neo_Version 7 · Dec 19, 2009

For sheer scale, you can't beat 2012. Actually just finished watching it. Teared up more than once.

MetroStyles · Dec 19, 2009

Originally Posted by Neo_Version 7

For sheer scale, you can't beat 2012. Actually just finished watching it. Teared up more than once.

But wait, you like Twilight, right?

kwilkinson · Dec 19, 2009

Last Night
Terminator

Would Andromeda Strain count as apocalyptic?

MetroStyles · Dec 19, 2009

Originally Posted by kwilkinson

Last Night
Terminator

Would Andromeda Strain count as apocalyptic?

Not sure, but to give you an idea, Terminator is one of my favorite dark movies, and it does it without heaps of special effects. That kind of feel is what I'm looking for.

Ataturk · Dec 19, 2009

Waterworld, The Postman, you really can't go wrong with Kevin Costner.

Dentata · Dec 19, 2009

Road Warrior is ace. Post-apoc though. I've heard Hardware is pretty good, but I haven't seen it myself yet. It's been sitting on my hard drive for a couple weeks waiting for me. If you'll settle for dystopian rather than apocalyptic, Escape from New York is a lot of fun. 12 Monkeys is good.

longskate88 · Dec 19, 2009

Children of Men, T2, Sunshine. Of course they don't all end in disaster, but it looks pretty bleak throughout ; )

Oh, and Sin City just 'cuz it's damn awesome

Neo_Version 7 · Dec 19, 2009

- Resident Evil: Apocalypse - I Am Legend - Mars Attacks!

guardimp · Dec 19, 2009

2012 cant be beat.

Neo_Version 7 · Dec 19, 2009

Originally Posted by longskate88

Children of Men, T2, Sunshine. Of course they don't all end in disaster, but it looks pretty bleak throughout ; ) Oh, and Sin City just 'cuz it's damn awesome
Sunshine was really good up until the third act when the nude guy was running around the ship.

somatoform · Dec 19, 2009

Isn't post-apocalyptic always apocalyptic since the remaining survivors after the apocalypse are always on the brink of being wiped out all together? In that vein, The Matrix is obviously post-apocalyptic but every instance of it is dominated by the more apocalyptic.

What's that movie with the dead-walkers with Vingh Rames and the crew? I think that's the only apocalyptic movie I've personally seen which ends with everyone dying - it's a complete apocalypse (unless there's a part 2 I don't know about).

longskate88 · Dec 19, 2009

Originally Posted by somatoform

Isn't post-apocalyptic always apocalyptic since the remaining survivors after the apocalypse are always on the brink of being wiped out all together? In that vein, The Matrix is obviously post-apocalyptic but every instance of it is dominated by the more apocalyptic.

What's that movie with the dead-walkers with Vingh Rames and the crew? I think that's the only apocalyptic movie I've personally seen which ends with everyone dying - it's a complete apocalypse (unless there's a part 2 I don't know about).

Not the one where they leave one place on a sailboat, only to land on a small island and be attacked by more zombies at the dock? If that what I'm thinking of, yea they all must die, right?

Oh, 28 Days Later.

MetroStyles · Dec 19, 2009

I want to see a movie that is based around the apocalyptic event. As an analog, think of a movie about Hiroshima - calm before the storm, event, and immediate aftermath. Not so interested in a movie that explores the post-apocalyptic world by focusing on survivors primarily in the long-term aftermath.

Neo_Version 7 · Dec 19, 2009

- Dawn of the Dead (2004) - Cloverfield

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