Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed

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☢️#166. Dawn of the Dead, 2004. Trading the 1978’s original consumerist satire for frequent exploding heads, somehow this remake manages to succeed despite dumbing things down significantly. A fun romp of gags and gore. Didn’t need to be titled “Dawn of the Dead” though. 4/5 ☢️

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☢️#165. Omega Doom, 1996. Playing like a wonky spiritual sequel to #Bladerunner, #RutgerHauer switches sides in this mankind vs bot #postapocalyptic oddity. Atmospheric (often to a fault) with sporadic fits of awkwardly edited violence and goofy humor. Fun but flawed. 3.5/5 ☢️

Definitely gets all weird at the end. Amusement park shoot out / zombies. Fun

The oldest special effect

☢️#164. Aftermath, 2014. Strangers attempt to shelter from nuclear fallout in a Texas farmhouse that quickly becomes a pressure cooker of inevitability. Interspersed action beats keep the momentum from waining entirely, though slow looming misery maintains start to finish. 3/5 ☢️

☢️#163. Nightmare City, 1980. Dung faced cannibalistic weapon wielding smart-“zombies” wreak havoc Italian style. Tasteless gore, pointless nudity, cheap makeup, sloppy dubs, and wall to wall edible morons round out the proceedings. An excellent #sobaditsgood offering. 2/5 ☢️

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☢️#162. The Bad Batch, 2017. Exiled “undesirables“ live out an endless Burning Man from hell in this star studded (#Carrey #Momoa #Reeves) arthouse survival flick. Raw brutality and captivating visuals maintain momentum until they ultimately don’t. Fun. Smart. Indulgent. 3.5/5 ☢️

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Sounds reasonable, but I’m still filing a class action lawsuit. Feel free to join.

☢️#161. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, 1964. Sometimes the most unimaginably absurd things in life are so frighteningly real, the only sane thing to do is sit back and laugh like a lunatic at the mess that’s been made. #classic 5/5 ☢️

☢️#160. War for the Planet of the Apes, 2017. Although the title should have been “The Great Escape of the Planet of the Apes”, this one still has enough action, visual creativity, and emotional punch to be a satisfying conclusion to the trilogy. Not quite a war though. 4/5 ☢️

☢️#159. A Feral World, 2021. A mother searches the wasteland for her daughter. Despite some uneven performances and clear lack of resources, this scrappy kid focused #postapocalyptic micro budget feature manages to deliver interesting ideas and darkly compelling moments. 3/5 ☢️

Duel is much better than this 👍

Looking forward👍

Nice!

☢️#158. LA 2017, 1971. A man out of time finds himself in a subterranean dystopian LA. Notable as an early #StevenSpielberg directorial outing, this made for TV feature length episode of #TheNameOfTheGame boasts many of the young (then 24) directors hallmark flourishes. 2.5/5 ☢️

I love imagining my own drive in double features (always imagine a drive in marque for some reason).

It’s tough, for a while my hard rule was if there’s an organized police force / hospitals/ government that society was too intact to include in my list, but then I broke my own rule and some dystopian stuff came tumbling in. I’ve never seen death machine but I love Dourif and either way will watch👍

☢️#157. Split Second, 1992. A wonderfully unhinged #RutgerHauer is the ultimate 90s hard boiled antihero in this waterlogged #Bladerunner-light #Predator2-light combo. Aggressively stylized direction and frequent tonal misfires add up to a oddly fun watch. Very quotable. 3/5 ☢️

Dear lord. I’ll go walk into the sea now. In my defense I’m a bit under the weather.

I love a good Spanish with Aussie accent. Makes the ole noggin a bit confundido

I think a lot of the staying power was the mythology of the filming process and fincher embracing the science (the new black hole model etc)

☢️#156. The Madness of Max, 2015. An aptly titled window into the madness that started it all. Archival footage, amazing interviews, and analysis so thorough, you could watch #MadMax itself nearly twice over in the runtime of the documentary. Not a complaint. 5/5 ☢️

☢️#155. Interstellar, 2014. With a focus on innovative science and in-camera effects, #ChristopherNolan’s vision of the future is both awe inspiring and an existential nightmare. Though well performed, the final act struggles to land a cliched and plot hole riddled ending. 4/5 ☢️

I lived unaware until recently

I saw alien at around 5 - definitely too young there

Y. I watched the shorter cut first. Insane to remove the ending