End of the world movies...your recommendation?

[mersipan]

Jej and I have been talking about collecting and watching all of the "end of days" movies we can find...so far we've seen

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[1jodie]

i'm not sure it's really an end of days sort of thing... 28 Days Later.

[mersipan]

definitely qualifies! Been meaning to see that one for awhile now.

[1jodie]

it's excellent!!! made me really like Cillian Murphy. such a cutie.

[albedo777]

28 Days/Weeks Later!

also, while it might not be end of the world, it definitely fits in with the theme: Right At Your Door. I haven't actually watched it (it's in my netflix queue), but it got really awesome reviews and was a big selection from last year's Sundance. I can't wait to see it :)

[albedo777]

Also, Mars Attacks is the win.

[mersipan]

Actually I hated Mars Attacks :) ahhh well. But I will definitely check out the 28 days movies...been meaning to for awhile. Right At Your Door sounds awesome too....and of course, I'm very excited for The Happening as well...mwahaha.

[shisochou]

I recommend On the Beach.

Also, Soylent Green gives a different take on the End of the World theme.

[mersipan]

Awesome. Yes, those are definitely on the list.

[moonlit_me]

What about the traditional ones? You know, the original Planet of the Apes series, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the old War of the Worlds, Dr. Strangelove... (Also in old movies, Day the Earth Stood Still isn't quite end-of-world, but it does threaten the end of the world)

The don't have the same special effects, of course. =)

[mersipan]

I love the traditional ones :) Planet of the Apes I've seen but not its successors. And I have been meaning to see Dr. Strangelove for years and years...that one is definitely on the list.

[de_wynken]

Ack Beyond Thunderdome was the cheezy one. Mad Max 1 all the way! :)

Red Dawn is another good 80's Cold War EOTW sorta movie.

[unrealfred]

I quite like Thunderdome, but there's definitely a thick coating of cheese about it. The Road Warrior is pretty great, though. I've actually never seen Mad Max.

And really, isn't it high time we finally got beyond Thunderdome?

[unrealfred]

Although, it occurs to me those two are less "end of days" and more "post-apocalypse," which are not necessarily one and the same thing...

[mersipan]

In this case, we are using a fairly loose definition for "end of days," so those will count. apocalyptic movies are in as well.

I heard somewhere that Thunderdome was based on Riddley Walker, quite possibly the oddest sci-fi book I've ever read. I do enjoy it enormously though.