Post-Apocalyptic Films of the 80's

[Lady Day]

I saw both The Road and Book of Eli.

In Book of Eli, it was an okay premise, looked great, but what I adored was seeing Denzel Washington and Tom Waits' scenes together. So delightful!

LD

 

[Mav]

I saw both The Road and Book of Eli.

In Book of Eli, it was an okay premise, looked great, but what I adored was seeing Denzel Washington and Tom Waits' scenes together. So delightful!

LD

Book of Eli just got moved to the top of my NetFlix queue yesterday. Don't really care that much about Washington (although he's probably one of the better modern actors out there), but anything having to do with with ancient sacred texts and Armageddon sounds like a romantic evening of movie watching.

Well, for me- my wife will hate it.

 

[MrBern]

Mad Max reboot.

Back in 2001, I read that the rights to Mad Max were won back by the original writer/director. A script was immediately completed & Mel Gibson wouldve filmed. But it wouldve filmed in the MiddleEast. So all those plans were abandoned after 9/11. And then later Gibson felt he was getting too old & fat to play Max.
SAD!!!!!


But it looks like the current plans are underway for the new reboot, FURY ROAD:
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showpost.php?p=1034772&postcount=103

 

[MrBern]

Oh, and here's your new Mad Max, Tom Hardy:

Is that him? Gee he looks different. I recall he played the villain in StarTrek:Nemesis, as well as a young soldier in Band of Brothers, and BlackHawkDown. But I guess that was all several years ago

 

[Story]

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20100722/tap-entertainment-australia-film-madmax-5a1703c.html

SYDNEY (AFP) - – Heavy rains have delayed shooting for "Mad Max 4" after turning the Australian Outback action film set from a dust bowl into lush green pastures, a report said on Thursday.

Broken Hill, the desolate setting for the film and usually bone-dry, has been transformed into a verdant oasis by the downpours, which have broken a decade-long drought in parts of the country.

 

[swinggal]

Haha! That's karma for ya! Don't mess with the Aussie classics even thought, I'm an Aussie but not really a Mad Max fan.

 

[Undertow]

Mad Max Trilogy for me, #2 being the best IMHO.

 

[flat-top]

Mad Max Trilogy for me, #2 being the best IMHO.

Agreed. Road Warrior is the best, and Beyond Thunderdome (with the exception of it's Ewok-ish second act), has some great moments as well.

 

[Undertow]

Agreed. Road Warrior is the best, and Beyond Thunderdome (with the exception of it's Ewok-ish second act), has some great moments as well.

Haha, yeah, those scenes always irked me. But the first half of Thunderdome was great!

 

[flat-top]

How about a Judge Dredd reboot:
http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=28653

 

[flat-top]

Back in 2001, I read that the rights to Mad Max were won back by the original writer/director. A script was immediately completed & Mel Gibson wouldve filmed. But it wouldve filmed in the MiddleEast. So all those plans were abandoned after 9/11. And then later Gibson felt he was getting too old & fat to play Max.
SAD!!!!!


But it looks like the current plans are underway for the new reboot, FURY ROAD:
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showpost.php?p=1034772&postcount=103

The future looks grim:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/mad-max-sequel-delayed-again/story-e6frg8pf-1225936195121

 

[JimWagner]

Pre 80's (1975), but I liked A Boy and His Dog.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072730/

 

[Edward]

I saw both The Road and Book of Eli.

In Book of Eli, it was an okay premise, looked great, but what I adored was seeing Denzel Washington and Tom Waits' scenes together. So delightful!

LD

...Eli I've not seen. The Road I saw just last week - probably the most convincing depiction of a post-Apocalyptic "society" I have ever seen on screen.

Agreed. Road Warrior is the best, and Beyond Thunderdome (with the exception of it's Ewok-ish second act), has some great moments as well.

Oddly enough, it was the first one I considered by far the best. The sequels lost something to me - perhaps because they had a bigger budget, there wasn't the same pressure to be creative with no resources... It was from the second one that they became something much less gritty and more fantasy oriented to me. Not that they weren't entertaining, but I just found them somewhat disappointing by comparison to the first. The second I can still watch - the third, well. The bit with the kids (your 'ewoks', right? lol) I actually found interesting: the notion of a generation growing up who had never seen anything else, returned to the primative, the evolution of their rituals, and so on. The bit that I find doesn't bear repeated watching is the whole Bartertown sequence with Tina Turner. On the whole, the sequels look very dated and cliched to me, though to be fair that may not have been the case at the time.

 

[Edward]

How about a Judge Dredd reboot:
http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=28653

Now that's something to get excited about. If they think less 'comic book' and more Blade Runner, it could be great... The tone of recent comic book based films, especially the Nolan Batman films, is perfect for Dredd. There were elements of the first one I liked, but it was flawed in many respects. That they are clear Dredd will not remove his helmet in this one suggests to me that they are bang on the right track. I also hope for a uniform that is, while within the bounds of 'realism' that they have set, much closer to the original design than Stallone's was.

 

[MrBern]

I jsut noticed the article on the delay. Seems like a jinxed production
http://io9.com/5660674/mad-max-fury-road-filming-delayed-a-whole-year-is-this-the-end-for-mad-max

I see the American fans are still meeting out in the desert
http://io9.com/5684603/three-days-of-mad-max+style-mayhem-an-exclusive-look-at-the-cars-the-weapons-and-the-gear/gallery/

 

[MrBern]

kids advertisement using Thunderdome imagery
http://superpunch.blogspot.com/2011/04/if-mad-max-featured-kids.html

 

[MrBern]

Sounds like its happening:
http://www.thelocationguide.com/blog/2011/03/mad-max-sequel-boosts-studio-facility-in-new-south-wales-mining-town/

The future looks grim:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/arts/mad-max-sequel-delayed-again/story-e6frg8pf-1225936195121

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

It's the Bronze!

 

[Monsoon]

It's the Bronze!

Stole my thunder. When I saw that pic, the first thing that came to mind was, "It's the Bronze!"

 

[fnoprx]

Re. Tom Hardy as the new Mad Max - if you have seen him in "Bronson" you will know the kind of intensity he is capable of. Terrific movie, amazing performace. And of course directed by a fellow Dane, Nicolas Winding Refn