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GOOOD EEEEEEVNING... *Ahem* Annnyway,

Does anyone agree with me when I say that I am tired of all these dark and usually post apocolyptic movies (past and recent). Here are two obvious examples:

The Road Warrior: Everyone gets nuked and strangely enough, Australia as well.

Star Wars: It's got this kind of weird dark theme all over, i.e. grey and black are basically the primary colors of the movie. I saw corroded and abandoned locals, etc.

Now, I am not one who enjoys movies that are based on cute fuzzy bunnies or anything super cuddly/happy. Just that I'm tired of all these... Living hell kind of stories.

Also, on the news in St. Louis: Darwin, an African turtle escaped his owner. The "rescuer" (A driver who would of run the turtle over) found him. Everyone rejoiced. Punch was served.

Dr. Strangelove owns.

Now THAT's a good post-apocolyptic movie!

"MEIN FURHUR! I CAN WALK!" *Nuclear explosion*

How I learned to hate the bomb...
So you'd get ticked if somebody set you up the bomb?

I was surprised to later learn that it was meant to be a serious film. I laughed so hard I had tears in my eyes. Especially at the part with the battle at Peterson AFB, in front of the billboard saying "Peace is Our Profession".

So you'd get ticked if somebody set you up the bomb?

*rimshot*

Sir but all your bomb are belong to us
;)

No, I'm justing concerned about my bases being belong to them. I called the police and they just told me to get a Ziggy. And for great justice!

I was surprised to later learn that it was meant to be a serious film. I laughed so hard I had tears in my eyes. Especially at the part with the battle at Peterson AFB, in front of the billboard saying "Peace is Our Profession".

Heh, I knew it was a serious film all along. That was what made it so funny, really.

"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!"

Heh, I knew it was a serious film all along. That was what made it so funny, really.

"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!"

Heh...

On topic now.

I saw this movie called "Meggido" that I had to watch for Bible class... yech.

Also, "Left Behind" is a good series...

"Mr. President, we can't have him in here! He might take picture of the big screen!"

Heh, I knew it was a serious film all along. That was what made it so funny, really.

"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!"
I never saw how that joke was supposed to be funny. I know there's rhetorical irony, but I don't find it funny.

I was surprised to later learn that it was meant to be a serious film. I laughed so hard I had tears in my eyes. Especially at the part with the battle at Peterson AFB, in front of the billboard saying "Peace is Our Profession".
Would be even funnier if that wasn't the actual motto of SAC.

Heh...

On topic now.

I saw this movie called "Meggido" that I had to watch for Bible class... yech.

Also, "Left Behind" is a good series...
Bad. Bad.

No religion in here. Back to Dr. Strangelove.

Would be even funnier if that wasn't the actual motto of SAC.

Again, I think it's actually funnier because it is.

Bad. Bad.

No religion in here. Back to Dr. Strangelove.

Wha? I like the acting... the cheap ass acting in Left Behind :P

Seriously... right.

You should check out the other Stanly Kubrick films. I am utterly convinced that he is the world's greatest director, oh, and by the way,

WOOT!!!!! 100 POSTS!!!

GOOOD EEEEEEVNING... *Ahem* Annnyway,

Does anyone agree with me when I say that I am tired of all these dark and usually post apocolyptic movies (past and recent)..

Yes I agree with you that you are tired of all these dark and usually post apoctalyptic movies. I am not. Don't watch 'em. Pray that they stay fiction for you. For millions it is not fiction, they already live there.

Would be even funnier if that wasn't the actual motto of SAC.
It was? Well, I can see why they saw it made sense. They had a nuclear detterant in the sky 24 hours a day, just two hours away from Russia.

I never saw how that joke was supposed to be funny. I know there's rhetorical irony, but I don't find it funny.

You must be an American.

You must be an American.

I doubt that's it, because as an American, I laugh my head off every time I hear that line. It's probably more a matter of comic taste.

Dr. Strangelove is boring. A better end of the world movie is Fail Safe.

I doubt that's it, because as an American, I laugh my head off every time I hear that line. It's probably more a matter of comic taste.

I know, I was merely employing some sarcasm. I'll own up, it was a cheap joke.

Dr. Strangelove is boring. A better end of the world movie is Fail Safe.

Dr. Strangelove is BORING?!? For shame....

Dr. Strangelove is boring. A better end of the world movie is Fail Safe.

My favourite doomsday film is 'On the Beach', written by Neville Shute. Not the miserable re-make, the original with Gregory Peck, Fred Astaire and a 'galaxy of stars'. There is one scene that still makes my blood go cold. Toward the end, when the radioactive fall-out is nearing Australia, hundreds.......thousands of people queue outside local hospitals for suicide pills to enable a quick, painless end.

Ever see 'Deep Impact' (Robert Duval)? It's another one of those 'asteriod hurtling towards earth movies,' but done SO MUCH better than Armegeddon (A Texas-sized asteroid? gimme a break)


So somebody discovers a comet w/a 6-mile radius hurtling towards earth. So they send a space shuttle out to intercept it (its engines were based off the Orion project, pretty interesting). The team is supposed to strategically plant nukes around it so it would separate into harmless stuff or miss earth. All goes according to plan, right?

Wrong.

The nukes get planted and detonated just fine, however when the comet separates, it was into two pieces of debris; 1 1/2-mile radius and one w/a 4-mi radius. So the president announces that he and the Russians will co-op to deter the asteroids w/ICBMs. Also, 2 million randomly chosen ppl will be able to taken into some govt shelter to survive the impacts.

Instead of both pieces of debris being blown up its more realistic. The smaller one hits and wipes out the US East Coast. However they are able to deter the larger piece.

Purity Of Essense....POE ;)

there's also the new one"The Day after Tommorow" did anyone see that?
it's along the same lines isn't it?

there's also the new one"The Day after Tommorow" did anyone see that?
it's along the same lines isn't it?

No it is about "global warming" and was the stupidest movie I have ever seen.

Ever see 'Deep Impact' (Robert Duval)? It's another one of those 'asteriod hurtling towards earth movies,' but done SO MUCH better than Armegeddon (A Texas-sized asteroid? gimme a break)


So somebody discovers a comet w/a 6-mile radius hurtling towards earth. So they send a space shuttle out to intercept it (its engines were based off the Orion project, pretty interesting). The team is supposed to strategically plant nukes around it so it would separate into harmless stuff or miss earth. All goes according to plan, right?

Wrong.

The nukes get planted and detonated just fine, however when the comet separates, it was into two pieces of debris; 1 1/2-mile radius and one w/a 4-mi radius. So the president announces that he and the Russians will co-op to deter the asteroids w/ICBMs. Also, 2 million randomly chosen ppl will be able to taken into some govt shelter to survive the impacts.

Instead of both pieces of debris being blown up its more realistic. The smaller one hits and wipes out the US East Coast. However they are able to deter the larger piece.


They stole that from Outpost.

I guess I am the opposite of you. I tend to like movies where it's all messed up. You lose all material possessions and there is no one spending money on luxury sub tank's tires trying to be fancy. I feel more alive for some reason when my car breaks down on the side of the road. Everything falls apart but I am still there, living on the edge. Man, it feels good.

GOOOD EEEEEEVNING... *Ahem* Annnyway,

Does anyone agree with me when I say that I am tired of all these dark and usually post apocolyptic movies (past and recent). Here are two obvious examples:

The Road Warrior: Everyone gets nuked and strangely enough, Australia as well.

Star Wars: It's got this kind of weird dark theme all over, i.e. grey and black are basically the primary colors of the movie. I saw corroded and abandoned locals, etc.

Now, I am not one who enjoys movies that are based on cute fuzzy bunnies or anything super cuddly/happy. Just that I'm tired of all these... Living hell kind of stories.

Also, on the news in St. Louis: Darwin, an African turtle escaped his owner. The "rescuer" (A driver who would of run the turtle over) found him. Everyone rejoiced. Punch was served.

Try the kid's section

No. PUNCH WAS SERVED GODDAMMIT!

Me, I rather like doomsday films, and things both apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic... whether it's by space rocks (deep impact) or zombies (dawn of the dead). Also the 'Course: Oblivion' episode of ST: Voyager... the only 'trek episode to ever make me cry.

Oh... there was this movie I saw a while back, but I can't remember what it was called... there was some rock or the like on its way towards earth (It was NOT Armageddon or Deep Impact), and they went and nuked it, but that only resulted in a lot of smaller rocks shooting down at the earth instead... pretty much the whole thing was shot to look like a news broadcast, if I recall correctly. It's been a couple years.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go play Fallout Tactics. Whee, nuclear wastelands...

Me, I rather like doomsday films, and things both apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic... whether it's by space rocks (deep impact) or zombies (dawn of the dead). Also the 'Course: Oblivion' episode of ST: Voyager... the only 'trek episode to ever make me cry.

Oh... there was this movie I saw a while back, but I can't remember what it was called... there was some rock or the like on its way towards earth (It was NOT Armageddon or Deep Impact), and they went and nuked it, but that only resulted in a lot of smaller rocks shooting down at the earth instead... pretty much the whole thing was shot to look like a news broadcast, if I recall correctly. It's been a couple years.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go play Fallout Tactics. Whee, nuclear wastelands...
Fallout 1/2 is better.

Fallout 1/2 is better.

Well, yes, but you see... while I've got those too, I've already beaten Fallout 1 so many times there's not much entertainment left there, and I unfortunately have the European, censored version of Fallout 2 - the one with no children. Well, no child sprites. Some quests are still reliant on kids, so you can't do those. They still run around, you see them say stuff, and some of them steal your things, but since they have no visual representation you can't actually click on them. Very annoying. It was done since 'violence against children is bad', supposedly. I'd personally never hurt a child anyway, but... well, the ones who made that decision, that's another matter entirely. EAT PLASMA GRENADES, CENSORS! Ahem.


Anyway, anybody got any idea what the movie I mentioned earlier is called?

Personally I thought all those 'asteroid obliterating the earth' films to be utter crapola, ful of Hollywood 1-Dimensional characters, cheesy endings and plots with holes big enough to send an asteroid through, but tastes differ I guess.
Speaking of Kubrick, one of the big reasons I love 2001 is his pedantic obsession with detail - eg the airlock scene. No sound! It irritates the hell out of me watching a space movie that has noises coming from the ship and guns and has the space ships with flames coming out the back to show propulsion.
Yeah I know.
I'm a pedant.
I enjoyed the 'Dead' series that Romanos did in the 70s because they weren't horror movies in the traditional sense. They tried to show how average people would act, weeks and months after a horrific cataclysm. I liked how it showed them trying to hold onto any sense of normality to the point of simple acceptance and practically ignoring the apocalypse. I think it gave me more upsetting dreams than any other horror movies ever had. Then again I was only 9 when I saw "Dawn of the Dead" which might explain it.

Has anyone ever seen the movie "Meteor" that was made in 79, with Sean Connery? It looked like a real cheesy affair. Just curious as to whether I'm right or not.

"Have you heard of fluoridation, Mandrake, the fluoridation of water? Do you know that they're looking into flouridating sugar? Flour? *ICE CREAM*? Children's ICE CREAM, MANDRAKE?"

Oh... there was this movie I saw a while back, but I can't remember what it was called... there was some rock or the like on its way towards earth (It was NOT Armageddon or Deep Impact), and they went and nuked it, but that only resulted in a lot of smaller rocks shooting down at the earth instead... pretty much the whole thing was shot to look like a news broadcast, if I recall correctly. It's been a couple years.

You're not thinking about "Asteroid" are you? That was a TV mini series a couple of years ago that was really bad.