Shoot The Dead

TITLE
Diary of the Dead

DIRECTOR
George A. Romero

RELEASE DATE
20 September 2007

RUNTIME
95 min

GENRE
Fantasy / Horror / Thriller

PLOT
Director George A. Romero returns to the subject matter that made him famous with this postmodern take on the zombie genre. DIARY OF THE DEAD begins in innocuous fashion as a group of film students head out into the woods to make a low-budget horror film. This film-within-a-film is directed by Jason Creed (Joshua Close), who draws on a group of friends, and his college professor, to get the job done. But the filming comes to an abrupt halt when news comes in that the dead are springing back to life, devouring people, and taking over the world.Film obsessive Creed doesn't put his camera down for long, and he's soon heading out on the road with his friends in a quest to document the real-life carnage as it unfolds.[link]

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****

Just finished watching this and I must say that Romero does not disappoint! A zombie movie which is at least as good as the rest of "The Dead" series, but cleverly constructed in a very modern set with all sorts of technologies and references (e.g. youtube, myspace). I'm glad that Romero still makes this shit in our day and age even though his age seems so far away. This is a definitive must see.

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He rolled the Seven Wonders of the World into one!

TITLE
Furankenshutain tai chitei kaijû Baragon aka Frankenstein Conquers the World

DIRECTOR
Ishirô Honda

RELEASE DATE
8 July 1966

RUNTIME
90 min

GENRE
Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi

PLOT
From the director of the original GODZILLA comes FRANKENSTEIN VS BARAGON (or as it's also known in cult-movie circles, FRANKENSTEIN CONQUERS THE WORLD). In 1945, a human heart in a Japanese lab is exposed to the intense radiation from the atomic bomb, causing the heart to grow into a full body. The result is a wild child, complete with the iconic flat-top head that earns him the name "Frankenstein." The boy grows to giant proportions, and he is invincible against attacks from the authorities. But when a giant reptile wreaks havoc, only Frankenstein can match him in a fight. This sci-fi film from 1965 blends Japanese monster movies with the tradition of Mary Shelley's classic character. [link]

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****

OH GOD! OH GOD! OH GOD!

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The Great Gig In The Sky

STOP. Put you headphones on, turn them to medium, pause whatever it is that you are doing, play the following video in full screen.



Fantastic association of image and sound.

Ravenous Invaders Controlled by a Terror Out in Space Commanded to Annihilate the World!

TITLE
Phase IV

DIRECTOR
Saul Bass

RELEASE DATE
September 1974

RUNTIME
93 min

GENRE
Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

PLOT
A pair of intrepid scientists set up a research facility in a region of the American desert where a super-intelligent breed of ant has been discovered. Monitoring the insects' progress, the two speculate about the possibilities of an attack on human civilization by the aggressive, brain-heavy creatures -- and just how we might stop such an onslaught. [link]

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****

Who would have thought that solar flares can give ants super mutagenic powers? Saul Bass apparently, who created this brilliant yet unimaginably underrated Sci Fi gem of the 70s. It's got a dreary immersive atmosphere, documentary-like photography and an excellent old school synth soundtrack.

Stay tuned for the next one, it's going to be the first in the (much needed) ZOMG category.

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We've Sensed It. We've Seen The Signs. Now... It's Happening.

TITLE
The Happening

DIRECTOR
M. Night Shyamalan

RELEASE DATE
13 June 2008

RUNTIME
91 min

GENRE
Drama / Mystery

PLOT
It begins with no clear warning. It seems to come out of nowhere. In a matter of minutes, episodes of strange, chilling deaths that defy reason and boggle the mind in their shocking destructiveness, erupt in major American cities. What is causing this sudden, total breakdown of human behavior? For Philadelphia high school science teacher Elliot Moore what matters most is finding a way to escape the mysterious and deadly phenomenon.

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****

OH MY GOD! This movie sucks so bad that i'd rather watch The Giant Claw again. IMDB users gave it 5.4 out of 10 - generous if you ask me. Poor screenplay, poor acting, poor [insert random whatever here]. You can read quite a lot of critics here.
I got really annoyed by the short slasher movie like scenes from the house with the old lady (you'll figure it out when you get there). It reminded me of the same crappy technique that destroyed Danny Boyle's Sunshine.
Meh, as always, if the movie has end of the world material it is recommended, so go watch it :)

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Enter The Zone

TITLE
Stalker

DIRECTOR
Andrei Tarkovsky

RELEASE DATE
15 August 1980

RUNTIME
163 min

GENRE
Drama / Fantasy / Mystery / Sci-Fi

PLOT
With STALKER, Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky returns to the mind-bending, philosophy-tinged science fiction of SOLARIS. The setting is an unnamed country in an unforeseen postapocalyptic future. A meteorite has landed, and its impact has created a mysterious phenomenon known as the Zone, within which resides a sinister room said to grant humanity's deepest desires. Only Stalkers are able to enter the Zone, bringing intrepid citizens to test their strength and desires against the Zone's enigmatic treacheries. The film follows one such Stalker (Alexander Kaidanovsky) as he attempts to bring two characters known as Writer (Anatoli Solonitsyn) and Scientist (Nikolai Grinko) into the Zone. The hapless trio makes a difficult and mud-drenched journey, dodging military guards and invisible traps and enduring extreme psychological strain. [link]

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****

Going astray from the regular movies posted but keeping the same end of the world theme I highly recommend this one. I feel unqualified to comment anything, so just enjoy it :)

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Nice planet. We'll take it!

TITLE
Mars Attacks!

DIRECTOR
Tim Burton

RELEASE DATE
13 December 1996

RUNTIME
106 min

GENRE
Action / Comedy / Fantasy / Sci-Fi

PLOT
When the USA satellites photograph many flying saucers coming to Earth, the American President James Dale has a meeting with his advisors. He is convinced by Professor Donald Kessler that Martians would be a developed culture and therefore peaceful by nature, in spite of the warnings of General Decker. The authorities, some civilians and the press prepare a welcome committee for the aliens, but they realize that Mars is actually attacking Earth.

IMDB

****

Thanks to deftune for reminding me of this fantastic movie. Tim Burton + All star cast + 50's Sci-Fi theme is definitely a winning combination.

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Flying beast out of prehistoric skies!

TITLE
The Giant Claw

DIRECTOR
Fred F. Sears

RELEASE DATE
June 1957

RUNTIME
75 min

GENRE
Fantasy / Horror / Sci-Fi

PLOT
When electronics engineer Mitch MacAfee spots a UFO as "big as a battleship," from his plane, the Air Force scrambles planes to investigate. However, nothing shows up on radar, and one of the jets is lost during the action. MacAfee is regarded as a dangerous crackpot until other incidents and disappearances convince the authorities that the threat is real. Some believe it is a French-Canadian folk legend come to life, but it turns out to be an extraterrestrial giant bird composed of anti-matter whose disregard for human life and architecture threatens the world.

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****

This movie is just wrong. So wrong on so many levels. If you manage to ignore the absurd facts that the movie shows you might find a way to enjoy it.
Apparently the giant monster bird comes from a god forsaken anti-matter galaxy and contrary to this also from a terrestrial ice age 17 million years ago. Seeing how the monster is made out of anti-matter it is invulnerable to most of Earth's weapons (including nuclear fire power) which is a major problem (duh).
Other strong points of the movie are:

• The monster is compared to a battleship using these exact words - as big as a battleship - many, many times
• The monster is fugly.
• The noise that the monster makes is so annoying and repetitive that after the first 30 minutes your ears will start bleeding.

Not exactly end of the world but close enough. I recommend this at least for the fun of watching it :)

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Amazing! Terrifying! The most savage spectacle of all time!

TITLE
The War of the Worlds

DIRECTOR
Byron Haskin

RELEASE DATE
26 August 1953

RUNTIME
85 min

GENRE
Action / Horror / Sci-Fi Thriller

PLOT
H.G. Well's classic novel is brought to life is this tale of alien invasion. The resisdents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills. Thier joy is tempered some what when they discover it has passengers who are not very friendly.

IMDB

****

I consider this much better than the second movie adaptation of the novel but I hardly consider it entertaining. Do not watch this movie unless you are an avid Sci-Fi consumer.

Heaven And Earth Are About To Collide

TITLE
Deep Impact

DIRECTOR
Mimi Leder

RELEASE DATE
8 May 1998

RUNTIME
120 min

GENRE
Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller

PLOT
A comet is on a course to collide with Earth, and people must cope with the fact that they will die. The President (Morgan Freeman) has devised a plan to keep as many humans alive as possible. Scientists have built giant caves big enough to hold a million people, and the government is going to have a lottery to pick 800,000 people to live in the caves along with 200,000 scientists, artists and doctors.

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