Before The End

Shoot The Dead

2008-10-01T03:58:00.004+03:00

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!

2008-09-18T16:54:00.003+03:00

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

2008-09-10T01:24:00.000+03:00

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!

2008-08-16T19:08:00.005+03:00

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.

2008-07-28T21:46:00.006+03:00

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

2008-06-23T15:07:00.003+03:00

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!

2008-06-18T11:55:00.004+03:00

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!

2008-06-17T11:11:00.003+03:00

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!

2008-06-16T15:35:00.005+03:00

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.

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****

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

2008-04-03T15:09:00.002+03:00

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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No children. No future. No hope.

2008-02-29T10:22:00.007+02:00

TITLE
Children of Men

DIRECTOR
Alfonso Cuarón

RELEASE DATE
3 September 2006

RUNTIME
109 min

GENRE
Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller

PLOT
Set in the United Kingdom of 2027, the film explores a grim world in which two decades of global human infertility have left humanity with less than a century to survive. Societal collapse, terrorism, and environmental destruction accompany the impending extinction, with the United Kingdom, perhaps the last functioning government, persecuting a seemingly endless wave of illegal immigrant refugees seeking sanctuary.

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Welcome to the 23rd Century

2008-02-26T16:37:00.005+02:00

TITLE
Logan's Run

DIRECTOR
Michael Anderson

RELEASE DATE
23 June 1976

RUNTIME
120 min

GENRE
Drama / Fantasy / Sci-Fi

PLOT
Sometime in the 23rd century...
the survivors of war, overpopulation and pollution
are living in a great domed city, sealed away from the
forgotten world outside. Here, in an ecologically balanced world,
mankind lives only for pleasure,
free by the servo-mechanisms which provide everything.

There's just one catch:
Life must end at thirty unless reborn in the fiery ritual of Carousel.

IMDB

****

Pros: Great story, great settings, great effects (for the time being), pretty good acting.
Cons: This movie was so god damn boring - not as boring as The Andromeda Strain, but still. I fell asleep twice trying to watch it.

It All Begins Again

2008-02-26T16:24:00.002+02:00

TITLE
28 Weeks Later

DIRECTOR
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo

RELEASE DATE
6 May 2007

RUNTIME
99 min

GENRE
Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

PLOT
28 Weeks Later picks up six months after the Rage Virus has decimated the city of London. The US Army has resorted order and is repopulating the quarantined city, when a carrier of the Rage Virus enters London and unknowingly re-ignites the spread of the deadly infection and the nightmare begins... again.

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The Last Man On Earth Is Not Alone - again!

2008-02-18T09:56:00.003+02:00

TITLE
I Am Legend

DIRECTOR
Francis Lawrence

RELEASE DATE
14 December 2007

RUNTIME
101 min

GENRE
Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller

PLOT
It is the year 2012. In the ruins of New York city. Robert Neville who is a military scientist who is the lone survivor of a biochemical disease which was supposed to cure cancer 3 years previous. With only blood thirsty zombies as his neighbors and his trusty dog, Samantha, Robert is trying to discover a cure for this disease and to find out any other people who might have also survived.

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We've always believed we weren't alone

2008-02-18T09:44:00.003+02:00

TITLE
Independence Day

DIRECTOR
Roland Emmerich

RELEASE DATE
25 June 1996

RUNTIME
145 min

GENRE
Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller

PLOT
The ultimate encounter when mysterious and powerful aliens launch an all out invasion against the human race. The spectacle begins when massive spaceships appear in Earth's skies. But wonder turns to terror as the ships blast destructive beams of fire down on cities all over the planet. Now the world's only hope lies with a determined band of survivors, uniting for one last strike against the invaders - before it's the end of mankind.

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The Last Man on Earth is Not Alone

2007-12-26T15:24:00.000+02:00

TITLE
The Omega Man

DIRECTOR
Boris Sagal

RELEASE DATE
1 August 1971

RUNTIME
98 min

GENRE
Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller

PLOT
Robert Neville, a doctor,due to an experimental vaccine, is the only survivor of an apocalyptic war waged with biological weapons. The plague caused by the war has killed everyone else except for a few hundred deformed, nocturnal people calling themselves "The Family". The plague has caused them to become sensitive to light, as well as homicidally psychotic. They believe science and technology to be the cause of the war and their punishment, and Neville, as the last symbol of science, the old world, and a "user of the wheel", must die. Neville, using electricity, machinery, and science attempts to hold them at bay.

IMDB

****

The second installment of last man on earth theme takes place in the funky 70's. This movie is somewhat better than it's predecessor but it loses the desolate apocalyptic atmosphere because of the aforementioned funk factor. The clothes are all colorful, the hairdos are wild, even the sunglasses that The Family members wear are funky. All in all a great Sci-Fi flick.

Do You Dare Imagine... ?

2007-12-24T21:21:00.000+02:00

TITLE
The Last Man on Earth

DIRECTOR
Ubaldo Ragona

RELEASE DATE
8 March 1964

RUNTIME
86 min

GENRE
Horror / Sci-Fi / Drama

PLOT
Dr. Robert Morgan is the only survivor of a devastating world-wide plague due to a mysterious immunity he acquired to the bacterium while working in Central America years ago. He is all alone now...or so it seems. As night falls, plague victims begin to leave their graves, part of a hellish undead army that''s thirsting for blood...his!

IMDB

****

This movie exceeded my expectations by far.
Weak points: some boring moments and some lame and predictable lines.
Strong points: obviously the plot and good acting from the charming Vincent Price.

The Atomic Bomb Movie

2007-12-16T14:45:00.000+02:00

TITLE
Trinity and Beyond

DIRECTOR
Peter Kuran

RELEASE DATE
29 September 1995

RUNTIME
92 min

GENRE
Documentary / History

PLOT
A documentary presenting mankind's most ambitious effort at perfecting the means to its own annihilation. Featuring newly unclassified atomic test footage.

IMDB

****

The documentary features Einstein, Churchill, Eisenhower, Hitler, Kennedy, Khrushchev, Monroe and Roosevelt mixed with generous amounts of nuclear tests footage. The narration is done by William Shatner. This is as good as it gets.

When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth

2007-12-09T18:52:00.000+02:00

TITLE
Dawn Of The Dead

DIRECTOR
George A. Romero

RELEASE DATE
24 May 1979

RUNTIME
126 min

GENRE
Drama / Horror / Thriller

PLOT
Following an ever-growing epidemic of zombies that have risen from the dead, two Philadelphia SWAT team members, a traffic reporter, and his television-executive girlfriend seek refuge in a secluded shopping mall.

IMDB

****

Zombie movies are part of a different genre than the other movies posted before, however they do show the end of the world so, technically some of them actually have end-of-the-world material. This is one of those movies - don't miss it, it's a classic.

The Only Way Out Is In

2007-11-21T15:53:00.000+02:00

TITLE
The Core

DIRECTOR
Jon Amiel

RELEASE DATE
28 March 2003

RUNTIME
135 min

GENRE
Drama / Sci-Fi / Action / Thriller / Adventure

PLOT
Scientists discover that the Earth's core is about to stop spinning. This will cause tremendous natural disasters, wiping out life as we know it. A team of scientists are recruited in a crash project to send a ship and bomb into the center of the Earth to prevent the catastrophe.

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Thank God it's Only a Motion Picture!

2007-11-14T09:27:00.000+02:00

TITLE
Crack in the World

DIRECTOR
Andrew Marton

RELEASE DATE
15 April 1965

RUNTIME
96 min

GENRE
Sci-Fi

PLOT
Dr. Steven Sorenson plans to tap the geothermal energy of the Earth's interior by means of a thermonuclear device detonated deep within the Earth. Despite dire warnings by fellow scientist Ted Rampian, Dr Sorenson proceeds with the experiment after secretly learning that he is terminally ill. This experiment causes a crack to form and grow within the earth's crust, which threatens to split the earth in two if it is not stopped in time.

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Sunshine

2007-11-10T00:36:00.000+02:00

TITLE
Sunshine

DIRECTOR
Danny Boyle

RELEASE DATE
27 July 2007

RUNTIME
107 min

GENRE
Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller

PLOT
50 years into the future, the Sun begins to die, and Earth is dying as a result. A team of astronauts are sent to revive the Sun - but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team are sent to finish the mission as they are Earth's last hope.

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Soylent Green

2007-11-05T22:12:00.000+02:00

TITLE
Soylent Green

DIRECTOR
Richard Fleischer

RELEASE DATE
9 May 1973

RUNTIME
97 min

GENRE
Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller

PLOT
In the year 2022, the starving masses depend upon the government manufactured food item Soylent Green to exist. But in the midst of a murder investigation, a cop uncovers the chilling source of the product...

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The Andromeda Strain

2007-10-15T00:13:00.001+03:00

TITLE
The Andromeda Strain

DIRECTOR
Robert Wise

RELEASE DATE
12 March 1971

RUNTIME
131 min

GENRE
Mystery / Sci-Fi / Thriller

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Colossus: The Forbin Project

2007-10-15T00:04:00.000+03:00

TITLE
Colossus: The Forbin Project

DIRECTOR
Joseph Sargent

RELEASE DATE
8 April 1970

RUNTIME
100 min

GENRE
Sci-Fi / Thriller

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Last Night

2007-10-14T23:58:00.000+03:00

TITLE
Last Night

DIRECTOR
Don McKellar

RELEASE DATE
23 October 1998

RUNTIME
95 min

GENRE
Drama / Sci-Fi

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War Of The Worlds

2007-10-14T23:53:00.000+03:00

TITLE
War Of The Worlds

DIRECTOR
Steven Spielberg

RELEASE DATE
23 June 2005

RUNTIME
116 min

GENRE
Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller

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The Day After Tomorrow

2007-10-14T23:25:00.000+03:00

TITLE
The Day After Tomorrow

DIRECTOR
Roland Emmerich

RELEASE DATE
24 May 2004

RUNTIME
124 min

GENRE
Action / Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi

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