@ICrazyGreggy - I was going to say that I thought your comment was 'ist', but then I realized it was about a different species. So it's okay. 🤔😆 Ook ook right back acha.
@@AtomicSnackBar yeah it's meant to be a send up to ray harryhausen & conan flicks but set in the future. teenage cavemen is meant to be twist but it's a bit obvius
@ AtomicSnackbar - that would be so cool if when you do your Top Sci-fi Noir episode you did an homage to Eddie Mueller in his style. Complete with dark shadowy back Alley backdrop and intro theme music. Copyright permitting. You could alter your logo for just that episode and blow the minds of your subscribers. I'd buy THAT t-shirt for a dollar! I'm down for a R.Sterling/Dick Vincent panel in Orlando still. Just sayin'.
@@tonysantiago255 I often think about shooting more skits and intro bits, but always seem to run out of time. Perhaps once the new book is finished and out I'll have more time for it.
@ AtomicSnackbar - that actually played at the Cine' Twin back in 70s, but I haven't been able to watch it since Don Johnson was in Miami Vice and a friend who had a small role on that show was he was mean and abusive to him. A#1 Jerk.
Great list! I would only (maybe) add NIGHT OF THE COMET; I'll always have a soft spot for that one. The sisters are fabulous. Mary Warnov's death scene is dope. This posting's long; but it's me, so I hope it's worth it. And thanks for all the Goldsmith comments on the last thread, guys! It made me soooo happy... ;) I had a chance, years ago, to read Mark Protosevich's original screenplay to I AM LEGEND, back when Ridley Scott and Arnold Schwarzenegger were attached. In a nutshell, it was a very different animal than the version that ended up in Francis Lawrence's film with Will Smith. For one, it all took place in San Francisco. Substitute the destroyed landmarks for other destroyed landmarks. In Protosevich's original, the 'Hemocytes' were intelligent, like they were in OMEGA MAN, but they were actually being led (it eventually turned out) by one of Robert Neville's former students at the university he had taught medicine at; this student, who was still intelligent (just blood thirsty, I can sympathize) had majored in history. He had figured out that even though his early Hemocytes were violent and tribal creatures now, they would eventually be the dominant form on the planet, and would need a social order to replace the human one. He needed a myth to build it around. The quickest way to this end was to make Neville, the last remaining human, into the monster, and make slaying this Devil their life's mission. And it was working. This amazing element of the script was, of course, completely thrown out for the Will Smith film. I don't blame Francis Lawrence; he's taken enough risks in his career. Akiva Goldsman played it safe, it was an insane budget, rewriting the Hemocytes into dumb beasts, then hinting at 'nascent intelligence' in final reshoots. OMEGA MAN actually does a better job of this, but imagine it if Anthony Zerbe's character was matching Neville step by step the whole time. It was pretty cool when you began to grasp it. Anyways, the point of this screed is that NONE of this remains in Will Smith's version; a shame, since the work is, after all, called I AM LEGEND. Why? Because the world is upside down; human Neville is now the monster in the castle, and the poor vampires must live in fear that some bright day, any bright day, he... no, IT, might come calling for you and your loved ones with fire and sunlight! GODS! What a terrible thought. Oh... and... as much as I love the LANDMASTER, and I do, I cannot pretend that DAMNATION ALLEY is a great film. Your choice not to include it was... understandable.
There was something strangely allegorical about Vincent Price's version. He was truly the last human. In Heston's version there were other humans. Recently saw "Rhinoceros" with Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel. This time I stayed and watched the end of the movie. Could never have before because it was so ...disconcerting, even anarchic. Compare Wilder's rant at the rest of the world at the end of Rhinoceros to Price's tragic end in The Last Man. What must it have been like to have been the last Neanderthal? The last horse cart in a world full of automobiles? The last star of silent films? A sad and tragic comment on "evolution"; or a screed against what may not have been inevitable? Not some epithet against the economy or populism, but a valorization of some moral code? What if it was a movie about the last Democrat, or the last Jew, or the last Atheist, or last scientist or last Christian, last American Indian? If it was about the last Nazi would it have the same effect? The last snake 🐍 man of Valusia? Strange how Robot Monster was by itself. There are aliens and then there is alienation. Ascetics and misanthropes. Can a society suddenly decide to pick a type of person to be the outcast, the leper? Can it happen today? Can it be done by the person himself/herself? Or done by some underhanded means like economic favoritism or the passing of some law? Adapt and survive or burn out and fade away? Conform or rebel? Hide?
Maybe Damnation Alley wasn’t great, but I was a teenager when it came out , and I thought Jan Michael Vincent was pretty cool back then. Plus his character was namedHell Tanner
@@kallianpublico7517 True, but they were infected and were on the road to either dying or turning into versions of the Albinos. Taylor was the one who was immune to the virus-like Price was - and was going to use his blood to cure those he had met. Unfortunately in the book and movies, he is killed before he can start to cure them, though with Heston there was the serum he had created to give to the other people
Nice. It is my favorite genre. For a high quality classic don't forget Blood of Heroes written and directed by the guy that wrote Blade Runner and The Unforgiven. High caliber production.@@AtomicSnackBar
When someone, somewhere could create a live action version of Thundarr the Barbarian... and do it right 👍👍👍...i think that would be the perfection post apocalypse movie.. . great day ADB
I think that could have happened in the 80s. And it would have been glorious. I can picture it now. Nowadays though.....that's a scary thought. Thanks, Don.
@@AtomicSnackBar sadly I agree... you are right.... could have been great though with the right writing and director..,.. what about Rutger Hauer as Thundarr?????
@@AtomicSnackBar yeah ... that's the role I've wondered about .. she would have been perfect... David Prowse as Ookla????... probably couldn't afford Andre the Giant
I have never considered Vampire Hunter D as a post apocalyptic story....I wonder if seeing it through that lens changes would change the watching experience....I guess I'm just going to have to force myself to re-watch it and see dammit! The struggle is real!
It's only mentioned briefly in the opening text, but the books go deeper into detail. Basically the world was devastated by nuclear war. Afterwards, the vampires rose up, took over, and remade the world to their liking. After thousands of years, this too falls and it leads to Vampire Hunter D.
@ AtomicSnackbar - this sounds similar to the Sci-fi/action/A little bit of horror film Priest with Karl Urban ( Dredd! Excellent) and...he's married to Jennifer Connelly... so that's more than enough.
There are a number of anime that have exceptional post-apocalyptic settings. This makes sense due to the fact that Japan, alone among nations, has experienced nuclear attack. A unique post-apacolypse is Yokohama Kaidashi Kiko, a tale of a lonely cyborg living at the end. I have watched several others with a similar setting- Girl's Last Tour, Even Ghost in the Shell is set after WW3.
I hadn't considered that, but it makes a whole lotta sense. Another one, and one of my all time favorites, kinda fits the bill as well. And that's Robot Carnival. The opening and closing segments seem to have a real post apocalypse kind of vibe. Yokohama Kaidashi Kiko sounds neat as well. I'll keep an eye out for it.
@@AtomicSnackBar I'll have to check out Robot Carnival. Another apocalyptic series is Blue Gender. The poening is great. Though a space opera, the classic Space Battleship Yamato/Star Blazers starts with the earth at the edge of extinctionfollowing attacks by the Gamilons.
Personally i prefer the vincent price version. Omega man is good though. I do solidly believe Romero’s Dawn of the Dead was heavily influenced by the Price version
I do as well. But since I already covered Last Man on Earth in my Top 1960s Sci-fi episode, I figured I should make myself talk about something else. And I can definitely see the Romero connection. Thanks for stopping by, Randy.
Great video! I really enjoyed your choices because they're not the 'same old thing' everybody lists. Adding to others' comments, yes, "Damnation Alley" is a gem. Watch for a young Jackie Earle Haley. "The Omega Man" reminds me how much I unironically love "Soylent Green" - it may not count as post-apocalyptic, though, more like mid-apocalyptic since it's kind of still going on.
I appreciate you saying that. And funnily enough, most of the heat I take on the channel is for that very reason. Not covering the same old things. But that is ok by me. And I've thought about that one as well. There is a fine line between post apocalypse and dystopian future. Much like 1990: The Bronx Warriors, Escape from New York, or The Warriors, I would put Soylent Green under dystopian future. Thanks, Paris.
@ AtomicSnackbar - or possibly: Profetic -Apocalypse films. But first, they'll have us eating bugs. I wish I was joking. We are living in some version of a dystopian future. Now.
America 3000 - Nice to see that arcade game electronics can survive 900+ years without any replacement parts being available. I guess preservationists are worried for nothing. :) Have you sen The Ultimate Warrior (1975)? Yul Brynner has to lead a young woman through a post apocalyptic city to get her to safety. There's more to it than that, but that's the gist of it.
Exactly. And it just goes to show you how well electronics were made in the 80s. I haven't seen The Ultimate Warrior, but I've heard quite a bit about it. It's on my list of films to track down. Sounds like I need to move it up in the queue. Thanks for the suggestion.
@@AtomicSnackBar My pleasure. I also forgot to mention that while I haven't seen America 3000, and I don't know what kind of slang they made up, I kind of like when movies do that as it forces you to learn new terms. One of my favorite comedies teaches you a new language for for at least the first half of the film, and even when English is spoken, it's only a few words from a single character. I am of course talking about the masterpiece that is Caveman (1981). :)
I love Post Apocalyptic films, but I've only seen Omega Man from this list. Did you know there's a figure collection that's Post Apocalyptic -- Steel Monsters.
Oh what good post apocalyptic fun! Vampire Hunter D I saw many moons ago when I was raiding the local DVD rental place for Anime. It's great and I agree - the style and design of this one is superb. Omega Man was a fave of mine in the 70's. I am prepared to admit to a man crush on Charlton Heston after seeing Planet of the Apes and Beneath the Planet of the Apes but Omega Man really stood out. No slight to Will Smith but hie take was only a pale shadow. Anthony Zerbe as the mutate leader of the night dwelling baddies was a stand out. Will track down the others as they looked good too. Oh, and being Australian, the Honourable mention of Mad Max was indeed welcome and a good preventative to having your site message bombed ( snee snee sneeeee) Another bulging bully beef can chock full of fun!
@I CrazyGreggy - I met Anthony Zerbe some years ago after a talk he gave at a local college. Mostly telling stories. Quirky, really nice guy. Very cool.
@@tonysantiago255 Oh wow! For me, he was always a very under-rated actor. Generally getting mildly villainous or positions of authority roles. I don't want to use the term "type cast " but I can't help but think that it applies to him. He stands out in Omega Man both in make up ( as the baddies leader ) and pre-virus as a TV personality. Shame more wasn't done with him as that dichotomy was really fascinating. I should point out that it's been decades since I last saw the movie - that's how much his performance stands out in my mind.
The Vampire Hunter D. novels are quite good as well. There is a ton of them, but they've slowly but surely been translating and releasing them. They're started doing omnibus versions as well. The movie is pretty close to the book, give or take a few characters. And very glad not to upset the good Australian patrons of the Snack Bar. Ever since I read the 80s X-Men run where they relocated to Australia, I've had a real affinity for it.
@ICrazyGreggy - "desolate and sooooooooooo much of it describes the majority of our state of Texas. One plateau, one cactus in the distance and Days of desert sand. That's why they did Atomic bomb tests out there. Nothing but lizards to kill. Maybe a Gopher tortoise. Maybe. Nuthin. And HOT as H!!!!
I have never seen that one. I think until this very moment, I had it mixed up with Red Dawn. I was reading about it and it sounds awesome. Thanks for the suggestion. That is going on the list.
I am going to see how deep your movie knowledge goes here. Are you aware of or have seen the post apocalyptic movie called Survivor? Stars Chip Meyer, one of the guys who replaced one of the Duke boys in Dukes of Hazzard and as the main villain, Richard Moll. Meyer plays an astronaut who was in orbit when nuclear war broke out and knocked the earth off its axis. When he returns the world is of course a wasteland. He ventures across the wastes, find a woman who is then kidnapped by Moll's people who is taken to an underground society that Moll has set up. Moll plans on repopulating the earth all with his seed thus his reasoning of going out and kidnapping women above ground. I originally found this on RU-vid is 10 minute segments and later off of ebay as a bootleg. I thought it was very good and the story is told in a unconventional way as Meyer's character at times conveys dialog through what his character is thinking in scenes.
Now that, is a deep pull. I consider myself pretty well versed in 80s Post Apocalypse films, but that's a new one to me. And I'm a big Richard Moll fan too. Looking into it, that one is so obscure it doesn't even have a Wiki entry. You certainly have my interest piqued. And I did find it here on RU-vid. Thanks for the suggestion.
@@AtomicSnackBarNo problem at all man. And your knowledge is deep er than mine I just ran across it one day on here and found it intriguing. Let me and us know what you think if you check it out. And yeah...this movie is so deep that even in the bargain bins you wouldn't be able to find it at the bottom of it. I do think IMDB does have it listed though.
@@theheavymetalhillbilly7152 I always find it interesting the Richard Moll was this big, intimidating guy who did many big intimidating roles....yet is best remembered as a lovable goof on Night Court.
oh Yeah... Forgot the vampire hunter D. Thank you. My favourite is after his sidekick even turns on him and he smashes him over the archway leaving dripping blood to shower our vampire and his bride as they pass beneath.."This has been a perfect day." crowns the scene. Regards
An astounding film. And that is quite the scene. Really, the entire ending is just something else. The book is worth checking out as well. Thanks, Peter.
6:50 Just to be different, imma assume it’s a post-apocalyptic take on “The Seven Magnificent Gladiators” 😋 Plus, Lou Ferrigno, so why not 😁 And to add to the discussion at hand, i’ll throw a notable-at-the-time (if you were into indie comics) but quickly forgotten suggestion onto the pile, 1995’s Tank Girl 👍
When watching this channel, it's safe to assume every single thing I say is a post apocalyptic take on The Seven Magnificent Gladiators. I saw Tank Girl at the theater as a lad. It was fun, but really could have used some kangaroos.
Another awesome list! Truthfully, I’ve only heard about half of these…I gotta see that one with Adam Ant and I think you said Bruce Dern? No “ Beyond Thunderdome” love? “Who rule Barter Town? Master Blaster rule Barter Town”! Does Logan’s Run qualify as post apocalypse? Day of the Triffids? Things to Come? Maybe those are apocalypse, not “post” apocalypse Thanks for sharing kind sir!
Logan's Run would definitely count. And a favorite of mine too. But it being post apocalypse is a pretty major spoiler. Unless they mention that fact before Logan meets the old man outside the city. I don't recall. I'd hate to ruin the twist for folks. World Gone Wild is great. And Bruce Dern steals the show too. One of the best characters. Kind of the Gandolf of the film. And you know, I have only seen Beyond Thunderdome once. I really didn't like it as a kid, but I should probably give it another watch.
@@AtomicSnackBarI was being a bit facetious about Thunderdome. Saw it at the movies on opening night. Needless to say I was a bit disappointed, but we still quote Master Blaster here around the homestead. I saw in the comments that World Gone Wild is on YT…..good to know Speaking of theme songs, a bit off topic/genre but Flash Gordon has got to be the greatest one of all
@@AtomicSnackBaralso, what movie was the Dino armadillo looking thing from? I love stop motion, but making normal critters look like monsters is up there too
@@chrisbridges4885 I was kind of soft hearted as a lad. So the reveal of the guy under the helmet kind of upset me. I just kind of wrote it off after that. And darn skippy. That Flash song is one of the all time greats. There's a great noir/mecha anime called Big O. The theme song is pretty blatantly the Flash theme, but oh so catchy in and of itself.
I appreciate that, Kevin. And thanks for reminding me about Neon City. I was trying to remember that one recently but couldn't recall the title. Just the image of Michael Ironside with a ponytail driving a truck.
It wouldn’t just be randos , angry at you , if you didn’t mention Mad Max.😉 Honestly, I haven’t seen , any of these , but I always like hearing you talk about it.
That wasn't one I watched as a lad, thought I liked the toys. But I caught an episode not terribly long ago and I was really impressed with it all around.
A little 'snarky' there, my friend. GOOD! I luvs me some Chuck in... whatever. But true; both are wonderful entertainments in their own right. One American, one Italian. A good story is a good story. Until you pick Will Smith. Then it's just more CGI cr*p. Ro-Man is da' Man! Or gorilla -alien. And quite the lethario. I thought that the chick in that Bizarre Encounters was screaming because of the Perm she had gotten was no longer in style. I likes me some Adam Ant too, but I miss his antenna helmet and big A muscle shirt. Never accept imitations. Man! I gotta get on that Vampire Hunter D. Was it only in the 4:3 aspect ratio? Did it ever play in the cinemas or was it a Direct to Video release? And you probably picked up on it, but I noticed the now sadly diminished Nasqcah (I have to have misspelled that) Rocks in the background of Dee in a couple of shots. I think I've actually only seen Road Warrior and not Mad Max. A pox upon my house! Woe is Me... Another fun Friday night entry Sterling. Chandu!
That's how we do things now. It's all snark, all the time. This no-so-young man has been pushed too far. I'm going all Falling Down....YT style. But you are totally right. Adam Ant was better when he rocked the helmet and the A shirt. Though giving up fighting evil to sing in a fancy singing group was probably the right call. The helmet replacement bill alone must have been something else. And you know, I don't recall the aspect ratio of the actual DVD. I went and checked, but the case didn't say. Whatever the case may be, do not get the bluray. I ran across that version when working on this episode and it's even worse than I thought. I have no idea what a nasqcah rock is. Do tell.
@ AtomicSnackbar - they were a set of reddish tan colored jagged slanting desert rocks which were used in The Arena episode of ST:OS and in a million plus TV shows over the decades. Sadly, some natural event sheered the tops of them and destroyed their distinct appearance. I'll see if I can find you a video featuring them. Like the Bronson Caves outside of L.A. they were a staple go-to spot.
@@tonysantiago255 Oh yeah, of course. I know those well. Though my first exposure to them was in Bill and Ted's Bonus Journey. Which, if I remember correctly showed the clip from ST:TOS as well.
@ AtomicSnackbar - well, now you'll never watch D without those background rocks jumping out at you. Just as long as they don't come crashing down on you like some Monolith Monsters.
@ AtomicSnackbar - I don't think you've ever mentioned Kevin Costner's The Postman. I'm not actually a big Apocalyptic movie guy, but I remember liking it. So... on the neverending List.
@ TheCommonGardenTater - Yo! Tates! Sup? I'm here, I'm there, I'm... Chicken-Man! "He's everywhere! He's everywhere!" Man. Digging back into some Dr. Demento for that one.
@ AtomicSnackbar - I don't have your swag or outstanding sense of style. Mostly, your variety of tastes and knowledge of infinity Obscurum. I'm just old and was alive during much of this. Always fun to trip the nostalgia fantastic with you, though. Keep on keepin' on.
My cut off is generally early 90s, but I've gone as recent as 98 before. So that one certainly fits in. I've heard of it under the Blood of Heroes title I want to say, but didn't know it was post apocalypse. Sounds like a good time. I like both Hauer and Joan Chen. Thanks for the suggestion.
@@AtomicSnackBar Unfortunately, I remember seeing it when it was first out in the cinema. I don't say "unfortunately" to imply that it was bad. I use that term because that really makes me feel my age. And, without going into spoilers too much, that movie gave me a huge fear of cockroaches that took me a good while to get over.
@@drhacknslashzombietimelord6768 I was already interested, but now I'm really intrigued. There are few things in this world I find as creepy as a cockroach.
I appreciate your love for Robot Monster, never thought about it as a post-apocalyptic movie. Yes, every movie should have its own theme song. I enjoyed Vampire Hunter D but have the version with the awful dubbing. The New Barbarians is another one I liked.
Oh man, that's too bad. I ran across the new dub when looking for more footage to add to this episode and it was even worse than I imagined. I know you don't double dip too often, but if you run across the DVD, do grab it. The New Barbarians would have been a good for the list as well.
Forgive me if I resist the urge to say 'What??? No (insert one of a thousand not mentioned Post/Apoc Flics here!)'! Clearly we can all name several additional titles! I must ask a question though... What would you say to my Thesis that 'Day of the Triffids' influenced more Post/Apoc Cinema than any other film of the Genre!
Well, that is certainly a thesis I would not argue with. Quite interesting indeed. I covered Day of the Triffids in my Top Sci-fi Plant Creatures Episode. I am a big fan of that film. Have been since I was a lad. I'd say it and Last Man on Earth are two of the most important films of the genre. Thanks for watching, Pons.
@@thrashpondopons8348 I appreciate it. That's one of my favorite episodes. But the world just wasn't ready for all that red hot Sci-fi Plant action. I may do a special edition of that one. So maybe hold off a wee bit.
@fredblonder7850 - they actually did that (sort of). It was called: Escape from the Planet of the Apes. Except of course, Cornelius and Zira got the contemporary society celebrity treatment. Baby Milo was the standing for Nova's pregnancy in the book. I'm still waiting for a faithful adaptation of The Time Machine as a Sci-fi/horror story. All respect to George Pal.
When they started this new series, which is one of the few modern movie series I actually watch, I was hoping it would end with a more book accurate Planet of the Apes. They even hinted at the astronauts leaving earth in the first film.
@ AtomicSnackbar - have you ever read the novel? One of the many clever things done with Escape, was that it was a twist on the original book. It's actually my favorite Ape movie. The CGI series spins off of Conquest. I enjoy them for what they are, but tonally, much darker and serious than the originals.
You mentioned The Omega Man. Two other post-apocalyptic movies from the Seventies are The Ultimate Warrior (1975) with Yul Brynner (a movie that clearly prefigures Mad Max) and Damnation Alley (1977) with Jan-Michael Vincent.
I would really like to cover The Ultimate Warrior. But last I checked, I could not find the footage to use anywhere. I'll have to try again for the sequel episode. Thanks for reminding me of that one.
Nice to run across someone who has even heard of America 3000. It's such a fun little movie. I'm so glad it got a DVD release. Thanks for stopping by the Snack Bar, Donivan.
That is awesome. What did you do on the film? If you don't mind me asking. But it truly is an underrated gem. One of my most wanted movies for a bluray release.
@@AtomicSnackBar, as long as you realize going in that the Landmaster vehicle is the true star of the movie. The movie is based on a Roger Zalazny novel of the same name. The plot of the movie is your basic "after the bomb dropped, our heroes undertake a road trip to locate the last vestiges of 'un-bombed' civilization." The novel was also the basis of one of my favorite songs by the band Hawkwind. As an Adam Ant fan, I really need to look up that movie you mentioned he was in, too.
(296) Interestingly enough, I managed to get a 3-DVD set from Amazon that had "Logan's Run", "Soylent Green" and "The Omega Man" in the package. It was less than $12 and my husband was REALLY impressed with all three films. He had seen "Soylent Green" on TCM, but not the other two. Plus, he never knew that "Logan's Run" was a film; all he had ever seen was the naff TV series.
That's a great little pack right there. I managed to find a similar one at Walmart that had those three plus West World. How is the Logan's Run series? I've only seen the film.
@@AtomicSnackBar I was looking at a list of these movies at the place that's like a large set of books everyone used to have. A huge list, even if some weren't what I would call post-apocalyptical. I was kind of surprised that I had seen nearly all of the '50s - '70s ones. Very few of the later ones.
@@creech54 I've noticed people often do lump dystopian future films in with post apocalypse. Like I noticed Soylent Green on said list. Which I wouldn't consider in the genre. What are some of your favorites?
@@AtomicSnackBar I like "The Bed-Sitting Room" (1969), "Mad Max 2" (1981), "The World, the Flesh and the Devil" (1959), "The Last Man on Earth" (1964), "A Boy and His Dog" (1975), "WALL-E" (2008), many more. 🙂
@@creech54 I do so love The Last Man on Earth. A Boy and His Dog was a unique and interesting one as well. That'll be a good for a sequel episode. I don't know the Bed-Sitting Room though. Do tell.
You are much too kind, my Tatery friend. It's kind of funny how offended some of these people get when I dare to leave out one of their favorite movies. I don't ever mind when people suggest stuff. But some, and those I delete, get downright angry.
Maybe in a sequel you could cover "Creation of the Humanoids", "Six String Samurai", and "Goke Body Snatcher From Hell", though I suppose that last one is more of an Apocalypse film than a Post-Apocalypse film.
I am a big fan of The Creation of the Humanoids. I did a full video on it a couple of years ago. I don't know Six String Samurai though. Is that a good one?
@@AtomicSnackBar it's a fun movie. Samurai Buddy Holly journeys through the post-apocalypse to reach Lost Vegas and claim the late King Elvis's throne. He meets and fights a whole bunch of wild characters. Rock N' Roll is involved.
And as someone with a real soft spot for Australia, thanks to the 80s X-Men run when they relocated there, I wouldn't want to run afoul of any angry Australians.
One more factoid I feel compelled to share... It's funny how you mentioned The Religion That gets You In Trouble When You mention them! Ya see, Mr. Hubbard wrote an amazing Post/Apoc book called 'Final Blackout'! Story goes there have been at least one attempt for a screen adaptation... but always got shot down for some reason!
I've never read any of his work. But when I lived in Hollywood, my place was barely a block, if that, from one of their headquarters. Used to see the new recruits all the time heading out for their new recruit work.
I love your channel, and your take on obscure movies, but I would like to add something, with all do respect. You forgot all about "The Fist Of The North STAR" which is an epic post apocalyptic action packed anime movie all unto itself in my opinion better than "Vampire Hunter D" if not than definitely up there.. Fist is a Blend of Mad Max inspired post apocolyptic western setting with God like martial arts action from the same director Toyo Ashida and it came out in 1986 and has an amazing old school vibe like if it was a live action movie made back then featuring characters that resemble Hollywood actors kind of like how the main character looks like Sylvester Stallone from Rocky IV, Plus the english dub is fun. it was definitely an awesome product of it's time. Incase you haven't seen it I highly recommend it...don't get me wrong though "Vampire Hunter D is still amazing for what it is and one of my all time favorite anime films from that era along side Akira and the latter. Here's a little fun fact, one of the bad guys in the movie "She" who is the cult leader with glowing green eyes plays the voice of the supporting good guy "Rei" in fist of the north star..
An excellent suggestion, Rick. And one I did not consider. Which is funny, because Fist of the North Star is actually my all time favorite anime series. I've owned it on VHS, DVD, had it on data disc, and got the bluray set not long ago. I guess because the film, though quite good, is just a very condensed version of the series, it often escapes my mind these days. If you haven't seen the series as well, I could give very few recommendations as high. Great trivia on Rei. Didn't know that. Thanks for watching and commenting.
I have been wanting to cover that one for something. If this episode does well, that is a strong contender for a sequel episode. It really is quite tough to narrow these down to just five.
Lovely vid again. Surprised there's no Bronx films or End Game or Warriors of the Wasteland - you have spoken about them before - so some nice new ones here. I had a Vampire Hunter D game that was really good, and I never knew it was a film at the time. I keep meaning to watch them, never have until now. I watched Kwaidon during the week - very good, especially the ear story. Lovely vid, many thanks for another happy Saturday morning.
I do indeed like my Bronx Warriors. But it's technically dystopian future, not post apocalypse. End Game and Warriors on the other hand would have been great choices. I'll add them both to my list of potential sequel episodes. Co-inky dinkily, End Game is up next in the Great DVD Re-watch in my Laura Gemser section. Being such a big VHD fan, I have both the Japanese and western release of the game. It's based on the sequel film. Which is pretty good, but nowhere near as good as the 85 original. I've heard quite a bit about Kwaidon over the years. Never gotten around to watching it though. And as always, I thank you for being you, Jason.
@@AtomicSnackBar If I was somebody else then the world would be slightly different-or not - not sure. I watched Onibahbah - or something that I thought looked like that - and I really liked that, it's one of those insights into a different culture - that is worth the entry fee. Both are very atmospheric - great music. Kwaidon, the sights and sounds are more than the stories - but - just an experience. Is End Game the Sergio Martino one with the dodgy Luigi Montefurie villain scene? I thought it was Running Man before Running Man - Al Cliver, always good - what is the film/series with people being killed when they reach a certain age, blimey, I should remember that. Michael York and Jenny Agatuer in the film....doh - old age.
Logan's Run, bl@@dy Logan's Run- by the way, thank you, I think that's the nicest thing anybody has ever said about me - you are one Heck of a swell guy.
@wetdog1606 - Kwaidan is beautiful to look at and quite enjoyable if you're into Japanese films of the 60s. Which I am. Unibaba however, was a bit too rough and disturbing for my puritan tastes. I prefer Ghost stories like Kurenako from around the same time. A more gothicly romantic story of vengeance and justice served. And R.Sterling has shown no love for Jessica 6 or Logan's Run, irregardless of it's brilliance. Except Box. "My birds! My birds!"
I was just about to say that World gone wild reminded me of mad max . It looks like something I would watch. I haven't seen Vampire Hunter D yet. I kept seeing clips on Twitter so I need to watch it.
Over all, PO Adventures on screen, have been more successful than S&S...mostly 80s. Ever see Rock and Rule, The Bed Sitting Room Mind Warp. ..Thundarrr ?
I caught Rock and Rule on cable once as a lad and it blew my mind. Even decades later, I never forgot the "My Name is Mock" song. That would be a great one for a sequel episode. Noted. As to The Bed Sitting Room, I just learned about that one today. I'll have to look deeper into it. And Thundarr I'm a huge fan of. I even did a review of the bluray set when it came out.
Repo Man. 😊 The Adventures of Pauline in the Land of The Yik-Yak. Tawney Kitaen, yo. The Fog. Blowout (Travolta, Nancy Allen) Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things Count Yorga Such many to choose from
I dont know Michael ( Nesmith) can we be Friends ? No " Boy and his Dog " no "Cherry 2000", no "TXH- 1138" ( George Lucas's best movie) or "Panic in the Year Zero" or "Hell comes to Frogtown" All I can say is I forgive you, I'm and Older and Sadder than you,
All good suggestions. Especially Hell Comes to Frogtown. That one will definitely make it onto a sequel episode. I wasn't aware THX-1138 was a post apocalypse film. I know it, but haven't seen it. And glad to be forgiven.
Threads (1984) is the best and darkest post-apocalyptic film. It is a very dark, almost documentary style vision of what happens after Sheffield (England) is nuked. It is a LOT better than The Day After, which I thought was terrible. Everyone really needs to see Threads at least once. Robot Monster? REALLY?!! The ending compromised the setup, you know.
I wasn't overly familiar with Threads, though I'd heard of it. Sounds really interesting. And I have a real soft spot for TV films as well. I'll have to look into it further. Thanks for the suggestion. And true, the ending for Robot Monster did negate what happened, but then it sets up the fact that it was actually going to happen. So it still counts. Probably.
In the late 70s in Chicago, Svengolie (then Son of Svengolie) did a 3d showing of Creature from the Black Lagoon. It was a promotion with 7-11. I guess 7-11 was big on 3d films
That's quite neat as well. Creature from the Black Lagoon was my first 3D movie. I saw it at a revival showing at just 3 years old. And it made me a monster kid for life.
Came across your channel recently, insta-subscribe and I'm loving your content. Based on your selections for this video, I think you would really love "Prisoners of the Ghostland".
Hello. Nicely done. I'm pleased Robot Monster made the cut. I first discovered it on a show called, Canned Film Festival. It had Loraine Newman and was an MST3K knock off. I'm curious. Did "Night of the Comet", enter your consideration? Have a good evening.
Not for this particular one, but I do plan to cover Night of the Comet in a sequel episode. I hope for this to become a running series. I did quite like that one as a lad. Even saw it at the theater. And once it hit cable, it was on a lot at my house.
@@AtomicSnackBarspeaking of Robot Monster- I googled it and it is available to stream for free on TUBI. Also, there is a band called Robot Monster. They are a duo but I can’t really recommend them as the one video I watched reminded me of a shitty Limp Bisket song
Most excellent video! Got me super nostalgic with Vampire Hunter D at the end there! Long ago I had a comic book shop and Vampire Hunter D was a weekend regular show in the shop to turn people onto kick ass anime. Cheers man!
Interesting list. The first 2 Mad Max movies are great. Really enjoyed them. And both films of Matheson's I am Legend are also great. The Last Man on Earth is a tad closer to the novel. One should watch both as a double bill. Robot Monster is a classic, a little gem, and deserves a viewing. It does not get the recognition it deserves. And a great line "I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot!." Priceless. It was made on a shoe string budget, but most sci-fi films of the 50's were. Good, bad, or indifferent the 50's did produce a lot of well remembered Sci-Fi movies. Thanks for posting this.
Had I not covered The Last Man on Earth in my Top 1960s Sci-fi Episode, but would have been on this one. But I do really enjoy The Omega Man. And you're right, that would make a great double feature. With Robot Monster, the whole "I cannot, yet I must" speech is some of the best alien invader dialog I have ever heard. He's so conflicted. Real depth for a 50s villain. I've never get why people say it's so bad. Actually, I do. They've been programmed to. Thanks for watching, Garfield. Always a pleasure to hear from you.
@@AtomicSnackBar I agree people are programmed or coerced into believing a film is bad. I have seen some sci-fi films that to me are worse than Robot Monster or Plan Nine. Today a lot of internet reviewers constantly say how bad recent films are. Some are, many are not. If you see a film and believe you got your moneys worth then it is not a bad film. Save as good films. We all see films differently. I grew up watching a lot of these low budget films. but they were entertainment, pure entertainment. And it is always a pleasure to watch and listen to your views about films.
@@garfieldsmith332 Fully agreed, good sir. I have always said that if you enjoy a movie...then it's not a bad movie. A bad movie is one with no redeeming qualities. Take Troll II for example. It's weird. Sure. Very weird. But holy frijoles is it entertaining. People very often confuse weird with bad. There is good weird and bad weird, of course. But still.
awesome top 5, some cool films, world gone wild great choice, i would add for retro films, battletruck, damnation alley grew up on that film, cyborg just watched again the other night, death race 2000 and deathsport, ultimate warrior and hell comes to frogtown so love this film, my favourite of all time but not retro but getting on in years now is doomsday this has everything and if you havent seen it watch it and bounty killer you wont be disapointed, cheers man again for making me redig through my collection
Doomsday. That one is a bit more modern than I usually watch, but I caught it for some reason or another and was very impressed. I liked it a whole lot. It was like a good old fashion kitchen sink movie. Heck, I'd say its one of the best 21st century sci-fi films. This really was a tough list to narrow down. But there is a ton of great movies still left for sequel episodes. Which, I have officially begun work on. Thanks, Stephen.
Great stuff! I love those post apocaylptic movies and heres a few I not seen. If I could ask a favor? I am looking for two postapocalyptic movies if someone could help me? In one mostly I only remember a kid that had a slingshot that shot steel balls. It had clear mad max vibes that one. And the other one the hero travelled by train through the wasteland to get to the place he needed to be, sadly I never got to even see half the movie parents shut it off. Oh the trauma!
I know exactly what you are talking about with the kid with sling shot. It's on the tip of my brain too and I just can't place it. Didn't he shoot one of the bad guys in the eye as well? The train one I'm not sure about. But hopefully someone else in the comments know. I'm curious now myself.
@@AtomicSnackBar Big thanks for the reply! The slingshot is kind of only thing I remember- It might have been same movie where another guy (hero?) had a car with adjustable blinder/shutters on it, but at his point some of these movies mixes together. My friend down the streets big brother had road warrior first and then this mystery movie taped after so we watched it many times. Thanks for the effort!
Two other Post Apocalyptic movies - from the 50s I believe - were The Day the World Ended and World Without End, I highly recommend them both, The Year 2889 is just a remake of The Day the World Ended, one with giant insects would be The Beginning of the End with Peter Graves and Peggy Castle. I remember watching The Omega Man when it came out, it was also shown with Count Yorga Vampire. The Hero in 3,000 looks like Automan from the TV series with Desi Arnaz Jr, Robert Lansing, and Chuck Wagner, who I believe played Automan.
@@tonysantiago255 Not too many people catch that. I enjoyed it to. The only downside was they didn't have enough food for at least one growing season. But it was very good.
Most excellent. I hope for this to become a series. So I am very open to getting suggestions. Being an 80s kid, and the 80s being the height of the genre, most of my Post Apocalypse knowledge lurks around in there. So it'll be good to to expand on that knowledge. With yours, I now have enough suggestions for almost two full episodes.
VHD probably is my favorite Japanese movie. The books on which it is based are quite good as well. They've been translating them for quite a few years now. Well worth picking up some. And you can really just jump in almost anywhere.
As a kid I had a VHS with 'The Goonies' 'Little shop of Horrors' and 'King Solomon's Mines' I got to the point that I could have quotes those movies verbatim.
I want to say I had King Solomon's Mines on tape as well. Don't recall what it was paired up with, though. And, ready for this one? I had Little Shop on tape on Betamax.
I just found your channel and instantly subscribed. Post-Apocalyptic Films are my favorite scifi subgenre. Great list! I haven't seen Robot Monster and World Gone Wild, but will. All the others I have on DVD or Blu. I LOVE Vampire Hunter D!! Omega Man is a fave too and I Am Legend is my favorite book! Great video!
Great to hear. Welcome to the Snack Bar, Shane. And Post Apocalypse is probably my favorite subgenre of sci-fi as well. Heck, I even have a post apocalypse fiction collection coming out this year. World Gone Wild is right here on YT at the moment. It's not an amazing picture, but it's about all there is other than a German bluray floating around out there. Robot Monster got an awesome bluray release from Bayview not long ago. Has 2D, anaglyph 3D, and fancy pants 3D. If you dig that sort of thing. Thank you kindly for watching.
@@AtomicSnackBarI haven't watched them. They're likely as you say, but better than nothing. The movie isn't available on Prime Video in a digital copy, either, alas.
Raise a cup for, Panic in the Year Zero. Agree with Robot Monster. Where might I find a DVD anaglyph copy, same question for Black Lagoon and Gog. The score of Robot Monster is the best there is. composed by the same fellow who gave us The Magnificent Seven theme, The Ten Commandments and The Great Escape. Day the Earth Caught Fire, 61, On the Beach. and one fun favorite, Damnation Alley.
@IvorPresents - Dang! That's one impressive resume. By the by, On the Beach is Post-Apocolipic too correct? Gregory Peck in a submarine looking for a non-radiated harbor, if I remember it correctly...🤔
The newish bluray release of Robot Monster by Bayview has the 2D and 3D versions. For 3D it has both anaglyph and the new fancy pants kind. Really nice release. I watched the anaglyph a few weeks ago and it looks great. Bernstein also did Cat-Women of the Moon. Can't forget Cat-Women of the Moon.
Bold worlds right there. I see we have ourselves a troublemaker at the Snack Bar. I kid, I kid. There is certainly a case to be made in Neville's favor.
I'm pretty sure I have that one earmarked for a sequel episode. I have notes for at least two more episodes. Maybe even four. Narrowing them down is the toughest part.
