10 Apocalypses You Can't Miss
By Kirsty Leckie Palmer
Monday 19th October 2009
Monday 19th October 2009
Zombieland (To be released: 7 October 2009): Fleisher, Harrelson, Breslin, (not) Adventureland, comedy zombies, survival, unlikely buddy pairing, mad-cow disease, phobias and Uzis.
9 (To be released 28 October 2009): Acker, Burton, Plummer, stitchpunks, CGI, sci-fi, naughty machines, over the rainbow, the preservation of humanity and ambiguity.
28 Days Later (2002): Boyle, Garland, desolation, raged-up zombies, disease, horror, survival, sex-deprived soldiers, morality, and an intensely atmospheric score.
Doctor Strangelove (1964): Kubrick, Sellers, the cold war, paranoia, satire, fluoridation, chameleonic acting, bodily fluids, politics and comedic genius.
I am Legend (2006): Lawrence, Smith, a man-made plague, desolation, intelligent zombies, Bob Marley, animal testing, flashbacks, military evacuation and mannequin-lust.
The War of the Worlds (1953): Haskins, probes, communism-angst, much vaporising, indestructible interplanetary invaders, lavish outlay, futility, gratuitous faith, and Martians.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005): Jennings, Fry, Rickman, setbacks, dolphin-related miscommuniqué, amiable aliens, interplanetary express route, Earth (mark II), a paranoid android and the meaning of life.
Children of Men (2006): Cuaron, Owen, Moore, Caine, infertility, Orwellian dystopia, extinction of humanity, pandemic, politically ambitious and a critic-pleaser.
Dawn of the Dead (1980): Romero, painfully lethargic zombies, undead consumerism, plastic guns, gore, cerulean pallor, TV reporters, slick editing, wooden acting, and terrible hairstyles.
…and 5 you probably should.
Waterworld (1995): Reynolds, Costner, Hopper, global meltdown, neo-pirates, mutation, maps, budget excess, action, Everest, Mad Max on water.
Tank Girl (1995): Talalay (us either), McDowell, sci-fem, tanks, comic-conned, jets, “girl-sass”, drought, environmental concern, and Kangaroo-DNA-infused super-soldiers.
The Blob (1958): Yeaworth, McQueen (!), ‘The Glob That Girdled the Globe’, imperishable amoebic alien, meteorite, silicone gel, 50’s B-bonanza, guilty pleasure, death by misadventure and animal cruelty.
Armageddon (1998): Bay (who else?), Willis, Buscemi, the one with the chin, Aerosmith, asteroids, drills, nukes, schmaltz and budget excess.
The Day After Tomorrow (2004): Emmerich, Gyllenhaal, snow, wolves, CG-eyesore, more budget excess, gangrene, melodrama, environmental concerns and at least it hasn’t got Ben Affleck…
9 (To be released 28 October 2009): Acker, Burton, Plummer, stitchpunks, CGI, sci-fi, naughty machines, over the rainbow, the preservation of humanity and ambiguity.
28 Days Later (2002): Boyle, Garland, desolation, raged-up zombies, disease, horror, survival, sex-deprived soldiers, morality, and an intensely atmospheric score.
Doctor Strangelove (1964): Kubrick, Sellers, the cold war, paranoia, satire, fluoridation, chameleonic acting, bodily fluids, politics and comedic genius.
I am Legend (2006): Lawrence, Smith, a man-made plague, desolation, intelligent zombies, Bob Marley, animal testing, flashbacks, military evacuation and mannequin-lust.
The War of the Worlds (1953): Haskins, probes, communism-angst, much vaporising, indestructible interplanetary invaders, lavish outlay, futility, gratuitous faith, and Martians.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005): Jennings, Fry, Rickman, setbacks, dolphin-related miscommuniqué, amiable aliens, interplanetary express route, Earth (mark II), a paranoid android and the meaning of life.
Children of Men (2006): Cuaron, Owen, Moore, Caine, infertility, Orwellian dystopia, extinction of humanity, pandemic, politically ambitious and a critic-pleaser.
Dawn of the Dead (1980): Romero, painfully lethargic zombies, undead consumerism, plastic guns, gore, cerulean pallor, TV reporters, slick editing, wooden acting, and terrible hairstyles.
…and 5 you probably should.
Waterworld (1995): Reynolds, Costner, Hopper, global meltdown, neo-pirates, mutation, maps, budget excess, action, Everest, Mad Max on water.
Tank Girl (1995): Talalay (us either), McDowell, sci-fem, tanks, comic-conned, jets, “girl-sass”, drought, environmental concern, and Kangaroo-DNA-infused super-soldiers.
The Blob (1958): Yeaworth, McQueen (!), ‘The Glob That Girdled the Globe’, imperishable amoebic alien, meteorite, silicone gel, 50’s B-bonanza, guilty pleasure, death by misadventure and animal cruelty.
Armageddon (1998): Bay (who else?), Willis, Buscemi, the one with the chin, Aerosmith, asteroids, drills, nukes, schmaltz and budget excess.
The Day After Tomorrow (2004): Emmerich, Gyllenhaal, snow, wolves, CG-eyesore, more budget excess, gangrene, melodrama, environmental concerns and at least it hasn’t got Ben Affleck…