My Top 5 favorite Post-apocolyptic films

1. Planet of the Apes (Yes, the original)

Planet of the Apes (1968) AND the 4 sequels:
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)


I chose Planet of the Apes, being a child who was born in the 90's. Why is it relevant that I was born in the 90's? Because the first Planet of the Apes movie I saw, was a 2001 movie directed by Tim Burton, and starred Mark Wahlberg. When I first saw the 2001 POTA, I immediately loved it. It was amazing, a wonderful story, an even more amazing concept, and awesome guys dressed up as apes.

8 years later I decide to go back and watch the original POTA. (Thanks to a wonderful invention called Netflix - Watch instantly) I finished the 1st movie, and within seconds I was watching the sequel, and the next, and the next. I got the same feeling I get after I decide to watch a popular TV series that has been on the air for 5 years. All the sequels were there and ready to go. They were just a click away.

My first impression of the movie  was something like. "Haha..man  this is cheesy....Look at that spaceship!, lol, so gay..." "Man, their acting is so shitty! hahahaha" ...."I wonder when that black guy is gonna die" .... and that is pretty much when my attention span grew ever stronger. I get an indescribable feeling when I watch this series of movies. It's the same feeling I get when I watch good episodes of the twilight zone. A sense of wonder, depression, and excitement. I sound like a fagot right now, but I cant help it. One of the best post-apocalyptic films Ive seen so far.


2. Mad Max (Road Warrior)

Ok. Here is the deal. I like all of the Mad max movies, but Road warrior was by far the most entertaining. This next part is when people will hate me. I think Beyond thunder dome is better than the first one. I know I'm LOL'ing too. For me, the first movie was good, but it lacked a certain post apocalyptic aspect to it....like dirt....lots and lots of dirt... Seriously! When I watched Mad Max 1, I thought I was watching COPS(New Zealand edition)

So let me talk more about Road warri-BADASS! From start to finish that movie was full tilt action, and weird shit. I'll paint the picture. Desert wasteland, everyone is out to get you. Girls are getting raped all over the place. Your dog is hungry, and you have a badass car, and 1000 tricks up your sleeve. How can this be a shitty movie?!!!!


3. WaterWorld

Water World (1995) was one of my favorite movie concepts. I'm a big fan of concepts. Even if a film isn't entirely successful with the story, the acting, the actors, etc, I'm still a fan if the concept is cool. This is not one of those movies. Great actors, great story, and FANTASTIC concept. I loved the idea of a world with almost no land, it's an unexplored idea, and it was very interesting to watch. Kevin Costner had gills for fucks sake! He reminded me of a super hero in a comic book. This movie actually reminded me a lot of a comic book. Kevin Costner, the super hero. His power was that he was aqua-man, without being able to talk to fish. (Which means he is a bad ass aqua-man) And there was that one little kid, who I guess would be a sidekick. AND Dennis Hopper as the Villian! WITH AN EYEPATCH!!! And if you weren't a fan of SPAM before watching this movie, you will be after! I still don't like to eat it. But I am a fan of it.

4. Escape from New York

I'm laughing just thinking about this movie. This movie was practically a silent movie.- or it could be. Thinking back on it, I just picture Snake Pliskin running around fucking shit up, and looking at his watch every 2 seconds. It was fantastic. Great characters. That is one thing that stood out to me. There was a taxi driver that was everyone's best friend, and always seemed to be there when shit hit the fan. A nerdy guy called "brain" and his prostitute or some shit. Both of which were completely useless in my opinion. I think I fell asleep at one point. But I remember loving it.


5. The Omega Man

What can I say about this movie?...Oh I know, IT ROCKS! I wouldn't mind if this whole movie was Charlton Heston just driving around a deserted city....OH WAIT, That's what it is!!! Ok, not really but for a little bit it is. This movie is great, even after watching it, I'm  still not sure what happened, or how. This movie seemed to master the idea of not giving too much explanation or background to the audience. I don't need to know why Charlton Heston is all alone, and what happened to him in the past, and why his skin is so tan, and why his hair is so thin.