Post apocalyptic Thursday

Since we're not supposed to make it to Sunday I thought we'd better wrap up our Post apocalyptic series today with five more visions of the other side. And since we're heading over the cliff tomorrow we thought "what's the harm in opening things up to some slightly older flicks?" So, since time is short here are the last five in our PA series.

The Matrix: One of my personal favorite films. The world ended but the survivors were never told. For those willing to peel themselves away from the TV and/or the monitor and peer outside it might seem like the Wachowski's were simply telling it like it is.


Le Jette: Chris Marker's short but monumental expression of what film could be uses still photography to present an obtuse narrative about scientists trying to undo the apocalypse by sending a man back through time to kill the responsible party. In lieu of a trailer here are 6 1/2 minutes of the film.


The Road Warrior: Consumer thirst for petroleum products induces a cataclysm that leaves naught but S&M afficianados wandering the wasteland in search of the precious juice. They pretty much have their way; until they run into Max.


The Quiet Earth: Scientist seeking the unobtainable "answer to all things" accidentally cause "the end of all things" and reality as we know it slips through cracks opened in the spacetime continuum.


Reign of Fire: Construction workers in London stumble upon a hive/nest of dragons awakening them and triggering the end of civilization. The unwashed survivors must learn how to harvest their meager tomato crops without becoming barbecue.


That's about it from us. Have a good apocalypse.