Still a classic after 25 years
Added 12/7/2009
This is another great cult classic B movie. The acting isn't great the but the cheesey factor of it is one that you have to love for this type of movie. After not seeing it for almost 20 years Istill love it it is great.
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the future is here
Added 10/19/2009
I watched this movie numerous times and in 1987 it looked strange to me as I couldnt grasp what director was trying to say. Then I paid attention it was never been shown in mainstream TV and now I realized why I watched it over and over.
It shows the future and do we know anything about future? No. And director didnt wanted take position either. In extreme situations humans behave much differently from regular life. Yes, when state regulate everything we dont have much choice but when state collapse ....we have this movie. And I think its pretty close to reality waiting to happen.
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quiting hating so much this movie rocks
Added 1/24/2008
If you're into realistic post-nuc war movies then check this out. This is one of the few movies in the genre that I really like. I first saw this when I was like 12 on VHS and had have waited ever since for a DVD version to be released. All of the other reviewers are total haters comparing this to cheesey sci-fi not even close to being realistic movies. The plot is totally plausable and isn't too dated for a movie from the 80's. anyways watch this movie if you're into the genre thats it. The amount of mullets is at a minimum too considering this is a canadian production thats pretty crazy. And iswear one of the guys is the fat guy from cheers in a kilt and shotgun. whats not to like?
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Don't con yourself, this isn't a bad movie.
Added 8/6/2007
This movie has just moved onto my top 10 movie list. It is so bad it is hilarious. It is Canada's answer to Mad Max.
When I saw the cannibals at the beginning I thought it was either a giant roast, a thanksgiving turkey, or honey baked ham they were eating.
I lost it when I saw the guy usher the "hero" of the movie out with the hand gun. You never hold a hand gun like. Its like he is holding a clothes iron.
I also enjoyed how quickly mankind's society broke down and we all forgot how to produce fossil fuel or other forms of transportation but they manage to keep the lights on for you.
And how they so ignorantly disposed of that old man who was pulling the giant space station was silly. "Hey You! You, pull your weight! I told you to pull your weight!" They dont even give him enough time to process the idea that he may not be pulling his weight before the guy with the serving tray on his chest shoots him.
Even The Humongous from Mad Max 2 treats his minions with the knowledge that they are not necessarily replaceable.
All that makes me laugh. Some one needs to tell Canada to make more movies like this.
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Def-Con 4. Total Turkey, even for a B movie
Added 5/14/2005
This movie gets one star because the war sequence itself, from the perspective of orbiting astronauts, is actually quite intense.
The film itself? Retarded beyond description. "Mankind can now rest in piece". Yeah. Mmmkay.
It only took a whopping two months after a full nuclear exchange between the superpowers to reduce Newfoundland to an irradiated landscape of cannibals and slave camps. Come on now.
The astronaut who's wife was in Detroit (which you get to see nuked on a heat-sensitive camera) just 'happens' to survive? Come on now.
Everything about this movie is hokey, all the way down to the pitiful acting and blatantly unrealistic conditions.
If you're looking for a more provocative and believable film about the post-apocalyptic world, get "Threads".
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Still a classic after 25 years
Added 12/7/2009
This is another great cult classic B movie. The acting isn't great the but the cheesey factor of it is one that you have to love for this type of movie. After not seeing it for almost 20 years Istill love it it is great.
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the future is here
Added 10/19/2009
I watched this movie numerous times and in 1987 it looked strange to me as I couldnt grasp what director was trying to say. Then I paid attention it was never been shown in mainstream TV and now I realized why I watched it over and over.
It shows the future and do we know anything about future? No. And director didnt wanted take position either. In extreme situations humans behave much differently from regular life. Yes, when state regulate everything we dont have much choice but when state collapse ....we have this movie. And I think its pretty close to reality waiting to happen.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
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quiting hating so much this movie rocks
Added 1/24/2008
If you're into realistic post-nuc war movies then check this out. This is one of the few movies in the genre that I really like. I first saw this when I was like 12 on VHS and had have waited ever since for a DVD version to be released. All of the other reviewers are total haters comparing this to cheesey sci-fi not even close to being realistic movies. The plot is totally plausable and isn't too dated for a movie from the 80's. anyways watch this movie if you're into the genre thats it. The amount of mullets is at a minimum too considering this is a canadian production thats pretty crazy. And iswear one of the guys is the fat guy from cheers in a kilt and shotgun. whats not to like?
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