"Vigilante"? I ride for that one - great soundtrack and great cast - but the fact that it's set in "modern day" NYC and deals with inner city crime and related plausible situations disqualifies it from being mentioned along with "cyborgs, nukes and evil corporations" movies.
I used to watch this film pretty obsessively back in my teens. It's a real chaotic mix of the brilliant and the just plain weird but well worth hunting down.
I enjoy "Dark City" but it's not post-apocalypitc. I agree about dystopian but more in a neo-noir way than "total disintegration of society" way.
You know, I thought about it but decided to include it anyway.
I don't really know how to explain myself without giving too much away to people who have not seen it, but just think what "total disintegration of society" would be without bombs/toxic-waste/zombie-plague etc. Destruction by control? That's why I feel the movie is post-apocalyptic.
I enjoy "Dark City" but it's not post-apocalypitc. I agree about dystopian but more in a neo-noir way than "total disintegration of society" way.
Looks similar to "The Thirteenth Floor". Check Wikipedia and boom:
The plot of The Thirteenth Floor refers to the existentialist themes portrayed in The Matrix and eXistenZ, both 1999 movies, and Dark City, released in 1998. The Thirteenth Floor received overall negative reviews.[1]
I enjoy "Dark City" but it's not post-apocalypitc. I agree about dystopian but more in a neo-noir way than "total disintegration of society" way.
You know, I thought about it but decided to include it anyway.
I don't really know how to explain myself without giving too much away to people who have not seen it, but just think what "total disintegration of society" would be without bombs/toxic-waste/zombie-plague etc. Destruction by control? That's why I feel the movie is post-apocalyptic.
I'm just splitting hairs. The thing with "Dark City" is that it's all about manipulation rather than disintegration. In some ways, "Dark City" reminds me of that classic "Twilight Zone" episode about the 8 year old with God-like powers, having total control over that small town. In a sense, it shares one common theme with post-apoclayptic films, namely the loss of standard social conventions and institutions. But there are some key differences IMO: most post-apocalyptic films suggest that the disintegration of society was the product of our own hubris/aggression/etc. Therefore, the anarchy of a P.A. society is meant to be a further reflection on what happens when we let our base instincts dominate. "Dark City" doesn't carry that aspect.
Worth mentioning: the rebooted "Battlestar Galatica" is very much a P.A. series in ways that the original was not.
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Right after The Matrix debuted a co-worker of mine highly recommended this flick.
He said that Dark City had "the matrix thingy" before The Matrix.
Its a slept-on joint.
Costner w/ gills, drinking his own urine. Yes, really!
I don't like 'em when they ain't been shaved
Someone needs to make a .gif of 00:10
DAMN!! Bottom right, the dude that played The Shogun of Harlem!! When is this from?!
They made us watch it at school. i was like 11/12. Damaged for life.
I used to watch this film pretty obsessively back in my teens. It's a real chaotic mix of the brilliant and the just plain weird but well worth hunting down.
You know, I thought about it but decided to include it anyway.
I don't really know how to explain myself without giving too much away to people who have not seen it, but just think what "total disintegration of society" would be without bombs/toxic-waste/zombie-plague etc. Destruction by control? That's why I feel the movie is post-apocalyptic.
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aka Time of the Wolf!
It looks like it was a wild ride.
Never struck my mind that dude also did perdita durango!
The soda machine scene.
Looks similar to "The Thirteenth Floor". Check Wikipedia and boom:
The plot of The Thirteenth Floor refers to the existentialist themes portrayed in The Matrix and eXistenZ, both 1999 movies, and Dark City, released in 1998. The Thirteenth Floor received overall negative reviews.[1]
why is there no nerd with glasses graemlin btw?
I'm just splitting hairs. The thing with "Dark City" is that it's all about manipulation rather than disintegration. In some ways, "Dark City" reminds me of that classic "Twilight Zone" episode about the 8 year old with God-like powers, having total control over that small town. In a sense, it shares one common theme with post-apoclayptic films, namely the loss of standard social conventions and institutions. But there are some key differences IMO: most post-apocalyptic films suggest that the disintegration of society was the product of our own hubris/aggression/etc. Therefore, the anarchy of a P.A. society is meant to be a further reflection on what happens when we let our base instincts dominate. "Dark City" doesn't carry that aspect.
Worth mentioning: the rebooted "Battlestar Galatica" is very much a P.A. series in ways that the original was not.
Are the OG Colonies even from Earth?
Werent they looking for Earth that was either habitable or some distant humanoid cousin stuff?
And they finally find Earth for the 1980 version.
Enjoyed it a lot - thanks for recommending it DustedDon