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An extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly finds a kindred spirit in a government agent who is exposed to their biotechnology.
After Skynet has destroyed much of humanity in a nuclear holocaust, a group of survivors led by John Connor struggles to keep the machines from finishing the job.
Director:
McG
Stars:
Christian Bale,
Sam Worthington,
Moon Bloodgood
Simon Templar has no real family, no real home and Simon Templar isn't even his real name. Yet Simon Templar , also known as the Saint for his use of creating false identities using the ... See full summary »
Director:
Phillip Noyce
Stars:
Val Kilmer,
Elisabeth Shue,
Rade Serbedzija
Originally a 30 minute portion for an anthology film, Impostor was retooled into a full length feature film. Based on the Philip K. Dick short story of the same name, it follows the lead ... See full summary »
Director:
Gary Fleder
Stars:
Gary Sinise,
Madeleine Stowe,
Vincent D'Onofrio
A young man meets and falls in love with a young woman at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. This area is known as Miracle Mile, and the whole movie takes place there. They make a date, which he misses, and while he is searching for her, he accidentally finds out that we (the United States) are about to start a nuclear war with the Soviet Union. He frantically searches for her so that they can escape Los Angeles. Written by
Mark Logan <marklo@west.sun.com>
According to a story told by casting director Billy DaMota in the documentary I Don't Know Jack , the role of Fred the Cook was originally offered to Eraserhead star Jack Nance , who refused the role because he wanted to focus on his day job as a security guard. See more »
Goofs
When Harry returns to the diner, after the phone call in the phone ball. There's an reflection of the boom on the window. When Harry gets everyone intention in the diner. See more »
Quotes
[to Harry, as he is taking care of a sudden nosebleed]
Waitress:
What did she do? Slap you through the phone?
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I'm a big fan of post-apocalyptic movies; for some reason, the thought of civilization as we know it grinding to a halt on a backdrop of nuclear bombs falling intrigues me to no end.
There are a host of movies that deal with Life After The Bomb, a whole lot more dealing with Life While Preventing The Bomb, but not very many that deal with Life Immediately Before The Bomb. This is one of the latter, and I think it pulls it off really well.
This offbeat movie chronicles a few hours in the life of a character who has just found out that the missiles are on the way.
This movie is rather offbeat; the acting is not bad, but just unlike normal hollywood acting, even despite a few familiar faces. The pacing is different, the sets are different, the colors are different. And in this case, the differences give it an edge that is quite intriguing.
The main character (tom cruise's ill-fated co-pilot in top gun) displays such an acute, personal anxiety that really grabbed my attention and really made the movie hit home.
While some of the other acting is less than stellar, in a movie like this it does not detract.
This movie really did make me think about what I would do in a similar situation. Very thought-provoking.
If you are as intriguied by nuclear war as I am, you should definitely watch this film.
8 / 10
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I'm a big fan of post-apocalyptic movies; for some reason, the thought of civilization as we know it grinding to a halt on a backdrop of nuclear bombs falling intrigues me to no end.
There are a host of movies that deal with Life After The Bomb, a whole lot more dealing with Life While Preventing The Bomb, but not very many that deal with Life Immediately Before The Bomb. This is one of the latter, and I think it pulls it off really well.
This offbeat movie chronicles a few hours in the life of a character who has just found out that the missiles are on the way.
This movie is rather offbeat; the acting is not bad, but just unlike normal hollywood acting, even despite a few familiar faces. The pacing is different, the sets are different, the colors are different. And in this case, the differences give it an edge that is quite intriguing.
The main character (tom cruise's ill-fated co-pilot in top gun) displays such an acute, personal anxiety that really grabbed my attention and really made the movie hit home.
While some of the other acting is less than stellar, in a movie like this it does not detract.
This movie really did make me think about what I would do in a similar situation. Very thought-provoking.
If you are as intriguied by nuclear war as I am, you should definitely watch this film.
8 / 10