Being a fan of disaster movies old and new I watched, with the Missus, Leave The World Behind, yesterday.
Basically a cybergeddon scenario it stars Ethan Hawk, Julia Roberts and Kevin Bacon [Kev's not on even the poster!] - all getting on in years - dealing with things falling apart.
There are hints of 2012's The Wall and 2009's 2012. The whole tone is one of urban indifference and skepticism and has a Donnie Darko - American Beauty out of body feel to it.
It taps into that ever-present Western angst that we are surrounded by foes capable of sparking chaos at anytime.
Have you seen Leave the World Behind? Whats your favourite disaster film?
I haven't seen Leave the World Behind yet, I'll have to wait for a DVD release.
ReplyDeleteAs far as my favourite disaster film goes, i FINALLY got to see Godzilla Minus One, which is as much a disaster film as a Kaiju romp, due to it's realistic focus on ordinary people trying to live through extraordinary events.
As I already own the Director's previous late 50's period trilogy "Always Sunset on 3rd Street", I suspected the human angle would be good and it was!
Godzilla Minus One was great Looey I agree. I Wasn't sure if the failed Kamikaze story arc would work for Western audiences but it did. I had to look up the meaning of Minus One, really quite poignant.
DeleteSorry, I boycott films like this on general principle. Just trying to scare people. And did you catch the glaring anti-White sentiment in it? Produced by the Obamas - yucko! SFZ
ReplyDeleteI like being apocalyptically scared SF. The more realistic the better. I'm building up to THREADS, the most realistic UK post-Nuclear fallout film ever made. Set in Sheffield down the road from Moonbase!
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