The year is 2024 and after a Fourth World War the earth is a desolate wasteland inhabited by scavengers, dangerous nocturnal mutants and the odd 'Solo' like nomadic loner Vic, who roams with his far more intelligent - not to mention telepathic - companion Blood, a "Rover" who searches out supplies, women, and enemies and provides the requisite witty repartee. After Blood sniffs out one particular woman, she seduces Vic and lures him back to an underground society where the old ways of life (Midd
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AKIRA (1987)
Certification15 Our Rating
2019. The Earth is on the brink of destruction, Tokyo shimmers with post-punk fetishism, gangs of cyberpunk bikers and rioting crowds are on the streets of the post-atomic city. The scene is set for comic-book ultra-violence in this remarkable animated nightmare of hyper-reality.
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ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES (1971)
Certification15 Our Rating
Following the events in "Beneath the Planet of the Apes" Zira and Cornelius use Taylor's repaired spaceship to escape the holocaust on the ape planet and slipping through a bend in time they land on earth circa 1970. Captured by the military and scrutinised at various hearings, the two apes are subjected to the same xenophobic treatment that their human counterparts encountered in the previous ape instalments. As a sequel to a sequel this is a reasonable movie, although like the others the under
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HARDWARE (1990)
Certification18 Our Rating
A highly advanced killing machine is brought back from a radioactive wasteland in a state of disrepair. It ends up in a young woman's kitchen where it starts to rebuild itself from household appliances. Adapted from the '2000 AD' comic 'SHOK! Walter's Robo-Tale', this is a critically acclaimed post-nuclear sci-fi thriller with plenty of atmosphere and a great cameo from Motorhead's Lemmy.
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LA JETEE (1962)
CertificationPG Our Rating
A milestone in cinematic history, and the inspiration behind Hollywood hit "12 Monkeys". This classic sci-fi short takes one man on a terrifying journey from the post-apocalyptic world he inhabits, back to his childhood and his one distant memory, the face of a woman at the end of a pier. Stunning.
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LA JETEE (1962) / SANS SOLEIL (1983) (1962)
Certification15 Our Rating
'La Jetee' is a milestone in cinematic history, and the inspiration behind Hollywood hit '12 Monkeys'. This classic sci-fi short takes one man on a terrifying journey from the post-apocalyptic world he inhabits, back to his childhood and his one distant memory; the face of a woman at the end of a pier. Stunning.
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MAD MAX 2 (1981)
Certification15 Our Rating
Easily the best of the Mad Max trio. In an apocolyptic post-nuclear war future, where violent scavengers dominate society, our hardened existential hero finds himself forced to side with the remnants of civilization in their desperate battle for survival.
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MAD MAX 2 AND MAD MAX 3 (1981)
Certification18 Our Rating
The second installment is easily the best of the Mad Max trio. Set in an apocolyptic post nuclear future were violent scavengers dominate society our hardened existential hero finds himself forced to side with the remnants of civilization in their desparate battle for survival. The less effective 3rd part also on this tape.
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MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME (1985)
Certification15 Our Rating
Max is now less "mad" and more raggedy wanderer when he arrives in Barter Town, a two tier post-apocolyptic city which utilises his rather violent ability to survive. Although weaker than 'Mad Max 2' 'Beyond Thunderdome' is still an entertaining and highly imaginative action/adventure, watch out for the city of the feral children, Master Blaster - the dwarf-powered giant and the Thunderdome itself.
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PLANET OF THE APES (1967)
CertificationPG Our Rating
Two astronauts land on a planet populated by apes, but these chimps are no chumps and the men find themselves imprisoned and at the mercy of their furry captors. The enigma of the planet's history, juggled through Heston's humiliating experience of being studied as an interesting laboratory specimen by his ape captors, right down to his final startling rediscovery of civilisation, is quite beautifully sustained.
One interesting fact is that the aristocratic orangutan Dr. Zaius was originally to
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