Best SHTF/ Apocalypse flix?

[badrinker]

I recall "Night of the Comet" was a really bad movie, but to a teenager in the 80's it had it's high points

High and firm as I recall!

 

[SaintJames]

There's an old episode of the twilight zone where the lead character just wants to be left alone to read, so he goes down into the vault of the bank where he works on his lunch break. During lunch the whole nuclear war/M.A.D. thing happens, and once he emerges, he is actually glad to be able to read in peace....until he breaks his glasses.

 

[Soothsayer]

The old Twilight Zone had some great episodes about apocalyptic stuff.

 

[348]

Red Dawn is a classic example of defecation hitting the oscillation.

 

[badrinker]

There's an old episode of the twilight zone where the lead character just wants to be left alone to read, so he goes down into the vault of the bank where he works on his lunch break. During lunch the whole nuclear war/M.A.D. thing happens, and once he emerges, he is actually glad to be able to read in peace....until he breaks his glasses.

I remember that, great episode. Was it also a TZ episode where the character had the watch that stopped time, was running around looting everything, accidentally broke the watch and left himself all alone?

Suprised no one has mentioned "Red Dawn" yet. I remember thinking it was great when I first saw it, now just feels rather dated.


Edit: I see while I was typing, 348 did mention it.

 

[crg1372]

Deep Impact, The Stand, Book of Eli

 

[Werewolf]

I liked "The Postman" the first time I watched it.

The Postman was freaking great. An ordinary guy gets sucked into being a hero by circumstance. Rises to the occassion and KICKS the bad guy's butt.

I know I'm in a small minority on this one but Waterworld was an entertaining romp thru a what if too.

 

[jeffsoward]

Believe it or not, 2012 and Day after Tomorrow were two of my favorite apocalypse movies.
I also liked Deep Impact and the first Resident Evil movie as SHTF fare. The Core was funny because of the whinyness of all the characters.
I also liked Armageddon, but I'm a Bruce Willis fan.
Post-apocalyptic, Waterworld was pretty cool. The Last Chase was cool when I was a kid, but I haven't seen it in like 25 years.

 

[WhiteyMacD]

Mad Max
Road Warrior
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome


NO OTHERS COMPARE.

 

[Jon3830]

I always liked watching The Stand. Still watch it if it happens to be on and nothing else is. Kind of long but worth it.

I can't watch this movie anymore because I have a friend whos cousin is 5.5 beers short of a 6 pack and I still hear him going m o o n that spells truck.