5. Resident Evil – Afterlife

While this can be shrugged off as a Zombie-genre or sci-fi action flick, it owes it’s entire aesthetic to the Godfather of P.A. flicks: The Road Warrior. Yes, there’s the high tech bad guy lab underground, yes, there’s still almost supernatural enemies rendered in eye-popping special effects. What workes for me is the look, of course. Nice chopped up autos, some cool costume designs, and a group of people fighting for survival in a wasteland created by man. Not to mention it’s a pretty fun flick anyway.

4. The Book Of Eli

No magic, no sci-fi, no monsters. Just a man on a mission from God, and a special man at that. Marvel as Denzel dispatches crazy cannibals and toughs as he spouts scripture and kicks ass in the name of the Lord. Makes you wonder what it would have been like if there WAS a sequel to Pulp Fiction in which Jules travels the road, helping people. We are talking about Sam Jackson. Anyway, this is Denzel, and it’s a pretty fun flick.

3. Damnation Alley

From out of 1977 comes a hokey tale of survivors of nuclear holocaust who ride around in an armored transport akin to the mobile home in stripes. There’s lots of desert, and lots of fall-out: you MUST see the exciting chase where Jan Michael Vincent and his friend flee on their dirt bike from the ravenous, oversized, radioactive scorpion. A SCORPION. A-Team’s George Peppard also stars. See it on YouTube here:

2. The Road

You want a desperate struggle for survival in a post-holocaust world? There is no story more dire, or touching, than this one. I can’t recommend the book strongly enough, as every sentence by Cormac McCarthy is engineered to garner a response of gloom, dread, and woe. I also recommend chasing this movie with a comedy of your choice.

1. Escape From New York

The same year that The Road Warrior came out and blew our minds regarding what the future held after the gas ran out and all the discos closed for good, John Carpenter offered alternatives to democratic government, the penal system, and outrageous real estate prices in Manhattan. He also defined the new breed of anti-hero in one Snake Plissken: A bad-ass with a soft spot. For himself. Wise cracking and hard-fighting, Kurt Russell’s Plissken just wanted to be left alone in a totalitarian world, call things as he saw them, and never losing his temper, or his cool.

Got any more that make your list, or movies that I need to see in this fabulous genre? Comment here or email me at 9mmstudio@gmail.com

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Break out the tissues, y’all. Only to wipe the tears from your eyes, as this is the last pge of Chapter One. I’ll let you argue about whether or not I’m leaving you hanging, or whetting your appetite for more tales of Jim, Eve, Max, and the end of the world.

WILL Jim and Crunchy make it in time to assist their fellow cops?

WILL Eve keep her job as elementary school teacher?

WILL Jake get his revenge in the cozy confines of The Glory Hole?

WILL we see more of the Doorman’s teeth?

WILL future Eve learn the fate of her missing love, James Knox?

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Well, it’s a busy day at the old precinct, and it seems to be getting busier. Danger on the streets has the commissioner worried, and what are these “drastic measures” he’s talking about? Stay tuned…

Welcome to Miss Crenshaw’s class. Talk about hot for teacher! Better the kids don’t know why she was late for class.

Ah… Safely back in the 80s! But is any time more safe than another to live in?

Something to smile about, and something for our trio to worry about…

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