[timmac]

No reviews yet, it wont be out till Nov 22, unlike what was said on youtube Oct.

[buddylee]

Been waiting for this movie for a long time... it was supposed to come out last Fall I believe

[Jotapay]

Anyone seen it yet?

[efarmer]

I predict a happy ending, they get down south, and find
that Nascar is still racing inert cars towed by mules and
the boy gets hired to work in a corn dog stand. They go
to Walmart for ammo, and even though they find none,
they realize there is almost nobody they can see who needs
shooting anyhow. They lay low, eat Moon Pies, and hope they
don't get outed as Yankees before it is time to make the sequel.

[gollum]

Just read the book, very good read bothersome and profound to anyone who has children

[deMolay]

I just read the book as well. Appears they survived a nuclear holocaust and possibly a nuclear winter event. The story is very dark, but has the bright spot of showing a fathers love for his child and vice versa in very scary times. A lot of canibalism. Was surprised how long their canned goods held out.

[obixman]

The movie is very good, but not to be seen while even a bit depressed. There is a happy ending - of a sorts. Not EVERYONE dies. How it realtes to peak oil is bit nebulous, since I can't see the world moving in this direction even post peak. Still an interesting show, well acted throughout and moving in parts.

[AirlinePilot]

Viggo Mortenson is an excellent actor. Looking forward to this one. I read the book a while ago. A good but dark read.

Anyone who thinks we cant go to a place such as this needs to really bone up on history. I frankly doubt anything like this also, but the reality of many highly possible events could unfold
and result in just such a new world.

[hardtootell-2]

I agree AP

not so long ago Europe looked like the images in the movie

camdentown.jpg

I saw it, alone. I don't know anyone who is tough enough to see it with. Maybe a good first date movie?

They left some parts of the book out and added a few. It was very well acted. The scenery was amazing. Stark. It was a moving story of courage, and determination and a love story of a man for his son.

[r101958]

Supposedly the movie has been released for showing but it is not available in any theater here in Jacksonville, Fl...I have also read elsewhere on the net that it is not being shown in big cities. I understand it is being shown in some smaller markets. Anybody know what is going on with it....not censorship is it (bad influence before Xmas, you know...wouldn't want it to stop people from shopping)?

[frankthetank]

So basically everything is dead and the last thing to eat is humans? Was it a nuclear explosion (if it was, then even the cannibals are screwed)? I haven't seen movie/read the book, but i know enough about what happens to get a decent idea of how it plays out. What happens when the human livestock run out?

I wonder if this could be a good possibility if something like Yellowstone blows?

Even in a dead world, humans could survive. Nuclear power and a big underground greenhouse structure could allow you to grow food...although it wouldn't amount to much... I know of an underground corn growing setup that kicked out 3 crops a year

Anyone that needs recent history on cannibalism, take a look at the Japanese during WWII. I think somewhere in the Pacific the troops started eating the prisoners (Japanese soldiers were never supplied with much food). I think even an American or two were on the menu...

Edit: So after a little research it looks like the cannibals aren't too worried about long term survival. It may have made better sense to kill the humans right away, because by starving them, each day they are losing nutrition value. Its a losing battle if nature around you is dead. With no new inputs. Chop them up and freeze them. I wonder if a wind generator would still work, or is the wind gone too?

[AirlinePilot]

frank,

In the book its kind of nebulous what has befallen mankind. You get the sense that it ends up being some sort of nuclear winter but with a twist.
That really isnt the focus of the book and it sounds like the movie has captured this well. Its about humanity, family, and the love a man has for his child above all else.

HIGHLY suggest picking it up and reading it. You WILL enjoy it.

[mos6507]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('r101958', 'S')upposedly the movie has been released for showing but it is not available in any theater here in Jacksonville, Fl...I have also read elsewhere on the net that it is not being shown in big cities. I understand it is being shown in some smaller markets. Anybody know what is going on with it....not censorship is it (bad influence before Xmas, you know...wouldn't want it to stop people from shopping)?

[Cloud9]

We will see. I bought the book this weekend.

[timmac]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('r101958', 'S')upposedly the movie has been released for showing but it is not available in any theater here in Jacksonville, Fl...I have also read elsewhere on the net that it is not being shown in big cities. I understand it is being shown in some smaller markets. Anybody know what is going on with it....not censorship is it (bad influence before Xmas, you know...wouldn't want it to stop people from shopping)?

[frankthetank]

I can't find it around here (movie)...there isn't even a torrent of this thing! Its a ghost...

I'll just get the book.

[Rod_Cloutier]

I saw the movie last weekend, although I haven't read the book. The book apparently won a pulizer prize.

The film represents the worst possible case for a post apocalyptic nuclear winter. All the plants died, and consequently all the animals, save humans. The only remaining food sources are dead insects, canned food, and other surviving humans. This is a true extinction event movie, because without a source of vitamin C all the human survivors, including the cannibles will die from scurvy after about 5 years.

In reality though, I don't think a starvation future could be as bad as what is suggested in the film. People are chronically hungry in many parts of the world today, and cannibilism is fairly uncommon (although not unheard of). People will generally exhaust all other sources of food, including all animals and insects before considering eating other people. Hunting and eating other people is extremely dangerous. In today's world, where everyone is armed to the teeth, it would prove very hard not to become someone else's meal in the process of hunting someone else.

[kiwichick]

sounds like an excellent xmas shopping movie

won't peak oil be bad enough??

[davep]

Seeds can remain dormant in the soil for many years, so it sounds a bit silly if all the plants have died.

[emersonbiggins]

It is showing at indie film theaters here in Dallas, e.g. Landmark, Angelika, Magnolia, etc.

I'm going to catch it in the next few days - should be sobering.