[Lokutus]

Here's my starter list:


Quest for Fire
On the Beach (Original with Gregory Peck)
Omega Man
The Postman
28 Days After (Did I get the title right?)
The Last valley

and

Road Warrior

[MattSavinar]

Escape from New York: begins with terrorists hijacking a jetliner, flying it into a New York skyscraper. Ends with war with China.

Escape from LA: the sequel, US is now a fascist state with a hard-right born again evangelical Christian president, elections have been outlawed, premarital sex outlawed, all Muslims have been deported, and the US at war with worldwide terror network from the third world. Ends with a permanent, worldwide blackout that sets us back by 500 years.

Both are very much "B" movies and very, very stupid at times but worth a look nonetheless.

Best,

Matt

[NeoPeasant]

Soylent Green

Not because we will be eating processed humans, but because the standard of living it depicts will probably be close to accurate for 2022.

(the movie was set in NY of 2022 because that was 50 years in the future when the movie was filmed in 1972)

[SupplyConcerns]

I second War of the Worlds (esp. the 2nd one). It shows an almost Kunstlerian vision of an American people not up to the times... Speilberg seems to revel in their destruction.

[Doly]

Spielberg has a good feel for the times. When he becomes aware of peak oil, you bet he'll do a wonderful film.

[untothislast]

Okay, we're pretty well covered for the Peak Oil movie list.

Now, what about the post-peak oil selection?

I'm sticking with 'Low Rents of Arabia' and 'Saudi Night Fever' (etc).

[creg]

Cuckoo and The Way Home. Both very good movies both 3rd world type existence . Cuckoo has great survival - no oil ways of living for ice ages-setting is N. Finland.
The Way Home -setting is Korea only electric is lighting.Motorized transport is only bus. Tender movie re grandmother softening a city raised spoiled grand son in a very very limited material world.