• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • About
  • Blog
  • Contact

Cool and Collected

Collecting pop culture toys, comics, and collectibles collections

July 15, 2014 By Brian 21 Comments

The Age of Apocalypse

I had a pretty depressing weekend. The world as we know it ended–three times. By a strange set of circumstances, I was able to see three new movies and they were all pretty big downers in their own way. It was the Age of Apocalypse.

First up was X-Men: Days of Future Past, which showed the end of the world at the hands of man-made sentient robots. Next was Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, where our world ended via a man-made virus. And finally, was Snowpiercer where the apocalypse was brought upon us by a failed climate-change experiment.

So what can we learn from all these movies? The human race is doomed and we’re going to bring it all upon ourselves. Way to go scientists.

Post-apocalyptic movies are nothing new. To tell the truth, they’re probably one of my favorite movie genres. Here are some of my favorites…

  • The Road
  • 28 Days Later
  • Oblivion
  • Waterworld (yep)
  • World War Z
  • 12 Monkeys
  • Wall-E
  • Children of Men
  • Logan’s Run

And the following movie series…

  • Terminator
  • Planet of the Apes
  • The Matrix
  • Mad Max
  • Resident Evil

There are a bunch of other movies that I need to see like the Omega Man, A Boy and His Dog, and This is the End. I honestly don’t know why I enjoy these movies so much. Some are really, really depressing (The Road), but I’m always up for a good flick that transports me to another time and place for a few hours.

What are some of your favorite post-apocalyptic movies?

—

This week, the League of Extraordinary Bloggers is talking about the Apocalypse. 

 

Filed Under: Pop Culture League, TV & Movies

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Kal says

    July 15, 2014 at 3:52 pm

    Well the Road Warrior of Course. I do love me that Lord Humungus. I like his management style.

    Reply
    • Brian says

      July 15, 2014 at 4:12 pm

      Ha! Yes!

      Reply
    • George (GI Jigsaw) says

      July 16, 2014 at 2:45 pm

      Does anyone else have the urge to yell “No more games!” during a business meeting?

      Reply
  2. Hank says

    July 15, 2014 at 6:54 pm

    Hell yes Waterworld!!!! One of my most cherished movies. It was the second movie I ever learned word for word right after Terminator 2.

    Reply
  3. Brian, The Trash Man says

    July 15, 2014 at 7:03 pm

    I love a good post-apocalyptic flick, but it’s the ones that lead into doomsday that really get me going. Stuff like Miracle Mile (1988) or John Carpenter’s In the Mouth of Madness (1994).

    Oh, and The Mist (2007) is pretty great, too.

    Reply
    • Brian says

      July 15, 2014 at 9:24 pm

      I’ll have to check out those first two. The Mist is brutal!!!

      Reply
    • knivestales says

      July 17, 2014 at 4:11 am

      Good choices!

      “I’ll take Lovecraftian Apocalypse for 200, Alex!”

      Reply
  4. Charles Pechonick says

    July 15, 2014 at 7:17 pm

    No love for the Postman?

    The Omega Man is my all time favorite apocalypse movie.

    Reply
    • George (GI Jigsaw) says

      July 16, 2014 at 1:50 pm

      Actually loved the Postman! Great message. Will Patton is the best. “Great men were made by other great men. Patton had Rommel. Grant had Lee!”

      Reply
  5. Rich-NerdNook says

    July 15, 2014 at 8:09 pm

    Great list! I too enjoy Waterworld! Have you ever seen “The Postman” w Costner? It’s another post apocalyptic flick that got loads of flack from critics. I actually like that one too 😉

    Reply
    • Brian says

      July 15, 2014 at 9:23 pm

      I remember reading The Postman, but don’t have any memory of watching it — not sure if that’s because I didn’t like it or if I didn’t see it though. 😉 I love any Kevin Costner movie though, so I should definitely go watch it.

      Reply
  6. Dex1138 (@Dex1138) says

    July 15, 2014 at 9:51 pm

    If you insist on seeing Omega Man, please watch The Last Man on Earth first. Price did it first, better, and didn’t take his shirt off. And of course you should see I Am Legend to round out the “trilogy.”

    Reply
    • Brian says

      July 16, 2014 at 2:53 pm

      I’ve already seen I am Legend, so maybe I should watch them in reverse order. 😉

      Reply
  7. George (GI Jigsaw) says

    July 16, 2014 at 1:51 pm

    12 Monkeys was awesome. Anyone who thought Brad Pitt was just a pretty face back then should see his acting in that movie. I need to watch The Road again…think I tried to sneak that in between family stuff and missed a lot.

    Reply
    • Brian says

      July 16, 2014 at 2:54 pm

      Being a parent makes The Road an especially tough movie to watch. The book is even worse.

      Reply
  8. George (GI Jigsaw) says

    July 18, 2014 at 9:00 am

    Another great one was Damnation Alley with George Peppard and Jan-Michael Vincent.

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075909/?ref_=nv_sr_1

    Reply
  9. Elcroz says

    July 18, 2014 at 11:34 pm

    If you truly want to experience the worst case scenario for mankind on film – I strongly, strongly urge you all to watch a BBC docudrama made in 1984 called ‘THREADS’.
    It is the most bleak and depressing movie I have ever seen about the end of the world as we know it.
    It makes the American movie ‘The Day After (1983)’ look like a comedy!

    For those in the USA – you can find THREADS on YouTube.

    Reply
  10. Derek says

    July 21, 2014 at 7:48 am

    A great list. I’d recommend Soylent Green if you haven’t seen it, some more Heston goodness.

    Reply
  11. Matthew Oaks says

    July 24, 2014 at 1:21 pm

    This is a great list, and recs in the comments are great as well. I read The Things That Keep Us Up At Night by Victoria Sutton. It’s about bio horror movies. When the world ends by pandemics, outbreaks and things like that. It’s a great read, she has some fantastic movies listed and how they could be more true than we think. Good read. reelbiohorror.com is her site. I guess I need to get watching some movies! Thanks!

    Reply

Trackbacks

  1. This Week on the League: The Apocalypse (dun, dun, dunnnnnnnhhh) | That Yellow Duck says:
    July 17, 2014 at 7:56 am

    […] Cool and Collected gets depressed about being excited about the end of the world. […]

    Reply
  2. The Apocalypse – A LOEB Assignment | says:
    July 19, 2014 at 10:28 pm

    […] Cool & Collected […]

    Reply

Leave a Reply to Dex1138 (@Dex1138) Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Recent Posts

  • “Did you say ‘Youts’?”
  • Marx Marvel Tricycles
  • Here there be dragons
  • Vintage Batman Toy Collection
  • Batman Pinbacks

About Cool & Collected

This site is devoted to us crazy few who go to great lengths to acquire items for our collection. Read more.

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Support this site:

If you enjoy reading articles on Cool & Collected, I would greatly appreciate you clicking on this eBay link before you do your shopping. I will get a few pennies from any purchase you make, but those pennies can add up. Thank you for your support!

Footer

Submit a Product for Review

Want to have your product(s) featured on Cool & Collected? This is how you can submit something for review.

Recent Posts

  • “Did you say ‘Youts’?”
  • Marx Marvel Tricycles
  • Here there be dragons
  • Vintage Batman Toy Collection
  • Batman Pinbacks
  • Monkeying Around
  • Current View
  • A drawer filled with Joes
  • It’s all good, man.
  • Feeling Green

Topics

  • Art and Photography
  • Books
  • Collections
  • Comic Books
  • Games
  • Other
  • Pop Culture League
  • Shows & Events
  • Toys
  • TV & Movies

Pages

  • About Cool & Collected
  • Blog
  • Contact Cool & Collected
  • Privacy Policy
  • Submit a Product for Review
  • Tips for starting (and enjoying) a collection

Copyright © 2023 Big Fish Design. All rights reserved.