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BLEAK FUTURE films .... like SOYLENT GREEN (1973)... there are so many more. 

http://youtu.be/N_jGOKYHxaQ (http://youtu.be/N_jGOKYHxaQ) 

" My future's bleak- ain't it neat?"- the Ramones.

I'll add another Heston one- PLANET OF THE APES (1968). The guy's stuck on a whole planet thats ruled by 'dam dirty apes!'

Brazil, a world so bleak the only escape for the hero lies in insanity.

ERASERHEAD is one of the bleakest movies I ever seen.

http://youtu.be/dKhURjt9x5A (http://youtu.be/dKhURjt9x5A)

THE BOOK OF ELI is interesting because it deals with a bleak world, but it tries to send a message of hope to it. Really enjoyed that one.

THE OMEGA MAN (1971) 

http://youtu.be/NUkU18MrBzU (http://youtu.be/NUkU18MrBzU) 

Quote from: Allhallowsday on December 02, 2019, 12:26:22 PM
THE OMEGA MAN (1971) 

http://youtu.be/NUkU18MrBzU (http://youtu.be/NUkU18MrBzU) 

^ Another Charleton Heston movie!

Which reminds me of the LAST MAN ON EARTH (1960)

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Waterworld
Mad Max / The Road Warrior
Escape from New York
The Terminator

Fist of the North Star (1986)

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Quote from: Allhallowsday on December 02, 2019, 01:34:11 AM
BLEAK FUTURE films .... like SOYLENT GREEN (1973)... there are so many more.

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on the beach
five
panic in the year zero

i'll stop here for now and let others add more. because i have TONS.

Gee I wish people would get over the contest and talk about one movie at a time. 

I thought of one: LOGAN'S RUN. 

http://youtu.be/USADM5Gk9Gs (http://youtu.be/USADM5Gk9Gs)

Well, there are so many. After Alien and Blade Runner, a bleak future became more or less the default for movies. Even Star Trek, that most optimistic and shiny of franchises got grittier.

More on topic, does Robot Monster count? After all, humanity is all but extinct in that one.

fine john. i'll wait for at least 2 more posters to put up movies before i post again. i never thought t was a contest,  simply thought of those 3  right off the bat and listed them. YOUR thread, YOUR rules. :drink:

Quote from: Dr. Whom on December 03, 2019, 02:15:46 AM
Well, there are so many. After Alien and Blade Runner, a bleak future became more or less the default for movies. Even Star Trek, that most optimistic and shiny of franchises got grittier.

More on topic, does Robot Monster count? After all, humanity is all but extinct in that one.

Wasn't the whole plot of ROBOT MONSTER imagined by the kid? He was some crazy bastard.

Quote from: chefzombie on December 03, 2019, 03:16:12 AM
fine john. i'll wait for at least 2 more posters to put up movies before i post again. i never thought t was a contest,  simply thought of those 3  right off the bat and listed them. YOUR thread, YOUR rules. :drink:

Actually, you weren't the one that inspired my remark... I just happened to land right after you.  There's no "rules" but there is common courtesy.  :teddyr:

Quote from: Gabriel Knight on December 03, 2019, 06:27:24 AM

Quote from: Dr. Whom on December 03, 2019, 02:15:46 AM
Well, there are so many. After Alien and Blade Runner, a bleak future became more or less the default for movies. Even Star Trek, that most optimistic and shiny of franchises got grittier.

More on topic, does Robot Monster count? After all, humanity is all but extinct in that one.

Wasn't the whole plot of ROBOT MONSTER imagined by the kid? He was some crazy bastard.

Yeah- that's why the opening credits feature comic book covers (kid is having a nightmare because he's reading too many comics.)

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Red Dawn (1984)

bleak and depressing for sure.

The Bronx Warriors and Escape from New York both depict life in a rather dystopian New York. Although as a young child I remember people thinking that New York was everything that was portrayed in these sorts of films.

Quote from: Ted C on December 02, 2019, 03:58:01 PMWaterworld

Global warming apocalypse. Absolutely B grade, despite having an A budget. Amusing even though the premise is silly (there isn't THAT much water in the icecaps).  :tongueout: :tongueout:

Quote from: Ted C on December 02, 2019, 03:58:01 PMMad Max / The Road Warrior

Society breakdown. The original Mad Max was hurt by the overdubbing in the American release. Kind of an odd story that gets a little slow in the middle, but it sets the stage for The Road Warrior, which forgives a lot.  :smile: :smile:
The Road Warrior amps it up to an oil shortage apocalypse. Very stylish, even if it doesn't always make sense.  :smile: :smile: :smile:
The series goes downhill from there.

Quote from: Ted C on December 02, 2019, 03:58:01 PMEscape from New York

Police state future. Stylish, but also a bit nonsensical. Sticks it to The Man, though.  :smile: :smile: :smile:
Crappy sequel.

Quote from: Ted C on December 02, 2019, 03:58:01 PMThe Terminator

Nuclear apocalypse future, but seen only in flashbacks. AI rebellion. Tense and nicely made Grade A suspense flick.  :smile: :smile: :smile: :smile:

Quote from: claws on December 03, 2019, 10:18:13 AM
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Red Dawn (1984)

bleak and depressing for sure.

Sort of a "what if the shoe were on the other foot" film, I think. Mostly a drama about what war does to civilians.

Quote from: chefzombie on December 03, 2019, 03:16:12 AM
... i'll wait for at least 2 more posters to put up movies before i post again...

GO...! 

I've never actually seen it, but I believe Gattaca involves a pretty bleak future.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpzVFdDeWyo

One I really liked from the 80's was The Last Chase.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9-9Bw9LSCc

Quote from: Allhallowsday on December 04, 2019, 12:30:13 AM

Quote from: chefzombie on December 03, 2019, 03:16:12 AM
... i'll wait for at least 2 more posters to put up movies before i post again...

GO...! 
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lol! okay, zardoz for sure.

Wall E. The earth is in such a mess we've had to abandon it while a robot attempts to clean it up. The remaining humans are clearly in no fit state to try and repopulate the planet, their space bred bodies no doubt ready to fall prey to all manner of medical conditions once they return to a planet.

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THE TIME MACHINE (1960) 

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Soldier (1998)
Military dictatorship future. Presumably the government oppresses everyone. Soldiers are brainwashed to the point of being almost robots. The only "freedom" is falling through the cracks to live in abandoned places that the government ignores.

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NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)

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Quote from: RCMerchant on December 06, 2019, 11:22:52 AM
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)

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Great movie.  DAWN OF THE DEAD is equally bleak. 

Quote from: Ted C on December 06, 2019, 10:36:25 AM
Soldier (1998)
Military dictatorship future. Presumably the government oppresses everyone. Soldiers are brainwashed to the point of being almost robots. The only "freedom" is falling through the cracks to live in abandoned places that the government ignores.

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I heard somewhere that this is supposed to be set in the same universe as Blade Runner.

Quote from: Alex on December 06, 2019, 01:37:56 PM
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I heard somewhere that this is supposed to be set in the same universe as Blade Runner.

BLADE RUNNER is a great example of a film with a bleak future vision. 

GOKE, BODY SNATCHER FROM HELL (1968)

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I love GOKE!  It's a craptastic messterpiece!  And BLEAK! 

THX 1138 (1971)

http://youtu.be/eHgqfVQWv7s (http://youtu.be/eHgqfVQWv7s)

Blade Runner: 2049

A Clockwork Orange

Let's do one at a time, eh?

SILENT RUNNING  (1972) 

http://youtu.be/TckJBvl_uT0 (http://youtu.be/TckJBvl_uT0) 

^ I recall seeing that on TV in the 70's! Like the Monday Night Movie or some s**t.

Quote from: RCMerchant on December 06, 2019, 10:27:58 PM
^ I recall seeing that on TV in the 70's! Like the Monday Night Movie or some s**t.

That's how I saw it, too. 

METROPOLIS (1927)

http://youtu.be/A0D4fHieW8o (http://youtu.be/A0D4fHieW8o)

logan's run

Quote from: chefzombie on December 07, 2019, 07:38:05 PM
logan's run

Hallows listed that one.
That glass ice robot- or whatever it was- that movie was stupid. I know lotsa folks love it-ugh. I hate it. I don't know why. I think it's the haircuts. My Dad- and mostly Mary Jo- wnated to get my pre teen-teen hair blow dried and feathered. I was like "f**k that!" That's when I just let it grow. (When I was of age. Before that I had bowl cuts and baldies. Maybe with a piece of bangs in front. Stupidest hair cut ever.

oops.

The Sound of Music  :wink:

Quote from: Trevor on December 08, 2019, 04:47:07 AM
The Sound of Music  :wink:

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Quote from: RCMerchant on December 08, 2019, 05:02:16 AM

Quote from: Trevor on December 08, 2019, 04:47:07 AM
The Sound of Music  :wink:

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:bouncegiggle: :bouncegiggle:

I don't know if Damnation Alley and A Boy And His Dog count?

Quote from: Trevor on December 09, 2019, 01:19:50 AM
I don't know if Damnation Alley and A Boy And His Dog count?

Why wouldn't they? 

ZPG (1972)

http://youtu.be/rog0lar7Zn8 (http://youtu.be/rog0lar7Zn8)

Manos: The Hands of Fate

Outland.

Sunset Blvd.

day of the triffids

NIGHT OF THE COMET (1984)

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the HUMAN DUPLICATORS (1965)

http://youtu.be/q3n9lw3oIIQ (http://youtu.be/q3n9lw3oIIQ)

The Road

Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94KcI0gLq1A#)

Testament

Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1S66lMTUAQ#)

Threads

Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgT4Y30DkaA#)

Quote from: RCMerchant on December 09, 2019, 08:53:55 PM
ZPG (1972)

That's the one I came here to mention. I had it on VHS years ago. It's a very slow-moving film (which actually adds to the bleakness . . . I wonder if it was intentional)? But just about anything with Oliver Reed is worth watching (multiple times).

Cyborg (1989)

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mercenary vs marauders in a plague-infested urban dump of the future!

Quote from: VenomX73 on December 14, 2019, 09:52:36 AM
Cyborg (1989)

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mercenary vs marauders in a plague-infested urban dump of the future!

A woeful mess of a movie with low production values, a weak script, dubious acting, and questionable direction, yet it still somehow manages to be entertaining.

Quote from: Ted C on December 14, 2019, 12:34:25 PM

Quote from: VenomX73 on December 14, 2019, 09:52:36 AM
Cyborg (1989)

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mercenary vs marauders in a plague-infested urban dump of the future!

A woeful mess of a movie with low production values, a weak script, dubious acting, and questionable direction, yet it still somehow manages to be entertaining.

You just summarized Van Damme's career.

Hereditary (2018)

I am legend.

Quote from: The Burgomaster on December 14, 2019, 04:01:53 PM

Quote from: Ted C on December 14, 2019, 12:34:25 PM

Quote from: VenomX73 on December 14, 2019, 09:52:36 AM
Cyborg (1989)

mercenary vs marauders in a plague-infested urban dump of the future!

A woeful mess of a movie with low production values, a weak script, dubious acting, and questionable direction, yet it still somehow manages to be entertaining.

You just summarized Van Damme's career.

ouch! Imo JCVD is awesome  :twirl:

2012 the movie  :bouncegiggle:

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CREATION OF THE HUMANOIDS (1962)

A talky, no-action sci-fi film, and one of Andy Warhol's favorite.
Well, there's no accounting for taste.

http://youtu.be/AtPBibxaRis (http://youtu.be/AtPBibxaRis)

But it does feature Dudly Manlove as a robot!

http://youtu.be/qro7oBzUBos (http://youtu.be/qro7oBzUBos)

QUINTET (1979)  

http://youtu.be/HWnZuykuYFw (http://youtu.be/HWnZuykuYFw) 

BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES (1970)  

Though the classic original is good and has a bleak ending, the destruction of Earth is as bleak as it gets.  I watched BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES tonight.  It sucks.  I loved it as a kid.  What a DUMB movie!   :thumbdown: :lookingup: 

http://youtu.be/uMuEnNxX1E8 (http://youtu.be/uMuEnNxX1E8) 

^ I always thought BTPOTA was kinda-well,not kinda- REALLY far fetched in terms of time travel- but I enjoy it anyway for the scary mutants. I like all the POTA's movies from the 70's. I even liked the TV show and bought the comic books!

The War Game

Error 404 (Not Found)!!1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nzd_VE-bfhA#)

On the Beach (1959)

Quote from: ralfy on January 04, 2020, 07:56:15 AM
On the Beach (1959)

ON THE BEACH was mentioned on page one of this thread. 

Quote from: Ted C on December 06, 2019, 10:36:25 AM
Soldier (1998)
Military dictatorship future. Presumably the government oppresses everyone. Soldiers are brainwashed to the point of being almost robots. The only "freedom" is falling through the cracks to live in abandoned places that the government ignores.

Soldier was a bleak but ultimately hopeful film. I really enjoyed that one. Wasn't there a fan theory that Soldier and Blade Runner were set in the same universe?

KINGDOM OF THE SPIDERS (1977)
Here's the whole movie!

http://youtu.be/mo3qDs5XsQg (http://youtu.be/mo3qDs5XsQg)

I guess TEENAGE CAVE MAN counts as a bleak future film.

nineteen-eighty four from 1984...
but doesn't John Hurt look sickly in every role? and suzanna hamilton, don't they provide razors to female party members in oceana?

:smile:

Soylent Green is pretty bleak but I watch it for that delicious steak + salad dinner prepared by saul.
:smile:

Quote from: Kowdisc on February 03, 2020, 01:01:21 AM
Soylent Green is pretty bleak but I watch it for that delicious steak + salad dinner prepared by saul.
:smile:

I always enjoy CHARLTON HESTON's reaction to the lettuce.   :question: shrug

FAHRENHEIT 451 (1967) A future where books are banned and burned.


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Quote from: RCMerchant on February 04, 2020, 08:16:43 AM
FAHRENHEIT 451 (1967) A future where books are banned and burned.
...

Sounds like a good idea.. :buggedout:  :hatred: