Apocalypse: Top Ten

Paul Asay at Beliefnet offers his top 10 apocalyptic movies. He writes:


The book of Revelation seems perfect for blockbuster movie treatment. It has drama, action, some horrific bad guys, scads of CGI opportunities and--in true Hollywood fashion--a happy ending. But, "Left Behind" movies aside, the film industry has yet to generate an apocalyptic vision of the future that features a truly biblical Apocalypse--and the upcoming doomsday vehicle, "2012" won't be an exception (it uses the ancient Mayan calendar, which predates the Bible, as a basis for the plot).

Paul Asay's top ten:
When Worlds Collide
War of the Worlds
The Birds
Night of the Living Dead
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
Reign of Fire
The Day After Tomorrow
Children of Men
I Am Legend

Read about them here.

What are your choices and why?

Posted by Ann Fontaine on August 27, 2009 11:30 AM | |
Comments (2)

Ghostbusters

A truly apocalyptic movie with citations from the Revelation and a genuinely happy ending.

Bunker Hill
Spearfish, SD

Posted by Bede [TypeKey Profile Page] | August 27, 2009 11:34 AM

I'm surprised that The Rapture (w/ Mimi Rogers and David Duchovny, 1991) isn't on this list. It's been quite a few years since I've seen it but, IIRC, it's a movie that (impressively) keeps you guessing re its POV.

JC Fisher

[If the Narnia movie series actually continues (to THE End), it will be interesting to see what they do w/ "The Last Battle"]

Posted by tgflux [TypeKey Profile Page] | August 27, 2009 10:25 PM

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