Since George Miller unleashed Mad Max: Fury Road into cinemas last year I’ve been waiting for one thing, the inevitable rip-offs, for when Miller gave us Mad Max and Mad Max II (aka The Road Warrior) back in the late 70s and early 80s we were inundated with countless post-apocalyptic Mad Max rip-offs, but we…
Tag: Post-apocalyptic
Road Warrior Rip-Offs: Guns, Babes and Dwarves in a World Gone Mad
Movies about “the end of the world” have been around almost as long as cinema itself, evolving alongside the industry into a wide range of tones and styles. Broadly speaking, the genre splits into two dominant strands. On one side are the serious, introspective films, such as On the Beach, which focus on the emotional…
Fallout 4 E3 Showcase: In-depth Review
Ok, so after multiple views I have finally calmed down enough about Fallout 4 in order to write this brief synopsis.
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) – Review
Once again director George Miller tosses us into the chaotic post-apocalyptic world of Mad Max, it’s been 30 years since our last visit to the Wastelands and things have only gotten crazier. So fasten your seatbelts and strap on some spare ammo as the summer is about to explode.
Exterminators of the Year 3000 (1983) – Review
In the 80s, Road Warrior rip-offs almost became a genre of their own with such titles as Hell Comes to Frogtown and Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn littering the cinema landscape, but today’s entry is easily one of the most blatant.