Besides In The Mouth of Madness, what are the best "impending doom" type movies? Movies where the actual apocalypse has only a small or no actual appearance in the movie but still casts a shadow of dread and wrongness across the entire film.
>>219573171The TerminatorThe Sacrifice (1986)Lost Highway (not exactly apocalypse, pretty dense apocalyptic dread)Prince of Darkness
>>219573171Mad Max 1
>>219573171The world you live in (2026).
>>219573171Last Night (1998)
Nosferatu Phantom der Nacht.
>>219573171John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness. It's better than ItMoM
>>219573171Miracle Mile
>>219574214Is that the movie that takes place in Toronto and there's this one sleazy guy who is just fucking as many random women as he can before time runs out? Lol.
>>219573171>impending apocalypse that can't be stoppedWatch the Phantasm movies.
>>219573171 Take Shelter (2011) - pure creeping dread. It might just be mental illness, it might be the end of the world. The ambiguity is what makes it work.Melancholia - the apocalypse is literally hanging in the sky the whole time and nobody can do shit about it. Probably the most “impending doom as mood” movie ever made.The Seventh Victim - not apocalypse in a cosmic sense, but the entire thing feels spiritually doomed. Like the world already ended and nobody told you.Cure (1997) - same deal, society rotting from the inside out. You never see it collapse but you can feel it coming.Also gonna second Miracle Mile. Once that phone call happens the movie just becomes 90 minutes of escalating, inescapable “it’s over.” No heroics, just panic.Impending doom kino is always better when the world ends offscreen. Once you show too much it stops being scary.
>>219573171The original Madoka series is a big build up to an apocalypse, but it is averted in the end
>>219573171
Take Shelter is good. Michael Shannon feels like a bro.
>>219573171FORESKIN PISSIN FUNTIME.NIGGER FARTS.
>>219575180Dr. StrangeloveThe End (also Michael Shannon)BugoniaInterstellarDon't Look UPDogma10 Cloverfield LaneDeep ImpactEnd of DaysThe Ninth GateSouthland TalesKnowingMelancholiaSeeking a Friend for the End of the WorldLeave the World BehindStalkerColossus: The Forbin ProjectMiracle MileWhen the Wind BlowsNo Blade of Grass
>>219573171Does something like Upgrade that implies that everyone's body still technically lives, but minds are all replaced by AI count?
>>219573171Spice World
>>219574214based>>219574685Yup. Favorite bit is David Cronenberg as the gas company employee calling all the customers to thank them for their years of business.
In the mouth of madness is a bad John Carpenter movie, a bad Lovecraft adaptation, and a bad performance by Sam Neill.No idea what you guys see in this dogshit
>>219579414I CONCUR.
>>219573171The RoadArmy of the 12 monkeysSe7en … in a wayThe MatrixThe Cabin in the woodsThe CraziesChildren of Men (kino)The book of eliBlade runner / Blade runner 2049
>>219573171The Last Wave
Kairo (2001)
>>219573171Herzog moviesDonnie DarkoFor some reason, I think of the 2001 italian film Il Mestiere Delle Armi -- the profession of arms. It's about Giovanni d'Medici, making him a personification of knighthood in its last stand against gunpowder weapons. Something about this movie is heavy with doom, like Kagemusha.
>>219584296forgot pic
>>219579414It’s got some scenes here and there I enjoy, but largely agree. Especially when the little stone monsters come out lol.
>>219573171It's been said already by >>219575180 but I second Take Shelter. Regardless of your interpretation of what's actually happening, the sense of dread and doom is very real for the main character and his family.It's not an apocalypse movie, but I love 25th Hour for a similar reason; this uneasy feeling of dread and apprehension that hangs over every scene as Monty's time to report to prison approaches.
>>219577099>The Ninth GateI never interpreted it that wayI always figured that within the movie Satanists had this big apocalyptic expectation but Satan thought they were fucking cringe, she just wanted to get laid and go home
>>219575180Why did you ask ChatGPT?
>>219575180Take Shelter is one of the most unsettling, anxiety-inducing films ever made. The fact that either interpretation is equally valid makes it that much more brilliant, but to me the film is so much more terrifying if you view the apocalypse as being real.
>>219573171Demon Knight
>>219579414It's weird and over-the-top and pure pulp but that's the charm, for me. It's very entertaining and easily watchable. Sam Neil is really great in it, too. It's one of the most "comfy" horror movies ever made.
>>219584692>>219584985isn't it just A Serious Man but shit?
>>219585736What the fuck are you talking about? Are you retarded?A Sserious Man is a dramedy satire set in the 1950s about the trappings of suburban beta-male life.Take Shelter is a psychological thriller about a possibly mentally unstable man trying to proteect his family from a looming apocalypse in comtemporary times.
>>219585911oh yeah, the 1950s period aesthetics make all the difference
>>219574653>It's better than ItMoMI don't agree
try "aniara" .. but do NOT watch too much trailer https://youtu.be/3MIlE9R00ik?si=GfC9m-w28IVvkdc8
Does Knowing count?
On The Beach.Technically the apocalypse has come and gone but the final curtain has yet to fall.
>>219588513Australia is spooky. That empty expanse of sky, empty land. What are some good Aussie films besides wake in fright and walkabout (not aus made)
>>219579414Actually it's a good Carpenter film, it's not an adaptation of Lovecraft at all while also being the most true to his work of any film ever made and Sam Neill is as good as he ever is. You are in fact, a tasteless faggot
When Worlds Collide2012
>>219579414It has some good stuff. I like the scene where they're driving at night and encounter the old man on the bike and when Linda drives and the road disappears as they cross into some otherworldly tunnel before eventually entering the town. The painting in the hotel and the old lady is also pretty good.
>>219587102The lesbo sex cult thing brings the movie down a lot. It's also a bit cheesy if you're a swede.
>>219587102I feel like the creators of this should've sued the creators of Avenue 5.
I guess this would fit into that category
>>219575180Thanks claude
>>219575180ChatGPT ahh reply
Deep Impact sort of fits
>>219588698In terms of Apocalyptic: These Final Hours.Not Apocalyptic:Son of a Gun (stars that FUCKING BASTARD MCGREGOR)Chopper
Dark cityThe John carpenter apocalypse trilogyCloverfield
>>219584692>I love 25th Hour for a similar reasonGreat pick, I was gonna suggest it but figured I couldn’t be arsed with the seethe it might cause, so good on you for being a better man than I. I’ll add Mothman Prophecies to the list, slightly less apocalyptic but the dread and greyness of it all is great. I’m always surprised that it was shot before it happened because it’s absolutely steeped in post 9/11 imagery and overall vibes.
