thx, will do
Posted on 02/25/2015 5:50:51 AM PST by Travis McGee
"The Last Valley" stars Michael Caine and Omar Sharif, it's set in Germany in the 1640s during the Thirty Years War.I stumbled upon this forgotten masterpiece from 1971 a few days ago when I obtained some old VHS tapes from a friend.
Just update the story line 400 years, change it to Christians vs Muslims, give everybody an AK-47, and this may be what the future is going to bring.
The movie flopped at the box office for a number of reasons unrelated to its quality. The John Barry soundtrack alone is stunning.
"The Last Valley" is now on Youtube in 12 minute segments. At least watch the first two segments, if you have time. Many social and military issues in the movie are timeless. This is the best SHTF/prepper movie I can ever remember watching.
“Our first rule is no religious quarrels among us, and the one who breaks it is a dead man.” Captain.
I think in the 50s-60s we might also have been very vulnerable to a grid-down disaster, but we only saw it post nuclear war. But in that era, Americans had a very self-reliant attitude. Today, the grid has become our exposed jugular vein, we have become invalids, and the world is full of angry punks with straight razors looking at that pulsing vein.
“Our first rule is no religious quarrels among us, and the one who breaks it is a dead man.”
Sometimes I'd like to see that rule here.
The big zot.
I agree it seems like it would be a natural for remastering in hi-def format because:
1. The wide-screen format that made it a theatrical-release orphan in 1971 would work well on home big-screens in 2015.
2. The post-SHTF/Mad Max/collapse of civilization genre is much more in tune with our times than it was in 1971.
3. The John Barry soundtrack was epic. If the film had been made in a regular-width format, and it had found initial success, the soundtrack would have helped to carry the movie and vice-versa.
Poor Erica....:o)
Ever watch the Purge ? Modern day Chicago imho.
“SPOILER ALERT” Yeah, too bad about her, but at least the priest went on the fire with her.
And no merciful neck stab first for him.
Wiccans were not too popular then. Even a wise man like Vogel knew to keep his mouth shut and do what he had to do on the QT. But at least he gave her a mercy killing death first. He didn’t just stand there watching her go into the flames alive.
I think “The Purge” is silly. You can’t be homicidal to your neighbors for one night and then get along the rest of the year.
I found the motives and actions in TLV to be in keeping with what I know and expect of human nature after decades of all-out civil war.
Another great line (among so many):
“No more looting, Captain?”
Such as the script, cinematography, etc.
I love movies. I like bad movies sometimes. Never heard of this one.
thx, will do
I watched it too. Most depressing movie I've seen. No explanation regarding the circumstances and no resolution in the ending..........That was an EPIC FAIL too.......
He actually said that? FWIW, what's that mean?
Yeah .....agree. As you said, I would like to see a modern day version of that. Was the postman close to such a script....?
I checked this movies first few minutes and it gets off to a quick start...Also noted many comments beneath the movie praise it highly...I’ve already seen why in just the first few minutes.
Will now go and finish watching the entire...
Thanks for linking it.
I don’t think so. I can’t think of a really good comparable SHTF movie. The Road is too grim, just kill yourself already. Mad Max is silly, they are out of ammo but have plenty of nitro-burning monster trucks? Really? I can’t think of a really good contemporary SHTF. Book of Eli is good but mystical (blind man who shoots arrows etc.)
Did you see "Fury?" Outstanding war flick. My vote is Brad Pitt for the Captain.
You won’t regret the time spent.
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