Movie Survival Guide

We might have survived the Y2K rollover but who knows what the future will bring? According to the movies death, disaster and dangerous monsters lurk round every corner just waiting to trip us up. But never fear, MovieForum.com is here with a showcase of Survivalist Scenarios to ensure our online community thrives long into any upcoming Brave New World ruled by vampires/apes/giant spiders/supercomputers/ Morlocks/[add the next movie terror here ]

Part One: Take along a canine companion A Boy and His Dog. Arizona 2024 AD: nomadic hunter-gatherers roam the radioactive wastelands ravaged by World War Four. Libidinous Vic has managed to survive his eighteen years as a "Solo" thanks largely to the aide of his far more intelligent--not to mention telepathic--companion Blood, a "Rover" who searches out supplies, women, and enemies and provides the requisite witty repartee" [Read the full article] Part Two: Stay off the streets after dark "I Am Legend was a unique take on a familiar monster: by focusing on the protagonist and the specifics of his attempts to merely survive from day-to-day in a world overrun with vampires.... While benefiting from the higher production values of a major studio, "The Omega Man" has actually dated worse than its European predecessor, ("The Last Man on Earth") given the filmmakers' attempts to comment on the then-current counter-culture "scene" (read: the early 1970s). " [Read the full article] Part Three: Scared straight, SF-style Coming Soon. John Carpenter's "Escape From New York" and "Escape From LA"