"On the Beach" 1959. A nuclear sub surfaces after WW III ends carrying sailors who are some of the last survivors on Earth. Chilling.

@minutebeforemidnight

29 күн бұрын

Never watched the original, just a remake which I found a great and stunning performance of Armando Asante!

@dougbrowne9890

27 күн бұрын

@@minutebeforemidnight Gregory Peck is far better in the 1959 version. Both good though.

@develynseether4426

6 күн бұрын

​@dougbrowne9890 great actor, terrible person

When the Wind Blows. Animated film that truly shows the aftermath of nuclear war.

@minutebeforemidnight

Ай бұрын

I remember the animated movie. Truly sad one.

@originalsusser

Ай бұрын

I'll check that one out

@billcapehart5238

8 күн бұрын

I can sit through Threads. I can’t sit through WtWB. I start blubbering watching what happens to that nice old couple.

@fuffoon

6 күн бұрын

What a sad film. 😢

Threads is a very realistic movie. All the cast did a great job

@TonyWeaving

25 күн бұрын

Jane Hazkegrove played the papergirl in this film. Jane went on to star in BBCs Casualty and ITVs Coronation Street.

@yorkiecob

19 күн бұрын

Not a "movie" but a TV series, publicly funded by the BBC

@martyn_g

19 күн бұрын

Totally brilliant.

@derryjones1029

15 күн бұрын

Yes I remember watching it as a kid and it really stuck in my mind

@BathSaltShaman

3 күн бұрын

Made “The Day After” look like “Barney and Friends”. Scarier than any horror movie ever made.

Threads, the ultimate horror movie. Raw, unrestrained. We have returned again to disturbing times.

@minutebeforemidnight

16 күн бұрын

I agree. Very uncertain times.

"THREADS" 🇬🇧

Threads scared the Hell out of me in 1984. The arms race was at its height, the USSR was an existential threat and as kids, we honestly thought a nuclear war was likely. CND marches and protests outside nuclear air force bases and sub ports were a permanent fixture, and it just felt like a fuse had been lit on the planet. How sad that for almost the same reasons as back then, we find ourselves wondering the same thing again 40 years later.

@mikefowler301

11 күн бұрын

Naw it wasn't that bad at all, I joined the navy in 84 Reagan was president and he pretty much bankrupted the USSR By just going nuts on the military spending knowing full well the USSR couldn't financially keep up And that's when the USSR basically started falling apart. Ha the good old days. Even back then I was saying USSR isn't really a problem (low population a pitiful GDP they were joke), We should be more worried about china, My buddies laughed telling me they carried sticks (and at that time 90% of there population rode bicycles, times do change don't they?) because they couldn't afford weapons for there million man army, They don't carry sticks anymore.

I was a teenager when I watched Threads back in the early 80s... that movie freaked me out! I hadn't seen it since. About a yr ago, I was talking with someone about it & after I bought a copy from eBay. I have to say it still resonates today. The most realistic portrayal of nuke war & its aftermath. When that young girl screamed at the sight of her baby at the end, wow, you know humanity is f****d

@stevenpayne9063

22 күн бұрын

Got it on DVD, last year… Hadn’t seen it since it was broadcast - didnt sleep the first time around, nor the second…

Horror movie producers would die to hire the producers of Threads because as a previous commenter mentioned, Threads is THE ultimate horror movie and while the other two movies had their moments Threads exposes the devastating effect fallout has on the human body, the breakdown of civilisation and how close we are to annihilation.

Threads scared the hell out of me as a 17 year old when it was first released. I think this is the most realistic move about nuclear war and filmed in an almost documentary style. The Day After and Testament, whilst worthy depictions of nuclear war and its aftermath, have more of a focus on drama and the characters.

I would add "The War Game" (1966) to this list. Definitely worth a watch if you liked the other three mentioned here.

@minutebeforemidnight

Ай бұрын

I never watched that one. Thanks for the tip!

"When the Wind Blows" It is animated, but it is realistic enough.

@christopherseat9871

11 күн бұрын

❤

Threads and The Day After, both are great in their own way, already knew what would happen after reading Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivor accounts (and yes while they were horrifying in themselves they're peanuts compared to nukes that came later and now) and all the other info I read out there. But watching them helped me put it all into perspective. Right until last year I'd think of survival as well as prevention, now I'm just all about prevention. I'm not a parent, I've nobody to rely on me after an attack, I barely fit in now and get picked on so I dread to think what most people would be like after and physically and mentally I'm already not well, I would not do well surviving a nuke. So now I'd choose to stay at ground zero, but I'd rather they never happen. Please anyone sees this, i know it's easy to think you can't do anything, but please join a CND or Global Zero. With enough protest we can work on getting rid of these things, no matter where we are. There are no winners in any war, but especially nuclear war.

Threads is easily the “best” depiction of both the lead up, the attacks and the aftermath of nuclear war. It should be required watching annually for the leaders of all nuclear nations.

@minutebeforemidnight

2 күн бұрын

Well said! I couldn’t agree more!

Testament is underrated, probably what most people would have to deal with.

@minutebeforemidnight

Ай бұрын

I agree. It's a great movie. Very hard to watch, though!

@100toeface

16 күн бұрын

It was unrealistic though how none of them had visible radiation burns, only 1 character has a few strands of hair fall out, there was zero issue of looting except for one neighborhood kid. In reality there would be gangs going from house to house and taking all food in order to survive. People without food aren't all going to just sit in their houses and starve most likely.

@minutebeforemidnight

15 күн бұрын

@@100toefaceMakes sense. Especially in LA suburb where looting wave would come from the cities. But if the city is destroyed by the initial blaze - smaller suburban areas could organize and defend them. The sense of unity is stronger in suburbs. Especially in smaller cities around LA where people know eachother.

@patrickdezenzio4988

11 күн бұрын

@@100toeface Maybe. It all depends how far the town is from a city. Interestingly, you probably have the best chance of survival on the west coast away from the larger cities because fallout travels west to east. There's nothing but the Pacific Ocean so if you can survive the initial blasts, chances are very little radiation would be present.

@billcapehart5238

8 күн бұрын

@@minutebeforemidnightharder than the more graphic ones in the list. I can’t hear little gum tree without flashing back.

The Day After to me was the most realistic of all 3 movies. It used actual test nuke footage to make it feel more real. I own that movie.

Every genre has a movie that defines it and is the definitive work, for submarine warfare its Das Boot, for nuclear war it's Threads.

@minutebeforemidnight

3 күн бұрын

Nicely said!

The War Game 1966 made by the BBC in Uk wasnt shown on tv as it was deemed to frightening. Was shown in cinemas . I saw it , at the end there was just stunned silence from the audience , everyone just sat there instead of heading for the exit as usual.

@minutebeforemidnight

12 күн бұрын

I will definitely check out for that movie!

The hell of all these are they are the BEST case scenarios of the aftermath of a nuclear war. Mad Max: Fury Road goes deeper into radiation sickness, showing how the body deteriorates even further, demonstrating lymphomas and other cancers.

They need to remake The Day after or Threads to this day and age

@minutebeforemidnight

Күн бұрын

Completely agree.

Great movies and if you already have seen these and are looking for more, give Damnation Alley a try. It's a bit campy but pretty cool. Another really good movie is Miracle Mile. Great soundtrack.

@minutebeforemidnight

11 күн бұрын

Thanks much! I'll definitely search them up!

I’m from Sheffield: when Threads was made, the air attack warning was sounded (so it could be recorded) at 10am on 4th July 1984: not sure why I can remember it so very precisely - after all: it wasn’t the most utterly terrifying thing that’s ever happened to me - not even slightly😳

Threads hands down

threads frightened the shit out of me

The Bed Sitting Room is a wild post apocalypse dark comedy

@minutebeforemidnight

Ай бұрын

I'll check it out. Never watched it. Thanks for the tip.

The all time best one will be out in November 2024, unfortunately no one will be alive to see it in theaters.

@minutebeforemidnight

Ай бұрын

Why November? Elections?

@elizabethwinsor5140

Ай бұрын

I've seen it . .....

@Gremlin2427

28 күн бұрын

But I was looking forward to Christmas!

As a grade schooler I remember the duck-and-cover exercises in the 1960's where we were supposed to hide under our school desks and cover our heads with our hands. We lived three miles to the west of downtown Chicago. It would of been over like a flash. I remember seeing the John Handcock building from my classroom window on the second floor of our grade school on 16th street.

Fallout, 2024.

Threads was the most no-holds barred of the three butTestament was the hardest of the three to watch. (Along with When the Winds Blow which despite being a “cute” cartoon is the nuclear war movie I can’t sit through in one sitting.)

I went to Sheffield recently and i thought it was used for nuclear teating. What a dump

I'll settle for " A Boy and his Dog"

@steeloned

23 күн бұрын

She had good taste. 😋

@stevenpayne9063

22 күн бұрын

A good little film (even though I couldn’t get “Miami Vice” out of my head😉)

A real scenario would be a lot worse. In reality, large cities & national capitals would be targeted, not a bunch of small towns & minor cities.

@dougbrowne9890

27 күн бұрын

There are enough nukes in the US, Russia, China and the UK to target even the smallest town 10 times over.

@jamielumm9583

25 күн бұрын

Tell us you haven’t seen Threads without telling us you haven’t seen Threads

Here is a movie list to consider, (some taken from the comments below, thank you). fallout 2024 Damnation Alley A Boy and his Dog On the Beach" 1959 When the Wind Blows The War Game" (1966) Special bulletin Barefoot gen Silkwood China syndrome The atomic cafe Manhattan project 86 Whoops apocalypse Ground zero Rules of engagement 89 When the wind blows 86 Letters from a dead man 86 Memoirs of a survivor Chain reaction Failsafe By Dawn's Early Light 28 days Dr Strangelove

@minutebeforemidnight

15 күн бұрын

Very cool list! Thanks much for posting this!

On the Beach

The Day After, when compared to Threads, was soft. The soldiers coming in to clean up afterwards... yer sure, as if! Totally unrealistic

@minutebeforemidnight

29 күн бұрын

Yet it made such an impact. They say it left such an impression on the President Regan that he decided to sign the treaty with Soviets on reducing the nuclear arsenal….

@originalsusser

29 күн бұрын

@@minutebeforemidnight well I suppose he hadn't seen Threads. I mean The Day After was ok and all. It featured some harrowing scenes for sure. But for the long term looksee of, not just the day after but the generation after, Threads is truly shocking

@stevenpayne9063

22 күн бұрын

After “Threads”, I thought the “The Day After” was a bl**dy comedy…

Robot voice numba ten. Even less compelling than career-criminal emeritus robinette.

Threads made the Day After look like a walk in the park

@minutebeforemidnight

13 күн бұрын

Yet “The day after” was way more impactful. Regan had a screening in Camp David a month before the it was officially released and it influenced his reversal on nuclear weapons policy and Cold War in general.

"The day after" is pants. Comes nowhere near the real horror.

@minutebeforemidnight

2 күн бұрын

Yet it had quite an impact on President Reagan! It served its purpose well!

Some people liked “Threads”, but I didn’t. Primarily because they went cheap and didn’t spend money on showing graphics of the warheads launching and detonating. We just get a screen card telling us some bombs hit somewhere.

@stevenpayne9063

22 күн бұрын

BBC - limited budget (and the Govt of the day - well any day: they don’t pick sides, bless ‘em - was not enamoured…), so stock footage, and amateur actors (not the man characters)

Theres only one and thats THREADS.

Anyone remember Damnation Alley? I think it was called that.

@Cline3911

Ай бұрын

Yes. 1977. George Peppard and Jan-Michael Vincent.

@originalsusser

Ай бұрын

Yes... loved that movie as a kid. Never liked cockroachs after seeing it, but I don't think it has held up well by today's standards 🤔

@minutebeforemidnight

28 күн бұрын

Thanks for the tip. I'll watch it.