The Road (2009) - Page 5 - Stormfront
06-02-2010, 01:36 AM #41
Far away from all this jewlywood crap.
Less action, more quality.
I must say it really scared me. Nothing for depressed people, but a great movie anyway.
06-03-2010, 12:10 PM #42
I haven't seen the movie, but I have read the book. I thought it was really bleak, but I enjoyed it.
06-10-2010, 04:11 AM #43
I thought the movie was rather boring overall, but had some good moments. As a father of a son and two girls, I know I would go through hell to save them in a similar situation. My nickname for my son is, "The Boy." I call my daughters by their names but usually call my son, Boy or Boo. I'm fortunate to still have me Dad; he's eighty now and I love him to bits. It'll be a very hard day for me when when he passes.
The film did seem to have some weird or unforeseen parts to the plot. I don't care how nice a person you are, if you are surrounded by teams of cannibals hunting someone to eat, you don't give away food to people because you feel "sorry" for them. In such an environment, even the kid should have understood that.
So, the event was ten years in the past, yet fires and smoke are still hanging low to the ground, as if it happened only a day or two ago. I can't see that one.
As with others, I don't see a bright future for blacks in such a world as depicted in the film. Most of them now are dependent upon the welfare system and have little connection to the natural world or agriculture. I see a big die-off for them in hand, both from starvation and being put down for the banditry to which they will inevitably turn. I'd also expect to see bands of survivors clustered around former military men or whole units that go AWOL when the system goes down. There is a big boatload of military supplies sitting in warehouses all over the U.S.
A depressing film, but I don't think that in our worst fears that SHTF will look that bad.
06-10-2010, 04:49 AM #44
I read the book before I watched the film. The movie kind of helped put everything into perspective and reinforce some of the things that were going on better than in the book. Both the movie and the book were very good productions. The book was a really quick red too. Although some of the dialog in the book was dry. A LOT of them saying "Okay" throughout. haha
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06-11-2010, 01:23 AM #45
I thought the film was well shot and well acted. Wish I saw it on the big screen though. Bigger than my TV. oh well.
Thoughts for when the SHTF:
Store enough ammo
beware the occasional cannibal hunting party
don't let Charlize Theron out of your sight
I give it...3.5/4 stars
07-11-2010, 02:28 AM #46
I think the saying that covers it is:
07-11-2010, 10:03 PM #47
08-14-2010, 11:15 PM #48
I watched this film tonight and liked it. Eerie, sad and depressing but not a waste of time.
I'm guessing the fortified bunker found in the film belonged to the family who appeared at the end? Would've liked this film to go on a little longer past the abrupt ending.
Lessons learned: own a few "practical" weapons and ample ammunition.
08-20-2010, 11:55 AM #49
4/5 Just cause I like off shot movies.
Ending could of used some work.
01-13-2011, 05:38 AM #50
I liked how the movie takes place a long time after some horrible event, not right after. It gives a look of what could possibly happen a decade later. Lack of resources that lead to cannibalism and a total breakdown of society.
The thing that really irritated me was how the boy was portrayed. I am left to guess that he was mentally handicapped because how could this boy have grown up in a post-apocalyptic world and maintained a doe-eyed innocence. I like to think that survival instincts would kick in, if not taught by the man (father). Maybe I missed something there.
Anyway, I really liked it because it made me think.
The Road (2009) - Page 5 - Stormfront
06-02-2010, 01:36 AM #41
Far away from all this jewlywood crap.
Less action, more quality.
I must say it really scared me. Nothing for depressed people, but a great movie anyway.
06-03-2010, 12:10 PM #42
I haven't seen the movie, but I have read the book. I thought it was really bleak, but I enjoyed it.
06-10-2010, 04:11 AM #43
I thought the movie was rather boring overall, but had some good moments. As a father of a son and two girls, I know I would go through hell to save them in a similar situation. My nickname for my son is, "The Boy." I call my daughters by their names but usually call my son, Boy or Boo. I'm fortunate to still have me Dad; he's eighty now and I love him to bits. It'll be a very hard day for me when when he passes.
The film did seem to have some weird or unforeseen parts to the plot. I don't care how nice a person you are, if you are surrounded by teams of cannibals hunting someone to eat, you don't give away food to people because you feel "sorry" for them. In such an environment, even the kid should have understood that.
So, the event was ten years in the past, yet fires and smoke are still hanging low to the ground, as if it happened only a day or two ago. I can't see that one.
As with others, I don't see a bright future for blacks in such a world as depicted in the film. Most of them now are dependent upon the welfare system and have little connection to the natural world or agriculture. I see a big die-off for them in hand, both from starvation and being put down for the banditry to which they will inevitably turn. I'd also expect to see bands of survivors clustered around former military men or whole units that go AWOL when the system goes down. There is a big boatload of military supplies sitting in warehouses all over the U.S.
A depressing film, but I don't think that in our worst fears that SHTF will look that bad.
06-10-2010, 04:49 
AM #44
I read the book before I watched the film. The movie kind of helped put everything into perspective and reinforce some of the things that were going on better than in the book. Both the movie and the book were very good productions. The book was a really quick red too. Although some of the dialog in the book was dry. A LOT of them saying "Okay" throughout. haha
Last edited by whitepunx; 06-10-2010 at 04:50 AM. Reason: spelling
06-11-2010, 01:23 AM #45
I thought the film was well shot and well acted. Wish I saw it on the big screen though. Bigger than my TV. oh well.
Thoughts for when the SHTF:
Store enough ammo
beware the occasional cannibal hunting party
don't let Charlize Theron out of your sight
I give it...3.5/4 stars
07-11-2010, 02:28 AM #46
I think the saying that covers it is:
07-11-2010, 10:03 PM #47
08-14-2010, 11:15 PM #48
I watched this film tonight and liked it. Eerie, sad and depressing but not a waste of time.
I'm guessing the fortified bunker found in the film belonged to the family who appeared at the end? Would've liked this film to go on a little longer past the abrupt ending.
Lessons learned: own a few "practical" weapons and ample ammunition.
08-20-2010, 11:55 AM #49
4/5 Just cause I like off shot movies.
Ending could of used some work.
01-13-2011, 05:38 AM #50
I liked how the movie takes place a long time after some horrible event, not right after. It gives a look of what could possibly happen a decade later. Lack of resources that lead to cannibalism and a total breakdown of society.
The thing that really irritated me was how the boy was portrayed. I am left to guess that he was mentally handicapped because how could this boy have grown up in a post-apocalyptic world and maintained a doe-eyed innocence. I like to think that survival instincts would kick in, if not taught by the man (father). Maybe I missed something there.
Anyway, I really liked it because it made me think.