6/10
Virus holocaust film about a bunch of survivors attempting to survive
25 January 2023
Virus holocaust is not the only plague that threatens our future. New York City, 2012 A. D. Only a few people still live in New York City in 2012. They are organized in gangs with their own turfs , confronting roaming survivors , and other dangers. One of them is led by Baron (Max Von Sidow) , a good and recourseful veteran with a pregnant daughter (Joanna Miles) , while fighting against the freakish enemies. Along the way , finding other lost people , but these are nasty hoodlums led by Carrot (William Smith) , and they are constantly at war with each other. Baron's gang is more peaceful and Cal (Richard Kelton) has developed seeds that can germinate despite the virus plague . A lone ranger (Yul Brynner) called Carson is hired by Bishop for protection. He must defend the plants and seeds of the pioneer scientist to help replenish the world's food supply in this acceptable thriller . Even in the year 2012 it's not safe on the streets !. A Film of the Future !. You have seen great adventures. You are about to live one. More than a movie. An adventure you'll never forget. And now, you will not only see it, you will feel it, live it. A plague devastated world, one tired man finds a reason to fight !.

Nice dystopian film displays action-packed, thrills , fast-paced and wild fighting images. This Sci-Fi movie has its moments concerning a small group of survivors living in a wasted New York . This is an imaginative , action-filled adventure/thriller with some excellent moments , even if the storyline is not up to the scale of the tale . Science-fiction thriller gets off to a breathtaking start with the world ravaged by a searing virus holocaust . Succeeding a post-apocalyptic world, in which a group of survivors live at a New York slum while protecting themselves against ominous human predators . This is a decent epic of some people who survive virus holocaust and their incredible odyssey through the nightmare world it created . This apocalyptic sub-genre disappeared after its heyday in the 1950s , was revived in the 70s and 80s with films as ¨Mad Max¨, ¨The Road warrior¨, ¨Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome¨ and ¨Damnation alley¨. Stars a good cast , such as : Max von Sydow, Joanna Miles , William Smith, Richard Kelton, Stephen McHattie and special mention for starring Yul Brynner playing a tough and silent warrior who will stop at nothing to achieve his goals . While' it's a not a notable film , it's not particulary excellent , but simply acceptable and passable . The movie has its moments and considering the outdated premise , that's quite an accomplishment , adding the stunning musical score by Gil Mellé, as well as evocative cinematography by cameraman Gerald Hirschfeld. The picture is passable and decent enough in spite of its limited budget .

This medium-budgeted actioner was competently realized by Robert Clouse , an expert on Chop-Socky movies and he directed Bruce Lee's last film , Game of Death (1978) . He is an American filmmaker with a penchant for thriller , action , Kung-Fu movies and other extravagant entertainments . Robert Clouse is known best for his most successful film : Enter the Dragón (1973) and Clouse was a director who worked mainly in the visuals of cinema, owing to the fact that he was completely deaf, he employed assistant directors who could verify that actors had delivered their lines correctly. After being contracted by Warner Bros. And Golden Harvest to direct Enter the Dragón (1973), Clouse was escalated into the realm of profitable filmmakers . But, unlike others in this category, doors in Hollywood were not entirely open to him and the failed with ¨The big brawl¨. Clouse was hired by Warner Brothers Pictures to direct Black Belt (1974) . The film proved to be a moderate success, but was seen more as a vehicle for Enter the Dragón (1973) protégé 'Jim Kelly'. After that , he directed vehicles for Samo Hung , Jim Kelly , Richard Norton as ¨Gynkata ¨ , Yul Brynner in ¨The last warrior¨ one of the best films of his long career , Cynthia Rothrock as ¨China O'Brian I and II ¨or Yul Brynner in this ¨The Ultimate Warrior¨ and other B-films .
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