Dieselpunk + Steampunk Culture
The Mutant Chronicles - 2008
The Mutant Chronicles released back in 08... well some say released, others say escaped is a dieselpunk puree of WWI and WWII aesthetics, plus some of Fritz Lang's "Metropolis", and Alexander Korda's "Thing's To Come" thrown in for good measure. The movie was shot almost entirely digitally, and looks very similar in color and style to Kerry Conran's "Sky Captain" released four years before.
Is it a good movie? That all depends on how picky you are. It only got 16% on rottentomatoes.com, so If you haven't seen it don't expect it to be the next "Citizen Kane".
Here's the summary from IMDB
At the end of the Ice Age, The Machine came from the outer space with the purpose to change men into mutants. However, a hero defeated the device and a great seal was laid over The Machine. In 2707, the depleted world is ruled by four Corporations: Mishima, Bauhaus, Capitol and Imperial that are in constant war. During a battle between Capitol and Bauhaus, the great seal is broken and The Machine works again transforming soldiers and civilians in hordes of mutants. A small part of the population escapes to Mars, leaving millions of people behind. The man of faith and leader of an ancient brotherhood Brother Samuel is a believer of God and the Chronicles, a bible about the mutants. With the city under siege of the mutants, he visits the Corporations' leader Constantine asking for an aircraft and twenty men for a suicide mission to destroy The Machine, planting a bomb and a detonator following the knowledge of the Chronicles. He recruits the tough Major 'Mitch' Hunter; the Bauhaus Lieutenant Maximillian von Steiner; the keeper of the Chronicles Severian that is under a vow of silence; the gorgeous and lethal Corporal Valerie Duval; Corporal Juba Kim Wu; Captain John McGuire; and Corporal Jesus 'El Jesus' de Barrera. Together they become the last hope of Earth against the evil mutants.
Below are some screenshots from the trailer to give a rough idea of what the film looks like. It's available on Netflix and iTunes. Again, not a great movie but in my opinion the visuals alone make it worth a rental.
Thanks,
Scott
Is it a good movie? That all depends on how picky you are. It only got 16% on rottentomatoes.com, so If you haven't seen it don't expect it to be the next "Citizen Kane".
Here's the summary from IMDB
At the end of the Ice Age, The Machine came from the outer space with the purpose to change men into mutants. However, a hero defeated the device and a great seal was laid over The Machine. In 2707, the depleted world is ruled by four Corporations: Mishima, Bauhaus, Capitol and Imperial that are in constant war. During a battle between Capitol and Bauhaus, the great seal is broken and The Machine works again transforming soldiers and civilians in hordes of mutants. A small part of the population escapes to Mars, leaving millions of people behind. The man of faith and leader of an ancient brotherhood Brother Samuel is a believer of God and the Chronicles, a bible about the mutants. With the city under siege of the mutants, he visits the Corporations' leader Constantine asking for an aircraft and twenty men for a suicide mission to destroy The Machine, planting a bomb and a detonator following the knowledge of the Chronicles. He recruits the tough Major 'Mitch' Hunter; the Bauhaus Lieutenant Maximillian von Steiner; the keeper of the Chronicles Severian that is under a vow of silence; the gorgeous and lethal Corporal Valerie Duval; Corporal Juba Kim Wu; Captain John McGuire; and Corporal Jesus 'El Jesus' de Barrera. Together they become the last hope of Earth against the evil mutants.
Below are some screenshots from the trailer to give a rough idea of what the film looks like. It's available on Netflix and iTunes. Again, not a great movie but in my opinion the visuals alone make it worth a rental.
Thanks,
Scott
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Comment by Post Apocalyptic Nietzsche on March 27, 2011 at 11:35pm -
I think it was a pretty good movie, Given it helps GREATLY to know where it is coming from, a Role-Playing Game, that spawned some video games and other types of games aswell. I was very surpried by the star power of the cast, including one of m favorite Brits Sean Pertwee. I agree with Scott that the look of the film would be a perfect backdrop to a Dieselpunk world.
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Comment by Hayen Mill on August 5, 2010 at 6:14am -
I saw it. the plot was poor, but the visual effects plus the way they rethinked all the technology was eyecandy. Certainly not a movie to be remmembered by the mainstream, but I think a lot of dieselpunks could take inspiration on some of the things displayed there.
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