Epidemic movies?

Cianos

I'm reading a pretty awesome book at the moment called Blindness, it's about the whole world turning blind. It kinda got me in to the mood to watch a movie about epidemics, but the only one I could think of was Outbreak which is a bit on the dodgy side. Any others?

edit: I love 'em and all but no zombie movies k thx!

indough

theres always the blindness movie

Cianos

lol...didn't know they made a movie out of it, and I thought as I was reading it that someone is bound to.

Watched the trailer but I don't know if I want to spoil the book...it doesn't look great.

banshee_bones

Not entirely sure as i have only seen partial trailer clips but Quarantine? I could be way off with this one ,could be an out and out horror for all i know! But yeah the first thing i thought of was Outbreak aswell!

indough

dont think quarantine will fit the bill

MooseJam

the happening is an outbreak movie isn't it, also 21 days later etc

nix

The first part of the stand, second part is total **** though

opr

28 days later.

Opr

opr

Just thought of the another decent one "The Mist"

Opr

banshee_bones

opr wrote: »

28 days later.

Opr

does that not have zombies in it?

MooseJam

banshee_bones wrote: »

does that not have zombies in it?

no they aren't the undead, they just have a crazy infection that drives them to act like zombies on speed

opr

banshee_bones wrote: »

does that not have zombies in it?

Well people become invested with a virus called rage. This virus does exhibit many common symptoms associated with zombies :pac:

Saying this no no its not a "zombie" movie You never hear living-dead uttered in the film but instead the people are "infected" and a new word for what these people have is "rage".

I can see why you made the mistake of thinking its a zombie film

Edit : MooseJam with the cat like reflexes

Opr

Snake Plisken

opr wrote: »

Just thought of the another decent one "The Mist"

Opr

How are creatures from another dimension an epidemic :rolleyes:

How about I am Legend, Twelve Monkeys or The Andromeda Strain

opr

Snake Plisken wrote: »

How are creatures from another dimension an epidemic :rolleyes:

At the moment we have an unemployment epidemic.

Guess what sometimes the same word can be used in many many contexts.

It would be the same way in which Zombie movies are often referred to by people in this sense but seeing as the OP stated no zombie movies i suggested this as to my knowledge i don't remember seeing a zombie.

Opr

MagicMarker

Invasion of the Body Snatchers would kind of fall in to that category.

Also, The Faculty:)

acontadino

outbreak is very good, check it out

opr

MagicMarker wrote: »

Invasion of the Body Snatchers would kind of fall in to that category.

Also, The Faculty:)

How are Body Snatchers an epidemic :rolleyes:

Opr

MagicMarker

opr wrote: »

How are Body Snatchers an epidemic :rolleyes:

Opr

epidemic |ˌepiˈdemik|
noun
a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time : a flu epidemic.
• a disease occurring in such a way.
• a sudden, widespread occurrence of a particular undesirable phenomenon

Now get back in yer box:rolleyes:

Otis Driftwood

The Ebola Syndrome FTW

You will never look at minced meat in the same way again.

Karl Hungus

Some drama has been removed from this thread. I'm keeping an eye.

mike65

The Andromeda Strain - about the race to stop an epidemic before it starts.

deadhead13

V for Vendetta

purple_hatstand

Stick to the books, man. Richard Matheson's novel 'I Am Legend' is superior to all of the filmed versions. 'Outbreak' was on telly a coupla weeks ago and it IS pants (in spite of the cast). Avoid 'Quarantine' and watch the original spanish version, '[REC]', instead. Most of the rest, '28 Days....' etc.....take place in the aftermath of epidemics rather than during a race to stop them.

nix

The host

Watched it again last night, epic movie

spacecoyote

could you class Children of Men as an epidemic movie of sorts???