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Movies against the backdrop of extreme weather conditions
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Author:  spudthedestroyer [ Mon Dec 21, 2009 2:05 am ]
Post subject:  Movies against the backdrop of extreme weather conditions
Hey, for some strange reason I always enjoy movies that set against 'extreme weather conditions'. For example, Hard Rain... not particularly a great film but for some reason I like it. Dreamcatcher... stupid a hell movie, but again... I like it... after a while I realised its the backdrop.

So, here's where I'm asking for any all movies that have extreme weather as a plot trait. Doesn't necessarily have to be horror, but horror is always good too :)

Backdrop of exteme weather
30 Days of Night
El Alamein
Alive
Ba'al
Dreamcatcher
The Fog
Frozen
Ghostkeeper
Hard Rain
The Illustrated Man
The Last Winter
The Mist
The Perfect Storm
Pitch Black
The Shining
Stalingrad
Storm of the Century
The Thing
X-Files: I want to Believe
Yeti - Curse of the Snow Demon

Shit hollywood end of the world crappiness I didn't really want listed in the thread but actually fits the description
2012
Dante's Peak
The Day After Tomorrow
Twister
Volcano

Leaving off because they just don't seem to fit at all... either because its not a major part, its not 'weather' or its none of the above
Cliff Hanger
Flight of the Phoenix
Screamers (its just an alien planet and not so harsh, i won't include dune either, even though its kinda similar)
Stargate (huh?)
Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home
Sunshine (okay so they are heading to the sun, but its run of the mill scifi)
Vertical Limit

Being at see doesn't count, so titanic, etc don't fit either.
Author:  elchupacabra [ Mon Dec 21, 2009 1:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Movies against the backdrop of extreme weather conditions
"The Day After Tomorrow" comes to my mind at first.
Author:  Vae Victis [ Mon Dec 21, 2009 1:35 pm ]
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Storm of the Century 1999 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0135659/
The Perfect Storm 2000 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0177971/

X-Files: s02e19 - Død Kalm 1995 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0751103/

Ba'al 2008 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1122761/
Twister 1996 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117998/
Author:  elchupacabra [ Mon Dec 21, 2009 2:43 pm ]
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Flight Of The Phoenix
Author:  Vae Victis [ Mon Dec 21, 2009 2:46 pm ]
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Sunshine 2007 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0448134/
Author:  Vae Victis [ Mon Dec 21, 2009 2:47 pm ]
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btw, should I include post apocalyptic movies with extreme droughts? like a shitload of cyborg movies?
Author:  Slayer [ Mon Dec 21, 2009 6:28 pm ]
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30 Days of Night
The Thing
Alive
Yeti - curse of the snow Demon
Stalingrad
El Alamein - in the line of Fire

All are extreme snow conditions, except for the last one, which is in the desert.
Author:  Vae Victis [ Mon Dec 21, 2009 6:49 pm ]
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Screamers 1995 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114367/
Pitch Black 2000 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134847/
Stargate 1994 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111282/
Author:  karstmobile [ Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:19 pm ]
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I think I like these movies for the same reason I like movies set in caves, underground facilities, under water, or space. It provides a nice sense of claustrophobia or no escape.
Author:  RedVeil [ Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:30 pm ]
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You guys forgot:
Cliff Hanger - An alltime classic starring Sly. :mrgreen:
Author:  Vae Victis [ Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:47 pm ]
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talking about cliffhanger...

Vertical Limit 2000 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190865/

[edit]
Couldn't remember the title. but I got it with:
Movie: Land of the Dead
Actor: Simon Baker
Series: Mentalist
Actress: Robin Tunney
Movie: Vertical Limit..

My brain hurts :suicide:
Author:  YoungGod [ Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:50 pm ]
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a classic
The Poseidon Adventure (1972) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069113/
Author:  Vae Victis [ Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:51 pm ]
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A not so classic: the titanic
Author:  Vae Victis [ Mon Dec 21, 2009 10:52 pm ]
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Almost forgot!

The Fog 1980 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080749/

+
Leviathan (1989) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097737/
Creepshow II 1987 The Raft http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092796
Author:  killingjokezzz [ Mon Dec 21, 2009 11:10 pm ]
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The Illustrated Man - One of the stories in this movie is set almost totally in horrendous, torrential rain. It's the part of the film (and book) that sticks in my mind.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Long_Rain

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Illustrated_Man

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064473/
Author:  Truba [ Tue Dec 22, 2009 8:33 pm ]
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great book that illustrated man
Author:  spudthedestroyer [ Wed Dec 23, 2009 4:24 pm ]
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edited the first post, some hits, lots of misses :lol:
Author:  AntiHero [ Wed Dec 23, 2009 9:44 pm ]
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Last Winter (2006) - From Larry Fessenden
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454864/


Frozen (2010) - From Adam Green director of Hatchet
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1323045/
Author:  RedVeil [ Thu Dec 24, 2009 2:03 pm ]
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"The Shining" and it's Canadian counterpart "Ghostkeeper".
Author:  Oberon [ Thu Dec 24, 2009 5:31 pm ]
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I thought I was the only one who saw Ba'al! :wink:

How about The Mist and Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home? Damn
whales makin' all that rain!
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