George Ford Posted October 14, 2013 #1 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Hi, After watching a few films and reading a few books about either individual isolation or small groups of isolated people I'd like some suggestions of more please. Some films I watched and loved were:- John Carpenters The Thing The Thing (2011) Cabin in the Woods The Blair Witch Project All of the Living dead/Evil Dead type movies etc Life of Pi Into the Wild (based on a true story!) Shackleton (also true story) The Terror (an audio book, written by Dan Simmons) Evidence (2012) Everest: Beyond the Limit (TV series) And loads of other stuff I can't remember. I hope you get an idea of the sort of stuff I might be interested in. The underlying theme is that the people in the story can't get outside help and have to survive either against a monster or killer or weather etc. All suggestions welcome. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted October 14, 2013 #2 Share Posted October 14, 2013 (edited) Read Wool by Hugh Howey. You can purchase the Wool Omnibus for kindle for $5.99 (us) http://www.amazon.co... kindle edition Its followed by two other series, Shift and Dust. It's about a group of human survivors living in an underground silo after the environment has been destroyed by nano-tech weapons. Really really good. I'm about 50% through the last novel Edited October 14, 2013 by OverSword 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Ford Posted October 14, 2013 Author #3 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Read Wool by Hugh Howey. You can purchase the Wool Omnibus for kindle for $5.99 (us) http://www.amazon.co... kindle edition Its followed by two other series, Shift and Dust. It's about a group of human survivors living in an underground silo after the environment has been destroyed by nano-tech weapons. Really really good. I'm about 50% through the last novel Thank you for the suggestion. I have just added the paperback version to my basket on Amazon. Gonna wait for some more suggestions and then order a bunch of stuff in one go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaa-Tzik Posted October 14, 2013 #4 Share Posted October 14, 2013 "The Dyatlov Pass Incident". It is a horror sci-fi film based on the genuine mystery. Very good film that ties in some other mysteries. Looking at your list it fits in very well as it contains elements of several of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Ford Posted October 14, 2013 Author #5 Share Posted October 14, 2013 "The Dyatlov Pass Incident". It is a horror sci-fi film based on the genuine mystery. Very good film that ties in some other mysteries. Looking at your list it fits in very well as it contains elements of several of them. Thank you, I actually watched it a few days ago. It was pretty good and weird towards the ending. If you haven't seen Evidence (2012) you should get is ASAP. You will love it. I should probably add, Moon, Life Pod, Sunshine and Alien (1-4) to the list of 'isolation' style films that I've seen so people don't suggest them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaa-Tzik Posted October 14, 2013 #6 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Thank you, I actually watched it a few days ago. It was pretty good and weird towards the ending. If you haven't seen Evidence (2012) you should get is ASAP. You will love it. I should probably add, Moon, Life Pod, Sunshine and Alien (1-4) to the list of 'isolation' style films that I've seen so people don't suggest them. Yeah, the ending that was the beginning that was the ending that was the beginnning that was....................... I didn't see Evidence yet, on my to watch list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted October 14, 2013 #7 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Monsters and weather? Living under Lewisham council is a good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odds Posted October 14, 2013 #8 Share Posted October 14, 2013 'The way back' was good. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1023114/?ref_=nm_knf_i4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odds Posted October 14, 2013 #9 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Or maybe 'The descent' also. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435625/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oniomancer Posted October 14, 2013 #10 Share Posted October 14, 2013 (edited) Movies: (most of which I imagine you've already seen) Vertical Limit The Edge Open Water Alive (from the book) And I Alone Survived (from the book) Lifeboat Lifepod The Donner Party And Then There Were None The Most Dangerous Game Savages (based on the novel Deathwatch) (There's a category for survival films on wiki if you're interested but it's sadly lacking). Edited October 14, 2013 by Oniomancer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaturtlehorsesnake Posted October 14, 2013 #11 Share Posted October 14, 2013 "the woman in the dunes" is definitely a movie that involves isolation, and it's one of my favorites, though it might not be in quite the same area you're thinking of. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Woman_in_the_Dunes still worth checking out, i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReaperS_ParadoX Posted October 14, 2013 #12 Share Posted October 14, 2013 You Dont Know Jack, Al Pacino plays Jack Kevorkian its pretty good, its about all the stuff that he had to go through because oof what he was doing with patients Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roddy Posted October 14, 2013 #13 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Castaway - with Tom Hanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odds Posted October 14, 2013 #14 Share Posted October 14, 2013 'Triangle' was also pretty good. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1187064/?ref_=sr_1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Ford Posted October 19, 2013 Author #15 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Thank you for all the suggestions. I received 'Wool' yesterday in the mail so will start that and can't wait to watch some of them films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beelzebufo Posted October 23, 2013 #16 Share Posted October 23, 2013 If you liked Into the Wild, you'd probably like "Into Thin Air" as well. It was written by the same guy and is also based on a true story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samon Posted October 24, 2013 #17 Share Posted October 24, 2013 The book Shantaram is worth seeing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himawari69 Posted October 26, 2013 #18 Share Posted October 26, 2013 (edited) Demon seed by dean koontz is good. Its about a woman who is trapped in her house by an artificial intelligence ( a psychotic computer that has human feelings) and phantoms also by dean koontz is spectacular. Its about a woman and her niece that go to this small snowy town for a visit to someone, only to find the whole population in that town missing or dead. Together with a band of survivors they must get past the evil presence that caused the dissapearances and get out of the town. As for movies, you can try silent hill, the hills have eyes, and open water Edited October 26, 2013 by Himawari69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himawari69 Posted October 26, 2013 #19 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Also, the movie altitude is alright, though it takes place in a small plane in the sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oniomancer Posted November 1, 2013 #20 Share Posted November 1, 2013 (edited) Walkabout. (Going to be on Turner classic late night on the 10th.) Survive The Savage Sea (From the book) Sahara The Lost Battalion Behind Enemy lines Bat 21 Robinson Crusoe (various) Robinson Crusoe On Mars Dark Star Marooned Castaway On The Moon Red Planet It, The Terror From Beyond Space Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things The Killer Shrews Panic In Year Zero Five (1951) Goke, Monster From Hell And in a lighter vein: Lt. Robin Crusoe U. S. N. The Last Flight Of Noah's Ark The Blue Lagoon Return To The Blue Lagoon Books: We (charles lindbergh) Edited November 1, 2013 by Oniomancer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taun Posted November 1, 2013 #21 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Books: An old one (60's) about the aftermath of nuclear war seen from the perspective of a small town in Florida... "Alas Babylon" by Pat Frank... Excellent book "When Worlds Collide" (1933) and "After Worlds Collide" (the movie from the late 50's kinda stunk) by Phillip Wyle Movies: "On The Beach" -by Stanley Kramer Another post apocalyptic movie - very depressing... "Zulu" "The Posidon Adventure" "Silent Running" - a Scifi movie about a guy and three "droids" alone on a ship in space "The Ghost and the Darkness" a true story about a pair of killer lions that terrorize a part of South Africa in the early 1900's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oniomancer Posted November 1, 2013 #22 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Snowbound: The Jim And Jennifer Stolpa Story Island In The Sky Five Came Back Disappearance The World, The Flesh And The Devil Night Of The Comet Chopping Mall Westworld Target Earth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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