Exterminators of the Year 3000

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John C Rare is it that you can simply review and entire film with one sentence, but if I don't get the 'Mad Max' rip-off out of my system now I'll be just typing it over and over again. It's a 'Mad Max' rip off. Set in the distant future where whatever is left of humanity lives in a desert-like wasteland where water is the most valuable commodity. Sound familiar? Well, it doesn't end there. A lone, scruffy road-warrior in a souped-up bruiser of a car is out to protect the innocent and punish the gang of punks who try and rule the wasteland through fear and violence. It seems that supplies have become so scarce that the lead villain only has enough mascara and eyeliner for one eye. Plus - and I don't know if this is because I watched a 'dubbed' version - but he repeatedly uses the phrase 'M*ther grabber.' I'm guessing this weird 'insult' or a translation replaces a slightly more 'hardcore' phrase. Either way, every time he says it - and he says it a lot - I couldn't help but laugh. Our (not Max at all) protagonist is a kind of cardboard cut-out, but then so is everyone else. Probably no disrespect to the actors as they try their best, but the script really is pretty basic. There's a kid in it quite a lot. The film wouldn't have lost much if he wasn't in it, but he isn't as annoying as some children can be in these types of films. Plus it's kind of funny when he gets drunk. Is it terrible? No. It's perfectly watchable. However, if you're looking for a movie like this, then I'm sure you can find one of the 'Mad Max' films lying around. Even the worse is better than this and nowadays we have the remakes. They're better, too. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/03/25 Full Review Gary D At first I thought it would be a Mad Max ripoff, but totally different plot. Mad was a search for gas, 3000 is a search for water. Totally different! Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/21/24 Full Review Audience Member In a post-apocalyptic world where disaster and shortage rule, water has become the new currency. Two heroes seek the water. One is a boy who is trying to help his people and the other a barbarian named Alien who seeks his own desires. This is an Italian Spanish movie filmed in the the same area as the spaghetti westerns with Clint Eastwood. It has adventure similar to the film Mad Max but lots of character development. It's a B movie at best but I love the acters and the story. Give it a watch and you may love it too, it's one of my favorites. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Solid Italian Max Mad ripoff has tons of tricked our car and motorcycle desert chases, along with some pretty good Road Warrior copycat costumes, which is fun, even if the action is nothing compared to George Miller's groundbreaking films. Instead of fuel, the survivors of this post apocalyptic hell are in search of water. Though lacking the massive production values of Kevin Coster's "Waterworld" or even Miller's "The Road Warrior," director Giuliano Carnimeo (billed as Jules Harrison) manages to infuse some decent thrills out of his minuscule budget and the corny script from the same writing team who brought you the equally silly "1990: The Bronx Warriors" and "The New Gladiators" (they also wrote the Lucio Fulci horror classics "Manhattan Baby" "The House by the Cemetary"). However, the film is hampered by lousy acting, a dull story, and terrible dubbing (though that does offer camp value). Also, the film takes a major nosedive in terms of pacing once the main character comes across a community of wastelanders. From there, it's a bunch of boring talk about how they can get more water and nothing much of interest. That is until the final's climactic road battle, which although nothing spectacular and plays out more like a demolition derby than a coherent action sequence is still a step above most low budget warriors of the wasteland films of this ilk. Overall, far from a classic, but solidly enjoyable if you enjoy this sort of disreputable film genre. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Total rip off of Road Warrior/Mad Max but still a fun watch. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member This is my favorite of the POST-NUKE movies: "The Boy With The Robot Arm" . . . I love how ALIEN played by Robert Janucci always tries to ditch The Boy With The Robot Arm "Tommy" played by Luca Venatini and Tommy won't "let go" of Alien because Tommy's father was killed by Crazy Bull during a reconnaissance mission to find water. Its a Road Warrior rip-off that has ALIEN, TRASH (Alicia Moro), and TOMMY: The Boy With The Robot Arm out trying to literally save the last vestige of Humanity from dehydration. ALIEN'S car is called THE EXTERMINATOR and when CRAZY BULL'S (Fernando Bilbao as Fred Harris) gang eventually shoot-out THE EXTERMINATOR'S tires, Trash presses a button and the tires re-inflate . . . I LOVE THIS MOVIE. Most people wouldn't really like it because its pretty shallow, but I love the themes in the storyline and the music by Detto Mariano Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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