Z.P.G.

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Wayne K 09/27/2023 In the extensive pantheon of post-apocalyptic movies, Z.P.G. usually flies under the radar. It's not one I've heard discussed or analysed, and I've not seen it brought up in articles or on podcasts or YouTube lists. There's nothing especially groundbreaking about its themes, story or characters. It's set in a future where pollution is overwhelming, authoritarianism is rampant, and a disaffected population live monotonous, meaningless lives. I liked how instead of trying to address a host of issues this scenario could have brought up, it only focuses on one of them, and it does feel straightforward and easy to follow as a result. It works cleverly with its obviously low budget, such as by having most of the characters dress in matching clothes, and by having the outside scenes caked in fog, thereby limiting the need for elaborate sets or extensive casts of extras. It's got an ending which I guess is supposed to be ambiguous, but it's so sudden that I suspect they ran out of funding, or there were plans to make a sequel that never materialised. Either way, its not a film I'd readily suggest if you were looking for something in the genre, but it does provide enough food for thought in its 95-minute runtime to keep you occupied. See more N L 04/17/2022 another unappreciated film. it's kind of like a second rate logan's run, which was pretty crap but... its only good for 70s lovers See more 11/09/2017 Humorless, rudderless, 70s explosion of a film. I will say I appreciated the general concept, and while this film was obviously on a budget the biggest offender in This to me was the acting. Oliver Reed, bud, did you just need the drinking money? You are so out of it and cold for this entire film. I also had a hard time understanding these women who just needed a damn baby. They were too flat, too obsessive. Too accepting of a natural world they barely knew existed. But again, an interesting concept and a pretty decently built world. Just depends on what you want out of the movie I suppose. See more 06/22/2015 good sci-fi suspenser See more Eric B 05/09/2015 Somewhere between "2001: A Space Odyssey" and the ignoble invasion of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, there was a wonderful era of ambitious, heady science fiction. "Z.P.G." is an underachieving relic from that time. Oliver Reed (wasted in a repressed, unemotional role) and Geraldine Chaplin are a couple in a near-future world where dire overpopulation has mandated a 30-year ban on having children. Wannabe parents fill the void with government-supplied, computerized dolls, but you can imagine what an unsatisfying substitute they are. Reed and Chaplin decide to have a baby in secret, but they will be suffocated in a mobile "extermination chamber" if they are caught. The setting is exceedingly bleak -- smiles are rare, and the area population spends most of its time sadly pining for extinct pleasures (not only children, but even animals and plants) through archival movies and museum exhibits. Food is synthetic, and gas masks are required when walking outdoors. The impenetrable smog that is everywhere (even at ground level) seems as much a fictional hazard as just a way to avoid constructing sets -- this movie obviously didn't have much budget. The doll toddlers are hideous and, except for the puzzling overuse of garish saffron sweaters, the costumes are dull and easily ignored. But against all odds, the script does manage to concoct a solid resolution to a seemingly impossible dilemma. See more 05/05/2008 A campy and kitschy 70's Sci-fi film that's laughable for all the wrong reasons. It also looks low budget. See more Read all reviews

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