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J.J. Abrams' Steampunk Cryo-Chamber

Whoever designed Forever Young's 1939 cryogenic chamber, with its brass valves and pipes, totally deserves an award. One of J.J. Abrams' first scripts, Young is about a test pilot (Mel Gibson) whose girlfriend goes into a coma. Gibson can't stand to watch his fiancee deteriorate with only Glenn Miller for musical accompaniment, so he asks to be frozen until such time as the Smiths can write the song "Girlfriend In A Coma." He's found 50 years later by Elijah Wood and his mom, Jamie Lee Curtis, who randomly take care of him. And then, after his cryo-youth "wears off" (huh?), he's finally reunited with coma-girl. But really, this clip is the only cool moment in the film. The weird montage over the faceless scientists' voices almost seems like a moment from Lost.

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Future Cities Will Run On Pig Shit


Forget wind turbines and solar panels. In the ragtag future, Tina Turner will get her mood lighting from hog lagoons. In Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome, an army of pigs swarms beneath Bartertown, one of the last (semi) civilized outposts. The pigshit produces methane, a gas which keeps the city's power going. The only thing anybody remembers from the movie is the "Two men enter" chant, but that huge chaotic tapestry of pigs is the film's true moment of innovation.

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Must See: Mad Max II (AKA The Road Warrior)

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. Written by Jason Shankel.

Title: Mad Max II (aka The Road Warrior)
Date: 1981

Vitals: In the post-apocalypse, Mad Mel reluctantly helps a group of whiny, liberal survivors outrun the Humungous and his gang of bi-curious mutant bikers.




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Must See: Mad Max

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. Written by Jason Shankel.

Title: Mad Max
Date: 1979

Vitals: Mel Gibson's family is killed by reckless drivers who spout pseudo-intellectual/spiritual nonsense and violate each other's sexual boundaries. This role had no apparent long-term effect on Mr. Gibson.




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