Review of Night of the Comet (1984) by Chillindylan G — 11 Jan 2015

For all you 80's aficionados out there, always on the look out for more hidden cult treasure from the embarrassment of sci fi/horror/genre riches that decade still holds, heres one of the most under appreciated.

Night Of The Comet is a genuinely unique end of the world film, and it's easy to see how it may have inspired movies like Shaun Of The Dead and This Is The End, it's unique because of it's point of view of the apocalypse, which centers on a pair of cynical valley girls, who see the end of humanity as a great excuse to go shopping.

This is a truly brilliant sci fi, horror satire, one that snares consumer obsessed culture in a way that is, terrifyingly, even more relatable now than it was when it was originally released in the callously shallow yuppie era.

It's very funny, occasionally pretty disturbing and creepy, especially it's depiction of murderous government scientists, has a strong smart script and some real ambition to it's mad post apocalypse, plus Katherine Mary Stuart and Kelli Maroney are fantastic as the two sisters reinventing themselves post-humanity.

You should give this cool little hidden gem a go.