Daylight’s End- A pleasant surprise

[ramairthree]

I come home from work and after a dark walk and train with the dog and a few times a week hit the man cave over the garage for an hour or two to enjoy large screen viewing combines with 80s stereo speakers.

I have a weakness for what would be 80s VHS fare.

Daylight’s End features a gen X lead probably at that late 40s last gasp/peak of the crazy old man strength.

The movie is a 2 million dollar total budget special that is a mix of Man With No Name, Omega Man, Mad Max, Precinct 13, with a few sides of Zombie classics. With a ton of gun porn. The lead rocks it old school with a 1911 and M14. People change magazines. They run out of bullets. They exhibit basic, realistic, usable gun skills. (Minus one brief pistol/knife fu sequence that may be a nod to gun fu overall)

It is essentially just some men and women trying to survive and save their kids. No SJW preaching. No agenda. No message.

It lacks the bottom shelf practical effects of the 80s I assume to save money by using a little CGI, but nothing distracting. It lacks the big stunts of more expensive productions, but a lot of those are forced, unrealistic scenarios.

Now, unfortunately it also lacks the needless and unwarranted nudity seen in much of the action, Sci fi, and horror movies of my favorite era of film. So, unlike day, Saturn 3, where shower, boobie, full back nudity, and on hands and knees in panties scenes of Farrah Fawcett prompted early puberty by a year or two in many boys, that seems to be the only missing piece.

[WickedWillis]

And it has James Yeager in it, so it has that going as well.

[Norseman]

I have enjoyed that movie quite a bit. The other one of Johnny Strong's movies I really enjoy is "Sinners and Saint's". Also a good gun flick, especially if you like 1911's, of which I do at almost dork levels so....

Both great movies for pure entertainment, no underlying agendas, at least as far as I can tell.

Johnny Strong seems like a pretty interesting no nonsense type of dude. Big time gun guy, knife maker (he made the blades he uses in Daylights end and sinners and saints). Refreshing really, considering all the tripe and current crop of "entertainers" currently on the big screen. His IG page probably explains why we don't see more of him considering the politics of Hollyweird. Worth a look.

I enjoy his stuff and hope he continues to make more movies.

[Five_Point_Five_Six]

I thought it was terrible and figured out early on why Yeager and Sonny Puzikas were in it.

[Business_Casual]

the only missing piece.

I see what you did there.

[sundance435]

Now, unfortunately it also lacks the needless and unwarranted nudity seen in much of the action, Sci fi, and horror movies of my favorite era of film. So, unlike day, Saturn 3, where shower, boobie, full back nudity, and on hands and knees in panties scenes of Farrah Fawcett prompted early puberty by a year or two in many boys, that seems to be the only missing piece.

This one was okay - I liked Sinners & Saints betters. I cannot fathom why neither had nudity, warranted or no.

[soulezoo]

I have enjoyed that movie quite a bit. The other one of Johnny Strong's movies I really enjoy is "Sinners and Saint's". Also a good gun flick, especially if you like 1911's, of which I do at almost dork levels so....

Both great movies for pure entertainment, no underlying agendas, at least as far as I can tell.

Johnny Strong seems like a pretty interesting no nonsense type of dude. Big time gun guy, knife maker (he made the blades he uses in Daylights end and sinners and saints). Refreshing really, considering all the tripe and current crop of "entertainers" currently on the big screen. His IG page probably explains why we don't see more of him considering the politics of Hollyweird. Worth a look.

I enjoy his stuff and hope he continues to make more movies.

That's cousin Johnny Strong to me....

[Norseman]

That's cousin Johnny Strong to me....

Sorry, I don’t get the reference.

[Firefly]

You had me until James Yeager. I seen his adult films as Buck Angel and you know even I have limits.

[soulezoo]

Sorry, I don’t get the reference.

No reference... he is my cousin.
But, then again, so is Ben Affleck... so there's that. :-(

[Circle_10]

I thought it was ok light evening viewing fare. The only thing that really stands out as memorable to me now is that there was an AR-18 in it.

[Norseman]

No reference... he is my cousin.
But, then again, so is Ben Affleck... so there's that. :-(

Cool. Just thought maybe I was missing some internet thing. Like stated earlier, seems like a cool dude.

Again, I enjoyed it for what it was. Entertainment.

[Moose-Knuckle]

I saw it back in '16.

Thought it was okay. I'm a big Lance Henriksen fan so, and Johnny Strong (what an 80's action star name) played Randy Shughart in BHD.

[ramairthree]

I appreciated the nod to old school gun porn, and that such a low budget production payed attention to detail on some gun basics, and the vibe of that genre.

[Moose-Knuckle]

I appreciated the nod to old school gun porn, and that such a low budget production payed attention to detail on some gun basics, and the vibe of that genre.

I've been wanting someone to do a big budget zombie/SHTF/etc. movie where the protagonist is armed with a Cold War MBR such as a Para FAL, BM 59 Mk III, G3, etc. Throw in a classic muscle car, some T&A, and it's freedom boner inducing.

The gun basics were there because the technical adviser was Sonny Puzikas, IIRC he does the small arms training for the cast on the films he's had a role in.

[MWAG19919]

Just watched this last night. Pretty entertaining, and the gun porn was better than I expected. It was refreshing to see a film featuring tons of guns where the characters actually reload. The zombies reminded me of the video game Left For Dead the way that they were the running variety and that they were able to be dispatched with body shots.

[ramairthree]

I've been wanting someone to do a big budget zombie/SHTF/etc. movie where the protagonist is armed with a Cold War MBR such as a Para FAL, BM 59 Mk III, G3, etc. Throw in a classic muscle car, some T&A, and it's freedom boner inducing.

The gun basics were there because the technical adviser was Sonny Puzikas, IIRC he does the small arms training for the cast on the films he's had a role in.

That would be cool.

I would also like to see a “Red Dusk” movie.
America at the point of having been disarmed of all detachable magazine guns and all scopes and optics.
With most of the youth cowed at the trough of Socialism when the invasion strikes,
It is left to mostly 50 and up has beens to rise to the challenge.

An homage to 80s Cold War, POW rescue, etc. films.

The training montage, with appropriate music, will start with these guys a CF of buttons straining to hold their old fatigues on, the crotchety ancient guy teaching to use the sights on their Garands, FN49s, bolt actions, and lever guns, dropping cartridges, loosing their grip on stripper clips, out of breath, puking, failing to climb over fences, getting Garand thumb, and another few minutes of hijinks before culminating into their success as a well knit kickass group that will save their town.

It will spawn two sequels, seven seasons of a prime series, and live on forever on the channel dedicated to it, Matlock, Golden Girls, and other reruns.

[Firefly]

That would be cool.

I would also like to see a “Red Dusk” movie.
America at the point of having been disarmed of all detachable magazine guns and all scopes and optics.
With most of the youth cowed at the trough of Socialism when the invasion strikes,
It is left to mostly 50 and up has beens to rise to the challenge.

An homage to 80s Cold War, POW rescue, etc. films.

The training montage, with appropriate music, will start with these guys a CF of buttons straining to hold their old fatigues on, the crotchety ancient guy teaching to use the sights on their Garands, FN49s, bolt actions, and lever guns, dropping cartridges, loosing their grip on stripper clips, out of breath, puking, failing to climb over fences, getting Garand thumb, and another few minutes of hijinks before culminating into their success as a well knit kickass group that will save their town.

It will spawn two sequels, seven seasons of a prime series, and live on forever on the channel dedicated to it, Matlock, Golden Girls, and other reruns.

A mix of Gran Torino and Expendables?!

Throw in trannies and a fat black hippie dude with a SG 551 and the car from Dukes of Hazzard and you have my Axe

[NWPilgrim]

M14 rules the savaged earth!!

Ok for afternoon entertainment. Kinda weak in the background if Johnny S. And the alpha—all the way from NYC?

Decent weapons and use. Would have like to see Bishop’s character get more time and focus.

I always find it fascinating at which moment in time of a disaster or apocalypse the writer places his subjects. And are things consistent with the given passage of time. This movie did not spend much if any background on how they got food, never saw them scrounging ammo, and where does clean water come from in the middle of a city? That was the weak side. But an M14 slaying marauders and zombies is always a good time!

Interesting open ended ending. He should have been driving off listening to an 8-track of Credence’s “Bad Moon Rising,” dragging the alpha’s head behind on a chain.

[docsherm]

I watched it this weekend. I can honestly say that I was presently surprised. Well worth the time. I really like their break contact moves when going back into the police station. Not bad at all.