Can't remember the name of the movie

[Rakip123]

Hi all


Not sure why but it's been bugging me lately that I can't recall the name of a movie it was around 25 years ago and broadcasted at the time (sorry can't remember which channel)

Tried the name of the movie.com and also copilot, Google but drawing a blank.

Plot is there is a world wide Armageddon level war going on and as the two armies are firing canons / missiles unbeknownst to them they unearth an ancient mutant creature which goes on to kill and infect all armies then the world, as a last ditch the last humans have to leave earth before they become infected


Sorry not much to go on, just wondering if this rings a bell with anyone?

[Rawhide]

ChatGPT said:

The movie you're describing sounds like "The Mist," a 2007 film directed by Frank Darabont, based on the novella by Stephen King. In the story, a small town is enveloped by a mysterious mist containing otherworldly creatures. As the townspeople seek refuge in a supermarket, they face internal conflicts and the threat of the unknown horrors outside. The ending of the film involves a similar scenario to what you've described, where the surviving characters make a desperate escape attempt in the face of overwhelming danger.

[ATG]

You could try asking an AI assistant. That's the sort of query that a "large language model" might be able to answer.

Editted to say, well there you go.

[Rakip123]

Rawhide said:

Hmm tried copilot which game similar answer but not the movie in question sadly

[bloomen]

Mutant Chronicles.

[Rakip123]

bloomen said:

Mutant Chronicles.

OMG

My memory is obviously terrible as it's a 2008 movie but yes it's this - how on earth did you figure it out

[bloomen]

Two blocs and their cannons.

It's very steampunky and rather unique.

[Triumph Man]

I saw this movie about a bus that had to speed around a city, keeping its speed over fifty, and if its speed dropped, it would explode! I think it was called ''The Bus That Couldn't Slow Down."

[dudleybloke]

Triumph Man said:

I saw this movie about a bus that had to speed around a city, keeping its speed over fifty, and if its speed dropped, it would explode! I think it was called ''The Bus That Couldn't Slow Down."

It was a milk float, not a bus.

[Rakip123]

dudleybloke said:

It was a milk float, not a bus.

That sounds like Speed with Keanu Reeves

[Triumph Man]

Rakip123 said:

dudleybloke said:

It was a milk float, not a bus.

That sounds like Speed with Keanu Reeves

Ah yes. Action shot below of Keanu

[Nethybridge]

Father Ted, I'd forgotten that milk float episode, yeah, it used to be funny, everyone loved the repeats,
but since the Linehan connection we must conclude it is no longer considered of any comedic value.

I see the BBC has ditched plans for a new series of their very sucessful comedy drama Motherland,
I was thinking maybe another broadcaster might pick it up but that looks unlikely.