Very disappointing...

everything you have heard about this movie is true.

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

The way I see it - All that "The Quiet Earth" comes down to being is just a poor man's version of "I Am Legend".Even though the release dates between these 2 films is 22 years apart, with The Quiet Earth coming out way back in 1985, long before I Am Legend, it's still impossible not to compare these 2 films, right down the their very last details.Yes, "Earth" and "Legend" certainly do contain a lot of similarities in their plot-lines, etc., but, just the same, there are definitely some notable differences between these 2 films, as well. For instance, The Quiet Earth's story takes place in New Zealand, while I Am Legend's location is NYC.Note: The remainder of this review may contain spoilers.It's at The Quiet Earth's big, climatic finale where this film loses significant points, all due to a technical problem that was quite visibly evident when it came to the presentation of the particular scene.Whoever it was that set up this final, all-important shot certainly wasn't paying very close attention to what they were doing when it came to keeping all of the imagery as still as possible. And so, as a result of this neglect, the dramatic background matte-images of the planet Saturn as it slowly rises up over Earth's ocean horizon fluctuates rapidly at an alarming rate, which is quite easily noticeable to the naked-eye.This whole faulty technical blooper was not only incredibly annoying, but it completely ruined the otherwise awesome effect of this scene, reducing what was basically a fairly good film to the level of something quite disappointing and extremely amateurish.

First off Australian and or New Zealand movies are usually great. This is no exception. Scientist Zac Hobson awakens (or so it seems) to be the last man on Earth. Slowly he figures out there was an effect that basically made everyone disappear from the planet except those who were at the very second of death. After almost going nuts and off the deep end, he finds another. Then another. The effect keeps having small signs of happening again and actually destroying the entire Earth so he has to act. The three get together and build a bomb big enough to make sure the sending station blow up so it can't send a signal round the world to make this happen. Zac, Joanne, and Api, are all great in the movie. All have different personalities, and none are overdone or directed to be so it seems. The dialog is good and never gets boring. The FX are fine for the day and there aren't too many thankfully. I have read a lot of reviews on this movie since I watched it for the first time, and a lot of those pan the ending but I personally like it. Well worth the watch, I watch it about once a year or so since it is a very good science fiction movie in my favorite subject for Sci Fi movies.

Directed by Geoff Russell, this is one of the most visionary and imaginative science fiction films ever produced. Years ago on a Saturday night, this movie served as my introduction to the SciFi Channel. That was back before SyFy and when great science fiction films were shown instead of schlock and reality junk. This was a terrific introduction and one I've never forgotten. Featuring an outstanding and memorable performance by Bruno Lawrence, it is that rare combination of an intelligent script and superb direction fulfilling the true potential of science fiction to tell a meaningful story. The existential power of this film is realized in a stunning closing sequence of incredibly haunting imagery, beautifully scored by composer John Charles, with special effects that are simple yet breathtaking. It may be one of the most moving, breathtaking, and thought provoking motion picture climaxes ever filmed. It is certainly one you will never forget. This is science fiction at its finest and deserves to be recognized as nothing less than a classic.

Nice and original sci-fi, and weird too.The movie has an atmosphere of strangeness all around it, and the protagonist question himself if he is alive, and that's a logic question, because the earth without people it's just another thing, some unknown piece of land. And above that, what we are It's a LOT based on what people think and judge about what we are, so without the "judges", we have to face the question to discover that we just don't know the answer.For me I felt the protagonist's loneness, specially when he finds another "survivor", a very attractive woman (for a 80's perspective) and he starts feeling attracted by her when he finds another survivor, and the girl fall in love with this other guy and they stay together.Besides, the protagonist do what is right in the end, forgetting about himself in the name of humanity. Good movie!