[violet lightning]

:Dhowdy!
No criticism. just a few points of discussion...

First of all, I like everyones lists. Just a few thoughts...

"Matrix" definitely counts. Reality is not what it would appear...
"Soylent Green" is a great movie, as is "Escape From New York". (all time great movie name "Snake Pliskin"! Its right up there with "Slarty
Bartfarst"!)
I think in Escape, society still exists in a normal fashion, just not inside New York City. (the city definitely does have a post-apocalypse feel and look to it)

"Soylent Green" is similar. Its not strictly post-apocalypse, but the world is overcrowded and in trouble and society is close to breaking down.

"Silent Running" is one of my old favorites. The world and society are still there below the space nurseries, just no more plants, trees, etc.
They are all very related and totally worthy of being discussed and remembered.
(one thing I think they all have in common, is they could all be called "futuristic" movies)

I haven't seen "Radioactive Dreams" or "Six String Samurai" but they sound interesting. (how about "Steamboy"?)
Re: "Mad Max" trilogy... I thought Mad Max was ok, not great. "The Road Warrior" was kick ass, everything falls into place. "Beyond Thunderdome", meh.

I feel movies like "On the Beach" "Fail Safe" and "Dr. Strangelove" (my all-time fave regardless of genre) may have helped avert nuclear war. Surely JFK and Krushev and others would have seen them...