I am a fan of post-apocalypse movies, and I thought that "Goodbye World" would be an entertaining example of the genre. Now, reading the description of the movie from the back of the DVD box, I was not expecting a lot of action or special effects (if any) - I got the idea that this would be a more down to earth take. But to be honest, I was really bored by the end results. The first problem is that it introduces the main characters very badly - it was as if the movie assumed we knew all about them beforehand, since they pretty much remain pretty vague and blank throughout the movie. The second problem is that these characters take the apocalypse pretty well for almost all of the running time. They eat gourmet dinners, soak in their hot tub, and partake in marijuana. Wow, that's really struggling against all odds! (Sarcasm.) And the ending is somewhat vague in a number of aspects. The only real praise I can give the movie is that it doesn't look bad for what had to have been a rock bottom budget. But overall, you'd be more entertained by a cheapie Italian rip-off of "The Road Warrior" made during the 1980s than this.

Great concept. Poor characters. I am really hoping for the sake of America that people do not really act like this. I know there are some people who sit around and smoke weed all day and act like 16 year olds even though they are in there 20's early 30's but come on. I find it hard to believe that these people would act this way in an event like this. There are okay parts but overall I kept waiting for something to happen. I mean the world is ending and these people are acting like its a high school reunion. And what was with the girl pissing right in front of everyone? She could have easily used the bathroom 10 feet away. Like I said before if people really act like this way I can only imagine what would happen if some major thing happened in this world. I guess we should all just sit there and smoke week when the world goes down huh?

Roughly, a bunch of beautiful bougie college buddies converge upon the Xanadu-esque cabin owned by one of the clique after order breaks down in the world following a cyber attack. Mostly, the whole "end of mankind" thing becomes a plot device to keep them all in the house so they can smoke weed, get drunk, have hot tub parties, hook up with each other's spouses, and generally bask in their own narcissistic and insignificant little interpersonal dramas. The true terror and stress that would, in a real situation, accompany the realization that society and everything and everyone we previously knew is probably gone, is not a theme that is dealt with in this film. It is an annoyance that nonetheless doesn't stop them from carrying on like a bunch of snotty rich kids staying in the family ski cabin. So, aside from being completely implausible, it was a decent reunion film. There are some very pretty actors and actresses, some witty banter, and some great screen chemistry from a few decent actors. And if you find yourself for some reason feeling cynical about humanity's ability to come together in times of social decay, fear not. Somehow, even though it may seem like the message that the filmmakers were trying to make throughout the entire film is that people are essentially anti- social and selfish, somehow it ends (SPOILER ALERT!!!) with everybody literally gathered together in a slow motion montage depicting the joy of community. A surprise happy ending out of the blue. Maybe that's the twist, I don't know... Or maybe the whole thing just went over my head.

What promise this film had and what a let down it was. I'm a moderate Democrat but this touchy feely brand of Hollywood Liberalism just makes it a low quality movie. The main character is a survivalist. He has solar panels to be independent of the grid. He has preserved food and medicine.Seriously don't you think that someone who is prepared for the sh** to hit the fan would be armed to the teeth. Instead he loudly complains about someone who brings a loaded gun into his house.You Hollywood Liberals would disarm us while the Republicans turn us into a third world country.