New York, Destroyed 15 Different Ways
Dark Knight opens at midnight, and as the previews show, the city gets beat up pretty bad in the epic battle that ensues. New York is always getting destroyed over and over again in movies. Why? Because it looks awesome! Here are clips of the 15 best films featuring New York getting annihilated, curated by Nick McGlynn. (NYC Photoshop Hallucination By Richard Blakeley.)
A.I. - 2001
Armageddon - 1998
Category 7: The End of the World - 2005
Cloverfield - 2008
Deep Impact - 1998
Deluge - 1933
Gangs of New York - 2002
Godzilla - 1998
I am Legend - 2007
Independence Day - 1996
Meteor - 1979
Planet of the Apes - 1968
The Day After Tomorrow - 2004
War of the Worlds - 2005
When Worlds Collide - 1951