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Post by felwood on Jun 25, 2017 11:57:23 GMT -5
It can be hard to make these lists when it is hard to determine which genre is the dominant one. My favourite syfy is Alien, but I am not sure if I favour it for its syfy or horror qualities.
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Post by v9733xa on Jun 25, 2017 12:07:38 GMT -5
It can be hard to make these lists when it is hard to determine which genre is the dominant one. My favourite syfy is Alien, but I am not sure if I favour it for its syfy or horror qualities. Definitely. But admittedly the reason Alien isn't on the list is because i've never seen it. :/ I feel like it'll be too scary and i just can't do horror films. In other words, you'll never see a horror list made from me because other than The Shining (and that one scarred - yes i mean scarred and not scared - me a little!), i haven't seen any of them. |
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Post by reggie on Jun 25, 2017 15:38:39 GMT -5
Snowpiercer fuck yeah totally forgot about it till now, will write down some of these for later His next film hits Netflix this week - Okja. |
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Post by tao on Jun 25, 2017 19:44:32 GMT -5
Snowpiercer fuck yeah totally forgot about it till now, will write down some of these for later His next film hits Netflix this week - Okja. I do enjoy the films of Bong Joon-Ho that I have seen (i.e. - Snowpiercer and The Host), and I have, but have yet to watch, another of his films called Mother. Another Korean director to check out is Park Chan-wook. His Vengeance trilogy is simply outstanding, at times disturbing and beautiful all in the same breath. South Korea seems to be an overlooked gem in the realm of world cinema. Keep an eye on them! |
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Post by killdavedead on Jun 25, 2017 19:58:39 GMT -5
Cool list, will have to check some of these out.
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Post by killdavedead on Jun 25, 2017 20:01:03 GMT -5
His next film hits Netflix this week - Okja. I do enjoy the films of Bong Joon-Ho that I have seen (i.e. - Snowpiercer and The Host), and I have, but have yet to watch, another of his films called Mother. Another Korean director to check out is Park Chan-wook. His Vengeance trilogy is simply outstanding, at times disturbing and beautiful all in the same breath. South Korea seems to be an overlooked gem in the realm of world cinema. Keep an eye on them! Agreed, South Korea have produced some of my favorite movies, definitely overlooked. |
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Post by reggie on Jun 25, 2017 22:18:11 GMT -5
His next film hits Netflix this week - Okja. I do enjoy the films of Bong Joon-Ho that I have seen (i.e. - Snowpiercer and The Host), and I have, but have yet to watch, another of his films called Mother. Another Korean director to check out is Park Chan-wook. His Vengeance trilogy is simply outstanding, at times disturbing and beautiful all in the same breath. South Korea seems to be an overlooked gem in the realm of world cinema. Keep an eye on them! While we're on the subject of Bong Joon-ho, you should watch Memories of Murder. It might be one of my favorite movies ever. |
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Post by troppo32 on Jun 26, 2017 0:32:59 GMT -5
Haven't checked out #10 & #9 so I might watch 'em this week. I completely understand that it's hard to pinpoint what exactly is a sci-fi film. They borrow elements from so many genres & this makes it hard to categorize them in a single genre. Here's a few personal favorites not on the list that include sci-fi elements: Sunshine Alien Ex Machina A Trip To The Moon (silent film from 1902) The Fifth Element Mad Max 2 Looper Another Earth (pretty good drama) The Martian Westworld Terminator 2 Super 8 The Fifth Element and Terminator 2 stiff to not be in the list |
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Post by reggie on Jul 4, 2017 22:20:59 GMT -5
Random side note: I just watched Carpenter's "Starman" and was pleasantly surprised.
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Post by stuartoxlade on Jul 5, 2017 8:17:35 GMT -5
District 9 guys - enough said...Unbelievably great sci-fi actioner
Others I'd recommend:
Inception
Wall-E
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Has elements of sci-fi)
Donnie Darko
Children of Men
Moon
Gravity
Rise and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Total Recall (Arnie one, not the shitty remake)
Source Code
Looper
Sunshine
I Origins
Starship Troopers
Super 8
Chronicle
Primer
Monsters
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Post by v9733xa on Jul 5, 2017 16:27:17 GMT -5
Others I'd recommend: Wall-E Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Has elements of sci-fi) I seriously considered both of those, in fact. I think i'll do an animated films list eventually, and certainly Wall-E will be there because it's excellent. I didn't know what to do about ESOTSM. It's a world class film, and just like you said it has scifi-ish elements. Maybe one week when i'm about done with all the categories i can think of, i'll just do a "best of the rest" list with other awesome indie/weird/whatever else movies i haven't put in a thread yet. |
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Post by stuartoxlade on Jul 6, 2017 3:37:16 GMT -5
Others I'd recommend: Wall-E Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Has elements of sci-fi) I seriously considered both of those, in fact. I think i'll do an animated films list eventually, and certainly Wall-E will be there because it's excellent. I didn't know what to do about ESOTSM. It's a world class film, and just like you said it has scifi-ish elements. Maybe one week when i'm about done with all the categories i can think of, i'll just do a "best of the rest" list with other awesome indie/weird/whatever else movies i haven't put in a thread yet. Yeah man - well up for contributing to an Indies list!! |
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Post by scottisironborn on Jul 19, 2017 11:16:26 GMT -5
Solid list  |
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Post by gunshy on Jul 20, 2017 1:14:14 GMT -5
Interesting list. I always recommend Dark City for any fans of the first Matrix, not quite sure I'd call it sci-fi though.
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Post by VulvodyniaSlam on Jul 25, 2017 18:43:08 GMT -5
More of these top 10s please!
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