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Let's hear it for tragically underrated sci-fi flicks
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KrymynalChylde
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Actually a Farenheit 451 rip off. Totally killed the movie for me.
Funky Papa
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sooperkool
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One of my favourite space-set flicks ever. It pertains to a rare generation of similar movies that never get enough praise. I also loved The Black Hole, even if it's RIDDEN with problems.
http://youtu.be/qzUJJKDa558
Maximillian scared the bejeezus out of me.
I saw this in the theater as a kid, B.O.B was cool.
SteveWinwood
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I'm not sure but I think they used the same terminology in this film as they did in the Matrix. Wasn't the phrase, "jacking in" used.
Sadly, I don't think Keanu Reeves is going to be in any major blockbuster films in the recent future. And the Wachowskis are not going to have him in Cloud Atlas.
TheKaeptain
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JGS wins this thread.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
This is a good one, lots of awesome memorable lines.
Maybe if David Lynch actually attempted following the book in the second half of the film, it would be more respected. That's not the only problem, but it certainly would help.
Guerrillas in the Mist
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Event Horizon
This too. If the writing and directing was a tiny bit better, it'd be one of my favourite sci-fi films. The biggest surprise is that Paul WS Anderson made it, and he went on to make Soldier and Resident Evil after this!
Zombie James
Banned
I've been wanting to watch Strange Days for a long time, never shows up on TV and not on (Canadian) Netflix.
SteveWinwood
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Yeah the yelling bs was crap, but overall it's still great. It just FEELS good.
I dunno if it's necessarily underrated, but nobody seems to talk about Linklater's fantastic adaptation of A Scanner Darkly. Beautiful film with fantastic performances from Robert Downey Jr. and Woody Harrelson.
I'll also agree with Primer and Solaris (not the shitty remake though).
Zardoz is great from a mst3k perspective but I couldn't recommend it to anyone in good conscience.
I'll also agree with Primer and Solaris (not the shitty remake though).
Zardoz is great from a mst3k perspective but I couldn't recommend it to anyone in good conscience.
sans_pants
avec_pénis
the inner monologues of terrible in that movie were just bad
way more
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Why would being a Farenheit 451 rip-off be a bad thing?
This movie is just High Noon set in space. But since the source material is good, the rip-off is similarly good.
More unknown than underrated, since everyone I know that has seen it loves it.
Fucking amazing how people don't know this one given the huge fucking cast alone.
Can anyone recall why it isn't so big? Was it just buried upon release?
SquiddyCracker
Banned
Mr. Nobody
It's a pretty amazing sci-fi movie that has yet to be released in theaters, it's only been up in a few movie festivals - which is a big shame considering that its the most expensive movie do date to come from Belgium.
revolverjgw
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Phase IV is underwatched, super stylish sci-fi and the only movie directed by Saul Bass, the dude that designed a lot of the most iconic posters and title sequences of the 50s and 60s. Definitely the coolest man vs ants movie
Movie is great.
Charlie Sheen IS Gordon Freeman in this movie
these are two cheesy good ones. i loved the 80s stuff.
I've been searching for this for a long time! THANK YOU! I saw this when I was a kid. I love it.
Starman.
The Last Starfighter
The Last Starfighter
Yeah the ending is pretty awesomeSo underrated that it should be a crime. If you can someday watch it with an audience, please do. That ending causes so much shock and aww, man... Love this flick.
Love this movie. Looks awesome visually, basically a neo-noir in that respect, and the premise is pretty neat. Quality cast as well, especially Kiefer Sutherland (dude is creepy in this) and William Hurt.
Came out two months after Titanic, and was slaughtered by it like pretty much everything else at the box office. And a year after The Matrix came out (using some of the same sets as Dark City) and so it continued to get overshadowed. And in classic "overlooked at release sci-fi" style, the studio forced director Alex Proyas to include a lame explanatory voice over in the beginning because they were worried audiences wouldn't understand the film. Basically spoils part of the plot within the first five minutes.
Luckily, the director's cut fixes all those issues (and looks great).
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
If anything, Dark City is overrated.
Guerrillas in the Mist
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Why would being a Farenheit 451 rip-off be a bad thing?
This movie is just High Noon set in space. But since the source material is good, the rip-off is similarly good.
While it is essentially High Noon-in-space, it's really atmospheric and does the gritty sci-fi thing better than most movies, outside of classics like Alien and Blade Runner.
Plus, Sean fucking Connery.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381940/
Cargo
Really nails the sense of claustrophobia that space movies should have. That's one of the reasons I didn't like the remake of Solaris, because even though it was set on a remote space station, it didn't feel remote. It felt like no big deal to get there and no big deal to get home.
Cargo
Really nails the sense of claustrophobia that space movies should have. That's one of the reasons I didn't like the remake of Solaris, because even though it was set on a remote space station, it didn't feel remote. It felt like no big deal to get there and no big deal to get home.
way more
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Yeah, I undersold that. It has a setting as well developed as those two you've mentioned. Just a very real, authentic, space mining station.
no doubt.
i also just recalled, the original The Andromeda Strain is a REALLY good movie. It is almost timeless, because the set design is soooo good.
So good.
Holy. Shit. Is this true? On the Blu? I must see this...
This is on TCM right now but I'm catching it too late.no doubt.
i also just recalled, the original The Andromeda Strain is a REALLY good movie. It is almost timeless, because the set design is soooo good.
TheMan
Member
oh god, what in the holy hell was going through his mind with that shit? I feel exactly the same as you...SO MUCH PROMISE in the first 2/3 of that movie and it all gets shit away.
disappeared
Banned
It had its meh moments, but it had its great moments as well.
the scene where they make first contact was very, very well done.
plus it's got Ethan from LOST.
Own it.
More unknown than underrated, since everyone I know that has seen it loves it.
Own and love it too.
Gah, you're in my head! My replaying of Mass Effect and excitement for Mass Effect 3 has me in total sci-fi mode again. So I was definitely looking for something I havent seen before, so an unknown recommendation is always nice. Perhaps I'll check one of these out tonight.
Perhaps I'll finally watch Galaxy Quest asap since it's no doubt a much lighter mood than most suggestions here.
Perhaps I'll finally watch Galaxy Quest asap since it's no doubt a much lighter mood than most suggestions here.
KernelPanic
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I love this movie and I've never met anyone who likes it anywhere near as much as I do.
Still the greatest Director's Cut ever, I can't believe how much they butchered the film for the theatrical cut.
teruterubozu
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Some may not really consider it really true sci-fi, but it's one of my favorites.
disappeared
Banned
I remember the wonderful use of color. There were a few shots in particular that seemed like they were pulled out a dream.
Some may not really consider it really true sci-fi, but it's one of my favorites.
It's totally sci-fi, just not by normal standards.
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