Best SF film 2014: Snowpiercer v Under the Skin

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   Was just thinking about these films and remembered this poll, which I neglected to vote for before.  It actually got me to go see both of these films at the time, and I loved both of them.   There were quite a few SF films I liked from 2013/ 2014, but I would say that these two were particular favourites.

That said, I vote for Under the Skin, which I certainly don't think overrated.  It's one of the most visually stunning films that I've seen, found it poignant, moving and creepy, and I like the artiness.  Looking at Rotten Tomatoes I see that the general audience liked it much less than the critics (says something like 55 percent of the audience liked it).  It isn't a film that would appeal to mainstream audiences so much as it is quite a slow-moving arthouse kind of film.  It's the kind of film that I would recommend more to lovers of Tarkovsky's Solaris and Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey than people who are into, say, Star Wars or a lot of action-oriented SF.  I loved the imagery of the film, and while it didn't fare well at the box-office, I could see this becoming an enduring cult classic.  Snowpiercer also has cult-classic potential (RIP John Hurt).

I think that Under the Skin is one of those films that will be analyzed by many film studies students over the years.  I think that it's a true work of art.  Love it.

An animated prequel for Snowpiercer that some might find interesting who have seen the film:

Edited by Logan - April 20 2017 at 00:28

Poll Question: What was your favorite sci-fi movie of 2014?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Snowpiercer	1	[25.00%]
Under the Skin	1	[25.00%]
other	2	[50.00%]
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