Best sci-fi films from 00's!

tupan wrote: Eärendil wrote: tupan wrote: Pan's Labyrinth (Labirinto del Fauno) is a masterpiece, but it's fantasy. But it's a good idea for a fantasy poll! If you haven't seen The Devil's Backbone, I highly recommend it. It's less famous than Pan's Labyrinth, but I liked it even more. Many people is recommend me this movie for ages. I think I will rent the DVD this weekend!

Let me know what you think

And I guess you have the advantage of actually speaking Spanish.  My few years of high school Spanish doesn't exactly help much with it .  I'm fine with subtitles though.


Edited by Eärendil - July 01 2011 at 22:53

Er... I am Brazilian, I actually speak portuguese!

But all the movies I see on DVD or on the theaters, I see with subtitles. I prefer to hear the original voices.

tupan wrote: Ricochet wrote: harmonium.ro wrote: The six I've seen I can rate like this: Children of Men >> Inception > District 9 >>>> Donnie Darko > Equilibrium > V for Vendetta. I'll have to think if I remember something that's not in the poll, before I vote.  Other (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) should be your clear winner, I believe (probably mine too), although it depends how much sci-fi over romance and fantasy it is for you (or in general). I haven't seen this movie, but many people tell me it's great sci-fi (in the side of soft sci-fi, I think).

It's a great sentimental drama with one (just one, but highly effective) sci-fi idea.

I chose Other -> 2004's "Primer"

Kotro wrote: I chose Other -> 2004's "Primer"

Primer, unfortunately, was not released in Brazil!

harmonium.ro wrote: It's a great sentimental drama with one (just one, but highly effective) sci-fi idea.

I would not consider Eternal Sunshine a sci-fi movie at all even though the technology used in the film does not exist yet. Also, I thought it was terrible, but that's beside the point.

Dean wrote: Nice to see Sunshine doing well here (I voted for it last night but didn't comment), though all are films I would happily watch more than once (I haven't seen District 9 & Moon, bought them on DVD, haven't watched either yet).   also worthy of mention: A.I, Aeon Flux (well, maybe not), I, Robot, the conclusion of Matrix trilogy, Minority Report, the Star Trek reboot, Serenity, Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow, Solaris remake, Space Cowboys and Watchmen.

I, Robot is good, but in my opinion, not the best work from the director Alex Proyas (their best movie is Dark City).

A.I. is really excellent! Thank you for remember.

Space Cowboys is sci-fi?

Aeon Flux? I prefer the cartoon, but the movie is enjoyable...

Captain Sky is very nice! I hope the director could make a sequel!

Minority Report... yes, another movie that I forgot to add to the list... but for me A Scanner Darkly was a better adaptation from a Philip K. Dick work.

Dean wrote: Nice to see Sunshine doing well here (I voted for it last night but didn't comment), though all are films I would happily watch more than once (I haven't seen District 9 & Moon, bought them on DVD, haven't watched either yet).   also worthy of mention: A.I, Aeon Flux (well, maybe not), I, Robot, the conclusion of Matrix trilogy, Minority Report, the Star Trek reboot, Serenity, Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow, Solaris remake, Space Cowboys and Watchmen.

Speaking of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow...that's one of two movies I had whose disc mysteriously disappeared.  I still have the case, but the disc disappeared without a trace (along with Star Wars Ep. 2).  Mysterious...

I just watched A Scanner Darkly last night -- I really liked it Another Dick-lover here, by the way.  If I could, I'd like to turn Dr. Bloodmoney into a film. Anyway, the only other one I've seen from the list is V for Vendetta (seen that quite a few times -- bought the DVD) which I think very good, but still flawed. I won't vote having not seen many (I stopped watching movies and TV pretty much due to an eye condition, but I continued with using computers a lot...).

Not saying it's the best (been panned by quite a few) but my favourite, probably due to certain circumstances, would be a Japanese film trilogy called 20th Century Boys, which is based on a  manga-- the third part was released in 2010 so it actually doesn't count.  I watched the first two parts on a JAL flight, in 2009 I think, and don't like flying much anymore, so I appreciated the distraction all the more.  And then there was the anticipation of the third part yet to be released.


Edited by Logan - July 02 2011 at 12:44