It's still a sci-fi movie, no? All post-apocalyptic movies are science fiction.
You're also welcome to give your suggestions. 😄 These are the 2024 movies that I watched and thought fit the bill.
jbone
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- Alien Romulus - If you haven't already seen it.
- Dune Part 2 - You have to watch the first part if you haven't seen the newer Dune movies.
- Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga - I thought this was very good, even though it doesn't really include the eponymous Mad Max
Less mainstream stuff:
- The Platform 2 - People complain it's not as good as the first one, but I thought it was solid. You don't really need to watch the first one.
- Abigail - More of a horror, but has fantasy elements
- V/H/S/Beyond - Horror, but has scifi elements (more than the previous entries)
This actually makes me want to read the books even more.
I am curious why you don't think you'll read the second and third books.
For a second, I read that as remake of Fantastic Planet.
That would have been a plastic surgery disaster.
Good to hear. I might have to just go for it and start the novels, I will most probably end up watching the series anyways.
FWIW, the Lost World novel (on which the 2nd movie was based on) was solid. The movie was OK, but could have been much better.
One thing that bothers me about the Dune: Prophecy is that's is based on work by Brian Herbert.
As big fan of the Dune series, I was really excited when I found out there were more books written by by Herbert's son. But after reading one of them, I swore off on anything by Brain Herbert.
It was a competent novel, but the writing style and overall plot progression was bland and uninspired in comparison to the real Dune novels.
I thought S2E01 was decent. Definitely going to watch the rest of Season 2.
I enjoyed season 1 and I generally dislike the "streaming company does a series based on famous sci-fi author's work" format.
Debating whether to start reading the novels or watch the streaming series and then go through the novels.
This sounds like an interesting movie. Although I would hesitate to call it a documentary.
I can never say no to dystopian cyberpunk media.
For a second, I thought he was working on 1408, the horror movie with John Cusack based on a Stephan King story.
Some Japanese animation that may fit the bill:
- Dallos (1983) - A scifi/political OVA from the creator of Ghost in the Shell.
- Kite (1998) - Action/revenge movie. Includes porn scenes, but IMO this is not a typical "hentai" movie.
- Ninja Scroll (1993) - Action movie set in pre-Meiji era.
- Megazone 23 (1985 to 1989) - Series of scifi/cyberpunk movies. The concept and especially the first movie likely served as an inspiration for the Matrix series.
- Perfect Blue (1998) - An exploitation/thriller that IMO easily beats most Hollywood fare. Was originally supposed to a live-action movie, but they switched to animation because they couldn't get the budget for a live-action movie.
- Vampire Hunter D (1985) - Solid vampire themed action movie.
- Wicked City (1987) - Action/horror with gothic themes and nudity.
This is a very good track. 😎