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agree, Dune for me was one, Inception being another. I liked Moon(small budget but excellent), interstellar was ok. And thats about it.

airstrike 3y ago
Moon was truly excellent
- bostik 3y ago
  Moon, Arrival and District 9. The last one would have been even better without the force-fed mecha segment, I think.
- onion2k 3y ago
  It was. It was released 15 years ago though.
erellsworth 3y ago
I'd put Everything Everywhere All at Once on that list, depending how you define sci-fi. One of the best films of the decade, in my opinion.
- mring33621 3y ago
  old lady matrix? I couldn't get into it...
- subsubzero 3y ago
  I really want to know why you liked it, reason I ask is I came into the movie wanting to love it and couldn't finish it(ended it half way). I just disliked it so much. For me: the story seemed so childish(like a middle schooler wrote it), the characters didn't seem quite interesting(I did like that the main character was an older lady as you do not see that typically in film), and the dialogue really corny. I know alot of people love it and am curious on what about it made it so entertaining.
  - johnla 3y ago
    For me, it resonated strongly with me because I"m a middle aged Asian American with immigrant parents and I have young kids. It hits me in a lot of levels emotionally. I get why someone who doesn't share my background not get it. Also, you kind of need to be in the mood for that type of humor.
  - erellsworth 3y ago
    For me, there's a lot more going on in this film in the subtext. It's a story about people struggling to find meaning and beauty in an absurd and often cruel world where everything is kinda going to shit. I also love a good martial arts movie, and Michelle Yeoh is awesome. The fight scenes are fantastic and hilarious. And finally, the film manages a big-budget feel while it cost somewhere between 14 and 25 million to make, which is nothing compared to the average blockbuster. Avengers Endgame, for example, cost over 300 million. I have a lot of appreciation for that sort of thing.
- justanotherjoe 3y ago
  I don't think that's sci-fi. The mythology is on the level of filthy frank omniverse tbh. Still, a good movie.
- cykros 3y ago
  SciFi TV and movies ALL depend how you define SciFi, as arguably most of what passes for it is more like fantasy or horror with the aesthetics of something ...sciencey. Good thing I like those genres too.
haunter 3y ago
Ones I liked are Arrival, Interstellar, Her, and Pacific Rim
- onion2k 3y ago
  Only Arrival and Interstellar were released in the last decade, and Interstellar only just. This is my point. The last decade has been a sci-fi wasteland.
  - Apocryphon 3y ago
    Plenty of good sci-fi, but mostly on TV. Still, you're also probably overlooking how common sci-fi films are. Like say, Ad Astra with Brad Pitt (2019). The Martian in 2015. Blade Runner 2049. And so on.
    - antisthenes 3y ago
      > Plenty of good sci-fi, but mostly on TV. Care to share? I can't name a single one besides 'The Expanse'.
      - Apocryphon 3y ago
        Andor, Severance, and Devs come to mind, even though they're different types of thrillers to some extent. Have heard good things about Station Eleven. Even on Apple TV+ alone there are plenty to choose from, though funnily enough the one I've been watching the most is not the critically-acclaimed For All Mankind, but climate disaster drama Extrapolations: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39543480 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39543480 Fired on Mars on MAX is a gem of an existential sci-fi dry comedy. Paper Girls on Amazon Prime has been cancelled, but it was a good time travel romp and comic book adaptation that wasn't a superhero one from the big two (it's an Image Comics title) It's not quite the '90s extravaganza in terms of television sci-fi, but with all of the demand for streaming content, the odds are good, even if the goods are often odd. There's been like, three different Star Trek shows now, plus a cartoon. Surely there's something to be found from that.

airstrike 3y ago

Moon was truly excellent

bostik 3y ago
Moon, Arrival and District 9. The last one would have been even better without the force-fed mecha segment, I think.
onion2k 3y ago
It was. It was released 15 years ago though.

erellsworth 3y ago

I'd put Everything Everywhere All at Once on that list, depending how you define sci-fi. One of the best films of the decade, in my opinion.

mring33621 3y ago
old lady matrix? I couldn't get into it...
subsubzero 3y ago
I really want to know why you liked it, reason I ask is I came into the movie wanting to love it and couldn't finish it(ended it half way). I just disliked it so much. For me: the story seemed so childish(like a middle schooler wrote it), the characters didn't seem quite interesting(I did like that the main character was an older lady as you do not see that typically in film), and the dialogue really corny. I know alot of people love it and am curious on what about it made it so entertaining.
- johnla 3y ago
  For me, it resonated strongly with me because I"m a middle aged Asian American with immigrant parents and I have young kids. It hits me in a lot of levels emotionally. I get why someone who doesn't share my background not get it. Also, you kind of need to be in the mood for that type of humor.
- erellsworth 3y ago
  For me, there's a lot more going on in this film in the subtext. It's a story about people struggling to find meaning and beauty in an absurd and often cruel world where everything is kinda going to shit. I also love a good martial arts movie, and Michelle Yeoh is awesome. The fight scenes are fantastic and hilarious. And finally, the film manages a big-budget feel while it cost somewhere between 14 and 25 million to make, which is nothing compared to the average blockbuster. Avengers Endgame, for example, cost over 300 million. I have a lot of appreciation for that sort of thing.
justanotherjoe 3y ago
I don't think that's sci-fi. The mythology is on the level of filthy frank omniverse tbh. Still, a good movie.
cykros 3y ago
SciFi TV and movies ALL depend how you define SciFi, as arguably most of what passes for it is more like fantasy or horror with the aesthetics of something ...sciencey. Good thing I like those genres too.

haunter 3y ago

Ones I liked are Arrival, Interstellar, Her, and Pacific Rim

onion2k 3y ago
Only Arrival and Interstellar were released in the last decade, and Interstellar only just. This is my point. The last decade has been a sci-fi wasteland.
- Apocryphon 3y ago
  Plenty of good sci-fi, but mostly on TV. Still, you're also probably overlooking how common sci-fi films are. Like say, Ad Astra with Brad Pitt (2019). The Martian in 2015. Blade Runner 2049. And so on.
  - antisthenes 3y ago
    > Plenty of good sci-fi, but mostly on TV. Care to share? I can't name a single one besides 'The Expanse'.
    - Apocryphon 3y ago
      Andor, Severance, and Devs come to mind, even though they're different types of thrillers to some extent. Have heard good things about Station Eleven. Even on Apple TV+ alone there are plenty to choose from, though funnily enough the one I've been watching the most is not the critically-acclaimed For All Mankind, but climate disaster drama Extrapolations: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39543480 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39543480 Fired on Mars on MAX is a gem of an existential sci-fi dry comedy. Paper Girls on Amazon Prime has been cancelled, but it was a good time travel romp and comic book adaptation that wasn't a superhero one from the big two (it's an Image Comics title) It's not quite the '90s extravaganza in terms of television sci-fi, but with all of the demand for streaming content, the odds are good, even if the goods are often odd. There's been like, three different Star Trek shows now, plus a cartoon. Surely there's something to be found from that.