Dark City is/was one of my favorite films of all time. I've watched it over 1000+ times; listened to the soundtrack; read the scripts; and truly love the world it built. I see a lot of the same themes found in Solaris, and even Sunshine that really resonate around love, loss, fear, along with hope. The ending of Dark City in my mind is a perfect ending that gives you just enough closure, and hope it wraps up the core theme perfectly.
@@johnstrawb3521 I've not heard of Dark City being based on a TV series, as it was an original screenplay by Alex Proyas and Dobbs. Any references or links you can provide would be helpful as I'd not heard this before.
Other Dystopian Sci-fi titles that I like include, snowpiercer, robocop, daybreakers, silent running, and code46 Let me know what's your fav! Want to support my channel, please go to www.patreon.com/user?u=5540784 Cheers!
Daybreakers I liked very much, partly because I myself am a nocturnal creature... Also great description of the madness with dwindling resources and so on. Sadly, towards the end got diluted. Silent Running also very good, madness comes in many forms. Robocop is Robocop and corporatewhorism. Snowpiercer... I have divided feelings about that. Most telling about it was the plan (did it happen?) dumping down for american audiences, who would be bored with too much thinking or something, as some film mogul stated. Have to get back on Code46...
Hey mister hyper! I found your channel yesterday, and as a HUGE scifi geek i adore your videos, they are comprised of 70% of my favorite movies and 30% new ones. I love it! :D keep up the good work bro!
@@morgoroth666dlp It's about an ex-cop now dealing in illegal tech that records immersive VR of people's experiences/feelings/memories. He comes across a recording of a murder and is plunged into a huge international conspiracy as he tries to stay alive in the backdrop of pre-millennium chaos. Check IMDB for more info.
'The long walk' of decrepit old judges out into the wastelands to help the needy or just die , the Eskimo used to just leave their old folk out on ice . . better for all parties I dare say & a quietly 'just' judgement , the Judge Dredd comic's were the shit when they first came out (a while back) & was not surprised when they were 'noted' & movies made from them
Soylent Green must be the most spoiled movie ever. I'm talking about the ratio of people who know what soylent green is vs the people who have seen the movie. Also, seems to have inspired Cloud Atlas quite a bit.
This video seemed to miss that THX 1138 was George Lucas's first feature film, and based on a short he made at USC called "Electronic Labyrinth". Every movie Lucas has made since has references going back to THX 1138 - a license plate in "Corvette Summer", the "THX" sound system developed for "Star Wars", and also the line "Prisoner transfer from cell block 1138" in the movie, and the list goes on and on.
Serenity, in my opinion, is an almost perfect film. One of the reasons is that the cast and crew loved working together and each member of the cast were perfectly chosen for the role they played. Combine that with an excellent script, fantastic visual effects and Josh Weedon, the result is perfection; or as close as you can get it this world.
One of the best dystopian stories is a Home, a 60s TV play about overpopulation. Nine people live in a high tech room. On the wall are scribbled the generations of names of people who lived in that room in years past. They virtually ONLY know of themselves. But there are supposedly billions of other rooms like theirs. It was an excellent story.
I'm glad to see Dark City here and surprised to see Dredd. Dredd is a good movie that kind of fit in but not at the expense of a movie like 1984 or A Clockwork Orange. I'm a big Joss Whedon fan and I love Serenity but on the Dystopia scale it is in the neighborhood of Star Wars. Even Starship Trooper is more dystopian. But on the whole, including other sci-fi themed videos you've done, I like that you show that the sci-fi genre is more than action movies with ray guns.
Great list, I love 70's Sci-Fi. You didn't mention that the THX 1138 clips you included are from the Lucas remastered version (actually improved the film).
Don't always like movie lists that say they are must see movies, etc. but this one is perfect. I've enjoyed every last one of these choices. There's something absolutely appealing about Dystopian worlds.
battle royale is a good movie, but the manga it's based on is one of the if not the best manga ever made. You really get into the tortured psychology of each character, you feel every death and the characters you hate will make you cry. It's an amazing piece of writting
Two GLARING omissions - ‘A Clockwork Orange’ and ‘Metropolis’. Any serious list of dystopian films must include these masterpieces. The impact and influence of these two works on the genre is simply too great to be ignored.
It's not a top 10, its just suggested movies to watch- Back when I made these vids, I didn't really make that clear. That and ofc I would put both in different lists.
I realy liked your selection as you missed out the big blockbusters and put some interesting below the radar movies. Only watched Equilibrium and spoted some of the rest. Realy great choice.
Good choices, I would like to add some extras. Mad Max (any of the four movies will do), Rollerball (the original, not the remake), Planet of the Apes, The Omega Man, A Boy and his Dog, Children of Men, and I also enjoyed The Road.
One film I'd add to this list is the little seen 1990 film "Hardware" that used to show up on Cinemax at 2 in the morning from time to time throughout the early 90's.
I'm going to be honest your one of the best list UA-camrs I've seen. You come across as educated, but not boring and give your opinion without overly praising the movie. I think you have a chance to make it big on youtube. Keep up the good work!
Wow thanks Darren, I really appreciate the support. I'm working on a bit of horror next.. some more sci-fi and comedy will be coming up in the near future. I can think of loads of underrated comedies.. but humour is extremely subjective, hence why I haven't really touched it yet.
Humor is subjective but have also some sub-genres, And as always there are good and bad films in every sub-genre. I would really like to see your list of parodies.
lol you get how stupid that is you give your opinion with out being biased you do get he is being biased just by giving and saying these are his top choices , also a fact it is impossible to do anything with out being Bias the only way is if you were borne with out emotions at all . every choice in life we make has bias in there it is one of the basics of learning to be a therapist now days .
The king of all dystopian films was left out - "1984", and I'm not sure why. Having been made three times - 1954, 1956, and 1984 - with the 4th starring Chris Hemsworth as Winston Smith, a strange choice for sure. The 1956 Edmond O'Brien version stands toe to toe with the John Hurt 1984 remake.
I certainly agree with your first two choices: "Dark City" and "Dredd" are excellent. I'm not sure if "Dark City" qualifies as dystopian, but that is a minor quibble. The rest are good picks, too. If you want to do a secondary follow-up video of eight more flicks, you may want to consider "Bladerunner," "1984," "Idiocracy," either one of the "Total Recall" movies and "Snowpiercer." Though 'Snowpiercer" went off the tracks in the final ten or fifteen minutes of the movie, up to that point, it was great.
Really like your lists, will be checking out the ones I haven't seen seen, I thought Dredd was really underrated too, it's shame that the good remakes/reboots and sequels get lost in all the crap! If you do a sci-fi TV list you should include Black Mirror!
I really like this series. Have you ever thought about doing ones on fantasy and its sub-genres? Also I see you did slasher flick horror(which I am not a fan of), but are you doing any other sub-genres of horror?
Jim Habash, loved that movie too. Natalie Wood was seriously hot, and I think her hubby killed her and it was covered up, ha!! Sorry getting all conspiracy theory, lol!!
+ Rupoe "Dark City" is a Sci-Fi film that I have recommended to everyone, and everyone who has actually watched it has thought it was great. Some of them have watched it over and over again. "Dredd" is another one on this video list that should not be missed. Though not as good as these two, "The 13th Floor" is a movie that I have told people about, and, again, those who have watched have truly liked it.
Dredd is terrific film mainly because of the relationship between Dredd & Anderson. You care about these people. And as the movie progresses, they care more & more about each other as well.
The one huge thing that Bradbury got wrong in 451 was assuming that books would be the only method of "books" in a future world. Though published in 1953, computers and mass storage were already in the news.
+Ruby Hypatia hunger game? Creepy? Bitch please! that movie is a rip off and feminist as fuck, stupid feminists and political correctness trying to manipulate us by media, making the world a Gayish place!
Definitely Dark City, I've been hearing about it for a while now, this list just reminded me to watch it. Watched your 'Hard Sci-Fi' and 'Cyberpunk' lists earlier. Pretty good too, they were a great source of indications for my "to watch" list.
Of course there are always great movies that won´t come to mind just in a moment... Equilibrium I also rated high + there´s sideshow for me being toxicology and pharmacology professional. Children of Men also very nice, actually these all are very good choices, Soylent Green pure legend, Battle Royale so twisted... Serenity and then Firefly, obviously too good for it was cancelled. Dredd very entertaining, Dark City quite different, but sort of haunting. THX1138 (how many new versions of it´s been made?) is in near future, as probably is Fahrenheit 451, which I first read (in Finnish translation) when I was about 12yo, as movie I was little disappointed, but that doesn´t make it the least less important and necessary to see/read.
I agree, Dredd is a fantastic movie. Completely took me by surprise for just how brilliant it is, awesome visuals, great dialogue and brilliant action.
Normally, 'director's cuts' are either extremely minor changes that seem meaningless, or there was a good reason the edits were made. That said, Dark City has a phenomenal director's cut. It slows the movie down. It builds it like a noir detective story. There is no speech at the opening explaining things. I must say, I think it is an altogether better film this way - although the original is more digestible for those not really into the mystery style of film.
When I'm in high school my homeroom teacher let our class watch battle royal together and let our table number match the student number in the movie and see who die who live and I'm the first one that dies...................good time
Cyborg should be on the list. It had Van Damme kicking some ass, and the bad guy was the creepiest most badass villian ever! Hell, all the characters were named after guitars! How awesome is that!?
Seen about half this list already, funny thing is that THX 1138 and Equilibrium are both ones I watched on a whim (showed up in my feed). THX was okay to me, interesting concept about what could happen in the future. Equilibrium is definitely a re-watchable film. Dredd and Serenity as also some favorites of mine.
What about Rollerball, the 1970s original with James Caan? That's outstanding. And so are Gattaca, Brazil and Blade Runner (I mean, Blade Runner is one of the best films ever made)
Before you watch Serenity, be sure to watch the entire Firefly series, it’s only one season. Available at your local used video store for about ten bucks, or new online for slightly more. Serenity contains plot elements that definitely belong at the end of the story.
The best way to watch THX 1138 is to dig around and see if you can find the laser disc version, this is the definitive original cut and is a work of art. The directors cut suffers from Lucas's 'if it ain't broke I'll ruin it anyway' meddling and as a result loses something over the original theatrical release and becomes a far inferior experience. Way to go George.
I think equilibrium is underrated because it was released near the Matrix trilogy and on the surface it might look similar. Same for "The Changeling" and "The Shining"
Refreshing to see a list of Dystopian Sci Fi movies that do NOT include Blade Runner :P Don't get me wrong, BR is amazing and one of my absolute favorites, but there might be so many other great ones out there :)
I keep watching these vids in a desperate attempt to find a sci-fi movie I haven't seen already. The struggle is real!
Have you seen "Das Millionenspiel" yet?
I totally feel you. I recommend the TV show Altered Carbon on Netflix. It's not a movie but it's something you haven't watched yet.
Gattaca, Brazil, Blade Runner, Logan's Run, AI and, of course, 1984!
Totally agree with you, he missed the best ones!
children of men,
snowpiercer,
mad max franchise,
starship troopers,
the road,
the book of eli,
total recall (sort've)
I like his recommendations 'cause they're not the most famous ones that everyone knows.
"A Clockwork Orange", possibly the best dystopian movie out there...
+Jordan TRusso Most of those are plain old post-apocalyptic! Children of men is one of those amazing, perfect movies.
Dark City is/was one of my favorite films of all time. I've watched it over 1000+ times; listened to the soundtrack; read the scripts; and truly love the world it built. I see a lot of the same themes found in Solaris, and even Sunshine that really resonate around love, loss, fear, along with hope. The ending of Dark City in my mind is a perfect ending that gives you just enough closure, and hope it wraps up the core theme perfectly.
If you love Dark City, you'll almost certainly like, if not love Serenity, and the tv series it's based on.
@@johnstrawb3521 I've not heard of Dark City being based on a TV series, as it was an original screenplay by Alex Proyas and Dobbs. Any references or links you can provide would be helpful as I'd not heard this before.
Other Dystopian Sci-fi titles that I like include, snowpiercer, robocop, daybreakers, silent running, and code46 Let me know what's your fav! Want to support my channel, please go to www.patreon.com/user?u=5540784 Cheers!
HyperDrive
Does Idiocracy count as a sci fi dystopia?
How about Matrix? :3
Do you think Logan's Run classifies as one?
Daybreakers I liked very much, partly because I myself am a nocturnal creature... Also great description of the madness with dwindling resources and so on. Sadly, towards the end got diluted.
Silent Running also very good, madness comes in many forms. Robocop is Robocop and corporatewhorism. Snowpiercer... I have divided feelings about that. Most telling about it was the plan (did it happen?) dumping down for american audiences, who would be bored with too much thinking or something, as some film mogul stated.
Have to get back on Code46...
HyperDrive, you forgot an iconc classic: Logans Run
You showed a small clip of it but dont Mention it.
We are already living in a corporate dystopia.
we live in a society
trufax
Rollerball (1975)
brexit has made that obvious to any thinking person,
Brazil, Gattaca, Ready Player One
I think Cloud Atlas, Metropolis and 12 Monkeys are amazing dystopian films too. I loved this list btw! Need to see Dark City now tho. Amazing work!
Yes, you definitely should watch Dark City.
Dark City is one of my favorite films of all time. The special effects still hold up despite its age. Such a great story!
weird film. what was it all about?
Great movie! I feel like The Matrix ripped it off.
*Thanks for making such awesome lists man, you've introduced me to some really interesting films & expanded my knowledge of genre*
you are very welcome.
Hey mister hyper! I found your channel yesterday, and as a HUGE scifi geek i adore your videos, they are comprised of 70% of my favorite movies and 30% new ones. I love it! :D
keep up the good work bro!
"Strange Days"... Really underrated film. Highly recommended.
What's the film about?
@@morgoroth666dlp It's about an ex-cop now dealing in illegal tech that records immersive VR of people's experiences/feelings/memories. He comes across a recording of a murder and is plunged into a huge international conspiracy as he tries to stay alive in the backdrop of pre-millennium chaos.
Check IMDB for more info.
@@morgoroth666dlp it is an amazing film. super tight plot
Amazing film. One of my favorites. Not sure its dystopian though?
@@the_mighty_bearcat Cyberpunk, at least.
dredd is the most underrated movie ever I watched it 46 times. must watch
indeed, so much better than that shitty one with stallone... and i like stallone...
@imbatman: Dredd ... Olivia Thirlby is so freakin' sexy in this movie ...
Great movie
Let's have another
'The long walk' of decrepit old judges out into the wastelands to help the needy or just die , the Eskimo used to just leave their old folk out on ice . . better for all parties I dare say & a quietly 'just' judgement , the Judge Dredd comic's were the shit when they first came out (a while back) & was not surprised when they were 'noted' & movies made from them
"Josh Wheeldon" ? OK, whatever. Good list, surprised you left out Children of Men, but happy to see Serenity there.
I won't lie.. I keep going to say Josh.. Joss is a strange name (to me at least)
HyperDrive
Josh Wheelman is one of my favorites. He created shows like Bluffy the Card Slinger.
Apparently these people can't read. They never get his name right.
"these people" lol
ixtl guul children of men sucks
Equilibrium!!!
Keep making great content. I love hearing your perspective on all the films you discuss. :D
Soylent Green must be the most spoiled movie ever. I'm talking about the ratio of people who know what soylent green is vs the people who have seen the movie.
Also, seems to have inspired Cloud Atlas quite a bit.
It wasn't spoiled here, though. I was just waiting for the bang, when, on to the next. Brilliant.
he called the food mysterious.
he should have said, Government provided nutrition
or something like that
++ True! & when you consider the surprise ending wasn't even present in the source material by Harry Harrison... that's a pretty impressive twist!
Joeri Marcelis. SOYLENT GREEN IS MADE OF PEOPLE !!!
The book Make Room Make Room was such a nice crime novel that really nailed a lot of the social concerns we have in the 21st century.
When I want dystopian I just watch the news.
I love the colors and the miniatures you r using. Great work
This video seemed to miss that THX 1138 was George Lucas's first feature film, and based on a short he made at USC called "Electronic Labyrinth". Every movie Lucas has made since has references going back to THX 1138 - a license plate in "Corvette Summer", the "THX" sound system developed for "Star Wars", and also the line "Prisoner transfer from cell block 1138" in the movie, and the list goes on and on.
I wonder how Alex Proyas went from directing Dark City to Gods of Egypt...still can't quite get my head around that one...great list!
Good point, maybe he thought.. I'll make a movie that is the exact opposite to DC in every way.
He also did The Crow.
Well done!!! Thanks! Keep up the awesome and amazing work
Serenity, in my opinion, is an almost perfect film. One of the reasons is that the cast and crew loved working together and each member of the cast were perfectly chosen for the role they played. Combine that with an excellent script, fantastic visual effects and Josh Weedon, the result is perfection; or as close as you can get it this world.
One of the best dystopian stories is a Home, a 60s TV play about overpopulation. Nine people live in a high tech room. On the wall are scribbled the generations of names of people who lived in that room in years past. They virtually ONLY know of themselves. But there are supposedly billions of other rooms like theirs. It was an excellent story.
thanks, although I've seen most if the dystopian movies mentioned here, I am always interested in new ones missed, good review, Peacep
Wow! Dark City right from the start. That gets you a thumbs up from me
I'm glad to see Dark City here and surprised to see Dredd. Dredd is a good movie that kind of fit in but not at the expense of a movie like 1984 or A Clockwork Orange. I'm a big Joss Whedon fan and I love Serenity but on the Dystopia scale it is in the neighborhood of Star Wars. Even Starship Trooper is more dystopian.
But on the whole, including other sci-fi themed videos you've done, I like that you show that the sci-fi genre is more than action movies with ray guns.
Good selectio. A couple I haven't seen and will definitely check out.
btw love almost every genre recommendations that you've posted
Great list, I love 70's Sci-Fi. You didn't mention that the THX 1138 clips you included are from the Lucas remastered version (actually improved the film).
that is a good point, I usually try to hint at the extra editions or directors cut.. but alas.. I forgot!
Dark City, Equilibrium, A Scanner Darkly, 1984, THX 1138, Snowpiercer, Soylent Green, Gattaca, The Island, Mad Max Fury Road, etc...
Don't always like movie lists that say they are must see movies, etc. but this one is perfect. I've enjoyed every last one of these choices. There's something absolutely appealing about Dystopian worlds.
judge dredd comics were responsible for many of my core, childhood nightmares. eventually came dark city so I had adult nightmares from then on.
battle royale is a good movie, but the manga it's based on is one of the if not the best manga ever made. You really get into the tortured psychology of each character, you feel every death and the characters you hate will make you cry. It's an amazing piece of writting
The fact that you have Dark City and Dredd on this list speaks to your credibility.
Two GLARING omissions - ‘A Clockwork Orange’ and ‘Metropolis’. Any serious list of dystopian films must include these masterpieces. The impact and influence of these two works on the genre is simply too great to be ignored.
It's not a top 10, its just suggested movies to watch- Back when I made these vids, I didn't really make that clear. That and ofc I would put both in different lists.
Gonna catch a few of these.
Thanks!
One for you: Brazil. Also, you teased Logan's Run but didn't feature it.
(cool end bumper music,too)
I realy liked your selection as you missed out the big blockbusters and put some interesting below the radar movies. Only watched Equilibrium and spoted some of the rest. Realy great choice.
Nice find! Subed
Good choices, I would like to add some extras. Mad Max (any of the four movies will do), Rollerball (the original, not the remake), Planet of the Apes, The Omega Man, A Boy and his Dog, Children of Men, and I also enjoyed The Road.
One film I'd add to this list is the little seen 1990 film "Hardware" that used to show up on Cinemax at 2 in the morning from time to time throughout the early 90's.
I'm going to be honest your one of the best list UA-camrs I've seen. You come across as educated, but not boring and give your opinion without overly praising the movie. I think you have a chance to make it big on youtube. Keep up the good work!
Also, have you ever considered doing a list on the comedy genre?
it's a bit too big of a genre for that I think. But I'd love to see any list from this channel
Wow thanks Darren, I really appreciate the support. I'm working on a bit of horror next.. some more sci-fi and comedy will be coming up in the near future. I can think of loads of underrated comedies.. but humour is extremely subjective, hence why I haven't really touched it yet.
Humor is subjective but have also some sub-genres, And as always there are good and bad films in every sub-genre. I would really like to see your list of parodies.
lol you get how stupid that is you give your opinion with out being biased you do get he is being biased just by giving and saying these are his top choices , also a fact it is impossible to do anything with out being Bias the only way is if you were borne with out emotions at all . every choice in life we make has bias in there it is one of the basics of learning to be a therapist now days .
The king of all dystopian films was left out - "1984", and I'm not sure why. Having been made three times - 1954, 1956, and 1984 - with the 4th starring Chris Hemsworth as Winston Smith, a strange choice for sure. The 1956 Edmond O'Brien version stands toe to toe with the John Hurt 1984 remake.
Brave New World as well
I certainly agree with your first two choices: "Dark City" and "Dredd" are excellent. I'm not sure if "Dark City" qualifies as dystopian, but that is a minor quibble. The rest are good picks, too. If you want to do a secondary follow-up video of eight more flicks, you may want to consider "Bladerunner," "1984," "Idiocracy," either one of the "Total Recall" movies and "Snowpiercer." Though 'Snowpiercer" went off the tracks in the final ten or fifteen minutes of the movie, up to that point, it was great.
I must say. Really nice films you show there. I actually didnt know about some of those films. I like it!
A couple I haven't seen but a nice selection overall! :)
And oh Firefly! :)
Such great choices. Even the dystopian B movies are a fun watch. Another great list. Thanks.
Dredd was soooo underrated. I love that movie. Karl Urban is a damn fine actor too, he needs to get more roles!
Great video!
Really like your lists, will be checking out the ones I haven't seen seen, I thought Dredd was really underrated too, it's shame that the good remakes/reboots and sequels get lost in all the crap! If you do a sci-fi TV list you should include Black Mirror!
Judge Dredd is based on Dirty Harry, and he lived at Rowdy Yates block in the comics, both Clint Eastwood roles.
Like what you did here not hammering the same old movies Buzzfeed puts in their lists. good work
I really like this series. Have you ever thought about doing ones on fantasy and its sub-genres? Also I see you did slasher flick horror(which I am not a fan of), but are you doing any other sub-genres of horror?
Thanks for the Logan's Run shout out, runner!
Dredd is defnitely in my top 10. I always mention it to see how people react. if they hated it, I know we don't have the same taste in movies.
I clicked because I thought it said “B movies” not “8 movies”, but I am glad I did. This is a nice combo of films I didn’t expect.
great recommendations!
Dark City is criminally overlooked.
I absolutely love every film on this list. Well done!
Loved the video. Yes, Equilibrium is an extremely enjoyable movie. thanks for recommending it to me.
I always like brainstorm with Christopher walken, and natalie wood in her last movie (during which she died) - if it could be considered sci fi dist.
Jim Habash, loved that movie too. Natalie Wood was seriously hot, and I think her hubby killed her and it was covered up, ha!! Sorry getting all conspiracy theory, lol!!
Wow! How have I never seen "Dark City"? First thing I'm doing when I get home. Thanks for the list!
np
Dark City is like The Matrix but told in a totally different way and with totally different aesthetics.
+ Rupoe
"Dark City" is a Sci-Fi film that I have recommended to everyone, and everyone who has actually watched it has thought it was great. Some of them have watched it over and over again. "Dredd" is another one on this video list that should not be missed. Though not as good as these two, "The 13th Floor" is a movie that I have told people about, and, again, those who have watched have truly liked it.
In every aspect "Dark City" is sooooo much better than "The Matrix".
Dredd is terrific film mainly because of the relationship between Dredd & Anderson. You care about these people. And as the movie progresses, they care more & more about each other as well.
Fantastic picks alternating between classics and cult classics. Beautiful list.
6:53 "It's filled with Jush Wildun's witty dialog". Yes, Jssh Wldin is one of my favorite directors.
The one huge thing that Bradbury got wrong in 451 was assuming that books would be the only method of "books" in a future world. Though published in 1953, computers and mass storage were already in the news.
Just checked out Dark City. Very cool, very wierd. Thanks for the recommendation.
well done. all good films. and i think Joyexer is right about Strange Days, would be a great addition to this
Some omissions I'd like to have seen there, but a good list none the less!
Good list!
Cheers
Battle Royale is superb
+Ruby Hypatia hunger game? Creepy? Bitch please! that movie is a rip off and feminist as fuck, stupid feminists and political correctness trying to manipulate us by media, making the world a Gayish place!
Or, as it's known in France, Battle with Cheese.
Who in the hell doesn't like this movie
Great vids, great lists! Subbed earlier today.
Thanks for putting the list info in the description. It helps when compiling my "to watch" lists.
Thx for the sub + feedbk, what movie you thinking of watching 1st?
Definitely Dark City, I've been hearing about it for a while now, this list just reminded me to watch it.
Watched your 'Hard Sci-Fi' and 'Cyberpunk' lists earlier. Pretty good too, they were a great source of indications for my "to watch" list.
Cool, good to know! Yeah Dark City is an interesting one, I didn't like it on my 1st time of viewing, but now I really like it.
Fine take my SUB all your sci-fi videos make me happy even if I don't watch them I like to find new to me stuff.
Do Sci-Fi "Utopia" movies exist? And, if so, can we get a list of those? Love this channel.
I've been looking into it- If i combine Anime, Tv + cinema.. I think I could pull off a list.
I love dark city, I used to have that movie on VHS back in the day.
I THOUGHT that was from Serenity. Also good to see Dark City here.
Yes, Josh Wheldon's sci-fi classic Serenity is my favorite
Of course there are always great movies that won´t come to mind just in a moment... Equilibrium I also rated high + there´s sideshow for me being toxicology and pharmacology professional. Children of Men also very nice, actually these all are very good choices, Soylent Green pure legend, Battle Royale so twisted... Serenity and then Firefly, obviously too good for it was cancelled.
Dredd very entertaining, Dark City quite different, but sort of haunting. THX1138 (how many new versions of it´s been made?) is in near future, as probably is Fahrenheit 451, which I first read (in Finnish translation) when I was about 12yo, as movie I was little disappointed, but that doesn´t make it the least less important and necessary to see/read.
I agree, Dredd is a fantastic movie. Completely took me by surprise for just how brilliant it is, awesome visuals, great dialogue and brilliant action.
Normally, 'director's cuts' are either extremely minor changes that seem meaningless, or there was a good reason the edits were made.
That said, Dark City has a phenomenal director's cut. It slows the movie down. It builds it like a noir detective story. There is no speech at the opening explaining things. I must say, I think it is an altogether better film this way - although the original is more digestible for those not really into the mystery style of film.
Dark City!!!
Sleep... now!
HE CAN TUNE!
*SHUT IT DOWN!!!!*
@@brianknapp6215or or make him an oberstgruppenfurrer
The movie Soylent Green was based on the novel Make Room Make Room.
watched 2 on the list.. going to watch the others.. thanks 😊
Damn, you have good taste in sci fi cinema!
Equilibrium is great. Glad it’s on the list.
When I'm in high school my homeroom teacher let our class watch battle royal together and let our table number match the student number in the movie and see who die who live and I'm the first one that dies...................good time
Nice choices. 'Serenity' is an underrated classic. Loved 'Dredd' as well.
How about 'They Live'?
They live is a good one, saving that for another video.
Cyborg should be on the list. It had Van Damme kicking some ass, and the bad guy was the creepiest most badass villian ever! Hell, all the characters were named after guitars! How awesome is that!?
Seen about half this list already, funny thing is that THX 1138 and Equilibrium are both ones I watched on a whim (showed up in my feed). THX was okay to me, interesting concept about what could happen in the future. Equilibrium is definitely a re-watchable film.
Dredd and Serenity as also some favorites of mine.
What about Rollerball, the 1970s original with James Caan? That's outstanding. And so are Gattaca, Brazil and Blade Runner (I mean, Blade Runner is one of the best films ever made)
SERENITY!
Also, could you do a dystopian sci fi from 2000-onwards list?
in the future, yes
Hey, I just wanted to say thank you - because of this list I discovered Firefly...and yeah, it was aaaaawesoooome :D
Dam I've seen most of this stuff and the other nominations too. I must be a fan
Before you watch Serenity, be sure to watch the entire Firefly series, it’s only one season. Available at your local used video store for about ten bucks, or new online for slightly more. Serenity contains plot elements that definitely belong at the end of the story.
I think it's clear this video needs a Part 2 (& maybe a part 3 - there are so many good dystopian science fiction films).
The best way to watch THX 1138 is to dig around and see if you can find the laser disc version, this is the definitive original cut and is a work of art. The directors cut suffers from Lucas's 'if it ain't broke I'll ruin it anyway' meddling and as a result loses something over the original theatrical release and becomes a far inferior experience.
Way to go George.
Thanks. Really interesting
The credits being spoken in Fahrenheit 451 was symbolic. No reading.
Oh yes, that's what makes it so cool- but still strange.. especially if you have no clue what the movie is about.
I think equilibrium is underrated because it was released near the Matrix trilogy and on the surface it might look similar.
Same for "The Changeling" and "The Shining"
Dammit, seen all of them...thought i would discover more >_
dredd and dark city are defiantly underraited films. love both movies
Refreshing to see a list of Dystopian Sci Fi movies that do NOT include Blade Runner :P
Don't get me wrong, BR is amazing and one of my absolute favorites, but there might be so many other great ones out there :)