Top ten underrated sf movies (I said I was in a posty mood!)

[sqbr]

Ten Truly Underrated Sci-Fi Movies via linkmachinego. Don't forget the follow up post at the bottom.

Those I've seen, all worth watching if you like sf:
Primer: Best movie time travel ever
Tron: Absolutely classic, also has amusing-in-retrospect Sheridan & Londo scene :)
Existenz: Kind of crap, imo, but still really interesting
Gattacca: Awesome, like Primer actually takes it's material seriously
Dark City: Really interesting and effective style, even if it didn't make sense in parts. Borderline fantasy.
Cypher: I found this a bit shallow under it's cleverness, and very much reminiscent of a book I read in primary school (I won't say which for spoiler reasons)
The Quiet Earth: Saw this at Swancon, very strange and slow but unique and interesting. Are there any other NZ sf films?

I've read the story of "A boy and his dog" and it was effectively creepy, don't think I'd like the film.

Added to Quickflix queue: "Enemy Mine", "Silent Running" and "Strange days".

You HAVE to watch the trailer for "Enemy Mine". I can see why it's considered one of the slashiest canons ever "Hatred..turns to love tolerance. Tolerance..turns to love friendship. Friendship..turns to love."

Also, I don't care what they say, it may be cheesy and shallow but I liked Equilibrium :P

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[leecetheartist.livejournal.com]

The Navigator. (Not the Flight of the Navigator which is the light and fluffy kid's flick)
Another one of the classic school of the New Zealand theatre of disquiet and disturbed.

Another under-watched movie is the Australian film "As Time Goes By". It's science fiction with Max Gillies portraying a very cool alien who has learned to speak English from radio and tv broadcasts. It has a wonderful soundtrack.

And classic quotes.

Irritated friend:"Sheryl!"
Zoned out hippy type "Hmmm---mm?"
Irritated friend "Ya foot's on fire!" (it is.)
Zoned out hippy type: "Ooh." *pause* "Which one?"

and

Three friends are driving along, in Beyond the Black stump territory:


Sheryll: "Have we reached the inland sea yet?!"
Irritated friend, driving "There hasn't BEEN an inland sea for 20000 years!"
Main character, rotating map. "Huh! Must be an old map!"


It really is a classic, and if you've ever spent any time in country towns in the outback, you'll find it doubly amusing.

[alias_sqbr]

Oh, I've heard of "The Navigator", good point.

Did you see the Woody Allen sf movie they had the trailer for? It's funny the stuff that's out there.

[ataxi.livejournal.com]

The Navigator is a really moving film, and also has one of the greatest shots I can think of in any movie, of a burning torch spinning end over end into a bottomless void. As a story it's a terrific fantasy.