Rottentomatoes:Ten Sci-Fi Flicks for the Thinking Man...and Woman - Blu-ray Forum

thedarkangel1975 · 01-09-2009, 07:57 PM

Children of Men is better than the Matrix. Sorry, that maybe Keanu's best role but he cannot hold a candle to Clive Owen

fighthefutureofhd · 01-09-2009, 08:02 PM

children of men was nowhere near as good as the matrix. no matter how good an actor clive owen is nothing changes the fact that children of men was boring and utterly depressing. too depressing for its own good.

Crim122 · 01-09-2009, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by fighthefutureofhd

children of men was nowhere near as good as the matrix. no matter how good an actor clive owen is nothing changes the fact that children of men was boring and utterly depressing. too depressing for its own good.

I did not find it depressing

fighthefutureofhd · 01-09-2009, 08:09 PM

i did. the only real hope you see it right at the end of the movie. the whole thing just really bums one out though. i don't mind a good thoughtful and intelligent movie, but i don't like leaving a theater feeling more miserable than when i came in. i got enough to feel miserable about without a movie making it worse. children of men is one of those movies where you have to watch some stupid comedy immediately after to balance things out.

Crim122 · 01-09-2009, 08:11 PM

I thought the ending was really uplifting :/

thedarkangel1975 · 01-09-2009, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by fighthefutureofhd

i did. the only real hope you see it right at the end of the movie. the whole thing just really bums one out though. i don't mind a good thoughtful and intelligent movie, but i don't like leaving a theater feeling more miserable than when i came in. i got enough to feel miserable about without a movie making it worse. children of men is one of those movies where you have to watch some stupid comedy immediately after to balance things out.

So if the movie does not have the "traditional" Hollywood happy ending then you hate the movie? The Matrix is a popcorn flick at its rawest form. It doesn't compare to the realism and thought provoking style of Children of Men.

I liked the original Matrix, but it can't hold a candle to the ten films on this list.

Crim122 · 01-09-2009, 10:17 PM

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So if the movie does not have the "traditional" Hollywood happy ending then you hate the movie? The Matrix is a popcorn flick at its rawest form. It doesn't compare to the realism and thought provoking style of Children of Men..

Thats your opinion

Jmills · 01-13-2009, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by fighthefutureofhd

i did. the only real hope you see it right at the end of the movie. the whole thing just really bums one out though. i don't mind a good thoughtful and intelligent movie, but i don't like leaving a theater feeling more miserable than when i came in. i got enough to feel miserable about without a movie making it worse. children of men is one of those movies where you have to watch some stupid comedy immediately after to balance things out.

Althought I don't mind "depressing" movies as I have what many would consider depressing in my collection, but like Crim122 said I found the ending more uplifting, like seeing light at the end of the tunnel. We don't know what happened to her though all we saw was that ship, so who knows what happens?

I honestly don't considerate it to be too sci-fi I just don't get that vibe from it, more like a grim depiction of what could happen years from now. The Matrix and Children of Men are completely different movies.

toef · 01-09-2009, 09:08 PM

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Sunshine is one of my favorite films, easily. I heard all the negative talk before how the ending was terrible. I remember watching it and kept waiting for something Godawful to happen... and nothing.

I loved it, but I can see why it's not on the list.

I didn't hear anything but praise for it before seeing it. I was really interested in the beginning, with the whole "re-ignite the sun" thing, regardless of how implausible that seemed, and then learning about the first Icarus ship. But then somewhere around the time they found the Icarus, I think the movie just fell apart for me.

It probably didn't help that I'd recently rewatched 2001:ASO for the who-knows-how-many'th time, a few days before watching Sunshine.

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children of men was nowhere near as good as the matrix. no matter how good an actor clive owen is nothing changes the fact that children of men was boring and utterly depressing. too depressing for its own good.

This isn't sci-fi related, but... stay away from The Wrestler then.

arrow61095 · 01-09-2009, 09:38 PM

How was Donnie Darko not included?

It made me think a lot more than Children of Men did.

Col. Zombie · 01-09-2009, 10:07 PM

Well, that list could have been longer. Surely there are more than 10 "Thinking man's sci-Fi movies." Oh well, I have four out of the five. That's not too bad.

Gremal · 01-10-2009, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by thedarkangel1975

Children of Men is better than the Matrix. Sorry, that maybe Keanu's best role but he cannot hold a candle to Clive Owen

Believe me, I'm no fan of Keanu, but it really depends what you are looking for in a sci fi film. If you want futuristic effects and a technology theme, Matrix is indeed the way to go. If you want some type of apocalyptic vision of the future in which terrorists and legit government are morally equivalent, and in which a black female is pregnant with the future of mankind, but she can only be delivered by a white male, Children of Men is for you.

GORT · 01-10-2009, 12:45 AM

The great rotten tomatoes missed the original The Day The Earth Stood Still

stockstar1138 · 01-12-2009, 01:34 AM

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The great rotten tomatoes missed the original The Day The Earth Stood Still

hurm....whats the point of that movie....if somebody who doesn't have as much power is being a punk and is a threat to more "civilized" societies, the higher society has the right to take them out.

yeah, that explains why they went to the environmental theme for the new one. hollywood doesn't want to think about making a movie like that today.

statikcat · 01-12-2009, 05:24 AM

Too bad no Logan's Run!

krazeyeyez · 01-12-2009, 05:30 AM

very solid list although im surprised they put "children of men" on it..... i mean i liked the flick but far from top ten with all the great classics out there... also surprised to see dark city on the list as well lol even though its one of my personal favorites i dont think it really stands up with some of the all time "classics".

01-09-2009, 09:38 PM	#10
arrow61095 Special Member Member since:Aug 2008 Location:PA, USA Blu-ray collection:140	How was Donnie Darko not included? It made me think a lot more than Children of Men did. Last edited by arrow61095; 01-09-2009 at 09:41 PM.

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01-09-2009, 07:57 PM	#1
thedarkangel1975 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Pennsylvania 4K collection:37 Blu-ray collection:377 DVD collection:12 Digital collection:363 Blu-ray reviews: 1	Children of Men is better than the Matrix. Sorry, that maybe Keanu's best role but he cannot hold a candle to Clive Owen

01-09-2009, 08:02 PM	#2
fighthefutureofhd Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Dry County	children of men was nowhere near as good as the matrix. no matter how good an actor clive owen is nothing changes the fact that children of men was boring and utterly depressing. too depressing for its own good.

01-09-2009, 08:09 PM	#4
fighthefutureofhd Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Dry County	i did. the only real hope you see it right at the end of the movie. the whole thing just really bums one out though. i don't mind a good thoughtful and intelligent movie, but i don't like leaving a theater feeling more miserable than when i came in. i got enough to feel miserable about without a movie making it worse. children of men is one of those movies where you have to watch some stupid comedy immediately after to balance things out.

01-09-2009, 08:11 PM	#5
Crim122 Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Charlotte, NC Blu-ray collection:27 Blu-ray reviews:1	I thought the ending was really uplifting :/

01-09-2009, 10:07 PM	#11
Col. Zombie Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:I've gone into outer space to destroy another race. Home Theater Gallery:5 4K collection:51 Blu-ray collection:435	Well, that list could have been longer. Surely there are more than 10 "Thinking man's sci-Fi movies." Oh well, I have four out of the five. That's not too bad.

01-10-2009, 12:45 AM	#13
GORT Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Reducing Your Planet To A Burned Out Cinder Blu-ray collection:295	The great rotten tomatoes missed the original The Day The Earth Stood Still

01-12-2009, 05:24 AM	#15
statikcat Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Washington, DC Blu-ray collection:67	Too bad no Logan's Run!

01-12-2009, 05:30 AM	#16
krazeyeyez Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Dec 2007 Location:the guy on the couch Home Theater Gallery:18 Blu-ray collection:287 Blu-ray reviews:4	very solid list although im surprised they put "children of men" on it..... i mean i liked the flick but far from top ten with all the great classics out there... also surprised to see dark city on the list as well lol even though its one of my personal favorites i dont think it really stands up with some of the all time "classics".

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