# Name any good recent Sci Fi movies **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 6, 2014, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-any-good-recent-sci-fi-movies/692501 "2014-07-06T22:27:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Wayne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4bbf92/32.png) [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-any-good-recent-sci-fi-movies/692501/41 "2014-07-07T18:05:21Z")
> [@susan](#): > > I liked _Rise of the Planet of the Apes._ Yes! I went into that expecting it to be a real fucking stinker. But I was surprised in that it just kept chugging along and never really fell flat. I liked it and am looking forward to the sequel. I think it is called Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. It is supposedly pretty good! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-any-good-recent-sci-fi-movies/692501/42 "2014-07-07T18:05:21Z")
**Riddick** was my best movie of 2013. \*\* Edge of Tomorrow\*\* is quite good. **Moon** was also pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-any-good-recent-sci-fi-movies/692501/43 "2014-07-07T18:13:08Z")
> [@Mince](#): > > [_The Signal_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2910814/) > > It’s like the producers gave some film school student, who’s watched too many German Expressionism films, a camera, an appreciable budget, and Laurence Fishburne, and said “go make a movie.” > > Oh, wait, you said “good” Sci-Fi movies. Sorry. On the other hand, [The Signal](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780607/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2) (different movie) is an interesting little horror flick. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-any-good-recent-sci-fi-movies/692501/44 "2014-07-07T19:11:21Z")
> [@bump](#): > > Same thing for **Dredd** , which suffers somewhat from the problem of if the viewer isn’t at least passingly familiar with the Judge Dredd/2000 AD comics, the movie is a bit perplexing. OTOH, if you’re passingly familiar, it’s terrific. I’ll second Dredd. I don’t think you need to be too familiar with the comic though. I mean you get a vague sense that Dredd is some sort of bad ass future cop. What more do you need to know? Did no one like Elysium? It wasn’t as good as District 9, but still pretty decent IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![Erdosain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/erdosain/32/7284_2.png) [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-any-good-recent-sci-fi-movies/692501/45 "2014-07-07T20:39:04Z")
[QUOTE=msmith537] Did no one like Elysium? It wasn’t as good as District 9, but still pretty decent IMHO. [/QUOTE] I hated Elysium. Jodie Foster, cartoon bad guys, silly plot. It was as bad and cliched as District 9 was fresh and awesome. I’m adding Dredd to my to-watch list. I’ve only heard good things about it. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-any-good-recent-sci-fi-movies/692501/46 "2014-07-07T23:09:54Z")
> [@Erdosain](#): > > I hated Elysium. Jodie Foster, cartoon bad guys, silly plot. It was as bad and cliched as District 9 was fresh and awesome. > > I’m adding Dredd to my to-watch list. I’ve only heard good things about it. It’s fun; think _The Raid_ but with Judge Dredd. And Karl Urban does a fairly good job of being Dredd. I don’t think he’s the definitive incarnation or anything, but he had the attitude down pretty well. I wish his voice was more like Stallone’s tho; I did like Stallone’s voice for Dredd even tho every single other aspect of that movie was shite. ETA: Oh yeah, and the villain in _Dredd_ is scary. Seriously scary. ---
**Author:** ![JKilez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@JKilez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKilez)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-any-good-recent-sci-fi-movies/692501/47 "2014-07-07T23:26:03Z")
> [@ryan](#): > > I’d add [Cargo](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381940/?ref_=nv_sr_1) to the list Dammit, I wanted to add _[Cargo](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_%282009_film%29)_ to the list. I think the somehow the subtitles make it even more ominous. > [@Erdosain](#): > > I hated Elysium. Jodie Foster, cartoon bad guys, silly plot. It was as bad and cliched as District 9 was fresh and awesome. That is exactly how I would describe it. \*Oblivion \*is worth seeing. The story was good, and it was shot beautifully. I wish they would use those Sony F65 cameras for everything. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2014, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-any-good-recent-sci-fi-movies/692501/48 "2014-07-08T01:08:10Z")
A couple of people now have said that _Gravity_ might not count as science fiction. In what possible way is it not? ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2014, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-any-good-recent-sci-fi-movies/692501/49 "2014-07-08T02:28:24Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > A couple of people now have said that _Gravity_ might not count as science fiction. In what possible way is it not? It’s not set in the future, but in the present day, doesn’t introduce any new tech or anything like that. Frankly it’s just an adventure story with a very exotic setting. ---
**Author:** ![Learjeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/94ad74/32.png) [@Learjeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Learjeff)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-any-good-recent-sci-fi-movies/692501/50 "2014-07-08T18:36:10Z")
Yeah, but it’s about space and stuff! It’s science fiction! ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-any-good-recent-sci-fi-movies/692501/51 "2014-07-09T02:30:35Z")
> [@bump](#): > > **Pacific Rim** was a whole lot more fun than I expected, although it’s not really thought provoking. Me too. I thought it was going to be extremely dumb, but I ended up being entertained. Much like the Hunger Games so far. Let’s see, I liked: [Monsters](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1470827/combined) (pay **very** close attention to the first 5 minutes) Battle: Los Angles Dark Skies Skyline (your enjoyment might depend a lot on being an Eric Balfour fan, though) Inception Cloverfield [+1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2395385/combined) Super 8 [Triangle](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1187064/combined) Devil’s Pass (I liked it the list of the list) So…mostly alien and/or monster invasions. Yeah. I’m not too into space or robots. I did not like District 9 or Avatar, though, despite the aliens. Bonus Fantasy recs: [Alice](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1461312/combined) [Running Scared](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0404390/combined) (too many people don’t realize it’s a fairytale) [Heartless](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1220214/combined) The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Pan’s Labyrinth [Upside Down](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1374992/combined) Stardust ---
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Alex](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atomic_alex/32/175_2.png) [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-any-good-recent-sci-fi-movies/692501/52 "2014-07-09T18:49:02Z")
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**Author:** ![Atomic\_Alex](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atomic_alex/32/175_2.png) [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-any-good-recent-sci-fi-movies/692501/53 "2014-07-09T18:50:12Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > [Monsters](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1470827/combined) (pay **very** close attention to the first 5 minutes) OK, what did I miss? Watched that movie and didn’t think much of it. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-any-good-recent-sci-fi-movies/692501/54 "2014-07-09T21:59:50Z")
> [@Disposable Hero](#): > > OK, what did I miss? Watched that movie and didn’t think much of it. Most of the movie takes place after the first scene. The movie ends on what seems to be a hopeful note, given the rescue…but at the very beginning (which is minutes _after_ the rest of the movie, chronologically) you very briefly see a man carrying an at least unconscious, possibly dead, woman in his arms. That unlucky couple happens to be Andrew and Samantha, who are the focal characters of the movie. ---
**Author:** ![Werekoala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7993a0/32.png) [@Werekoala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Werekoala)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-any-good-recent-sci-fi-movies/692501/55 "2014-07-10T00:43:32Z")
> [@Evil\_Captor](#): > > It’s not set in the future, but in the present day, doesn’t introduce any new tech or anything like that. Frankly it’s just an adventure story with a very exotic setting. Well, technically it _is_ Sci-Fi _now_ because it posits a U.S. Space Shuttle program… :rolleyes: I also really liked _Moon_. I hadn’t seen _Cloud Atlas_ until yesterday (thanks to some involuntary time off), but it was the first movie that popped into my mind when seeing the question - a longish movie but it held my attention the entire time. Gorgeous cinematography. Looking forward to _Jupiter Ascending_. Another vote for\* Inception\* as well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-any-good-recent-sci-fi-movies/692501.md?page=2)