dystopian-esque entertainment

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091341/

Two strangers press a button and are whisked away to a capitalist dystopia.

It’s alternately boring and stupid.



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District 13꞉ Ultimatum image

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1247640/

Bad Guys want to blow up a shithole to make money in rebuilding.

It’s okay I guess, but the writing is off and it’s frequently a tired revisitation of the earlier movie.

  • Trailer
  • Properly titled District 13꞉ Ultimatum
  • Original title: Banlieue 13: Ultimatum



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Freejack - (1992 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104299/

A rich computer program pulls a race car driver into the future so he can date his ex girlfriend.

It’s so damned 90s but I like it a lot.

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Blade Runner - (1982 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083658/
https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/blade-runner

A man working for the police is tasked to hunt down murderous artificial humans.

Moody and mostly-slow, relying heavily on the setting. It’s good, and not just “good for it’s time”. It has a spectacular tone and style to it; definitely recommended.



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The Island - (2005 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0399201/

A survivor of a deadly global contamination wants more than a white track suit and a beautiful women he can’t touch.

A wonderful movie through and through.

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When Black Birds Fly - (2015 movie) image

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4007068/

An acid trip of a pseudo movie thing.

Uh..



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2047꞉ Virtual Revolution - (2016 movie) image

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4054004/
http://virtualrevolutionmovie.com/

In a world where virtual reality is the primary lifestyle, a “mixed world” private detective is tasked to track down terrorists.

While it has a crazy amount of narration, it is really intelligent and subtle.

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  • Original title: Virtual Revolution


CyberTracker - (1994 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109515/

I watched it fairly recently but I apparently didn’t take any motes on it and I can’t even remember if I liked it.

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  • In Polish it is Elektroniczny łowca

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Ares - (2016 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4216902/

In a downtrodden future France, a washed-out fighter struggles to raise money until he is offered a combat performance drug.

Very nice all around. Highly recommended.



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The Dark Tower - (2017 movie) image

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1648190/
https://www.facebook.com/TheDarkTower/

Children threaten all of existence, and only a gunslinger can stop them.

It would be good, except it took forever to actually get anywhere.



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