dystopian-esque movies

That borg-eye is never seen.

(on Wikipedia)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114746/
http://www.uphe.com/movies/12-monkeys

From a future destroyed by plague, a prisoner "volunteers" to be sent back in time to fetch pre-infection samples.

A great movie that stands apart both from its contemporaries and even from movies of today. It touches upon a lot of topics I find interesting in movies.

Inspired by La Jetée - (1962 movie), written by Chris Marker
See also 12 Monkeys - (2015 show)
TODO - watch with the commentary
TODO - At the end of the making-of is a secret menu and more stuff.

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Ten Years - (2015 movie)

2017-04-22

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5269560/

A criminal syndicate works toward panic to implement legal changes.

It was slow, awkward and amateur.. and I watched the first part and stopped watching after just 20 minutes.

aka Sap Nin
aka 十年

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Boda Secreta - (1989 movie)

2017-02-07

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094774/

A man wakes up naked with amnesia and seeks out his fiance from years ago.

Not great and not recommended. It's got a shaky story and a weakly-portrayed world. Both the movie's world and the film quality are particularly low. Its acting and speech are stiff.

In English, the title is Secret Wedding.

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The Matrix Revolutions - (2003 movie)

2017-01-15

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The Matrix Revolutions - (2003 movie) poster

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0242653/

With killer-machines digging down to bypass the defences of the last refuge of mankind, a man with sudden magic powers magics with his powers.

Oh god, make it end. The writing is so fucking sloppy that the second movie and this third movie should not be watched by anyone, most especially fans of the first movie.

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The Matrix Reloaded - (2003 movie)

2017-01-12

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Just like this poster, this movie has no brains.

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0234215/
http://www.thematrix.com/

The war against The Machines escalates, and it's a race between them digging down to Zion and The One pushing his way into the core of The Matrix for reason that wasn't explained very well.

If there are people out there who saw the first one and somehow get to this post before seeing this movie, please avoid this. Yes it's more of the same and it's "good", but this is a shit story that should be skipped.

This movie does not have an ending. It is part one of a mandatory two-movie binge.

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Boy 7 - (2015 movie)

2016-05-11

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There are more than seven boys.

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3620418/

College students LARPing as revolutionaries set a hacker up, but he causes a shitstorm in an agent training prison.

This is pretty good. It's essentially a Dutch revisitation of the concepts in the French movie La Femme Nikita - (1990 movie) La Femme Nikita[doesn't exist]. It's straightforward and so it seems fairly low budget.

See also La Femme Nikita - (1990 movie)

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Killjoys - (2015 show)

2015-11-27

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3952222/
http://www.space.ca/show/killjoys/
http://www.syfy.com/killjoys

Guild bounty hunters hunt bounties and stuff.

I like it so far.

I am reminded of Firefly - (2002 TV show).

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12 Monkeys - (2015 show)

2015-09-05

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http://www.syfy.com/12monkeys

Survivors of a plague that wipes out most humans make a desperate bid to undo it all by sending a man back in time.

I suppose it's inevitable that a television series based around time travel will get convoluted really quickly because they stretch things out. Still, this doesn't feel very good to me.

See also 12 Monkeys - (1995 movie)

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/

A hacker learns reality is not as it appears.

A sci-fi ripoff of elements of Lucid dreaming, with elements taken from the Neuromancer/Shadowrun "cyberpunk" genres.

A pioneering movie for special effects, which have held up quite well, and its general pot and atmosphere. Technically not original for science fiction fans, but great nonetheless.

One of my favourites, although I really wish the actor playing Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) was good looking.

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Snowpiercer - (2013 movie)

1018-10-13

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maybe coming later

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1706620/
http://snowpiercer-film.com/

Why SNOWPIERCER is a sequel to WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY:

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All posts tagged dystopian-esque movies

12 Monkeys - (1995 movie)

Ten Years - (2015 movie)

Boda Secreta - (1989 movie)

The Matrix Revolutions - (2003 movie)

The Matrix Reloaded - (2003 movie)

Boy 7 - (2015 movie)

Killjoys - (2015 show)

12 Monkeys - (2015 show)

The Matrix - (1999 movie)

Snowpiercer - (2013 movie)

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