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    • Alien Romulus - If you haven’t already seen it.
    • Dune Part 2 - You have to watch the first part if you haven’t seen the newer Dune movies.
    • Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga - I thought this was very good, even though it doesn’t really include the eponymous Mad Max

    Less mainstream stuff:

    • The Platform 2 - People complain it’s not as good as the first one, but I thought it was solid. You don’t really need to watch the first one.
    • Abigail - More of a horror, but has fantasy elements
    • V/H/S/Beyond - Horror, but has scifi elements (more than the previous entries)

  • That’s right, the TV show has practically nothing to do with the books other than some character and place names and the general idea of a declining emprire and its emerging remote colony.

    I decided to not watch the Foundation series because I was worried that the concept would be butchered. I watched Man in the High Castle (based on Philip K. Dick) with very high expectations. Dropped it after the first episode. The book was strange, dark and psychedelic. It was clear that the series was not made in the spirit of the book.

    I guess its a good thing that I decided to skip the Foundation series.


















  • Some Japanese animation that may fit the bill:

    • Dallos (1983) - A scifi/political OVA from the creator of Ghost in the Shell.
    • Kite (1998) - Action/revenge movie. Includes porn scenes, but IMO this is not a typical “hentai” movie.
    • Ninja Scroll (1993) - Action movie set in pre-Meiji era.
    • Megazone 23 (1985 to 1989) - Series of scifi/cyberpunk movies. The concept and especially the first movie likely served as an inspiration for the Matrix series.
    • Perfect Blue (1998) - An exploitation/thriller that IMO easily beats most Hollywood fare. Was originally supposed to a live-action movie, but they switched to animation because they couldn’t get the budget for a live-action movie.
    • Vampire Hunter D (1985) - Solid vampire themed action movie.
    • Wicked City (1987) - Action/horror with gothic themes and nudity.