Recommend some foreign Sci-Fi

[pmc]

I like my Sci-Fi and watch plenty of UK/US Sci-Fi movies. I also like foreign cinema, some of my favourite movies of the last few years have included City Of God, The Motorcycle Diaries, Battle Royal and Amores Perros. So who can recommend some live action foreign language Sci-Fi? I recently watched The Host and enjoyed it. I've also got Solaris on my list of things to watch as I enjoyed the US version. Anything else? I'm not talking about Anime, live action only. Also, preferably something a bit more recent, I've seen the old Godzilla movies already

 

[pjclark1]

"Until The End of the World (aka Bis ans Ende der Welt)"

 

[Eltee]

Wasn't Solaris first made as a non-english speaking film?

 

[pmc]

"Until The End of the World (aka Bis ans Ende der Welt)"

Thanks, looks good, I'll put it on the list.

 

[pmc]

Wasn't Solaris first made as a non-english speaking film?

Yes, the original Russian version is already on my list.

 

[brian s]

Tomorrow I'll Wake Up And I'll Scald Myself With Tea.

http://ofcs.rottentomatoes.com/clic...itic=movies&sortby=default&page=i&rid=1542813

 

[rhythmslave]

2009: Lost Memories
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0294252/

Natural City
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0378428/

Casshern
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405821/

Immortel (French film, but it is in English)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314063/

Das Experiment (Not really sci-fi, but a great film)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0250258/

Atomik Circus (Not great, but has to be seen)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362084/

These should get you started. Enjoy.

 

[pmc]

Thanks, some excellent looking choices there. Keep 'em coming

 

[brian s]

Run Lola Run http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0130827/ Not sci-fi as such but has a bit of a fantasy element to it. Regardless it's brilliant and well worth a watch.

Cheers
Bri

 

[pmc]

Yeah, Run Lola Run is excellent.

I forgot to mention that I have seen Nightwatch. Didn't really get into it but have been meaning to watch it again. I get the feeling I wasn't in the right mood for it first time.

 

[pags payback]

I recommend you save yourself a couple of hours and avoid Casshern!

I really enjoyed Princess Blade which is set in the future but because they lost a lot of the funding at the last minute it's only barely sci-fi. I also really enjoyed another Japanese movie called The Returner which isn't most original idea borrowing from the Terminator, the Matrix and a few other movies, but it is an enjoyable movie.


I saw another movie called Sky High (not the US film) that may or may not interest you. I thought it was so so but maybe you could read a couple of reviews and see if it's your cup of tea.

Night watch (the Russian film) isn't sci-fi but maybe you're interested in fantasy movies too? if so it's a good watch and apparently there is going to be sequels day watch and dusk watch.

 

[Mark Costello]

How about Jean Pierre Jeunet's classics 'Delicatessen' and 'The City of Lost Children'? Again, maybe not strictly sci-fi but how else would you classify these??????

Mark

 

[nwgarratt]

Returner is a lot of fun.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0339579/

 

[Steve N]

More fantasy - Guillermo Del Toro's PAN'S LABYRINTH.

 

[pmc]

Thanks guys, lot's to add to my list. 2009 Lost Memories and The Returner look particularly interesting.

I've got Pan's Labarynth but haven't watched it yet. Something to watch while I'm waiting for the rest of them

Now to see if Blockbuster online has a good Korean/Japanese Sci-Fi section

 

[Bimbeemer]

Some more for your list..not so much sci-fi as just generally good films..!

NightWatch & the sequel Daywatch
Shiri
Infernal Affairs I, II, & III
Versus
Irreversisble
Ong Bak
Hero
Curse of the Golden Flower



Some Luc Besson breathed on goodies

Haute Tension / Switchblade Romance
Yamakasi
Taxi 1, 2, & 3 - 1 really good, 2 - poor 3 - not bad
Wasabi

 

[nwgarratt]

Since when films like Ong bak and Infernal Affairs Sci Fi?

The film Versus has a bit of Sci Fi.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0275773/

 

[fantastic dan]

The returner is a good film. I really like the badguy, he is just plain mental.

Versus is in my opinion a waste of the discs it was printed to. Everything about this film was crap. Although I'm sure pleny of people will disagree.

 

[brian s]

Some Luc Besson breathed on goodies

Taxi 1, 2, & 3 - 1 really good, 2 - poor 3 - not bad
Wasabi

Taxi 2 and Wasabi are superb. Very disappointed with Taxi 3 but as you say these are not sci-fi.

All the best
Bri

 

[Currie]

Surprised nobody has mentioned Avalon, thought it was a very good film.

 

[pags payback]

Some more for your
Taxi 1, 2, & 3 - 1 really good, 2 - poor 3 - not bad

I disagree I enjoyed the entire Taxi series with the first and original being the best, part 2 had more comedy and less action and was still very good, part three even more comedy and was quite good.

 

[pmc]

But they're still not sci-fi

 

[rhythmslave]

I thought I'd post a few more after checking my collection.

Alive
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0331834/

Tetsuo
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096251/

Tetsuo II
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105569/

Dragon Head
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384055/

Gamera The Brave
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0467923/

Japan Sinks (More disaster than sci-fi, but still good)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0473064/

Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0406941/

These are all Japanese, as I'm a huge fan of asian cinema.