Science Fiction Reviews

Superlative - everyone should see this

Great, a must-see if you like the genre

Good, a decent example of the genre

Watchable, but only for serious genre fans

Unwatchable

Half stars could have gone either way depending on mood.

Movie Name / Release Year	Summary	Date	Reviewer
God's Puzzle (2008)	Miike takes on the universe	2015-01-25	Simon
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)	Terrible until the last 40 minutes	2006-03-31	Simon
Hot War (1998)	Flawed spectacle	2003-05-13	Simon
Karate-Robo Zaborgar (2011)	Another Japanese kids show revival project	2013-02-10	Simon
Koi Mil Gaya (2003)	Fun fantasy in the style of ET meets Bollywood	2006-01-12	Simon
Laplace's Witch (2018)	Competent but generic murder mystery	2021-05-20	Simon
Lion-Girl (2023)	Total trash, by design	2024-04-20	Simon
Looper (2012)	Relatively coherent time travel thriller	2013-02-14	Simon
Magic Crystal (1986)	80's action adventure cheesiness	2004-04-18	Simon
Meatball Machine (2005)	Budget constrained but imaginative	2020-05-10	Simon
Meatball Machine: Kodoku (2017)	One of the great works of cinema	2020-05-10	Simon
Metropolis (Anime) (2001)	Very pretty but nothing that had a strong impact on me	2012-05-22	Simon
MPD Psycho (2000)	Essential viewing for the Miike fan	2012-05-22	Simon
Mutant Ghost Wargirl (2022)	Kind of mad	2024-05-03	Simon
Nabi (2001)	Amateurish	2002-11-08	Simon
Natural City (2003)	Not a film about cyborgs at all, really	2004-02-20	Simon
Nausicaa: Valley Of The Wind (1984)	A wonderful movie	2002-05-05	Simon
Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006)	Interesting idea but dull development	2021-08-02	Simon
Parasite Doctor Suzune: Genesis (2011)	Cosplay soft porn	2013-05-26	Simon
Purple Storm (1999)	slick, high-budget action film	2006-01-07	Simon
Resurrection Of The Little Match Girl (2002)	Train wreck... but pretty	2003-04-12	Simon
Returner (2002)	Entertaining for a couple of hours	2003-03-23	Simon
Revenge Girl (2022)	Points for effort	2024-05-10	Simon
Robogeisha (2009)	A vehicle for an amazing imagination	2010-10-14	Simon
Robotrix (1991)	Total trash, but fun	2006-08-02	Simon
Satorare (2001)	Rubbish	2003-02-06	Simon
Serial Experiments Lain (1998)	Genuinely creepy	2012-09-29	Simon
Shin Godzilla (2016)	Mostly awful but Godzilla is pretty awesome	2021-05-17	Simon
Skylin3s (2020)	Easy to watch but pretty dumb	2021-03-20	Simon
Snowpiercer (2013)	Bong Joon-Ho's least subtle political allegory	2021-06-11	Simon