Not Like Other 90s Sci-Fi Movies | Top 10 Most Underrated Sci-Fi Movies

[@ospididious]

Rutger Hauer makes everything better. The movie could be complete shit, but Rutger Hauer is going to be so over the top bat shit insane and quirky that you'll forget how bad the movie is. My favorite action star by far.

[@JandrikSchenk]

Yes but its also important to put Rutger in a trench coat for maximum gains

[@terrygracy8345]

I’m down with that.

[@RunnerLogan]

Hobo with a Shotgun is one of his best films.

[@justanotheryoutubechannel3102]

have you seen him in Lexx? HAHAHAHAHA!!! SERIOUS though... when I was FINALLY able to see Blade Runner in 2nd run, he uttered the words that made the hair stand up on the back of my head *"That hurt. That was irrational of you... not to mention, unsportsmanlike."*

[@smertrusne3156]

Hobo with a shotgun also has a Stanley Tweedle ,- the architraitor.

[@hanglewster9626]

I also recommend Dark City with Kiefer Sutherland. A movie you must watch without knowing anything about it.

[@jaywin9048]

I love the evil lil boy on there, " Kill him!!!!"

[@MichaelH416]

@@hanglewster9626 another GREAT choice!!!!

[@thatvikingtemper]

That was a cool movie.

[@shilombaba]

Dark City from Proyas is a must see.

[@zephir23]

also skip the opening narration. start with the long slow zoom on the window.

[@Fastwinstondoom]

That granny in Nemesis flinches less than Steven Seagal while shooting a gun bigger than her forarm...

[@dadevi]

Definitely a selling point.

[@christermyrberg3661]

Soldier is just awesome

[@ДиззиГелеспи]

Movie of my childhood

[@NordicDan]

Right?? I'm not unaware of its flaws, but I still loved it despite them. It was just an enjoyable movie.

[@christermyrberg3661]

@@rubberneckinc.8937 it's set in the same universe & Todd is just human

[@rubberneckinc.8937]

@@christermyrberg3661 thanks. I vaguely remember something of that nature. I assumed Todd wasn't jyst human or maybe I did. I don't remember. Need to watch it again. It was good. I liked how they said it had the same screenwriter as Blade Runner. It was adapted from a novel by P.K. Dick.

[@maddog7012]

Soldier is the closest we will get to a Halo movie

[@Devilsblood]

I'd like to give thanks for this channel being made. There are so many great movies that are getting less attention and a hungry audience dying for something original. I've seen half of these movies already and sang their praises over and over again. From one cinephile to another: let us preserve history.

[@jeremy4375]

Was lucky enough to have a TV and VCR in my room as a teenager in the early 90s. Loved those Friday night runs to the corner video store..

[@flexprofits]

Dude I love all these movies. I lived above a local video store I remember seeing these the VHS tapes of all of these on the shelves.

[@christophergreenfield7261]

Am I the one that remembers Dark Angel was called I Come in Peace back in the 90's?

[@thatvikingtemper]

I remember that, too. You beat me to making that comment. 😆

[@eyespy3001]

@@thatvikingtemperDitto

[@Random-Stranger]

Yep. I remember watching it in VHS back then.

[@hdanielmartinez7045]

We've all dated ourselves, LOL! Honestly, it should have stayed "I Come In Peace" but I can see why they would change it to some thing that rolls off the tongue more easily.

[@julieb.5860]

@@hdanielmartinez7045 i agree! such a perfect title, and one of my favorite b movies. where can i watch it?

[@sebulbathx]

Searching and watching old 80s and 90s B-movies says something about today's state in the movie industry. Simple yet entertaining comedy, action or thriller movies are not made anymore. At least how it seems. Also when I see these old movies I can't stop admiring a great matte painting over modern CGI backgrounds.

[@markgnarz5399]

Watch "Jesus Shows You the Way to The Highway"

[@bladerunnersynthwave]

Awesome, list. For me, it's 1 Hardware 2 Bodysnatchers 3 Split Second 4 Crash & Burn 5 Class of 1999 6 Dark Angel 7 APEX 8 Prototype 9 Dark Side of the Moon 10 Moon 44

[@Viciouspiked]

death machine

[@wimvanderstraeten6521]

I can also recommend Fortress (1992), directed by Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator) and with Christopher Lambert, Kurtwood Smith and Jeffrey Combs.

[@spammymcspampants]

Wait, Stuart Gordon directed Fortress??? How did I miss that??

[@Max_Da_G]

It was good that movie :) I also liked the Lawnmower Man with Pierce Brosnan :)

[@gofannon1943]

YES

[@2st_duallist]

saw at the cinema when it came out. i was very impressed

[@mankihonda983]

Beat me to it, a must see sci-fi prison movie from the not so far future (2017 LOL, had to check.)

[@dubedan6016]

Screamers was great. I used to show it to friends in a double feature alongside Fortress, with Christophe Lambert. Strange Days takes the cake for me. It is criminally underrated, in my top 50 all time bests for sure.

[@samyouel4596]

i saw fortress for the first time this year. It was wicked

[@dubedan6016]

@@samyouel4596Glad you enjoyed it, abysmally forgotten as it is! I haven't seen it in at least 20 years... How did the special effects hold up according to you? You've most likely seen Brainscan, with Edward Furlong, but if you haven't I highly recommend it.

[@samyouel4596]

@@dubedan6016 brainscan has john connor! I'll have to watch that. I've always prefered practical effects over CGI. It all comes down to the story, if it has you hooked then you wont even be thinking about the special effects.

[@joeyservo]

Screamers was scary as shit

[@dubedan6016]

@@joeyservo it was! that part when the kid transforms was awesome back then

[@DuneEcho]

Tons of great suggestions on here! Soldier and Strange Days are some of my favorites.

[@2st_duallist]

Strange Days has one of the sickiest villains. the concept behind the serial killer modus operandi was extremely disturbing. if you liked it you should should ckech out other Bigelow's movies. "Point Break", "Neark Dark" ooof so many memories

[@HtownDooDooBrown]

I didn't like Strange Days when it was new... tried to watch it again a couple of years ago.. it still sucked..

[@dredaiceman24]

Rutger Hauer is by far the best part of any of his movies.. Blind Fury was a particularly dumb movie.. but Rutger Hauer was in it..

[@justanotheryoutubechannel3102]

Hobo with a Shotgun

[@ericthompson3982]

I absolutely love Blind Fury. It's such incredibly dumb fun.

[@chadchandler5248]

Blind fury was awesome. Tell me whats dumb about it.. what do u expect from an action movie about a blind man...its simple but i wouldnt say dumb..

[@justanotheryoutubechannel3102]

@@chadchandler5248 well the whole the whole zatochi concept is FAR FETCHED so maybe it's not a film anyone wants to think too hard about. dumb fun isn't necessarily an insult. sounds like OP was giving it some tough love and i kinda agree with him or her. samurai hot tub fights? yes... this film takes itself seriously. that's sarcasm.

[@tomstrutton4351]

You guys remember “ jugger “ something like that….. a violent game they play in a post apocalyptic world?

[@info1418]

So happy both Screamers and Nemesis are on this list. I still have such vivid memories of seeing them. Screamers scared the shit out of me!

[@hellowell3743]

I usually hate KZbin lists but these are consistently great. Keep it up.

[@Tungstenum666]

In those days there was a veil of magic and mystery surrounding those movies, due to the fact that there was no internet... you HAD to go to a movie teather, or a VHS store, to unlock the secrets of a movie you knew nothing about, but the image of a poster and a brief synopsis.

[@2st_duallist]

also many trailers straight up spoil the movie or mislead potential viewers. like "Tucker and Dale vs Evil". probably the best horror comedy in decades and its trailer spoils EVERY JOKE. or "The Hunt", wich i consider part of the "Non Woke Action Girl in Fucked up Scenario Quadrilogy"; "Raze", "You're next" and "Ready or Not" being the other three. The Hunt was buried due its stupid promotion. the trailer made it look like some kind of Wrong Turn ripoff ffs. or the masterpiece "Riders of Justice", a very touching movie about chaos and design, overcoming frief and the importance of family, with tons of action and yes humor. but the trialer makes it look like its mostly a comedy.

[@RamblesBrambles]

How have I never heard of freaked!! So happy to see its on youtube in full..I know what I'm watching tonight! Some amazing films on this list I've never seen..great job

[@dls3939]

Always thought Screamers was such a hidden gem from my childhood but Strange Days is just amazing.

[@Superabound2]

Strange Days was my favorite movie in the 90s

[@homsarfan24]

I found Split Second on VHS last year, and at that time having never seen the film, the tagline/cast alone sold me. "He's seen the future... now he has to kill it." Please make a selection of movies from the 40's/50's, any genre. I enjoy your content, and I would love to get some new movie recommendations! Thanks, keep it up!

[@1193mike]

Maybe the movie I'm thinking of isn't underrated but I personally wished I had heard about it a lot sooner! "Scanners" 1995. The actors did such a great job and the plot was very intriguing. I would love to see a whole video review of just this movie alone to be honest lol. Keep up the great content 🙂

[@BauthorFowler]

The reason Split Second is so random is because it was originally written as a horror movie set in then present Los Angeles. All the Cyberpunk and flooded London aspects were added in rewrites.

[@joeyservo]

Yeah, the movie really stands out as a film striken with last second rewrites. My childhood brain fortunately couldn't comprehend that at the time though, and I was insanely entertained by badass Rutger Hauer and his diet of coffee and chocolate, and of course, "Big...FUCKING...GUNS!"

[@TheMightyPika]

I saw Dark Angel, but it was under the title "I Come in Peace". Was that a thing in the 90's?

[@ShadowCthulhu]

Same here, the Blu-ray that came out has a reversable cover with each title.

[@mikedabserrlday]

Sometimes movies have different names in other countries, usually based on what tests well in a focus group.

[@grisflyt]

@@mikedabserrlday Sometimes for no apparent reason. Cannibal Holocaust was a big midnight theater hit in New York. Cannibal Ferox came the following year, clearly intending to ride on the success of the former. It was renamed Make Them Die Slowly in the US. Perhaps the US distributor figured people were just fed up with cannibals by that time. They were. Holocaust was the end of the cannibal trend. It was called Woman from Deep River in Australia. I agree with you, except for the focus group thing. That's a US thing. Nowadays titles are virtually never changed, unless children's movies (dubbed), because the internet. Back then, distributors threw whatever title they wanted on films. There seem to have been more thought behind big budget productions. Because mass appeal. So while no focus group, it may be discussed internally. I don't think there was much consideration for B movies. Sometimes given a direct translation. Sometimes a direct translation doesn't work. Other times they slap on a title that sounds like a famous movie. Say The Eliminator. Basically anything goes.

[@NathanPanke]

I also saw it under the title “I come in peace”

[@00Resev]

@@mikedabserrlday Its not really a matter of focus group testing, but local nomenclature. If a movie name doesn't translate well in another language, it will be changed. An example i like to use is "Die Hard". There is no direct translation into any language, as even in English it doesn't make sense, so the localization took liberties. In Spain its known as "Jungla de Cristal" or "Glass Jungle". It makes no sense, but its how its known to this day. But in my country (Portugal) it was a bit more amusing. It was called "Assalto ao Arranha-Céus" or "Assault on the Skyscraper", A bit convoluted, but it pretty much described the movie to a "T". Can you guess what the second movie was called? Yep, that's right, "Assault on the Airport". 😀 From the third movie onward, it was deemed that the audience would understand the intent on the series, so from then on, it was called "Die Hard", plus the secondary description.

[@bobpeterson7182]

Split second is absolutely insane and incredible at the same time.

[@2st_duallist]

a friend and i skipped school to go watch it XD

[@bobpeterson7182]

@@2st_duallist i am jealous you got to do all that for it lmao

[@2st_duallist]

@@bobpeterson7182 a tradition in my family was my uncle summoning all the male cousins at his place to watch action movies. we watched, predator, aliens, conan the barbarian, robocop, terminator and many more. they broucht us to the cinema to watch stuff like Total Recall and Terminator 2. good lord i loved the 90s XD

[@bobpeterson7182]

@@2st_duallist such a based childhood man. I had something similar with my dad, continue that legacy wherever you can.

[@jpotter2086]

Saw Soldier in theater, has been a favorite ever since, have always had a copy in my library.

[@daimyo2k]

The movie "Dark Angel" was originally named "I Come In Peace". I remember watching it when if first came out on VHS. It's a fun action sci-fi movie for that lazy Saturday night entertainment.

[@jasondeering8841]

Ok, good! I thought I was having a Mandela effect episode for a minute.

[@daimyo2k]

@@jasondeering8841 I know... me too, when I watched this vid!

[@Leptospirosi]

Damn, screamers is a terrifying story! Special effects may be outdated, but thinking of the drones and AI in modern wars makes you re-evaluate the prophetic aspects of this movie! Strange days is a masterclass Cyberpunk drama that was killed by the setting choice. Being near the end of the millennium, it was forced into an era too close to us where is shouldn't belong. Had it been pushed in a more distant Cyberpunk dystopia, like the game CP2077 like Johnny Mnemonic, It would have made fir a fantastic thriller noir. It is anyway one of my preferred movies of the genre

[@murciadoxial8056]

Strange Days is a masterpiece, and watching it during the george floyd protests hit like a fucking freight train.

[@happyninja42]

Yeah Strange Days is one of those sleeper films that really doesn't get the credit it deserves. Nevermind it being a solidly written script, with a tight plot, and excellent story, all of the actors fucking sell their roles all the way. And, on a personal level, my lifelong love affair with Angela Bassett was begun with this film. Spoilers below I loved how they introduced the "playback" technology, showed it for what it could be, both good and bad, and used it as a terrifying plot device for a murder mystery. The 2 scenes specific to the playback device that stand out to me, are first, the clip he gives his paralyzed friend, of running on the beach. For one thing, it helped to established that Lenny is a good guy, despite being a drug dealer, but also it pointed out that not everything about the technology is seedy and decadent. It could be used for a lot of good things as well. But the other scene that always gets me is the scene where the one girl is killed, while being jacked into her killer's own feed of his crime. Just the level of disturbing perverseness of it, was impressive to me. I also loved near the end, when Mace and Lenny are talking, and you see Mace being just so MAD at Lenny for why he's destroying himself trying to protect Faith, but then Lenny explains WHY he's doing it, and you see that his reason, is the exact same reason that Mace keeps trying to protect him. That he KNOWS Faith is bad for him, and that he should let her go, that it's not his responsibility about the life she's in now, but he made a promise to protect her, and that was all he had left. And you see Mace's face, shifting from one of restrained anger, to quiet, sad realization, that it's the same thing she's doing for him. So she shifts from constantly trying to stop him, and be a hindrance to his plans, and becomes his ally, because she knows "He's not going to stop trying to protect her, and I'm not going to stop trying to protect him, so I might as well get on board with this job and HELP him, as that's the best chance of him getting out of this alive. Which is all I'm worried about"

[@jocundus4088]

*_mostly_* _peaceful_

[@bobdobalina8910]

1. Split Second 2. Nemesis 3. Dark Angel 4. Freaked 5. Screamers 6. Fire in the Sky 7. Body Snatchers 8. Soldier 9. Strange Days 10. Until the End of the World

[@HtownDooDooBrown]

Whoa... How did you do that?

[@MrXlee1967]

"Magic" highlander voice 😉

[@DippyDolittle]

+1 for Strange Days. I watched it when it was released and thought the concept was almost believable enough to keep me hooked without making think meh. But agree with your view on the ending now (2024), but back then (1995, when I was in my early 20's) I rather quite enjoyed it 🙂

[@ChanoWilliams]

Finally, a channel dedicated to great, but forgotten films I saw growing up in the 80's and 90's! Most of these almost became faded memories, but you've caused them to resurface. Thank you!

[@vasiliarkhipov2121]

The most underrated 90s Sci-Fi movie is 'The Blood of Heroes'. It's like a combination of Mad Max and Rocky. It's amazing. The movie stars Rutger Hauer, Delroy Lindo, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Joan Chen. They crew are a kind of athlete. They travel from village to village competing in a deadly sport, that is a mix of gladiatorial combat and rugby. Eventually the team becomes good enough to challenge the 'professional' team of the Red City. I know it sounds weird, which is probably why no one knows about it, but I'm telling you it's great. And it's not like cheesy B Sci-Fi great, it's just a great f**kin movie. Like you will get emotional at the end of this movie. I'm telling you watch it, you won't regret it.

[@oildalejones567]

AKA Salute of the Jugger. Jugger (the sport) is now played every year at Wasteland Weekend.

[@Vurt.451]

It's from 1989, so it doesn't qualify for a 90s movie. For the rest I agree 100%. For those who remember "Speedball 2 - Brutal Deluxe" on Amiga and Atari ST, this was the live adaptation of that fabulous game.

[@dmitryprosvirnin7479]

Вот! Только написал о нём, промотал вниз комментарии и увидел, что кто-то ещё тоже помнит. Отличный фильм. Один из моих любимых.

[@ShadowCthulhu]

I love Split Second, Also Durkin was the guy that voiced Necromancer Mortanius in Legacy of Kain Defiance. I also remember Freaked, Soldier, Strange Days and Screamers, I did not realize that was Keanu as the Dog-boy.

[@cashdingo6386]

Anyone bringing up LOK gets the thumbs up from me!

[@RodolfoGarcia-k4c]

You did a great job in this video. Would love to see more videos like this with different categories. Horror, comedy and more.

[@Germania9]

Any chance you might tackle neo-noir from 80s & 90s?

[@Underrated-Cinema]

Other genres are definitely on my list, but right now I’m focused on sci-fi and fantasy. if you’ve got any movie recommendations, feel free to share! I’ll add them to my list for future videos, no matter the genre.

[@nikhildhiman8989]

any chance for 80's and 90's dark fantasy​@@Underrated-Cinema

[@maninthecamohat2735]

​@@nikhildhiman8989 I think he made a video of that already

[@josefonseca6144]

Romeo is bleeding is a great Neo noir from the 90s.

[@SlickNik94]

Thief, After Dark My Sweet, Against All Odds, At Close Range, Last Seduction, Red Rock West, State of Grace, Ghost Dog, One False Move, Devil In A Blue Dress, etc. Good neo-noirs from that period off the top of my head.

[@crommcruac]

Have you noticed that all commendations of Todd from 'Soldier' are actually references to Russell's previous films? Cash from 'Tango & Cash', O'Neil from 'Stargate', MacCready from 'The Thing' and Plissken from 'Escape from NY/LA'

[@mikeelliott3052]

They were definitely trying to cram in a ton of references on that screen. In addition to Russell's other films, the "Ordnance Levels" references Aliens with the smartgun and a Bolo is a self-aware tank from a series of sci-fi books. The "Combat History" in addition to referencing Blade Runner twice also references something Khan says in Star Trek II.

[@ericthompson3982]

No one can ever convince me that Split Second is anything other than amazingly bonkers fun.

[@KingdomGeekdomDND12]

13th floor is definitely an underrated film more people should be talking about

[@maeve615]

100%

[@szeltovivarsydroxan9944]

I watched it in the wake of The Matrix craze, and never understood why so many people were sleeping on this one.

[@Max_Da_G]

It was a brilliant movie at the time. And even now it's pretty good :)

[@KingdomGeekdomDND12]

@Max_Da_G I watched it only a couple years ago and was still fascinated by it

[@KingdomGeekdomDND12]

@szeltovivarsydroxan9944 it's a different taste. Less actiony more noir. I love both genres so I loved both films but I get why people expecting the matrix would be disappointed with 13th floor

[@Octavianus08]

Nemesis is one of my favorites. It’s like a high budget “do it yourself” feeling to it. Split Second was cool until the silly ending. Dark Angel was also surprisingly cool action. Peter Weller is cool in everything he does. Solider with Kurt Russel was badass! Thank you for this list!

[@oildalejones567]

With Nemesis, Albert Pyun was the first American director to adopt Hong Kong-style gunplay, beating out the big Hollywood directors who would use it with varying degrees of effectiveness.

[@Octavianus08]

@@oildalejones567 I remember how impressed i was with the first shootout! You’re right about that.

[@joseneto5833]

screamers is unbelievably good, what the director managed to do with the budget and available technology is jaw-dropping, not to mention the script is solid, I love this film.

[@Pelayo_JMR_1980]

Split Second is an amazing not-so-popular gem. The vibe, the humor, Rutger Hauer....

[@HtownDooDooBrown]

London underwater... rats... Scorpio... Giger rip-off alien/demon/monster thing... check...

[@ivyking4149]

Screamers is a solid movie in my memory. Those blue& red cigarettes are still in my memory.

[@ranrikestudios]

Albert Pyun was such a great director and friend. I loved his movies. Looking forward to his last picture.

[@dmitryprosvirnin7479]

I love "Screamers". It's a compact but interesting story, with tension and intrigue, without being overloaded with characters and words. Never understood the criticism of this movie. The weakest thing about it is the visual effects. If someone updated and improved the visual effects in this movie, it would look great. "Screamers" and "The Blood of Heroes" ("The Salute of the Jugger") - these two films once upon a time immediately fell into my heart, and I regularly review them. They don't have epic scope, time travels, glamorous futurism, bright colors, models and bodybuilders - all that stuff, because it looks very distant and artificial. But in these films everything is more real, something you can believe in. Dust, sand, sweat, unshaven faces of tired but brave people, and there is some simple, old, real romance in this, like in children's games on the street, where there is also dust, sand, and you are dirty and sweaty, but you imagine yourself as the hero of some story in the style of old-school science fiction.

[@elonmusksellssnakeoil1744]

Nemesis, Screamers, Strange Days, and especially Until the End of the World are all fantastic. And add Timebomb to the list.

[@Dookie5495]

I am so glad Strange Days is on here. I know CDPR definitely took influence from the film for the Braindance concept in Cyberpunk 2077.

[@longyear7903]

Braindances were in the 1st edition of the TTRPG. Cyberpunk 2013," which came out in the 80s.

[@johndillinger5142]

Thank you, so hard to find stuff i havent seen b4 worth watching. I have retreated into the old stuff because of the tripe Hollywood has been pushing on us over the last 10 years. Youve given me quite a few that look great. Got a sub buddy. Cheers.

[@MichaelH416]

Soldier IS linked to the Alien/Bladerunner universe. There are several details in the movie that link them all. It’s such a great movie!

[@dsandoval9396]

I know it's in the same universe as Blade Runner, but Aliens too!? I always liked Soldier. I love Kurt Russell anyway but I really like Soldier.

[@hyperreal]

Although, David Webb Peoples, who wrote both Blade Runner and Soldier, didn’t intend for these movies to be connected. This connection was done by Paul WS Anderson during production of the film.

[@JanSobieski3rdSiegeDefiler]

elaborate

[@garrettfgiertz8647]

The witcher tune in the background is great

[@skieinc]

Yessss!

[@storungz]

I was surprised by how many of these movies I had never heard of. One of the few lists specific to SciFi that's done that. Nicely done!

[@saschaeggert2148]

That was a great watch, thank you so much. I love Dark Angel, and the Divinity Original Sin 2 soundtrack in the background makes it even better😂 I'm actually playing it these days, haha.

[@tomconneely1361]

Thank you for including Until the End of the World. That movie had a huge impact on me. I was lucky enough to see the UK premier when Radio 1 screened it as part of their Sound City 1991 festival. would have been good to see another Paul Anderson movie on the list, Shopping.

[@Sepulcore42]

Soldier was excellent. I saw it in the theatre, still love it today.

[@Alpha23TV]

4:53 if you offered me a million dollars, I would have sworn this movie was called “I Come In Peace” … I never watched it, but that bad guy was iconic!

[@solaniisrex]

Depending on where you lived, it was released as either "I Come in Peace" or "Dark Angel"

[@Monkey_Boy9602]

While I've enjoyed "Split Second" and I absolutely adore "I Come in Peace", "Soldier" has to be one of my Top 10 favorite action movies of the 90s! Kurt Russell was on point in that movie. Whenever the lines, "What are you going to do?" "I'm going to kill them all, sir." are said, a shiver runs down my spine and I let out an involuntary cheer because that is just completely cold blooded!

[@thomasmatthewgibsonsings]

Fantastic suggestions.

[@justinbenning2428]

I really enjoy Dark Angel. I'll randomly watch it every couple of years. Interesting fact, the good alien cop, Azeck, is played by former University of Duke basketball player and ESPN analyst Jay Bilas.

[@YusufYuie]

I have so many memories tied to Nemesis. An incredible film from start to finish. VERY underrated.

[@karakug]

Great selection! Thanks! ❤

[@bartplugers]

Great video! Always in for new recommendations for dvd's to look out for while hunting at flea markets or thrift shops! 👍

[@matthiascampedelli4321]

Wow this list is amazing, thank you !

[@MrTaff22]

very neutral yet informative narration....well done!

[@julieb.5860]

so many gems. especially number one. thank you.

[@leonardoyramm1856]

Glad to see the movie Soldier in a top 10. It's definitely a great movie

[@thinkforyourself2109]

good review! I thought I had seen every SF movie ever made but a lot of these I was unfamiliar with. They look pretty good. Soldier is a great film, in my opinion. I would re-watch that one.

[@UnleashedEntomber]

Glad that I found your channel. Didn't know the name of the movie with Rutger Hauer

[@tylerbrunton7696]

What is the music during the Dark Angel segment?

[@captainsensiblejr.]

Freaked is absolutely hilarious. There is a scene where all the characters ( including Wrench, yes, a wrench !!!) remember when the evil circus owner mutated them in his vat of green mutation goo to create exhibits for his freak show. The half man/ half woman are a brother and sister fused into one being by the mutation goo, leading to all sorts of awkwardness when either half gets horny. The Frogman used to be a scuba diver. The Cowboy is a a cow in a cowboy costume, the Gas Man has a permanent lit fart coming out of his arse, and it is revealed the Wrench, before being dunked in the goo, used to be a screwdriver !!! In another scene, when the cast are disguised as milk men, even the Wrench is dressed in a tiny milk man costume !!!

[@dsandoval9396]

I _LOVE_ Freaked!

[@drappehsmd]

All time underrated comedy

[@cheesezee86]

You're wrong, the fused ppl are not brother and sister.

[@williamnorton2428]

I can't wait to check some of these out!

[@atrus3823]

So happy to see Nemesis get some love. I’ve loved that movie since I was a kid. It’s not just the action. There is a really unique atmosphere and interesting world building. Also, great score. Could have done without the janky stop-motion at the end though, but besides that, such a cool movie.

[@dakima8732]

Omg ...my childhood. I love all these films. I still have to buy them all. Thanks for this cool list. My sci-fi heart beats faster.

[@yaxel38]

Great movies, great memories.... freaking love 90s movies, I was waiting for you to mention Impostor 🔥🔥🔥

[@pjwulfman]

Absolutely spot on about Fire in the Sky.

[@Siderite]

Amazing collection! Almost all of these movies have been carved into my brain, even when - as you said - they were objectively bad, I couldn't not like and remember them. It's nice to occasionally find someone who wasn't born after the movies I am referencing!!

[@Krobarg]

Thank you again for your videos ! Everytime there's at least one that's really interesting to me !

[@toneohm]

you are doing the lords work with videos like this.. thank you!

[@dennisdjy]

Great List. Remember some of these as quite enjoyable.

[@SummerByStyx]

Thank you so much. Some awesome recommendations. Plus Freaked. I saw this one night at a friend's house and I had this vague memory of it but never found it till I saw this and rediscovered one of the jewels of the 90s b scene. Thanks so much

[@ghiggs8389]

Until The End of The World is my all time favorite movie. The Criterion Collection released the 5 hour cut and it completely transformed it for me, for the better. Beautiful movie.

[@BigHarryBalzac]

Dark Angel was called I Come in Peace when I saw it. The first Screamers movie was one of my favorite movies back then. It's one of ten movies I've seen based on stories by Philip K. Dick. I liked The Soldier, 1982 better than Soldier, 1998. They have nothing in common other than the names being almost the same. It's not a great movie but when Ken Wahl is being chased down a ski slope, does a helicopter spin in the air and blasts the other guy with a submachine gun, how can you NOT like it? A day or two ago I was thinking about the opening scene of the movie, and didn't realize until now that this was the movie it was in.

[@peterh2828]

Absolutely thanks for the tips!

[@yearight1205]

I was so happy when I clicked this and saw Split Second. Such an awesome cyberpunk movie. This is one of those films where it's not perfect and has some clear issues with it, but it's such a great concept that it almost doesn't matter.

[@Havoc62]

That thumbnail immediately conjured up memories of the final-fight dialogue between the main protagonist and his arch-nemesis. Man, the 80's and 90's had some of the cheesiest, but most memorable one liners!

[@Hypno_BPM]

one underrated sci fi movie from the 90s is Virtuosity. i love that film

[@thatvikingtemper]

It's super-violent, even by today's standards, but it's got a lot of known actors in it.

[@Hypno_BPM]

@@thatvikingtemper Crowe is amazing as an over the top villain. i’ve also seen parallels with The Matrix with plugging into a “virtual world”. it’s great

[@_pacalis]

Fatboy Slim sampled the line 'Right here, right now' from from Strange Days for his 1999 track 'Right here, right now'. It was spoken by Angela Bassett in the movie.

[@thebluestig2654]

The movie you labeled as "Dark Angel" is also known as "I Come in Peace" and I personally think it holds the record for the most amount of PropMaster mistakes in a single scene. In the bar, the scene near the pool table, pay attention to the amount of times the sidearm in Dolph Lundgren's hand changes to a completely different pistol in different camera angles.

[@hegmonster]

I enjoyed this. Good narration. I feel like "the Puppet Masters" belonged on this list.

[@mattgilbert7347]

Abel Ferrara's "Body Snatchers" is SO good. It's my favourite of the 3 film adaptations. It's way more brutal. Meg Tilly's "where you gonna go?" monologue is *chef's kiss* perfect.

[@AlgernonBrosplitz]

I came here to say that although I consider Ferrara a brilliant filmmaker the Donald Sutherland Snatchers can't be topped. I love me some brutality but the paranoia in the Sutherland version is unmatched

[@mattgilbert7347]

@@AlgernonBrosplitz Fair enough. The Ferrara version just hit right, for me, at the right time and place.

[@AlgernonBrosplitz]

@@mattgilbert7347 two great movies to be sure, I would never argue against someone else preferring Ferrara's version

[@ianjewell5013]

Love the list. Would definitely add Trancers

[@JnEricsonx]

Ok, when the first 3 movies are part of my damn childhood.... My gratitude...

[@robertodibaggio8181]

Soldier is Awesome, Kurt kills it in that role in his long list of awesome films, its a definite re-watch film. Fire In the Sky is a pretty cool film as well.

[@orcanimal]

The 90s truly were the golden age of cool B-movie action Sci-Fi movies that were sometimes weird but always interesting and often just unexpectedly good. Netflix has a chance to recreate that age, if they just stop making the dumbest least creative movies ever over and over again. Some of these are absolute CLASSICS. Screamers and Soldier especially!

[@VampiriFist]

When i was a kid ive watch all of this movie over and over in CABLE TV ..love it..

[@terrifictomm]

I saw Dark Angel but it was called "I Come In Peace." That title makes a lot more sense than "Dark Angel." A really good sci-fi action movie with great chemistry between Dolph and Brian Benben. I don't know why its called "B". Everything about it was A-grade. The cinematography, the special effects, the script was a real action movie with a strong sci-fi element. I thought the reason the alien was here and what he wanted was both scary and eeriely plausible. Even Dolph Lundgren's acting was some of his best. Brian Benben was perfect as the rule-following, ass-kissing FBI agent assigned to Dolph, I-forget-why-does-it-matter? The resolution of his character arch was satisfying. An enjoyable movie that I may watch again, after writing the comment!

[@VincentNajger1]

12:21 in Soldier (1998) there are some awesome sets and backdrops, like that great model of CV-42 USS Franklin D Roosevelt in the background on its side .

[@zeitok8]

nice list! love all thee films, what about The cube?

[@TristanBezotte]

Great list! What about the Heinlein inspired The Puppet Masters? Not the psycho dolls (also good) but the one with Donald Sutherland, Keith David, and Will Patton?

[@sircdrom]

Good list. I had only seen half of them and they defninitely belonged on the list!

[@seymourtoa]

Split Second is awesome! great review. who is the narrator?

[@Richardj410]

Split second is one of my favorite movies, Rutger was amazing in that movie.

[@Tom-je4iq]

I love Strange Days, the concept is damn cool and the execution pretty enjoyable

[@SylvainDousset]

From the 70's to the 90's, man... those were the good years to be alive.