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Death Note or Ergo Proxy

Like covah said, they are great show . So, in order to decide I would toss a coin
Seriously, I would start with Ergo Proxy, not that Death Note is not more interesting...just because Ergo Proxy is shorter. It also depends, if you alternate between the 2 series, like 1 episode of Ergo Proxy, and after another of Death Note

Watch Ergo Proxy. It's the best dystopian sci-fi I've ever seen of any medium period.

I haven't seen or read most of those examples, HellKorn, although some of them I do plan on watching in the future.

The only one I've actually read is Battle Angel Alita, which I have not completed yet...

The original series. I've read 5 volumes. Don't get me wrong, I very much enjoy Battle Angel, just not as much as Proxy. At least not yet.

... Metropolis too...

Finally got some free time and i've been looking at watching these for a long time. Heard great things from both, but which should I watch first?

Texhnolyze is without a doubt my favorite anime. It's incredibly slow-paced but it focuses more on showing than telling (which if EP had done differently I would've held it in higher esteem, but that's what you get with Dai Sato throwing in obscure references that do nothing for the story). Arguably the twenty-two episode series is the most intelligent anime ever created.

A Clockwork Orange is sinister. Kubrick also adapted it into a film, which I've also seen and liked very much, though his omissions and changes are rather irksome. However, I've briefly read in other topics that you're uncomfortable with "intense" situations, so I do warn you that there is rape in both versions. Nothing unbearably graphic, from perspective, though if you can handle the subject at all then I'd suggest moving on.

Brazil is downright brilliant. One of the most finely crafted movies ever made. It's from the mind of Terry Gilliam, one of the members of the infamous Monty Python, and it's black comedy at its best (save for Dr. Stangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb). I'd think a good number of folks would find it boring, but to those interested in such insane and surreal storytelling would definitely be missing out if they don't watch this film.

The other two links I gave are of works by Ray Bradbury and Philip K. Dick, so those should speak for themselves, I'd hope.

My main issue with Texhnolyze still stands around the protagonists. I just can't seem to find any connections with any of the characters. I do appreciate the themes and intrigue in the story, but feel rather emotionally detached when watching the series. I also like Ergo better aesthetically. The general Witch Hunter Robin look really works for me. Tex might be more intelligent, but not as enjoyable to me.

I bought this on laser discs many years ago and have seen it in the theater twice. Did you know that the LD is divided in three equal length sides which comprise the three acts.

My roommate who has a degree in film has a photo of Kubrick hanging next to his bed, and we have spent many hours discussing his films.

I've seen this film four times in the movie theater. Twice before the directors cut and twice after. One of my favorite film teacher considered this the greatest film ever made. I ended up buying the Criterion LD box set for this film for $150 when it was originally issued. I like all of the films that Gilliam directed up to Twelve Monkeys and am sad that the Good Omens project got derailed.

It's good to see that there are other SF fans out there HellKorn.

I'm also a Fritz Lang fan and found it really funny when I watched the Fullmetal film. My roommate being a huge fan actually guessed who Bradley was as soon as he appeared..

Dr. Strangelove was a film that I didn't get around to buying until it was released on DVD. I only managed to see this film once in the theaters, but many times on video. This might be my most watched black and white film. I love the episode in the Simpsons where Homer is riding the bomb.