Same! I feel it's a much more realistic dystopian/extremest society. Especially with it's critique that excess can chain the mind and body, without a big brother needing to exert force.
Something that really interests me is how the contrast between the two books can be explained by the context they were written in. Brave New World, published in the wake of the roaring twenties, depicts a culture of mass production/consumption, complete sexual freedom, and instant gratification. 1984, on the other hand, came out in the aftermath of WWII, and it focuses on controlling people through deprivation, fear, and redirected aggression. Brave New World relates a bit more to the world we're living in now, but 1984 was certainly extremely relevant in its own time, and still very relevant today.
Just in case you didn't.