A SCANNER DARKLY
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- donbrewer0
This was the first Dick book I read and the movie is one of the better adaptations. My favorite was Screamers based on Second Variety. That one has "baby bombs" which have recently been really used. Dick could see the future.
- Beeachboy0
How long's this been out for?
Anyway - UKers - don't bother going to see. It's utter shonk.
Nairn
(Sep 4 06, 03:24quite agree - waste of money - no story - funny colouring in rubbish!
- Nairn0
How long's this been out for?
Anyway - UKers - don't bother going to see. It's utter shonk.
- robotron3k0
i wish i could see this movie but since i can't stand keanu i won't be able to. he say's "Duuude" in this film too i suppose....
- Jaline0
I liked Minority Report as well.
- st33d0
Minority Report weren't no novel it was a short story, and the character was nothing like Tom Cruise. Just like the character in We Can Remember It For You Wholesale (Total Recall) was an office worker and no character came out with great lines like:
"Screw Youuuu!" *holding drill
"Makes me wish I had three hands!"
"I'll blow this place up and be home in time for Corn Flakes."
- fooler0
I didn't know Minority Report was a Philip Dick novel. I really like that movie. Never saw Paycheck.
- DanielLaskowski0
"maybe they could make a movie from the Valis trilogy..."
it would be way too difficult! VALIS is absolutely mindblowing - I can't see how they could transform it into a movie... unless there was some pretty genius movie director around
- Mishga0
the site is a little messy...but still amazing.
curious about the movie...
- aliceblue0
great link Mishga -
did you check out the officail site? - kinda fun.
- Mishga0
http://www.nytimes.com/packages/…
huummmm....nice.
- mscot0
paycheck was also an adaption of a dick shortstory, so was Minority Report... although the movies aren't great (except blade runner) dick kicks ass, maybe they could make a movie from the Valis trilogy...
- aliceblue0
a quote from a stupid girl in the book which is genius
"Best line from the book: "If I'd known it was harmless, I would have killed it myself."
TaraTara
(Jul 25 06, 17:12)this one is pricless, too:
"Where there's dope, there's hope!"
- Tara0
a quote from a stupid girl in the book which is genius
"Best line from the book: "If I'd known it was harmless, I would have killed it myself."
- fresnobob0
I guess Phillip Dick lived with a bunch of meth tweekers so it's kind about that but with a sci fi twist.
fooler
(Jul 25 06, 16:21)
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Actually, he was a meth tweaker, among other things...
- fooler0
It's way cooler than Waking Life.
I actually hated that movie.I guess Phillip Dick lived with a bunch of meth tweekers so it's kind about that but with a sci fi twist.
Anyone notice that all the close ups of electronics (e.i. Headphones, remotes, watches) have a PHILIP logo instead of PHILLIPS logo in honor or the writer Philip K Dick
- stuff0
This is quite funny
http://www.flatblackfilms.com/Sc…
- aliceblue0
P. K. Dick is quoted as saying that the character Palmer Eldritch was based of a vision of the devil he saw in the sky...
st33d(Jul 25 06, 14:19)
well he was into hallucinogenics
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- st33d0
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep is a very mediocre novel. It is the best adaptation I've seen next to Fight Club. Both are improvements on the originals.
I'm personally waiting for someone adapt The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch. P. K. Dick is quoted as saying that the character Palmer Eldritch was based of a vision of the devil he saw in the sky...
- aliceblue0
besides my fav movie of all time Blade Runner was based on his novel.
aliceblue...meaning one of his OTHER novels ...sorry for confusion.
(BladeRunner was based on
"Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?")