About a year til A Scanner Darkly

[Swinger]

The movie has already got some really good user ratings at imdb.com . (7.7/10). I'm definitely going to watch this movie sooner or later!

I'm probably one of the biggest PKD nuts on this planet (or so it seems)

[BFrank]

  ghost of miles said:

Richard Linklater's on Fresh Air right now, talking about the movie... it's on my "must-see" list, too. I'll post the audio link once FA has archived it.

Scanner Darkly website

That's one crazy-assed web site!

[jazzbo]

  Swinger said:

I'm probably one of the biggest PKD nuts on this planet (or so it seems)

I'm right there with ya Swinger! I have all the novels, SF and otherwise, stories, etc. only lacking. .. "Nick and the Glimmungs". . . and the volumes of letters. I'm saving those for when my ship comes in.

[ghost of miles]

Fresh Air interview with Richard Linklater

[Swinger]

  jazzbo said:

  Swinger said:

I'm probably one of the biggest PKD nuts on this planet (or so it seems)

I'm right there with ya Swinger! I have all the novels, SF and otherwise, stories, etc. only lacking. .. "Nick and the Glimmungs". . . and the volumes of letters. I'm saving those for when my ship comes in.

I've read all of his books (including his non-sf novels) but I don't own all of them.Someday I will have all of them.That's for sure.

[Guest Chaney]

First 24 Minutes -- A Scanner Darkly

http://media.filmforce.ign.com/media/670/6...7/playlist.html

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  Chaney said:

First 24 Minutes -- A Scanner Darkly

http://media.filmforce.ign.com/media/670/6...7/playlist.html

That seals it, I have to see this movie this week.

[Guy Berger]

So I saw this tonight... I liked it. I'm only familiar with Dick through his short stories so I didn't bring any special expectations to the movie theater.

Guy

[BFrank]

I saw it a couple of weeks ago. Enjoyed it. It's not for everyone and not enough (not any) explosions and raygun battles for many sci-fi fans. But fun to watch and the performances are entertaining.

[jazzbo]

I saw this a couple of weeks ago. It could have been worse. I didn't envision the book this way but it was a thoughtful and competent adaptation. The bits that were added worked well. It was faithful to the text of the book. . . the tone I guess was appropriate. Downey, Jr. did a bangup job.

Somehow I wanted a different Scanner, but the emphasis on humor here made the material accessible to the screen. I wanted a different Archer though. Keanu just barely qualified.

[sal]

I didn't really care for it. Strange thing, is that I can't really find much fault with the film (I didn't read the PKD story), but something just didn't click.

[ejp626]

  jazzbo said:

I wanted a different Archer though. Keanu just barely qualified.

But he must have been quite good in the later section of the book after Arctor has flat-lined. I'll try to get around to renting this fairly soon.

Anyway, I just finished the book on the plane to Chicago. It was a bit darker than I expected and also a little more linear, in the sense that "reality" isn't in question, though one person's reality is fragmenting. I then followed up with Ubik, which like Flow My Tears, is far more ambiguous about reality. I liked Ubik better than Scanner, and actually Ubik might make a decent movie.

[Bright Moments]

i was really disappointed! only downey jr. came to work it seemed.

[Guest akanalog]

ubik would be an awesome movie! i think i read it was optioned, actually....maybe i am making that up.

my main complaint with scanner was the choice of actors-it was like-let's pick actors people associate with drugs or acting stoned or whatever and then have them act that way! so it was sort of annoying to have r downey jr and woody harrelson acting stoned in my opinion. sort of yeah yeah ok i get it. not that off the top of my head i can think of better casting calls.

i thought the parts that were added did help to make the movie a better "movie" and can't complain about that.

i also hate that style of animation. would have rather the movie was just straight people.

i also didn't picture the scrable suits like that at all-in my mind they were more swirling colors kind of like when you press your finger into LCD.

[jazzbo]

UBIK has been optioned several times I think. . . whether it remains optioned I don't know.

I'm wondering if there is anyone ambitious enough and able to get a budget big enough to do that film justice. In the end, it may be better to just enjoy it as it plays in my own noggin. . . .