| Norlander | The work of Philip K Dick |
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During one of my wikipedia reading sessions I came across Philip K Dick, who I had heard of before being the author of "%3BDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"%3B - the novel that forms the basis of the movie Blade Runner.
What intrigued me is that he also wrote the short stories and/or novels that form the basis of Total Recall, Minority Report and Screamers. All 3 of these movies are far better then the usual middle ground in their respective genres. Total Recall being among Arnold's best movies. I can see the recurring theme of cyberpunk and reality vs. delusion in his work and quite frankly I love it.
Now I see that there are two new movies out that both are an adaption of his stories - "%3BA Scanner Darkly"%3B and "%3BNext"%3B .
Anyone seen or heard anything about these movies? I for one will be looking for them, hoping for some of that cyperpunk delusional magic.
Furthermore anyone read some of his original work and is it "worth it"?
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Edited by Norlander on 14-05-2007 15:43 |
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| Vuzman | RE: The work of Philip K Dick |
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Don't forget Paycheck which is better than its reputation.
I've seen A Scanner Darkly (Griz has too), but I was a bit disappointed by it. I got my hopes up about it after seeing a trailer (they used rotoscoping to give the movie a unique look, and to be able to manipulate the background to anything they wanted), but I felt that it wasn't that well executed. Not that it wasn't a good movie, I gave it 7/10.
Next is in the cinema right now, wanna go see it?
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| Torellion | RE: The work of Philip K Dick |
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Yes, Philip K Dick is a fine author and some of his stories have translated into good movies.
I thought "A scanner darkly" was an good movie (8/10) but I guess you have to be in the right mood to enjoy it.
I wouldn't reccomend "Next".
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