Not as goofy as I thought it would be. Not for everyone - but it is really about addiction (most of the actor's in it have dealt with it.)
The credits at the end are the real walloper though.
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Not as goofy as I thought it would be. Not for everyone - but it is really about addiction (most of the actor's in it have dealt with it.)
The credits at the end are the real walloper though.
I've read quite a bit of Philip K. Dick, never A Scanner Darkly Though. Did you know what was going to happen in the story? Most of his stuff is a real mind trip dealing with reality etc. Two of the best are Clans of the Alpane Moon, and The Penultimate Truth.
In Clans, a desolate moon is used as a mental hospital, and forgotten. The patients form their own society. There is a lot more to it than that, but I don't want to give anything away. Although a ganymede slime mold would be useful as a friend from time to time.
The Penultimate Truth is a great conspircy book, and one of the less scary ones.
Ubik is a real mind f***, talking to people that are dead and questioning if your really alive.
Scarryist thing in the books: Having to tip the electronic door or toaster (etc) so they work properly.
Philip K. Dick... he wrote Blade Runner didn't he?
Yep, but the book is a whole lot different than the movie.
Book title "Do Androids Dream of Electronic Sheep"
-No my fav book, but what a movie. Pillip K. Dick was involved in the movie, until his untimley death.
Yeah, it's pretty different from the movie, but I like them both. The book is much darker than the movie, especially in it's ambiguous ending.
Blade Runner: The imagery of the movie, is one of the best, it even inspired some of the imagery in Silent Mobious. The book is a much more complicated work , but in a way, it is a more enjoyable story. Enjoyable = thought provoking in this case.
Philip K. Dick's best stories - "Man in the High Castle", "Ubik" and "Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said" will never be made into movies.Quote:
Originally Posted by cherryripeboy
"Ubik" was freaky and disturbing. Unless you are already well versed in the Philip K. Dick's way of perception, you will not understand it, which is why making it into a movie would be exceedingly difficult.
I plan on seeing "A Scanner Darkly" this week.
Confession: I got creeped out by this film and left the theater 30 minutes before the end (still don't know how the story ends, which bugs me). The drug theme, the sense of people and events rushing toward some violent (?) end, just cut too close to the bone. Also saw the film alone, which wasn't a good idea.
Chicagoeditor, as with any Phillip K. Dick, you should start with the light stuff. If you want some more info on it go to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Scann...kly_%28film%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Scanner_Darkly
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillip_K._Dick
Total Recall is probably the most accessible via film, but I always felt like something was lost, Even if it made a good movie.
I agree with Prester_John, about Ubik, and if I ever read it again it will be after reading a lot more of his other works. Sometimes you do get funny looks asking for Phillip K. Dick books, don’t know if it’s the name or the stories though.