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Posted: July 25 2010 at 00:13 |
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Since there already seem to be a lot of movie-related polls here, I figured I'd chime in as well. Two movies based on books by Philip K. Dick. Two very different styles (both of story and of execution). Which do you prefer?
I get a feeling Blade Runner will blow A Scanner Darkly out of the water, but I love both. Blade Runner definitely gets my vote though, it's one of my top movies ever.
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 00:17 |
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Two movies I want to see.
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 00:28 |
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Two movies I want to see. |
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 00:34 |
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Blade Runner is brilliant, A Scanner Darkly is great but not as good imo. Haven't read the books of either, though.
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 00:34 |
Double post. My bad.
Edited by Tarquin Underspoon - July 25 2010 at 00:35
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SaltyJon
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 00:35 |
progkidjoel wrote:
Blade Runner is brilliant, A Scanner Darkly is great but not as good imo. Haven't read the books of either, though.
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Same here. I own both of the books, but haven't gotten around to them yet. I've liked everything else of his that I've read so far, though, so I'm sure I'll enjoy these two as well.
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 00:42 |
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Scanner's a better book than Do Androids Sleep, but Blade Runner is such a fantastic flick...
I love Philip K Dick - such tremendous ideas, even if his writing was somewhat hampered by the abuses and contractual obligations.
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 00:42 |
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Blade Runner, it blew me away when I saw it in the theater.
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 01:36 |
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I like Scanner Darkly, but I LOVE Blade Runner.
I think a better poll would be Scanner Darkly vs Waking Life and Blade Runner vs Alien.
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 01:53 |
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Im the first vote for A Scanner Darkly!?
That movie was f*cking amazing
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 06:38 |
I love Philip K. Dick, I guess you could say I'm a total dick-head 
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 08:50 |
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Just about anything by Dick is great. Scanner was interesting, but Blade Runner is one of the greatest movies ever. A brilliant vision of future LA, great casting, great everything!! I have watched it in it's various forms and enjoy all of them.
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 20:25 |
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Love em both so I might have to go with the under dog.
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 20:35 |
Blade Runner is in an entirely different league; it is much more famous and is a 'classic.' While the overall setting (and the final dramatic scene between the robot and Harrison Ford is beyond beautiful) i find alot of the storyline plods along, and there are quite a few boring scenes.
A Scanner Darkly is as cerebral as it is visually stunning. It is one of those movies that takes a few times to figure out.
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 20:38 |
Conor Fynes wrote:
Blade Runner is in an entirely different league; it is much more famous and is a 'classic.' While the overall setting (and the final dramatic scene between the robot and Harrison Ford is beyond beautiful) i find alot of the storyline plods along, and there are quite a few boring scenes.
A Scanner Darkly is as cerebral as it is visually stunning. It is one of those movies that takes a few times to figure out. |
Thats a much better way of how I describe it, "total mindf*ck" But yes, I was blown away when I watched it the first time!
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 21:11 |
Blade Runner is visually and aurally orgasmic (  ) and the overall atmosphere and genuine human themes is why it is a classic, and, IMO the greatest sci-fi film right behind 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 21:13 |
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I haven't seen either of these films, but I want to considering Dick is one of my favorite authors. I've heard that Blade Runner is nothing like Electric Sheep, but still a great film.
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 22:21 |
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^ I have read and watched Electric Sheep and Blade Runner, respectively, and I must say that, yes, they are quite different. Only the themes pretty much are shared. The book is a little weirder, though, as it came from the mind of Dick.
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 22:25 |
ptkc123 wrote:
^ I have read and watched Electric Sheep and Blade Runner, respectively, and I must say that, yes, they are quite different. Only the themes pretty much are shared. The book is a little weirder, though, as it came from the mind of Dick.
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That mind has created some of my favorite books.
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Posted: July 25 2010 at 23:12 |
^ Yes, the Dick-mind.  Anyone read The Man in the High Castle yet?
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