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    Posted: October 01 2011 at 09:02
Simple question: what is the best (or your favorite)adaptation from a Philip K. Dick work tho cinema?

First of all, I just want to say that, for me, Blade Runner is a bit (only a bit) overrated, and Impostor is underrated.
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Points: 1240 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 01 2011 at 09:12
Originally posted by Vompatti Vompatti wrote:

Lies, Inc.


Not works inspired, but the direct adaptations.

But thanks for the suggestion!Wink We ever need more sci-fi...
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Points: 37575 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 01 2011 at 09:24
Confused just because you think it's a bit overrated doesn't mean it should be excluded from the poll Wacko
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Points: 1240 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 01 2011 at 09:30
^ [****] ! No, i forgot to add!!!!!!!!!!!

Shame, shame, shame!


Edited by Logan - October 01 2011 at 11:13
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I have not read any of the books but i have seen both Blade Runner and Minority Report, probably also Total Recall, i think Minority Report is one of Tom Cruises best films, it is marvelous and is very similar to Blade Runner in the way that it is about one guy who have to fight a hole coporation without knowing who the real enemy is.
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Philip K. Dick is one of my favourite writers.  My favourites of his are Ubik and Dr. Bloodmoney (love to see a film adaptation of Dr. Bloodmoney).  The movies tend to be very loosely based on his stories.  I liked the movie, A Scanner Darkly very much, which gave me a suitable sense of paranoia or claustrophobia (can't describe it that  enough since I haven't had my coffee yet), and will get my vote.  Blade Runner, though very loosely based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, was a very good film and the one that had the biggest impact on me (especially when it came out I loved it).  Beautiful visuals.

I haven't seen a few of these, and there are still many Dick stories  I have left to read (ones that local libraries don't carry).

By the way, for those who wish to get to know Dick a little better: http://www.philipkdick.com/
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Points: 1240 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 01 2011 at 16:32
^Ubik is my favourite book from PKD, and the film will be directed by Michel Gondry: http://www.slashfilm.com/michel-gondry-adapting-philip-dick-ubik/

P.S.: Sorry for the dirty word...Ouch
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Points: 3595 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 01 2011 at 16:46
Philip K Dick is probably my favorite writer. I've seen Blade Runner, Minority Report, A Scanner Darkly, and Total Recall. Of these, my favorite is definitely Blade Runner for the mood.
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Points: 34550 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 02 2011 at 01:47
Can't vote since I've never read any of his works, but plan to do so, though I will say A Scanner Darkly is one of my favorite movies.
Minority Report was better than I expected and remember liking Total Recall. So his books must be pretty sick as well.
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Points: 28772 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 02 2011 at 01:51
I've liked every book I've read by him so far...also enjoyed every movie I've seen so far by him.  Since you forgot to add Blade Runner, and I haven't seen all of these, I have to vote for A Scanner Darkly (though The Adjustment Bureau was actually pretty awesome too, I thought, I haven't read the story it's based on yet). 
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Points: 29630 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 02 2011 at 06:57
I've only seen a couple of those.  I didn't realize they were Dick flicks. LOL
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Radio Free Albemuth is finished waiting release.
 
 
The film rights to two related stories, Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said and VALIS have been sold.
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Points: 36840 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 02 2011 at 11:49
Neat to hear about the film adaptation Ubik -- great book, though I doubt it will do it justice, but then I rarely find movie adaptations nearly as satisfying as the books (Truffaut's adaptation of Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 being an exception).  I still think Dr. Bloodmoney would be a really good one to adapt for film, but might come off pretty cheesy.

That looks quite interesting, Dean.  I haven't read Radio Free Albemuth.  I found VALIS rather difficult to get into, but should read it again some time. 
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Some love for Minority Report here.
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I'm voting for Total Recall because I actually like how they picked up an already fantatsic idea for a story and kept going with it. And of course, for all the cheesy Arnie one-liners.
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Points: 1240 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 20 2011 at 20:17
^There's a remake being made, starring Colin Farrel and directed by Len Wiseman.

The original one is awesome, they really expanded the original idea from the short story!
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Points: 8368 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 20 2011 at 20:30
I vote for Total Recall. I also quite enjoyed Minority Report, but Paycheck was an abomination, especially considering the utter genius of the original story.
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Points: 19236 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 26 2011 at 20:25
Would Minority Report have been better if it were someone other than Tom Cruise in the lead role?
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Points: 65521 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 26 2011 at 20:34
I'll vote for Adjustment Bureau, I liked MR but it was a bit muddled in plot and appearance and Blade Runner is more a work of art than a well-written story, and Recall... ouch.   Haven't seen the first two on list.
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