Film of 'A Scanner Darkly'
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Idris2002
Stay Alive in '25
Saw this last night with my youngest brother.
We both agreed that it's the sort of thing that you'd think was amazing if you saw it when you were 18 or 19.
But we're both too old for that.
I'm also no longer convinced that there's any point to Philip K. Dick. I read most of his famous books when I was 14 or 15, and again I think that's the age there most appropriate for.
We both agreed that it's the sort of thing that you'd think was amazing if you saw it when you were 18 or 19.
But we're both too old for that.
I'm also no longer convinced that there's any point to Philip K. Dick. I read most of his famous books when I was 14 or 15, and again I think that's the age there most appropriate for.
Crispy
The following psytrance is baṉned: All
Liked it. Definitely uneven - and it's obvious where they rushed the production to get it finished in a sensible amount of time. But the whole atmosphere and look of the thing won me over in the end. One for DVD to watch after a big night out I think 
Crispy said:Liked it. Definitely uneven - and it's obvious where they rushed the production to get it finished in a sensible amount of time. But the whole atmosphere and look of the thing won me over in the end. One for DVD to watch after a big night out I think
When I saw clips of it I was like Aaarrgh it's like drugs
Is it like drugs?
Crispy
The following psytrance is baṉned: All
Yes, very much so. You know when the mushrooms are peaking and you go to the bathroom, look at yourself in the mirror, and it all goes sideways (is that my face? why is it all the same colour. hang, not that colour. oooooh what's going on)
Also, the backgrounds are all made of 2d things that distort and flex so that they sort of look 3d, but it's obviously 3d paintings being flexed around.
Also, the backgrounds are all made of 2d things that distort and flex so that they sort of look 3d, but it's obviously 3d paintings being flexed around.
girasol
Addicted to handstands!
I thought it was an instant classic!
Also, Crispy pointed out that if we took our glasses off (being short-sighted souls that we are) the whole thing looked like a real film, but blurred!
So I had a lot of fun looking over my glasses.
Not the greatest movie ever made but then again very few of them are
Also, Crispy pointed out that if we took our glasses off (being short-sighted souls that we are) the whole thing looked like a real film, but blurred!
So I had a lot of fun looking over my glasses.
Not the greatest movie ever made but then again very few of them are
kyser_soze
Hawking's Angry Eyebrow
Cid said:
Yeah, but he does 'Dumbfounded at the world he's presented with' extremely well.
I find him quite watchable as it goes...
e2a:
OOO...might try that when the DVD comes out...
Crispy
The following psytrance is baṉned: All
Idris2002 said:
Weirdo. Does a half pint of cider after work make you an alcoholic? Priorities, innit. If the drugs/booze/food/internet is more important than life's real issues, then you've got a problem. Anyway, this is a thread about a movie about drug abuse, so we're in danger of derailing it...
kyser_soze
Hawking's Angry Eyebrow
Idris2002 said:
FFFF...dude, what's happened? I know you were always a bit down on use of substances (and as someone who has to deal with students I can understand your frustration), but that's a bit of a harsh judgement, no?
For another thread perhaps.
I liked the film a lot - not a classic, but definitely good to watch, and I liked the rotoscopy effect so much that I'd buy rotoscope specs to see the whole world like that if they made them!
Certainly didn't put me off taking any drugs, or make me think that drug users are wasting their lives any more than people who go to work in a bank for 30 years...
Certainly didn't put me off taking any drugs, or make me think that drug users are wasting their lives any more than people who go to work in a bank for 30 years...
exosculate
a stagger with a beat
Well I've seen it now - I thought it was quite good - not as good as Waking Life - but worthy of admission price blah blah blah.
Reminded me Of The naked Lunch and other stuff by burroughs TBH. Have never read Phillip K Dick before because i've always seen it as teeny writing. But i might read this one now just to see how it relates against the film.
Linklater has obviously had to update the book to keep up with technology.
Reminded me Of The naked Lunch and other stuff by burroughs TBH. Have never read Phillip K Dick before because i've always seen it as teeny writing. But i might read this one now just to see how it relates against the film.
Linklater has obviously had to update the book to keep up with technology.
gsv
liminally queer
Pah! Rotoscoping is as old as God - this is just a new (quicker, easier) twist on it. They used rotoscoping to do the original lightsabres ffs, back when computers were powered by steam and flashing lights!kyser_soze said:
Personally I found the animation a little distracting. Especially when there were no people in the frame - with all the clean lines it just looked like straight film, which made it look all the more animated-y when someone hoved back into frame.
And they made the twists much more explicit than in the book. + added (elaborated) one of their own.
GS(v)
golightly
Actively uneconomic
Just seen it at last. I don't think the animation helped the film at all. I found the way some of the objects move against the background quite disconcerting and it destroyed the reality of what I was seeing. Having said that I thought the characterisation was good. They way the three housemates interacted with each other was really engaging. Robert Downey jnr. was excellent in his role.
Donna Ferentes
jubliado
It's rare for a decent movie to be made which involves large quantities of stoner conversations, but I enjoyed it.
