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Bizzarofelice · Post by **Bizzarofelice** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 5:51 pm

Philip K. Dick book.
Getting turned into a movie.
What the hell is it about?

Bizzarofelice · Post by **Bizzarofelice** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 7:08 pm

It piqued my interest because I read Radiohead will do some music for it.

Keanu. Damn. I guess the earlier crack was directed at Johnny Pneumonic. To think people still put him in movies. Just saw him in Thumbsucker. Pretty good movie with Keanu showing up and slowing things down to a crawl.

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 9:16 pm

I figured it was about some fundamentalist weirdo in Florida who keeps seeing green radar traces.

Donovan · Post by **Donovan** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:18 am

mvscal wrote:Read the book, forget the movie. No way in hell will they ever be able to pull this mind fuck off on film.

No kidding. Even a brilliant film like Blade Runner didn't come close to the book, but they're using an animation technique much like the one used for Waking Life which will allow them to portray how surreal the story is.

velocet · Post by **velocet** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 5:14 am

Mikey wrote:I figured it was about some fundamentalist weirdo in Florida who keeps seeing green radar traces.

That gets a rack.

velocet

PSUFAN · Post by **PSUFAN** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 4:38 pm

PKD books have been fodder for some interesting movies, at any rate. I guess part of me is glad that studios are even willing to give them a go, considering the tripe that is being made these days.