More PKD on the way (see, we don't have to say we like Dick, or Dick is on the way):
http://imdb.com/title/tt0405296/ scanner darkly from the director who did waking life. I was more excited about this before I saw those met life (?) or whatever commercials from the guy who did waking life. long live PKD -Jeff On 1/17/06, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've never seen a movie based on a Dick story that actually followed the > story. > > They all seem to take bits and pieces, but never the "heart" of the story > and produce overblown epics. > > It often works: I loved "Blade Runner" (but it's definately NOT "Do > Androids > Dream of Electric Sheep"). "Total Recall" was extremely fun (but NOT "We > Can Remember it for You Wholesale"). > > But they all have shared themes. Dick loved to question our minds: am I > "real"? Are my memories real? Am I what I've done or what I'm capable of > doing? Is there a difference? > > The theme of reality vrs perception is strong in pretty much everything by > him. > > I almost think for him the actual stories, the plots, are secondary - it's > the characters reaction to technological challenges to their perceptions > that matter most. > > Jim Davis > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:193062 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
