Best adaptation from a Philip K. Dick work to film
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Topic: Best adaptation from a Philip K. Dick work to film
Posted By: tupan
Subject: Best adaptation from a Philip K. Dick work to film
Date Posted: October 01 2011 at 09:02
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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. ------------- "Prog is Not Dead and never has been." (Will Sergeant, from Echo And The Bunnymen) |
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: October 01 2011 at 09:10
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Posted By: tupan
Date Posted: October 01 2011 at 09:12
Not works inspired, but the direct adaptations. But thanks for the suggestion!  We ever need more sci-fi...------------- "Prog is Not Dead and never has been." (Will Sergeant, from Echo And The Bunnymen) |
Vompatti wrote:Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: October 01 2011 at 09:24
 just because you think it's a bit overrated doesn't mean it should be excluded from the poll 
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Posted By: tupan
Date Posted: October 01 2011 at 09:30
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^ [****] ! No, i forgot to add!!!!!!!!!!! Shame, shame, shame! ------------- "Prog is Not Dead and never has been." (Will Sergeant, from Echo And The Bunnymen) |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: October 01 2011 at 10:57
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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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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 01 2011 at 11:25
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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/" rel="nofollow - http://www.philipkdick.com/ ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Various music I am very into: a youtube playlist with two tracks per act |
Posted By: tupan
Date Posted: October 01 2011 at 16:32
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^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/" rel="nofollow - http://www.slashfilm.com/michel-gondry-adapting-philip-dick-ubik/ P.S.: Sorry for the dirty word...  ------------- "Prog is Not Dead and never has been." (Will Sergeant, from Echo And The Bunnymen) |
Posted By: Alitare
Date 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. |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: October 02 2011 at 01:47
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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. |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: October 02 2011 at 01:51
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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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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: October 02 2011 at 06:57
I've only seen a couple of those. I didn't realize they were Dick flicks. 
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: October 02 2011 at 10:37
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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. ------------- What? |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: October 02 2011 at 11:49
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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. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Various music I am very into: a youtube playlist with two tracks per act |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: October 20 2011 at 17:56
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Some love for Minority Report here. ------------- 
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Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Date Posted: October 20 2011 at 18:29
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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. ------------- We are men of action. Lies do not become us. http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/" rel="nofollow - JazzMusicArchives. |
Posted By: tupan
Date Posted: October 20 2011 at 20:17
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^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! ------------- "Prog is Not Dead and never has been." (Will Sergeant, from Echo And The Bunnymen) |
Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: October 20 2011 at 20:30
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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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Posted By: crimhead
Date 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? |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: October 26 2011 at 20:34
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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. |
Posted By: Failcore
Date Posted: October 26 2011 at 20:53
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No option for the Matrix? It was loosely based on a concept by Dick. ------------- 
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: October 26 2011 at 21:18
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'Little Brown Hole' .. whoops sorry, that's an adaptation of an Andy Dick work to film |
Posted By: Failcore
Date Posted: October 26 2011 at 21:20
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Oh wow, I just realized Blade Runner isn't here, either. That's another good one. -------------
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Posted By: Alitare
Date Posted: October 26 2011 at 21:37
| ^Well, that was on porpoise. The OP knew that Blade Runner would win, so he excluded it. |
Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Date Posted: October 27 2011 at 00:22
Interesting, that could be good. And I saw that http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Nighy" rel="nofollow - Bill Nighy would be Kuato. And Len directing, which perhaps explains why Beckinsale and Nighy appear in the remake. Interesting. ------------- We are men of action. Lies do not become us. http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/" rel="nofollow - JazzMusicArchives. |
Posted By: tupan
Date Posted: October 27 2011 at 07:05
MAtrix was "based" in MANY things... but the main inspiration, I think, was Neuromancer, by William Gibson. ------------- "Prog is Not Dead and never has been." (Will Sergeant, from Echo And The Bunnymen) |
Posted By: tupan
Date Posted: October 27 2011 at 07:06
No, I really forgot to add to the list!  ------------- "Prog is Not Dead and never has been." (Will Sergeant, from Echo And The Bunnymen) |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: October 27 2011 at 07:14
I suspect due to the fact Blade Runner is not in the poll. -------------  Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: TheClosing
Date Posted: November 03 2011 at 08:14
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Definitely Blade Runner, but since it was accidentally left off (more like conveniently omitted
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: November 04 2011 at 04:05
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A Scanner Darkly for me,though it would be my second if Blade Runner was included in the poll. -------------  |
Posted By: Hober Mallow
Date Posted: November 25 2011 at 13:47
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Wheres Blade Runner?
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