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So what's everyones opinions about Scanner Darkly?
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I finally got to see it, and man it's a mind fuck. I really think the director put shit in it to trip your ass off harder. Also when woody and doowny jr. were on that drug I swear I thought I was tripping, you know that awkward feeling you get and the extreme paranoia, shit was nut. The story was pissing me off in the begining but it all made sense in the end. Also the last scene in the movie is probably true in real life. If you think about it, it gotta be true.

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Re: So what's everyones opinions about Scanner Darkly? [Re: Rylmonkey]
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I thought the effects were well done.


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Re: So what's everyones opinions about Scanner Darkly? [Re: Rylmonkey]
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i didn't think this movie was too big of a mind fuck, or anything like that.
i enjoyed it because it seemed to be a character study of this group of guys, and how this drug affected their life.

sure the animation was cool, and the story was great, but i enjoyed the characters the most.


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Re: So what's everyones opinions about Scanner Darkly? [Re: bobjones]
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the philosphy of the movie was awesome, and the idea was well thought sense the book the movie was well well done.


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Re: So what's everyones opinions about Scanner Darkly? [Re: Rylmonkey]
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as for me i wish i had about 6 suger cubes to i could enjoy it the right way.


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Re: So what's everyones opinions about Scanner Darkly? [Re: LosAngelesGraff]
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FUCK YES! or a thimble of lsd


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Re: So what's everyones opinions about Scanner Darkly? [Re: snoot]
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I was a bit disapointed, I think I was waiting too much from the movie. In the synopsis, they said the movie takes place in a near future when the war on drugs is lost, but they make no mention of that in the actual movie. The scenario wasn't bad, and the characters were pretty good, but the whole of it ends up being a bit flat. It wasn't a movie I'd particularly like to remember...

Waking Life was twenty times better IMO.


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Re: So what's everyones opinions about Scanner Darkly? [Re: LosAngelesGraff]
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I absolutely love the book, and I applaud the movie for doing it justice. bobjones is right about it being a character study of druggies and how drugs affect their lives. Honestly I don't understand all you guys who want to watch the movie while tripping. It's too depressing for that, IMO.


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Re: So what's everyones opinions about Scanner Darkly? [Re: LosAngelesGraff]
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I really liked the movie. I thought that it had a nice plot with a lot of cool twists.

Despite the seriousness of the drug and issues the characters went through there was some humor which made it more enjoyable. I thought the acting was good and the effects were done well. And I do plan on purchasing it.  :thumbup:


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Re: So what's everyones opinions about Scanner Darkly? [Re: Rylmonkey]
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read the book

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Re: So what's everyones opinions about Scanner Darkly? [Re: Vvellum]
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Never heard of it or seen it, can't find it.. :smile:


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Re: So what's everyones opinions about Scanner Darkly? [Re: Fliquid]
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http://www.amazon.com/Scanner-Darkly-Philip-K-Dick/dp/0679736654/sr=1-1/qid=1167437646/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-4948607-6146365?ie=UTF8&s=books

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_scanner_darkly

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Re: So what's everyones opinions about Scanner Darkly? [Re: Vvellum]
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I think the actual movie itself was kind of boring, but the end made up for it. The movie was about the loss of the war on drugs, and in a BIG way the end of the movie showed us how much we had lost that war. With an understanding of the ending the movie will probably be increased in value. So I enjoyed the movie but I appreciate it more than I enjoyed it.


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Re: So what's everyones opinions about Scanner Darkly? [Re: Rylmonkey]
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Cool story but I thought the acting was slightly weak and overall I thought Slacker was a much better movie. It reminded me a lot of William Burroughs's Nova Express.


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Re: So what's everyones opinions about Scanner Darkly? [Re: Rylmonkey]
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I think that reading the book definitely improves the movie because it more fully captures the mental state of the main character.


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Re: So what's everyones opinions about Scanner Darkly? [Re: schmutzen]
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read the wikipedia link I posted.

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Re: So what's everyones opinions about Scanner Darkly? [Re: Vvellum]
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thanks for the links Vvellum.

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Re: So what's everyones opinions about Scanner Darkly? [Re: Vvellum]
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The Wiki helped a lot.  Now that I've had some time to digest, I like it.  The gas-line incident and the "Come on in, it's open" were freakin' hilarious :rofl:


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Re: So what's everyones opinions about Scanner Darkly? [Re: Rylmonkey]
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i liked it...not gonna get too specific atm cuz i'm busy, but i just wanted to let everyone know that there is an audio book version out there read by paul giamanti. heheh..i thought sounded pretty rad so i downloaded it.

anyways...i enjoyed the movie...but i wonder what "substance D" is comparable to....maybe like meth, heroin, and ketamine?

anyone got a guess...i didn't read the whole thread btw.

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Re: So what's everyones opinions about Scanner Darkly? [Re: schmutzen]
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I'm currently reading the book, quite good. But I can't find the movie here :frown:


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