LT Smash Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 ok, so i just came back from this movie...its psycho. i still dont really get what happened. i did kind of enjoy the visuals though. has anyone else seen it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrockster21 Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 No, I haven't seen it, but it looks intriguing. I will probably go see it tonight or tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LT Smash Posted July 16, 2006 Author Share Posted July 16, 2006 its definitely not what i expected. i was looking for something like, a huge conspiracy all over the world. it was weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumrunner6900 Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 It looks interesting. I have a feeling that going to see it in an altered state of conciousness may be beneficial! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChocolateCitySkin Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 It has all the actors/actresses I don't like and uses that cheesy live paint visual effect. No sir I don't think I will see this piece of trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Nostril Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 I've seen Slacker, Dazed and Confused, Berfore Sunrise, Waking Life, Tape, The School of Rock, and Before Sunset. And based on this I'd say Richard Linklater is a director who is extremely overrated by the film snob elitists(a group of people many would say I fall into). Due to the fact that so much of his filmography is very talky and visually unremarkable, I'd say his films are very uncinematic. Seriously, if your turn on Before Sunrise or Slacker, and don't watch, but just listen. It's pretty much the same experience as if you had sat and watched the whole thing. He's the type of director who is far more interesting than he is good. That said, I'm planning on going to watch A Scanner Darkly, because I love Philip K. Dick, and even though I've never seen anything where it worked particularly well, I'm intrigued by the rotoscoping process. However, needless to say, my expectations are curbed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosperity Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 I think it will be amazing. I am planning to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoGood28 Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Why is this movie not in any theaters near me? I've been looking forward to seeing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdarugar Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Im trying to go see it tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjah Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Saw it the other day. It's a weirdly fun movie. Of all the Philip K. Dick stories that have become movies (Blade Runner, Minority Report, Total Recall, etc.), this one does the best job of staying true to the original story. It's easier to follow if you read a summary of the premise first, but don't read anything with plot spoilers in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LT Smash Posted July 17, 2006 Author Share Posted July 17, 2006 to be honest, i didnt like it all that much. hard to really follow, lots and lots of talking, and just kind of boring. the only reason i didnt come out of that theater really dissapointed was because of the rotoscoping thing. the visuals were awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamingwolf Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Due to the fact that so much of his filmography is very talky and visually unremarkable, I'd say his films are very uncinematic. Seriously, if your turn on Before Sunrise or Slacker, and don't watch, but just listen. It's pretty much the same experience as if you had sat and watched the whole thing. He's the type of director who is far more interesting than he is good.. I think most people want an escape from reality with movies, Slacker was one of the greatest shows of the human banality that ever was produced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Nostril Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 Ok, so A Scanner Darkly is definitely a nominee for Linklater's best movie. It's kind of fell apart a little towards the end, but I was definitely into it for the majority of the movie. It didn't really feel like a Linklater film, and not in the way that School of Rock didn't feel like a Linklater film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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