a scanner darkly

Llama · 07-08-2006, 06:17 PM

saw it thursday night at a midnight showing ( i live in austin) and today (sat) it's still going through my head. the movie was fucking awesome...a little different that what i expected but still an instant classic. robert downey jr. is offically a genius. His role pretty much made this movie. Woody Harrelson was HILARIOUS. If your a fan of linklater, see it immediately. If your a fan of 'drug' movies, go see it immedialtely. If your neither, still go see it.

And remember, everything is NOT going to be ok.

GrobbeeTrull · 07-08-2006, 06:38 PM

It's not in a single fucking Ohio theatre as far as I can tell - it played at the Wex at OSU June 27th but I missed it. Wtf.

Vorph · 07-08-2006, 06:53 PM

It's only been released in NY, LA, Boston, and a handful of other cities. Atlanta and Chicago don't even have it, and those are 'tier 1' cities when it comes to limited release movies.

Fuck Hollywood. Fuck them up their stupid asses.

DiscW · 07-08-2006, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Vorph

Fuck Hollywood. Fuck them up their stupid asses.

My thoughts exactly. I've really been looking forward to this movie. I mean, they at least played the proposition down here(though only a few times), and this movie has got a lot more press.

Any chance of it showing in more cities in a few weeks?

Vorph · 07-09-2006, 05:59 PM

It broke $400k on just 17 screens this weekend. If it keeps that up, there's a good shot of a wide(r) release.

Khorum · 07-09-2006, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Vorph

It's only been released in NY, LA, Boston, and a handful of other cities. Atlanta and Chicago don't even have it, and those are 'tier 1' cities when it comes to limited release movies.

Fuck Hollywood. Fuck them up their stupid asses.

I saw it on Friday night in Chicago. Between the Century Landmark, Piper's Alley and the Siskel Institute, I don't think Chicago's missed many limited release screenings in years.

Saw in the Century, btw.

Iannis · 07-10-2006, 04:15 AM

So does it remain true? Or do they fag it up and try to give it a happy ending?

I live in podunk.. so it's gonna be the DVD version for me. I wanna see it in a theater, but not "drive 6 hours" bad.

Donna better be fuckin hot!

Angerz · 07-10-2006, 09:04 AM

According to some movie release dates Ive seen, its scheduled for wider release in a couple weeks, with a few more limited openings every week.

And it is in a few theaters in Chicago from what I hear, none near me tho (the big AMC 30 usually gets EVERYTHING around here, I expect it to get it eventually tho)

I really want to see this film.

GrobbeeTrull · 07-10-2006, 09:09 AM

I noticed that next week (Jul 14) is the release for most of the other "big cities" in the US.

Columbus, Cinci and Thieveland in Ohio, so that's good news.

Animale · 07-10-2006, 11:22 AM

Saw it on Sunday in Boston. I had been feverishly anticipating it, and it lived up to my expectations. I haven't read the book in a long while, but from what I remember it was more or less true to source.

That being said, the rotoscoping and shot selecting really made the film visually exciting. The acting was top notch all the way around (even Keanu! - weakest performance was Winona) and fit the characters well. By far the best movie I've seen this year... blew away everything else. As mentioned, Downey Jr. stole every scene he was in, supurb job with the character.

If you can... GO SEE IT and help ensure that more movies like this get made.
Animale

Khorum · 07-10-2006, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Iannis

So does it remain true? Or do they fag it up and try to give it a happy ending?

I live in podunk.. so it's gonna be the DVD version for me. I wanna see it in a theater, but not "drive 6 hours" bad.

Donna better be fuckin hot!

It's pretty faithful to the book--down to the surreal, tenuous-at-best grip on reality that the book devolves to at times. The moments where the focus goes into subtle vertigo and the soundtrack starts popping out get into this trippy 70's-ish Fritz The Cat vibe.

I can see a lot of PKD fans loving this adaptation but I think I may have been expecting more. One conclusion I did arrive upon is that I'd hate to see Ubik made into film anytime soon, whereas before this movie I thought that would've been a good idea.

Darunia · 07-14-2006, 10:46 PM

On my recent trip to New York, I caught a showing of it. I thought it was excellent, and lived up to my expectations having re-read the book recently. Notable for me was Downey's preformance as Jim Barris. Most of his scenes were filled with fluid gestures, and he was for the most part, bouncing off walls.

The humor was great, and the errie soundtrack fit right in. To lastly add, the Freck/Muti Eyed Creature scene (Not a spoiler, especially if you've seen trailer) was probably one of the most enjoyable sequence of events I've seen in film. Whoever was narrarating that did a wonderful job.

Scape667 · 07-15-2006, 04:08 PM

I just saw this movie today and it was crazy as hell. The acting was awesome, the plot was insane and the way it was done was genius.

Vorph · 07-16-2006, 06:17 PM

It's in pretty wide release now, any city of ~100,000+ should have it in at least one theater.

Froofy-D · 07-16-2006, 09:38 PM

Hmm if its faithful to the book it should be good. Most of the movies based on his novels change a lot and end up sucking.

Blade Runner and Total Recall were good. Minority Report was ok I guess. Paycheck kinda blew IMHO. Never saw Impostor, Screamers, or Confessions of a Crap Artist.

The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch was my favorite book I have read by him so far.

07-08-2006, 06:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Llama Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 165 -1 Internets	a scanner darkly saw it thursday night at a midnight showing ( i live in austin) and today (sat) it's still going through my head. the movie was fucking awesome...a little different that what i expected but still an instant classic. robert downey jr. is offically a genius. His role pretty much made this movie. Woody Harrelson was HILARIOUS. If your a fan of linklater, see it immediately. If your a fan of 'drug' movies, go see it immedialtely. If your neither, still go see it. And remember, everything is NOT going to be ok.

07-10-2006, 11:22 AM	#10 (permalink)
Animale Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 46 -9 Internets	Saw it on Sunday in Boston. I had been feverishly anticipating it, and it lived up to my expectations. I haven't read the book in a long while, but from what I remember it was more or less true to source. That being said, the rotoscoping and shot selecting really made the film visually exciting. The acting was top notch all the way around (even Keanu! - weakest performance was Winona) and fit the characters well. By far the best movie I've seen this year... blew away everything else. As mentioned, Downey Jr. stole every scene he was in, supurb job with the character. If you can... GO SEE IT and help ensure that more movies like this get made. Animale __________________ Animale Vicioso

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Scape667 Unregistered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 151 -1 Internets	I just saw this movie today and it was crazy as hell. The acting was awesome, the plot was insane and the way it was done was genius. __________________ Good bye.

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07-08-2006, 06:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
GrobbeeTrull Banned Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 1,685 +0 Internets	It's not in a single fucking Ohio theatre as far as I can tell - it played at the Wex at OSU June 27th but I missed it. Wtf.

07-08-2006, 06:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
Vorph Never Go Full Retard Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hell Posts: 5,872	It's only been released in NY, LA, Boston, and a handful of other cities. Atlanta and Chicago don't even have it, and those are 'tier 1' cities when it comes to limited release movies. Fuck Hollywood. Fuck them up their stupid asses.

07-09-2006, 05:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
Vorph Never Go Full Retard Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hell Posts: 5,872	It broke $400k on just 17 screens this weekend. If it keeps that up, there's a good shot of a wide(r) release.

07-10-2006, 04:15 AM	#7 (permalink)
Iannis Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Butt Hugging Moose Jockey Posts: 4,968 +0 Internets	So does it remain true? Or do they fag it up and try to give it a happy ending? I live in podunk.. so it's gonna be the DVD version for me. I wanna see it in a theater, but not "drive 6 hours" bad. Donna better be fuckin hot!

07-10-2006, 09:04 AM	#8 (permalink)
Angerz Rock and Roll Gangster Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,860 -2 Internets	According to some movie release dates Ive seen, its scheduled for wider release in a couple weeks, with a few more limited openings every week. And it is in a few theaters in Chicago from what I hear, none near me tho (the big AMC 30 usually gets EVERYTHING around here, I expect it to get it eventually tho) I really want to see this film.

07-10-2006, 09:09 AM	#9 (permalink)
GrobbeeTrull Banned Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 1,685 +0 Internets	I noticed that next week (Jul 14) is the release for most of the other "big cities" in the US. Columbus, Cinci and Thieveland in Ohio, so that's good news.

07-14-2006, 10:46 PM	#12 (permalink)
Darunia Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 12 +0 Internets	On my recent trip to New York, I caught a showing of it. I thought it was excellent, and lived up to my expectations having re-read the book recently. Notable for me was Downey's preformance as Jim Barris. Most of his scenes were filled with fluid gestures, and he was for the most part, bouncing off walls. The humor was great, and the errie soundtrack fit right in. To lastly add, the Freck/Muti Eyed Creature scene (Not a spoiler, especially if you've seen trailer) was probably one of the most enjoyable sequence of events I've seen in film. Whoever was narrarating that did a wonderful job.

07-16-2006, 06:17 PM	#14 (permalink)
Vorph Never Go Full Retard Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hell Posts: 5,872	It's in pretty wide release now, any city of ~100,000+ should have it in at least one theater.

07-16-2006, 09:38 PM	#15 (permalink)
Froofy-D upper management material Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,038 +8 Internets	Hmm if its faithful to the book it should be good. Most of the movies based on his novels change a lot and end up sucking. Blade Runner and Total Recall were good. Minority Report was ok I guess. Paycheck kinda blew IMHO. Never saw Impostor, Screamers, or Confessions of a Crap Artist. The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch was my favorite book I have read by him so far.