Ridley Scott Returns to PKD

Krau Ming quotes from a report at Sneakpeek.ca "Ridley Scott's Scott Free Productions will produce a 4-hour TV adaptation of author Phlip K. Dick's The Man in the High Castle, based on a script by Howard Brenton. The original 1962 novel was a science fiction 'alternate history' that won a sci fi Hugo book award in 1963. Premise of the book, about daily life under totalitarian Fascist imperialism, occurs in 1962, fourteen years after the end of the Second World War in 1948. The victorious Axis Powers, Japan and Germany, conduct intrigues against each other in North America, specifically in the former US, which surrendered to them, after the Axis conquered Eurasia and destroyed the populaces of Africa." Adds Krau Ming: "Hopefully this will fall in the category of well-done PKD adaptations (though I'll leave it up to the slashdotters to determine which of the previous movies should be categorized as such)."

Re:Please correct me if I'm wrong....

[Anonymous Coward]

Here's a summary of the movies from a Slashdotter. You're welcome.

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Blade Runner (1982) Based on "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" - Blade runner is a horrible piece of Sci-fi. Unbelievable premise. Poor lead actor. Lacks any symbolism or deeper meaning.

Screamers (1995) Based on "Second Variety" - Quite possibly the most thrilling piece of Sci-fi since Ridley Scott did Alien. Totally plausible plot. Dark, brooding imagery keeps the viewer on the edge of their seat the entire time.

Total Recall (1990) Based on "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale" - Now here's a real gem of Sci-fi. Examines the human condition, and what it means to be a person. It makes you think about deeper concepts, such as Plato's "Allegory of the Cave". Presents a fresh view of the future on terrestrial mars. Scientifically accurate representation of its atmosphere and exposure to the Martian climate.

Confessions d'un Bario (French, 1992) Based on "Confessions of a Crap Artist" - C'est terrible. Pourquoi? Je ne parle pas francais. Il est tres dificile, mon frere!

Impostor (2001) Based on "Impostor." - If you haven't seen this one, you need to see it now. It puts to shame "Moon" and "The Man From Earth". It's quite possibly Gary Sinise's best performance since Snake Eyes or Albino Alligator.

Minority Report (2002) Based on "The Minority Report." - An absolutely horrible sci-fi action flick. Silly weapons, unrealistic vehicles, boring plot. Totally predictable. The only good thing to come out of this movie is the phrase "minority report u.i." Tom Cruise's computer interface shows a realistic, futuristic, non-fatiguing way to interact with several data sets.

Paycheck (December 25, 2003) Based on "Paycheck." - Now this movie was a tour-de-force of style and substance. It meshes time travel, paradoxes, and the charming character of Ben Affleck. He is pretty much the Batman of the future; he has a tool for every single encounter that he comes against. Einstein or Hawking would give this movie two thumbs up (if they could). Go watch it now.

A Scanner Darkly (July 7, 2006) Based on "A Scanner Darkly" - Stupid plot. Basically stole the rotoscopped effect from a movie released later, "Waking Life". You should skip it; there's no substance to it.

Next (April 27, 2007) Based on "The Golden Man" - If you thought Paycheck was good, then you will "bust a nut" over this film. It has all of the slam-dunk elements in a blockbuster: Magicians, Terrorists, Time Travel, Government Super Soldient Experiments, Excessive Capitalization, and Gambling. Oh did I mention there was time Traveling?

So, to sum it up

[avoid] Blade Runner
[avoid] Minority Report
[avoid] A Scanner Darkly
[avoid] Confessions d'un Bario

and....

[go see] Screamers
[go see] Total Recall
[go see] Imposter
[go see] Paycheck
[go see] Next.

You're welcome