Bladerunner

Johnny G

ownworstenemy wrote:

Apart from Sting - he's rubbish in it!

True - but then name an acting part he HAS been good in!

Porgy

Johnny G wrote:

ownworstenemy wrote:

Apart from Sting - he's rubbish in it!

True - but then name an acting part he HAS been good in!

He wasn't too bad in Quadrophenia - but that was because he was playing a complete tosser, and didn;t have to act much

Splottboy

He was the same at the MEN. Very cold, aloof, but at the Millennium Stadium with the Police he was actually human! Still checking the Port Talbot/Teeside thing. Wikipedia quoting it's from a book, and links to U Tube with scenes.
Tell u wot though, I'd rather be in Teeside than Port Talbot!!! Even being Welsh, it's like downtown Kabul...

Porgy

Le Commentateur wrote:

Porgy wrote:

I think the days of PKD being considered a pulp writier are long gone - his genius has now been recognised.

Indeed, his Man in the High Castle, a story set in an alternative post-war period in which America had lost the Second World War and was divided and occupied by the Axis powers, is published as a Penguin Classic.

i read this once and at the time felt that it was highly overated - and far from Dick's best work. However - just reading the Wikipedia plot summary and background I think maybe it's time to reassess.

The Chingford Skinhead

I loved Bladerunner but always thought the book knocked the film into a cocked hat. I'm still to work out in my head what mercerism was all about but the thrust of the book was all about empathy being the defining himan quality. That's why drivers aren't human :twisted:

pabloweaver

I love the fact that the Millenium falcon crops up as a piece of building ...how random do directors really need to make things !

http://brmovie.com/Locations/Falcon.htm

Porgy

The Chingford Skinhead wrote:

I loved Bladerunner but always thought the book knocked the film into a cocked hat. I'm still to work out in my head what mercerism was all about but the thrust of the book was all about empathy being the defining himan quality. That's why drivers aren't human :twisted:

Being autistic - I would probably fail any test for empathy. :?

Am I not human?

The Chingford Skinhead

Porgy wrote:

The Chingford Skinhead wrote:

I loved Bladerunner but always thought the book knocked the film into a cocked hat. I'm still to work out in my head what mercerism was all about but the thrust of the book was all about empathy being the defining himan quality. That's why drivers aren't human :twisted:

Being autistic - I would probably fail any test for empathy. :?

Am I not human?

I didn't write the book mate But that was what the test for replicants was set to detect. so if you see Dekker or any of his crew heading toward you then run and hide behind the guy doing the Guinness adverts :P

Porgy

The Chingford Skinhead wrote:

Porgy wrote:

The Chingford Skinhead wrote:

I loved Bladerunner but always thought the book knocked the film into a cocked hat. I'm still to work out in my head what mercerism was all about but the thrust of the book was all about empathy being the defining himan quality. That's why drivers aren't human :twisted:

Being autistic - I would probably fail any test for empathy. :?

Am I not human?

I didn't write the book mate But that was what the test for replicants was set to detect. so if you see Dekker or any of his crew heading toward you then run and hide behind the guy doing the Guinness adverts :P

Hey - that wasn't at you - it's a longstanding gripe I have against Dick - especially since I suspect that there's a strong chance he was mildly autistic himself.

It's probably why I didn;t like that book too much.

mmitchell88

Splottboy wrote:

Tell u wot though, I'd rather be in Teeside than Port Talbot!!! Even being Welsh, it's like downtown Kabul...

You've clearly never tried Mbro town centre on a Friday night.