A Scanner Darkly

[PapaBear]

I had never heard anything about this movie, but when I visited my pizza shop yesterday, all the large pizza boxes were covered in a promo for this film. I just saw the <a href="http://imdb.com/title/tt0405296/trailers" target="_self">TRAILERS</a>&nbsp;and it definitely looks like a movie Fez would hate (with his hatred of those animated commercials).

[Sheeplovr]

<p>alls you needs ot know</p><p>Richard Linletter</p><p>Phillip K Dick</p><p>and rotoscoping&nbsp;</p><p>i
still regret missing the comic con special first 30 minuets of the film
at the NYCC i got confused with the scedual and missed it &nbsp;</p>

[PapaBear]

<p>After viewing it a couple of times, I've determined that</p><p>1. Illustrated Keanu Reeves looks like Keanu Reeves</p><p>2. Illustrated Woody Harrelson looks creepy</p><p>3. Illustrated Winona Ryder looks hotter than live Winona Ryder</p>

[thepaulo]

<p>I've seen it....</p><p>wynona does extensive cartoon nudity</p>

[bobrobot]

<p><strong><font color="#000099">I love Phillip K. Dick, he's the master of paranoid fiction.&nbsp;Maybe this will be the first film to be faithful to&nbsp;1 of his&nbsp;novels.</font></strong> </p><p><img height="335" src="http://daily.greencine.com/archives/scanner-darkly-cover.jpg" width="200" border="0" /></p>

[bobrobot]

<strong>thepaulo</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I've seen it....</p><p>wynona does extensive cartoon nudity</p><p><strong><font color="#000099">Was it any good?</font></strong></p>

[PapaBear]

<p>You know better than to ask him a yes or no question, Bobo!</p><p>I keed, Paulo.</p>

[badorties]

<p><img src="http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/warner_independent/a_scanner_darkly/winona_ryder/scanner2.jpg" border="0" /></p><p><img height="203" src="http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/warner_independent/a_scanner_darkly/winona_ryder/scanner4.jpg" width="360" border="0" /></p><p><img height="203" src="http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/warner_independent/a_scanner_darkly/winona_ryder/scanner1.jpg" width="360" border="0" /></p>

[bobrobot]

<p><strong><font color="#000099">Is there any advantage or reason as to&nbsp;why they rotoscope an entire film in a realistic style as opposed to just releasing a live action film? It's actually more than a little distracting to me as it is!!!</font></strong></p>

[narc]

I hear they're doing a version of Beowulf like that too.

[badorties]

<p>&nbsp;</p><p>linklater used rotoscoping (and it looks like the same austin folk) for his last non-kids movie, waking life ... in waking life,&nbsp;linklater&nbsp;recounts a phillip k dick story toward the end of the flick</p><p>maybe the subject matter lends better to a trippier feel, or maybe it's a cheaper alternative to a big budget flick ... shoot the movie on digital cameras, no need to worry too much on locations, sets, costumes or makeup -- just a bunch of austin animators &amp; their high-end software</p><p>here are some waking life pics, same look/feel:</p><p><img height="228" src="http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/fox_searchlight/waking_life/_group_photos/caveh_zahedi1.jpg" width="400" border="0" /></p><p><img height="232" src="http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/fox_searchlight/waking_life/timothy__speed__levitch/life.jpg" width="400" border="0" /></p><p><img height="238" src="http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/fox_searchlight/waking_life/wiley_wiggins/life.jpg" width="400" border="0" /></p>

[zentraed]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>bobogolem</strong> wrote:<br /><p><strong><font color="#000099">Is there any advantage or reason as to why they rotoscope an entire film in a realistic style as opposed to just releasing a live action film? It's actually more than a little distracting to me as it is!!!</font></strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The technique's been surfacing in quite a few places since &quot;Waking Life&quot;. Commercials (Ipod anyone?), a Lars von Trier flick (The Five Obstructions). I think it makes for a very surreal image. The contrast is ratcheted up versus a live action film, and the environments take on a very 3D feel, much moreso that in a traditonal animated film. And it makes shooting much easier.</p><p>And &quot;Before Sunset&quot; was Linklater's last &quot;non-kids&quot; movie. My favorite of his, actually.&nbsp;</p>

[mikeyboy]

<strong>bobogolem</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>thepaulo</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I've seen it....</p><p>wynona does extensive cartoon nudity</p><p><strong><font color="#000099">Was it any good?</font></strong></p><p>He didn't see it.</p>

[narc]

<hr color="cococo" align="left"></font><strong>zentraed</strong> wrote:<br><p> </p>/>And "Before Sunset" was Linklater's last "non-kids" movie. My favorite of his, actually. </p><hr color="cococo" align="left"><p></p>

Agreed, actually. I saw it late one night watching cable and was prepared to absolutely hate it, because I usually do hate those kinds of movies. But I was really taken in by how well-written and engaging the dialogue was. It's like the anti-George Lucas movie.

[thepaulo]

<p><em><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">This is a book that was pretty personal to Dick....about the amount of his friends screwed over by drug use....it is definately not a mainstream film....most people will find it more than a little weird....</font></em></p><p><em><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">but very unique and rewarding</font></em></p>

[Sheeplovr]

<p><span class="postbody"><strong>thepaulo</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I've seen it....</p><p>wynona does extensive cartoon nudity</p></span></p><p>he means the trailer </p><p>we all can see the trailer&nbsp;</p>

[badorties]

<p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://media.filmforce.ign.com/media/670/670907/vids_1.html" target="_blank">here's</a> the first 24 minutes ... </p><p><em>could by NSFW</em></p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by badorties on 7-15-06 @ 12:33 PM</span>

[redfin]

<p>Some call it rotoscoping, I just call it phenominal.&nbsp; I'm really looking forward to seeing this, but the nearest theater that's showing it is about an hour away. <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/mad.gif" border="0" />&nbsp; Man I hate living in a hick town sometimes.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>edit: Oh, and thanks for the link to the first 24 minutes.&nbsp; </p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by redfin on 7-15-06 @ 3:19 PM</span>