When i heard this was coming out i wanted to read the book first so i did then i was worried that it could be bad but Richard Linklater did the book proud a couple of things were different but i loved the effect of rotoscoping it made the film so trippy kind of like when i read the book. I liked the fact that Richard Linklater used actors who have taken drugs as i feel it added to their performants This film changed by whole view on life as because of this film i discovered PHILIP K. DICK I loved watching the effect of substance death effect those characters, how even the simple confused the hell out of them but then you feel for them as everything starts to slide and split turning faster and faster till nothing but the shell of someone is left. It was quite touching to see the rememberance kept too. Everyone shpould read at least one Philip K. Dick book
The war on drugs is over and drugs won. Big Brother is watching everyone with holographic scanning recorders, Bob Arctor a schizoid addict is one of the watchers he is facing an identity crisis due to his job and conflicting lifestyle Taking the highly addictive psychotropic drug Substance D or death causes the users brain split, each hemisphere functioning separately. Agent Fred, is a undercover agent assigned to infiltrate Bob's circle of friends and discover the source of Substance D. There are "scramble suit" that constantly change identities and renders Agent Fred into "the ultimate everyman,". Unbeknown to both Agent Fred and Bob Arctor they are the same person each side of the brain trying to kill the other side
Actors: Rory Cochrane, Robert Downey Jr., Mitch Baker, Keanu Reeves, Sean Allen (II) Directors: Richard Linklater Format: PAL, Widescreen Language English Region: Region 2 ( DVD formats.) Aspect Ratio: Wide Screen:1 Number of discs: 1 Classification: Studio: Warner Home Video DVD Release Date: 22 Jan 2007 Run Time: 120 minutes Average Customer Review: (38) DVD Features: Main Language: English Available Audio Tracks: Dolby Digital Surround 5.1 Director's commentary One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming A Scanner Darkly The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales Theatrical trailer ASIN: B000K7JX38
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Production Year: 2007 - Science Fiction - Director: Francis Lawrence - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Dash Mihok, Will Smith, Salli Richardson, Willow Smith
Helpful review, but more plot information would really improve this one
Bens__mummy 09.11.2007 21:29
Good review but could do with some more info to gain higher ratings. Take a look at other reviews to get an idea of the level of info that is needed to gain higher ratings. ~ Em. x
What does a scanner see? Into the head? Into the heart? From the novel by Philip L. Dick - ... more
the sci-fi legend whose works-to-film include Blade Runner, Total Recall and Minority Report - comes A Scanner Darkly, brought to the screen by filmmaker Richard...
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