I think Blade Runner is one of the very few adaptations of
science fiction stories to be much better than the source
material. Most of the Philip K. Dick movies are not
improvements over the source material, quite the reverse
Minority Report was a shambles in my view and Screamers made
me want to scream. Total Recall is actually pretty good, but
the short story We Can Remember It For You Wholesale is a
masterpiece. Those interested in PKD on film should grab the
IMPOSTOR DVD, it contains the short film version of Impostor
as well as the expanded feature. The short film is pretty
darned good (other than the sound quality), the movie length
is horrible, and the only difference between the two is a
ridiculous chase sequence.
Jesse
--- Jennifer Howard <
howardjen@washpost.com> wrote:
>
> One of the things I like best about the movie
"Blade
> Runner" is how Ridley
> Scott developed (improved on? It's been a
while
> since I read the book) the
> noir atmosphere of the Dick novel, even though
novel
> and movie are very
> different in a number of ways.
>
> Jennifer
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