Comments on: a scanner darkly http://aaronbell.org/journal/2007/05/a-scanner-darkly/ a song for prometheus Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:08:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: air http://aaronbell.org/journal/2007/05/a-scanner-darkly/comment-page-1/#comment-50307 air Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:58:43 +0000 http://aaronbell.org/journal/2007/05/a-scanner-darkly/#comment-50307 Compare and contrast: 1. <a href="http://aaronbell.org/journal/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/scanner_darkly.jpg" rel="nofollow">Keanu's painted puss</a> (above) 2. <a href="http://www.c64.com/games/screenshots/s/sentinel_the_01.gif" rel="nofollow">Loading screen from The Sentinel</a>, Commodore 64 Compare and contrast:
1. Keanu’s painted puss (above)
2. Loading screen from The Sentinel, Commodore 64

]]> By: bean http://aaronbell.org/journal/2007/05/a-scanner-darkly/comment-page-1/#comment-43908 bean Mon, 21 May 2007 18:07:35 +0000 http://aaronbell.org/journal/2007/05/a-scanner-darkly/#comment-43908 Lots of recognisable landmarks, to make NYC residents excited? > Notice how the trailer for the new GTA got *shat on* by the New York press for the same reason.. 28 wks > Sounds fab. Must see. In other filum news, I saw Blades of Glory last night. Better than Napoleon Dynamite. Hilarious. Lots of recognisable landmarks, to make NYC residents excited? > Notice how the trailer for the new GTA got *shat on* by the New York press for the same reason..

28 wks > Sounds fab. Must see.

In other filum news, I saw Blades of Glory last night. Better than Napoleon Dynamite. Hilarious.

]]> By: air http://aaronbell.org/journal/2007/05/a-scanner-darkly/comment-page-1/#comment-43907 air Mon, 21 May 2007 15:55:50 +0000 http://aaronbell.org/journal/2007/05/a-scanner-darkly/#comment-43907 <em>> 28 Weeks Later</em> Saw this yesterday. You know how <em>Spiderman 3</em> is like New York Porn? Lots of recognisable landmarks, to make NYC residents excited? <em>28 Weeks Later</em> is that for London. It fairly jizzes landmark shots. Big Ben and the Gherkin strain turgidly. Arcing ropes of helicopter swoop mark every plot development. After a while it started to feel like a promotional video for a business park. A <em>sexy</em> business park. I also died a little when the protagonists were identified as a young brother/sister duo, immediately as invincible as a dog in a disaster film. > 28 Weeks Later

Saw this yesterday. You know how Spiderman 3 is like New York Porn? Lots of recognisable landmarks, to make NYC residents excited?

28 Weeks Later is that for London. It fairly jizzes landmark shots. Big Ben and the Gherkin strain turgidly. Arcing ropes of helicopter swoop mark every plot development.

After a while it started to feel like a promotional video for a business park. A sexy business park.

I also died a little when the protagonists were identified as a young brother/sister duo, immediately as invincible as a dog in a disaster film.

]]> By: CJ http://aaronbell.org/journal/2007/05/a-scanner-darkly/comment-page-1/#comment-43714 CJ Tue, 15 May 2007 09:31:55 +0000 http://aaronbell.org/journal/2007/05/a-scanner-darkly/#comment-43714 I would recommend 28 Weeks Later for cool desolated London scenes, or gore if you're that way inclined. Aaron you can maybe see your flat in the Tower Bridge scene (almost). I would recommend 28 Weeks Later for cool desolated London scenes, or gore if you’re that way inclined. Aaron you can maybe see your flat in the Tower Bridge scene (almost).

]]> By: air http://aaronbell.org/journal/2007/05/a-scanner-darkly/comment-page-1/#comment-43102 air Tue, 08 May 2007 12:21:12 +0000 http://aaronbell.org/journal/2007/05/a-scanner-darkly/#comment-43102 Can't say I know offhand, but The Sun looks like the third part of a trilogy featuring Hitler, Lenin/Stalin and Hirihito. The Russki one is <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283623/" rel="nofollow">Telets</a>. <em>> demolished man</em> Ha, I bet : ) FYI this is the astonishing <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Demolished_Man" rel="nofollow">Bester novel</a>. Worth saying again, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SF_Masterworks" rel="nofollow">SF Masterworks series</a> is absolutely essential. I recommend you read <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Forever_War" rel="nofollow">The Forever War</a> immediately. Can’t say I know offhand, but The Sun looks like the third part of a trilogy featuring Hitler, Lenin/Stalin and Hirihito.

The Russki one is Telets.

> demolished man

Ha, I bet : )
FYI this is the astonishing Bester novel. Worth saying again, the SF Masterworks series is absolutely essential. I recommend you read The Forever War immediately.

]]> By: disko d http://aaronbell.org/journal/2007/05/a-scanner-darkly/comment-page-1/#comment-43030 disko d Tue, 08 May 2007 02:41:44 +0000 http://aaronbell.org/journal/2007/05/a-scanner-darkly/#comment-43030 Can anyone help me out here? Air mentions the axis of evil and I for one can't get enough of fictional treatments of the second war. Now nearly everyone's seen Oliver Hirschbiegel <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363163/" rel="nofollow">Downfall</a> and probably heard of a similar film dealing with Hirohito called <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439817/" rel="nofollow">The Sun</a> (slow, "meditative", psychedelic and goddamn hilarious at points) but allegedly there is a third film dealing with Stalin. Not quite a triptych, almost. Does anyone know what this is called? And by the way Air, right now I am the demolished man! Can anyone help me out here? Air mentions the axis of evil and I for one can’t get enough of fictional treatments of the second war. Now nearly everyone’s seen Oliver Hirschbiegel Downfall and probably heard of a similar film dealing with Hirohito called The Sun (slow, “meditative”, psychedelic and goddamn hilarious at points) but allegedly there is a third film dealing with Stalin. Not quite a triptych, almost. Does anyone know what this is called? And by the way Air, right now I am the demolished man!

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