Scanners (1981) , II & III

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Originally Posted by SymbioticFunction

I thought the same about the book and then the movie when I first saw it. Second viewing changed my mind as I could see the merits of Mann's film, and viewed it as a seperate entity. Even a mighty film such as Blade Runner is vastly different to the source material. Also, my understanding was that Wilson has since relaxed his opinion on the film - after adapting his own work into graphic novel form, and realising just how difficult it can be, to heavily streamline a lengthy book.

Edit: Sometimes I wonder about author's opinions of adapted work. The classic one is King complaining about The Shining - after the disaster that was Maximum Overdrive, I think King lost the right to be snooty or critical of other people's films.

I agree that there's always gonna be an ongoing debate regarding book-to-film adaptations, and I'm guessing that was one problem Mann faced while making the film, but I wouldn't be surprised if another big part of the problem was the studio stepping in and demanding various changes too.

As for the region B locking of the Scanners steelbook, I can understand your frustrations guys, but why not do what I did? Just head to your local Wal Mart and buy that cheap Seki BD660 player for 70 bucks? Problem solved.