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[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by rkish

It is presented (at least on Hulu) as three separate films.

Was thinking more in the sense if one was crazy enough to try watching all three (9 hours) in one Saturday for example I am not sure if it's possible considering the type of movie we are talking about

[Fellini912]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

My scifi read are of course the Star Wars novels who are in short pretty much like those Harlequine romance, short, easy and rather stupid for the mind But I am a HUGE Star Wars fan so I can't help but read them.

I enjoy Clark, Heinlein, Asimov, Bova...you know the grand old classics of the genre. I never read any of Philip K Dick's but I have heard a lot of people speak of him. I do know that one of his stories became Blade Runner, I think?

I have always enjoyed Star Wars films. I have not read any of the novels, but I want to read the last three episodes. I have only heard good things about Asimov. Is there any films based on his novels?

[Fellini912]

Originally Posted by rkish

Yeah Pat..."Do Robots Dream of Electric Sheep?" I'm a HUGE Blade Runner fan and I did read that book. The same basic premise, but definitely different than the film.

Philip K Dick's subtle humor seems to be left out when his novels are made into movies.

I am also a big fan of Blade Runner. There have been talks with Ridley Scott in making a prequel, according to a movie magazine article (I don't recall where I read it from). I am glad he is back in making scifi films, but I hope he stops revisiting his classic films and make something original, in my opinion.

[Oscar Rothman]

This thread belongs to "movies" section.

[Fellini912]

Originally Posted by ElliesDad

Kant, really! My experience with Kant involved a brief fling in the university library stacks while doing a poly-sci paper. Skimmed a few pages of one of his works and found him nearly incomprehensible. It was at that moment that I realized, not for the first time that maybe there were in fact going to be limits in terms of my self-perceived intellectual prowess!

I agree we do see things differently as we age but I'm not sure it's altogether because we get any less 'open-minded'. When we're young open-mindedness is a virtue and a necessity to counter our early lack of knowledge and experience. But as we gained that experience and moved from the tabula rasa state to adulthood we shook off a lot of the excesses and congealed our thinking around the concepts that actually work and produce benefit. We should always remain open to new ideas but I think as we age we are better able to more readily differentiate and dismiss those new constructs that experience has taught us are balderdash! (to embrace fogyism for a moment). Doesn't make us more closed-minded but could of course affect our previous feelings toward some of the early films of even accomplished writers and directors.

It's our innate values that probably change less over time. We probably have a pretty well established sense of right and wrong, or how other people should be treated, from a very early age (hopefully), and if those values are valid and legitimate at the outset than there's probably not much room or need for alteration, as so brilliantly established by Mr. Deme in The Meridian in a Mist.

I agree with your comment. The same goes with film. I did not like 8 1/2 and La Dolce Vita the first time I saw it at the age of 18. After being married, and working for some years, I love those movies now, because I understand where the main character is coming from. I believe they are some of the most honest films in film history.

I know how you feel about Kant, Spinoza's Ethics was my Achilles' heel. I could not go beyond three pages.

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by Fellini912

I have always enjoyed Star Wars films. I have not read any of the novels, but I want to read the last three episodes. I have only heard good things about Asimov. Is there any films based on his novels?

Asimov is amazing, I cannot praise enough his novels on Robots/Empire/Foundation series. All join and seperate at the same time, they form a amazing 15/20 novels (depending which list you check) arc.

[rkish]

Originally Posted by Oscar Rothman

This thread belongs to "movies" section.

This is in the movies section...

[TJS_Blu]

Originally Posted by rkish

This is in the movies section...

Pretty sure he meant 'Blu-ray Forum > Movies > Movies' instead of 'Blu-ray Forum > Movies > Blu-ray Movies - North America'.

Whatever, I'm just impressed that you have 48 posts in this thread, none of them about the subject and several that mentions Kant or Dick. I mean, could you do that if you tried?

[rkish]

Originally Posted by TJS_Blu

Pretty sure he meant 'Blu-ray Forum > Movies > Movies' instead of 'Blu-ray Forum > Movies > Blu-ray Movies - North America'.

Whatever, I'm just impressed that you have 48 posts in this thread, none of them about the subject and several that mentions Kant or Dick. I mean, could you do that if you tried?

LMFAO...Please read your PM...SURPRISE!

[TJS_Blu]

Originally Posted by Fellini912

I have only heard good things about Asimov. Is there any films based on his novels?

I, Robot (more like inspired by)
Bicentennial Man (doubt this is very close to the short story, but you never know)

Like a lot of "golden agers" he's not much of a stylist and his dialogue wasn't terribly great IMO, interesting ideas, though.

[Fellini912]

Originally Posted by TJS_Blu

I, Robot (more like inspired by)
Bicentennial Man (doubt this is very close to the short story, but you never know)

Like a lot of "golden agers" he's not much of a stylist and his dialogue wasn't terribly great IMO, interesting ideas, though.

Thank you for the response. Do you have any favorite Philip K Dick novels?

[Fellini912]

Originally Posted by TJS_Blu

Pretty sure he meant 'Blu-ray Forum > Movies > Movies' instead of 'Blu-ray Forum > Movies > Blu-ray Movies - North America'.

Whatever, I'm just impressed that you have 48 posts in this thread, none of them about the subject and several that mentions Kant or Dick. I mean, could you do that if you tried?

Rich draws an eccentric crowd.

And this thread is just getting started.

[rkish]

Originally Posted by Fellini912

Rich draws an eccentric crowd.

And this thread is just getting started.

Indeed!

And this is "our" thread...

ENJOY!

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by rkish

Indeed!

And this is "our" thread...

ENJOY!

Hmmm yes but they will have to come here and tell us how it should be afterall, that's how it work's for certain people

[TJS_Blu]

Originally Posted by Fellini912

Thank you for the response. Do you have any favorite Philip K Dick novels?

I think Electric Sheep is considered a novella, and I've read short stories (Second Variety stands out) but haven't touched the Library of America collection I got last year. I'm just about finished with a 3rd reading of George RR Martin's little Fire and Ice series, probably time to crack that open!

[Fellini912]

Originally Posted by TJS_Blu

I think Electric Sheep is considered a novella, and I've read short stories (Second Variety stands out) but haven't touched the Library of America collection I got last year. I'm just about finished with a 3rd reading of George RR Martin's little Fire and Ice series, probably time to crack that open!

The three novellas that I have read from Dick are the ones found in the first volume, so I bought the second volume. Which volume do you have?

What volume are you on Martin's "little" series?

[TJS_Blu]

Originally Posted by Fellini912

The three novellas that I have read from Dick are the ones found in the first volume, so I bought the second volume. Which volume do you have?

I bought the set, I think it was a B&N 40% off coup.

Originally Posted by Fellini912

What volume are you on Martin's "little" series?

DwD's for the 3rd time, and I still find interesting tidbits. I said I would be cracking the PKD, but I'm awfully tempted to go into GG Kay or Robin Hobb, plus I've also got a stack of Gene Wolfe...we'll see where the invisible hand leads me (plus the missus is cracking the whip on various remodel jobs).

[rkish]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

Asimov is amazing, I cannot praise enough his novels on Robots/Empire/Foundation series. All join and seperate at the same time, they form a amazing 15/20 novels (depending which list you check) arc.

I have a collection of his short stories on robots that is great! I haven't read it in years...maybe you've inspired me to pull it out and read me some...if only I can remember where I last left it.

[rkish]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

Was thinking more in the sense if one was crazy enough to try watching all three (9 hours) in one Saturday for example I am not sure if it's possible considering the type of movie we are talking about

I guess the same people that watch the entire "TV Version" of Fanny and Alexander in one sitting.

[rkish]

Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

Hmmm yes but they will have to come here and tell us how it should be afterall, that's how it work's for certain people

As long as we keep the riff-raff out, we should be OK. The moderators will likely leave us alone, if we are good boys and girls.