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Philip K. Dick's 'Ubik' To Be Filmed
bowman9991 writes "Could this be the new Blade Runner? SFFMedia reports that Celluloid Dreams has obtained the movie rights to Philip K. Dick's science fiction masterpiece 'Ubik.' First published in 1969, Ubik's central character is Joe Chip, a technician for a telepathic organization that employs people with the ability to block certain psychic powers so they can secure other people's privacy. In the novel, the dead are kept in 'half-life,' a form of cryogenic suspension, with limited consciousness and communication ability. A mystical substance called Ubik, available in spray-can form, is the only thing stopping reality from disintegrating before Joe's eyes. It'll be hard to film, but fantastic if they get it right!"
Flamebait. Total Recall was totally relevant. Where else would you find a 3-boobed chick? Kuato Lives.
Did anyone else read Philip's Dick to be filmed? I Think it is time to goto bed.
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It must have been something you assimilated. . . .
I'd say iots more like Unattainium, slightly more volatile, and can become Dihydrogen Monoxide in some cases under pressure.
Everyone slams Total Recall because they don't actually comprehend what actually was going on. So they hate the movie because what they think was actually going on was not what was going on at all.
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....they need:1) A good actor as they had in Harrison Ford.
2) Faith that their audience is intelligent, so they don't have to go all "Summer blockbuster" on us.
3) A director who is willing to give the film the atmosphere it needs.
Let's cross our fingers we get all of these. ...and hope against hope that Will Smith is busy that week
It helps to watch Blade Runner with an above average IQ. It's the opposite of Tron, which, I'm told, is only watchable while stoned.
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I guess I'd better buy the book now, before they all have Will Smith on the cover.
Coming Soon: Ubik
Starring: Hayden Christensen
Directed By: Uwe Boll
I didn't realise that crap actors are now considered a race
You're a temporary arrangement of matter sliding towards oblivion in a cold, uncaring universe
Ceci n'est pas une sig.
:wq!
...unless the light is emitted by a ball of gas boiling away in space at a safe distance from me.
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I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.
They sentenced me to twenty years of boredom