Philip K Dick's Electric Dreams
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First episode a bit of an anti-climax,
did not find it engaging, the attempt to portray a dystopian environment a la blade-runner/1984/Brazil/gattaca/book-eli poorly executed,
should have filmed it with modern day look (cheaper too), like Black mirror series, say, not a fan of the Sepia film style.
Does multi-organisation funding netflix , +c4 impose constraints (production line ?) on productions, compromising quality. ?
did not find it engaging, the attempt to portray a dystopian environment a la blade-runner/1984/Brazil/gattaca/book-eli poorly executed,
should have filmed it with modern day look (cheaper too), like Black mirror series, say, not a fan of the Sepia film style.
Does multi-organisation funding netflix , +c4 impose constraints (production line ?) on productions, compromising quality. ?
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Soldato
Watched it last night. I'd say it was "ok".
The ending was a standard did she? didn't she? type affair . Bit anti climactic.
The ending was a standard did she? didn't she? type affair . Bit anti climactic.
Soldato
PK D was an amphetamines addict apparently or he might have lived longer who knows
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How close is Electric Dreams: The Hood Maker to Philip K Dick’s original story?
edit - lol: how did the link resolve with the OC substitutions ?
How close is Electric Dreams: The Hood Maker to Philip K Dick’s original story?
edit - lol: how did the link resolve with the OC substitutions ?
Soldato
It was ok, not as good as I had hoped though.
Maybe the next will be better....
Maybe the next will be better....
2: "Impossible planet" and the verdict was -
acting quality and interaction of characters much better than first (Had not realised Geraldine Chaplin was a child of his)
the whimsical, Red-dwarf/Forbidden-planet view of the internals of the space-ship seemed a bit dated, even if original story was written at the Prime of 50s'ish tv.
It felt strained to drag it out to the full hour; after reading the original story synopsys seems it was close
Felt it shared some dna with Oblivion, although its roots too have themselves been attributed to Mr K.
It does highlight how good, series like the Twighlight-Zone/Outer limits were.
acting quality and interaction of characters much better than first (Had not realised Geraldine Chaplin was a child of his)
the whimsical, Red-dwarf/Forbidden-planet view of the internals of the space-ship seemed a bit dated, even if original story was written at the Prime of 50s'ish tv.
It felt strained to drag it out to the full hour; after reading the original story synopsys seems it was close
Felt it shared some dna with Oblivion, although its roots too have themselves been attributed to Mr K.
It does highlight how good, series like the Twighlight-Zone/Outer limits were.
I didn't think it was that close, at the end I didn't get the idea that where they had went to was actually earth. Again it was fine but I can't help thinking some of these stories are better in the minds eye than they are on screen.
... Iidea that earth will one day be a memory for a few, since after war(50/60's nuclear) & with pollution reduced to 'ashes'.
I thought, in final scenes as they suffocated, she was projecting on him nostalgic view of what earth had been like for forefathers. (other views?)
I thought, in final scenes as they suffocated, she had a nostalgic view of what earth had been like for forefathers, with his, dreamt, participation. (other views?)
Earth was in a similar state in oblivion, lead roles were reversed, a nostalgic view of what it had been like, they did
physically return to live in an Oasis - a Hollywood dummig down. .... tenuous connection ?
How will the Hollywood remake of 2001 turn out ?
I thought, in final scenes as they suffocated, she had a nostalgic view of what earth had been like for forefathers, with his, dreamt, participation. (other views?)
Earth was in a similar state in oblivion, lead roles were reversed, a nostalgic view of what it had been like, they did
physically return to live in an Oasis - a Hollywood dummig down. .... tenuous connection ?
How will the Hollywood remake of 2001 turn out ?
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Soldato
I liked last nights episode, so far it's been the first episode than last nights all the others didn't work for me.
Associate
Last night's was a great watch, but really enjoyed The Commuter, I that was my favourite so far.
(no comments says it all ?) was there something redemptive later on in this last episode "Human is" - turned off after ten minutes -
seemed like scenes/acting from Blakes 7, then a gratuitous/ridiculuous orgy scene, for the USA/netflix market I guess, that was final straw.
four more episodes next year sometime
I think the prize for the best dystopian drama remains with black mirror (and Utopia)
Attempted portrayal/imagination of the future was a big problem for this series, maybe they were being faithful to the stories,
but the 60's portrayal of the future , from star-trek/invaders/blakes7 ... permeates these, and just seems outdated.
Saying that, I am not sure what the alternative is star-ttek-discovery/oblivion 'esque portrayal, maybe scenery/cgi budget was the problem.
seemed like scenes/acting from Blakes 7, then a gratuitous/ridiculuous orgy scene, for the USA/netflix market I guess, that was final straw.
four more episodes next year sometime
I think the prize for the best dystopian drama remains with black mirror (and Utopia)
Attempted portrayal/imagination of the future was a big problem for this series, maybe they were being faithful to the stories,
but the 60's portrayal of the future , from star-trek/invaders/blakes7 ... permeates these, and just seems outdated.
Saying that, I am not sure what the alternative is star-ttek-discovery/oblivion 'esque portrayal, maybe scenery/cgi budget was the problem.
Caporegime
Real Life is indeed the only good one, The Commuter was ok, and the rest have been awful, even the 90s Outer Limits episodes were better imo.
Caporegime
Forgot to watch 2 of these, Safe and Sound was ok (and very topical), and I actually really like Autofac